5 SIMPLE TIPS to MASTER Blue Sky Photography (It's EASY!!)
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Hi Henry, thanks for the 'name check' 🙂. Having followed your channel for a long time It was a really nice surprise to meet you up there, what a beautiful day it was and we virtually had the place to ourselves! Another cracking' video by the way........Keep em' coming! Hope to bump into you again at some point.👍
Hello Mark, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. It was a pleasure meeting you up there mate and thanks again for sharing the spot! 👍🏼
I've been with you since you started and it makes me smile to see your progress, like a pianist that has gone from chop sticks to Chopin.
Cheers Jeffrey haha!
Nothing but blie skies in the wether app fo rthe next half week. So this is a good place to come fro some inpiration.
That landscape reminds me of the salt deserts in South America!
Love shooting in Monochrome. Amazing how many photographers learned to shoot in Monochrome and many photographers don't like shooting in monochrome. I think it is cool to shoot in every mode and not limit yourself to one genre or another.
Thanks for the inspiring shots and videos! I have recommended you to many of the photographers I run into and hope they check you out.
Love how you spun around the tree with the drone. Awesome feature of the drone.
Really nice Henry as always. Loved the one with the frozen pool and the frozen air bubbles trapped under the ice. Super nice location.
Chers Henry for another cracking video. I've never thought to shoot winter in monochrome, but it's a no brainer. More snow on the way here later this week, so good time to try it out! Thanks.
Educational masterclass Henry sooooooo good! that’s me focused for summer when I’m usually a bit lost
Thank you Andy!
Another quick but maybe obvious tip is to get a good polarising filter or two and use step up or step down rings to save having umpteen CPL's in varying thread sizes.
Last time I was shooting around sunrise at Mono Lake and a young man wandered by carrying some pretty fancy kit. We exchanged greetings and I recall saying I'd probably switch to hand-held pretty soon as the light improved. "Yeah, but the light's getting pretty harsh then," he said. "So?" I said. "I bet I can get some great stuff to process in black and white." The idea had clearly never occurred to him. :) So use the light you get and open yourself to the possibilities.
Absolutely!
Loving the first two mono shots Henry
Nice information, thanks.
Worth clarifying about polarizers: a) It matters where the sun is. 90° to the sun gives the maximum polarizing effect. 2) It's good to do a few shots with different degrees of polarization. Sometimes a black sky looks too much like Mars.
Hands down the best way to shoot in clear bright skies is with infrared - with a properly converted IR camera
What a fantastic day, I love snow and I also love a clear blue sky, so perfect for me.
The drone footage circling the tree was awesome.
Thanks for sharing your adventures Henry.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks a lot!!
I love the tip about getting the tree branch above the horizon 😊
Thank you Henry. I’ve been struggling on my last few outings in very busy/messy woodland areas to find clean compositions. Was lovely to see the simplicity in your photos this week. Perhaps I need to take an axe out with me next time to make some space!
Brilliant so good wish I lived closer.
Great advice, I also go out in early morning or late afternoon to use the low sun angle to create more dramatic shadows
I just spent an entire day in these exact conditions today, and watched this video as I off loaded the images onto my computer.
Supurb Henry. I agree with another “commenter,” Andy Simpson, this was a master class in B&W creativity in full blue skies. Thanks for the great video
Many thanks!
Perfect video for someone like me who lives where the skies are cloudless 90% of the days. Loved how you worked in the frozen pools with the long shots. Always a joy to watch.
Thank you very much!
Nice one Henry and some great shots to boot. Thanks.🍷
Thanks 👍
No more Olympus? Thanks for the videos, you are good at this!
The last images... Beautiful in colour... Sensational in mono
Thanks a lot 😊
Some great tips on handling blue skies Henry!
Glad you like them!
If you're shooting in monochrome, try a red filter if you want a blue sky looking black, either via a filter or through 'Picture Styles' via your camera menu.
While a polarizer can have the desired effect of darkening the sky, it also produces a blue blob (or black blob in b/w photos) when using wider angles. These days, you can achieve a lot of that desired effect in post. For example, Nik Silver Efex would allow you to apply a red filter that would darken the sky (or darken in Lightroom or Photoshop). Or, I suppose you could use an actual red filter if you prefer to capture it in the field.
Some great advice here - thanks Henry., Also thanks for extolling the virtues and strengths of shooting B&W in these circumstances.
Thanks for watching!
some great nuggets of wishdom Henry thank you for sharing !! some superb image, Ansel Adams feel about the snowy black and white
Thanks for a great collection of ideas, Henry. In outback Australia, where I take a lot of photos, clear and harsh blue skies are the norm. I look forward to incorporating your tips on my next trip out there.
Sounds great!
Another great video Henry, as an aside, I have just spent a week in Venice, where I shot almost exclusively in black and white. Good tip about separating the tree from the horizon, something that I sometimes forget to do in my excitement to get an image! All good images, but I did like the colour shot towards the end.
Thanks Henry. I recently started dabbling in B&W and have really enjoyed the results. Your tips here are really useful and your results…..well…mint….!
Great to hear!
These are some of the best photos you've taken 😎
Thanks Russ!
Sometimes all I have is blue sky so this one was a good pointer
Thanks Henry, this is a subject which has always intrigued me, (esp when I liven in Aus!)
Lovely video Henry. I know those places on the northern moors with bright cold weather, some snow plus massive contrast. I love the textures of the patterns of shadows created by the snow covered tussocks and boulders. They can make great images even in colour. I used to shoot with ASA 25 slide film and a 35mn Rollei with a polariser. The longer the shadows the greater the texture of the landscape and deep blue/black skies like in the high mountains. Those conditions also make for a beautiful, exillerating day out in the hills or mountains, invigorating the soul. Thanks for uploading, brought back many memories. 😊
The one issue with using a CPL to darken the sky is that you're going to get inconsistent darkening (the dreaded dark blob) on wide-angle shots. While there's no real way around that in color photography, if you are determined to get a B&W shot, you can use a yellow or even a red filter to darken the sky consistently (it was a standard technique for Ansel Adams), or get the same effect with the color sliders in Camera Raw or Lightroom.
Yellow, Orange, and Red filters could be used to darken the sky with B&W film. I'd assume they would work for digital as well.
Nice one Henry.... welcome to my playground.... some special trees further aroundcthe lower shelf and a wonderful cave near by, gladly show you next time your in the area 😉📷👍🏻
Great video Henry ! Some great tips there ! Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it Paul, thanks a lot!
Thanks for the info Henry, I'll bear that in mind. Would love some clear night skies to come along soon, lol. Did you intend "to melt your tips together" in snow.... Melt, pun intended or not, lol
Love the monochrome shot at 6.50
Yep I would go black-and-white for this type of scene. Definitely I would also look at some micro landscape photography. What do I mean by micro not macro look at small scenes capture something that smaller and more interesting that you could use in colour or black-and-white stop looking at the big Vista because in this lighting situation the big wide open landscape is not gonna look great it can but I would go with more micro style Photography a bit like the one with the pylons in the water
Brilliant video Henry and the black and white shots are superb. Many thanks for a quality video. Best wishes.
Brilliant mate
Thanks Craig
Enjoyable video, Henry. Your 5 points were helpful for me, and the B&W shots were stunning. I need to train myself to 'think' B&W. I'm afraid I've missed many B&W opportunities because I'm not mindful of the possibilities. Thanks for the reminder. 👍
Thanks for taking us along on your adventure... a truly inspiring location.
Glad it was helpful!
Henry, I shoot in Arizona where cloudless skies are more the norm than not. I'd be curious to see you monochrome shots in this video in color.
Henry, first I want to thank you for the energy and passion you share about landscape photography, I'm always looking forward to your next video post, inspiring as few! Also, have you tried infra-red photography with blue skies?, It does add drama to a boring scene, but it may not work as well with snow, as green is one of the scene colors that get a huge boost from it,.please let us know your thoughts about IR photography. Again, thank you for such a wonderfully inspiring landscape photography channel! Best!
Thanks! I haven’t tried IR but it definitely looks interesting to me
Love your intimate details in the landscape.
Nice images Henry and abstract images is definitely a good opportunity to capture some interesting subjects especially in a nice low winter sun. Another tip is....if you have clear blue skies stay out, enjoy the night sky too 🙂
Many thanks! That's a brilliant tip regarding the night sky!
As always, a well done video with so much information. I live in California where for most of the year we have cloudless bright blue skies. Those skies may not hold a lot of interest, but they aren't a distraction either. Our vast expanse of California Blue can be used as a strong element in many scenes. For instance, that clear blue is stunning behind a green foreground. In a cityscape it becomes a non-distracting design element when placed behind a skyline. In a scene with a lot of contrast range, it can be amazing what happens when you add color contrast that includes the blue sky. When I have a very strong subject it often is complimented by the lack of detail in the sky. I like the monochrome take that you have on this too Henry. Because of your video I'll have that in mind more often. BTW, it is worth every moment spent watching your videos to see your photographs. You are an amazing photographer and equal to that as an educator. Thanks.
Thanks so much!!
Another great video today!!
Thanks a lot!
Superb video as always, thanks for posting Henry
My pleasure!
Henry. Great video. Some superb views of Ingleborough. Twisleton looks great in the snow. The tree shots do look better in B&W, it’s something I will definitely try. Will it work on flat grey boring skies?.
Thanks! I love B&W on grey days too, definitely
Hi Henry, another interesting episode and thanks for sharing... What you need with your Tikka is a Keema Naan, get one that the size of an elephant's ear and you can wear it under the jacket as insulation on the way up! Some really good images again, not to mention some very useful tips. Thanks again... the old faithful Jetboil is still going strong!
Thanks mate, and what a great idea regarding the naan hah!!
You nailed that last B&W image. Then the decision is about colour filters in post processing to make things pop. And do we add cepia. B&W done well is amazing
Great, inspirational stuff from your as always Henry.
Thank you John :)
Some great tips and stunning shots
Thanks!
Excellent episode. Clear, useful, and fun to watch.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another great video Henry.
You had some amazing conditions.
Great tips as always.
You captured some fantastic image's in B & W.
Look forward to the next one.
Many thanks!
Lovely video Henry all your images were epic great tips again 😊
Thanks a lot John
Another great Video Henry. You're so enthusiastic & so inspiring.
Thanks so much!
Thanks Henry for some great tips.... love the B&W images in an interesting location... cheers from Australia 🦘🦘🙂
Great stuff Henry, excellent images.
The type of conditions that stay in the memory for a long time
Absolutely
Great advice 👍. Tremendous pics as usual ! Missing a couple of poppadoms though 😂
Next time! Haha Cheers mate
Great vlog, outstanding images. I think this vlog is in my top 10 of your vlogs. Love the dales
Glad you enjoyed it
Another awesome video, Henry! Full of great tips and beautiful photos. I look forward to and enjoy all your videos. You have enormous talent and a personality to match.
Thanks so much!
Great video and shots ❤ Plenty of tips to help me as a newbie 🙏
Glad it was helpful!
Another great video ( as usual ) with really useful tips . I'm stuck watching from a hospital bed , but wishing i was out and about with my camera instead ...
Look forward to seeing your next adventure 👍
Love the video and photos. I have just started taking some pics in monochrome, and really enjoying it.
Great to hear!
Having a Nikon P950 I cannot do all the wonderful things you are doing. Just started this a couple of months ago. Love your videos,learned a lot of it when it comes to compositions etc. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Excellent video yet again, love shooting for B/W especially with film, got a trip out to Manchester today to buy an old Rolleicord 😊
Yet another excellent vid Henry, 2024 has certainly started well for you, long may it be like that. Loving the black and white shots. 👍😎
Thanks a lot 🙏🏻
Brilliant thanks Henry, absolutely love the monochrome photos. My CPL for my 200mm lens has just arrived so cannot wait to get out again with my camera. Thanks for all the tips, much appreciated. Graham
Thanks Graham, I hope you get some good use out of the polariser, I love mine!!
Thanks for another great video Henry, I have friends you will not entertain shooting on clear sky days, personally I do not have a problem, you make what you can of the conditions at the time, the problem I have in shooting in B/W is that as, soon as I import them into light room they turn straight back to Colour which is extremely frustrating
Thanks for watching Malcolm
Hi Henry, great vlog as usual, just a quick question any news on your olympus camera as you haven't mentioned it for a while 📸👍
Some great tips there Henry, and another great video. Not sure about the food though 😅
Cheers haha
I do like the images, but I still prefer color. Even on blue sky days 😂
Will try more BW photography after this 👍🙂
Great 👍
@@HenryTurnerphoto 👍
Very nice as always. I'm still trying to get a feel for dof on my Z7ii, having come from m43 where I didn't have to think about it too much. Are those last photos at f/14 focus stacked or single images? And where did you focus? 1/3rd in?
Thanks Mike. They weren’t focus stacked. I focused about 1/3rd in yes 👍🏼
I never thought about B&W photos on a blue sky day. This video was very helpful. Is it better to take the shot in color and then covert to B&W in post processing or it makes no difference?
Glad it was helpful mate. Either is fine, whatever you prefer
What is the difference between b/w in camera or shoot in colour and covert to b/w in post . Will it make a difference ? Love the channel Henry .
No difference Malcolm, I just like to shoot B+W in camera as I can see the photograph in monochrome as I’m shooting. 👍🏼
Thanks, I was wondering the same thing!
Thank you Henry, i always value your tips and advice. I just do not understand your first photo. I saw snow (white/bland) and browny land (bland). The only thing lifting this bland vista was the beautiful, blue sky. Why not celebrate this and shoot in colour and make the sky the hero to an otherwise bland/dull scene?
Nothing wrong with doing that mate, the way I shot it was just my personal preference in this instance! 🙏🏻👍🏼
@@HenryTurnerphoto Cheers
What’s the difference between taking the photo i b/w and taking it in colour and change it to b/w in Lightroom afterwards? Many thanks for the tips they seem quite usefull.
Thanks! No difference, just whatever your own preference is 👍🏼
My only comment is one should beware of your own shadow on a clear day.
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You absolutely need to use the 15 to 30mm focal lengths, too, or you lens will become imbalanced!
How long does it take to boil snow in the jetboil? Seems you could've saved your drinking water for drinking. 😁
Never tried it actually haha 😂
@@HenryTurnerphoto to be fair, that's probably just an Australian concern. 40°C today with a hot desert wind!
Hi Henry
What’s happened to the olympus ?
Still waiting for it Alan 👍🏼👍🏼
@@HenryTurnerphoto olympus need to get a wiggle on they or missing out on all that publicity
Hi
Forgot to ask you
What sort of drone would you suggest for a beginner?
Thanks
I have absolutely no idea why you guys don’t like blue sky. I prefer the blue sky way more than the black sky.
Just a personal preference mate 👍🏻🙏🏼
@@HenryTurnerphoto It is indeed. I love the blue sky set against the creamy white landscape.
Where is the OM-5?
Still waiting
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