Landscape Photography | Things I Wish I Knew Earlier
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- In this video I discuss things I wish I knew earlier as a landscape photographer. I talk about the understanding of light, camera gear, weather, tripods and more.
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One of the best endings of all your videos so far! LOL
I don't know how I feel about that 😂🤔
@@ThomasHeatonPhoto Scared?
I almost clicked off right before, but I scrolled down and saw this comment. Thanks for the lol @thomasheaton.
The ending. So good I forgot everything you said previously....
Damn. Unintended consequence.
I'm STILL laughing at that ending. Truly HAS to be the BEST ending to any video. Its fantastic to see all the gang back together! Can't wait to see all your adventures together. Enjoy guys :)
My secret formula..... don't try to fit photography in with a family holiday..... create a proper opportunity.
The gang is back. Can't wait to see all the stories from various perspectives.
Focus is such a mine field of conflicting information for new shooters. And even for long time enthusiasts like myself, it can still be a real struggle to decide on what approach to actually take for a given shot. I keep notes on things I've learned or worked out re composition or shooting techniques and have the following for focusing styles:
1) focus on infinity: when there is no specific subject or immediate foreground.
2) focus on subject: when there is a specific subject and no close foreground.
3) double distance focus: shots with specific foreground to background compositions. Find distance to nearest subject that needs to be in focus, double that distance to focus for best DOF (sort of a compromise between hyper focal and focus at 1/3).
4) focus 1/3 into frame: general shots with no specific subject and some fore ground interest. Can be replaced with DDF.
5) hyper focal distance: magic. also for showing off math skills to newbies. Of no practical value in the field :P
6) focus stacking: how to focus like Thomas Heaton!
Thomas, I'd love for you to devote a video (or two!) to the practical application of some of your various techniques for picking focus (beside focus stacking), on scene with real images that require different focus methods. I think seeing the thought process worked out in real could be a real time help to groking focus (for me anyway).
Always good to hear/reinforce the basic stuff. Glad to see you are on your second beer. Cheers
Your last point is one of my biggest struggles, and I'm relieved to here someone who takes incredible images like yourself had that issue too. OMG the ending.... so damn good.
OH My Goodness!!!! I laughed so hard at the ending of this!!! All your expressions were PRICELESS!!!! Funny stuff right here!!!!
Pretty sure every photographer goes through this same list! I just upgraded my tripod...game changer not having to fiddle with it every shot! One thing I will say though is that working with the soft lenses, flimsy tripods and subpar gear, you learn how to use what you have and find the limit of what you're using. You can still make a great photo with inexpensive gear if you stay within those limits.
There really is a major secret ... BE THERE and bring your camera! (and HAVE FUN)!
Shirt idea? ‘’It’s always infinity’ 🤷♂️
"to infinity, not beyond"
Haha, you nutters! The pastel coloured houses at Tobermoray are awesome - oh and the whiskey is something else! Enjoy and looking forward to Sunday Vlog :)
Nicks face was priceless 😆🤣😱
Hello,
As a french speaker I was wondering about that famous "hell" bracket... but now did understand the L meaning. Anyway that looks really handy and I probably get that one of these days.
Awesome at the end made me laugh for good hahaha
Philippe From Belgium
J’ai bien ri Philippe :D
J’ai acheté un L Bracket y’a 1 mois et ça change vraiment la vie
Hope you enjoyed Patagonia! I think it would be interesting to have the Gang Of Four in a video discussing where to focus for the best DoF because you seem to have a range of different focusing methods amongst you all. Love you videos and images! Grandpa Wes
Your video is, as always, fantastic. But please don't record while driving, there are enough distracted drivers out there as it is.
I honestly get where you are coming from, but having spent the last 40 years as a professional driver, I think what he is doing would not be a distraction, in it's own way, it could help keep him alert on a long drive.
Lol. Had a feeling of creepiness. Oscar for supporting creepiness. Nick P
The ending was like a trailer for the shenanigans that are about to follow in your next few videos!
Brilliant ending! So unexpected from a Heaton vid.
Brilliant, uncle grumpy and his mates at the end, love it. Great video though, I'm quite new to landscape photography, your chanel has inspired me to get out and shoot images whenever I can and has helped me to improve my photography as has uncle grumpy and the other nutcase living in Canada so thanks to you all.
Always reverse park!!!! Makes it easier to get away at speed after robbing the banks!
What a pleasure to watch, Tom. I'm not new to landscape photography, but it was great reminiscing. Cokin Filters - been there, Kit Lenses done those and Cheap Tripod - got the T shirt. And photographs I'd rather not remember (bet they were worse than yours). But I have enjoyed the journey and the learning along the way. ✌️
I always watch your stuff but must have missed this one, glad I found it though. I can certainly echo your comments on lenses, I too went through that "What fool would spend that amount of money on a lens !" but I learned in the end. A friend of mine asked me why I didn't trade in my two Canon DSLRs and buy the latest "whizzo bang" mirrorless gear ? All I did was point to my collection of Canon L glass and said "That's why, you can have a 'worse' camera body but you can't compromise on the glass ! "
Great video. One thing that took me a while was understanding what contributed to good light; eg high altitude clouds making for a good sunset. A video about weather and light would be great
Yep, love the ending :-)
I think we all started on those "red" Cokin filters, they were shocking! 😂 Driving past the family farm I grew up on at 1:08 😉
Probably because they were the first square filter system and that was such a huge step forward that we accepted it as an acceptable price for the flexibility they brought.
I have never laughed so hard watching one of your videos before! The ending, I didn't even see it coming!
Funny ending. loved it.
At my desk doing paperwork and look what pops up..Good evening Mr Heaton...! (you never told me you didn't have a driving licence !! :-) ...thought for a minute it was going to be a 12 minute car park manoeuvres video !!)
He had his seatbelt on everytime he backed up!
Yes, I had the 'no cheap lenses' epiphany too. I've never really bought a top-drawer lens as they're out of my budget range, but I soon realised that you need to spend more than £80 :-\ I was last on Mull in 1990 - I wonder how much has changed? I look forward to the videos. That ending was superb, by the way - you totally got me :)
Great video and an even better ending!
Ha-ha... loved the ending! Also just spotted your van registration. You must have been chuffed to bag that one! Looking forward to the next video with the gang in tow.
Ahaha I had the same Cokin filters, I bought two of them so I could stack them, they were horrible :D
The moment I put them for the first time in the holder they were already scratched, and the purple casting was insane :D
LOL, awesome ending!
The end was hilarious!!! You guys should get an Oscar for that performance 😂😂
thats was I was saying!
Awesome! L bracket goes on my birthday wishlist!
In my humble opinion, other than the L-bracket, I felt one should have a nodal rail in his/her bag especially if he/she took pano very often. I do understand nodal rail is not really require if all the subjects in the frames are at a distance from the camera, but one will appreciate how much it make your life easier during post processing when you have both foreground and background subjects in the images.
My first camera was an old AE1 with just a 50mm. I always wanted a zoom and when I got a small35-70mm, I initially thought I had made it. The 50 prime constantly made great images while the short zoom was a struggle. I finally ditched the short zoom and got a Vivitar Series one 70-210mm with a great macro on it. To this day, I believe it was my best setup I ever had.
Live and learn
As usual another great video from you. I smiled when you videoed from the deck of the ferry showing the other small ferry heading in the opposite direction as it was the Lismore ferry. Lismore is lovely small island you pass on the way to Mull and my daughter used to stay on Lismore.
Looking forward to seeing your images from Mull. Enjoyed few visits there when I worked in the area and visited the island for business. As for the advice, L-bracket is a permanent feature on my camera and bought mine after watching one of your vlogs a while back.
Haha here I am expecting a nice peaceful and relaxing ending. 😂
The beginning is always hard, but with hard work hopefully we will get there 😊 thanks for sharing 👍
Nice surprise ending. But, i knew we were in for some kind of comedic surprise when you said in the beginning you were going to meet up with other photographers from Canada and USA. Gavin is known for his hilarious set ups. I'll bet it was his idea, Eh? All of your actors were spot on queue including Adam (a good straight man) and Nick (another good instigator). I got a good belly laugh out of that one.
Epic ending!
Lots of great information and a few hardy laughs. I love your videos and I’ll be looking for an L bracket soon. P.S. Makes me a bit queasy watching you drive on the “wrong” side of the road, and that you do it from the “passenger” side of your vehicle.
Good point about "driving on wrong side of the road" - couple of thoughts for you ...... British cars have the steering wheel where it is for exactly the same reason as you, so the "feeling" is just the same. We learn to change gear with the other hand. Habits form for us exactly the same way. Possible dangers ..... taking the vehicle you're used to driving into a country where they drive "on the wrong side" ........ needs care and attention, but "queasiness" is quickly overcome ! I drive my UK vehicle regularly in Europe.
And so it begins....another adventure with the boys. Good vid Thomas but man, I jumped at the end
Haha, great ending to a cool informative video. Im just starting out in video/ film and actually discovered your channel through an earlier video of yours where you talked about gear and b roll. This was also useful to me. Time to binge on your content a learn a load more. I will look forward to more videos. Thanks for sharing.
The ending killed me lol ;-)
Great video! Thanks for the tips! Great ending!
LOL, that ending. 😂
It’s nice to see other youtubers inspiring and influencing your videos. Gav’s videos are no offence, really funny and they seems to be rubbing off on you. 😁👍🏻
indeed loved the end even if I was expecting it :)
Yes. I learned the hard way too. Best ending yet!
The ending was so funny.. I'm still laughing!!
Love the ending! LOL!
That guy sounded really proud of his ferry, and all its life aiding things
Almost like he is so confident about the safety measures in his ship, that he secretly hopes the event of the sinking takes place in the foreseeable future.
Hahahaha yeah
Better ending than GoT!
Liked your pointers.. For me I think it is the confidence
Loved the ending.... LMAO
Nice Ending Tom
Another brilliant video Tom👍 loving the van👌 that ending was priceless 😂👍 looking forward to seeing more vlogs of the mull trip 😉
Thanks a lot. Glad you enjoyed it 👍
It stresses me out so much to see you drive in the left lane. 😂😂
Matt Morris the left lane is the right lane
Wax Wings Photo you wouldn’t want to do that where I’m from, buddy. Ha!
@@41gbmatt you prefer that I say "the right lane is the left lane"? 😂
First third of the video: backing out of a parking space! Oh, the shenanigans hinted at the end are gonna be good!
Hillarious man
Best ending ever. Ordering an L bracket now.
Would like to see you do a video reviewing your best and worst images emphasizing the time (timestamps) of day you took them in relation to lighting conditions.....
Hope you see this and answer it- I'm still confused on best thing to use for filters? Circular polarizers or just ND or variable ND? My guess would depend if there was a lot of water, glass or reflective surfaces in your image. Which do you recommend? The system I see you use with the slide in glass really isn't an option for me so I use screw on filters. Thanks for any advice.
My favourite moments of UA-cam for 2019 🤣🤣😂😂
Love Wednesday. Enjoy your videos. Good information.
BEST ENDING EVER!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHA
Great video. And your van's reg - F11 HTN. Lol!
Lovely video, so relaxing. Until the end, that is 😱
Absolutely class.
Love this - same mistakes I did when I started - Thanks for the great review.
Great video but think it’s just put me off getting a camper 😂
Thomas ..... little "tip" back at ya' ..... if need be reverse into a parking space ...... so much easier to "drive out forwards" ! Nice vid !
I know, but I'm so lazy.
At least in the reflection of your sunglasses, you're on the correct side of the road ;-)
That kills me every time!
That ending 🤣
What a brilliant way to make the trip easy. Talking to yourself (us) lol. I need to ask you how have you mounted your camera to the dash to face you and I take it that your using the M50 for that. Love the faxing forward GoPro as well I k ow how you do that remember you saying in a video once haha.
Killer mate. I seriously think that Baron Von Page should have been naked though ;)
That's really disturbing, I love the idea
Well of course you do ;) @@QuietLightPhoto
Yep Gear matters, you can be beyond novice with skills and be held back by your gear limitations, that is where im at with my Sony Nex5r I have a decent stable aluminum pro ish quality tripod and ball head or gimble I can use , but im stuck with crop sensor noise and dynamic range need full frame and Gmaster or better glass now.
Excellent video but surely not advisable to vlog while driving; it’s bound to be a distraction as was evident from the video.
I love this little photography crew you guys have !!! Great Video!!
L bracket is a good one 👍 Really changes how you take your vertical images, makes it so much easier !
Epic ending Thomas!! HAHAHA!! Can’t wait for the next episode with the gang! 😁
Lol, that ending xD
Boy can I relate - I think this is actually one of your best videos to be honest. I mean I love the vlogs and all that but you be helping alot of people just starting out with this vid, anyways have a good one
Brilliant! Lenses changed everything for me. My L bracket needs to go in the bin tho, don’t buy too cheap! The faces at the end! 🤣 classic!
You must have gotten quite the looks walking around with a GoPro between your teeth (reflection at 9:00)! 😆 On a more serious note: I'm relatively new to landscape photography and I find myself nodding with every point you've made. Understanding light and composition? Spend on good glass? L-bracket? Check, check, check. Haven't even finished the video yet! I wonder if you'll touch on the value of shooting RAW and learning to edit. [resumes playback] [reaches the end] [falls off chair in hysterical laughter]
Was that Stirling services you stopped at?
Great video as always, would be really grateful if you could give me a steer here. I love my Landscape Photography and over the autumn and winter will be all over the Landscape stuff however in the summer months I love taking pictures at motorcycle races such as the TT on the Isle of Man and the Irish road races as well as local trackways. I have been using a Canon 18-135mm kit lens on a Canon 80D and feel its time to purchase a quality lens and have my eye on a 70-200mm L lens however I'm not sure wether to buy the 2.8 or F4 lens at almost half the price, can you keep me right please would really appreciate the help. thanks in advance....Si
So glad I stuck around until the end! hahaha. Looking forward to you clowns and your latest vids. I have a friend who suddenly wants to be a pro photographer and thinks all my photos are 100% post. Keeps asking me, "So that's a great photo. Teach me how you did that in post". I just don't reply. Hopefully one day he will get it. However, from here forward I'm sharing this video. :) Thanks again Thomas.
I see Gavin brought the crazy with him.
Great informative video just what's needed to learn from experience and have already taken on board some of the advice, although I did fail by buying cheep filters!!. However I am really disappointed that you chose to video this whilst driving your van and clearly at some points not in full control or even looking at the road ahead. Its never worth the risk
OMG you 4 cracked me up - great ending!!! lol
Sage words from The Master of Landscape Photography.
Everyone has technical knowledge thanks to the Internet, but it still takes practice to develop some meaning in your images. It's strange to talk to people who deeply understand camera specs etc... but have terrible pics. I think I'm slowly emerging from this space myself.
You just slated most of my gear 😂 and sadly what is cheap to some others have to save for.
I understand what you are saying and agree if it's in your means then go for the high quality stuff but some of us can't.
For me it's the pleasure I get from photography that means the most and at 60 years old it's a hobby and not my living.
Brilliant ending lol..
Kit lenses these days are (mostly) much better than 20 years ago, and cheap primes are a great way to get better quality without costing an arm and a leg. The photographer is still the most important part, and I think the enjoyment is the most important part of the photographer 😄
I think another good tip is to go out and shoot often. If you go out shooting, and then go out again a few weeks later, and then go out a few months later, you won’t remember anything you learned the previous times out. You have to practice often if you want to stay sharp with the knowledge and techniques or it’s like starting from scratch every time.