Absolutely, shoot from your heart, whatever you shoot. I live in the red centre of Australia, Tennant Creek, no grand vistas, no green forests, no foggy mornings, but the arid desert landscapes if central Australia have a beauty all of their own. Red dirt, big skies, ghost white gums... it's beautiful in its own way
Henry, I couldn't agree with you more. I shoot my pictures for me, if others like them, great, if not, they can move on to someone else. Some people say, you have to shoot this way or that way, I learned this, more recently than I should have, that no matter what picture I take, it is something that I should not depend on others to enjoy it, just tell a story.
On a side note, have you ever found that taking pictures of the large boulder for your own collection? I seem to do that at times as it makes me remember what I was thinking at the time I was there.
Fifty years ago, I picked up a book my mom had called "Meet My Psychiatrist" by nature photographer Les Blacklock. Those photos in that book provided such a strong emotional response in me about a sense of place and quiet beauty, especially the north woodlands images and the wildflower close-ups. I knew then I wanted to do something like that, and those strong emotions have been the primary motivation behind my photography hobby for the last 40 years. Another spot-on video Henry!
There are people with cameras numbering in millions - which means we're all outnumbered. If you can acknowledge that and let go of worrying about what the other millions are doing, you'll do yourself a favor. Particularly if you're in a "well loved" location. And remember, it costs you nothing to take a chance on a digital shot. Sometimes something looks better in your head than it does once you download it, and that's ok. Take the chance. Thanks, as always, for the content!
I think photographing famous landmarks are a great way to start. It gives you a “template” composition that you can then try to replicate in a different place. Different landmarks show you lots of different ways you can compose a shot, so that you have more ideas the next time you go somewhere that’s not “famous”
North Wales, especially Anglesey, inspires me more than any other location I've ever seen 👍 I went this summer and due to the inclement weather. I was treated to some wonderful drama 👍 great video as always and thanks for showing N Wales in all it's glory 👍
If you can photograph a 'hot-spot' and get an image that no-one else has, it is a good feeling! For me, that was British Library in London with a 15mm wide-angle lens. It did things I just didn't expect. Surprised me!
Henry you "hit the nail on the head" the most important consideration is what your photos mean to you. THe emotion, the physical effort, the journey to the locationmake every picture have a different personal meaning to the photographer. Love the channel.
100% agree with taking the photos *you* want, whatever that may be. I love your image with the boulders in the foreground - it's the best photo I've seen from that area. We visited there too on our trip, and while I did take some photos with the stream, I've never really liked any compositions I've seen with the stream - they always feel a bit unbalanced or busy. When there, I preferred using rocks in the foreground too, but we didn't go up as far as your boulders, which are brilliant! Congrats on getting an outstanding image from a well photographed location!
Fun little ramble today, Henry. I couldn't agree more with your espousal of getting out there and trying a variety of things/places, especially as a beginner photographer. There's so much a beginner needs to learn about the technical aspects of using their equipment, that they shouldn't have to overthink what to shoot, where and if it's the best/most popular or photogenic spot. Get some basic understanding of your equipment so you have a foundation upon which you can best experiment and learn, then explore a variety of interests. Landscape, Nature, Wildlife, Flora, Macro, B&W, Abstract and on and on, and find what most energizes you. Then begin to refine your techniques and abilities, but never feel like you need to ONLY do ONE thing or the other. There's sometimes a mindset that becomes kind of programmed into photographers such as: I'm a Landscape photographer, or a Street photographer, or ad infinitum, and our skills and abilities should never be limited. We should be able to apply what we know to a variety of genres in photography. I've seen you yourself as you've progressed over the years (I've looked back through a variety of your much earlier Vlogs) even in a single video, shift more and more from the grand vista, to the more intimate and abstract, then back to an all-encompassing landscape. More than what you've said on that subject here today and certainly more than I've said in this comment, IS what you show by example in so many of your videos and that is there's no reason to feel that you can't be more versatile in your seeing and what you shoot from one moment or outing to the next. Now I have to go to the studio and set up and boot up my new 16 core workstation, which has been sitting idle in it's box for 2 weeks!
Henry, I hope you don’t mind me saying this, but to my eyes, your photography has been getting better and better as your Advent series goes on. The photos here are just brilliant. It’s funny how photography takes practice and practice, even for folks who have been doing this for ages. Keep it up, mate. Loads of us are enjoying the heck out of this…
You're in my back yard here ! Welcome to North Wales :) If you follow the stream right up, you'll find a sweet lake (Ffynnon Lloer) with plenty to whet your photographic appetite. Scramble up onto the ridge, (keeping the lake to your right) continue on up- and you'll be treated to views like no other... :)
The ol adage - one doesn't take photographs the photographs take you! It comes down to what moves you personally! A fun video of an awesome place Henry! Can't blame you for hunting down shots in that area even if it's a popular place. 😊
Wow my hats off to you that you chose a day when there was no other photographers there, you got some different images to the norm too well done. Adam Gibbs gave you a mention the other day too so you must be getting famous! Thank you Henry that was a pleasure to watch.....
Henry, all credit to you for this advent series; I can only guess how much time you're committing to it. But to be honest, its great to see how alive you've become again and this video really illustrates that with your enthusiasm and sheer excitement on display. Its infectious. So, well done for this series and taking the brave decision to do it. Lovely to see you back in full vigor!
The feelings... the emotions you so passionately exuded are exactly those I get in that same location on the Afon Lloer. The ridiculous views are so special, i'm getting itchy feet sat at my office desk in Cardiff to make that trip up to Eryri again very soon. Brilliant video's, loving your advent series. Keep it up, you'll be well deserving of feet up and a few beers on Christmas day!!
Henry, you're in my part of the world here in North Wales, it's a fantastic place to landscape photography and I can't wait to get back there. Some great images there Henry. More please!
It’s all about what makes you happy and the right people will find it eventually. It’s tricky to say don’t shoot hotspot locations because they are hotspots for a reason and the more you learn the more you may end up seeing it and shooting it in a new way and putting your own stamp on something everyone else lined up for a standard shot. Maybe that’s the taboo, doing the popular thing in the popular way. Maybe doing the popular thing in your own way is the way to do it
You just did something (@ 7.00) that I always tell anyone that asks for tips, Not to do... You saw a potential shot & let it pass, intending to 'keep an eye on that'. I'd have taken the shot, then moved on, hoping it might be better 'over there'. Thing is, that was the shot that caught your eye & that's usually significant - IMHO, of course.
I agree 100% - absolutely nothing wrong going to the 'honey pot' locations and taking your own image. The conditions will be different and will end up with a slightly different image anyway. Then can look for your own image. Plus, these are honey pot locations for a reason - special places that are always worth visiting. Keep up the great work.
Loved it there plenty of different shots taken, back this October. The only grip if got is snowdonia Park parking costs a flat rate £5 ,so you could spend a small fortune.
I love the shot that you grabbed on the side of the road...agree that your photography has to please you or it won't please anyone else! I love the honey pot locations but have learned much more in the more mundane everyday locations.
Great job! Photographing hot spots is not so much imitating but understanding the process of accomplishment to broaden one’s knowledge base. When you go to school you learn from other people until you have the tools to work on your own.
Henry I watched your channel since the beginning.. seen your work grow and seeing the improvement in your editing. Yet you still the same bloke . Always positive and larger than life , humble and full of enthusiasm and energy ! You never bag other photographers or critical of them . As I have seen with a few well known photographers there on the TH-cam platform . To me it doesn’t matter if you shoot where hundreds have already done so … if the place speaks to you in volumes then I say go for it to heck if the area has been shot to death by others , each time you revisit the hot spots the weather will always be different and you see things differently from your past visits . It’s a learning curve and anyone starting out I can only encourage them to follow the big boys and girls and photograph what they have done before you . We all will eventually find our own compositions and vision without a doubt .
Got to do what makes you happy and not try to chase public opinion, unless that is what makes you happy…and then you gotta question your own self esteem. Photography has to be enjoyed for the total experience. Great stuff Henry.
So true Henry about shooting iconic locations. If you did these same images with some peek-a-boo light coming through the clouds throughout the afternoon you would have another series of unique images that would stand alone. So revisiting the same locations under different conditions will also ‘teach’ a beginning photographer the importance of light and contrast. Well done, sir.
Unless it’s for a client or your own business, shoot for yourself first. If others like it then that’s a bonus. Lovely images today Henry and even if it’s a popular location, the uniqueness is the conditions you experienced at that moment. I believe there’s always something to learn regardless of location so just get out whenever and wherever you can
Think people can sometimes be a little snobby about the “hot spots” and not photographing them. I would say if you’re in one of those locations why wouldn’t you get the shot! As you say a combination of both is the best in my view. Certainly don’t be letting others tell you what you should or shouldn’t photograph.
I have been so enjoying your advent series and they just keep getting better and better. Shooting the cliched places rings true, but there is so much to be learned from both going to those hot spots, and looking at other photographers images of those same spots. Visiting them here in Colorado just out my door I find a wonderful challenge in trying to see these beautiful places with new eyes and in new ways. And, yes, if you like your photographs, then that's what matters! Thanks so much!
Yet again you are spot on. Do whatever you want to do and photograph whatever you want to photograph. At the end of the day we are helping to document our beautiful world, great video and images again Henry.
My test for when I know I've made a nice photo is when I show the photo to my ninety year old mother and she says, "Why did you take a photo of that?!" "It's art Mom."
"hot spots" are a great way to learn at any level. As a beginner I used them to copy existing photos to help me to learn composition. As I have gained more experience I like to test myself to see if I can use a popular location but find something new. You are really spoiling us with this advent series. January is going to seem very quiet in comparison.
Love this location, nailed the shots Henry. Those aircraft by the way were Texans from Anglesey. They were doing the A5 pass on their way back to RAF Valley
What a location. I think when you start as a new hobby photographer, it's good to start with hot spot location, or even trying to reproduce a same image that you have seen somewhere. Helps you to understand composition to start with, and experiment with different settings. But the main thing is sometimes, people forget the physical effort it takes to go to these hot spots, sometimes unreachable for a lot of people, either because of physical limitations or because of the fear of being by yourself on those vaste locations. Going to those hot spot locations and then the excitement of finding little more intimate shots.. amazing experience. Great video Henry as always. Could you talk a tiny bit more, along with your settings, about the focus point, where to aim on the frame etc.. Thank you :-)
I think all the images you got on this trip where great, the misty dark conditions really suited these compositions. I think as you say with the first cascade shot, the water was almost too bright and dominant in the frame, where as the next one you were a bit further away and picked a quieter section of the waterfall, those small changes made it probably the best shot of the bunch imo.
Excellent video in a superb location, such dramatic scenes...shoot what you want to what makes you happy...recently I have been concentrating on scenes around my village, really enjoying it...Best wishes and many thanks.
Variety is the spice of life when starting out, nearly 3 years ago as a complete beginner I travelled to Iceland, visited over 20 iconic locations and was completely out of my depth to do them justice but I learned from it and was determined to get better, three years later after trying all sorts of genres in much more mundane locations I returned to Iceland and the results were a vast improvement. Those 3 years of getting images that appealed to me, rather than images I must get improved my photography enormously. Iconic locations don’t make good photos if you don’t know what you are doing, experimenting and making mistakes in your own back yard where it probably doesn’t matter so much is the best way to learn in my opinion, hopefully then when you visit iconic locations you’ll nail them 😉
Agree with you entirely on the value in shooting the "over-shot" honeypot locations -- for yourself -- in addition to taking your own angle on subject matter. But then again, that's theoretical in my case, which leads to a second point... For those of us who have no moderate (or better) effort and expenditure access to iconic sites, it can be more than a little frustrating *always* having to shoot nothing but anonymous local matter. After a while, the old computer maxim starts to creep in: "garbage in, garbage out." That's when it gets tough, when you have no option but to find new ways to shoot old matter, so to speak. It's almost certainly a beneficial exercise in the long run, but it can be painfully frustrating and discouraging.
Stunning shots across to Tryfan Henry. I totally agree with your comments, and would add, if you are visiting a popular location, then perhaps try to put your own mark on it, by not emulation the more popular compositions, see if you can find one that is slightly different. not always possible of course, but worth a try.
Another cracking video Henry. That is a fantastic place and i think i would be taking photograph's all day there. Like you say it doesn't matter what other people think, as long as you are happy with the image's that you have taken. Fantastic image's as usual mate. Look forward to the next adventure.
So that's what that location has to offer! Went there once for a photo location course and had nothing but low cloud and rain for 2 days! I think photographing the classics is a must, just to help you learn and improve your technique by comparing with other images that you admire. I've had 2 attempts at a Matterhorn shot and I'm still looking forward to revisiting to try for further refinements. You shoot the postcard image and then try to get something completely different. Thanks for another superb vlog Henry!
Another great video Henry beautiful photos with the water in the foreground, totally agree with you it’s all about getting out and getting excited what photos you can create 😊👍
Loved it. It's amazing how you analyse a composition in the field, on the back of the camera, comment on it ... and it's spot on when you show the photo in the video :-) Kind regards, Guy. PS : could you bump up the audio volume a bit .... it's a bit low versus other sources ...
Another fantastic video Henry and the images are outstanding. I really don't know how you are managing to deliver one video a day over advent. I do about one a month and i even fall behind with that sometimes. good luck mate really enjoying them all.
Great video, I couldn't agree more! Everyone should photograph what they love and what inspires them! Loving the images in this video, they are amazing!
Great video, I was there in summer. I'd planned to head up to that stream but one of the heaviest rain showers I've seen put me off. I planned to come back another day but never made it back. Will be back there next summer though.
Thanks Henry for another interesting video...I agree with your comments about what interests the individual to photograph.... great location and great results.... cheers from Australia 🦘🦘😊
Wow mate what a comparison you really have developed as a photographer with the money shot rather “There’s your dinner!” Absolutely love it man. Lovely balanced image for your second shot the colours in that big boulder were great, but I found the vegetation a bit distracting against the sky.
Great video mate, this " Honeypot Location " topic has certainly been doing the rounds the last couple of weeks . Was talked about on the Photography Pubcast lately , be good to see you as a guest one day ! Personally am of the same opinion as yourself, shoot for you ! If you have never shot a location before and you get the chance then go do it if thats what you want to do. For most of us its a hobby and you should be enjoying it . I have shot honeypot locations and will continue to do so if i get the chance but i do also go out places more locally to me so are a lot less known locations so finding images and compositions is hard, but what you learn at these honeypot locations is transferable to your own photography when your out in a less well known area, if that makes sense ! I would not want to discourage anyone from shooting whatever they liked if they got enjoyment from it . Keep up the good work mate all the best !
Love the thought of being okay with shooting the popular shot. When I run out of ideas or don’t have anything specific I want to shoot I like to see if I can improve on photos I have seen taken by other photographers around my area. Taking the photo that has been taken before has helped me improve my photography, and hopefully I will find something original while I am out there.
Great stuff Henry 👍 There is an audience of one when taking a photo, if you can be pleased by your own images that is the most important thing. Don't change anything, it is all a path of growth. If you can see this progression in the photos you have taken in the past then you are growing. Beautiful scenery today and combined with the weather you're onto a winner.
Thoroughly enjoyed this video Henry thank you. Love where you were today. Reminded me of my army days tramping all around there. Great to see it from somebody else’s eyes!! Wish I had a camera with me all those years ago lol!! Take care Graham
I like to use my new Henry Turner Map of Scotland to get to my locations 😁. Thanks for taking us with you, never a truer word spoken. Often tought t among us but rarely said. I was just taking about my hesitantcy to photograph Skye just last night. All your recent topics have been weirdly poininent to me. Great minds... Have a great Christmas All the best to you and family. Marcelo
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Absolutely, shoot from your heart, whatever you shoot. I live in the red centre of Australia, Tennant Creek, no grand vistas, no green forests, no foggy mornings, but the arid desert landscapes if central Australia have a beauty all of their own. Red dirt, big skies, ghost white gums... it's beautiful in its own way
Henry, I couldn't agree with you more. I shoot my pictures for me, if others like them, great, if not, they can move on to someone else. Some people say, you have to shoot this way or that way, I learned this, more recently than I should have, that no matter what picture I take, it is something that I should not depend on others to enjoy it, just tell a story.
On a side note, have you ever found that taking pictures of the large boulder for your own collection? I seem to do that at times as it makes me remember what I was thinking at the time I was there.
Fifty years ago, I picked up a book my mom had called "Meet My Psychiatrist" by nature photographer Les Blacklock. Those photos in that book provided such a strong emotional response in me about a sense of place and quiet beauty, especially the north woodlands images and the wildflower close-ups. I knew then I wanted to do something like that, and those strong emotions have been the primary motivation behind my photography hobby for the last 40 years. Another spot-on video Henry!
There are people with cameras numbering in millions - which means we're all outnumbered. If you can acknowledge that and let go of worrying about what the other millions are doing, you'll do yourself a favor. Particularly if you're in a "well loved" location.
And remember, it costs you nothing to take a chance on a digital shot. Sometimes something looks better in your head than it does once you download it, and that's ok. Take the chance.
Thanks, as always, for the content!
I think photographing famous landmarks are a great way to start. It gives you a “template” composition that you can then try to replicate in a different place. Different landmarks show you lots of different ways you can compose a shot, so that you have more ideas the next time you go somewhere that’s not “famous”
North Wales, especially Anglesey, inspires me more than any other location I've ever seen 👍 I went this summer and due to the inclement weather. I was treated to some wonderful drama 👍 great video as always and thanks for showing N Wales in all it's glory 👍
If you can photograph a 'hot-spot' and get an image that no-one else has, it is a good feeling! For me, that was British Library in London with a 15mm wide-angle lens. It did things I just didn't expect. Surprised me!
Henry you "hit the nail on the head" the most important consideration is what your photos mean to you. THe emotion, the physical effort, the journey to the locationmake every picture have a different personal meaning to the photographer. Love the channel.
Absolutely love your honest enthusiasm
100% agree with taking the photos *you* want, whatever that may be. I love your image with the boulders in the foreground - it's the best photo I've seen from that area. We visited there too on our trip, and while I did take some photos with the stream, I've never really liked any compositions I've seen with the stream - they always feel a bit unbalanced or busy. When there, I preferred using rocks in the foreground too, but we didn't go up as far as your boulders, which are brilliant! Congrats on getting an outstanding image from a well photographed location!
What a beautiful location, I love the waterfalls, your enthusiasm is infectious, smiling along with you throughout
Fun little ramble today, Henry. I couldn't agree more with your espousal of getting out there and trying a variety of things/places, especially as a beginner photographer. There's so much a beginner needs to learn about the technical aspects of using their equipment, that they shouldn't have to overthink what to shoot, where and if it's the best/most popular or photogenic spot. Get some basic understanding of your equipment so you have a foundation upon which you can best experiment and learn, then explore a variety of interests. Landscape, Nature, Wildlife, Flora, Macro, B&W, Abstract and on and on, and find what most energizes you. Then begin to refine your techniques and abilities, but never feel like you need to ONLY do ONE thing or the other. There's sometimes a mindset that becomes kind of programmed into photographers such as: I'm a Landscape photographer, or a Street photographer, or ad infinitum, and our skills and abilities should never be limited. We should be able to apply what we know to a variety of genres in photography. I've seen you yourself as you've progressed over the years (I've looked back through a variety of your much earlier Vlogs) even in a single video, shift more and more from the grand vista, to the more intimate and abstract, then back to an all-encompassing landscape. More than what you've said on that subject here today and certainly more than I've said in this comment, IS what you show by example in so many of your videos and that is there's no reason to feel that you can't be more versatile in your seeing and what you shoot from one moment or outing to the next.
Now I have to go to the studio and set up and boot up my new 16 core workstation, which has been sitting idle in it's box for 2 weeks!
Love you stopped in that layby at the beginning, I too did the same last year, it really does just appear!! Those were Texans flying by!
Henry, I hope you don’t mind me saying this, but to my eyes, your photography has been getting better and better as your Advent series goes on. The photos here are just brilliant. It’s funny how photography takes practice and practice, even for folks who have been doing this for ages. Keep it up, mate. Loads of us are enjoying the heck out of this…
That image @ 11:50 might just be `up there' with some of the best landscape photographs Ive seen. Great work
I love the obvious joy and enthusiasm you have when seeing a shot. Brilliant!
You're in my back yard here ! Welcome to North Wales :)
If you follow the stream right up, you'll find a sweet lake (Ffynnon Lloer) with plenty to whet your photographic appetite.
Scramble up onto the ridge, (keeping the lake to your right) continue on up- and you'll be treated to views like no other... :)
The ol adage - one doesn't take photographs the photographs take you! It comes down to what moves you personally! A fun video of an awesome place Henry! Can't blame you for hunting down shots in that area even if it's a popular place.
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Good on you Henry, you are a champ. I say take whatever photo you fancy, we all have a unique style.
Wow my hats off to you that you chose a day when there was no other photographers there, you got some different images to the norm too well done. Adam Gibbs gave you a mention the other day too so you must be getting famous! Thank you Henry that was a pleasure to watch.....
Henry, all credit to you for this advent series; I can only guess how much time you're committing to it. But to be honest, its great to see how alive you've become again and this video really illustrates that with your enthusiasm and sheer excitement on display. Its infectious. So, well done for this series and taking the brave decision to do it. Lovely to see you back in full vigor!
The feelings... the emotions you so passionately exuded are exactly those I get in that same location on the Afon Lloer. The ridiculous views are so special, i'm getting itchy feet sat at my office desk in Cardiff to make that trip up to Eryri again very soon. Brilliant video's, loving your advent series. Keep it up, you'll be well deserving of feet up and a few beers on Christmas day!!
As a Welshman, I appreciate you giving the sounds and pronunciations a good go! Nice one, Henry! Good video, too! 😀 📷
Henry, you're in my part of the world here in North Wales, it's a fantastic place to landscape photography and I can't wait to get back there. Some great images there Henry. More please!
It’s all about what makes you happy and the right people will find it eventually.
It’s tricky to say don’t shoot hotspot locations because they are hotspots for a reason and the more you learn the more you may end up seeing it and shooting it in a new way and putting your own stamp on something everyone else lined up for a standard shot.
Maybe that’s the taboo, doing the popular thing in the popular way. Maybe doing the popular thing in your own way is the way to do it
You just did something (@ 7.00) that I always tell anyone that asks for tips, Not to do...
You saw a potential shot & let it pass, intending to 'keep an eye on that'.
I'd have taken the shot, then moved on, hoping it might be better 'over there'.
Thing is, that was the shot that caught your eye & that's usually significant - IMHO, of course.
I agree 100% - absolutely nothing wrong going to the 'honey pot' locations and taking your own image. The conditions will be different and will end up with a slightly different image anyway. Then can look for your own image. Plus, these are honey pot locations for a reason - special places that are always worth visiting. Keep up the great work.
Loved it there plenty of different shots taken, back this October. The only grip if got is snowdonia Park parking costs a flat rate £5 ,so you could spend a small fortune.
I love the shot that you grabbed on the side of the road...agree that your photography has to please you or it won't please anyone else! I love the honey pot locations but have learned much more in the more mundane everyday locations.
I refrain from shooting hot spots, in general, I do sometimes, but mostly because I think I could never get as good as others get
Wow, what a place, what colour... Gorgeous
Great job! Photographing hot spots is not so much imitating but understanding the process of accomplishment to broaden one’s knowledge base. When you go to school you learn from other people until you have the tools to work on your own.
Loving the series Henry. I've managed to watch every video each day, which has been great. That location is absolutely stunning 🙌
Much appreciated mate
You were so wise to move up higher. Outstanding images!
Henry I watched your channel since the beginning.. seen your work grow and seeing the improvement in your editing. Yet you still the same bloke . Always positive and larger than life , humble and full of enthusiasm and energy ! You never bag other photographers or critical of them . As I have seen with a few well known photographers there on the TH-cam platform . To me it doesn’t matter if you shoot where hundreds have already done so … if the place speaks to you in volumes then I say go for it to heck if the area has been shot to death by others , each time you revisit the hot spots the weather will always be different and you see things differently from your past visits . It’s a learning curve and anyone starting out I can only encourage them to follow the big boys and girls and photograph what they have done before you . We all will eventually find our own compositions and vision without a doubt .
Nice job Henry! Love that final image! Many good thoughts in this video! Thanks for taking me along!
Got to do what makes you happy and not try to chase public opinion, unless that is what makes you happy…and then you gotta question your own self esteem. Photography has to be enjoyed for the total experience. Great stuff Henry.
So true Henry about shooting iconic locations. If you did these same images with some peek-a-boo light coming through the clouds throughout the afternoon you would have another series of unique images that would stand alone. So revisiting the same locations under different conditions will also ‘teach’ a beginning photographer the importance of light and contrast. Well done, sir.
Absolutely love following your Advent series Henry.
Unless it’s for a client or your own business, shoot for yourself first. If others like it then that’s a bonus. Lovely images today Henry and even if it’s a popular location, the uniqueness is the conditions you experienced at that moment. I believe there’s always something to learn regardless of location so just get out whenever and wherever you can
Frigging great. Let's do 2024 mate.
Think people can sometimes be a little snobby about the “hot spots” and not photographing them. I would say if you’re in one of those locations why wouldn’t you get the shot! As you say a combination of both is the best in my view. Certainly don’t be letting others tell you what you should or shouldn’t photograph.
You enthusiasm is infectious.
Love snowdonia you give me inspiration to get back out, the natural world and all its splendour ❤
Happy to hear that!
That was a lot of fun in an absolutely gorgeous location. I found myself wishing I was there running around that hillside too.
What a beautiful location! Thanks for sharing!!
I have been so enjoying your advent series and they just keep getting better and better. Shooting the cliched places rings true, but there is so much to be learned from both going to those hot spots, and looking at other photographers images of those same spots. Visiting them here in Colorado just out my door I find a wonderful challenge in trying to see these beautiful places with new eyes and in new ways. And, yes, if you like your photographs, then that's what matters! Thanks so much!
Yet again you are spot on. Do whatever you want to do and photograph whatever you want to photograph. At the end of the day we are helping to document our beautiful world, great video and images again Henry.
Well said!
My test for when I know I've made a nice photo is when I show the photo to my ninety year old mother and she says, "Why did you take a photo of that?!"
"It's art Mom."
"hot spots" are a great way to learn at any level. As a beginner I used them to copy existing photos to help me to learn composition. As I have gained more experience I like to test myself to see if I can use a popular location but find something new. You are really spoiling us with this advent series. January is going to seem very quiet in comparison.
Totally agree!
Absolutely love this video, stunning images, and a credit to you and the world of landscape photography.
Love this location, nailed the shots Henry. Those aircraft by the way were Texans from Anglesey. They were doing the A5 pass on their way back to RAF Valley
Snowdonia! ❤❤❤ I love Cymru since 1973 beeing a teenager. And still do so! But next year I give scotland a chance😉
What a location. I think when you start as a new hobby photographer, it's good to start with hot spot location, or even trying to reproduce a same image that you have seen somewhere. Helps you to understand composition to start with, and experiment with different settings. But the main thing is sometimes, people forget the physical effort it takes to go to these hot spots, sometimes unreachable for a lot of people, either because of physical limitations or because of the fear of being by yourself on those vaste locations.
Going to those hot spot locations and then the excitement of finding little more intimate shots.. amazing experience.
Great video Henry as always. Could you talk a tiny bit more, along with your settings, about the focus point, where to aim on the frame etc.. Thank you :-)
I think all the images you got on this trip where great, the misty dark conditions really suited these compositions. I think as you say with the first cascade shot, the water was almost too bright and dominant in the frame, where as the next one you were a bit further away and picked a quieter section of the waterfall, those small changes made it probably the best shot of the bunch imo.
Again, love youd Advent series. Especially liked the first shot with all the water on the right! Cheers to you, and Merry Christmas!
Excellent video in a superb location, such dramatic scenes...shoot what you want to what makes you happy...recently I have been concentrating on scenes around my village, really enjoying it...Best wishes and many thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
I don't have to worry about shooting honeypot locations because nothing like that exists within a 1000-mile radius of where I live.
Variety is the spice of life when starting out, nearly 3 years ago as a complete beginner I travelled to Iceland, visited over 20 iconic locations and was completely out of my depth to do them justice but I learned from it and was determined to get better, three years later after trying all sorts of genres in much more mundane locations I returned to Iceland and the results were a vast improvement. Those 3 years of getting images that appealed to me, rather than images I must get improved my photography enormously. Iconic locations don’t make good photos if you don’t know what you are doing, experimenting and making mistakes in your own back yard where it probably doesn’t matter so much is the best way to learn in my opinion, hopefully then when you visit iconic locations you’ll nail them 😉
Henry, lovely photo at 11:50, as you say, that rock is mint 👌
Another great video and can’t agree more, take photos firstly for yourself 👍🏻
Really enjoying your adventure series Henry. Keep up the great work and enthusiasm. When are you going to come down to my home turf - Gower.
Agree with you entirely on the value in shooting the "over-shot" honeypot locations -- for yourself -- in addition to taking your own angle on subject matter. But then again, that's theoretical in my case, which leads to a second point... For those of us who have no moderate (or better) effort and expenditure access to iconic sites, it can be more than a little frustrating *always* having to shoot nothing but anonymous local matter. After a while, the old computer maxim starts to creep in: "garbage in, garbage out." That's when it gets tough, when you have no option but to find new ways to shoot old matter, so to speak. It's almost certainly a beneficial exercise in the long run, but it can be painfully frustrating and discouraging.
Take what you like - good on you Henry! Love this Advent series!!
Stunning shots across to Tryfan Henry. I totally agree with your comments, and would add, if you are visiting a popular location, then perhaps try to put your own mark on it, by not emulation the more popular compositions, see if you can find one that is slightly different. not always possible of course, but worth a try.
Another cracking video Henry.
That is a fantastic place and i think i would be taking photograph's all day there.
Like you say it doesn't matter what other people think, as long as you are happy with the image's that you have taken.
Fantastic image's as usual mate.
Look forward to the next adventure.
Still watching 4 years on ❤
So that's what that location has to offer! Went there once for a photo location course and had nothing but low cloud and rain for 2 days! I think photographing the classics is a must, just to help you learn and improve your technique by comparing with other images that you admire. I've had 2 attempts at a Matterhorn shot and I'm still looking forward to revisiting to try for further refinements. You shoot the postcard image and then try to get something completely different. Thanks for another superb vlog Henry!
Another great video, totally agree with you on shooting what makes you get excited.
Difficult not to be excited about one of my favourite locations
Another great video Henry beautiful photos with the water in the foreground, totally agree with you it’s all about getting out and getting excited what photos you can create 😊👍
Love these videos Henry, it's makes me smile to see your enthusiasm and enjoyment, thanks for doing this advent series
Loved it. It's amazing how you analyse a composition in the field, on the back of the camera, comment on it ... and it's spot on when you show the photo in the video :-) Kind regards, Guy. PS : could you bump up the audio volume a bit .... it's a bit low versus other sources ...
That was nice. I really enjoyed a lot of your images. Thank you.
These are my favourite genre of videos. Helping me understand camera setup and composure. Very good
Glad it was helpful!
Very glad you shared this adventure. It was awesome you got all that great atmosphere in your images.
nice work.. enjoyed this one - keep up the advent series ;-)
Another fantastic video Henry and the images are outstanding. I really don't know how you are managing to deliver one video a day over advent. I do about one a month and i even fall behind with that sometimes. good luck mate really enjoying them all.
Great video, I couldn't agree more! Everyone should photograph what they love and what inspires them! Loving the images in this video, they are amazing!
Great video, I was there in summer. I'd planned to head up to that stream but one of the heaviest rain showers I've seen put me off. I planned to come back another day but never made it back. Will be back there next summer though.
Great video today 🙌 as allways. Love that you are so entusiastic and passionate 🎉 it is contagious for a fellow photographer 😁👌
Beautiful shots in this video.
Lovely put together video love wales 🏴 if only it was closer to sunderland
Perfect place, perfect conditions ❤❤❤ love it
Great video. Will go there!
These get better and better Henry- really enjoying this series!
Thanks Henry for another interesting video...I agree with your comments about what interests the individual to photograph.... great location and great results.... cheers from Australia 🦘🦘😊
Wow mate what a comparison you really have developed as a photographer with the money shot rather “There’s your dinner!” Absolutely love it man. Lovely balanced image for your second shot the colours in that big boulder were great, but I found the vegetation a bit distracting against the sky.
Your passion and enthusiasm for your work is a joy to witness. Wales looks amazing. Have you ever popped over to Ireland to take pictures?
Thanks! I have not but it's on my list!
You always make me smile. And a wee bit jealous of your photo ops. 🙂
Great video mate, this " Honeypot Location " topic has certainly been doing the rounds the last couple of weeks . Was talked about on the Photography Pubcast lately , be good to see you as a guest one day ! Personally am of the same opinion as yourself, shoot for you ! If you have never shot a location before and you get the chance then go do it if thats what you want to do. For most of us its a hobby and you should be enjoying it . I have shot honeypot locations and will continue to do so if i get the chance but i do also go out places more locally to me so are a lot less known locations so finding images and compositions is hard, but what you learn at these honeypot locations is transferable to your own photography when your out in a less well known area, if that makes sense ! I would not want to discourage anyone from shooting whatever they liked if they got enjoyment from it . Keep up the good work mate all the best !
Awesome video Henry. A place very close to my heart (I’m from near Bethesda) ❤
Thanks!
Thanks so much!!
Love the thought of being okay with shooting the popular shot. When I run out of ideas or don’t have anything specific I want to shoot I like to see if I can improve on photos I have seen taken by other photographers around my area. Taking the photo that has been taken before has helped me improve my photography, and hopefully I will find something original while I am out there.
Great stuff Henry 👍
There is an audience of one when taking a photo, if you can be pleased by your own images that is the most important thing.
Don't change anything, it is all a path of growth. If you can see this progression in the photos you have taken in the past then you are growing.
Beautiful scenery today and combined with the weather you're onto a winner.
Audience of one, great term
I can't claim ownership of that one, I think it belongs to Alex Kilbee (Photographic Eye) or Scott at Tin House Studio
Fabulous
Thoroughly enjoyed this video Henry thank you. Love where you were today. Reminded me of my army days tramping all around there. Great to see it from somebody else’s eyes!! Wish I had a camera with me all those years ago lol!! Take care Graham
another great video and great shots enjoyed this cant wait for more
Very few original locations remain, Henry - It's the light variations that you're chasing!
I like to use my new Henry Turner Map of Scotland to get to my locations 😁. Thanks for taking us with you, never a truer word spoken. Often tought t among us but rarely said. I was just taking about my hesitantcy to photograph Skye just last night. All your recent topics have been weirdly poininent to me. Great minds... Have a great Christmas All the best to you and family. Marcelo
Dead-on right you are. Great vid!