ONE thing that will STOP you from GROWING as a Photographer & HOW to fix it

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  • In this video, I share some tips and techniques that I used to keep progressing my landscape photography. I also share the one thing that can stop you from growing as an artist.
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  • @ZacharyDoehler
    @ZacharyDoehler Рік тому +47

    This is why you're one of my favorite photographers Michael. Not just because your images are incredible, but your humble and relaxed approach to your photography is refreshing. A great example for all of us!

  • @simon_dentremont
    @simon_dentremont Рік тому +1

    Love the cinematic touches to this video Michael. As a new UA-camr, I’m always looking for inspiration! Thanks!

  • @jeromec3725
    @jeromec3725 Рік тому +3

    The "bubbles" one is really striking 👍

  • @kerrygrim7934
    @kerrygrim7934 Рік тому +1

    Refreshing to see your videos that are strictly NOT vistas. No one does abstracts as well as you do. Thanks for sharing your talent and videos.

  • @nancymatheson8602
    @nancymatheson8602 Рік тому +1

    You've inspired me to spend time looking more closely. AND, the reminder to calm down a bit after the initial excitement, to really search for your composition.

  • @katemaxwell6061
    @katemaxwell6061 Рік тому +1

    Oh wow such beautiful images. Favourites are the one at 4.41 and the sand tree sitting on the wave hill….but all are great and you’ve inspired me to look more closely at what’s under my feet.

  • @Slewis71119
    @Slewis71119 Рік тому +2

    You are an amazing Landscape Photographer

    • @MichaelShainblum
      @MichaelShainblum  Рік тому

      That's a really kind thing to say, thanks so much Scott!

  • @davebryer6133
    @davebryer6133 Рік тому +1

    I preferred the non lava lava shoot that was zoomed out a bit, and the added gray rock pattern added to the image. When the image with the white line was shown my first thought was looks like the horizon and some tornados, so you were not the only one who thought that.

  • @jvalenta47
    @jvalenta47 Рік тому +7

    Michael, this was one of the best photography vlog I have ever seen. And I have watched lots of them. It was very educational and personal at the same time. Well, maybe it hit me just in my low point of photography time and gave me some inspiration. Thanks.

  • @woflgangdurst6752
    @woflgangdurst6752 Рік тому +1

    Wow! Beautiful Images. Love them all. Your pictures are truly unique and hauntingly Beautiful.
    Wolfgang

  • @HeyItsFlames
    @HeyItsFlames Рік тому +5

    Love it man. Shows what’s so special about photography for me. Plenty of people could go to these spots, but it’s usually photographers that will sit by a rock and stare at it for hours, amazed by the textures and colors. The appreciation for nature is something so awesome to me

  • @andrewfuller62
    @andrewfuller62 Рік тому

    I love the image at 4:37.....it has three elements which make it sort of look like a drone shot. Blue at the bottom being the ocean, the orange being the was of the surf and the earthy colour at the top being that of the shore.

  • @lieslwalshphotography
    @lieslwalshphotography Рік тому

    I like how your abstract images have wonderful color, texture and emotion. Your videos have a nice calming mood, very nice, thanks!

  • @garrydelday5816
    @garrydelday5816 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful images Micheal, if there is one thing I have learnt over the last few years, it is to look closer. The natural world produces stunning patterns and textures everywhere, capturing them can be fun and often rewarding 👌

  • @weegreenblobbie
    @weegreenblobbie Рік тому +1

    At 6:50, I prefer the right composition, with the orange zigzag. Love these gray rocks! Love the sand patterns at 11:12 also, the subtle light across it makes really makes it.

  • @JohnDrummondPhoto
    @JohnDrummondPhoto Рік тому +4

    As a fan of Abstract Expressionism and a former painter. I really enjoyed your series of intimate geological studies. The science geek in me is also interested in the unique geology of the Bay area. There's a great story of tectonic metamorphosis within those cracks and layered colors.

  • @badger67
    @badger67 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for the vlog.
    Very inspirational for me.
    Outstanding pics.
    As regards to the 2 images, I'm going to choose the up close and basic one as my favourite.

  • @melissahall7009
    @melissahall7009 Рік тому +1

    Enjoyed this. Thank you!! ❤ I probably like the one on the left of screen best.

  • @markledbury3666
    @markledbury3666 Рік тому +6

    Hi Michael, this was an absolutely awesome vlog! It was great to see how you approached ‘diving deeper into the landscape’ with your photography. I, too, enjoy searching for patterns and colors in the closer up landscape. You’ve inspired me to do even more of this. Thank you!😎

    • @MichaelShainblum
      @MichaelShainblum  Рік тому

      Thank you so much Mark, happy shooting, I hope you get some awesome stuff! :)

  • @randyschwager2515
    @randyschwager2515 Рік тому

    Fun stuff! Thanks for taking me along!

  • @billpanuska5775
    @billpanuska5775 Рік тому +3

    Outstanding! One of my favorites from your channel. This was well-written, rich with helpful, wise advice … and great photos. As for the choice, I go with the tighter image on the left. But, immediately following the two choices, a third frame of the same subject made me go crazy with happiness! Finally, my teenage grandson shows promise with his creative work. I emphatically recommended your channel as the only one he needs to watch. Thanks for all the talent you share.

  • @saurabhkaul89
    @saurabhkaul89 Рік тому +2

    wow ..blissed out

  • @janroos7518
    @janroos7518 Рік тому

    Beautiful video and beautiful photo's.
    Also shows that one can make great abstract "seascapes" without having great vistas around.

  • @shawndonnelly5317
    @shawndonnelly5317 Рік тому +1

    Great video and advice. I believe that in photography there are no failures, but many opportunities to learn and grow.

  • @mpaulphoto
    @mpaulphoto Рік тому

    A really great incentive for me: getting out of my comfort zone, try something new, challenge myself, be more creative... All things I didn't do for a very long time. Thanks Michael for this video!!

  • @danconstantinescu
    @danconstantinescu Рік тому

    Amazing photos! The texture is simply wow!

  • @keithnisbet
    @keithnisbet Рік тому

    Just spectacular. Incredible collection of colours & patterns. It pays to slow down and pay close attention to detail, especially those little things that others ignore. Thanks

  • @danhiggins8733
    @danhiggins8733 Рік тому

    This! So helpful, Michael, as always. I just returned from a weekend at the Oregon Coast. And I was struck once again by the incredible opportunities for composition in that every changing environment. Light and water. Weather, seasons. And so many potential compositions. Your videos have been such an inspiration for me trying new compositions, seeing things differently. And it is helping me to learn that less is more. That I don't need to get everything in the frame. Oh, and one huge benefit of the high MP cameras that we have available now is the ability to crop if we see something different or better once we get home. Always looking forward to your next video!

  • @samwilson4012
    @samwilson4012 Рік тому

    Absolutely awesome video Michael - beautiful photos as always, but really appreciate you sharing your thoughts and insights along the way. Thank you!

  • @JasonTeale
    @JasonTeale Рік тому +1

    I really like the thought that you put into this video. I struggle with growing and learning new things a lot as a photographer. This has helped give me some new perspective. thank you.

  • @joanhuggett5164
    @joanhuggett5164 Рік тому

    You sure do know how to broaden this girls appreciation of photography. I liked the 'bigger' version of the image you asked for comment. You and Will Patino are something else. Thanks Michael.

  • @cameragirl5554
    @cameragirl5554 Рік тому

    Thank you for bringing us along!

  • @noelleenboyers9120
    @noelleenboyers9120 Рік тому

    I can so relate. The photos I like are the ones that others don't like. I guess like all art work, we do it for ourselves first. I love the way you encourage creativity out of us. Thank you

  • @carmenjgarciap8153
    @carmenjgarciap8153 Рік тому

    I love all the photos, but out of the two photos I like the one on the right side the most.

  • @AnthonyCrouchPhotography
    @AnthonyCrouchPhotography Рік тому

    I like the 3rd after the two you ask to compare, shaped like a phoenix rising out of fire

  • @mariankulin3182
    @mariankulin3182 Рік тому

    so peacefull ! like always

  • @heathhooper8126
    @heathhooper8126 11 місяців тому

    Thought the brown/yellow sand shots near the beginning looked like a giraffe’s hide, and the parterns in some of them reminded me of diego rivera paintings. Love your work and videos!

  • @heathermtaylor7683
    @heathermtaylor7683 Рік тому

    Thoroughly enjoying your abstractions. Really beautiful ❤️

  • @abacab1701
    @abacab1701 Рік тому

    Wow. Thanks Michael. You've got me wanting to pick my camera up and get out. Thanks Man.

  • @DarrenJSpoonley
    @DarrenJSpoonley Рік тому +1

    4:45 looked liked and incoming wave by drone :-) those orange lava shots were stunning too

  • @rafal_krakow
    @rafal_krakow Рік тому

    Perfect episode. You inspire so much. Thanks Michael!

  • @richardpesce5325
    @richardpesce5325 Рік тому

    really wonderfully beautiful presentation. Thanks for the lesson!

  • @grahamfloyd3451
    @grahamfloyd3451 Рік тому

    Thank you. This video inspired me to appreciate the little things around me and I will try and shoot some abstract shots next time I go out.

  • @bossofthemoss450
    @bossofthemoss450 Рік тому

    Your diagonal compositions excited me most (after the initial shots). Great work. They all let the viewer create/imagine their own story/dialogue. 👍👏👏👏

  • @Clickrbee
    @Clickrbee Рік тому

    wow...these are stunning... I live in a boring area, but perhaps looking at smaller details is the way to go... I'm excited to try something things differently!

  • @AliasJimWirth
    @AliasJimWirth Рік тому

    Excellent Video, Michael. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I like the advice as well. Thank you.

  • @JJ-ef7lb
    @JJ-ef7lb Рік тому

    Great shots! Really great. Definitely inspired me to try something different. Thank you 👍

  • @marilynhoon1031
    @marilynhoon1031 Рік тому

    Definitely the pulled back shot…love this vlog

  • @sherrioster7012
    @sherrioster7012 Рік тому

    Thank you, Michael. Outstanding, as always!

  • @jamesmcleod4335
    @jamesmcleod4335 7 місяців тому

    Every bit of this resonated with me to my core.

  • @danmckee4988
    @danmckee4988 Рік тому

    As you said, others don’t see what was closest to your heart when you captured those photos, only you do. As I say, the best photo is the one you take, it special because you where there remembering the “awe” of that moment…

  • @brandonmjohnsonphotography
    @brandonmjohnsonphotography Рік тому

    WOW! So glad I watched this video. I'm glad one of my photography friends told me about you. I love the closer up abstract of the orange and grey. I loved the tornado example. That's really neat!

  • @rcen20
    @rcen20 Рік тому

    Beautiful! I recently subscribed, and I have to say, this particular video really speaks to me. I'm going through a real photography slump right now, for various reasons. And this just gives me that little bit of inspiration to try something different.

  • @KimSol90
    @KimSol90 Рік тому

    wow stunning photos! now this just gave me a boost of motivation to take abstract photos!

  • @_Nikhil_in
    @_Nikhil_in Рік тому +1

    Amazing And Inspirational Sir🤍

  • @armstrongphotography21
    @armstrongphotography21 Рік тому

    Really great video. Thank you for the simple reminder to slow down. And really look at photography from a different perspective. I am glad I watched this video. You photo are great the first 2 I think they compliment each other well. So its not easy picking one over the other. Again great video. 👍

  • @waldemars.6817
    @waldemars.6817 Рік тому

    Michael, as always awsome, creative and very motivating, thank you!

  • @LieslHuddleston
    @LieslHuddleston Рік тому

    Beautiful video, Michael! I love all of them and the video work as well. Looking for scenes within scenes is one of my favorite things to do, never mind the photography, it's the fascination in looking closer and admiring the typically 'unseen' aspects of nature that gives you a special kind of fulfillment that you just can't explain. Well done! :)

  • @johndoe-nh9sh
    @johndoe-nh9sh Рік тому

    'Create a different story than the subject is showing'. I like that advice, thanks for sharing your thoughts.

  • @Mrfoug
    @Mrfoug Рік тому

    Love this kind of relaxing video! Good work :)

  • @garyedwards1268
    @garyedwards1268 Рік тому

    Great video on abstract photography. I prefer the close up of the red orange rock scene. It is amazing what you can see when you delete deeper into a scene. Thank you for the inspiration.

  • @williamzaca6280
    @williamzaca6280 Рік тому

    Michael great video and amazing photos

  • @dougheizenrader2280
    @dougheizenrader2280 Рік тому

    Beautiful work, as usual, Michael!

  • @WaseemAsmar
    @WaseemAsmar Рік тому

    thank you Michael..

  • @FlareWalk
    @FlareWalk Рік тому

    it all looks amazing. last time i tried to go out and capture seascape/abstract photography i didnt come away with anything i really felt good about. maybe ill try again soon.

  • @davidpeters.photography
    @davidpeters.photography Рік тому +1

    Thank you Michael for another great episode of your nice calming voice. I Enjoy your way of presenting your shots. Almost like a father telling a bedtime story.

  • @donnakeeley4531
    @donnakeeley4531 Рік тому

    Awesome photos Michael. I have been doing a similar thing lately, really looking at what's around, not just the obvious and the photos I took in 2022 were really interesting. I look forward to all your videos and once again was not disappointed.

  • @nealschneider6554
    @nealschneider6554 Рік тому

    This was another great vlog, Michael. Asking us to pick which of the “lava” photos we like best is a really difficult question. Both are fabulous (understatement) pictures! But, if I must choose one, I would say that I like the tighter view a little better. I really like the calm approach you take to your photography and vlogs, at least outwardly calm.

  • @KellyPettit
    @KellyPettit Рік тому

    I've said this before but your eye is incredible. It's also very inspiring. Thank you. Love the way you do you vlogs. Actually, a real compliment is that my wife and daughter do too! Thanks for this.

  • @jesse113553
    @jesse113553 Рік тому

    7:03. I like the broader chaotic composition as it reminds me of an autumnal scenes with golden leaves in the forest

  • @macimages4215
    @macimages4215 Рік тому

    Another great video Michael and your images are inspiring

  • @louisburley1597
    @louisburley1597 Рік тому

    Great Video as always. Thanks for being an inspiration.

  • @stevejarvis186
    @stevejarvis186 Рік тому

    Hi I prefer the shot thats not cropped in. Once I had watched this to the end and saw all of your images I thought WOW because when I`m down at the shore I try to look for the incredible shapes nature produces as well. I love the abstracts that nature comes up with and the next day, in the same spot it will all be totally different! Thank you this was a fantastic video.

  • @stuartbell3666
    @stuartbell3666 Рік тому

    Such quality content Michael and I know when I see a new vlog from you we are all in for a treat! I can totally relate to your theme. I also live on a coast (Indian Ocean, Western Australia) and often enough have found myself battling complacency and then doing exactly what you have presented here today. I get so much value from your content Michael, thank you!

    • @MichaelShainblum
      @MichaelShainblum  Рік тому

      Thanks for watching and the support Stuart, I appreciate it!

  • @vamsipatchigolla
    @vamsipatchigolla Рік тому +3

    Always an inspiration sir ❤️

  • @MarkFloyd7451
    @MarkFloyd7451 Рік тому

    I like the pulled back shot that shows more pattern and more texture on the right at about 6:56 mark. Really nice video with creative shots and great info.

  • @judithcooke6979
    @judithcooke6979 Рік тому

    Thanks, I found this really interesting and helpful. I actually liked both the photographs!

  • @adriennedragophotography
    @adriennedragophotography Рік тому +1

    Thanks for this vlog, Michael. I don't do any abstract photography, but you've inspired me to get to the coast at low tide to see what I can capture.

    • @MichaelShainblum
      @MichaelShainblum  Рік тому +2

      Thanks Adrienne, definitely get out there and shoot some. It's a great thing to do especially on days when the conditions aren't looking amazing.

  • @robinmartin1395
    @robinmartin1395 Рік тому

    All of the image were really great! I think I enjoyed the images that included a bit more of the different colors. As always beautiful photographs.

  • @raymondludlow5970
    @raymondludlow5970 Рік тому

    Well said, thank you

  • @josecarlosmora9318
    @josecarlosmora9318 Рік тому

    Me encanto Michael, muy bueno

  • @michaelhegemeyer2827
    @michaelhegemeyer2827 Рік тому

    This vlog was great! I really like the image on the right as it reminds me of two continents shot from space.

  • @nsfotographi
    @nsfotographi Рік тому

    Great VLOG...thanks for the tips...I will be looking at the beach differently next time I go out for a shoot

  • @c.alcazar2584
    @c.alcazar2584 Рік тому

    Love the photos,I always live the photos about waves, from the two that you ask the one on the right I like a little more.

  • @andreistance
    @andreistance Рік тому

    Wow! This is the first video of yours that I've seen and I really enjoyed it! Top quality content and beautiful compositions!

  • @goanheat
    @goanheat Рік тому

    Some of my fav shots Michael.

  • @ninacleven7889
    @ninacleven7889 Рік тому

    Great video. Love your approach to photography.

  • @PatriciaDavidsonPhotography

    Very inspiring imagery Michael! Another wonderful video.

  • @andrewsimpson5436
    @andrewsimpson5436 Рік тому

    A great set and example of looking for the smaller things, Oh and I prefer the tighter shot, I like the flow out of the bottom right.

  • @SgtNarrow
    @SgtNarrow Рік тому

    Man, you could shoot literally anything and make it work. Brilliant!

  • @hilleviupmanis8687
    @hilleviupmanis8687 Рік тому

    Thank you!

  • @denisemann4694
    @denisemann4694 Рік тому +1

    Absolutely loved this video and all your creative shots. You inspire me to look more closley at shoreline details when I visit the Texas gulf coast.

    • @MichaelShainblum
      @MichaelShainblum  Рік тому +2

      Thanks Denise! I have never been out there before, would be really cool to see what you capture!

  • @soren7887
    @soren7887 Рік тому

    Michael, this was brilliant and inspiring! Thanks for sharing! I'm going to Tuscany this May and I'm looking forward to challenging myself with this mindset! Grand landscapes, yes, but that won't be all now.
    Also, I think I liked the image on the right best. But both were amazing.

  • @richardpesce5325
    @richardpesce5325 Рік тому

    Like the close up shot!

  • @kimborgozwidephotography6856

    100% Inspirational Michael

  • @nb7524
    @nb7524 Рік тому

    Hi Michael, this is a wonderful video and I love your pictures. Regarding the two shots in which you asked us to choose our favorite, while I really like both shots I like the wider version a bit more. The wider shot with the leading orange patterns guided my eyes around the composition allowing me to take a visual journey of it. I saw it not only as a whole, but I was able to explore thru it, fantastic shot. Also, I love that water tornado impression shot you took, it is so interesting.

  • @andreasrot9558
    @andreasrot9558 Рік тому

    Very very good Idea!😊

  • @alexgimagery
    @alexgimagery Рік тому

    These are amazing, Michael. Surely you can make a zine or a book just from this set of photos. Fantastic work!

  • @santiagojakas472
    @santiagojakas472 Рік тому +1

    I love the philosophy you have behind photography.
    Regarding your question, I prefer the zoomed in photograph. I think is the first one.

  • @BruceMcGrath1954
    @BruceMcGrath1954 Рік тому

    Michael, this was awesome, you have given me a new prospective on photographing my “local” beach (an hour away) it’s called the Ninety mile beach, nothing but sand and surf and sand dunes. But I think I have been looking at too big a picture and not the smaller parts that make a whole. Thank you. Cheers from Gippsland, Australia ❤🇦🇺🍷