I keep experimenting with the way I make these videos. I want to bring you into my journeys as much as I can. Please tell me what you think of this. Something I should keep doing? Also, about that somewhat controversial couple of questions… I’ve love to know what you think. Share your stories, views, ideas.
Your people work is so good I am now demoralised. I am too shy to get into the area to the depth you do but sometimes I do take a deep breath and try to establish a connection. I guess I am really happier shooting inanimate objects rather than people. But your tips have been taken on board and I will try them when next travelling. I don't think you should pay for photos other than in the Lumix promo type situation. Although I think it only fair to pay buskers if you take their photo, they are earning a living by performing and I think it rude to not throw something in their hat by way of thanks. This video is very helpful and something you should keep doing.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment! Don't be demoralized. I was shy for a long time too. Yes - buskers - makes sense. I don't really photograph them, but if I did, would make sense to pay for sure.
Great job. I think the questions are controversial because there is no right answer. I think you addressed the biggest "problems" facing the traveler who wants some "real" people pictures.
I loooove the structure, diversity, music behind the photos, and basically everything about this video! I don' share videos often but I will definitely share this video with my photo friends, thanks for making it!
What I think about your videos? I think it's amazing how much I can learn about travel photography and at the same time experience your way of travelling. So please keep this way of creating videos - using sounds, locations and photos to explain the topic and to show us the things you saw while you're travelling Good Job!
There are hundreds of videobloggers on the internet, Mitchell is by far the best photographer I have come across. When I look at his images, I think of great photographers like McCurry, Salgado, etc. Keep it up Mitchell !
Mitchell - absolutely spot on in every way. I mostly never ask for permission or even make eye contact. I just wander along, apparently fiddling with my camera controls, but all along shooting from the hip with my flip out screen (nobody even realises they have been photographed). Like you, I will never use a photo that would demean or embarrass. Like you, if they are working or busy, then I just keep shooting. To stop and ask for permission will always end up with a canned shot. Also, (again you are spot on), I never pay for a shot or to take photos. I have in the past but it always ended in disaster. This was a brilliant video Mitchell - you are one of the best (and your photos are next level). My only problem with you is that your vides are too infrequent - he he! If I may - I have studied for years the 'science' of photographing people and have written about it at length on my blogs - this is why I can say with authority that you are spot on. Some questions for the next video. May you vlog about how to find a good fixer when one arrives in the country? More on how to avoid dangerous situations. Can you tell us more on the mechanics of being a travel/people photographer - how your income is gained, where to source a market for images, travel/health insurance, keeping expenses down on the road etc. Finally, can you tell us some more on your lighting setup - do you use fill flash outdoors and are you still shooting with Panasonic cameras? There are more questions but this is too long already - I will save them for next time. Cheers philipsuttonphotography.com
Some great questions and some of them will be addressed in the coming videos. I have some planned, but, just seems like it's impossible to manage more than one every couple of months.
The educational content of your videos is just unreal. Not talking about lens sharpness and tech sheets but rather sharing some of your vast experience is just mesmerising to watch. It's unbelievable how much quality contet you have on your chanel. Not to mention the quality of your work is just exeptional. Stuff learned here can be applyed to just about any type of photography. Thank you. My spelling sucks..i know. Sorry about that.
Love your unconventional approach to your videos. They are not only very informative, but the way you shoot them on the fly while in the middle of your exotic working environments, vicariously puts us in the middle of your adventures, and make very enjoyable travelogues. You not only talk about how you make your amazing photographs but you also remind and immerse us in the details of the most basic needs of transport, food, lodging, and most importantly, how to connect with people from all over the world on the most fundamental level.
Thanks! Yeh, that's part of the aim, I want to take people where I am, or at least to provide a little window into that world. Thank you for your comment. 🙂
Another great way to share with your subject and show gratitude is to show them their photo on your LCD screen. Especially with kids this leads to even more excitement and opportunity. Even in the age of smart phones this small act can be greatly appreciated. If you have the means, carrying a mini-polaroid camera is another awesome way to share the moment with someone - and makes an irreplaceable portrait for those who can't afford this luxury.
Mini polaroid is great, as are the photos, but really depends on the situation. Do this somewhere with very excited kids and you've created chaos and won't be able to get any work done. 🙂 I like to leave this till the end.
Very interessant video. Usualy, people are looking for gears's video revues, but the most important is the way we practice. Thanks a lot for your tips and thoughts ...
I have always been inspired by photos on National Geographic Magazines since young! They are so strikingly beautiful and story-provoking! Now i know Mitchell is one of these types of photographer! Truly inspiring! Thanks bro!
Even though I have been photographing people for several years, I am still surprised when all of a sudden when I get shy and then usually miss a nice opportunity. I agree with your ideas in the two questions. Photographing people's lives and their actions in it is not a commercial exchange. If you are respectful and sincere, they usually are happy to share that moment of their life with you. Keep doing the videos...super helpful
“People Photography” - for the longest time I’ve been thinking about what should I call the photographic genre I’m most passionate about. Not exactly travel but not quite portrait either! Thanks MItchell - great insights from the video as well!
This is really fitting for me. My hurdle isn’t always the subject, it’s the people around, building owners, workers, grumpy security guards etc. It’s holding me back but I know I will get through it.
Again, EXCELLENT content. I have found that learning just a few words and phrases in the native language of the country you are in goes a LONG way! I have learned how to say hello. my name is bobby. how are you? Can i please take your photo? thanks very much. This is a great ice breaker and will usually illicit a HUGE smile on the person i want to photograph. Again, it doesn't work every time, but id say most of the time it works like a charm. And always offer to show the photo to the subject. :) I have also talked to photographers who get super annoyed when THEY are asked to take a selfie with a person or group of people. I have never understood this. I feel it is the least I can do. ALSO your explanation of paying for a photo was the best explanation i have ever heard. THANKS
You are definitely the most interesting person to listen to when it comes to photography on TH-cam for sure! This was sooo useful, inspiring and those shots of yours!!! Pure gold, I wish I could shoot like you and I will most certainly do my best to be as good as you are someday. Thanks for your work and keep it up!
Hi Sir: I'm an enthusiast photographer and student of journalism. For me this videos are amazing and your explanations are very clear. Back when I was in the service I traveled to 17 different countries (including Georgia) and I wish I knew what you are teaching in these videos. Thank you.
The "Behind the scenes" course was very useful. My travel photography has been more about illustrating renewable energy projects, but the same issues are very relevant. At least the people know why I am taking the photographs and I have been introduced to them by the people running the project, from which they have gained benefit.
You are a master photographing using natural light. Your images are amazing. Thanks for all the good advises. What a good way of living your life you have. Safe journey. Cheers.
You are absolutely correct, respect and always respectful is the key to street photography. I am a bit of an introvert so the challenge of people photography is gaining the confidence to responsibility show people in their best light. I have found I literally have to transform myself to go out an interact with strangers and give a piece of me to them and they me; it is so satisfying and life affirming. Super work as per your usual:)
Transforming yourself - yes, I absolutely agree. Sometimes we gotta do that. I had to do that a lot when I started, now it feels comfortable. Thanks for watching!
Great Video! I love your work and love people photography myself. Great tips on people photography! Thanks for sharing and teaching--you're a natural teacher!
I think you are right about the mental challenge. I don't find it easy talking to strangers, but you have given tips on conversation starters. I will have to look out for these opportunities. Well done with this video. And yes, I would like more on overcoming the mental obstacles.
Thank you very much. You make me want to grab my camera and go. I love gear videos, technique videos, and post-production videos. Your videos get my head working.
Just bought your "Full Package". Looking forward to learning a lot. I'm an amateur-enthusiast-prosumer who has begun to master the mechanical aspects of my Fuji X-T2 and just switched from Lightroom to Capture One. So I would say I have a good toolbox - now I want to develop my eye and my style.
Thank you and I believe that the course should help you. At the very least it should give you quite a few ideas that you can build on and practical advice on how to get out there and begin making this type of work.
Really loved it. Please share some Post Processing tips & specially for Colour Tones in Photographs. It will be very helpful as post processing is also an important part of Photography. Thanks.
I have to respectfully admit that ur pics r awesome u really understand photography & what u do.. Nice to hear from pro like u a lot to learn for me... Thx a lot love ur understanding & play with light
Awesome video! Your photos are amazing and I so appreciate your VERY helpful tips on how to photograph people. I appreciate your comments on respecting those you photograph and their culture. Thanks so much!
I purchased your people photography lessons and, to me, they are more than wise! I wish that this set of advice was also included! I LOVE it and I would love to share some of my "people" photos that were taken during homestays, visits to villages where they had never seen a White woman, or any White people at all, before and so on. I have been fortunate. I live "on the road," from country to country, taking photographs and I no longer have a "home' in the United States. 8 years of being an itinerant resident has paid off in many ways. Some places (I never stay less than a few months anywhere), I am able to talk with people on my own. In Viet Nam, I had a "fixer" who drove me around. I have vertigo and cannot drive. In Viet Nam, I bought a 3-wheeled motorbike and was able to go to so many places to get such wonderful photos! Life as a photographer is both good and evil; however, the "good" outweighs the "evil" overall.
Hi Mitchell. Your images are as awesome as your advice. Am also delighted with your Behind The Scenes" Course. Your people photos are touchingly beautiful. On reflection though, your tips are not actually "common sense" - they make GOOD sense (If common sense was so common - even in photography - there would be no need for your videos). Enjoy your photo tours, and thanks for sharing the experience and your craft with us.
The Tone and contrast of your photos are so perfect to me, is there any tips of your post production process, please make video about post processing technique.
Once again you have created an excellent video - good length, clear explanation of key points and always fabulous photos that make me want to strive for greater excellence. Please continue!
Excellent as always Mitchell. People photography when travelling is what I enjoy the most. I've got an article on this very subject coming out soon in a UK photo mag and I echo a lot of what you say. I personally like the fact that each image is unique to the photographer's experience so can't be replicated - the connection, the circumstance, timing, their personality and approach plus their vision, style and creativity etc etc. r.e. the video please keep them coming - I think your images really bring them to life (none more so than in your one about eyes). I saw you talk at photokina a couple of years back and your people shots inspired me to travel to Romania as a result. If you are at the show this year lets have a beer!
Great info again, Mitchell! Here's some of what I've learned over the years in my journeys outside my back yard. First, start in your own back yard to learn to work with people you will meet in the rest of the world. You won't blow a bunch of money and time to travel to somewhere exotic only to find you are shut out or that you needed to work out the kinks with your equipment and technique. It may take time and patience before you are accepted and you gain their trust. But, if you are respectful and occasionally share a few prints with them along the way, you will be able to dig deeper and become invisible, capturing the unexpected! During travel know a little bit about the cultural norms, learn a few words of pleasantry and smile a lot! A second person, preferably someone from the location or culture, even a fixer, is invaluable and will make the travel more pleasant plus you get a second set of eyes on you for security of both you and your gear. With the right person along, it make travel more enjoyable! I always have my iPhone and iPad along and both have collections of my travel work and if somebody is a little hesitant weather to let me photograph or not, show them goes a long way to opening the door and helps to communicate visually. It's similar to when somebody whips out a wallet photo of his wife, child, grandchild. This creates a human connection without words. Usually when I shoot in urban areas, I go small and unobtrusive, using a small, quiet camera, now an M43. The big DSLR cameras are great for image quality, but are large, obtrusive and loud for many intimate situations and can be intimidating so some. A few years ago I shot just with an M43 camera and a couple of lenses walking around Istanbul during a few days. I was nearly invisible (and my back and knees were grateful!). It's the same thing in the churches I where I photograph. When a member of the clergy sees a photo later and says "How did you get that? I wasn't aware of your presence!" I know I did my job well. Keep the videos coming and safe and fruitful travels!
Great travel video help. Thank you for all your positive suggestions and information. It is greatly apprecaited and well respected. Very well done and produced. Lots of great information, and good details. I know these blogs are not easy to complete.. Thank you again.
Great video, great photographs, great lessons.... looking forward to see more!! You make it all simple and easy.... and give me the feeling I have to get out with my camera.... inmediately!!
Again fantastic and useful video Mitchell. Thanks! I am a somewhat introvert person so my issue with photographing people is taking the hurdle to start doing it. Once I found that confidence I even like doing it.
Great video! I think your story telling is what makes me come back to your videos...almost philosophical, like Sean Tucker. I assume you travel alone so this might be hard to do, but I would love to see behind the scene footage of you and how you do this in real life. Awesome work as always!
Hey. Thanks. Yeh, I don't want to get too philosophical, but it's inevitable. 🙂 I do travel alone or with my wife and daughter and at the moment they're not the best candidates to film me behind the scenes. 🙂 I do want to get some footage of me actually working in the future. Let's see how this channel goes. If it keeps growing, I will dedicate more time to it.
Love your Channel! I just bought a Lumix gx80 after I experimented a bit with analog photography and there is so much to explore with the Panasonic, its crazy.. but it's getting somewhere :D Please keep up the nice work, I especcially loved the time laps sequences!
Great Video!! I just started following you and hope you post more. I traveled to Morocco as well and found it difficult to photograph people but it was a very enjoyable experience none the less.
Thank you! I remember when I ask you about this topic in one of your first movies and, by the time, I wasn't expecting something so well prepared and so good. Thank you! This is a great video and show a lot about your dream and great job!
I love your advice on how you approach people. In the segment on whether you pay people for photos, you mentioned that you do pay people when you get paid for doing commercial work, not personal. Does that mean you never get paid for personal work? Is your personal work merely for your love of photography. How do you make use of your personal work other than for your own enjoyment? Thanks again.
I may get paid one day for personal work. For example. I made photos in Mauritania ands a few years later they were bought by the US embassy in Mauritania. When I used to send images to magazines, I used to get paid. Also, my personal work in Indonesia landed me a huge project to shoot there for a large company. But, in general, the point of personal work is not to generate money as such. I'd say I do it more for the love of adventure and getting to know people, rather than photography, but yes, that is also a reason. Two reasons I suppose. And of course, in my courses and these videos, I'm able to use my personal work to illustrate all the points.
Excellent video. I've been wanting to do street photography/people shots, but have not yet taken the step. Your explanation of the process has made it much more comfortable to seriously try it.
Your videos are like lectures. Your style is great! The way you show and the storytelling, is just smooth. If you can, just keep on going. Congratulations and thanks to share your wisdom. Best of luke from Brazil.
mitchellkphotos nice to hear. I live in the state of Sao Paulo. If you come over and if you need hints, or support to shoot your photos here, please feel free to contact me...
Thanks Mitchell, this video is great! The mental preparation part is very interesting indeed, would love to know more about it. Still don't always find the switch, some days it works, some days not...
Super great work!! Am a huge fan of your dedication, inspiration, and that you share so much of your knowledge. Although I do not have a beautiful body of work to share, anything like yours, ... yet, ... , One favourite pic I caught was during a mad-mass of people doing a new phone-app trend that was like a treasure hunt (can't think of the name, right now). But there were hundreds of people in a beautiful urban park all staring at their phones and I caught the best shot of one distinctive fellow looking directly into my camera, with such a derisive, angry, and almost fearful look - I took the shot, anyway. He never approached me, and I decided not to approach him, either - just moved on. There is a lot of depth and story in that one pic - I'm glad I got that image! It reminds me about the lesson (and potential consequences) of when to stand your ground, stay safe, and be professional.
They don’t come along often, but when they do they are excellent. Such high quality content, excellent video again. Glad that you do quality over quantity. Best photographer on TH-cam in terms of the videos AND the photography!
Really enjoy your videos and how you present them. Great information and the sample photos are inspiring. Thanks for your valuable contribution to the photography world.
I honestly really enjoy your videos, they're so informative. I'd kill to shadow you on a few shoots. I just know that you have so much knowledge that I'd love to tap into.
Haha. I think being shadowed would be a nightmare for me. Unless there was a valuable skill someone had in return, like being able to make videos and stuff. Haha.
mitchellkphotos I get it, having a shadow is definitely not for most people. I've just started in photography so I'm afraid the only skill I could bring is making cupcakes haha🤣. But the best of luck for your travels and can't wait to watch your next video.
Really enjoy your videos Mitchell. I hope you keep making them. I also got your tutorials and am making my way through the content. I have a canon 6d with 24 -70. 2.8 but find myself using the fujifilm x100f the most these days
I keep experimenting with the way I make these videos. I want to bring you into my journeys as much as I can. Please tell me what you think of this. Something I should keep doing?
Also, about that somewhat controversial couple of questions… I’ve love to know what you think. Share your stories, views, ideas.
Your people work is so good I am now demoralised. I am too shy to get into the area to the depth you do but sometimes I do take a deep breath and try to establish a connection. I guess I am really happier shooting inanimate objects rather than people. But your tips have been taken on board and I will try them when next travelling. I don't think you should pay for photos other than in the Lumix promo type situation. Although I think it only fair to pay buskers if you take their photo, they are earning a living by performing and I think it rude to not throw something in their hat by way of thanks. This video is very helpful and something you should keep doing.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment! Don't be demoralized. I was shy for a long time too. Yes - buskers - makes sense. I don't really photograph them, but if I did, would make sense to pay for sure.
Great job. I think the questions are controversial because there is no right answer. I think you addressed the biggest "problems" facing the traveler who wants some "real" people pictures.
I loooove the structure, diversity, music behind the photos, and basically everything about this video! I don' share videos often but I will definitely share this video with my photo friends, thanks for making it!
What I think about your videos?
I think it's amazing how much I can learn about travel photography and at the same time experience your way of travelling.
So please keep this way of creating videos - using sounds, locations and photos to explain the topic and to show us the things you saw while you're travelling
Good Job!
There are hundreds of videobloggers on the internet, Mitchell is by far the best photographer I have come across. When I look at his images, I think of great photographers like McCurry, Salgado, etc. Keep it up Mitchell !
Haha. Thank you. 🙂
@@mitchellkphotos absolutely awesome, learned a lot from just this vid.. Thanks Mitchell ...
Mitchell - absolutely spot on in every way. I mostly never ask for permission or even make eye contact. I just wander along, apparently fiddling with my camera controls, but all along shooting from the hip with my flip out screen (nobody even realises they have been photographed). Like you, I will never use a photo that would demean or embarrass. Like you, if they are working or busy, then I just keep shooting. To stop and ask for permission will always end up with a canned shot. Also, (again you are spot on), I never pay for a shot or to take photos. I have in the past but it always ended in disaster. This was a brilliant video Mitchell - you are one of the best (and your photos are next level). My only problem with you is that your vides are too infrequent - he he! If I may - I have studied for years the 'science' of photographing people and have written about it at length on my blogs - this is why I can say with authority that you are spot on. Some questions for the next video. May you vlog about how to find a good fixer when one arrives in the country? More on how to avoid dangerous situations. Can you tell us more on the mechanics of being a travel/people photographer - how your income is gained, where to source a market for images, travel/health insurance, keeping expenses down on the road etc. Finally, can you tell us some more on your lighting setup - do you use fill flash outdoors and are you still shooting with Panasonic cameras? There are more questions but this is too long already - I will save them for next time. Cheers
philipsuttonphotography.com
Some great questions and some of them will be addressed in the coming videos. I have some planned, but, just seems like it's impossible to manage more than one every couple of months.
Good information! I would love to see a video of you interacting with your subjects.
The educational content of your videos is just unreal. Not talking about lens sharpness and tech sheets but rather sharing some of your vast experience is just mesmerising to watch. It's unbelievable how much quality contet you have on your chanel. Not to mention the quality of your work is just exeptional. Stuff learned here can be applyed to just about any type of photography. Thank you. My spelling sucks..i know. Sorry about that.
Thank you. 🙂
you're such a pro, thanks for these!
Love your unconventional approach to your videos. They are not only very informative, but the way you shoot them on the fly while in the middle of your exotic working environments, vicariously puts us in the middle of your adventures, and make very enjoyable travelogues. You not only talk about how you make your amazing photographs but you also remind and immerse us in the details of the most basic needs of transport, food, lodging, and most importantly, how to connect with people from all over the world on the most fundamental level.
Thanks! Yeh, that's part of the aim, I want to take people where I am, or at least to provide a little window into that world. Thank you for your comment. 🙂
Another great way to share with your subject and show gratitude is to show them their photo on your LCD screen. Especially with kids this leads to even more excitement and opportunity. Even in the age of smart phones this small act can be greatly appreciated. If you have the means, carrying a mini-polaroid camera is another awesome way to share the moment with someone - and makes an irreplaceable portrait for those who can't afford this luxury.
Mini polaroid is great, as are the photos, but really depends on the situation. Do this somewhere with very excited kids and you've created chaos and won't be able to get any work done. 🙂 I like to leave this till the end.
Really outstanding quality content... again!
Please proceed doing this type of videos! They are really inspiring and informative 👍📸
Thanks for watching. :)
If that's for real. It will be SOOOOO awesome!
Terrific information, and terrific production. Lots of informative stuff every travel photographer can use. Yhank you for your post and blog.
Very interessant video. Usualy, people are looking for gears's video revues, but the most important is the way we practice. Thanks a lot for your tips and thoughts ...
Thanks for watching. Yeh, gear is not everything. 🙂
I have always been inspired by photos on National Geographic Magazines since young! They are so strikingly beautiful and story-provoking! Now i know Mitchell is one of these types of photographer! Truly inspiring! Thanks bro!
Even though I have been photographing people for several years, I am still surprised when all of a sudden when I get shy and then usually miss a nice opportunity. I agree with your ideas in the two questions. Photographing people's lives and their actions in it is not a commercial exchange. If you are respectful and sincere, they usually are happy to share that moment of their life with you. Keep doing the videos...super helpful
Agreed.
“People Photography” - for the longest time I’ve been thinking about what should I call the photographic genre I’m most passionate about. Not exactly travel but not quite portrait either! Thanks MItchell - great insights from the video as well!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you Mitchel. Great personality you have, great photo's you make. Inspiring.
Thanks a lot. 🙂
It was cool and very helpful! Thanks
Thanks 🙂
This is really fitting for me. My hurdle isn’t always the subject, it’s the people around, building owners, workers, grumpy security guards etc. It’s holding me back but I know I will get through it.
Sometimes the hard part is getting access. Once you have that and can work in peace, everything feels easy. :)
Again, EXCELLENT content. I have found that learning just a few words and phrases in the native language of the country you are in goes a LONG way! I have learned how to say hello. my name is bobby. how are you? Can i please take your photo? thanks very much. This is a great ice breaker and will usually illicit a HUGE smile on the person i want to photograph. Again, it doesn't work every time, but id say most of the time it works like a charm. And always offer to show the photo to the subject. :) I have also talked to photographers who get super annoyed when THEY are asked to take a selfie with a person or group of people. I have never understood this. I feel it is the least I can do. ALSO your explanation of paying for a photo was the best explanation i have ever heard. THANKS
Agreed!
You are definitely the most interesting person to listen to when it comes to photography on TH-cam for sure! This was sooo useful, inspiring and those shots of yours!!! Pure gold, I wish I could shoot like you and I will most certainly do my best to be as good as you are someday. Thanks for your work and keep it up!
Michał Guzik haha. Thanks very much. That's a great compliment. 🙂
Thanks Mitchell, such stunning photos and useful advice. I am re-energised to put some of your advice into practice.
Awesome! 🙂
Hi Sir: I'm an enthusiast photographer and student of journalism. For me this videos are amazing and your explanations are very clear. Back when I was in the service I traveled to 17 different countries (including Georgia) and I wish I knew what you are teaching in these videos. Thank you.
Never too late. Thank you for watching. 🙂
The "Behind the scenes" course was very useful. My travel photography has been more about illustrating renewable energy projects, but the same issues are very relevant. At least the people know why I am taking the photographs and I have been introduced to them by the people running the project, from which they have gained benefit.
Excellent! Good to hear! 🙂
Excellent tutorial. Thanks for making this.
Great video ! Thank you very much :)
Welcome. Thanks for watching. 🙂
Hi man. You are basically the best video and photo maker i have seen. Great tips. Thanks man. Keep on doing your outstanding material.
Haha. Thanks for that. Trying. Experimenting along the way. 🙂
You are a master photographing using natural light. Your images are amazing. Thanks for all the good advises. What a good way of living your life you have.
Safe journey. Cheers.
Super helpful. Thank you.
Wonderful video man... and you photos are amazing... really aspiring!
Thank you
Thanks. Appreciate it.
love your videos Mitchell, very helpful ,just the kind of photography i love doing myself
Great to hear.
You are absolutely correct, respect and always respectful is the key to street photography. I am a bit of an introvert so the challenge of people photography is gaining the confidence to responsibility show people in their best light. I have found I literally have to transform myself to go out an interact with strangers and give a piece of me to them and they me; it is so satisfying and life affirming. Super work as per your usual:)
Transforming yourself - yes, I absolutely agree. Sometimes we gotta do that. I had to do that a lot when I started, now it feels comfortable. Thanks for watching!
Wow, great tips. Thanks
Great Video! I love your work and love people photography myself. Great tips on people photography! Thanks for sharing and teaching--you're a natural teacher!
Thanks. :) Never thought of myself that way, but, people seem to get something out of all this stuff, so, I appreciate your words. :)
I think you are right about the mental challenge. I don't find it easy talking to strangers, but you have given tips on conversation starters. I will have to look out for these opportunities. Well done with this video. And yes, I would like more on overcoming the mental obstacles.
Arright. Will take in onboard.
Thank you very much. You make me want to grab my camera and go. I love gear videos, technique videos, and post-production videos. Your videos get my head working.
Great to hear. Thanks. 🙂
Just bought your "Full Package". Looking forward to learning a lot. I'm an amateur-enthusiast-prosumer who has begun to master the mechanical aspects of my Fuji X-T2 and just switched from Lightroom to Capture One. So I would say I have a good toolbox - now I want to develop my eye and my style.
Thank you and I believe that the course should help you. At the very least it should give you quite a few ideas that you can build on and practical advice on how to get out there and begin making this type of work.
Really loved it. Please share some Post Processing tips & specially for Colour Tones in Photographs. It will be very helpful as post processing is also an important part of Photography. Thanks.
I have to respectfully admit that ur pics r awesome u really understand photography & what u do.. Nice to hear from pro like u a lot to learn for me... Thx a lot love ur understanding & play with light
Awesome video! Your photos are amazing and I so appreciate your VERY helpful tips on how to photograph people. I appreciate your comments on respecting those you photograph and their culture. Thanks so much!
Yeh, like I say, the respect part is important. No one owes us anything. It's a privilege to get an insight into people's lives. 🙂
I purchased your people photography lessons and, to me, they are more than wise! I wish that this set of advice was also included! I LOVE it and I would love to share some of my "people" photos that were taken during homestays, visits to villages where they had never seen a White woman, or any White people at all, before and so on. I have been fortunate. I live "on the road," from country to country, taking photographs and I no longer have a "home' in the United States. 8 years of being an itinerant resident has paid off in many ways. Some places (I never stay less than a few months anywhere), I am able to talk with people on my own. In Viet Nam, I had a "fixer" who drove me around. I have vertigo and cannot drive. In Viet Nam, I bought a 3-wheeled motorbike and was able to go to so many places to get such wonderful photos! Life as a photographer is both good and evil; however, the "good"
outweighs the "evil" overall.
Thanks for this insight. That's the best for me - not to belong to any one place. And yes, I do also believe that more good than evil. :)
Hi Mitchell. Your images are as awesome as your advice. Am also delighted with your Behind The Scenes" Course. Your people photos are touchingly beautiful. On reflection though, your tips are not actually "common sense" - they make GOOD sense (If common sense was so common - even in photography - there would be no need for your videos). Enjoy your photo tours, and thanks for sharing the experience and your craft with us.
Thank you for coming along. 🙂 Good to know. And yes, I'll keep sharing this sort of stuff then.
I just found your channel and you are such an inspiration. Thank you for what you do.
Thanks. 🙂
@@mitchellkphotos Your welcome.
Thank you really enjoy your lesson and creative ways.
Glad to hear that.
The Tone and contrast of your photos are so perfect to me, is there any tips of your post production process, please make video about post processing technique.
Just watched this now, very good!!! I like the end bit, where you explain paying for access but not the photo itself :)
Thanks. Yeh. Makes much more sense to me. 🙂
Once again you have created an excellent video - good length, clear explanation of key points and always fabulous photos that make me want to strive for greater excellence. Please continue!
Excellent as always Mitchell. People photography when travelling is what I enjoy the most. I've got an article on this very subject coming out soon in a UK photo mag and I echo a lot of what you say. I personally like the fact that each image is unique to the photographer's experience so can't be replicated - the connection, the circumstance, timing, their personality and approach plus their vision, style and creativity etc etc.
r.e. the video please keep them coming - I think your images really bring them to life (none more so than in your one about eyes). I saw you talk at photokina a couple of years back and your people shots inspired me to travel to Romania as a result. If you are at the show this year lets have a beer!
Haha. Awesome! :) Did you like Romania?
I absolutely loved Romania! Especially Maramures but even the touristy towns such as Sibiu and Sighisoara!
I love your work, please make more of these videos. :-)
That's the aim and then of course there's life and actual photography 🙂
what a super insightful video!
thanks for sharing your insight and thoughts with us!
really enjoyed watching this!
Thanks for that.
please keep doing these! I find your approach very natural and artistic! You are a big inspiration for me!
These portraits are soo alive!
Great info again, Mitchell!
Here's some of what I've learned over the years in my journeys outside my back yard.
First, start in your own back yard to learn to work with people you will meet in the rest of the world. You won't blow a bunch of money and time to travel to somewhere exotic only to find you are shut out or that you needed to work out the kinks with your equipment and technique. It may take time and patience before you are accepted and you gain their trust. But, if you are respectful and occasionally share a few prints with them along the way, you will be able to dig deeper and become invisible, capturing the unexpected!
During travel know a little bit about the cultural norms, learn a few words of pleasantry and smile a lot! A second person, preferably someone from the location or culture, even a fixer, is invaluable and will make the travel more pleasant plus you get a second set of eyes on you for security of both you and your gear. With the right person along, it make travel more enjoyable!
I always have my iPhone and iPad along and both have collections of my travel work and if somebody is a little hesitant weather to let me photograph or not, show them goes a long way to opening the door and helps to communicate visually. It's similar to when somebody whips out a wallet photo of his wife, child, grandchild. This creates a human connection without words.
Usually when I shoot in urban areas, I go small and unobtrusive, using a small, quiet camera, now an M43. The big DSLR cameras are great for image quality, but are large, obtrusive and loud for many intimate situations and can be intimidating so some. A few years ago I shot just with an M43 camera and a couple of lenses walking around Istanbul during a few days. I was nearly invisible (and my back and knees were grateful!). It's the same thing in the churches I where I photograph. When a member of the clergy sees a photo later and says "How did you get that? I wasn't aware of your presence!" I know I did my job well.
Keep the videos coming and safe and fruitful travels!
Some great points. :)
Good tips. Similar to things I have learned over the years, but some good new ideas.
Great photos and video. I think I might buy your course.
Thanks. Appreciate it. 🙂
Dude, you re easily my favourite youtube photographer. Thank you so much for sharing your content. All the best
Thanks. I am not sure if I consider myself a TH-cam photographer or a photographer who simply uses TH-cam. Haha. 🙂
Tons of valuable information, well done, well presented. Also great inspiring work. Thank you!..
Great travel video help. Thank you for all your positive suggestions and information. It is greatly apprecaited and well respected. Very well done and produced. Lots of great information, and good details. I know these blogs are not easy to complete.. Thank you again.
Thanks for these tips man!
excellent as usual, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching.
your photos are so beautiful and so eye catching!! you are my hero.
This must be the best tutorial I've every seen. Thanks a lot. Really excellent work!
Great video Mitchell. Would definitely like to hear your about overcoming the mental hurdles about photography in your next video.
Won't be in the next one, but, perhaps somewhere down the road.
Excellent quality content. Great work!
Great video, great photographs, great lessons.... looking forward to see more!! You make it all simple and easy.... and give me the feeling I have to get out with my camera.... inmediately!!
Haha! That is the perfect result then! GET OUT WITH YOUR camera! 🙂
I love your videos man! you are awesome!
Haha. Thank you. 🙂
Again fantastic and useful video Mitchell. Thanks! I am a somewhat introvert person so my issue with photographing people is taking the hurdle to start doing it. Once I found that confidence I even like doing it.
For sure, that's how it generally works.
thanks! yes please keep doing this!
Great information in this video !
Great video! I think your story telling is what makes me come back to your videos...almost philosophical, like Sean Tucker. I assume you travel alone so this might be hard to do, but I would love to see behind the scene footage of you and how you do this in real life. Awesome work as always!
Hey. Thanks. Yeh, I don't want to get too philosophical, but it's inevitable. 🙂 I do travel alone or with my wife and daughter and at the moment they're not the best candidates to film me behind the scenes. 🙂 I do want to get some footage of me actually working in the future. Let's see how this channel goes. If it keeps growing, I will dedicate more time to it.
Great work and great lecture. Thank you!
This is extremely helpful! I cannot thank you enough for all these tips. Thank you very much.
Great to hear that. Thanks for watching! 🙂
Love your Channel! I just bought a Lumix gx80 after I experimented a bit with analog photography and there is so much to explore with the Panasonic, its crazy.. but it's getting somewhere :D Please keep up the nice work, I especcially loved the time laps sequences!
Great Video!! I just started following you and hope you post more. I traveled to Morocco as well and found it difficult to photograph people but it was a very enjoyable experience none the less.
Thank you! I remember when I ask you about this topic in one of your first movies and, by the time, I wasn't expecting something so well prepared and so good. Thank you! This is a great video and show a lot about your dream and great job!
Thanks 🙂
I think this is your best video so far, great content, and the storytelling keep me captivated... thanks for sharing!
Thanks. Curious to see how it goes. The next one has even more of a story-telling aspect.
I love your advice on how you approach people. In the segment on whether you pay people for photos, you mentioned that you do pay people when you get paid for doing commercial work, not personal. Does that mean you never get paid for personal work? Is your personal work merely for your love of photography. How do you make use of your personal work other than for your own enjoyment? Thanks again.
I may get paid one day for personal work. For example. I made photos in Mauritania ands a few years later they were bought by the US embassy in Mauritania. When I used to send images to magazines, I used to get paid. Also, my personal work in Indonesia landed me a huge project to shoot there for a large company. But, in general, the point of personal work is not to generate money as such.
I'd say I do it more for the love of adventure and getting to know people, rather than photography, but yes, that is also a reason. Two reasons I suppose. And of course, in my courses and these videos, I'm able to use my personal work to illustrate all the points.
Excellent video. I've been wanting to do street photography/people shots, but have not yet taken the step. Your explanation of the process has made it much more comfortable to seriously try it.
Can't get anywhere without trying. Gotta try. 🙂
Your videos are like lectures.
Your style is great!
The way you show and the storytelling, is just smooth.
If you can, just keep on going.
Congratulations and thanks to share your wisdom.
Best of luke from Brazil.
I don't know about "wisdom" but, that you very much for watching! 🙂
Antonio Olinto Ferreira hey. One more btazilian here...
I'm coming to your country SOON...ish! 🙂Next year. I hope!
mitchellkphotos nice to hear. I live in the state of Sao Paulo. If you come over and if you need hints, or support to shoot your photos here, please feel free to contact me...
@@mitchellkphotos that's awesome
Love your work Mitchell. Very kind of you. Wonderful teaching style. Already have some of your other stuff
Thanks. :)
Thanks Mitchell, this video is great! The mental preparation part is very interesting indeed, would love to know more about it. Still don't always find the switch, some days it works, some days not...
Taking notes. That video might come soon. 🙂
Super great work!! Am a huge fan of your dedication, inspiration, and that you share so much of your knowledge.
Although I do not have a beautiful body of work to share, anything like yours, ... yet, ... , One favourite pic I caught was during a mad-mass of people doing a new phone-app trend that was like a treasure hunt (can't think of the name, right now). But there were hundreds of people in a beautiful urban park all staring at their phones and I caught the best shot of one distinctive fellow looking directly into my camera, with such a derisive, angry, and almost fearful look - I took the shot, anyway. He never approached me, and I decided not to approach him, either - just moved on. There is a lot of depth and story in that one pic - I'm glad I got that image! It reminds me about the lesson (and potential consequences) of when to stand your ground, stay safe, and be professional.
Well said.
Great contents. Thanks for sharing.
Superb ... Thank you.
I'm off to India for a month photographing, this is very helpful.
👍📷
Excellent video. Very valuable for people photography. I have been waiting for your videos. :)
I hope I can manage with the next one sooner. 🙂
Great video Mitchell, your photos are incredible !!
Thank you. 🙂
Great information Mitchell, thanks for posting.
They don’t come along often, but when they do they are excellent. Such high quality content, excellent video again. Glad that you do quality over quantity. Best photographer on TH-cam in terms of the videos AND the photography!
Haha. Thanks. Great to hear you enjoy the content and feel that way. Appreciate it. 🙂
Really enjoy your videos and how you present them. Great information and the sample photos are inspiring. Thanks for your valuable contribution to the photography world.
Great to hear that. Thank you!
Excellent work and great tutorials...inspirational
Your work is really awesome! I'am wondering if you could share how to edit photos like that. This natural look edit is killing me :)
Well done sir!
Great video! You answered some of my biggest questions. I've been shooting for about a year and really want to expand into more people shots.
I honestly really enjoy your videos, they're so informative. I'd kill to shadow you on a few shoots. I just know that you have so much knowledge that I'd love to tap into.
Haha. I think being shadowed would be a nightmare for me. Unless there was a valuable skill someone had in return, like being able to make videos and stuff. Haha.
mitchellkphotos I get it, having a shadow is definitely not for most people. I've just started in photography so I'm afraid the only skill I could bring is making cupcakes haha🤣. But the best of luck for your travels and can't wait to watch your next video.
Fabulous photos as always, Mitchell...tons of life, movement, emotion! Priceless tips for someone trying to do it better! Thanks so much!
Great talk from a wonderful photographer.
Thanks very much! :)
Keep Sharing Really awesome videos..........
Great content as usual. I look forward to seeing more
Clare S working on more. 🙂
Great photographer, and good tutorials. Kudos!!!
Thank you.
What a valuable things i heard today .... thanks alot buddy
Your chanel is small but outstanding. Like your photos.
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Really enjoy your videos Mitchell. I hope you keep making them. I also got your tutorials and am making my way through the content. I have a canon 6d with 24 -70. 2.8 but find myself using the fujifilm x100f the most these days
Yeh, nice and small :)
this is probably the most useful video i've come across on this topic, great job!!
Fabulous! thank you from Canada.
Hey! New video. You are awesome