I enjoy your perspective on perspective. Thanks for showing the examples that help us to see the difference between the snap shot and the photograph that is "a little bit better." You always seem to present such practical advice. Thanks for your efforts.
This is exactly my problem: impatient companions resulting in travel snapshots. Your video is a good reminder of getting closer or finding other angles without letting your companions wait too long
So glad I found your site. Big Fan now! hoping to use your suggestions and techniques on my trip to the middle east soon. Thank you for your incredible perspective and time teaching. Maybe I will come back with at least one decent shot.
I’m so happy you found me too and that you are enjoying the videos. Have a great trip and good luck with all your photography. Thanks so much and take care.
Ray your thoughts, perspective and especially your voice inspire people to see photography the way the camera and lens does when done right. Great conversation and photos, keep up the great work.
Thanks Ray Sir, the best photography educational video ever. Sir you explain it in very simple way, but it's change all the prospective of how to see any thing... Thanks again for such a great knowledge...🙏
As ever, Ray, thank you for giving us these tips on creatively taking a picture....Now, if only I can remember to use that knowledge instead of grabbing a snapshot, well I think I might come back with some good pictures. "it's not what you see, but how you see it"...my mantra. Joan
Great perspective! I often soot my first impression of a location without seeing the hidden gem of a shot only a look away. Your videos are so informative and easy on the mind. They give me a new way of seeing and creating. Thank you...
Thank you for being out there for us. Another knowledgeable video. You are making sense in otherwise very complicated matter as Art and I'm not taking about just photography! Thanks again!
Ray, this video is spot on target! When preparing for a trip, I used to get all excited about the possibilities of images I was going to make on the trip. Only to be frustrated and disappointed ultimately. In my experience, non-photographers have absolutely no patience for photography. None. I finally adopted an new attitude. Now my plan is to keep it simple with one camera and one lens (35mm equivalent). I try to work the subject just a bit, as you recommend. If I can get some time away from my companions for myself during the trip, then great. Time for some artistry. Otherwise, it's about the trip, not about my photography. By the way, I limit my equipment with a purpose in mind: in the continuing battle between FOMO (fear of missing out - not having tons of photo stuff with me to cover every contingency), I avoid the "tyranny of photography": having to haul and fuss with all that stuff, suffer creative frustration and disappointing results, and even being left behind by my fellow trippers. Free at last. Your video nicely presents a practical way to bridge the gap above. Thank you.
Wow. It seem to me that you have REALLY figured it out. Good on you. Thanks so much for the nice note and good luck with all your future travel photography.
A good discourse Ray and a reminder that we all sometimes shoot a little too wide particularly on vacation. I often make landscape photographs with longer primes therefore forcing one to isolate a subject.
Isn’t that the truth. Naturally, we get excited when we travel and often gloss over or forget key elements to making good photos. Good luck with your next set of travel photos Peter.
Next trip is Italy and I’ll be spending time with a photojournalist in Venice. He promised to help me slow down and see a little more effectively. Your brief tidbits are helpful in tuning me back up. Been out of photography for more than a decade...loving all the new digital,processes.
Hi Ray, I've just come across your vlog by pure chance and love what I see. I've been travelling and shooting photos for over 40 years and really enjoy your easygoing style and the way you suggest an alternative perspective to taking better photos that tell a story. Looking forward to watching your other tutorials............cheers.
Good video Ray. Since retiring i have more time now for my hobby and travel. This has shown me more opportunities to take shots with different perspectives. Thank you.
Hi David. I’m happy that you have more time for this great passion now that you’ve retired. Thank you for your nice words and I wish you the very best in travel and photography in the coming years.
you liked the bike idea eh? esp w/ contrasting colors....i like it too. Your thoughts on abandoned bldgs is incredible, I love them too and the hubs thinks Im nuts and wont stop most of the time. lol. And the lupins was real initeresting, I saw my photos at the #1, but Im going to take these tips on my next trip. I put this vid off for a while, and glad I waited right b.4 our vacation. Another great perspective as usual. You always open my eyes, Thanks
I enjoyed the brisk but thorough evaluations of your photos. Your advice applies well to some recent travel photos of mine. When I got to processing them in lightroom I found that I did a lot more cropping than I anticipated. Thanks.
Great video! Thanx alot!🙂👍 Your voice and how you speak remind me of Bob Ross (The Joy Of Painting), one of my favorites on TV...😃👌 By the way... Did I hear you say that beach is on P.E.I.? I was there and in many places in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick on vacation when I was nine years young, about 23 years ago... Awesome experience! Best regards from Germany, Sven
Great tips this video makes me think makes me want more from from my photographs, I will be putting the tips into practice when next out on a photo shoot thanks for the inspiration.
I do a fair amount of travel, in the U.S., and put my photos into video. I balance the need for 'establishing' or 'record' shots and the hidden beauty of textures, reflections, or emotions. That way you can see it and feel it.
Thanks Carlos. While I don’t at this time have a video specifically on flashlight or fill flash I do have over 70 other tutorials. Give them a peek and see if there are others that fit your needs. Thanks for watching and have a great day.
Hi JP. Either lens will work but obviously you have more flexibility with the zoom lens. The idea to fill the frame is easier with longer focal lengths and 50mm is a little longer than 35mm. Good luck.
As a viewer probably half your age or more I didn’t find any of these photos inspiring. Maybe it’s just not my style of photography as I typically do portraits. Even the get closer fill the frame shots all felt very cliche.
I enjoy your perspective on perspective. Thanks for showing the examples that help us to see the difference between the snap shot and the photograph that is "a little bit better." You always seem to present such practical advice. Thanks for your efforts.
Actually, I THANK YOU for the nice words and for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video and have a wonderful day.
This is exactly my problem: impatient companions resulting in travel snapshots. Your video is a good reminder of getting closer or finding other angles without letting your companions wait too long
So glad I found your site. Big Fan now! hoping to use your suggestions and techniques on my trip to the middle east soon. Thank you for your incredible perspective and time teaching. Maybe I will come back with at least one decent shot.
I’m so happy you found me too and that you are enjoying the videos. Have a great trip and good luck with all your photography. Thanks so much and take care.
I could watch your instructional videos all day sir! Excellent ideas and examples.
I’m really happy you are enjoying the channel. Have a great weekend.
Exactly what goes wrong on every vacation. I should watch this video on vacations every morning as a reminder before I leave the hotel room.
Thanks for the nice comment and have a really nice day.
Ray your thoughts, perspective and especially your voice inspire people to see photography the way the camera and lens does when done right. Great conversation and photos, keep up the great work.
Your kind words are much appreciated. Thanks for watching and have a great day.
Love that video! Will watch it again every time before I go on vacation as a reminder that I can do better.
So glad you liked it and may all your vacations be great!
another great video Ray, can't wait to try the things I learned! thanks!
Thanks so much Bart.
Thanks Ray Sir, the best photography educational video ever. Sir you explain it in very simple way, but it's change all the prospective of how to see any thing... Thanks again for such a great knowledge...🙏
Thanks for the kind words and for taking the time to watch. Glad you enjoyed the video and have a wonderful day.
As ever, Ray, thank you for giving us these tips on creatively taking a picture....Now, if only I can remember to use that knowledge instead of grabbing a snapshot, well I think I might come back with some good pictures. "it's not what you see, but how you see it"...my mantra.
Joan
Hey Joan. Thanks so much and I like your mantra😊 Have a great day.
Very practical and helpful tips, Thanks 🙏
Thanks so much Abhay and thanks for watching.
Great perspective! I often soot my first impression of a location without seeing the hidden gem of a shot only a look away. Your videos are so informative and easy on the mind. They give me a new way of seeing and creating. Thank you...
You’re welcome Paul and thank you for watching.
Thank you for being out there for us. Another knowledgeable video. You are making sense in otherwise very complicated matter as Art and I'm not taking about just photography! Thanks again!
Hi Ivaylo. You are so welcome but thank YOU for caring and taking the time to watch. I hope you have a wonderful day.
Ray, this video is spot on target! When preparing for a trip, I used to get all excited about the possibilities of images I was going to make on the trip. Only to be frustrated and disappointed ultimately. In my experience, non-photographers have absolutely no patience for photography. None.
I finally adopted an new attitude. Now my plan is to keep it simple with one camera and one lens (35mm equivalent). I try to work the subject just a bit, as you recommend. If I can get some time away from my companions for myself during the trip, then great. Time for some artistry. Otherwise, it's about the trip, not about my photography.
By the way, I limit my equipment with a purpose in mind: in the continuing battle between FOMO (fear of missing out - not having tons of photo stuff with me to cover every contingency), I avoid the "tyranny of photography": having to haul and fuss with all that stuff, suffer creative frustration and disappointing results, and even being left behind by my fellow trippers. Free at last.
Your video nicely presents a practical way to bridge the gap above. Thank you.
Wow. It seem to me that you have REALLY figured it out. Good on you. Thanks so much for the nice note and good luck with all your future travel photography.
A good discourse Ray and a reminder that we all sometimes shoot a little too wide particularly on vacation.
I often make landscape photographs with longer primes therefore forcing one to isolate a subject.
Right you are. Good advice and thanks so much.
Superb and super great explanation
great reminders...I get caught up in traveling with my wife and forget to "see." I have a good eye, I just have to remember to use it!
Isn’t that the truth. Naturally, we get excited when we travel and often gloss over or forget key elements to making good photos. Good luck with your next set of travel photos Peter.
Next trip is Italy and I’ll be spending time with a photojournalist in Venice. He promised to help me slow down and see a little more effectively. Your brief tidbits are helpful in tuning me back up. Been out of photography for more than a decade...loving all the new digital,processes.
Like always thank you Ray for your didactic class. Is pleasure to see you. Kind Regard. Federico F. Moy from México.
Hi Federico. Nice to hear from you and thank you. I hope you have a great photography day!
Another positive video that raises relevant ideas & tips - thanks Ray
Thank YOU. I’m happy you enjoyed the video and I hope you have a great day.
Extremely helpful video, Ray. Thank you! I find your before and after technique very effective to understand how to change my composition.
Super! Thanks Marian and have a great weekend.
Excellent. I just came back from a trip abroad where I faced the exact "snapshot" dilemma that you've described, and these tips are spot-on.
Thank you Ido and have a great day.
Excellent, thank you! I'm about to go on a short trip away, this tips will be very handy!
I’m glad you can use the tips and I hope you have a wonderful trip.
some great tips and tricks here!
what great advice, i will keep them in mind next time i will travel
Sounds great! Have a wonderful day.
Hi Ray, I've just come across your vlog by pure chance and love what I see. I've been travelling and shooting photos for over 40 years and really enjoy your easygoing style and the way you suggest an alternative perspective to taking better photos that tell a story. Looking forward to watching your other tutorials............cheers.
Hi Brendan. So glad you found the channel and thank you for the really nice comment. Welcome and I hope you have a wonderful day.
Excellent... you've given me some ideas I can work on.
Hi Bob. Thanks so much and good luck to you.
Good video Ray. Since retiring i have more time now for my hobby and travel. This has shown me more opportunities to take shots with different perspectives. Thank you.
Hi David. I’m happy that you have more time for this great passion now that you’ve retired. Thank you for your nice words and I wish you the very best in travel and photography in the coming years.
you liked the bike idea eh? esp w/ contrasting colors....i like it too. Your thoughts on abandoned bldgs is incredible, I love them too and the hubs thinks Im nuts and wont stop most of the time. lol. And the lupins was real initeresting, I saw my photos at the #1, but Im going to take these tips on my next trip. I put this vid off for a while, and glad I waited right b.4 our vacation. Another great perspective as usual. You always open my eyes, Thanks
Thank YOU Liz. Hope you enjoy your vacation and good luck with your photos.
Thanks Ray. Loving these videos!!
Hey Steve. Glad you’re enjoying the channel and make sure you have a great day! Cheers!
Very helpful video as always! Thanks Ray!
Hey Moises. Hope you are well and thanks. Have a very good day!
Ray that was a very informative tutorial for me, it helped me with ideas for my next photo outing, as always great job. thanks for sharing
Hi Hector. Glad you enjoyed it. It’s always great to come up with new ideas so I’m happy it helped. Thanks for the nice comments and have a great day.
I enjoyed the brisk but thorough evaluations of your photos. Your advice applies well to some recent travel photos of mine. When I got to processing them in lightroom I found that I did a lot more cropping than I anticipated. Thanks.
Hi Ted. Thanks so much and yes, we all are caught in the “crop dilemma” from time to time I’m sure. Thank you for watching and have a great day.
you never leave disappointed after watching Ray's videos...Btw, have you ever think of doing audiobooks, amazing voice!
Thank you George. Your comments are very much appreciated. I wish you a terrific week.
Thank you so much. This has been one of the most interesting and instructive tutorial I've ever watched!! Keep up the good work!!
Thank you very much Julio. You are very kind. I’m really glad that you enjoyed the video and have a wonderful weekend.
Great video! Thanx alot!🙂👍
Your voice and how you speak remind me of Bob Ross (The Joy Of Painting), one of my favorites on TV...😃👌
By the way... Did I hear you say that beach is on P.E.I.?
I was there and in many places in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick on vacation when I was nine years young, about 23 years ago... Awesome experience!
Best regards from Germany,
Sven
I did say P.E.I. Sven. It is amazingly beautiful out there. Thanks so much and I wish you a wonderful day in fantastic Germany.
Thank you so much. Hope one day I'll return to PEI again...🙂
Great tips this video makes me think makes me want more from from my photographs, I will be putting the tips into practice when next out on a photo shoot thanks for the inspiration.
Hey Alan. Thanks so much and I’m happy you enjoyed the video. Good luck with your next shoot.
I enjoyed that ,it was interesting. That eleven minutes went by very quickly. Thank you.
Thank you so much Anne. I hope you have a wonderful day.
Thank you Ray, very helpful tips!
Hey Sandra. Thanks so much and enjoy your day.
Really enjoyed the video
Thank you Juan and have a great day.
Great video !!!
Much thanks.
Good one or tip for me. I will go travel, the best fact of tips of this video, like ideal.👍👍 Thank you ever much, sir.
Hey there. Thank you and good luck in your travels.
Good night! 9:54 PM.
Some snap shots were equally good.
i loved seeing this video. keep going 😁
Thanks.
You are always right. Thank you
Well Nord, I’m not always right but thank you for your support. Take care and have a great day.
Thanks for sharing this video! I shared with Facebook.
Hi Vaun. You’re very welcome and thanks for watching and sharing. Have a great day.
Visual Art Photography Tutorials you're very welcome. My pleasure.
Thanks a lot for the tips
You are very welcome and have a great day.
I do a fair amount of travel, in the U.S., and put my photos into video. I balance the need for 'establishing' or 'record' shots and the hidden beauty of textures, reflections, or emotions. That way you can see it and feel it.
Very nice!
Very good and helpful, thank you.
Thanks for taking the time to watch and have a wonderful day.
Hey Ray, great video, do you have anything about light, flashlight, fill in flash....?
Thanks Carlos. While I don’t at this time have a video specifically on flashlight or fill flash I do have over 70 other tutorials. Give them a peek and see if there are others that fit your needs. Thanks for watching and have a great day.
Thank you for this! I have a kit lens (which is zoom 16-50mm) and a 35mm prime lens. What do you think I should use more?
Hi JP. Either lens will work but obviously you have more flexibility with the zoom lens. The idea to fill the frame is easier with longer focal lengths and 50mm is a little longer than 35mm. Good luck.
I just need to r ember those things.
Twistys house.
As a viewer probably half your age or more I didn’t find any of these photos inspiring. Maybe it’s just not my style of photography as I typically do portraits.
Even the get closer fill the frame shots all felt very cliche.
Hey Matt. If I’ve said it once I’ve said it a million times...it’s always in the eye of the beholder. Have a great day.
Thanks Ray. Really enjoyed that. Great ideas.
Thanks Peter. I really appreciate your kind words and I hope you have a great day.