My PHOTOGRAPHY is CRAP
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ม.ค. 2024
- In this video, I talk about my thought process. when choosing photographs and editing them in Lightroom
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I'm not sure why folk seem upset with the title. I, for one, often think that my images are crap until I sit on them for a while. And yes I often think about quitting photography. The only reason that I can see that folk are upset is that they came here to watch someone crash and burn; pretty sad, really. If you would like to complain, be sure to leave a comment here.
I don’t care if my images are good or crappy, i enjoy the gear and messing with the camera, i don’t need to earn money from my photography as i have a job. I do enjoy watching Adam’s youtube and how he goes about taking pics. My camera is same as his with many many lens 😊
I don't know what they're on about... this is such a relatable title for the content. Culling is where I usually get these feelings of failure and wanting to quit. I have entire shoots I gave up on editing, not that they're bad photos, but I feel a sense of disappointment with myself and the results, and I don't look forward to arduous editing (unless I envisioned editing while taking the photo) so I totally get it!
Listen Adam... you can't quit photography, I just got an Uncle Grumpy tattoo put on my chest.
I used the word 'fail' on a thumbnail and in a title recently. Big mistake. It seemed to give people the licence to say anything they liked about me and the video, mostly harsh and negative. It happened before when I used the phrase Brutally honest in a title & Thumbnail. It seems people are not really interested in reading descriptions or understanding WHY those words were used and the Irony, (which is what you were intending I think). However, I had the last laugh, literally and metaphorically because both videos have done really well. I have heard that YT prioritises controversy as a consequence. It's good for their business model.
People... 🙄 I think this is so relatable - thank you.
Thanks for sharing the real process of selecting and prioritizing images. This is quite encouraging to see that even a photographer of your caliber does not get 100% of perfect images, but most importantly, we can get a peek behind the curtain and see how the masterpieces are born. Looking forward to your next video with the tips on how you would approach processing them based on the specifics of each image and your vision. Thanks again for sharing.
My pleasure!
I agree Adam! Sometimes it takes me a couple years to process an image! Sometimes I don’t know where I want to take an image or my processing skills are lacking the ability to figure out how to get my image where I want to take it! Great video!
Very relatable honestly. I'm not one to have a single composition that I can sit on until the light is just right. I need options. I've sat on images for weeks or months before deciding if I like it or how I want to process it. My perspective being that I might be better with curation than composition. Anyway, watching this while I edit a photo from 2 years ago.
Sir, I have not seen your video yet, but will say this: the more I see of AI generated images, the more I respect anyone who does not use it. Keep on keepin on.
Sad part about AI is that algorithm takes work of photographers and compose it in new generation. But yes I agree it's difference between real art of photography and Trash "art" of AI. Yes you can use AI to create nice photo for wall but it have zero meaning or story behind it. It's trash on wall.
Thanks so much for sharing your editing process. Your candour is very refreshing.
wonderful work as always and I'll look forward to the followup video. the rock formations close up are amazing.
Thanks so much for this video! Looking over your shoulders in your process of thinking about the images is very helpfull also for me. Sea scapes tend to be a bit complex for me, giving all that elements (rocks, water, movement, clouds, light, seastacks, sand) a god place in the image where they all work together. Also post processing is quite stressfull for me these days, because my skills can't keep up with what I have in mind. So I am looking forward to how you work on a few of your images that need a bit more touching 🙏
And this is why you are the best youtube landscape photographer. Always happy to show the other side of the process. The rough as well as the great.
That's monumentally exaggerated
I appreciate that!
I don't think it is😆
Thank you, Adam, for putting this thoughtful post together. It helps immensely as I continue to fine tune the processing effort. Now, if I can just the hang of taking a decent photograph. :)
I can give you some tips Grumpton but it'll be $20. Iceland is book. See you in the summer.
Thats cheap for you!
Mates rates innit!@@QuietLightPhoto
😂😂😂👍
Always pleased to see a new video from Adam
It was really interesting to see you sort through and review an entire trip series. I always like seeing comparisons of multiple shots and not just before and after processing of one shot, though that will be great to see in the next video. Looking at multiple shots helps to learn about all aspects of photography but especially composition I think. The rock formations could make a gallery exhibit just by themselves! Gorgeous. And even if they don't go in a gallery, the memories and joy you get from them are priceless! Great workshop for the lucky participants!!
Thank you!
Greetings Adam from Perth Australia… thanks for sharing your work flow process.. and as always you are very honest and very humble . You are quite hard on yourself but most will see your final images as excellent . I personally love your woodland photography and your drone footage is top class.. 👌🏻. Thanks for taking the time for this episode . Stay well and look forward to your next one !
My pleasure!
Really enjoyed this Adam! It’s very insightful to hear and see your thought process as you go through the images.
Thanks!
Interesting video Adam. It's always encouraging to see that great photographers don't always get it right in the field, and from my own perspective, I think my thought processes aren't too far removed from how you go about your work. Looking forward to the next video!
Absolutely
This was a great video Adam. I love discussing the artistic choices with other photographers and getting to watch you work through your creative process at a more granular level is fantastic.
Best,
Mike.
Glad you enjoyed it!
The photo at 21:26 - rocks in blue-gray and orange is excellent, my favorite of the entire set. The shapes, the light, the color makes for an amazing composition.
Great video as always. I look forwards to your next instalment.
Thank you!
It's great that we can share your thoughts. Fantastically beautiful pictures! I'm already looking forward to the next video. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Interesting to see your thought process, Adam. Also, I love the title of this one! 🤣
Thanks! 😁
Great personal tutorial. Of all the talented photographers out there I really resonate with your compositions the most. Really great. Thanks for the inspiration Adam
Much appreciated!
Great video Adam. Great that you share your misses as well. Well done👍👍
Thanks 👍
I really like this type of vlog. Gives you ample insight one can use for taking shots and selecting seed from chaff. Thank you
Great to hear!
Hey Adam. This video wasn't too long for me. I can appreciate listening to your thought process as you cull through the images. I'm looking forward to watching to the follow up
I appreciate that!
Really appreciated and enjoyed this video, Adam...nice to follow through your thought process and critique of the various images, and to know that even pros take (what they consider) rubbish shots from time to time! Look forward to the follow up vids if you dive into this in more depth....great work!
Glad you enjoyed it!
It's nice to see a professional photographer admitting that most photographs he has taken are lacking in some way. Thank you for showing many of your turds. Some photographers only show their best images giving the illusion that they are especially gifted. Thanks Adam for showing that you are human and take as many duds as many other photographers. It keeps things in perspective.
Very interesting to see your process. Looking forward to the followup, there are some nice images in there!
Many thanks!
Enjoyed the video and I am looking forward to the next. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
It was fun following along and grading the images myself. Most of the time we agreed on the 5 stars, but sometimes not. Some I would have graded 5 star that you dismissed and vice / versa. Thanks for sharing.
Both useful and encouraging to see your set of images before culling. ... and where is that drone footage from at the end??!
Why start with 5 when culling images? I start with 1, edit and rate the finished with 2, the best of those get a 3 for posting. Starting with 5 leaves no room for grouping. Thoughts?
I don't have personal bests or ratings, either I like them or I don't. The rating is irrelevant, I just use 5 stars as a marker
Really enjoyable Adam, I would love to see the image at 23.35 edited in colour before you change it to B&W as you thought you might, this is a great learning process for beginners with the editing process so thank you for sharing it. Funny how the horizon slips a bit when you are trying to capture a scene quickly 🙌👍
I agree about 23.35 image
Thank you for this, I am excited for the next part.
You bet!
Watching this volume of pictures good and less good and your selection process is realy hepful.
🔴Sir Adam Gibbs,
I really enjoyed this video of you Culling your photos, and I look forward to seeing the processing video to follow.
I hope you do more of these as they are very informative.
Also I just purchased the Sony a7r5 and I was wondering if you could do a quick video on when exactly you utilize focus stacking versus just shooting a small apertures. Thank you sir!
Adam that was very helpful. I find that my process for evaluating new images is very similar. Your comments, real time, gave your "raw reactions" to your own work. Raw files are always disappointing. At the same time it shows the building blocks to creating art. Yes, I am very interested in seeing your next step video.
Cool, thanks!
The title made me smile Adam. If your photography is crap... then mine is not even the dust under the crap 😅. Not all days are perfect... and we can't always be in the mood to see beauty. If from 30-40 shots I can pick one I like... I am happy. So far I don't like any yet, so I just pick the one I like the most from the ones I don't like 😂. Your photography is great... and the shots you presented just the same. I would be happy one day to join a workshop... just for the fun of it and to hang out with someone that knows what he is doing... not like me 😆. Ok... now I can carry on watching the video 😂.
Thanks!
@@QuietLightPhoto Thank YOU Adam. Have a fantastic and productive rest of the week.
I was in northern & central Patagonia in 2023. Not for photography -- I was hiking with friends -- but I still tried to fit some landscape shooting in. Good god, almost all of my photos from it are trash. I was rushed and scatterbrained whenever photography was an option.
I don't have nearly the level of experience you have with photography, but I was still amazed how significantly my compositions and technical capabilities were degraded by the drowsiness of motion sickness medicine, exhaustion from constant hiking, and prioritization of sticking with friends instead of ditching them for landscape photography.
And then, later in 2023, I left home briefly (~45 minutes) during a snowstorm and unexpectedly got my favorite photo of the year minutes from my front door.
Beating myself up over this stuff as a hobbyist is hard at times; if landscape photography was my job I'd definitely struggle with being too hard on myself.
I've been wondering if collaborative processing would help. Something like getting together with some other people interested in landscape photography every other week and sifting through RAWs, bouncing ideas off each other, etc. Get real-time feedback as each photo is being looked at in Lightroom for the first time. Anyways, thanks for the insight as usual.
Thanks!
Fantatstic content Adam! Actually adding value.
Thank you so much Adam for this extremely useful video. I learnt a lot.
Great to hear!
Nice to see the basic images. Quite a calming video.
Many thanks!
This is great! Very interesting Adam. Could you make a video in which you edit one of these photos? preferably one that needs a lot of work:)
On its way
Beautiful images and absolutely great hat. Am curious why you and Alister favour this time of year for the northern Spanish coast as opposed to maybe the fall when there is less likelihood of wet, gloomy weather. Keep up the great work. 😀
Timing. Storm winter weather can be some of the best
Absolutely great photos, I really envy you for getting the chance to shoot in such a marvelous location.
The video details very well your post-processing and is inspiring.
I wonder why you rate 5-stars right from the beginning, and not start with 1-star and maybe re-iterate, and give 2-stars to better choices or processed ones, and so on. I thought 5-stars should be for 1-in-a-million shots.
I must also say that I appreciate the way you talk, slowly and clearly, not running a marathon like others.
I rate all of my shots the same just to pick out the comps I want to process. I just happen to use 5 stars but it could be anything from a flag or other stars. I don't use a rating system for my images.
Funny title. I love seascape photography but I think your geology photos are the best in this series.
Thank you for sharing that you are human like the rest of us trying to take a good image LOL, to many creators never show their bad shoots
Beautiful work. I really appreciate that you seem to intend to use Lightroom & Photoshop with restraint. Many of your "rejects" I would have perhaps cropped a little and been very pleased with the results. It's a privilege to be included in a review of your own work. Many thanks.
Thank you very much!
Beautiful images! There was some serious geology going on in this region in the past.
Indeed!
The Master himself… love it! All the best, Adam
Yes! A new Adam Gibbs video 🎉
Really like to get your insight on how to sort your ”bag” of catch! Is this your normal pace or is it a bit speeded up due to the length of video? Love your eye for rockformations. I have to get out and image some rocks as soon as a good meter of snow has melted in May… 😉
Speeded up a bit for time.
A number of beautiful images and seeing someone using Fujifilm, well, it gives me hope. I have an X-T1, X-T2 and X-H1. Living in Iowa Farm Country I have to travel several miles to capture different types of landscapes, which in the Spring and Summer is very enjoyable. Haven''t settled on LrC or other processing software, as I use two other packages, paying the usual subscriptions. Believe I have narrowed it down to two. Need to take a more serious look at Adobe, since I am paying for the Family Plan and look for some training videos. You love the rock patterns and for me, I love the old, dead trees in the woodlands. Love the Mississippi River and photograph that a lot with the barges going up and down the River. Photograph Historic Mills along our little Rivers and Streams.
Thanks, William!
Clearly mislabelled video as clickbait, as it should be “crop”. It was really interesting to see in the Lightroom opening shot the wide range of image crop sizes you are using in field including, notably, lots of 65:24 XPan (grrrr, very jealous.) I’m generally doing this in post - albeit having noted some in the field that might be 16:9. Now trying to figure out better ways of pre visualising 65:24 without buying a GFX system.
Lovely photos with textures and shades.
I really appreciated this video. You gave us an opportunity to see how the mind of a photo genius works ;)
genius! I'll take that, hehe
Im not sure why you titled your video the way you did. There are some nice shots there. Im constantly dismayed by the need to see water turned to mush with long shutter speeds. I just don’t get it🤷♂️. Do you never try to just freeze the water so that it looks natural?
1-Purely click bait!
2-for the same reason you would like to capture water with texture. Personal preference and aesthetics. Why would you be dismayed? It's not your photograph. I photograph scenes the way that I like to, pretty simple really. If the waves are raging and stormy then yes freeze the action
Hi Adam, nice to see you working through your images of that trip. 2 years ago I sent an improvement idea to Fujifilm. From my point of view it would be nice, if Fujifilm gave us the option to insert automatically separation frame (may a black frame) at the beginning and the end of a bracketing series. In post this would make it easier in post. Additional they could give a the option of inserting a black frame manually via custom button. ;-)
What do you think about this idea?
Sounds okay although I generally just through my hand into one of the frames, usually when I focus stack.
I enjoy photography and don't have nearly the skill and experience that you have. When you look at your own photos and say, "What a pile of crap they are," in an odd way, I feel so much better. It's not uncommon for me to do likewise when I return home. Thank you for your candor and honesty. And...for your inspiring talent.
Many, thanks!
For your computer I think you need to add a m.2 page file
Or just simply upgrade your memory and your hard drive something a little more of a 7500MB R/W and for your memory if you are still using ddr4 then I highly suggest going to 64GB @ 4400 or even 4600 mhz
That's about the only two things I would suggest to upgrade
RAM and hard drive
Adam, I am wondering if you delete the rest of the images or keep them? I mean those which you didn't rate. Thanks
I keep them, but I do need to delete a bunch. I just never seem to get around to it.
@@QuietLightPhoto ah man this is my biggest problem. There was no way I could get around it!
Hi Adam. I `ve been shooting for more than 25 years, with one photo on the wall to show for it. Harder than it looks.
I always learn a lot from your processing videos. I notice a very strong blue cast to the long exposure photos. Was it blue hour, or do your ND filters have a blue cast to them?
Most of them were late or early in the day under cloud cover
Really interesting. Thanks for that.
My pleasure!
Adam you should organize a workshop to New Zealand. I will be your contact here and point you in the right direction
8:32 Only the blue channel is over exposed, I think it's worth a go in LrC.
23:44 My Lumix S camera can shoot timelapes with no interval between frames. I would have made several images with the idea of blending later. This delays having to choose he exposure duration in the field, and may reduce noise.
Thanks for you insight
The rock formations were great Adam, you mentioned for some you used polarisation filters how do you remember what you used when in the field?
I can usually tell by wether there are reflections on the rocks or not
@@QuietLightPhoto cheers Adam
Horizon, never in the middle. Learned that from the film industry. Angle of photograph, go lower for better pics when shooting water, the water somehow makes the photo much better.
Some gorgeous photos Adam. What is the name of this beach? Thanks.
Which one? The images are from many locations on the north coast of Spain
@@QuietLightPhoto ah ok. The one with the long curving rocks that look like the spine of a dragon stretching out to sea! Always wanted to photograph those rocks, and even more so after seeing your photos! Thanks.
@@prebdor@prebdor, with a bit of a Google search, I am sure you can find it. It's close to Bilbao.
Hi Adam, great video as always. Can I ask what spec your computer is? Something that's quite evident, for 105mp files, your computer flicks between images really quickly! Thanks in Advance
It's an 2020 Imac, 3.8 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i7, AMD Radeon Pro 5700 XT 16 GB, 72 GB 2133 MHz DDR4
I lov honesty Adam
I had to laugh earlier, because I started watching your video, then walked away to do other stuff. When I returned I could see a screen more or less identical to mine and I thought... 'Ooooh that image looks decent' Then I realised that it was still your video. Hmmmm. I also suffer with the malaise of disappointment when first downloading or looking at scans of negs. However, even if the images are crap, there's always a learning point or two. ps had my hands on a GFX recently, great camera, not for me. Loved the 65x24 pano mode.
Cheers!
Glad to see I'm not the only only who, once in awhile wonders WTF was I thinking?
Adam
My good man you can take your worst shot and compared to my best shot and yours will still be a thousand times better than what I could ever do
I notice you favour a 3:1 crop. Is this because you're thinking of printing these across a double page spread in a book?
Not really, I just like the ratio. Panos force you to look across the frame rather than up and down
Yeah your are correct but it makes us mer mortals a little bit better about ourselves 😊
Thank you!
You bet!
6:58 Why should you have cropped to 5x4 in camera?
For me cropping is a very important aspect of photography. Why wouldn't you do it in camera?
@@QuietLightPhoto Because I think it wrong to make such a decision in the field.
I think there may be some modest advantage in doing so with MF Fujifilm cameras, if I remember correctly which ever crop you choose, it adjusts to maximise the number of pixels in the resulting image. Nikon is the only manufacturer that does a hard crop to raw files, Canon, Fujifilm, Olympus/OM Systems, Lumix do not.
I do sometimes crop in the field, but I know it's a soft crop and I can change my mind later. Certainly nothing worthy of a comment, "Oh, I should have cropped that" when reviewing.
Also, in PP I can choose what's cropped. In the field, it's an area around the centre of the sensor. In PP, I could choose just the top half, or just the right two thirds.
What part of your comment is personal expression? You think it's wrong? Why should it matter to you? It's my photography. You're entitled to how you would do things in or out of the field but beyond that it's a moot point
If your photos are crap, then mine are REALLY crap!
Honestly.. I don't know how you call yourself a photographer... 😂😂😂😂
Maybe your next book title could be 'quiet shite'... 🤦🏼♂️
Thank you for sharing your process, I love your channel and how you approach making images ✊🏻👏🏻📸
Great suggestion👍😆
Yeh can confirm, its exactly same what i think about images i take and see them first time. Usualy i give some time before i start editing. It helps in the way i look at them... But my images compared to yours are real crap 😂 dosnt matter how long i wait 😂
Exactly!
Do you at some eliminate the less than stellar images? Just asking for a less than stellar photographer.
I should but I don't
For crap images, you got some good ones! 📷
Absolute crap!! 💩
Haha, if I had your crap, I’d throw my crap away. 😂
Fun video looking into the thought process of the process. Can’t wait for the next.
I used to be so diligent and cull the entire album before processing. Now I pick a select few that jump out at me, process, post, and move on. Months later I find some hidden gems. Crap! 😊
Thanks, Barb!
Image at 15 min needs a suitable name…. 👍🏻
ok if YOU quit, can I have your cameras ? GX stuff I mean. ;)
Of course!
cool this video remided me of my spain trip 10 years ago. nice. Almost been to the same places.. Just no need for this 😊 click bait title. Now everyone does this with the same titles. pity .
Ah but there is a need for click bait titles. Because of this title this video has more views. And that my friend is why so many videos have these titles. What's the point in making videos if nobody views them? Unfortunately TH-cam promotes and rewards those videos that have clickbait titles, plain and simple
Have you been listening to Gavin again -- your 'PHOTOGRAPHY is CRAP' ;)
Workshop leaders should be focusing on helping the attendees get great photos, not in getting great portfolio shots for themselves.
Thanks for your insight!
To be honest, I don't like any of the pictures. The photos they take in Canada are much more beautiful, especially the shots in the forests.
Good job that they're not yours then. Hence the title
@@QuietLightPhoto Hopefully you have also noticed the appreciation for your pictures of Canada.
The only crap is that little hat you wearing. :D
I'll do my best not to take offence to that
you will never quit, you are too dependant of social networks and money
Thats me, its all about the money, Im just raking it in. So many insightful people in the comments this week.
@@QuietLightPhoto advice for money: more your photographs are crap, more the money you will get
I usually “nurse” my images over months, sometimes more. It is amazing how time affects my taste and preferences for final editing. Let them simmer like a fine soup.
So true!