I Was In A Creative Rut, So I Tried This
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Landscape photography doesn't always go the way we want it to, and sometimes I struggle to maintain my photography motivation, especially when photographic conditions are dull. In this video I photograph multiple exposures with my Nikon Z7 II and create some abstract work which transforms the mundane into the extraordinary. Thank you to MPB for sponsoring this video. Buy, Sell & Trade Your Gear: bit.ly/3A5UKSs
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Andy Grey is an absolute master at this , especially his post processing. Don’t understand why he has so few followers. He turns blurred images to Impressionism . Well worth watching .
And there I was thinking my tremors would only be a bad thing for my photography 😀
For a moment there Heaton you weren’t making any sense, and I am not even intoxicated nor high-and I was like what is this guy waffling on about now?
I decided to continue listening and I get what you mean, although I have to write that I liked the snapshot of the non-ICM tree.
It seems gimmicky this new way of photographing, but the results are quite nice-shows energy and movement.
Sorry, ICM is not for me. If you’re feeling down with photography, watch Henry Turner. His enthusiasm is infectious. He makes the dullest day seem bright.
Wow, never thought that motion blur can create such a impressive and abstract artistic photo. The first black and white image really amazed me and opened my eye of seeing abstract images. Nice job Thomas!
People can see art in anything, apparently.
@@doghouseriley4732 Seems like you just don't understand art
@@ares5858 "Understand art" - that's so funny. Like it is something, literally by definition, that you can understand. That's made my day, thanks.
@@doghouseriley4732 That's what makes it so interesting.
@@doghouseriley4732 just because pieces of art don’t have to have meaning or purpose, it doesn’t mean that you can’t understand the concept of art. As someone as knowledgeable about art as yourself, I’m sure you know that real artists don’t care what you think about their images
What a great coincidence! I received an order last night for six of my images to be used for an exhibit inside a pub. These were all impressionist images made around 2006 using an Olympus E-20 (my first digital camera) with 6 mpx. The client found them on my old web site and loved them. They were all made inside local pubs using the very colorful available light from indoor neon signs, back lighted liquor bottle racks and ambient light coming through the windows and overhead bucket lights. Customers are seated at the bar, or playing pool, or playing Texas Hold'em poke while bartenders are serving them. I made 16x20-inch prints for the gallery which added to some pixelation and turned them into "water color" prints. They all sold at the time and I have not made additional prints until now. This is some of the work that I loved best when I was doing it and I'm so happy someone else is sharing my enthusiasm for them. Long live photographic impressionist art !! I'm happy that you illustrated how you made these images and I really liked that first one!
Most of my photos are NICM. Non Intentional Camera Movement.
Really appreciate the shout out Tom! 🙏😊 Good to see you're continuing to experiment!
Your the master of ICM Andy ❤️📷 I love the way you turn scene into something ethereal
I've been going through my own creative block/perspective confusion lately and I love that you still embrace something new regardless of whether your audience will like it. I've always been a landscape photographer, but I've found recently that my photos were lacking emotion. A human element and emotion was what I was lacking in my own creative desire - creating a sense of dissatisfaction. My photography has taken a massive turn and I don't care what others think. It's what makes me feel fulfilled in my art. And that is all that really matters. Audiences will shift - art will always be self expression.
Hey, Thomas. On another topic, I have a film negative crisis... That is, my venerable Epson V700 crapped out and hoped you had some 2023 tips on "whither scanning." I need to scan selected bnw and color 35mm with some 2 1/4 thrown in. So, do I go with the Nikon ES-2 attachment -- but I'd need to spring for macro. And good flatbeds are expensive and sort of a pain. Any ideas? Make a good vid?
You give me inspiration!!! Have you used image stabilization? Thanks, Thomas!!!
dude DUDE DUDE! YES! I have been doing ICM for years. Sometimes it's cool and sometimes it's incredible.
Hi Thomas. An exponent of ICM & ME, using Nikon is Stephanie Johnson.... been at it for years. I recently completed a 6 session course with her and learnt heaps. Worth checking out. I wil check out your link too. Good luck with it, it is such fun and rewarding when you get a good one. And yes, the beutiful landscape that you spend so much time on can produce very impressionist magical painterly images .I am specifically going to Sydney in June for Vivid and a workshop in the day time with Stephanie and, then I will have all night turning Sydney Icons with Vivid colour into magical ICM images. Can't wait. Cheers. PS... Kim Grant, one whom you mentioned a while ago now, I have been following her ever since, also is an ICM photographer from time to time.
Could you share the method of shooting ICM images without in-camera processing? Also, is RAW or vivid jpeg capture better? Thanks Tom!
Murr! No one has ever worked out what Murr is. You have revealed the forever secret. It's Motion Blurr (Murr). Fab video because you've highlighted the fact that A) You're still learning (as we all are) and 2) Just keep going because it gets you out of the rut. Thanks for sharing 👍👍
Hello Thomas , nice and interesting video.
I myself can place myself in drawing what you say, the feeling and drawing of the moment you were there. it's not about the perfect picture, it's about enjoying it.
I myself also have 1 photo on my insta that I have merged several photos into 1, and I'm curious if you see it.
Happy Easter and enjoy every day.
Regards, Martin 🤍
Return of the fuzzy-wuzzy photography as the f/64-group called this kind of photography. Personally I love myself some pictorial photography, and I'm glad if it would get a bit of a modern rebirth.
As always lovely video, and there's something to this fuzzy-wuzzy photography.
In this video, the Thomas discusses the challenge of capturing familiar subjects in a unique way and shares their experience of being in a creative rut. he introduce using intentional camera movement (ICM) with multiple exposures to create abstract, impressionist images that capture the shape and form of a subject.
Highlights
📷 Sometimes photographs look too much like the subject, lacking the magic that makes them interesting
🌲 The skill of a landscape photographer is to capture familiar subjects in a less familiar way using composition, light, mood, and more
📉 The narrator experiences creative slumps in their landscape photography and uses experimentation to keep it fresh
🌳 They revisit intentional camera movement (ICM) and multiple exposures to capture abstract, impressionist images
🔲 Changing aspect ratio to a square can help to focus on the subject
⚫ Shooting in monochrome can add contrast and texture to the scene
🎨 By removing reality, ICM with multiple exposures allows for creative expression that captures the feeling of a subject rather than a literal representation
I have been doing in-camera multiple exposure / ICM for 3 years now. It forms a big part of my work and I have a collection called 'Imagined', two of my pieces are on their way to Canada for an exhibition. Have I got it right Thomas, that the resulting Nikon file is a jpeg not a raw file? I use Canon and the resulting file is raw, which is better for post processing. I have wanted to switch to Nikon but am put off by the lack of raw file on the Nikon resulting multiple exposure image. I also do everything in-camera as I don't like time with photoshop and I find it more of a challenge to get the composition right when working in camera. If you enjoy this style I would really encourage you to look at the work of Valda Bailey and Jo Stephen too.
NO!!!!! You've just embedded the most appalling idea in my melon. Why is it night-time..? i want to try this NOW!!!!
Heaton, you have the same problem that photographers did over 150 years ago. At that time, painting had the advantage of depicting reality in a much more dreamy and atmospheric way. The photographers tried to do the same, denied their medium and began to do the same as painting with soft filters and Vaseline on the front lens. You have now fallen into this very same trap. Every photographer has experienced this at some point. But it is the wrong way. Photography only emancipated itself from painting as an artistic medium when photographers began to deal with it objectively. Like the new objectivity of the Bauhaus movement. Or the portraits by August Sander. Or the New York pictures by Reinhart Wolf. You have a fantastic talent for squaring reality in a clear and clean way and that is of great value. You should reflect on that and continue to focus on this minimalist photography. You don't need to smudge your photos.
We should all take images to please ourselves, and other photographers may like them. Friends might nod encouragingly and say "yes lovely", but the honest ones, and my wife, would say "It's blurred"
An interesting introduction to ICM, there is so much more out there in ICM when you get into it a bit deeper.. Like you said gives you more choice when you rock up somewhere and have another style to shoot with.. ICM is really starting to become more popular and the boundaries are being pushed and explored all the time. I have been shooting with it for the last few years now and so much more to learn..Have you come across Stephanie Johnson she is another good starting point to look at. Different to Andy Gray..
Wow, I'm surprised by the strongly worded negative comments. I prefer some abstract in my photos. I like the imperfections. I very much like that a picture represents my imperfect memory. I enjoy pinhole photography for this very reason. Algorithms are now so advanced, that perfection is possible, without needing a camera. If you look at last masters with the eye of perfection, we would judge them as a poor quality image and yet they work. The decisive moment Place de l’Europe. Gare Saint Lazare by bresson is over exposed, to much contrast and out of focus. But it's full of meaning and wonder.
Who uses Adobe anymore these days? Loving Luminar and DaVinci resolve.
I've tried slow shutter speed motion blur many times over the years with wedding photography and landscapes and, unintentionally by kicking the tripod. Ooops, another piece of abstract art, hahaha! Experimentation is is all part of the fun with photography!
Here’s the difference: when I’m in a rut, my camera sits on the shelf. Thomas keeps shooting. That’s what makes Thomas great and not me. The key is the have high standards, but keep shooting even if you’re missing the mark.
Cool. But when do I get the books I ordered 4 months ago? And when do I get an answer to the emails I sent you asking for news about my order??? Starting to get angry...
You're right. You need to transform the photo into what your brain-imagination saw. Please keep pushing the envelope! It's inspiring. After your infrared post(s) I was a convert to IR.
Enjoyed this, something I might have to have a go at. Although being a Sony user, I'm still baffled why they don't give me this option to do it in camera.
I'm a Sony user. When you get tbe hang of what works, you can be far more creative with layering options in PS to create magical ME ICM images.
@@davidskinner274 Thanks David, Agree I think the level of control you'd get by doing this in post would far outweigh doing it in camera, would be nice if Sony to give users the option though, everyone else manages it. But I'll definitely give it a go, never really delved deep in to ICM/multiple exposures.
Yup, that's a tree! I do find shooting black and white helps when I'm just seeing trees.
Really like the images you got , I've been doing this with city shots and street in black and white .
Interesting perspective what you see as the role of the landscape photographer, I don't really agree.
I love landscape photos that look like landscapes rather than abstract art (which i can also like too) which isn't really the same thing to me.
Not for me Thomas. Love your normal landscape photography.
I literally was thinking what if I don’t like photography anymore the other week after I’d spent a full week editing a video I’d burnt out.. fast forward 2 weeks and I’ve just received my new canon R5 😂😂 what an amazing camera too!!!
Thomas. Why are you not rockin' the shimods action bags? I thought everybody loved them now. Absolutely well timed video today, such an important subject to talk about.
Your first point Taking a picture of a tree that looks like a tree. That is all I need to set off on a tangent of ideas! Thank you! Here is an idea in return. Most images are visual fast food. Easy to see the point . Try visual slow food!
There is something quite haunting about what you've captured with that first b/w image. It's like a memory that's not quite a memory. If that makes sense...
I was doing something like this just a couple days ago, which discovered by accident. Using handheld long exposure shots with good ibis, like from 1 to 1.5 seconds where i managed to get most of the image pin sharp, and then a slight motion to create the superimposed movement all in the same exposure. At first it was accidental, and then intentional.
With beautiful seascape past sunset colors, some waves, full moon - looks stunnig on the camera screen, and when zooming in. Have not taken it off my card yet to see how it holds up..
Always good to experiment, ICM is ht e Marmite of photography you either do or dont and some do it exceptionally well
Thanks for the ideas in this Tom. Personally haven't always been a fan of ICM, however there are a few places locally where it may work quite well so will give it a go. Need to see if my D7500 does multiple exposures to.
Must say, from your last few videos it did seem like you weren't 100% with your photography, but your enthusiasm levels on this, It was like having a photography video done by the Duracell bunny.
It's certainly worth challenging yourself when stuck in a rut. I've found other ways to spark the enthusiasm again, are photographing at a single focal length, only using one lens, no tripod, no filters, photographing a different genre, just wandering round a location.
Been in a similar rut, leaving half way through this video to go try it as I've been wildly inspired. Be back shortly :)
Fascinating idea and outcomes. Very inspiring.
If you want an interesting photo, find an interesting location. I am Venice. Enough said
Thanks for this inspiring video Thomas. Here in Québec this time of the year is the same with remaining dirty snow and green not yet visible. Its time for experimentation! I will also do some pinhole digital photography.
I've owned multiple cameras with multiple exposure capability for many years, but I've never tried it. Now I'm gonna. Thanks.
My 3 year old does the same kind of photos. Impressive stuff.
Hi Tom, I did this somewhat unintentionally while taking a shot of a tree I liked in a grave yard. It was overcast and dull but I liked the tree. 18-200mm nikon lens/D5500 with the VR turned off and a bit of movement - loved the shot I got.
Definitely food for thought Thomas. Many thanks. I certainly need a new string to my bow!!
As ever, another interesting vlog and will try that out on my kit. ICM can be really interesting and love the stacking. 👍👏
I was about to recommend breaking out the fish tank and household fluids again, but this'll work ;-) Interesting technique, might have to try it!
Oh my goodness, this video could not have come at a better tine for me. First if all I want to say I think all of those images are beautiful! This technique fascinates and intrigues me. The Impressionist look it gives to photos is soft, moody, mystical, artistic and beautiful . Second of all, I have been doing the sane thing for the last couple of weeks!! For basically the same reasons. I went out one day and everything was flat and ugly and then it hit me to try ICM! It transformed flat and ugly into beautiful! I’m hooked but I do have to try the multiple exposure technique too. I have the Z7ii also. I forgot to add that I am having so much fun with this technique not to mention the beautiful images I an making. Your enthusiasm is a joy to watch! Thank you Thomas!
Fascinating! Would you give us more on how you combine the images in post-processing? Thank you!
Great Video Thomas, we all know about the Creative Rut! 6:19 a great combination of the real and absract. I like the combination of the solid image with the movement included ! I have tried this before and wasn't impressed with the result! I think i would be happy with your approach! I would be interested in how you did it? was it all "in camera or "in post" ? I love 8:35, as you called it very "painterly" and thanks for expaining how you did it! I could imagine how you could shoot in video, then open as layers in photoshop! a great way to consruct and image! 12:17 it looks like a double reflection, I had all but writtern off this technique, you have given me the idea to give it a try! Thanks Thomas
I found this to be a rather interesting an inspiringly video. Think I shall give it a go. Thank you. Bless 🕊
I don't know if you will see this, but I want to say thank you very much, Thomas, for suggesting Gary McIntyre's channel and his ICM work. It is fantastic!
I really liked them. They gave me an oil painting on a high tooth canvas feeling.
I tried this years ago with my Canon 760d and never went back to it for some reason…thanks for this, going to get back into this rabbit hole! 👍🏻
MUR = moving blur ;) nice photo
Hi Thomas, been a fan for a longtime now, I am commenting and hoping you might give me a little guidance. As an artist I am rigging my T 4 pop for solo content Création on one of my channels. I use Sony A 6400 x 2 and GoPro, plus a pocket 2. I need a good supply of base sucker mounts and arm attached mounts and quick release item. I scanned your video that show yours in use, and you equip list, but sadly no references are made to the brand and where they are sold. If possible could you please help and advice if you have time, as there are so many out there , and I want to buy well and not have cameras falling off windows etc. I would be very grateful for the enlightenment cheers Paul
This title is the one that finally got me to click "don't recommend channel"
Shoutout to Thomas who makes clickbait titles and then actually delivers, unlike 90% of photography UA-camrs.
Reminds me Ragnar Axelsson's style. Love it! Keep experimenting Thom
I actually like the image at 1:46 with you walking away through the snow. If that were poster size, I could watch it for hours.
Thanks Thomas - I just happened upon this video and it was just what I needed to hear. I’ve been playing with ICM for only a little bit and I’ve shot some that I’ve loved and others that I feel not so much. I love the ideas that you demonstrated here today - and can’t wait to try this and I already subscribe to Andy’s channel but I will definitely check out the other artist you mentioned. Thanks so much for sharing! Your images, btw, are amazing! And the reflection image that you said was just ok….I loved!
I thought about that video 3 years ago immediately. Neat to see you do this again.
Love the content, I'm huge believer of always learning. Great way to expose people who may not know of this technique. Great video
Really enjoyed the images and their difference.
Tks Thomas. I really like it so thanks for your inspiration. Any chance of showing us how to blend those images ?
Thanks for a great tip! Did a little experimenting with zoom blur and will definitely try this thing out. Many days are just grey and dull and this may be a way out. Thanks again, mate!
These shots are my favourite. Amazing compositions, thank you for the inspiration.
I have noticed a lot of photographers who use their pro equipment all day for a living own a whole different kit for their fun photography. Maybe a Fujifilm that can shoot film simulations, maybe a film camera, maybe a range finder. The more different and impractical for their professional work, the better.
I'm not good enough with straight images to try these curvy ones, but I am still practicing. It is interesting to see, I didn't even know what that menu was or did. Thank you for something interesting as always.
...certainly an interesting concept....loved the results you achieved.
Did not enjoy this video, first I’ve ever disliked
I loved the video Thomas, something I do a lot of, Thanks for sharing, the evergreen tree shot is awesome.
God I try so hard to get my exposure sharp...lol. At least you're not caving in to using Photoshop filter!!!
Excellent video Tom. I have been entranced by ICM for some years now and am happy you are promoting this fun technique to the masses.
Good way to be productive during a hangover. ICM kinda comes naturally. 👍🥂
This is quite common... There are photographers specialized in this technique. It is great when you have strong elements, and/or strong leading lines in uninteresting backgrounds/environments it gives a special painting/artistic look to the photo...
It also works very well with castle ruins and bucolic environments.
Great one Thomas. It reminded me of when I did that in the days of film when I was able to take mutual images on a single frame and had no idea how they would turn out for days. Perhaps I'll give it another go as my DSLR has the same feature. Thanks for sharing.
Mais um excelente trabalho realizado. Parabéns pelo empenho e dedicação. Sucesso no canal...
Another great video, Thomas. Well done! I am inspired!
You know, it might be …… yep, that’s what it is - sigh ……. But if it’s a landscape of a unicorn flying over the full moon backlit by the northern lights …….?
Well then, that’s pretty damn impressive.
PS. I did exactly the same thing recently, played with ICM on aspen groves, snow and winter frost.
Your photo #3 reminds me of The Pond-Moonlight by Edward Steichen. A very old photograph, and at one point was also the most expensive ($2.9m IIRC). Well done.
Yep. That's a tree..in a field! 🤣🤣Tom, you've got no idea how much I can relate to this! (Well, maybe you have, that's why you made this video. The number of times I've been out in flat, boring conditions and come home with flat, boring images!
D'ya know what I liked the most about the photographs you took? It's that they didn't even look like photographs!😊 Nice one!
Hey Tom, you absolutely had me with your opening comments; totally agree but then you said something that distracted me right through the rest of the of the video, "dull as dishwater". I know I'm a pedant but it's ditch water not dishwater. Sorry. Maybe I'll try some ICM, I've done plenty of on-Ice in the past. Cheers Tom.
"On-ice" should read "un-ICM" Auto correct, Grrr!
Thanks Thomas, inspiring as always.
Hey Thomas, nice images! I look forward to seeing more 🙂
I’ll be trying this tomorrow in the woods on Dartmoor. My z6ii has this feature so let’s see what happens
Have you ever tried halation filters in your photography? They were originally used in cinematography, but these days they're becoming more and more popular in photography too. They add a gentle glow to bright areas in your image, which can create a soft, dreamy look and a really romantic feel. It's a great way to add a bit of nostalgia and atmosphere to your photos.
Being able to see your own art form from a different perspective is one of the most exciting experiences and I am definitely sure you are going to do this a lot more. Amazing to see you so excited. Cheers.
Great idea! I’ll try it this weekend.
Great video, I have been trying the same technique since last year as well. It gives you more flexibility to capture a scene and to add feeling/characteristic to a photo. And it makes more fun to shoot in a boring conditions.
With the ICM, are you pressing the shutter button as you snap your wrist around or just before?
@Daedalus's Flight thanks much. I’ll have to try out a few different ways.
Wow. Love the shots. Have to try this at the weekend. Feel inspired. Thank you Thomas.
Well that pushed my buttons. Guess what I'm doing when Im next out with my camera!
Love it when you branch out Tom. Some nice abstracts
Alternate Title : The day i forgot my tripod 😜
Sooooo..... going back to the pre Group f/64 era. Maybe try something more difficult than landscape photography......