Sehr interessantes Video, Christian, mit sehr guten und super schönen Bildern untermalten Argumenten. Starte gut ins Wochenende und liebe Grüße aus München! :)
Good video my friend! I don't describe myself as a winner. I just always search for the least obvious shot and try something different as what everyone else is doing. Grt guido
Hi Guido, you are a winner, my friend. You are 😉 That's also a possibility trying to do it differently, but I even don't want to limit myself to that. I really ignore what others are doing 😊 But you know: there is no right or wrong, of course. Enjoy your Sunday, Christian
Hi Andy, great to hear that you continue a hobby that you learned from your dad. And yes, absolutely: When we break it down, it is all about the enjoyment. That is all that matters 😊 Thanks a lot for watching and have a great Sunday, Christian
Fantastic advice as per usual my friend are mindset is really the most powerful tool we have in our Camera bag as Henry Ford wants said if you think you can or do you think you can’t you’re right
Hi Jake, Hm. When I think about it: after a photo tour, I sometimes even fire up my propane grill 🤔 Should I worry? 😂 Thanks a lot for watching! Nice greetings, Christian
Thanks Christian, I have a fear about your camera on edge of your desk. I can't even right focus what you are saying , because of moving your hands near camera :D You are right, there is not really a competition of photography. Yes, we would be better and better, but finally, is the process which is so important!
Hi Marek, thank you for caring about my camera, my friend! Interesting, by the way: I was thinking exactly the same about the camera at the edge when I was editing the video 😀 Sorry when I was confusing you by that. You could watch the video again with turning the monitor off. As a kind of audio book, or so, haha 😉 Great that you also don't see photography as a competition. Nothing wrong with taking part at competitions, of course. But in the first place it is all about the enjoyment, the fun. Enjoy your Sunday, Christian
Really interesting story. I was a former sportsman and my story was similar. I struggled as a kid and damn I hated losing. I was very competitive and I'm still competitive now. I want to be good at what I do. I don't like just going out and wasting time, especially my age I'm 53 and I want to be good at what I do. I want to be one of the best and my photography has progressed really well now to a stage where I'm making a good amount of money and I'm really happy with the images that I can produce but it's come through being competitive not through being necessarily skilful. How does skill get developed? Well it's through hard work and that's the competitive part. Some people aren't competitive at all. They just don't care. They don't care for the fact that if the weather is no good they can't still get a shot. They won't go out and I'll just sit at home and waste a day that's not me. I will still go and find something to shoot. It might not even be a landscape. I might just go somewhere undercover and find something interesting to work on and then suddenly that becomes an idea. I took a risk going into GFX camera system. I knew it was expensive. I knew I could drive it. I knew what it could do but I've had to put the work in using it. In fact the higher you go up in the camera system, the harder it gets it's definitely not easier just because you own a high megapixel camera. In fact it makes it even more competitive but there are certain types of people that just don't care and they are happy just taking their little photos and putting two photos on Instagram a week that's not me. I think that's a waste of time and money personally but that will come across a bit harsh. That's just me. My mum was Austrian even though I'm Australian and Europeans by nature are competitive. You only have to look at the way the European soccer teams play football they want to win in Australian culture. It is very laid-back and many Australians just don't care. I really liked your analogy and the way you think it is very similar to the way I think. I do like what you said about not trying to beat someone else. It is about being the best version of yourself. Be you!!
Hi @nevvanclarke9225, thank you for your detail insights, my friend! Great to hear that you also like to give everything. I think it is even important to give everything if you want to achieve any goal. I do the same in every facette of my life, and that works, and yes: sometimes that can be quite hard. But I also think, there is no right or wrong in the goal someone sets for himself. So, I absolutely respect if someone goes out for photography just for relaxing or just for fun. I guess most photographers do it that way and that's great, because they can also win by that. I personally usually try to get the best possible photo, but sometimes it is just all about the fun. That is what I love: that variety 😊 Enjoy your Sunday, Christian
Most of the time photographers these days are similar to street performers. A street performer displays their creative work in a public place. Some performers have many potential audience-members and others have few (depending on where you live, what time of day you perform, what the weather is, etc.). We display our creative work mostly on social media. Some photographers are lucky enough to arrange dedicated venues to display creative works, or maybe someone will see the performer's work and hire the performer for an event (for example, "I'll pay you to perform/photograph at my wedding!" Like street performers, a lot of people will go down different streets and never see the performance at all. Other times, people will stroll (or scroll) past without stopping to pay attention. For most of us, we are offering our creative work to others, but it is up to them whether they accept the offer. Being 'good' is mainly a matter of being able to at least get people to stop and say, "nice." But sometimes what really matters is to create because it is an expression of yourself. Sometimes the only audience you need is yourself, and you create not to observe the creation, but to engage in the creative act, itself.
Hi Eric, wow, that's really an interesting comparision to street performers. I absolutely agree. And some street performers just love what they do and don't ask for more, which is absolutely okay as well. Thanks a lot for your contribution, my friend! Enjoy your Sunday, Christian
I started out photography to have an excuse to enjoy nature. So as long as I go out, I win. Positive thinking is a superpower everyone can obtain! There are so many landscape photographers on TH-cam who constantly complain about the weather, the wrong conditions for the picture they want to make and so on. I always ask myself why they don't adapt to the existing conditions, enjoy themselves, and shoot what's possible instead of whining about the weather (as if they were the center of the universe). I never want to become so good to end up like them. They seem to have lost all the joy in photography. I hope this is just over-dramatization for TH-cam. That being said, when I heard about this 110%-grandmother in this video, it didn't sound that great at first. Grandmothers, to my mind, should be more like "You did a great job, honey, and here, have some more cookies". But on second thought, of course, children also need an 110%-person. It's important to know and accept you can't always give 100%. That's a big amount of wasted energy that can be put to good use more wisely when it matters the most. So you should give 110% to become so good in your field (by learning, practice, reflection) that your 80% is enough to reach the normal 100%. That way you don't exhaust yourself and if the occasion calls, you can kick in the afterburner! That probably also was Tomba's secret.
Hi @silmunc1916, thank you for your thoughts, my friend! Well, that my grandmother taught me to give 110% doesn't mean that she hadn't shown love to me, or that she hadn't baked cookies for me or so. I loved especially her hot chocolates 😊 She was a fantastic grandmother. Yes, I think it is good to have a person that helps you to understand that you can achieve more than you might think. Burning out is also not only caused by too much work load. It is caused by the wrong ratio between work load and stress relaxitation. I still like to give 110% today, but not all the time. Just phases when I want to achieve something. That is that kind of extra power. Just phases, but these phases push me up to the next level, in every situation in my life. Not only photography. 80% phases can help to relax again, afterwards. But it is up to everyone how much effort he is willing to put in. There is no right or wrong, or so. When we break it down: important is the enjoyment. That's the reason why most of us started with photography, I guess. Have a great Sunday, Christian
Hi David, I use the same filter size as my lens diameters, as that allows me also to use my original lens hoods. There are a couple of things to be considered to get rid of vignetting. Kase has some really interesting solutions therefore. Special adapter rings, but also special filters. I made already a video about that: th-cam.com/video/_vDD_Yg8Udw/w-d-xo.html I prefer to use the KW revolution system from Kase for a lot of reasons, which I mentioned in the video that is linked in the end of the above-mentioned video. I hope that helps 😊 Have a great Sunday, Christian
Good morning Christian, this video is one of those that I save as an occasional rewatch. You are so right about taking chances. I've been photographing off and on for 45+ years (I'm 64 now). Learned using film and taking risks could be a little expensive. Old habits die hard. A few other things affected me, especially in my younger years. With digital photography, the expense element is taken care of but there is another aspect that's important. I think you mentioned this, but it is to be able to give yourself the grace/forgiveness to fail and keep trying. It also helps to have someone ( or someones) around for encouragement and honest feedback, if they are not doing that, find new people. Thanks for the video!
Hi Gary, thank you for your contribution! Yes, failing is definitely something we should embrace as it gives us the chance to improve and to develop as a photographer. Encouragement and honest feedback is also quite a good tip. Thank you for adding 😉👍 Nice greetings, Christian
Hi Thomas, please don't get me wrong here: you don't have to change yourself. It is just a question of mindset and focusing on what you love. In the end it is not possible to lose 😊 Nice greetings, Christian
Ein toller Video Beitrag!!! So wunderbare Fotos! 👏😄
Vielen Dank 😊
Sehr interessantes Video, Christian, mit sehr guten und super schönen Bildern untermalten Argumenten. Starte gut ins Wochenende und liebe Grüße aus München! :)
Hi Chris, vielen lieben Dank 😊
Hab auch ein schönes Wochnenende,
Christian
Good video my friend! I don't describe myself as a winner. I just always search for the least obvious shot and try something different as what everyone else is doing. Grt guido
Hi Guido, you are a winner, my friend. You are 😉 That's also a possibility trying to do it differently, but I even don't want to limit myself to that. I really ignore what others are doing 😊 But you know: there is no right or wrong, of course.
Enjoy your Sunday,
Christian
Nice message 🙂👍
Thanks a lot, Stig 😊
Enjoy your weekend,
Christian
Great channel Chris very informative always worth watching.
Hi Bill, thank you so much, my friend! I highly appreciate 😊
Nice greetings,
Christian
Great job on the video Christian. Certainly shared some good tips that people can think about. Loved the example shots as always buddy 👍🙏
Hi Adrian, thanks a lot, buddy 😊
Enjoy your Sunday,
Christian
Great philosophy! I like it. I learned photography from my dad, but continue it because I really enjoy it. I can tell you do too.
Hi Andy, great to hear that you continue a hobby that you learned from your dad. And yes, absolutely: When we break it down, it is all about the enjoyment. That is all that matters 😊
Thanks a lot for watching and have a great Sunday,
Christian
Fantastic advice as per usual my friend are mindset is really the most powerful tool we have in our Camera bag as Henry Ford wants said if you think you can or do you think you can’t you’re right
Hi Darren, thanks a lot, buddy 😊 Yes, Henry Ford is definitely a good mentor here.
Nice greetings,
Christian
Hank Hill would love you lol 110%!
Hi Jake, Hm. When I think about it: after a photo tour, I sometimes even fire up my propane grill 🤔 Should I worry? 😂
Thanks a lot for watching!
Nice greetings,
Christian
Thanks Christian, I have a fear about your camera on edge of your desk. I can't even right focus what you are saying , because of moving your hands near camera :D
You are right, there is not really a competition of photography. Yes, we would be better and better, but finally, is the process which is so important!
Hi Marek, thank you for caring about my camera, my friend! Interesting, by the way: I was thinking exactly the same about the camera at the edge when I was editing the video 😀
Sorry when I was confusing you by that. You could watch the video again with turning the monitor off. As a kind of audio book, or so, haha 😉
Great that you also don't see photography as a competition. Nothing wrong with taking part at competitions, of course. But in the first place it is all about the enjoyment, the fun.
Enjoy your Sunday,
Christian
Really interesting story. I was a former sportsman and my story was similar. I struggled as a kid and damn I hated losing. I was very competitive and I'm still competitive now. I want to be good at what I do. I don't like just going out and wasting time, especially my age I'm 53 and I want to be good at what I do. I want to be one of the best and my photography has progressed really well now to a stage where I'm making a good amount of money and I'm really happy with the images that I can produce but it's come through being competitive not through being necessarily skilful. How does skill get developed? Well it's through hard work and that's the competitive part. Some people aren't competitive at all. They just don't care. They don't care for the fact that if the weather is no good they can't still get a shot. They won't go out and I'll just sit at home and waste a day that's not me. I will still go and find something to shoot. It might not even be a landscape. I might just go somewhere undercover and find something interesting to work on and then suddenly that becomes an idea. I took a risk going into GFX camera system. I knew it was expensive. I knew I could drive it. I knew what it could do but I've had to put the work in using it. In fact the higher you go up in the camera system, the harder it gets it's definitely not easier just because you own a high megapixel camera. In fact it makes it even more competitive but there are certain types of people that just don't care and they are happy just taking their little photos and putting two photos on Instagram a week that's not me. I think that's a waste of time and money personally but that will come across a bit harsh. That's just me. My mum was Austrian even though I'm Australian and Europeans by nature are competitive. You only have to look at the way the European soccer teams play football they want to win in Australian culture. It is very laid-back and many Australians just don't care. I really liked your analogy and the way you think it is very similar to the way I think. I do like what you said about not trying to beat someone else. It is about being the best version of yourself. Be you!!
Hi @nevvanclarke9225, thank you for your detail insights, my friend!
Great to hear that you also like to give everything. I think it is even important to give everything if you want to achieve any goal. I do the same in every facette of my life, and that works, and yes: sometimes that can be quite hard. But I also think, there is no right or wrong in the goal someone sets for himself. So, I absolutely respect if someone goes out for photography just for relaxing or just for fun. I guess most photographers do it that way and that's great, because they can also win by that. I personally usually try to get the best possible photo, but sometimes it is just all about the fun. That is what I love: that variety 😊
Enjoy your Sunday,
Christian
Most of the time photographers these days are similar to street performers. A street performer displays their creative work in a public place. Some performers have many potential audience-members and others have few (depending on where you live, what time of day you perform, what the weather is, etc.). We display our creative work mostly on social media. Some photographers are lucky enough to arrange dedicated venues to display creative works, or maybe someone will see the performer's work and hire the performer for an event (for example, "I'll pay you to perform/photograph at my wedding!" Like street performers, a lot of people will go down different streets and never see the performance at all. Other times, people will stroll (or scroll) past without stopping to pay attention. For most of us, we are offering our creative work to others, but it is up to them whether they accept the offer. Being 'good' is mainly a matter of being able to at least get people to stop and say, "nice." But sometimes what really matters is to create because it is an expression of yourself. Sometimes the only audience you need is yourself, and you create not to observe the creation, but to engage in the creative act, itself.
Hi Eric, wow, that's really an interesting comparision to street performers. I absolutely agree. And some street performers just love what they do and don't ask for more, which is absolutely okay as well.
Thanks a lot for your contribution, my friend!
Enjoy your Sunday,
Christian
I started out photography to have an excuse to enjoy nature. So as long as I go out, I win. Positive thinking is a superpower everyone can obtain! There are so many landscape photographers on TH-cam who constantly complain about the weather, the wrong conditions for the picture they want to make and so on. I always ask myself why they don't adapt to the existing conditions, enjoy themselves, and shoot what's possible instead of whining about the weather (as if they were the center of the universe). I never want to become so good to end up like them. They seem to have lost all the joy in photography. I hope this is just over-dramatization for TH-cam.
That being said, when I heard about this 110%-grandmother in this video, it didn't sound that great at first. Grandmothers, to my mind, should be more like "You did a great job, honey, and here, have some more cookies". But on second thought, of course, children also need an 110%-person. It's important to know and accept you can't always give 100%. That's a big amount of wasted energy that can be put to good use more wisely when it matters the most. So you should give 110% to become so good in your field (by learning, practice, reflection) that your 80% is enough to reach the normal 100%. That way you don't exhaust yourself and if the occasion calls, you can kick in the afterburner! That probably also was Tomba's secret.
Hi @silmunc1916, thank you for your thoughts, my friend! Well, that my grandmother taught me to give 110% doesn't mean that she hadn't shown love to me, or that she hadn't baked cookies for me or so. I loved especially her hot chocolates 😊 She was a fantastic grandmother.
Yes, I think it is good to have a person that helps you to understand that you can achieve more than you might think. Burning out is also not only caused by too much work load. It is caused by the wrong ratio between work load and stress relaxitation. I still like to give 110% today, but not all the time. Just phases when I want to achieve something. That is that kind of extra power. Just phases, but these phases push me up to the next level, in every situation in my life. Not only photography. 80% phases can help to relax again, afterwards. But it is up to everyone how much effort he is willing to put in. There is no right or wrong, or so. When we break it down: important is the enjoyment. That's the reason why most of us started with photography, I guess.
Have a great Sunday,
Christian
What size Kase filter do you use on your Sony to prevent vignette? What filter set do you recommend?
Hi David, I use the same filter size as my lens diameters, as that allows me also to use my original lens hoods.
There are a couple of things to be considered to get rid of vignetting. Kase has some really interesting solutions therefore. Special adapter rings, but also special filters. I made already a video about that: th-cam.com/video/_vDD_Yg8Udw/w-d-xo.html
I prefer to use the KW revolution system from Kase for a lot of reasons, which I mentioned in the video that is linked in the end of the above-mentioned video.
I hope that helps 😊
Have a great Sunday,
Christian
Good morning Christian, this video is one of those that I save as an occasional rewatch. You are so right about taking chances. I've been photographing off and on for 45+ years (I'm 64 now). Learned using film and taking risks could be a little expensive. Old habits die hard. A few other things affected me, especially in my younger years. With digital photography, the expense element is taken care of but there is another aspect that's important. I think you mentioned this, but it is to be able to give yourself the grace/forgiveness to fail and keep trying. It also helps to have someone ( or someones) around for encouragement and honest feedback, if they are not doing that, find new people. Thanks for the video!
Hi Gary, thank you for your contribution! Yes, failing is definitely something we should embrace as it gives us the chance to improve and to develop as a photographer. Encouragement and honest feedback is also quite a good tip. Thank you for adding 😉👍
Nice greetings,
Christian
Compete against yourself, not against others.
Hi Mike, yes, absolutely 😉
Thanks a lot for watching and nice greetings,
Christian
You cannot change what you are so this advice do not help me
Hi Thomas, please don't get me wrong here: you don't have to change yourself. It is just a question of mindset and focusing on what you love. In the end it is not possible to lose 😊
Nice greetings,
Christian