Love your mindset with regards to locations. I too stray away from the typical locations. I am an extremely amateur photographer still learning and trying to find my style. I don't have many opportunities to "get out there" and discover the typical types of locations and so I have to get creative within my immediate environment. this has given rise to my most recent experimental style which I dub "urban late night photography" - late night shots of empty streets, alleyways, industrial locations, etc. great way to get creative, stay close to home, and play with the heavy contrast between light and shadow. very challenging on an entry level crop sensor :P
I too have that book, and a good number of others. I think the Scottish Islands one is my favourite, but the insights provided in the 'Making of...' book are examples of genuine wisdom, freely shared. A real gent and great story teller. My wife is not a photographer but she loves listening to his talks. He made a great DVD about using a compact camera too, which is well worth watching if you get a bout of GAS (gear acquisition syndrome).
Charlie is a great bloke I was lucky enough for Charlie to choose my image in a competition the winner to go on a shoot with Charlie round Lisbon and surrounding areas , he tells some great stories how you plan your locations and the weather makes it all go tits up , so you have to have a back up plan and work with what’s in front of you .
Found Charlie's book on EBAY a couple of month ago. It's a really great book and I read all the stuff in it. The good thing about this book is, the location doesn't matter. One of those images can suddenly appear right next to your home. You don't need to do long travels to already well known locations. And this book helps a lot to clean photos from unnecessary things. You mentioned the book in an earlier video, and it was the best advice, I have ever got to improve my photography.
I've had that book for years, it was a big influence on my photography too. Love how he also says what works and what doesn't in his pictures, his use of filters and his suggestion of various different viewpoints. I've looked at it many times over the years.
I can't imagine having Donny Osmond on my book shelf even if it were the last book on the planet. But it takes all kinds, that's for sure. Best wishes!
Agree with you Craig entirely about the influence of this book, I have had a copy of it since 1992 and still occasionally refer to it. This guy has stuck to his guns with square format and it's great that we can still emulate this in the digital age, great little video.
I too have a signed copy of that book - obtained on a Light & Land workshop in 1998. Charlie was a great tutor and I learned so much on that weekend. I recently re-read the book as a source of inspiration and was reminded how good it was. Thanks for this.
The good thing about "landscapes" (by that, I mean everything not people) is that it doesn't talk back to you, doesn't argue with you, doesn't get nasty with you because it doesn't want you taking its picture, etc. All the "person" things people get up to when you interact with them. Dealing with people just isn't my cup of tea. I have a few good friends and that's all I need, apart from family. The rest, I'd rather not have to bother with them. Even with street photography, I just do my thing and keep to myself.
Landscape photographer and square format guru... How did I miss him!?!? Many thanks, Craig. I'll get hold of a copy of that book and I gladly subscribed to you e6 contents since you are one of the few "down to earth, things that matters" photographers on TH-cam. ;)
Once again, just as I was in a rut with my own photography, you've reawakened my passion. I'd totally forgotten I have this book in my own collection. Your video has inspired me to revisit it and made me realise what a fabulous book it is. Thank you.
Hi Craig I have only recently found your channel and am working through your videos, we seem to have the same mindset re popular locations 😁 I out of curiosity did a search for the book you mentioned and found a copy available in São Paulo for around £7 inc delivery so at that price it was a no brainer. So thanks for the tip and your doses of inspiration. Your one on Teesside made me wonder about Cubatão but my partner advised against, a shortening of life is a real possibility 🤪
Had this book for ages - the differencebetween 'taking' and 'making' photos is a skill that many lack . It's great to see Charlie re-showing many of his images on Instagram
The Charlie Waite book retails for £768.88 soft cover brand new and £900+ second hand 😱. Great video, looking forward to seeing more benches and chairs?
Charlie Waite’s book has been the foundation of many good photographers. I have that book and find examples of great photography printed in that book to be most inspiring. I am only a photography enthusiast but I do hope to take a few great photos based on Charlie’s book of how to do it, some day and proudly hang them on my walls.
Saw this video when it was published. Ran to Amazon, ordered the book for about a pound. Next day the seller cancelled my order, and the price was already at 50 GBP. Now it's selling for hundreds, actually. That's YOUR impact on the used book market. :)
It's very difficult to get a photo of anything like the Golden Gate Bridge, Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal and the like and have anything that truly stands out from the hundreds of thousands of other photos taken of those places. Sometimes people do pull it off though. For instance, someone in a photography class had taken a photo of the Eiffel Tower as seen from a residential neighborhood in France. That was actually striking. Once in a while one sees a shot of the Brooklyn Bridge taken in this manner. I did see a shot of a London landmark taken through a walkway once that was a bit out of the ordinary.
I'm not much on Donny Osmond and therefore see your satirical placement of the book on the shelf with the works of Charlie Waite! Please do not stop your style of humor. All the best, Gordon
Great inspirational video Craig. I have been a follower and fan of yours work for a long time. You style and subject matter resonates with my own photographic interests, more than any other you tuber. You are not following the herd, no sunrise/sunset, yes that’s me, I associate with that ethos. So seeing your recommendation for Charlie’s book (I had thought about getting it before) and it providing you with much of your early inspiration has made me just pick up a good copy on Amazon. Thanks as always 👍
Many thanks Craig, I find your videos interesting, inspiring and always informative. I am very much a beginner to photography and finding my style; I have found shooting in the square format challenging but very satisfying when your vision and efforts all come together. I shall look out for Charlies book!
Thank you. After watching many other big vista landscape photographers on youtube I see that these images, although portraying nature, has little of nature left in them due to the heavy post processing in software. With colours and dynamic range galore it has started to be a bit off-putting. However, I need exercise so I'm taking up landscape photography (hobby only) and thus your videos are very inspiring.
I bought that book on Amazon about three years ago but to my shame I've never really looked at it. I notice that it is still on sale on Amazon. I'll obviously have to give it a bit more attention now!
Thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately following on from your video I doubt if there's a decent second hand copy of Charlie Waite's book anywhere to be had! Fancy selling me your copy? Cheers.
I wonder why no ebook version is available. These books are like treasures nowadays because they talk PHOTOGRAPHY, apart from the post processing mania ongoing everywhere nowadays
Donny: surely the sunset equivalent of musical taste? 🙄 Happy to have that Charlie's book, albeit unsigned, and alas, still waiting on one of his signed cheques too! 🤔
Great book recommendation, thanks! Have been needing some new inspiration and guidance. Wondering if you've ever read A Lesser Photographer by CJ Chilvers? It's an excellent short guide to creating more with less, and without chasing everyone else's tails through new gear and trends. Seems like your kind of thing. Cheers.
"Guinness, :-) and Ross Hoddinott/Mark Bauer Landscape photographers were people that influenced my style, got no thanks from them though!. nice vid Craig".
I wonder how they edited pictures back in the days when there were still no snapseed or lightroom? Charlie's photos looked so nice that it seems it were edited by lightroom or snapseed heehe
I recently realised no one has ever took an interest in taking beautiful photo's of Dog Turds, varying in many different textures, shapes, form and color, and found within landscapes, streets, and some people have started decorating tree's and the gaps in drystone walls with little black bags full of the stuff, and on occasion macro photography can be used to ease the stress when we accidently get it on our shoes. I'm thinking this time next year I could be a millionaire....... I shall name it the unpolished Poofolio..... and don't nick my Idea Mr. E6 Vlogs.
I , like you, also prefer to photograph static, inanimate objects. No people. I'd call it landscape photography but that would imply wide open vistas and the countryside. I'm just as happy with cityscapes , urban photography and close ups in urban environments. Outdoor photography doesn't quite sum it up either.
I was also strongly influenced by this book in the early 90's. I was chuffed when a rack of my photo greetings cards was on sale in a shop next to Charlies' offerings. I must confess I found the book slightly irritating as some of the images were to my mind 'squeezed' rather than flowing. I like a bit of discord. Nevertheless it is certainly well worth a study.
Love your mindset with regards to locations. I too stray away from the typical locations. I am an extremely amateur photographer still learning and trying to find my style. I don't have many opportunities to "get out there" and discover the typical types of locations and so I have to get creative within my immediate environment. this has given rise to my most recent experimental style which I dub "urban late night photography" - late night shots of empty streets, alleyways, industrial locations, etc. great way to get creative, stay close to home, and play with the heavy contrast between light and shadow. very challenging on an entry level crop sensor :P
I too have that book, and a good number of others. I think the Scottish Islands one is my favourite, but the insights provided in the 'Making of...' book are examples of genuine wisdom, freely shared. A real gent and great story teller. My wife is not a photographer but she loves listening to his talks. He made a great DVD about using a compact camera too, which is well worth watching if you get a bout of GAS (gear acquisition syndrome).
Charlie is a great bloke I was lucky enough for Charlie to choose my image in a competition the winner to go on a shoot with Charlie round Lisbon and surrounding areas , he tells some great stories how you plan your locations and the weather makes it all go tits up , so you have to have a back up plan and work with what’s in front of you .
Found Charlie's book on EBAY a couple of month ago. It's a really great book and I read all the stuff in it. The good thing about this book is, the location doesn't matter. One of those images can suddenly appear right next to your home. You don't need to do long travels to already well known locations. And this book helps a lot to clean photos from unnecessary things. You mentioned the book in an earlier video, and it was the best advice, I have ever got to improve my photography.
Well remembered! Yes, it was mentioned in a video in Birmingham. I’m glad it’s been as useful as it has to me.
I've had that book for years, it was a big influence on my photography too. Love how he also says what works and what doesn't in his pictures, his use of filters and his suggestion of various different viewpoints. I've looked at it many times over the years.
I have watched a few of your videos now and I always find them entertaining.
You are an inspiration Craig! Thank-you.
I also have this book and learned such a lot from it!
I can't imagine having Donny Osmond on my book shelf even if it were the last book on the planet. But it takes all kinds, that's for sure. Best wishes!
Agree with you Craig entirely about the influence of this book, I have had a copy of it since 1992 and still occasionally refer to it. This guy has stuck to his guns with square format and it's great that we can still emulate this in the digital age, great little video.
I too have a signed copy of that book - obtained on a Light & Land workshop in 1998. Charlie was a great tutor and I learned so much on that weekend. I recently re-read the book as a source of inspiration and was reminded how good it was. Thanks for this.
Just placed an order for a used copy of the book from Amazon Canada. Thanks for that little gem, Craig.
I've got the same book ,bought many years ago . I still look at it now .
I agree. "I don't do pretty" is the right motto to do great things in photography. Unique instead of more of the same.
The good thing about "landscapes" (by that, I mean everything not people) is that it doesn't talk back to you, doesn't argue with you, doesn't get nasty with you because it doesn't want you taking its picture, etc. All the "person" things people get up to when you interact with them. Dealing with people just isn't my cup of tea. I have a few good friends and that's all I need, apart from family. The rest, I'd rather not have to bother with them. Even with street photography, I just do my thing and keep to myself.
Landscape photographer and square format guru... How did I miss him!?!?
Many thanks, Craig. I'll get hold of a copy of that book and I gladly subscribed to you e6 contents since you are one of the few "down to earth, things that matters" photographers on TH-cam. ;)
Once again, just as I was in a rut with my own photography, you've reawakened my passion. I'd totally forgotten I have this book in my own collection. Your video has inspired me to revisit it and made me realise what a fabulous book it is. Thank you.
Hi Craig
I have only recently found your channel and am working through your videos, we seem to have the same mindset re popular locations 😁
I out of curiosity did a search for the book you mentioned and found a copy available in São Paulo for around £7 inc delivery so at that price it was a no brainer.
So thanks for the tip and your doses of inspiration. Your one on Teesside made me wonder about Cubatão but my partner advised against, a shortening of life is a real possibility 🤪
Had this book for ages - the differencebetween 'taking' and 'making' photos is a skill that many lack . It's great to see Charlie re-showing many of his images on Instagram
Great Greg, it was may 2nd book. Signed buy Charlie as well. Thanks
The Charlie Waite book retails for £768.88 soft cover brand new and £900+ second hand 😱. Great video, looking forward to seeing more benches and chairs?
Seeing landscapes is another good book of his. I picked up a really cheap copy as a library was selling off stock that wasn’t being loaned out.
Charlie Waite’s book has been the foundation of many good photographers. I have that book and find examples of great photography printed in that book to be most inspiring. I am only a photography enthusiast but I do hope to take a few great photos based on Charlie’s book of how to do it, some day and proudly hang them on my walls.
Saw this video when it was published. Ran to Amazon, ordered the book for about a pound. Next day the seller cancelled my order, and the price was already at 50 GBP. Now it's selling for hundreds, actually. That's YOUR impact on the used book market. :)
Wow!
It's very difficult to get a photo of anything like the Golden Gate Bridge, Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal and the like and have anything that truly stands out from the hundreds of thousands of other photos taken of those places. Sometimes people do pull it off though. For instance, someone in a photography class had taken a photo of the Eiffel Tower as seen from a residential neighborhood in France. That was actually striking. Once in a while one sees a shot of the Brooklyn Bridge taken in this manner. I did see a shot of a London landmark taken through a walkway once that was a bit out of the ordinary.
I'm not much on Donny Osmond and therefore see your satirical placement of the book on the shelf with the works of Charlie Waite! Please do not stop your style of humor. All the best, Gordon
Humour?!
@@e6Vlogs Absolutely!!!
I love this book too ! (bought recently)
Great inspirational video Craig. I have been a follower and fan of yours work for a long time. You style and subject matter resonates with my own photographic interests, more than any other you tuber. You are not following the herd, no sunrise/sunset, yes that’s me, I associate with that ethos. So seeing your recommendation for Charlie’s book (I had thought about getting it before) and it providing you with much of your early inspiration has made me just pick up a good copy on Amazon. Thanks as always 👍
Many thanks Craig, I find your videos interesting, inspiring and always informative.
I am very much a beginner to photography and finding my style; I have found shooting in the square format challenging but very satisfying when your vision and efforts all come together.
I shall look out for Charlies book!
I have this book for years now and even in the Netherlands it''s verry useful :-)
Thank you. After watching many other big vista landscape photographers on youtube I see that these images, although portraying nature, has little of nature left in them due to the heavy post processing in software. With colours and dynamic range galore it has started to be a bit off-putting. However, I need exercise so I'm taking up landscape photography (hobby only) and thus your videos are very inspiring.
Great video Craig :)
Nice to see you posting more offen now
I bought that book on Amazon about three years ago but to my shame I've never really looked at it. I notice that it is still on sale on Amazon. I'll obviously have to give it a bit more attention now!
I did a workshop with Charlie Waite at Stowe Gardens in Bucks a couple of years ago. What a fantastic day it was. He’s such a nice guy.
Very interesting Craig. Thank you for insights I always find your vlogs excellent viewing.
Thanks for the video
Thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately following on from your video I doubt if there's a decent second hand copy of Charlie Waite's book anywhere to be had! Fancy selling me your copy? Cheers.
Excellent video as always. I found a used copy of this book on Amazon and ordered it.
Wonderful!
I wonder why no ebook version is available. These books are like treasures nowadays because they talk PHOTOGRAPHY, apart from the post processing mania ongoing everywhere nowadays
Donny: surely the sunset equivalent of musical taste? 🙄 Happy to have that Charlie's book, albeit unsigned, and alas, still waiting on one of his signed cheques too! 🤔
Great book recommendation, thanks! Have been needing some new inspiration and guidance. Wondering if you've ever read A Lesser Photographer by CJ Chilvers? It's an excellent short guide to creating more with less, and without chasing everyone else's tails through new gear and trends. Seems like your kind of thing. Cheers.
I'll check it out!
Donnys book cover used to get white balance... teeth.. thanks Greg
İts refreshing during epidemic...
@e6 Vlogs ... Donny Osmond !! 😉
Ah, the Donny Osmond autobiography... a photography classic that's right up there with Fay Godwin's "Land".
Next week...How Donny changed my life!...
Oh that precariously positioned camera is making my OCD go absolutely bonkers, again!
It never fell once!
Charlie Waite, one of my favourite photographers. A photographer called Greg Roberts is also a massive influence on me, have you heard of him?
Oh yes, he's very good. Very underrated!
"Guinness, :-) and Ross Hoddinott/Mark Bauer Landscape photographers were people that influenced my style, got no thanks from them though!. nice vid Craig".
"I don't do pretty". I like that :)
I love Charlie Waite, found him on Instagram a while back. Didn’t realise how important he is.
you should try searching for him on here - if you havent already - he has done some interesting videos.
I have a “rare” copy of Charlie’s book pages 81 to 96 appear twice and pages 97 to 112 are not there at all ... 🙁
Worth at least £9.99 then!
Donny osmond is essential reading.
Donny Osmond?
Who?!
I wonder how they edited pictures back in the days when there were still no snapseed or lightroom? Charlie's photos looked so nice that it seems it were edited by lightroom or snapseed heehe
For sure I was expecting Michael Kenna to make your top influence and rightfully so!
A close second or third!
That T90 has got a mind of its own ....
90 pence from Amazon. Cheers for the tip!
Plot twist. My order has been cancelled and I see it’s now £50!
@@richn1751 The same thing happened to me. The seller had no issues with cancelling an already paid order.
I recently realised no one has ever took an interest in taking beautiful photo's of Dog Turds, varying in many different textures, shapes, form and color, and found within landscapes, streets, and some people have started decorating tree's and the gaps in drystone walls with little black bags full of the stuff, and on occasion macro photography can be used to ease the stress when we accidently get it on our shoes. I'm thinking this time next year I could be a millionaire....... I shall name it the unpolished Poofolio..... and don't nick my Idea Mr. E6 Vlogs.
I , like you, also prefer to photograph static, inanimate objects. No people. I'd call it landscape photography but that would imply wide open vistas and the countryside. I'm just as happy with cityscapes , urban photography and close ups in urban environments. Outdoor photography doesn't quite sum it up either.
I was also strongly influenced by this book in the early 90's. I was chuffed when a rack of my photo greetings cards was on sale in a shop next to Charlies' offerings. I must confess I found the book slightly irritating as some of the images were to my mind 'squeezed' rather than flowing. I like a bit of discord. Nevertheless it is certainly well worth a study.