Some SUGGESTIONS / RECOMMENDATIONS for new and intermediate photographers

Hi there - If you have recently got a new camera or are just getting into photography, or have been doing it a while and frustrated with your progress, this video might be for you. In it, I visit a new location, Osea Beach Huts in Essex, and discuss somethings that have helped me improve my photography and may be useful to you.
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My Camera Gear:
Canon 5D mkII
Canon 5D mkI
Canon EF 24-105mm, f4.0,
Canon EF 50mm f1.4
Fujifilm XT3
Fujifilm X-T20
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm, f4.0
Fujifilm XF 18mm, f2.2
Fujifilm XF 27mm, f2.8
Fujifilm XF 35mm, f1.4
Fujifilm XF18-55mm, 2.8 R LM OIS
FujiFilm XF 55-200MM 3.5-4.8 R LM OIS
Viltrox X-mount 56mm, f1.4
DJI Pocket 2 (Creator pack)
3LT, Billy Tripod
3LT Billy 2.0 Tripod
MeFOTO Travel tripod with ball head
Leofoto Ranger LS-223C Mini Tripod + LH-25 Ball Head
HoldFast MoneyMaker dual camera strap
Peak design straps (Slide and Slide Lite) and Clip
Kase Wolverine Magnetic Circular filters for ND and grad filters
SHURE MV7 Microphone
RODE Wireless GO
RODE VideoMicro
Boya Lav mic

[@eejayflipper]

Happy New Year! 😁 I had an expensive year, after I dropped my camera and lens out of the tripod mount onto a tiled floor! Smashing the lens and damamging the body of my camera! That was a very expensive mistake I won't make again!

[@KeithMasonPhotography]

Oh Emma!!! That really hurts!! You may have seen a video I posted back in June when my main camera took a accidental drowning after the tripod was knocked over by a wave. *Luckily* it survived after spending hours cleaning the camera and lens. The screen gained an electronic boo-boo which I thought was permanent but suddenly fixed itself at Christmas time. I'm v. sorry for your lost gear. It is the worst feeling in the world (photographically) - worse than missing a sunrise, or driving past a wonderful vista and there is no where to stop, or finding that your client hates their portraits, even though that's what they really look like!! All the best to you and Shaun and the fur-babies.

[@robertlayne8180]

Great information. Question, how do you clean your lens? Not breath and T shirt method. Leica tec says never use your breath , it is mildly caustic that will build up. Also never use real cotton balls. They will scratck the lens.
The beach house photos were great, especially the individual house, easy to overlook.

[@KeithMasonPhotography]

Robert, I have never, ever cleaned my lenses with the "breath and t-shirt" method (well not often!!). In my camera bag I carry lens wipes from Zeiss that are disposable and great for on the fly cleaning, but I have a Zeiss lens cleaning spray which I use with a clean glasses cloth (I also use the same on my reading glasses and my computer screen). I also carry lens cloths and microfibre cloths in my bag. I use the lens cloth to remove smears, and the microfibre to wipe the lens of water droplets if the weather if moist.
Thanks for the thumbs up on the beach hut photos! Much appreciated.