It’s always hard in a place you don’t know to find compositions. I felt you did extremely well, Dirk, and yes, you need the time and effort, especially when things are new. Learning about a place beforehand helps considerably. Love your flower and woodland images! So much easier using digital than film, which I remember very well and I’m not returning to it!
Glad to see another Dirk Ercken video. I always look forward to them and try to apply your tips. The point of this video, time, is why I rarely go out with anyone else. When I am with anyone else I usually feel rushed. If I were a golfer, it would be like someone talking while I was putting.
Hey John, sounds familiar! When I go out to shoot images I go by myself or together with other photographers. Only they can understand that you need time to create wonderful images!
Excellent advise. Like you I started in film photography over 60 years ago and was lucky if I could afford a 20 roll of B&W but I was thrilled when I got my first digital camera and I agree taking your time is the best solution. Some of my best shots were taken with a Kodak Retina 1A 35mm camera. You had to take your time then because first you had to do a light meter reading and as you say you made every shot count.
Great post! Going out with an idea for a composition works best for me. For example, I don't mix macro photography with a landscape photography field trip. This focuses my thought process and tunes my "minds-eye" to observe the scene at hand.
Thanks, Dirk for your new video, full of great tips, and you are right Time is key for good photography. I also started with the 35mm and 110mm film cameras and every shot had to be worth it because otherwise it was a waste of money... today, I still try to take two shots of the same composition...
Hello Armando, thanks for your response! Sometimes I fall back o bad habits, and then it's good to reflect on what worked in the past. Wish you a lot of fun creating wonderful pictures!
wise and realistic words ! Sometimes it`s important to remember the film days, when you were very careful because one roll of 6x6 gave you 12 images. And the external light metering with the Lunasix, not too precise in each situation, brought you to two or three exposures.
You are so very right about everything you say in this video. I especially love your work on flowers and fungi and aspire to have a similar vision one day myself when I am less distracted (I hope). It is encouraging to see even a professional photographer like yourself will have doubt on some situations. I do remember those days when I was very young and there was not even a hint of digital, we were more stringent as the cost was so much more. At the time (1972) a photographer suggested to me to take slides and that helped then you learned and only printed the worthy. Thanks for a great video.
Hey James, thanks for your response! Everybody once in a while has a bad day. That's normal, I just try not to focus on them. If I don't succeed in taking good images, I still can enjoy the scenery. And it will help me to do it better next time. Relaxation and patience are our best friends. If you're shooting flowers it might help to sit down for a while, observe them and quite often you will really start to see. You will notice things that could,'t have noticed when you are in a hurry. Just by sitting down and observing you'll get in a more relaxed state. That's what works for me! Wish you a lot of fun creating wonderful pictures!
It’s always hard in a place you don’t know to find compositions. I felt you did extremely well, Dirk, and yes, you need the time and effort, especially when things are new. Learning about a place beforehand helps considerably. Love your flower and woodland images! So much easier using digital than film, which I remember very well and I’m not returning to it!
Glad to see another Dirk Ercken video. I always look forward to them and try to apply your tips. The point of this video, time, is why I rarely go out with anyone else. When I am with anyone else I usually feel rushed. If I were a golfer, it would be like someone talking while I was putting.
Hey John, sounds familiar! When I go out to shoot images I go by myself or together with other photographers. Only they can understand that you need time to create wonderful images!
Excellent advise. Like you I started in film photography over 60 years ago and was lucky if I could afford a 20 roll of B&W but I was thrilled when I got my first digital camera and I agree taking your time is the best solution. Some of my best shots were taken with a Kodak Retina 1A 35mm camera. You had to take your time then because first you had to do a light meter reading and as you say you made every shot count.
Thanks for your nice renspons!
Great post! Going out with an idea for a composition works best for me. For example, I don't mix macro photography with a landscape photography field trip. This focuses my thought process and tunes my "minds-eye" to observe the scene at hand.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Dirk for your new video, full of great tips, and you are right Time is key for good photography. I also started with the 35mm and 110mm film cameras and every shot had to be worth it because otherwise it was a waste of money... today, I still try to take two shots of the same composition...
Hello Armando, thanks for your response! Sometimes I fall back o bad habits, and then it's good to reflect on what worked in the past. Wish you a lot of fun creating wonderful pictures!
Some beautiful photos!
Thank you much!!
wise and realistic words ! Sometimes it`s important to remember the film days, when you were very careful because one roll of 6x6 gave you 12 images. And the external light metering with the Lunasix, not too precise in each situation, brought you to two or three exposures.
Hey Claus thanks for your reaction! Different times, different flow!
You are so very right about everything you say in this video. I especially love your work on flowers and fungi and aspire to have a similar vision one day myself when I am less distracted (I hope). It is encouraging to see even a professional photographer like yourself will have doubt on some situations. I do remember those days when I was very young and there was not even a hint of digital, we were more stringent as the cost was so much more. At the time (1972) a photographer suggested to me to take slides and that helped then you learned and only printed the worthy. Thanks for a great video.
Hey James, thanks for your response! Everybody once in a while has a bad day. That's normal, I just try not to focus on them. If I don't succeed in taking good images, I still can enjoy the scenery. And it will help me to do it better next time. Relaxation and patience are our best friends. If you're shooting flowers it might help to sit down for a while, observe them and quite often you will really start to see. You will notice things that could,'t have noticed when you are in a hurry. Just by sitting down and observing you'll get in a more relaxed state. That's what works for me! Wish you a lot of fun creating wonderful pictures!