the self limiting thing made me laugh. I never put limits unless they are temporary to better understand something like shooting at a given focal length to look at what i am doing (both the 50mm limit and only shooting at 200mm for a day)
I remember when I 1st started shooting, canon 50d with a 75-300, was walking in a trail and saw a frog on a log and started shooting it... this older guy was walking by and noticed that I was trying hard to get the shot and he basically started yelling at me to "get in there and get that composition!" "get on the ground if you have to!" "zoom in!" one of the more memorable times in my life lol.
Thanks for your dedication and hard work,you two are very up- building and inspirational examples.This video , among others you've made,speaks to the sincere concern you have for your followers and photography in general.
Wow guys you really knocked this one out of the park!!! After just a few months of being a newb, I joined my city's photography group. After 4 years now, we have now "The cool kids club" where we get a few of us and do workshops with models and experimental art, and then once a month we meet up and help out the new folks. So it's pretty awesome, we're all super nice and truly enjoy what we do. But yea guys, you rocked this podcast!
19:39 Tangential but important correction: Thomas Edison himself didn't try "1001 times" to invent the light bulb. He stole designs from other people who were experimenting with light bulbs at the time, and had a team of minions in an R&D workshop to brute-force experiments with different materials, for which he took personal credit. Edison was, by all accounts, not a very nice person at all. Don't be like Edison. Don't steal things, and don't electrocute elephants. I can't stress the latter enough.
This video offers phenomenal advice. Personally, the best advice I've ever heard as a creative, "what would you tell your 4 year old". Excellent! This will be my mantra moving forward.
Over the brief 5 years I've been shooting, I've felt a desire to recognize and address each of the 7 mistakes identified. Doing so has without a doubt resulted in more rapid growth than I would otherwise have experienced. And it's ongoing. I'm still striving to improve in all of these areas, so for me this video was a nice reminder to keep striving.
Love your videos and love your books! Keep up with the extraordinary work! The nice sense or humor of Chelsea and her sensitivity for art and together with high level of technical expertise and scientific aproach of Tony make you guys a very nice couple!
great video, i used to not like speedlights because my on camera flash looked awful but then bought some cheap TTL flash on amazon and really loved how it turned out...
This is really good. If I may be so bold as to share some humble things I am finding. 1. Keep all your photo's. When you go back to the stuff you took 5 years ago you will have a massive revelation of how far you have come, and if you have moved into digital editing you may discover that you actually took some great shots that with a little Lightroom tweaking are absolutely spectacular. 2. Practice, practice and practice again. Light is a mystical creature and it takes a good many years to be able to understand the nuances of it and how it works in the varied environments that we work in. You will be very surprised at how odd mathematical relationship occur with light and darkness and your subject. You can't learn that from a two dimensional book, you just go to go out there and practice over and over and look at what you have created and learn to understand why. 3. There are no great days for shooting photography. You must be prepared to shoot with the day that the God's present you. Don't shy away from bad weather, or wet days, or inclement conditions or cloudy conditions because if you are waiting for the day when the light is right and the sky is blue, those are the only pictures you will ever take. 4. Set yourself a real hard photographic task at least once a month. Nothing will kill your love of photography if both the adventure and terror of a difficult photographic situation no longer exist for you. Make it your little Everest. Yes you may fail, but if you refer to number 2 you will eventually climb that unsurmountable peak. 5. Don't be disturbed by people who are so much better than you. Learn from them. I think 95% of photographers are much better than me, it just means I have so much more learning material than most people. I so value the work of others, it inspires me, and makes me want to be like them. 6. Don't specialize entirely. Photography is a vast field. It may take you 20 years to find the thing that you can become the zen master of. Benjamin Franklin said "be the jack of all trades and the master of one". Learn everything you can from all the fields of photography and when the time comes you will really know what you do really well. 7. Just have fun. Make people happy and try to paint everything in a positive light. Yes somethings are horrific in life, but there are so many things that are so awesomely beautiful. From macro photography to astro photography there is just so much that you can bring to people that will take their breath away and make them realize they are truly part of something so much bigger. A picture may be worth a thousand words but sometimes you want it to shout just a few.
Tony and Chelsea, you should have called this video: How to make a photographer feel great! Thank you very much for your ideas and encouragement/inspiration to get out, shoot and share. One of your best videos so far. Sharing your insight and thoughts about photography. Cheers from Canada. 👍
Tony and chelsea I'd like to suggest content for your next video. HOW MUCH SHARP IS SHARP? Friends of mine and me are really confused how to consider a photo is sharp enough or not. What we understood was zoom in the photo and see of you can still see pixels or not. Plzz plzz plzz look into this for us new photographers. We really love your videos and enjoy ur efforts in making us better.
A sharp picture doesn't mean a great picture. A lot of new photographers (and not so new!) are so obsessed with sharpness that if the picture isn't totally sharp then it's garbage. That's not the case, having shirt fibers or hair follicles totally sharp isn't important. Creativity, composition and if you like the way it looks are WAY more important. Chasing sharpness is a time waster.
Joseph Delgadillo thanks for your prompt reply and I agree to what you are saying. However when you sell, the photos to websites they demand sharpness along with composition. Hence my question.
It depends on the purpose of the photograph. If you're printing it, it depends on the size. If you're showing it online, you can get away with less sharpness if you're sharing on Instagram or something because it's never going to be big enough for anyone to tell how sharp it is by zooming into pixel level. If it looks good in the size it will be viewed, it's good.
Been subscribed and watching for days. Info provided and knowledge talked about is in depth and placed in a friendly medium that enhances learning. I'm an emergency services photographer and journalist and the videos that you guys create were a big advantage for improving my thinking. Much appreciated guys.
Wow! I’m a little blown away. When I saw the title, I thought I was going to hear more technical mistakes etc...but NO! Apparently, you’ve secretly been observing all my weaknesses as a photographer! Thank you for cutting right to the heart of it. I create in a vacuum...never been a big fan of social media, and the people I know seem to enjoy my photos, but don’t really have anything to add. I think its high time I get out there and find some face to face humans to share with, and then I can get to work on the other 6 mistakes :-). I’ve been doing this as a hobby for 30 years now..and I think its time for a little improvement. Thanks again! Anne
Your remarks about shying away from post-processing hit a chord. For many years I was one of those "it is what the camera got" kind of guys. Then I happened to visit a friend who had hired an Amish carpenter to rebuild a staircase for him and it was a work of art while also being completely utilitarian. I watched this gentleman doing fine finishing work on his job and it suddenly struck me that he didn't drive the last nail, drop the hammer and walk away. Neither should I trip the shutter and be satisfied with what the camera did at that instant.
You people make the best and honest videos. You tell us how to care about how other aspects in photography are also important than just a technical side. Thumbs up and keep it up. I would like to thank you very much for the content.
Hello, I use to be interested in photography and watched a lot of your videos when I was 18 Years old and stopped being interested at 19. I Even bought your book but Now I'm about to be 22 and saw your channel again with no interest in photography But I enjoy watching your videos and the insight you two provide because some of the advice can be applied to your own daily life. It may sound a bit cheezy but listening to you two really discuss the "why" behind a reason on doing something is really helpful. There's a lot more insight you two provide then just photography than can be applied to everyday life. Thanks, Ya'll are some smart people, Guy from Texas
Want to say thank you to you both. I discovered you two a couple of weeks ago when I was looking for a video to help me learn my new camera. I have bought your stunning photography book and between your videos and your book, it has helped show me that I actually half way knew what I was doing and help build my confidence in my craft. The way you explain things have also helped me learn and look at things in a different light. so once again, a huge thank you for your hard work and your passion for the art.
Your photographic equipment is your tools of the trade....your eyes, your mind, your heart, and your passion for expressing what you see and feel in the moment the true capture. Use your imagination.....Shoot, shoot, shoot....."there is no box"
The mistakes I still do is 1. Loner 2. Not share as much as I want Part of the reason for not sharing is not getting time to edit pictures. I have tried going to photo walks and it was actually helpful, helps you getting a different perspective and how other photographers think. Thanks guys this was a great video and it helped me realize that I need to share more pictures, but in right forums.
My mistake is thinking I could become a photographer quickly! It is taking me a lot longer than I thought it would BUT I am really enjoying the learning experience. I went to my first Photoshow and was overwhelmed by the possibilities. I have chosen a great hobby, one that is giving me SO much pleasure. I'm really glad to be retired now so that I can find the time to indulge. PLEASE keep up your great work T&C, you guys are the best!
You are right on about art. I studied it all through school, and love to draw and paint. For me, photography is another medium. Using Lensbabies, especially, give that feeling of creating art! Love your videos!!!
Thanks for yet another fabulous podcast. I've just started a Coursera Museum of Modern Art course, 'Seeing through Photography', I never really felt the need to learn about the history of photographs before I started reading your books and watching all your videos. Thank you very inspiring work.
I know you would never add it, because it would ruffle feathers... but along with the discarding of negative critiques.... 8) Having a lot of "likes" on social media does not mean you are as good as you may think you are. I have seen using social media accolades really stifle photographers. There are places where you can get validation and pats on the back for almost anything now days. And I think a lot of photographers use them for that purpose. You did a video that touched on that before (Tony), and how exchanges of likes and positive comments are part of the game and how you saw time and again certain types of images and certain members consistently got the highest reviews and placement on the sites.... and did not really deserve it from any truly objective honesty and standards. So the photographer has to ask themselves what their goals are and the reasons they do what they do and the places they showcase their work. Getting positive feedback on social media is as much a double edged sword as Trolls are compared to honest negative feedback.
How are some of you complaining that you don't think it's necessary to be a part of a group of photographers when you're literally commenting to a community of photographers about your views on photography? You're already doing what you said you don't think you need to do...
The issue is that people want to socialize on their terms and there are varying levels of comfort in doing so. Personally I think there's more room for creativity working alone than in groups, but group interactions can help to build the fundamentals which we can always improve. Some of us use photography for mental health/meditation purposes rather than self promotion, but enjoy instances of social interaction sparingly, or when the mood permits. Social media in a way for me, is like everyone talking in the room all at once, in an escalating effort to out-compete one and other or to make money, at a certain point of saturation, it becomes less about the art, and more about the money; Is that disingenuous? Love your videos, and i think that there should be more about famous painters who inspired photographers (art wolfe). For me it was a few drawing and painting courses, then 10+ years before any of it sank in.
I agree totally with your mistakes Tony and Chelsea. Especially with the self-limiting one. It literally does my head in when I read comments on TH-cam and such from people that say 'oh I'm a photographer and don't do editing, because I would much rather take pictures'. That's fine, except post processing is PART OF being a photographer. It's PART OF the process. And IF your reason is that you only shoot JPEG and not in RAW, shoot RAW+JPEG, and keep your RAW files in a safe place on an external hard drive or something when you're ready to delve in to post-processing. But don't block it out of your mind altogether. And IF your reason is also 'oh I don't do Photoshop because it's too complicated', well yes I can agree with that one which is why there are other alternatives TO Photoshop that are much easier. Yes it may be the industry standard, but it shouldn't be the ONLY software you use.
No excuses. I own two businesses, have a 2 year old and another on the way. I just brought my first professional camera, lense, flashes, tri-pod etc... Excited to learn and get going.
Great points -- I've been guilty of all of them at one time or another (and some for years in varying degrees). I have one sweeping comment: several of these points involve how we relate to other people (consumers, buyers, clients, fellow artists, teachers, etc.), while other points deal with how we 'manage' ourselves (terrible choice of words). How we respond to change is one of those self-maintenance issues, and it's one that tends to get tougher as you get older (speaking for myself). Receiving feedback is both about interacting with others and about how we see ourselves. Several of Tony and Chelsea's points have counterpoints. How we respond to feedback is one thing. How we _give_ feedback can be just as important -- how to be a helpful critic. (Maybe Tony and Chelsea mentioned this and I just wasn't paying close enough attention.) Anybody who has been on both sides of a client-vendor meeting will likely appreciate this. I've had clients who saw their task as saying "no" (a common problem for middle-managers where the 'safe' move is often 'no'). And I've had clients who were a joy, raising concerns but also crediting my expertise. And I've been on the evaluation side, aware that a response can shut things down or do wonders. Similarly, putting yourself out there ("half of life is just showing up," as Woody Allen said, if I remember right) is balanced with how we receive others who are trying to put themselves out there. Established professionals get a lot of knocks on the door. It's nearly impossible to always answer thoroughly or fully, but you can still be gracious, polite, compassionate. In photography, as in almost all disciplines, there's an enormous amount of luck involved in success (this is an extremely well-established finding in the social sciences). But it can be hard for successful professionals to admit that luck has played a role. Remembering the role of simple luck can help when approached by someone who is less-experienced or less fortunate.
T&C... I've lost count of all of the videos of yours that I've watched (and, yes, I've been "shooting since the film days"... nice touch, Tony). I'm pretty certain that I've found at least one new takeaway from each of them, but this one somehow managed to escape my attention for over a year, and it's wonderful. You hit a dinger on every point.
Lighting is so intimidating to me! I've only done 4 portrait shoots so far so I'm just trying to focus on angles, poses, and natural light at the moment. Hopefully I can get into lighting after I feel more comfortable with posing!
Great thoughts! I understand the excuses one. Dying to photograph, I got a polaroid last year. I realized it was an expensive and awful way to take pics (fun, but poor quality). This week, I got a way too grown up camera that I feel I will never learn to use. Thanks for the inspiration, so happy to have found you guys!
For the longest period now, I still prefer being a solo/loner for some of the merits it grant (flexibility, solitude and basically not having the feeling that I need to play catch up, bad experience with elitist groups) but I can see your points and pros of belonging to a group and will work on it. Glad to see I am at least doing ok-ish for the other pointers. Thank you Tony and Chelsea as always!
I can see myself doing some of those. But I am aware of it and working on it. The Not Sharing hit me. It's more often that people ask me about showing them instead of me taking the impulse. This video is a great addition to your recent video about inspiration. I am on my third day of black and white and had some fun with flash and street lights today. Another thing that I quite liked is partial building silhouettes with high contrast, also transparency in structures against a clear sky. I have to review my few shots I did today on my way home. I enjoy photowalks and want to do more of them. I participate in a large format forum, even though my camera isn't usable yet. But I love to look at the photos of others and comment on them. Only positive comments yet, because I don't feel able to do harsh critique without having some reputation myself.
I've just gone past the part in this about sharing... I started my Facebook page (Danny J Spring Photography) just 3 or 4 months after getting into photography, (I started with a bridge camera, Then a few months later I got my 1st DSLR, Which I've since upgraded) And I started sharing my work on it. I'm now 4 years down the road and still look at my early work, And like seeing just how far my photography has come in the 4 years that I've been a photography. Sharing your pictures is a great way of seeing just how far you've come as a photographer! And without the CC you get when posting them, How do you expect to improve. Never be afraid of Constructive Criticism, Or any criticism!
I am so happy you two, do these podcast it is amazing how a different perspective or tip can really change your own outlook. You guys make me want to push myself whenever I can. Thank you!
Love the video. Things are all strange here: whatever you're doing if you wanna be better and better, you had all the skills you want in the end, all we can do is be a better person.
Just want to say thanks for your fantastic videos on youtube and i bought both of your ebooks on itunes. I have already learned soo much from them! Amazing!
Honestly, saying that you cannot get yourself really into photography because you do not have the time is a real thing. People who work 70h+ every week may really love photography but sincerely do not have the time to get out there and take 2 hours some day to make photos, and maybe another 2 to edit them on the computer etc.
Thanks for such a great podcast. I even made notes as it was so helpful. I can recognize that I need to improve in some of these areas. The first mistake...being a loner....sometimes applies to me because I photograph birds which I have the greatest success in photographing when I am alone. I do go out with others, but often they are not quiet enough and the bird often flies away. Also I know a photographer who leaves their camera in auto, is fearful to share photos in case someone steals them and does not have enough confidence to edit any photos. It is a shame as fear can really hold photographers back from reaching their potential. I believe the greatest fear is the 'Fear of Failure'.
I grew up on 35mm, my first SLR was a Zenit 11 when I was about 13/14. I learned to do everything manually. I still believe in doing ad much 'in camera' as possible. Do you think that this is a wrong attitude?
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I couldn't wait for the ride home to listen to you on the podcast and I just watched it here. And this is the first time you didn't have any pictures!
Tony, you are such a geek, and I love it! Thanks guys, I love watching/listening to you both. The subjects you cover are real, and the everyday problems photographers go though, it's real, we some times need this to keep getting out there.
i always love to watch your videos..i watch all of your videos. i hv recently bought D3300 to start photography for the first time in my life after shifting from mobile . just started and i want to learn by heart.
your videos r soo informative i started photography 2 years ago with just my smartphone . my mom loves photography but it was just a hobby for her but for me its something which changed my world or how see the world after so many years of asking my dad buy me an camera this year he bought and i saw how to use d5300 camera and i felt like i dont know anything but im just starting so im not gonna give up but my dad dont want me take photography has my career in future but thank you for giving me hope again
Looking forward to buy a new DSLR. Which one should I buy among Canon 800D or Nikon D5600? Or should I buy a used 80D? I want to capture streets, moving subjects, landscape and portraits (in some occasions) and astro-photography (in future).
excuses like having no money is a legit one in my eyes. even if you use a cheap Polaroid, you still have to pay 25+ euro for 8 shots and we all know it takes practice to become somewhat decent at photography. same with iPhone, it's still an incredibly expensive device. also being a loner is not a bad thing. I like to go wander alone and photograph things I find interesting and then it's MY photo instead of 20 guys going to the same location shooting the same angles. but it can be insightful.
xnox sharing photos was another different thing they said later in the video which indeed is a good thing. I was talking about their first point about not being a loner and that you should go on photowalks and online forums and stuff.
I've learnt most from college courses, not for the qualification but through taking part in class critiques. That 30 minutes in the class is so important, but too many people get criticism and critique mixed up. My wife and I both have disabilities and although unfortunately my health has made getting out difficult this year, I'm still reading and learning photography, and I'm doing a lot more 35mm and 120 images. My degree is law, don't think that has anything to do with photography but my trade is being a chef, which in a way does. Have you ever noticed those that refuse to change have had mundane careers? We have been really lucky in the UK recently we had "Britain in Focus" that taught us a lot about the history of British photograph, it should be on BBC iPlayer if you want to see it, really recommend it. I do share but I don't like Instagram, it makes all my photos square, in the geometric sense not the boring sense. I'm sure I've done something with my settings. The one thing I won't do is any video where I am speaking, but that is based around my breathing difficulties. Great video, sorry my comments are more than slightly disjointed but your video rang so many chords I tried to get down as many as possible before I forgot them.
Would you ever broadcast on 21.9? I hear is the new thing but not sure how hard or what are the cons about it. I think it will be awesome.. I have a 34" 3K 21.9 Monitor.
reddit has a great community as well, /r/PhotoTechnique /r/PhotoCritique /r/Photograhy /r/AskPhotography /r/ITookAPicture /r/PostProcessing etc it's pretty much anonymous and people mostly give constructive feedback. each is a little different, /r/PhotoTechnique doesn't allow mentioning/discussion of gear, only the photographs technique for example whereas /r/PostProcessing is mostly centred on how the photograph is edited etc.
I am a loner...but found through experience that is how I prefer it. I joined a local photography club but did not stay as I personally found a few to be photo snobs.
Need advise! I live near Lake Tahoe. There is a gallery there that has no joining fee, they just ask for 40 percent of every sell. Should I try to join gallery? Also you can only show your art for one month at a time, unless your work is selling well.
I agree. I've heard of 50% being more normal in the fine art world. Being able to sell your work is hugely rewarding. Value the dealer and keep producing new work.
I retired 6 years ago. A few years ago I was invited to join a small local camera group. My photography interest had waned quite a bit; similar to writers block. I didn't realize that it would evolve into an "interview". I expressed my desire to get together with other shooters in hopes of revitalizing the passion (instead of being a loner). I also indicated that I was a Minolta/Sony shooter. I guess I didn't cut the mustard with the group of Canon shooters. I was never invited back. I have gotten back on the saddle so to speak; but it sure left a bitter taste in my mouth. I remember years ago, after I had to make the switch to Sony from Minolta; a senior associate at my local camera shop advised me that real photographers don't shoot Sony.
Tony & Chelsea Northrup Should i buy nikon d3300 for better processor or nikon d5200 for higher number of autofocus points(more cross type autofocus points also).? please suggest me.
Hi, Tony, Hi, Chelsea! Have enjoyed your podcasts over the last months -- love your work. I thought of a podcast topic about a guy called Gottfried Lindauer. He started out painting over pictures of early colonial NZ settlers. He moved on to painting some amazing Māori chiefs and leaders. Anyways, he had to make his $$ so often made a series of the same painting with different lighting and tones that were sold throughout NZ. At a recent art exhibition there were 14 copies of Heeni Hirini or Ana Rupene and child. Like you mentioned in this podcast -- painting and photos -- the medium is different but the ideas are the same.
Chelsea is so sweet and sincere it's breaking my heart. Change; I'm an old guy, but I need to get a smart phone and learn instagram, tweeting, texting and so forth. But I don't want the thing plugged into my temporal, Borg style, which seems like the next step that some people might welcome.
Thanks for the encouragement! I've learned so much from you guys since I bought my first good camera last summer.. Learning is so much fun, and you two have a great method of communicating to each other and to people like me...thank you!
You mentioned someone who is severely visually impaired and has a photography blog. Could you link to that, please? I'm legally blind (20/70 at best with correction) and got started in photography because it literally helps me see. I would love to check out his blog.
With as much information as y'all give to us, i'm certain y'all get a lot of negative feedback. However, i look forward to seeing these videos and i've watched some of them more than once even. I've always been a bit of a nerd when it comes to learning about many things. Im not even a photographer but i do own a camera lol. I'm typing this just to say keep up with what you two are doing. Y'all seem like good people and i look forward to hearing Tony speak scientifically about photography and Chelsea always makes quirky comments. Her comments really make this channel that much more genuine. You two are perfect. God Bless and dont change anything y'all do.
I agree with you Tony about the self limiting. People build walls and they dont even realize it. Like the elderly (when I was helping people with computers 20 years ago) saying 'ah, I'm not computer literate....". Why not? I wasnt born with a computer brain. I taught myself. You have to jump into the pool, and THEN you can make a decision if you want to keep swimming or not.
re-Self-Limiting, I can identify with this, for I still worry about not having Lightroom catalogue my photos, and see videos of lightroom so difficult to follow, I have avoided it, though I do use Photoshop as it is nearer imo to Corel Photopaint which I used before Adobe CC started. I will give Lightroom a go because, yes, ignoring it is sellf-limiting. Many thanks Tony and Chelsea for discussing this, regards, Joe.
one thing I found when giving constructive criticism is people will say " photography is an art form." so basically no matter how level, lack of color, contrast, composition, etc.. they will just get upset and say it's subjective to the person. so I just keep my mouth closed.
Ok, just going to hop in here to defend MS Edge a bit. It has some good stuff going on. I still use Chrome at work. Mainly for the extensions, device preview, sort-of reliability and being able to switch profiles easily. But browsing, shopping whatever, Edge has the edge; nicer UI and typography too. Peeves me that Chrome can try hijacking all my rams. Hands off!
Such excellent advice. I'm totally the same with flash as you were Tony, because I also mostly like wildlife and landscape photography, so I've not learned how to use it. I really should learn to do it properly. I'm also irritated constantly by everyone wanting to get the most likes on their photos, so find things like Instagram irritating.... but I probably should use it.
I really learn a lot from each video. I hadn't really considered that You-Tube seems to bring out more haters but as I think about it, that seems true. It is a lot easier to criticize than to do the work I guess. I also believe there are a lot of sad, lonely people who crave attention and use You-Tube to get it. Great work C&T. Keep doing what you are doing.
hello, how to make my 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 as a perfect lens for portraits? I bought a bundle that contains 2.2x telephoto lens to 18-55m lens , is that OK? thanks
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the self limiting thing made me laugh. I never put limits unless they are temporary to better understand something like shooting at a given focal length to look at what i am doing (both the 50mm limit and only shooting at 200mm for a day)
I remember when I 1st started shooting, canon 50d with a 75-300, was walking in a trail and saw a frog on a log and started shooting it... this older guy was walking by and noticed that I was trying hard to get the shot and he basically started yelling at me to "get in there and get that composition!" "get on the ground if you have to!" "zoom in!" one of the more memorable times in my life lol.
I hope you made a friend.
What about procrastination. I know all about procrastination. I'll tell you about it, next week or next month...
That's a good one!
Thanks for your dedication and hard work,you two are very up- building and inspirational examples.This video , among others you've made,speaks to the sincere concern you have for your followers and photography in general.
"if you're defensive... no-one will continue to support/help you..."
MASSIVE life lesson!
(you just changed my life)
thank you xo
Wow guys you really knocked this one out of the park!!!
After just a few months of being a newb, I joined my city's photography group. After 4 years now, we have now "The cool kids club" where we get a few of us and do workshops with models and experimental art, and then once a month we meet up and help out the new folks. So it's pretty awesome, we're all super nice and truly enjoy what we do. But yea guys, you rocked this podcast!
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Tangential but important correction: Thomas Edison himself didn't try "1001 times" to invent the light bulb. He stole designs from other people who were experimenting with light bulbs at the time, and had a team of minions in an R&D workshop to brute-force experiments with different materials, for which he took personal credit. Edison was, by all accounts, not a very nice person at all. Don't be like Edison. Don't steal things, and don't electrocute elephants. I can't stress the latter enough.
This video offers phenomenal advice. Personally, the best advice I've ever heard as a creative, "what would you tell your 4 year old". Excellent! This will be my mantra moving forward.
Do you have any plans on bringing the podcast to soundcloud?
Over the brief 5 years I've been shooting, I've felt a desire to recognize and address each of the 7 mistakes identified. Doing so has without a doubt resulted in more rapid growth than I would otherwise have experienced. And it's ongoing. I'm still striving to improve in all of these areas, so for me this video was a nice reminder to keep striving.
Love your videos and love your books! Keep up with the extraordinary work! The nice sense or humor of Chelsea and her sensitivity for art and together with high level of technical expertise and scientific aproach of Tony make you guys a very nice couple!
Jonathan Araujo thank you 😊
keep the great work...
great video, i used to not like speedlights because my on camera flash looked awful but then bought some cheap TTL flash on amazon and really loved how it turned out...
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This is really good. If I may be so bold as to share some humble things I am finding.
1. Keep all your photo's. When you go back to the stuff you took 5 years ago you will have a massive revelation of how far you have come, and if you have moved into digital editing you may discover that you actually took some great shots that with a little Lightroom tweaking are absolutely spectacular.
2. Practice, practice and practice again. Light is a mystical creature and it takes a good many years to be able to understand the nuances of it and how it works in the varied environments that we work in. You will be very surprised at how odd mathematical relationship occur with light and darkness and your subject. You can't learn that from a two dimensional book, you just go to go out there and practice over and over and look at what you have created and learn to understand why.
3. There are no great days for shooting photography. You must be prepared to shoot with the day that the God's present you. Don't shy away from bad weather, or wet days, or inclement conditions or cloudy conditions because if you are waiting for the day when the light is right and the sky is blue, those are the only pictures you will ever take.
4. Set yourself a real hard photographic task at least once a month. Nothing will kill your love of photography if both the adventure and terror of a difficult photographic situation no longer exist for you. Make it your little Everest. Yes you may fail, but if you refer to number 2 you will eventually climb that unsurmountable peak.
5. Don't be disturbed by people who are so much better than you. Learn from them. I think 95% of photographers are much better than me, it just means I have so much more learning material than most people. I so value the work of others, it inspires me, and makes me want to be like them.
6. Don't specialize entirely. Photography is a vast field. It may take you 20 years to find the thing that you can become the zen master of. Benjamin Franklin said "be the jack of all trades and the master of one". Learn everything you can from all the fields of photography and when the time comes you will really know what you do really well.
7. Just have fun. Make people happy and try to paint everything in a positive light. Yes somethings are horrific in life, but there are so many things that are so awesomely beautiful. From macro photography to astro photography there is just so much that you can bring to people that will take their breath away and make them realize they are truly part of something so much bigger. A picture may be worth a thousand words but sometimes you want it to shout just a few.
Tony and Chelsea, you should have called this video: How to make a photographer feel great! Thank you very much for your ideas and encouragement/inspiration to get out, shoot and share. One of your best videos so far. Sharing your insight and thoughts about photography. Cheers from Canada. 👍
Totally not the mistakes I expected. I agree with all of the things you said. Quite spiritual actually. Excellent!
Tony and chelsea I'd like to suggest content for your next video. HOW MUCH SHARP IS SHARP? Friends of mine and me are really confused how to consider a photo is sharp enough or not. What we understood was zoom in the photo and see of you can still see pixels or not. Plzz plzz plzz look into this for us new photographers. We really love your videos and enjoy ur efforts in making us better.
A sharp picture doesn't mean a great picture. A lot of new photographers (and not so new!) are so obsessed with sharpness that if the picture isn't totally sharp then it's garbage. That's not the case, having shirt fibers or hair follicles totally sharp isn't important. Creativity, composition and if you like the way it looks are WAY more important. Chasing sharpness is a time waster.
Joseph Delgadillo thanks for your prompt reply and I agree to what you are saying. However when you sell, the photos to websites they demand sharpness along with composition.
Hence my question.
usually i zoom 1:1 in lighroom and if the picture looks good i´m done, because sometimes its hard to noice motion blur or miss focus...
Soluciones Tecnologicas Ah.. That makes sense to me. Thanks.
PS tony no need for video any more these good people just gave me the answer.
It depends on the purpose of the photograph. If you're printing it, it depends on the size. If you're showing it online, you can get away with less sharpness if you're sharing on Instagram or something because it's never going to be big enough for anyone to tell how sharp it is by zooming into pixel level. If it looks good in the size it will be viewed, it's good.
Been subscribed and watching for days.
Info provided and knowledge talked about is in depth and placed in a friendly medium that enhances learning.
I'm an emergency services photographer and journalist and the videos that you guys create were a big advantage for improving my thinking.
Much appreciated guys.
Wow! I’m a little blown away. When I saw the title, I thought I was going to hear more technical mistakes etc...but NO! Apparently, you’ve secretly been observing all my weaknesses as a photographer! Thank you for cutting right to the heart of it. I create in a vacuum...never been a big fan of social media, and the people I know seem to enjoy my photos, but don’t really have anything to add. I think its high time I get out there and find some face to face humans to share with, and then I can get to work on the other 6 mistakes :-). I’ve been doing this as a hobby for 30 years now..and I think its time for a little improvement. Thanks again! Anne
Thank you for these tips.
Your remarks about shying away from post-processing hit a chord. For many years I was one of those "it is what the camera got" kind of guys. Then I happened to visit a friend who had hired an Amish carpenter to rebuild a staircase for him and it was a work of art while also being completely utilitarian. I watched this gentleman doing fine finishing work on his job and it suddenly struck me that he didn't drive the last nail, drop the hammer and walk away. Neither should I trip the shutter and be satisfied with what the camera did at that instant.
You people make the best and honest videos. You tell us how to care about how other aspects in photography are also important than just a technical side. Thumbs up and keep it up. I would like to thank you very much for the content.
Hello,
I use to be interested in photography and watched a lot of your videos when I was 18 Years old and stopped being interested at 19. I Even bought your book but Now I'm about to be 22 and saw your channel again with no interest in photography But I enjoy watching your videos and the insight you two provide because some of the advice can be applied to your own daily life. It may sound a bit cheezy but listening to you two really discuss the "why" behind a reason on doing something is really helpful. There's a lot more insight you two provide then just photography than can be applied to everyday life.
Thanks, Ya'll are some smart people,
Guy from Texas
Ilikepiebruh Why did the interest in photography disappear?
Clorox Bleach cuz of you
I was young, just wanted to find out what to do with my life, photography just wasn't for me.
Want to say thank you to you both. I discovered you two a couple of weeks ago when I was looking for a video to help me learn my new camera. I have bought your stunning photography book and between your videos and your book, it has helped show me that I actually half way knew what I was doing and help build my confidence in my craft. The way you explain things have also helped me learn and look at things in a different light. so once again, a huge thank you for your hard work and your passion for the art.
Your photographic equipment is your tools of the trade....your eyes, your mind, your heart, and your passion for expressing what you see and feel in the moment the true capture. Use your imagination.....Shoot, shoot, shoot....."there is no box"
The mistakes I still do is
1. Loner
2. Not share as much as I want
Part of the reason for not sharing is not getting time to edit pictures. I have tried going to photo walks and it was actually helpful, helps you getting a different perspective and how other photographers think.
Thanks guys this was a great video and it helped me realize that I need to share more pictures, but in right forums.
Rohit Omanwar 3. Making excuses.😉
I didn't realize that while writing the comment. :D
My mistake is thinking I could become a photographer quickly! It is taking me a lot longer than I thought it would BUT I am really enjoying the learning experience. I went to my first Photoshow and was overwhelmed by the possibilities. I have chosen a great hobby, one that is giving me SO much pleasure. I'm really glad to be retired now so that I can find the time to indulge. PLEASE keep up your great work T&C, you guys are the best!
You are right on about art. I studied it all through school, and love to draw and paint. For me, photography is another medium. Using Lensbabies, especially, give that feeling of creating art!
Love your videos!!!
Thanks for yet another fabulous podcast. I've just started a Coursera Museum of Modern Art course, 'Seeing through Photography', I never really felt the need to learn about the history of photographs before I started reading your books and watching all your videos. Thank you very inspiring work.
I know you would never add it, because it would ruffle feathers... but along with the discarding of negative critiques....
8) Having a lot of "likes" on social media does not mean you are as good as you may think you are.
I have seen using social media accolades really stifle photographers. There are places where you can get validation and pats on the back for almost anything now days. And I think a lot of photographers use them for that purpose. You did a video that touched on that before (Tony), and how exchanges of likes and positive comments are part of the game and how you saw time and again certain types of images and certain members consistently got the highest reviews and placement on the sites.... and did not really deserve it from any truly objective honesty and standards.
So the photographer has to ask themselves what their goals are and the reasons they do what they do and the places they showcase their work. Getting positive feedback on social media is as much a double edged sword as Trolls are compared to honest negative feedback.
How are some of you complaining that you don't think it's necessary to be a part of a group of photographers when you're literally commenting to a community of photographers about your views on photography? You're already doing what you said you don't think you need to do...
The issue is that people want to socialize on their terms and there are varying levels of comfort in doing so. Personally I think there's more room for creativity working alone than in groups, but group interactions can help to build the fundamentals which we can always improve. Some of us use photography for mental health/meditation purposes rather than self promotion, but enjoy instances of social interaction sparingly, or when the mood permits. Social media in a way for me, is like everyone talking in the room all at once, in an escalating effort to out-compete one and other or to make money, at a certain point of saturation, it becomes less about the art, and more about the money; Is that disingenuous? Love your videos, and i think that there should be more about famous painters who inspired photographers (art wolfe). For me it was a few drawing and painting courses, then 10+ years before any of it sank in.
you're ignoring the feedback
Preach
Bazinga
you're right Tony, it took me a year to learn post processing and basic photography and I'm still learning
You guys just nailed the facts that is often overlooked by most people. Thanks for this.
I really like your humble attitude and being light hearted about stuff. Cheers
I agree totally with your mistakes Tony and Chelsea. Especially with the self-limiting one. It literally does my head in when I read comments on TH-cam and such from people that say 'oh I'm a photographer and don't do editing, because I would much rather take pictures'. That's fine, except post processing is PART OF being a photographer. It's PART OF the process. And IF your reason is that you only shoot JPEG and not in RAW, shoot RAW+JPEG, and keep your RAW files in a safe place on an external hard drive or something when you're ready to delve in to post-processing. But don't block it out of your mind altogether. And IF your reason is also 'oh I don't do Photoshop because it's too complicated', well yes I can agree with that one which is why there are other alternatives TO Photoshop that are much easier. Yes it may be the industry standard, but it shouldn't be the ONLY software you use.
No excuses. I own two businesses, have a 2 year old and another on the way. I just brought my first professional camera, lense, flashes, tri-pod etc... Excited to learn and get going.
Great points -- I've been guilty of all of them at one time or another (and some for years in varying degrees).
I have one sweeping comment: several of these points involve how we relate to other people (consumers, buyers, clients, fellow artists, teachers, etc.), while other points deal with how we 'manage' ourselves (terrible choice of words). How we respond to change is one of those self-maintenance issues, and it's one that tends to get tougher as you get older (speaking for myself). Receiving feedback is both about interacting with others and about how we see ourselves.
Several of Tony and Chelsea's points have counterpoints. How we respond to feedback is one thing. How we _give_ feedback can be just as important -- how to be a helpful critic. (Maybe Tony and Chelsea mentioned this and I just wasn't paying close enough attention.) Anybody who has been on both sides of a client-vendor meeting will likely appreciate this. I've had clients who saw their task as saying "no" (a common problem for middle-managers where the 'safe' move is often 'no'). And I've had clients who were a joy, raising concerns but also crediting my expertise. And I've been on the evaluation side, aware that a response can shut things down or do wonders.
Similarly, putting yourself out there ("half of life is just showing up," as Woody Allen said, if I remember right) is balanced with how we receive others who are trying to put themselves out there. Established professionals get a lot of knocks on the door. It's nearly impossible to always answer thoroughly or fully, but you can still be gracious, polite, compassionate. In photography, as in almost all disciplines, there's an enormous amount of luck involved in success (this is an extremely well-established finding in the social sciences). But it can be hard for successful professionals to admit that luck has played a role. Remembering the role of simple luck can help when approached by someone who is less-experienced or less fortunate.
T&C... I've lost count of all of the videos of yours that I've watched (and, yes, I've been "shooting since the film days"... nice touch, Tony). I'm pretty certain that I've found at least one new takeaway from each of them, but this one somehow managed to escape my attention for over a year, and it's wonderful. You hit a dinger on every point.
Love the candid conversation about these topics. I teach a giving and receiving feedback class and your comments are spot on! Thanks
Lighting is so intimidating to me! I've only done 4 portrait shoots so far so I'm just trying to focus on angles, poses, and natural light at the moment. Hopefully I can get into lighting after I feel more comfortable with posing!
Great thoughts! I understand the excuses one. Dying to photograph, I got a polaroid last year. I realized it was an expensive and awful way to take pics (fun, but poor quality). This week, I got a way too grown up camera that I feel I will never learn to use. Thanks for the inspiration, so happy to have found you guys!
For the longest period now, I still prefer being a solo/loner for some of the merits it grant (flexibility, solitude and basically not having the feeling that I need to play catch up, bad experience with elitist groups) but I can see your points and pros of belonging to a group and will work on it. Glad to see I am at least doing ok-ish for the other pointers. Thank you Tony and Chelsea as always!
Thank you. I found myself in so many your mistakes.S o much to work on.I watch your tube videos all the time and always come away with something good.
I can see myself doing some of those. But I am aware of it and working on it. The Not Sharing hit me. It's more often that people ask me about showing them instead of me taking the impulse. This video is a great addition to your recent video about inspiration.
I am on my third day of black and white and had some fun with flash and street lights today. Another thing that I quite liked is partial building silhouettes with high contrast, also transparency in structures against a clear sky. I have to review my few shots I did today on my way home.
I enjoy photowalks and want to do more of them. I participate in a large format forum, even though my camera isn't usable yet. But I love to look at the photos of others and comment on them. Only positive comments yet, because I don't feel able to do harsh critique without having some reputation myself.
I've just gone past the part in this about sharing...
I started my Facebook page (Danny J Spring Photography) just 3 or 4 months after getting into photography, (I started with a bridge camera, Then a few months later I got my 1st DSLR, Which I've since upgraded) And I started sharing my work on it. I'm now 4 years down the road and still look at my early work, And like seeing just how far my photography has come in the 4 years that I've been a photography. Sharing your pictures is a great way of seeing just how far you've come as a photographer! And without the CC you get when posting them, How do you expect to improve. Never be afraid of Constructive Criticism, Or any criticism!
This video hit home - I realized that I make most of these mistakes. Thanks for this video!
i'm so glad I found your channel. Immediately going to start listening to your podcast
Love your latest mic setup with the filters. I think you've got a winner.
I am so happy you two, do these podcast it is amazing how a different perspective or tip can really change your own outlook. You guys make me want to push myself whenever I can. Thank you!
I just found you two on TH-cam and have been marathon watching quite a few and subscribed. Thank you for your work, I will be watching more!!
you two are the most professional reviewers on youtube ! keep up the good job
Thank you very much for this educating TH-cam video made in such a real natural environment. Thanks for all the points and advice.
I try to save good podcasts for the car. But I can't wait and usually watch the TH-cam. Great work.
Love the video.
Things are all strange here: whatever you're doing if you wanna be better and better, you had all the skills you want in the end, all we can do is be a better person.
Just want to say thanks for your fantastic videos on youtube and i bought both of your ebooks on itunes. I have already learned soo much from them! Amazing!
Thanks for all your help & Information.
Honestly, saying that you cannot get yourself really into photography because you do not have the time is a real thing. People who work 70h+ every week may really love photography but sincerely do not have the time to get out there and take 2 hours some day to make photos, and maybe another 2 to edit them on the computer etc.
In between breaks, walking to and from work, walking to the shop, taking still lifes in work etc. This is just from my personal experience.
Thanks for such a great podcast. I even made notes as it was so helpful. I can recognize that I need to improve in some of these areas. The first mistake...being a loner....sometimes applies to me because I photograph birds which I have the greatest success in photographing when I am alone. I do go out with others, but often they are not quiet enough and the bird often flies away. Also I know a photographer who leaves their camera in auto, is fearful to share photos in case someone steals them and does not have enough confidence to edit any photos. It is a shame as fear can really hold photographers back from reaching their potential. I believe the greatest fear is the 'Fear of Failure'.
I grew up on 35mm, my first SLR was a Zenit 11 when I was about 13/14. I learned to do everything manually. I still believe in doing ad much 'in camera' as possible. Do you think that this is a wrong attitude?
I couldn't wait for the ride home to listen to you on the podcast and I just watched it here.
And this is the first time you didn't have any pictures!
Love your videos! I plan on ordering some of your books in the future.
Tony, you are such a geek, and I love it! Thanks guys, I love watching/listening to you both. The subjects you cover are real, and the everyday problems photographers go though, it's real, we some times need this to keep getting out there.
Stanley Q-Bert makes great movies about video games. :)
Thanks for great ideas and suggestions. I would love to get feedback on my photos but I cannot find a place to do that. Can you suggest sites, etc?
Great tips!! I love it because it is not about techniques but important aspects of going into the field of photography. Great work .
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i always love to watch your videos..i watch all of your videos. i hv recently bought D3300 to start photography for the first time in my life after shifting from mobile . just started and i want to learn by heart.
your videos r soo informative
i started photography 2 years ago with just my smartphone . my mom loves photography but it was just a hobby for her but for me its something which changed my world or how see the world after so many years of asking my dad buy me an camera this year he bought and i saw how to use d5300 camera and i felt like i dont know anything but im just starting so im not gonna give up but my dad dont want me take photography has my career in future but thank you for giving me hope again
Looking forward to buy a new DSLR. Which one should I buy among Canon 800D or Nikon D5600? Or should I buy a used 80D? I want to capture streets, moving subjects, landscape and portraits (in some occasions) and astro-photography (in future).
Excellent advice for all interests be it photography, art, writing etc
excuses like having no money is a legit one in my eyes. even if you use a cheap Polaroid, you still have to pay 25+ euro for 8 shots and we all know it takes practice to become somewhat decent at photography. same with iPhone, it's still an incredibly expensive device. also being a loner is not a bad thing. I like to go wander alone and photograph things I find interesting and then it's MY photo instead of 20 guys going to the same location shooting the same angles. but it can be insightful.
They didn't say you have to GO OUT with other people. They said share your photographs with other artists for criticism
xnox sharing photos was another different thing they said later in the video which indeed is a good thing. I was talking about their first point about not being a loner and that you should go on photowalks and online forums and stuff.
I've learnt most from college courses, not for the qualification but through taking part in class critiques. That 30 minutes in the class is so important, but too many people get criticism and critique mixed up. My wife and I both have disabilities and although unfortunately my health has made getting out difficult this year, I'm still reading and learning photography, and I'm doing a lot more 35mm and 120 images. My degree is law, don't think that has anything to do with photography but my trade is being a chef, which in a way does. Have you ever noticed those that refuse to change have had mundane careers? We have been really lucky in the UK recently we had "Britain in Focus" that taught us a lot about the history of British photograph, it should be on BBC iPlayer if you want to see it, really recommend it. I do share but I don't like Instagram, it makes all my photos square, in the geometric sense not the boring sense. I'm sure I've done something with my settings. The one thing I won't do is any video where I am speaking, but that is based around my breathing difficulties. Great video, sorry my comments are more than slightly disjointed but your video rang so many chords I tried to get down as many as possible before I forgot them.
I love you guys! Making the art of photography a wonderful, demystified joy!
Would you ever broadcast on 21.9? I hear is the new thing but not sure how hard or what are the cons about it.
I think it will be awesome.. I have a 34" 3K 21.9 Monitor.
reddit has a great community as well, /r/PhotoTechnique /r/PhotoCritique /r/Photograhy /r/AskPhotography /r/ITookAPicture /r/PostProcessing etc
it's pretty much anonymous and people mostly give constructive feedback. each is a little different, /r/PhotoTechnique doesn't allow mentioning/discussion of gear, only the photographs technique for example whereas /r/PostProcessing is mostly centred on how the photograph is edited etc.
Again very useful stuff you two, much thanks !!
Great instructional video.
I learned something new today.
Keep up the great work!
Thank you
Great Video Guys. Listening to this I feel like these ideas work outside of photo too which is great to hold to yourself too everyday. Thanks
Thanks!
I am a loner...but found through experience that is how I prefer it. I joined a local photography club but did not stay as I personally found a few to be photo snobs.
Theytoldmetodoit1 Who sit there for hours editing that perfect image
Love your videos. Keep up the good work and some really good advice.
You are correct on the fear issue. I try to teach my daughters that almost all decisions made out of fear are the wrong ones.
Need advise! I live near Lake Tahoe. There is a gallery there that has no joining fee, they just ask for 40 percent of every sell. Should I try to join gallery? Also you can only show your art for one month at a time, unless your work is selling well.
40% is not unusual. Go for it.
Thanks John
I agree. I've heard of 50% being more normal in the fine art world. Being able to sell your work is hugely rewarding. Value the dealer and keep producing new work.
I retired 6 years ago. A few years ago I was invited to join a small local camera group. My photography interest had waned quite a bit; similar to writers block. I didn't realize that it would evolve into an "interview". I expressed my desire to get together with other shooters in hopes of revitalizing the passion (instead of being a loner). I also indicated that I was a Minolta/Sony shooter. I guess I didn't cut the mustard with the group of Canon shooters. I was never invited back. I have gotten back on the saddle so to speak; but it sure left a bitter taste in my mouth. I remember years ago, after I had to make the switch to Sony from Minolta; a senior associate at my local camera shop advised me that real photographers don't shoot Sony.
Tony & Chelsea Northrup Should i buy nikon d3300 for better processor or nikon d5200 for higher number of autofocus points(more cross type autofocus points also).? please suggest me.
Hi, Tony, Hi, Chelsea! Have enjoyed your podcasts over the last months -- love your work. I thought of a podcast topic about a guy called Gottfried Lindauer. He started out painting over pictures of early colonial NZ settlers. He moved on to painting some amazing Māori chiefs and leaders. Anyways, he had to make his $$ so often made a series of the same painting with different lighting and tones that were sold throughout NZ. At a recent art exhibition there were 14 copies of Heeni Hirini or Ana Rupene and child. Like you mentioned in this podcast -- painting and photos -- the medium is different but the ideas are the same.
thanks so much for this lovely video God bless you and for what you doing to help we the upcoming photographers and pro-photographers ....
Chelsea is so sweet and sincere it's breaking my heart. Change; I'm an old guy, but I need to get a smart phone and learn instagram, tweeting, texting and so forth. But I don't want the thing plugged into my temporal, Borg style, which seems like the next step that some people might welcome.
Thanks for the encouragement! I've learned so much from you guys since I bought my first good camera last summer.. Learning is so much fun, and you two have a great method of communicating to each other and to people like me...thank you!
You mentioned someone who is severely visually impaired and has a photography blog. Could you link to that, please? I'm legally blind (20/70 at best with correction) and got started in photography because it literally helps me see. I would love to check out his blog.
I wanted to ask his permission before I shared his name:
Chris Gampat from the blog The Phoblographer!
Thank you. I actually already follow his blog, though I've fallen a bit behind on reading it.
Fantastic radio sound in this format. Love it! :)
What is your advice for shooting with low E windows?
With as much information as y'all give to us, i'm certain y'all get a lot of negative feedback. However, i look forward to seeing these videos and i've watched some of them more than once even. I've always been a bit of a nerd when it comes to learning about many things. Im not even a photographer but i do own a camera lol. I'm typing this just to say keep up with what you two are doing. Y'all seem like good people and i look forward to hearing Tony speak scientifically about photography and Chelsea always makes quirky comments. Her comments really make this channel that much more genuine. You two are perfect. God Bless and dont change anything y'all do.
What is a good Nikon landscape/wildlife camera?
D500 or D7500.
I agree with you Tony about the self limiting. People build walls and they dont even realize it. Like the elderly (when I was helping people with computers 20 years ago) saying 'ah, I'm not computer literate....". Why not? I wasnt born with a computer brain. I taught myself. You have to jump into the pool, and THEN you can make a decision if you want to keep swimming or not.
I’m guilty of all of these things, as much as I hate to admit. I need to step my game up. Great video.
re-Self-Limiting, I can identify with this, for I still worry about not having Lightroom catalogue my photos, and see videos of lightroom so difficult to follow, I have avoided it, though I do use Photoshop as it is nearer imo to Corel Photopaint which I used before Adobe CC started. I will give Lightroom a go because, yes, ignoring it is sellf-limiting. Many thanks Tony and Chelsea for discussing this, regards, Joe.
what microphones are you using in this podcast? please reply
one thing I found when giving constructive criticism is people will say " photography is an art form." so basically no matter how level, lack of color, contrast, composition, etc.. they will just get upset and say it's subjective to the person. so I just keep my mouth closed.
Ok, just going to hop in here to defend MS Edge a bit. It has some good stuff going on. I still use Chrome at work. Mainly for the extensions, device preview, sort-of reliability and being able to switch profiles easily. But browsing, shopping whatever, Edge has the edge; nicer UI and typography too. Peeves me that Chrome can try hijacking all my rams. Hands off!
Such excellent advice. I'm totally the same with flash as you were Tony, because I also mostly like wildlife and landscape photography, so I've not learned how to use it. I really should learn to do it properly. I'm also irritated constantly by everyone wanting to get the most likes on their photos, so find things like Instagram irritating.... but I probably should use it.
More one great video, keep the good work. Lear alote with you two. thanks
I really learn a lot from each video. I hadn't really considered that You-Tube seems to bring out more haters but as I think about it, that seems true. It is a lot easier to criticize than to do the work I guess. I also believe there are a lot of sad, lonely people who crave attention and use You-Tube to get it. Great work C&T. Keep doing what you are doing.
hello, how to make my 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 as a perfect lens for portraits? I bought a bundle that contains 2.2x telephoto lens to 18-55m lens , is that OK? thanks