I’ve often felt that it’s a little like coarse fishing. In that you enjoy the process. The challenge. The location. But the fish go back in and you (hopefully) head home happy. In photography much of the catch goes back into the hard drive. But every now and then there’s a “specimen”, and worth printing to be enjoyed long after the enjoyment of the fishing trip itself fades from the memory 🙂👍
Spot on Dave, I’ve often thought of that comparison also and in fact I think we’ve discussed it before. Actually the following day to recording this, went to Holme and got a keep net full 😊
Yayyy, he's back ...bit deep'n meaningful for a Sunday 😲😁 So .....in answering one question you've posed another ...what will you do with the prints ? Being pessimistic you'll get 4 print worthy images per month ,so that's 48 prints in a year , how big's your house 🤔😁 FWIW I feel we all do photography for the following ( hobbyists not pro's I'm talking about here ): To capture a moment in time giving you a permanent record /memory & confirming you were there . Recognition /praise / acknowledgement / affirmation from others that you are good at what you do . We all like to hear good things about ourselves . There are many other reasons : exercise , mental health, enjoyment ,a desire to spend money on stuff ,we enjoy the learning / creative process , gets us out of the house etc etc but in my mind these are secondary . No matter what we tell ourselves or others 😁 Just my thoughts obviously . After listening to Darren's idea about prints as a lasting reminder for the family when he's shuffled off thus mortal coil , I'm going to do just that ,print at least 1 image from each trip out . Absolutely no idea what I'll do with them all though 😅 I'll use the print labs though as can't justify the cost of a printer currently 🥺
Hey Lynne, great comment! Agree with all your points on ‘why’. To start with 4 walls designated to receive prints, some of my landscapes and some of my boys. It’s all part of the ‘grand plan’ though really but I’m hoping it just adds something extra to the creating process. Hopefully speak soon, take care
Glad you’re back. You’re first and last photos were proof enough why you do it. It is fun and the feeling you get when you get a couple good ones like those is enough to keep us going.
Thanks Jim. You’re right, in fact the following day I went to Holme and came away with some shots I was very happy with. I realised then, I just needed to get back in the saddle!
I took up photography as an excuse to explore the countryside as i did when i was a youngster . Ive always been creative and the two just seem to fit together . Having survived 3 big heart attacks it helps me relax , the sound & smell of a woodland the sound & smell of the coast is a great medicine .
Totally with you David. Nothing more relaxing than the sounds and smells of the woodland. Sounds like you have the perfect reason to take pictures, protect that ticker!!
Really enjoyed this video, Jamie I totally agree with you “ it’s all about catching that moment in time “ and how nature changes over time and of course storing that memory at that particular moment. Agree, print your favourite images hang them on your wall and be proud of them,they will also make other people happy too when they visit you.
Nice video, Jamie. I've been doing this for 40 years - some of it professionally - particularly in the beginning. But today, landscape photography as my 'excuse' to get outside amongst nature. And that's enough. Greetings from Australia, mate.
Lovely to see you back Jamie, especially as you chose Norfolk for your visit. I love the way the light makes things look and that’s what I love to photograph. I know that’s the essence of photography anyway but I think it makes us look at the world in a very special way too. I brought a very expensive printer when I was still working, for the same reasons as you said. What I hadn’t factored in was how expensive both the ink and the paper would be. It was costing me a small fortune to print my work, especially as there is a bit of an art to it. I did invest in a printing course with Epson but still had a few failures, which again is costly. So my printer sits unused in my study as it needs 3 cartridges to be replaced at a cost of £58 each at the last time I looked, which was some time ago now. I can’t even give away my printer let alone sell it. I’m just waiting for my husband to take it to the tip for me. I use loxley printers now for all my printing. They give a great service.
Hi Sheila, hope you are well. I have the printer now and yes, the ink and paper is costly for sure. I’m hoping to stock up on paper at the The Photography Show as there are normally some good discounts on then. The inks aren’t cheap either, but the way I’m looking at it, it’s an extension of my photography and I have to accept the hobby isn’t a cheap one!!
So here is a thought. I, too, have done landscape photography for years. As with you, it is a hobby, not a profession. When I retired I began to spend time with a local non-profit. They happened to do work where a few large prints might be useful so I offered to make up a couple for them. They came back said they actually would like to sell them to raise funds. My response what, "What? No one is going to buy my images. I don't even know how to go about selling them." Yet over the past year they have offered various prints from my collection for significant donors. And just a week ago 3 of my prints (2'x3' acrylic as that is what they wanted to do) were sold during one of their fund raising events for hundreds of dollars each. The non-profit pays for the printing. Nothing comes back to me. It is my hobby, after hall, and I want to keep it that way. I don't attempt to cover my costs or get tax breaks. But simply being able to share my work in a way that helps others and then knowing that people who are similarly helping others will have one of my prints on their wall is quite gratifying. It adds a significant motivation to finding and creating a good image. Just throwing it out there.
Hi Jamie, great to see you out again, I email a list of best shots to my family then print the chosen ones and give them as Christmas presents! Best wishes and see you soon.
Hi Jamie, I tend to agree with Peter Fritz, as I've been in the same boat. I really enjoy what nature provides us and to capture this and view it whenever is good for the soul. At 75 I still enjoy that early morning sunrise at silly hour as you witness the dawning of a new day, make a book, share on social media as there are people that can't get out to see this so they view it through your images, surely this is enough motivation to keep taking images. ps: your image of the woodland at 12.20 was really worth printing. Thanks for the video.
You are right about that feeling you get experiencing sunrise. There is nothing better than waking up with nature and even without the camera in hand it’s great for the soul! Thanks Ross
I enjoyed your video (and the photos), as an amateur photographer, I have often asked myself the very questions you did and I come up with fact that I enjoyed the moment and captured a memory some of which goes to social media, the odd one gets printed or even finds its way into a photo-book. The book keeps those memories alive although after awhile, the book sits there in a bookcase. For me it's getting out, finding a challenge taking the shot and getting exercise. A great many images go into the trash bin but every once in awhile bingo! It's a hobby I love doing because I feel I'm creating as well as recording a special moment in time. I guess it amounts to the satisfaction of capturing something that impacted on me. Cheers!
That's a great perspective on it John, thanks for taking the time to comment. Others have related it to fishing i.e. that 'bingo' moment you mention is the same as landing a decent size fish every now and again. You never know what you will catch/capture until you get out!
Well hello there Mr. Overland. I think summer time is the hardest time for landscape photographers. Sunrise at stupid o'clock and sunset so late. As for the question, why do we take pictures and what do we do with them is one that many are asking lately. For me, photography is what gets me out in nature, even if I don't get any images. I print and frame some and hang them around my house and I have made calendars for friends and family. Who knows what will happen to al the pictures over years and years of been stored on a hard drive when I'm gone??? Most won't mean anything to anyone but me. But I enjoy taking pictures so I will continue on.
Anything that encourages us to get out and enjoy the landscape has got to be a good thing. Capturing something special enough to print and display is something I am looking forward to. Thanks Susan
Nice to see you back mate! Good question this, you've made me think. Most of my personal images sit on my hard drive, like yours. Photography as a hobby is a cross between fishing and stamp collecting. That's as far as I've figured out, lol. Good to hear you're moving into a printing mode, makes sense considering your background! 😎 👍
Hi Simon, good to hear from you. Yes, you’d like to think I know a bit about print, but not the small black boxes….only the 10 colour litho presses that print at 18000 sheets an hour!
Great thoughtful vlog Mate. Your right with the final statement you said about creating memories with the images as that's why I enjoy photography as well. Cheers for sharing Mate and take care, 👍 📸
Great to see you back Jamie, but please don't apologise for not uploading; just upload when you have the inclination. I'm the same - thousands of images but doing nothing with them apart from a few on flickr. I need to get organised and actually try and do something constructive with them again. I used to do exhibitions and sell prints but not done that for years. So, thanks for the jolt to actually put the photos to some kind of use.
Great! I can imagine putting together an exhibition is time consuming and costly however very rewarding. I’m hoping to be able to supply a few prints for sale, however that isn’t the main driver. I’d just the the option of seeing my work on a different medium for a change to help me enjoy the creative process
Great to see you back Jamie, Iook forward to the next one and I'm sure you'll resolve your current thoughts - not too much soul searching though mate, you sounded a bit like Gary there for a while 😉🤣
Lovely video bud. Nice to see you back. I have had so many stoppages and false starts over the last 2 years that I don’t question it anymore now. Lovely images as always from a beautiful place
I have a friend who is a great photographer but his main hobby is walking... and in the last few years he has been recording his walks and uploading them to You Tube. I love them and we have had discussions about it and his answer I think resonates with me - he said I am making memories Al, simple as. I can relate that to the photography for sure. I, like yourself (and probably many others atm) am going through a slump - I don't even think it's a summer thing either. I am sure the urge to take images again will come back but I am not pushing it atm.
I think it just needs that jolt or kickstart Al. The following day to recording this ( my birthday) went to Home Fen and had a great session and that’s really got me fired up again…..it helped that the autumnal colours are appearing early!
So nice to see you back. More questions than answers. Why did you spend the kid's inheritance to only post to social media or keep on a hard drive? I thought you were going to print for the newly decorated office/music room. Your good lady is still waiting then................. Memories, your son's graduation that has got to be the proudest moment. Print that image & the one you showed in the Pubcast. Then & now is a beginning & an end. Then which image to print? what paper, which frame & how big? Printing improves your photography as I have learned with my gallery on the stairs. Happy shooting.
Yep the walls are still waiting for the prints, but hopefully soon I can get them filled with some homemade prints! Good to hear it can improve your work too. Hope all well with you and yours Nicky
i can say i really appreciate having one of your woodland scenes matted, framed, and hanging in my office. and i'm glad to see you back and about. cheers.
Hi Jamie good to see you back. 💯 Those pics just sitting on your hard drive will become more important to you in years to come after you havent seen them for a long time. And the printing and seeing it will bring a new meaning to your work. Have a good week.
Nice to see you back Jamie always a relaxing watch. It is a mystery why we spend all this time and money to capture a photo but it’s not just about the photography to me it’s the joy of getting outside enjoying your surroundings getting away from the routine of life and trying to get a good photo to. Keep up the good work Trev
Hi Jamie , i always struggle with motivation over the summer months , early sunrises late sunsets etc etc. Like you for me its a hobby and not something i am considering turning into a vocation. I like the ability to choose when i go out what i shoot when i want to produce the image and or video, i enjoy the whole process and dont want it to become a burden on having to produce to a deadline or constantly chasing the next customer etc that for me would take away the whole reason i love to get out with my camera. The freedom from your everyday worries when your out, seeing new places, looking at old places with different eyes and in years to come looking back on all your images and the memories they hopefully invoke , and i can watch some of it back here on youtube. I do have images printed into photo books and so have them to flick through when i want , maybe i need to do more of this and the framed print side is something i would like to dabble with . Look forward to seeing more from you and your journey into the world of print, take care mate .
Jamie, Thanks for taking me along on your literal and philosophical travels. There are as you pointed out as many reasons for taking photos as there are people taking them. Markus from "Photography Online" pointed out that in the spectrum of images it is the ones at the opposite ends which we find most important... Snaps of family and personal events with little or no compositional value are some of the most emotional and meaningful images we will ever take. On the opposite end are those images we feel are the top 1 or 2 % which we share, print and hang on our walls. So why do I take the other 90% of the images? To practice and become better at what we love. My wife is a dancer and choreographer. She can't hear music without seeing dancers. Like her but as a photographer, I can't see light on a subject and not see images. Regardless of whether or not I have a camera, I still see and appreciate the beauty of everything around me. Combine that with a love of nature and being outdoors, the two give me an excuse/reason to take photos.
Thanks for your thoughtful response. This is definitely one of the main reasons I go out, is to practice and hopefully improve the craft. I am looking forward to being able to take it to a new level with printing also
@@JamieOverland there is a difference between processing images for the screen and for printing. One more set of variables to keep us entertained in the wee hours when non-photographers (normal folk) are in slumber.
Definitely worth getting some prints done! I've had a few of my own done recently and it's nice to be able to see them without having to turn on the computer. Any ideas what paper you might go for for your woodland scenes? I've had good experiences with Hahnemuehle Pearl.
Not yet, I need to do some tests on various stocks to see which I prefer. It will be a matt, but I want to see how some of the textured papers perform. Should be fun!
Not what do you get out of it but what are you looking for? If the moment and the preservation of it in the print is enough then there’s no need to question it. If not then St. Augustine said nature never points to itself.
Keeping the memories, so that your grandchildren can say 'Do you remember that Grandad?' and you can reply 'Where's the nurse ... I think I want the toilet !' I really like the shot of the trees leading down to the tiny windmill and on to the sea; mainly for the clouds above it all, very Constablesque. Printers .... mine died at the beginning of lockdown and I haven't bought a new one. In truth, I rarely printed my own work and it was more often used for printing text. Now I'm not against printing per se but if the result is you print a photo and you then stick it in a folder in a cupboard then how's that different from a hard drive ... except it takes up more space. If its occasional photo printing for specific purposes its probably financially cheaper to go talk to a local professional printer first rather than have a large plastic breezeblock taking up desk space, plus inks, plus multiple papers (buy frame and picture mount first as its easier to print to size than to find frame and insert to an odd sized photo. Buying a frame and insert at the printers is also expensive and you may have limited choice). I've got drawers of photo albums of prints from back in the day, do I ever look at them ... nope, I look at the scans on a computer.
Ironically I manage print buying for a living so you would think I could get a decent deal on outsourcing it, but I guess it’s also about learning a new skill and giving me the flexibility to run off an A4 of a shot I’ve just edited to see whether it’s worth the effort and cost of putting a frame round it! Nice to hear from you Iain as always 👍
I'm currently going through exactly this mindset myself at the moment......gear itself is getting more and more unaffordable for myself as I guess many others, so getting new is getting impossible. I have a nice little Z5 kit and X100V, but find myself looking at the old DSLR market and lenses...as thats all thats affordable to me now...and I actually miss the feel and shooting experience of a DSLR.....thats the gear side of it, but my images are shared on FLICKR, occasionally INSTA but have to crop for that...dont like it.....I've started printing again....thats helping.......just a small A4 printer, printing 6x4's which is a size I love.....but apart from that.....my images are sat on a HD. It does make you wonder....
I’m definitely finding that printing helps. I bought an A3+ printer late last year and really enjoy seeing the images come to life in print. Overall it’s about enjoying the experience of taking the pictures that counts and the memories you make
Think I’ve said it before. To feed that creative need which all of us as photographers have. Memories and just to have a body of work we are proud to own, no matter what the standard. I’ve been longing to get a zine published but….there is no but. The 1st was my fav, what was yours?
Then make it happen. You’ve climbed 214 wainwrights….surely you can produce a little zine. I’ll put in a preorder if it helps! My fav….probably the first one actually. Took a little more time with that one without filming
Nice to see you back in the saddle pal !! I was wondering why you walked past those gnarly trees at the beginning but glad to see you venture back into the woods at the end :-) it’s a great question you’ve poised!! I assume it’s for the release from reality so it could be a bike, hike or swim in the end, the difference is that you have an image or two and some video to reminisce over with this form of release
Cheers Daz, much appreciated mate. Those trees have been banked for better conditions! Spot on about being a release from the reality of life….a very good reason to take pictures! Hopefully in a few years time, I may be able to make it my reality..
I can see a new series here - 'Overland's Observations' like 'Norman's Wisdom' but with some actual wisdom (and some lovely images!) A nice thoughtful introspective, but I will say that even in your own videos you can't put your phone on silent so what hope do I have?! 😂
It's psychotherapy better said phototherapy. It became an addiction also. Im talkin about landscape nature photography. You distant yourself from people crowd into peace and you become creative on your own.
Great location, sad to hear you didn’t want to shoot. But remember it doesn’t pay the bills it pays the heart and mind. Fill them walls with print x good to see you back. I was shouting at you saying shoot that coast. Shoot them trees, shoot that chap in the bunker. 🤣👍 I’ll send you some requests for print 👍
That chap in the bunker scared the begebes out of me! Thanks mate, it’s not that I didn’t want to shoot, I love it and always will. Autumn round the corner so pig in poo time for us anyway mate!
I’ve often felt that it’s a little like coarse fishing. In that you enjoy the process. The challenge. The location. But the fish go back in and you (hopefully) head home happy. In photography much of the catch goes back into the hard drive. But every now and then there’s a “specimen”, and worth printing to be enjoyed long after the enjoyment of the fishing trip itself fades from the memory 🙂👍
Spot on Dave, I’ve often thought of that comparison also and in fact I think we’ve discussed it before. Actually the following day to recording this, went to Holme and got a keep net full 😊
Excellent comparison. I use it all the time!
Yayyy, he's back ...bit deep'n meaningful for a Sunday 😲😁
So .....in answering one question you've posed another ...what will you do with the prints ? Being pessimistic you'll get 4 print worthy images per month ,so that's 48 prints in a year , how big's your house 🤔😁
FWIW I feel we all do photography for the following ( hobbyists not pro's I'm talking about here ):
To capture a moment in time giving you a permanent record /memory & confirming you were there .
Recognition /praise / acknowledgement / affirmation from others that you are good at what you do . We all like to hear good things about ourselves .
There are many other reasons : exercise , mental health, enjoyment ,a desire to spend money on stuff ,we enjoy the learning / creative process , gets us out of the house etc etc but in my mind these are secondary . No matter what we tell ourselves or others 😁
Just my thoughts obviously .
After listening to Darren's idea about prints as a lasting reminder for the family when he's shuffled off thus mortal coil , I'm going to do just that ,print at least 1 image from each trip out . Absolutely no idea what I'll do with them all though 😅 I'll use the print labs though as can't justify the cost of a printer currently 🥺
Hey Lynne, great comment! Agree with all your points on ‘why’. To start with 4 walls designated to receive prints, some of my landscapes and some of my boys. It’s all part of the ‘grand plan’ though really but I’m hoping it just adds something extra to the creating process. Hopefully speak soon, take care
Glad you’re back. You’re first and last photos were proof enough why you do it. It is fun and the feeling you get when you get a couple good ones like those is enough to keep us going.
Thanks Jim. You’re right, in fact the following day I went to Holme and came away with some shots I was very happy with. I realised then, I just needed to get back in the saddle!
I took up photography as an excuse to explore the countryside as i did when i was a youngster . Ive always been creative and the two just seem to fit together . Having survived 3 big heart attacks it helps me relax , the sound & smell of a woodland the sound & smell of the coast is a great medicine .
Totally with you David. Nothing more relaxing than the sounds and smells of the woodland. Sounds like you have the perfect reason to take pictures, protect that ticker!!
Really enjoyed this video, Jamie I totally agree with you “ it’s all about catching that moment in time “ and how nature changes over time and of course storing that memory at that particular moment. Agree, print your favourite images hang them on your wall and be proud of them,they will also make other people happy too when they visit you.
Thanks John, pleased you enjoyed it. I’ve now invested in the printer and looking forward to doing just that!
Nice video, Jamie. I've been doing this for 40 years - some of it professionally - particularly in the beginning. But today, landscape photography as my 'excuse' to get outside amongst nature. And that's enough. Greetings from Australia, mate.
And that’s a great reason! We all feel better about ourselves when we are out in nature. Thanks Peter
Great to see you out and about yes it makes sense love the woodlands images hope you are all keeping safe and well thank you Burt
All keeping well thanks Burt, nice to be back out again and in front of the camera at last! Hope all the family are well too
@@JamieOverland yes mate all good
Good to see you back,I've missed your videos ! And you made me think - I seem to take photos for memories and purely for pleasure ☺
Hi Allison, that’s as good a reason as any. Memories is the most important thing
Lovely to see you back Jamie, especially as you chose Norfolk for your visit. I love the way the light makes things look and that’s what I love to photograph. I know that’s the essence of photography anyway but I think it makes us look at the world in a very special way too.
I brought a very expensive printer when I was still working, for the same reasons as you said. What I hadn’t factored in was how expensive both the ink and the paper would be. It was costing me a small fortune to print my work, especially as there is a bit of an art to it. I did invest in a printing course with Epson but still had a few failures, which again is costly. So my printer sits unused in my study as it needs 3 cartridges to be replaced at a cost of £58 each at the last time I looked, which was some time ago now. I can’t even give away my printer let alone sell it. I’m just waiting for my husband to take it to the tip for me. I use loxley printers now for all my printing. They give a great service.
Hi Sheila, hope you are well. I have the printer now and yes, the ink and paper is costly for sure. I’m hoping to stock up on paper at the The Photography Show as there are normally some good discounts on then. The inks aren’t cheap either, but the way I’m looking at it, it’s an extension of my photography and I have to accept the hobby isn’t a cheap one!!
So here is a thought. I, too, have done landscape photography for years. As with you, it is a hobby, not a profession. When I retired I began to spend time with a local non-profit. They happened to do work where a few large prints might be useful so I offered to make up a couple for them. They came back said they actually would like to sell them to raise funds. My response what, "What? No one is going to buy my images. I don't even know how to go about selling them." Yet over the past year they have offered various prints from my collection for significant donors. And just a week ago 3 of my prints (2'x3' acrylic as that is what they wanted to do) were sold during one of their fund raising events for hundreds of dollars each. The non-profit pays for the printing. Nothing comes back to me. It is my hobby, after hall, and I want to keep it that way. I don't attempt to cover my costs or get tax breaks. But simply being able to share my work in a way that helps others and then knowing that people who are similarly helping others will have one of my prints on their wall is quite gratifying. It adds a significant motivation to finding and creating a good image. Just throwing it out there.
That’s a really great thing to do, and extremely rewarding I’m sure. Thanks for sharing this 👍
Hi Jamie, great to see you out again, I email a list of best shots to my family then print the chosen ones and give them as Christmas presents!
Best wishes and see you soon.
Cheers Paul. Yep definitely opens up Xmas present ideas. See you soon
Hi Jamie, I tend to agree with Peter Fritz, as I've been in the same boat. I really enjoy what nature provides us and to capture this and view it whenever is good for the soul. At 75 I still enjoy that early morning sunrise at silly hour as you witness the dawning of a new day, make a book, share on social media as there are people that can't get out to see this so they view it through your images, surely this is enough motivation to keep taking images. ps: your image of the woodland at 12.20 was really worth printing. Thanks for the video.
You are right about that feeling you get experiencing sunrise. There is nothing better than waking up with nature and even without the camera in hand it’s great for the soul! Thanks Ross
I enjoyed your video (and the photos), as an amateur photographer, I have often asked myself the very questions you did and I come up with fact that I enjoyed the moment and captured a memory some of which goes to social media, the odd one gets printed or even finds its way into a photo-book. The book keeps those memories alive although after awhile, the book sits there in a bookcase. For me it's getting out, finding a challenge taking the shot and getting exercise. A great many images go into the trash bin but every once in awhile bingo! It's a hobby I love doing because I feel I'm creating as well as recording a special moment in time. I guess it amounts to the satisfaction of capturing something that impacted on me. Cheers!
That's a great perspective on it John, thanks for taking the time to comment. Others have related it to fishing i.e. that 'bingo' moment you mention is the same as landing a decent size fish every now and again. You never know what you will catch/capture until you get out!
Well hello there Mr. Overland. I think summer time is the hardest time for landscape photographers. Sunrise at stupid o'clock and sunset so late. As for the question, why do we take pictures and what do we do with them is one that many are asking lately. For me, photography is what gets me out in nature, even if I don't get any images. I print and frame some and hang them around my house and I have made calendars for friends and family. Who knows what will happen to al the pictures over years and years of been stored on a hard drive when I'm gone??? Most won't mean anything to anyone but me. But I enjoy taking pictures so I will continue on.
Anything that encourages us to get out and enjoy the landscape has got to be a good thing. Capturing something special enough to print and display is something I am looking forward to. Thanks Susan
Nice to see you back mate! Good question this, you've made me think. Most of my personal images sit on my hard drive, like yours. Photography as a hobby is a cross between fishing and stamp collecting. That's as far as I've figured out, lol. Good to hear you're moving into a printing mode, makes sense considering your background! 😎 👍
Hi Simon, good to hear from you. Yes, you’d like to think I know a bit about print, but not the small black boxes….only the 10 colour litho presses that print at 18000 sheets an hour!
Great thoughtful vlog Mate. Your right with the final statement you said about creating memories with the images as that's why I enjoy photography as well.
Cheers for sharing Mate and take care, 👍 📸
Cheers Rob - absolutely mate. Even Facebook reminds of us of photos we’ve taken and turns them into memories!
Great to see you back Jamie, but please don't apologise for not uploading; just upload when you have the inclination. I'm the same - thousands of images but doing nothing with them apart from a few on flickr. I need to get organised and actually try and do something constructive with them again. I used to do exhibitions and sell prints but not done that for years. So, thanks for the jolt to actually put the photos to some kind of use.
Great! I can imagine putting together an exhibition is time consuming and costly however very rewarding. I’m hoping to be able to supply a few prints for sale, however that isn’t the main driver. I’d just the the option of seeing my work on a different medium for a change to help me enjoy the creative process
Great to see you back Jamie, Iook forward to the next one and I'm sure you'll resolve your current thoughts - not too much soul searching though mate, you sounded a bit like Gary there for a while 😉🤣
Thanks John. Didn’t last long, the next day I went to Holme Fen and remembered why I take pictures! For the love of it!
Lovely video bud. Nice to see you back. I have had so many stoppages and false starts over the last 2 years that I don’t question it anymore now. Lovely images as always from a beautiful place
Cheers mate. Get your backside in gear, stick a boost in pocket and get something filmed! You’ll soon get back in the saddle
I meant photography in general bud but yes that does apply to yt too!!😉
I have a friend who is a great photographer but his main hobby is walking... and in the last few years he has been recording his walks and uploading them to You Tube. I love them and we have had discussions about it and his answer I think resonates with me - he said I am making memories Al, simple as. I can relate that to the photography for sure. I, like yourself (and probably many others atm) am going through a slump - I don't even think it's a summer thing either. I am sure the urge to take images again will come back but I am not pushing it atm.
I think it just needs that jolt or kickstart Al. The following day to recording this ( my birthday) went to Home Fen and had a great session and that’s really got me fired up again…..it helped that the autumnal colours are appearing early!
So nice to see you back.
More questions than answers.
Why did you spend the kid's inheritance to only post to social media or keep on a hard drive?
I thought you were going to print for the newly decorated office/music room. Your good lady is still waiting then.................
Memories, your son's graduation that has got to be the proudest moment. Print that image & the one you showed in the Pubcast. Then & now is a beginning & an end.
Then which image to print? what paper, which frame & how big?
Printing improves your photography as I have learned with my gallery on the stairs.
Happy shooting.
Yep the walls are still waiting for the prints, but hopefully soon I can get them filled with some homemade prints! Good to hear it can improve your work too. Hope all well with you and yours Nicky
i can say i really appreciate having one of your woodland scenes matted, framed, and hanging in my office. and i'm glad to see you back and about. cheers.
Excellent! Which one is that?
@@JamieOverland , you shipped me Leans & Beams back in Jan of last year.
@@thomaschipman Ah yes…sorry didn’t recognise the name! Nice to hear you are still are enjoying it!
I also think that's the journey we all go down just enjoy it
Will do!
Hi Jamie good to see you back. 💯 Those pics just sitting on your hard drive will become more important to you in years to come after you havent seen them for a long time. And the printing and seeing it will bring a new meaning to your work.
Have a good week.
You’re right Andy, hopefully the archive will be there for a long time to come to continuing review and enjoy the memories
Nice to see you back Jamie always a relaxing watch. It is a mystery why we spend all this time and money to capture a photo but it’s not just about the photography to me it’s the joy of getting outside enjoying your surroundings getting away from the routine of life and trying to get a good photo to. Keep up the good work Trev
Absolutely Trev, any excuse to get out into nature has got to be a good thing 👍
Nice to see you back - talking sense, making nice images and just enjoying it. Enjoyed and looking forward to your next video.
Thank you David. It was nice to get back in the saddle again. Will be back out again regularly again now
Hi Jamie , i always struggle with motivation over the summer months , early sunrises late sunsets etc etc. Like you for me its a hobby and not something i am considering turning into a vocation. I like the ability to choose when i go out what i shoot when i want to produce the image and or video, i enjoy the whole process and dont want it to become a burden on having to produce to a deadline or constantly chasing the next customer etc that for me would take away the whole reason i love to get out with my camera. The freedom from your everyday worries when your out, seeing new places, looking at old places with different eyes and in years to come looking back on all your images and the memories they hopefully invoke , and i can watch some of it back here on youtube. I do have images printed into photo books and so have them to flick through when i want , maybe i need to do more of this and the framed print side is something i would like to dabble with . Look forward to seeing more from you and your journey into the world of print, take care mate .
I think we just need that push sometimes to make us realise why we do it. Like a trip to the Lakes perhaps 😉 Thanks Lee, appreciate the thoughts mate
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Jamie, Thanks for taking me along on your literal and philosophical travels. There are as you pointed out as many reasons for taking photos as there are people taking them. Markus from "Photography Online" pointed out that in the spectrum of images it is the ones at the opposite ends which we find most important... Snaps of family and personal events with little or no compositional value are some of the most emotional and meaningful images we will ever take. On the opposite end are those images we feel are the top 1 or 2 % which we share, print and hang on our walls.
So why do I take the other 90% of the images? To practice and become better at what we love. My wife is a dancer and choreographer. She can't hear music without seeing dancers. Like her but as a photographer, I can't see light on a subject and not see images. Regardless of whether or not I have a camera, I still see and appreciate the beauty of everything around me. Combine that with a love of nature and being outdoors, the two give me an excuse/reason to take photos.
Thanks for your thoughtful response. This is definitely one of the main reasons I go out, is to practice and hopefully improve the craft. I am looking forward to being able to take it to a new level with printing also
@@JamieOverland there is a difference between processing images for the screen and for printing. One more set of variables to keep us entertained in the wee hours when non-photographers (normal folk) are in slumber.
Definitely worth getting some prints done! I've had a few of my own done recently and it's nice to be able to see them without having to turn on the computer. Any ideas what paper you might go for for your woodland scenes? I've had good experiences with Hahnemuehle Pearl.
Not yet, I need to do some tests on various stocks to see which I prefer. It will be a matt, but I want to see how some of the textured papers perform. Should be fun!
Well you know i am listening..
Good to know Paul!
Not what do you get out of it but what are you looking for? If the moment and the preservation of it in the print is enough then there’s no need to question it. If not then St. Augustine said nature never points to itself.
I do think that being able to print at home will really motivate me. I’m looking forward to the new printer being delivered!
Keeping the memories, so that your grandchildren can say 'Do you remember that Grandad?' and you can reply 'Where's the nurse ... I think I want the toilet !'
I really like the shot of the trees leading down to the tiny windmill and on to the sea; mainly for the clouds above it all, very Constablesque.
Printers .... mine died at the beginning of lockdown and I haven't bought a new one. In truth, I rarely printed my own work and it was more often used for printing text. Now I'm not against printing per se but if the result is you print a photo and you then stick it in a folder in a cupboard then how's that different from a hard drive ... except it takes up more space. If its occasional photo printing for specific purposes its probably financially cheaper to go talk to a local professional printer first rather than have a large plastic breezeblock taking up desk space, plus inks, plus multiple papers (buy frame and picture mount first as its easier to print to size than to find frame and insert to an odd sized photo. Buying a frame and insert at the printers is also expensive and you may have limited choice).
I've got drawers of photo albums of prints from back in the day, do I ever look at them ... nope, I look at the scans on a computer.
Ironically I manage print buying for a living so you would think I could get a decent deal on outsourcing it, but I guess it’s also about learning a new skill and giving me the flexibility to run off an A4 of a shot I’ve just edited to see whether it’s worth the effort and cost of putting a frame round it! Nice to hear from you Iain as always 👍
I'm currently going through exactly this mindset myself at the moment......gear itself is getting more and more unaffordable for myself as I guess many others, so getting new is getting impossible. I have a nice little Z5 kit and X100V, but find myself looking at the old DSLR market and lenses...as thats all thats affordable to me now...and I actually miss the feel and shooting experience of a DSLR.....thats the gear side of it, but my images are shared on FLICKR, occasionally INSTA but have to crop for that...dont like it.....I've started printing again....thats helping.......just a small A4 printer, printing 6x4's which is a size I love.....but apart from that.....my images are sat on a HD. It does make you wonder....
I’m definitely finding that printing helps. I bought an A3+ printer late last year and really enjoy seeing the images come to life in print. Overall it’s about enjoying the experience of taking the pictures that counts and the memories you make
Yeah, I wish I could afford to print.
Yep, certainly not cheap but hopefully worth the investment!
Think I’ve said it before. To feed that creative need which all of us as photographers have. Memories and just to have a body of work we are proud to own, no matter what the standard. I’ve been longing to get a zine published but….there is no but. The 1st was my fav, what was yours?
Then make it happen. You’ve climbed 214 wainwrights….surely you can produce a little zine. I’ll put in a preorder if it helps! My fav….probably the first one actually. Took a little more time with that one without filming
Nice to see you back in the saddle pal !! I was wondering why you walked past those gnarly trees at the beginning but glad to see you venture back into the woods at the end :-) it’s a great question you’ve poised!! I assume it’s for the release from reality so it could be a bike, hike or swim in the end, the difference is that you have an image or two and some video to reminisce over with this form of release
Cheers Daz, much appreciated mate. Those trees have been banked for better conditions! Spot on about being a release from the reality of life….a very good reason to take pictures! Hopefully in a few years time, I may be able to make it my reality..
I can see a new series here - 'Overland's Observations' like 'Norman's Wisdom' but with some actual wisdom (and some lovely images!) A nice thoughtful introspective, but I will say that even in your own videos you can't put your phone on silent so what hope do I have?! 😂
Haha….I knew you would pick me up on that! Bloody phone 😂
It's psychotherapy better said phototherapy. It became an addiction also. Im talkin about landscape nature photography. You distant yourself from people crowd into peace and you become creative on your own.
but them in album/book for yourself and your family to enjoy later in life that's what I'm coing to do
but doing it for your self is ok
That’s definitely one thing I intend to do Terry
Good decision, BTW, to invest in a printer. It is tremendously satisfying to see your image in a physical print.
Looking forward to it
Great location, sad to hear you didn’t want to shoot. But remember it doesn’t pay the bills it pays the heart and mind. Fill them walls with print x good to see you back. I was shouting at you saying shoot that coast. Shoot them trees, shoot that chap in the bunker. 🤣👍 I’ll send you some requests for print 👍
That chap in the bunker scared the begebes out of me! Thanks mate, it’s not that I didn’t want to shoot, I love it and always will. Autumn round the corner so pig in poo time for us anyway mate!
@@JamieOverland that’s great to hear! Good acting skills 🤣😍👍
Jamie, you do it because like all photographers you’re mad, bad & dangerous to know. Just look at Gary…
Errrm thanks……I think 🤔