Congratulations! Wishing you many years of happy shooting. Be kind to yourself. There's lots to learn. Go back and watch all of Simon's videos. You'll learn so much. 🎉🎉🎉
@@NRNexxus interesting choice… it has built in image stabilization and 6fps continuous shooting, which for 2010 and for a $100 that’s pretty impressive! I love looking into hidden gems like that that had potential but never really shined in the market. And with lack of popularity, there’s lack of lenses third party or not for it. Hope that fits your needs, learn to adapt and use the camera. Fiddle around with settings, customizations and all of that. Once again, congrats and good luck!
@J_Stinger from what I've found online so far at least: Pentax K-r features a Pentax KAF2 bayonet lens mount which is also compatible with KAF3, KAF, and KA mount lenses, and according to Pentax, is compatible with the company's entire series of K lenses. The Pentax K-r has an APS-C sized sensor which is smaller than 35mm film, so it's designed to work with DA lenses as well as full-frame lenses.
Just wanted to say how much you've influenced not only my skill and style in photography, but also how much you've influenced my LOVE of photography. After watching so many of your videos, a lot of my imposter syndrome and fear of "doing something wrong" has been largely alleviated and I'm free to just enjoy what I'm doing with my photos. A lot of that became very clear through this video, where I realized letting go of perceived rules or "rights and wrongs" of photography let me define and create a style that is ME and something that I love to work with.
When you surpass 1M Subs it will be down to your excellent content and your ability to instill confidence in people that they really can achieve great results. You remove the fear from photography and replace it with enthusiasm. You are an inspiration to so many but remain the same person you have been since starting this channel. This video has once again provided food for thought about another branch of the photographic tree....thanks as always.
Another absolute gem! Regarding style, I like to say "I have no interest in capturing what I saw, but rather what I felt." To me that's the difference between a snapshot and a photograph; that sentiment captures what I believe we are both calling a personal style.
Simon, I learn so much from what you discuss in your videos. I really, really appreciate how you keep your videos concise, direct, and less than 15 minutes! So many other UA-camrs should take a lesson ! Looking forward to seeing what is in store for your channel in 2024!
I've been wanting to dive deep into photography for years but never actually got around to getting a camera and doing it until I started watching your content. Thank you, and keep making these videos! P.S. I started watching videos months old, then weeks, then days, now hours, next goal: minutes. 😂
As ever, thank you so much Simon for the wonderful pep talk for all of us creatives out here hoping to always make our work better! Some people have said that they always recognize my work. So, I tried to analyze what it was that I was doing. The best thing I could figure out is my background in painting and drawing was coming through in the compositions of my photography.
Love this video it honestly helps so much how you encourage people to have a play with different styles. Youre videos feel like a lecture and learning rather than a tutorial which is so much better as it feels like content rather than a guide. Thank you for the help. My style is also a mix of what I like and different edting techqnies from different content creators like yourself. Keep it up 🙏🏻
Excellent Simon! I do believe that by continuously experimenting we both learn (technically speaking and maybe also more about ourselves) and developing our own way of seeing the world via the camera lens (aka style). And that's what you and your channel encourage us to do!
Tip number 3 is what I needed to hear as far as style is concerned. So many times, I worry about if I am copying someone else; especially if I'm at a place that gets photographed a lot. In the end, what matters is that you were there in the first place and the way you see something is your style. Yes, the way it looks can be morphed with different lens choices and weather conditions; etc but we shouldn't worry about it that much. This one hit home for me so thank you for helping me see style in a different way. Have a great 2024!
+100 Simon! Absolutely on target. Thank you. RE your UA-cam style: I appreciate that you select one topic and treat it appropriately every week, getting to the point w/o spending half of your time taking B-roll walks that contribute little/nothing to the video. The return on the investment of my time is always high. Thank you, again.
I love your way of explaining concepts that we might be thinking but we have not necessarily been able to put into words ourselves. Like I know what “look” I gravitate to but haven’t yet pinpointed exactly what it is about that look I like. Is it lighting, subject matter, mood, etc. a lot of my initial photography content was birds, similar to yours. I’ve come to a similar conclusion that a lot of my work was starting to look the same. Seeing examples of how you are intentional with the surrounding environment has given me new directions to explore! Thank you for all that you pour into your videos. The way that you communicate just really “clicks” for me! I have so much more of your previous content to explore and am looking forward to learning more!!
Teaching my daughters today... Have you got a good subject? Have you got a nice perspective? Try a few others, get as low as you can....What could you change in your background? Have you got what you want in your foreground? Try getting more, getting less in focus and of course - check that histogram! If you've got a nice subject doing something different or in a nice setting, get a good foreground and background and find 1 more improvement and you'll have your shot.
Fantastic content. I'm an old school film guy when an SLR was less complicated. Moving in to digital I feel somewhat restrained. I realize i can take 100 shots and not run out of film, but I still have this one shot composition mentality and I feel it's holding me back.
Most of us who cut our teeth on film had to work within 36 exposures...or more if you took a few rolls with you. But don't think of it as holding you back...having good compositiin skills is still essential. But having the ability to take a lot of photos gives you the opportunity to change settings etc to see which works best. Digital has in a way allowed us to make more mistakes but a good photo is still very much reliant on the skill of the photographer. You are in a fortunate position as you know about lighting, exposure etc but you now have a camera that can help you achieve stunning results. I am still learning my DSLR even though I switch back in 2006. Simon's channel and his interaction have been excellent. I would advise you to try and watch as many of his videos as you can. One big game changer for me was switching to back button focus after seeing a video by Simon.
This came just at the perfect time for me, Simon. I have been shooting for 20 years but just starting out with bird/nature photography. So the question was how to integrate the style I've been building toward all these years. This really helps! (Vous ne savez pas à quel point j'apprécie votre travail et comment vous m'avez aidé à élever le niveau de mes compétences.)
Hi simon , I'm a Lebanese engineer who just got into photography last year , I'd download your videos to watch at work and it's honestly been so helpful ( also sometimes i jam to the intro but that's another topic 👀)😅
It took me watching a few of your videos (last year now) for me to subscribe - I appreciate your attitude, you don't tell us what we should be doing but, instead, throw lots of ideas and inspiration our way - thanks, and I hope to enjoy journeying through this year with you, Simon!
Thanks! Your videos have helped me a lot! I've played guitar and bass for over 50 years and in that time there are certain musicians that I can hear play in any band, even not their own, and I know exactly who it is. With my recent turn to get serious with my photography I've absorbed a lot a technical knowledge that I hope to apply to my camera adventures. Just like the musical instruments, it takes a lot of practice . So right now I'm like the guitar player that can play incredible scales and licks at home but maybe only able to apply 2/3rds of that in a live improv jam. So my actual style in photography is pending the result of much practice.
Great video Simon and great advice about finding your own STYLE . I will take on board what you said and see where it takes me. Looking forward to your next video
This is such good advice, I’ve fallen in to trying to please others with photography and while that was successful it felt like I would be taking photos for likes rather than the enjoyment of doing it. Consider that me nudged back on track!
Your tips#3 is exactly what I have been thinking and trying lately, it's spot-on! Lately I found I am easily finding a scene pleasing, but communicating that through the camera and lens often require quite a bit of effort of including what brings that feeling, and excluding what is in the way. Then all the color tuning and brightness adjustment play a role too. I am not sure how to systematically build it, but I definitely felt I am slowly establishing my own set of preferences.
Excellent video, I enjoy land/seascapes along with old churches, when I submit my photos for the club competitions they know which ones are mine, when I asked them they said it was the style I had done it in. Your video was spot on
No one else could have made such an informative presentation as this one. You have woken up something inside me that has been dormant for a long while. It’s time to charge my cam batteries and get back at it. I cannot thank you enough for this. Thank you, Simon!
I have a 28mm, an 18-75 and a larger zoom lens, looking forward to the photos i take this year and the 50mm lens. I am very harsh on my work, but your videos and tips have helped tremendously with my little Rebel R6. 🎉
Bravo Simon ! J'apprécie que tu t'adresse au côté artistique aussi et tu le fait très bien. Je n'aurais pas fait mieux. C'était parfait pour moi. Au plaisir...
Great video Simon. I totally agree with your points as I’ve been working towards my style using a great post processing mentor (Blake Rudis / F64 Academy). I’ve noticed that with my better post processing I’m getting a lot more really positive feedback on my style as I continue to develop it. Thanks for the great content.
Wow! I love this video! I haven't come across any other video that explains how to develop a "style" or "look" of photography. I have always had trouble because I thought that style was a destination and not a journey and I thought I had to have it nailed down because I look at other photographer's instagrams and see that they have a certain look or feel to their photos and mine just doesn't yet. I like how you reminded your viewers that we each have a different way of seeing the world and that will be expressed through our photography. That's exactly what photography is... is showing the world how we view the world. I could go on and on about how helpful this video was, but I'll just say THANK YOU! All your videos have been very helpful in my journey in bird photography!
Thanks a lot for everything you do. As a young enthusiast in landscape photography, and possibly a future working professional, i enjoy your videos and the amount of work and research put in them. Thanks for existing, sharing with others, but most importantly, giving us a place to be as well as a place to thrive in the future. Thank you, Eli
You have taught me most of what I know about photography and I am really grateful. Your videos are so easy to understand and I love how slow you talk so we can take in all the information. I am still a begginer in photography and I haven't had many opportunities to take a lot of good pictures but I am hoping in the near future I will be able to take some
Thank you, Simon, ~ As always, valuable information. I have two things to add that might be helpful: 1. If you are starting out, one of the best things you can do is play with light and color, both in camera and in post-production. It won't take long for you to discover what makes you happy and begin to integrate that look/feel into your workflow. Then, keep watching Simon, and you'll learn how to streamline your process and become more efficient at it! 2. YOUR VALUE ISN'T GOING TO BE FOUND IN COMPARING YOURSELF TO OTHERS. Yes, study the work of others so that you can grow and improve, but don't view your work as worthless compared to theirs. The painters Monet and Renoir lived close enough to each other that they actually became friends. But if Monet had given up painting after seeing Renoir's work because he thought to himself, "My work will never be as good as his." We would have missed out on some of the most beautiful paintings in the world. Be yourself and keep creating!! :)
Thank you for this video, I actually had been thinking about if I even have a style and so on. I now see it. Really needed one of your videos today, your smile and positivity is amazing to see!🙌❤️
Hi Simon! This is for sure the most important video for me that I have seen for months. Thank you so much for sharing these points of view with us. Cheers, Roland
Thanks Simon, I love your work. This posting is particularly relevant for me. I find the photographs I take are too familiar and uninteresting compared to photos that others have taken. You have inspired me to experiment to find a style of photographs that I will enjoy looking at.
Around this time last year, I got my very first camera and started to watch your videos✨ You‘ve helped me immensely with my photography journey and hopefully I‘ll have a style soon, too
Simon I appreciate you telling us how you have evolved your style in capturing wildlife. One good exercise for me is to review from time to time all of my images I catalog in LR and see if the images I've taken over time have improved or changed and then see what I might be able to achieve in the future.
It's been a privilege to learn from you and your channel!!! Excited to see your videos in 2024! Your comments about AI not being protected are interesting! I wonder how many people/companies will burn themselves by creating and using AI.
Can you make a video about what makes a photo good and what makes a photo great? I feel like I take a lot of "good" photos but I honestly don't know if I've taken any "great" ones
Hi Simon, Thank you for another well thought of and comprehensive video, especially on a complex topic! You have given us, a clear, simple and practical explanation about our own style. We'll worth watching and sharing with my friends! Thank you!
Thanks for this inspirational video. I would love to earn a bit from photography (have in the past), but feel I'm just not good enough. Besides wildlife photography, I do love making panorama's and "tunnel" photos (paths sided by trees, etc). I will keep working to improve, mainly thanks to your excellent videos.
Hi Simon, thanks for your photography tips and great examples you give like the AB SIGNS and to experiment. I don't want to be a Pro photographer, i just like taking photos of Street Art, Macro photography, Diecast cars, Vintage trains and a bit of street photography. And it also keeps me fit and have more energy at the end of a day of taking photos. Thanks for this video. 😊
Hi Simon. Thank you very much for sharing your experience with us. I think it would be awesome if you could do a series showing us how to take wildlife photos with adapted vintage lenses. It would help a lot of us who have smaller budgets for our passion but want to get out there and take amazing photos with the gear we do have.
I'd like to have an artistic style, but judging by the photos on my hard drive, my main interest seems to be interesting geology photos. That's fun, because it can cover everything from wide lenses for capturing a whole mountain range to macro shots to get the fine details of a rock, but it's kind of the opposite of artistic. But maybe I can spiffy up that kind of photo. (Do they make spiffy filters? That would make it easy!) Maybe combine weather and geology so the photos don't look so static. Maybe hold the rock for a macro shot so it's not just a rock, it's a person holding a rock. Maybe do the cheap trick and include a quirky scale object in the photos, like a small elephant figurine. This video has gotten me thinking of ways to up my spiffy game.
I'm definitely still on the road to discovering my own voice. Recently got a better monitor and although I have taken thousands of photos in the past six months I just picked up my first three prints this afternoon. It's like seeing my work with fresh eyes. Your encouraging videos are such a great help Simon. Thank you. Now I have to stop mixing mataphors. If I could only see my own voice. 🤪
Hello Simon - this was an excellent and encouraging video. My goal is to post fewer photos of more interest and better quality than what I typically see on most FB wildlife photography groups. Of course, continuous improvement of technique and artistry is a constant pursuit as well. Your video reinforces that I'm on the right track!
My wife and I were in the Outer Banks of North Carolina over New Year's weekend and were headed to a wildlife refuge to take some shots of the usual suspects: birds and birds. It was just before sunrise and we were heading right by Bodie Island Lighthouse, a very recognizable symbol of the OBX. I thought about you and that beautiful lighthouse photo behind you. So I asked my wife if we could make a small detour, parked the car, and pulled out my trusty 24-240mm "not great for anything, but decent for about everything" lens. You wouldn't believe the response I got from the photo I took of the rising sun subtly eclipsed by the lighthouse keeper's quarters with that f/14 starburst effect. Actually, you would believe it. 🤣 A year ago I might not have stopped for the shot, so thanks for the inspiration! I kept thinking about the tree you shot that the locals adored, and now my friends in the OBX want some prints. 🤷♂ Now I have to figure out how to get decent quality prints... A great problem to have. Thanks, Simon!
I love this story. I tend to drive by a lot of things while thinking "That might be a good photo." I'm training myself to actually stop and take the shot, just in case.
I appreciate all the wonderful tips that you offer during your videos. I have found them helpful, specifically adjusting the aperature to get clearer pictures. Do you recommend having clearer composition vs a photo with branches blurred in the background or around the subject. I am working on my composition when taking pictures
Thought provoking statements here! I am not sure I have a "style." It is sometimes fun to see if people can accurately guess if a photo was taken by me or my husband since we are usually out photographing the same things together so perhaps we do have different styles!
Got a camera finally arriving tomorrow, I'm extremely excited
Congratulations! Wishing you many years of happy shooting. Be kind to yourself. There's lots to learn. Go back and watch all of Simon's videos. You'll learn so much. 🎉🎉🎉
Congrats! I would give you tips but i think Simon’s videos got you covered.
What camera did you buy tho?
@J_Stinger the camera I got is a Pentax K-R for under $100
@@NRNexxus interesting choice… it has built in image stabilization and 6fps continuous shooting, which for 2010 and for a $100 that’s pretty impressive! I love looking into hidden gems like that that had potential but never really shined in the market.
And with lack of popularity, there’s lack of lenses third party or not for it. Hope that fits your needs, learn to adapt and use the camera. Fiddle around with settings, customizations and all of that. Once again, congrats and good luck!
@J_Stinger from what I've found online so far at least:
Pentax K-r features a Pentax KAF2 bayonet lens mount which is also compatible with KAF3, KAF, and KA mount lenses, and according to Pentax, is compatible with the company's entire series of K lenses. The Pentax K-r has an APS-C sized sensor which is smaller than 35mm film, so it's designed to work with DA lenses as well as full-frame lenses.
I love that you not only share your techniques, but also encourage us to have our own styles! Thank you!
You are so welcome!
Just wanted to say how much you've influenced not only my skill and style in photography, but also how much you've influenced my LOVE of photography. After watching so many of your videos, a lot of my imposter syndrome and fear of "doing something wrong" has been largely alleviated and I'm free to just enjoy what I'm doing with my photos. A lot of that became very clear through this video, where I realized letting go of perceived rules or "rights and wrongs" of photography let me define and create a style that is ME and something that I love to work with.
When you surpass 1M Subs it will be down to your excellent content and your ability to instill confidence in people that they really can achieve great results. You remove the fear from photography and replace it with enthusiasm. You are an inspiration to so many but remain the same person you have been since starting this channel. This video has once again provided food for thought about another branch of the photographic tree....thanks as always.
Another absolute gem! Regarding style, I like to say "I have no interest in capturing what I saw, but rather what I felt." To me that's the difference between a snapshot and a photograph; that sentiment captures what I believe we are both calling a personal style.
Well said!
Simon, I learn so much from what you discuss in your videos. I really, really appreciate how you keep your videos concise, direct, and less than 15 minutes! So many other UA-camrs should take a lesson ! Looking forward to seeing what is in store for your channel in 2024!
I appreciate that!
I've been wanting to dive deep into photography for years but never actually got around to getting a camera and doing it until I started watching your content. Thank you, and keep making these videos!
P.S. I started watching videos months old, then weeks, then days, now hours, next goal: minutes. 😂
As ever, thank you so much Simon for the wonderful pep talk for all of us creatives out here hoping to always make our work better! Some people have said that they always recognize my work. So, I tried to analyze what it was that I was doing. The best thing I could figure out is my background in painting and drawing was coming through in the compositions of my photography.
Cool!
Gutes neues Jahr 2024, Gesundheit und noch viele tolle Videos 🎉🎉
Love this video it honestly helps so much how you encourage people to have a play with different styles. Youre videos feel like a lecture and learning rather than a tutorial which is so much better as it feels like content rather than a guide. Thank you for the help. My style is also a mix of what I like and different edting techqnies from different content creators like yourself. Keep it up 🙏🏻
It is the application of science that creates the art. Great advice.
Great Show!! Thank you Simon!
Many thanks!
Excellent Simon! I do believe that by continuously experimenting we both learn (technically speaking and maybe also more about ourselves) and developing our own way of seeing the world via the camera lens (aka style). And that's what you and your channel encourage us to do!
It’s thoughtful episodes like this that keep me coming back for more. Thank you
What you said at 1:30 moved me. Thank you very much!!
Tip number 3 is what I needed to hear as far as style is concerned. So many times, I worry about if I am copying someone else; especially if I'm at a place that gets photographed a lot. In the end, what matters is that you were there in the first place and the way you see something is your style. Yes, the way it looks can be morphed with different lens choices and weather conditions; etc but we shouldn't worry about it that much. This one hit home for me so thank you for helping me see style in a different way. Have a great 2024!
I have learned more than you will ever know from this channel! You are a great teacher Simon, and I am excited to see what comes out this year.
Wow, thank you!
I'm sure this video will help many creators overcome this psychological barrier that their work isn't good enough.
Sure is a good and essential video!
Love your videos and Photography. Thank You.
Glad you like them!
Keep posting Simon. Thanks
❤your a one of a kind teacher. Love your style.
Wow, thank you!
Appreciate your remarks about AI and its encroachment on art.
Excellent advice. Thanks. I've just purchased a 400mm lens to hopefully spend some more time getting into wildlife photography.
Just bought the nikon z5 and its going to arrive tomorrow
Your videos helped me understand cameras and photography alot, thanks a bunch
Great to hear!
+100 Simon! Absolutely on target. Thank you. RE your UA-cam style: I appreciate that you select one topic and treat it appropriately every week, getting to the point w/o spending half of your time taking B-roll walks that contribute little/nothing to the video. The return on the investment of my time is always high. Thank you, again.
Much appreciated!
I love your way of explaining concepts that we might be thinking but we have not necessarily been able to put into words ourselves. Like I know what “look” I gravitate to but haven’t yet pinpointed exactly what it is about that look I like. Is it lighting, subject matter, mood, etc. a lot of my initial photography content was birds, similar to yours. I’ve come to a similar conclusion that a lot of my work was starting to look the same. Seeing examples of how you are intentional with the surrounding environment has given me new directions to explore! Thank you for all that you pour into your videos. The way that you communicate just really “clicks” for me! I have so much more of your previous content to explore and am looking forward to learning more!!
Superbe vidéo qui me conforte dans mes choix de photographe professionnel débutant! J'adore t'es vidéos et explications! Keep going!!
I'm binge watching all your videos and learning so much!
Glad you like them!
Teaching my daughters today... Have you got a good subject? Have you got a nice perspective? Try a few others, get as low as you can....What could you change in your background? Have you got what you want in your foreground? Try getting more, getting less in focus and of course - check that histogram! If you've got a nice subject doing something different or in a nice setting, get a good foreground and background and find 1 more improvement and you'll have your shot.
Sounds familiar!
Simon, definitely think I have a style - I can recognize my photos straight away!
Mine too some days…is « mud on lens » a style?
Fantastic content. I'm an old school film guy when an SLR was less complicated. Moving in to digital I feel somewhat restrained. I realize i can take 100 shots and not run out of film, but I still have this one shot composition mentality and I feel it's holding me back.
Most of us who cut our teeth on film had to work within 36 exposures...or more if you took a few rolls with you. But don't think of it as holding you back...having good compositiin skills is still essential. But having the ability to take a lot of photos gives you the opportunity to change settings etc to see which works best. Digital has in a way allowed us to make more mistakes but a good photo is still very much reliant on the skill of the photographer. You are in a fortunate position as you know about lighting, exposure etc but you now have a camera that can help you achieve stunning results. I am still learning my DSLR even though I switch back in 2006. Simon's channel and his interaction have been excellent. I would advise you to try and watch as many of his videos as you can. One big game changer for me was switching to back button focus after seeing a video by Simon.
This is a very positive and encouraging message for all aspiring photographers out there. Thanks Simon!
This came just at the perfect time for me, Simon. I have been shooting for 20 years but just starting out with bird/nature photography. So the question was how to integrate the style I've been building toward all these years. This really helps! (Vous ne savez pas à quel point j'apprécie votre travail et comment vous m'avez aidé à élever le niveau de mes compétences.)
Fantastic food for thought!
You keep me motivated to persevere, and try new things… and try my usual things, harder!
Hi Simon, thaks for sharing this. You made fine Art Animation Photos. Gratulation.
Many thanks!
Thanks for these tips, Simon. I must say I’m still struggling to find my own style, wonder whether I’ll ever have one…
Hi simon , I'm a Lebanese engineer who just got into photography last year , I'd download your videos to watch at work and it's honestly been so helpful ( also sometimes i jam to the intro but that's another topic 👀)😅
Go for it!
Thank you! Its amazing how much information you manage to squeeze into one 10 minute video! Really like your work!
My pleasure!
It took me watching a few of your videos (last year now) for me to subscribe - I appreciate your attitude, you don't tell us what we should be doing but, instead, throw lots of ideas and inspiration our way - thanks, and I hope to enjoy journeying through this year with you, Simon!
Welcome aboard!
This is great guidance for someone starting the photography journey! Thank you Simon.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks! Your videos have helped me a lot! I've played guitar and bass for over 50 years and in that time there are certain musicians that I can hear play in any band, even not their own, and I know exactly who it is. With my recent turn to get serious with my photography I've absorbed a lot a technical knowledge that I hope to apply to my camera adventures. Just like the musical instruments, it takes a lot of practice . So right now I'm like the guitar player that can play incredible scales and licks at home but maybe only able to apply 2/3rds of that in a live improv jam. So my actual style in photography is pending the result of much practice.
Perfect channel for your photography learning journey... I can recommend this channel and pat kay.. Both are awesome..
Great video Simon and great advice about finding your own STYLE . I will take on board what you said and see where it takes me. Looking forward to your next video
This is such good advice, I’ve fallen in to trying to please others with photography and while that was successful it felt like I would be taking photos for likes rather than the enjoyment of doing it. Consider that me nudged back on track!
Your tips#3 is exactly what I have been thinking and trying lately, it's spot-on!
Lately I found I am easily finding a scene pleasing, but communicating that through the camera and lens often require quite a bit of effort of including what brings that feeling, and excluding what is in the way. Then all the color tuning and brightness adjustment play a role too. I am not sure how to systematically build it, but I definitely felt I am slowly establishing my own set of preferences.
Excellent video, I enjoy land/seascapes along with old churches, when I submit my photos for the club competitions they know which ones are mine, when I asked them they said it was the style I had done it in. Your video was spot on
Thanks for this one. This year I'm really digging into my own style, so this topic was timely!
Great to hear!
No one else could have made such an informative presentation as this one. You have woken up something inside me that has been dormant for a long while. It’s time to charge my cam batteries and get back at it. I cannot thank you enough for this. Thank you, Simon!
Very inspiring Simon! Keep up the good work.
Thanks
I have a 28mm, an 18-75 and a larger zoom lens, looking forward to the photos i take this year and the 50mm lens. I am very harsh on my work, but your videos and tips have helped tremendously with my little Rebel R6. 🎉
Good luck!
Simon you are a good man, sharing so much and giving so much of your self is a rare quality 🖖
I appreciate that
Absolutely loved this video! Very motivating! 🎉
Thank you 🙏
Thanks very much!
The last comment on using what you have and now to focus on what you lack is the most precious one.
Thank you for a great precis on finding your style. Congrats on your new (to me at least) YT style.
I LOVE YOUR WORK!
Great video. Still figuring out my style but I think I am getting close.
I've been hooked on this channel. Living in Maine I have similar nature conditions.
Bravo Simon ! J'apprécie que tu t'adresse au côté artistique aussi et tu le fait très bien. Je n'aurais pas fait mieux. C'était parfait pour moi. Au plaisir...
I have watched this subject covered by many vloggers/photographers, this was the best, concise and clear.
Wow, thanks!
Great message, I didn’t realize that I had grown into a style until people started commenting.
Thanks, Simon
Great video Simon. I totally agree with your points as I’ve been working towards my style using a great post processing mentor (Blake Rudis / F64 Academy). I’ve noticed that with my better post processing I’m getting a lot more really positive feedback on my style as I continue to develop it. Thanks for the great content.
WAW. Great insight. Thank you, Simon.
My pleasure!
Wow! I love this video! I haven't come across any other video that explains how to develop a "style" or "look" of photography. I have always had trouble because I thought that style was a destination and not a journey and I thought I had to have it nailed down because I look at other photographer's instagrams and see that they have a certain look or feel to their photos and mine just doesn't yet. I like how you reminded your viewers that we each have a different way of seeing the world and that will be expressed through our photography. That's exactly what photography is... is showing the world how we view the world. I could go on and on about how helpful this video was, but I'll just say THANK YOU! All your videos have been very helpful in my journey in bird photography!
Merci Bien!
Thank you for your insights! I do love your Style as Nature in their world really is better than a bird only on a stick!
Simon excellent video as usual. I really like your video's because they speak from the heart . Thank you, Happy New Year as well.
WOW! More great info! Thanks!
Thanks a lot for everything you do. As a young enthusiast in landscape photography, and possibly a future working professional, i enjoy your videos and the amount of work and research put in them. Thanks for existing, sharing with others, but most importantly, giving us a place to be as well as a place to thrive in the future.
Thank you,
Eli
Another great video Simon
You have taught me most of what I know about photography and I am really grateful.
Your videos are so easy to understand and I love how slow you talk so we can take in all the information.
I am still a begginer in photography and I haven't had many opportunities to take a lot of good pictures but I am hoping in the near future I will be able to take some
This is probably the one we all lacked. Excellent encouragement and tips 🎉
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you, Simon, ~ As always, valuable information.
I have two things to add that might be helpful:
1. If you are starting out, one of the best things you can do is play with light and color, both in camera and in post-production. It won't take long for you to discover what makes you happy and begin to integrate that look/feel into your workflow. Then, keep watching Simon, and you'll learn how to streamline your process and become more efficient at it!
2. YOUR VALUE ISN'T GOING TO BE FOUND IN COMPARING YOURSELF TO OTHERS. Yes, study the work of others so that you can grow and improve, but don't view your work as worthless compared to theirs. The painters Monet and Renoir lived close enough to each other that they actually became friends. But if Monet had given up painting after seeing Renoir's work because he thought to himself, "My work will never be as good as his." We would have missed out on some of the most beautiful paintings in the world. Be yourself and keep creating!! :)
Thank you for this video, I actually had been thinking about if I even have a style and so on. I now see it. Really needed one of your videos today, your smile and positivity is amazing to see!🙌❤️
Hi Simon! This is for sure the most important video for me that I have seen for months. Thank you so much for sharing these points of view with us. Cheers, Roland
This video is nothing but inspiring and supportive. :)
You can do it!
Thanks Simon, I love your work. This posting is particularly relevant for me. I find the photographs I take are too familiar and uninteresting compared to photos that others have taken. You have inspired me to experiment to find a style of photographs that I will enjoy looking at.
Great to hear!
Around this time last year, I got my very first camera and started to watch your videos✨ You‘ve helped me immensely with my photography journey and hopefully I‘ll have a style soon, too
I like the style of your videos!
Simon I appreciate you telling us how you have evolved your style in capturing wildlife. One good exercise for me is to review from time to time all of my images I catalog in LR and see if the images I've taken over time have improved or changed and then see what I might be able to achieve in the future.
It's been a privilege to learn from you and your channel!!! Excited to see your videos in 2024!
Your comments about AI not being protected are interesting! I wonder how many people/companies will burn themselves by creating and using AI.
Welcome aboard!
Can you make a video about what makes a photo good and what makes a photo great? I feel like I take a lot of "good" photos but I honestly don't know if I've taken any "great" ones
Hi Simon, Thank you for another well thought of and comprehensive video, especially on a complex topic! You have given us, a clear, simple and practical explanation about our own style. We'll worth watching and sharing with my friends! Thank you!
You are very welcome
A brilliant discussion about style! Thanks Simon!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love your work🔥
Thanks 🔥
Thanks for this inspirational video. I would love to earn a bit from photography (have in the past), but feel I'm just not good enough. Besides wildlife photography, I do love making panorama's and "tunnel" photos (paths sided by trees, etc). I will keep working to improve, mainly thanks to your excellent videos.
Hi Simon, thanks for your photography tips and great examples you give like the AB SIGNS and to experiment. I don't want to be a Pro photographer, i just like taking photos of Street Art, Macro photography, Diecast cars, Vintage trains and a bit of street photography. And it also keeps me fit and have more energy at the end of a day of taking photos. Thanks for this video. 😊
Thanks for sharing!
@@simon_dentremont Your welcome Simon 😊
Hi Simon. Thank you very much for sharing your experience with us. I think it would be awesome if you could do a series showing us how to take wildlife photos with adapted vintage lenses. It would help a lot of us who have smaller budgets for our passion but want to get out there and take amazing photos with the gear we do have.
Thanks for the idea!
I'd like to have an artistic style, but judging by the photos on my hard drive, my main interest seems to be interesting geology photos. That's fun, because it can cover everything from wide lenses for capturing a whole mountain range to macro shots to get the fine details of a rock, but it's kind of the opposite of artistic.
But maybe I can spiffy up that kind of photo. (Do they make spiffy filters? That would make it easy!) Maybe combine weather and geology so the photos don't look so static. Maybe hold the rock for a macro shot so it's not just a rock, it's a person holding a rock. Maybe do the cheap trick and include a quirky scale object in the photos, like a small elephant figurine. This video has gotten me thinking of ways to up my spiffy game.
Great ideas!
I'm definitely still on the road to discovering my own voice. Recently got a better monitor and although I have taken thousands of photos in the past six months I just picked up my first three prints this afternoon. It's like seeing my work with fresh eyes. Your encouraging videos are such a great help Simon. Thank you. Now I have to stop mixing mataphors. If I could only see my own voice. 🤪
Great post! Thank you for doing this style presentation; I struggled to find my style and asked you to do something like this. Brilliant.
Great points!
One photographer I can instantly recognise is an Indian, Varun Aditya. He shot a lot of background. Never crop too close. One of a kind.
Another great video - thanks
Glad you enjoyed it
One gains new skills when it is put aside, when it is put to sleep until awaking. 🙂
So true!
don't ever stop saying your name at the start of the videos. excellent name.
Hello Simon - this was an excellent and encouraging video. My goal is to post fewer photos of more interest and better quality than what I typically see on most FB wildlife photography groups. Of course, continuous improvement of technique and artistry is a constant pursuit as well. Your video reinforces that I'm on the right track!
Fantastic!
My wife and I were in the Outer Banks of North Carolina over New Year's weekend and were headed to a wildlife refuge to take some shots of the usual suspects: birds and birds. It was just before sunrise and we were heading right by Bodie Island Lighthouse, a very recognizable symbol of the OBX. I thought about you and that beautiful lighthouse photo behind you. So I asked my wife if we could make a small detour, parked the car, and pulled out my trusty 24-240mm "not great for anything, but decent for about everything" lens. You wouldn't believe the response I got from the photo I took of the rising sun subtly eclipsed by the lighthouse keeper's quarters with that f/14 starburst effect. Actually, you would believe it. 🤣 A year ago I might not have stopped for the shot, so thanks for the inspiration! I kept thinking about the tree you shot that the locals adored, and now my friends in the OBX want some prints. 🤷♂ Now I have to figure out how to get decent quality prints... A great problem to have. Thanks, Simon!
I love this story. I tend to drive by a lot of things while thinking "That might be a good photo." I'm training myself to actually stop and take the shot, just in case.
Excellent!
@@jbennett3578 I agree, buddy. Can't know if it's a great shot if you don't take it! Best of luck this year!
I appreciate all the wonderful tips that you offer during your videos. I have found them helpful, specifically adjusting the aperature to get clearer pictures. Do you recommend having clearer composition vs a photo with branches blurred in the background or around the subject. I am working on my composition when taking pictures
Thought provoking statements here! I am not sure I have a "style." It is sometimes fun to see if people can accurately guess if a photo was taken by me or my husband since we are usually out photographing the same things together so perhaps we do have different styles!
Well said!