In this little film we go for a photoshoot whilst I discuss how to combat subject fatigue, how to find joy and inspiration in the little subjects around us.
I agree Geir with your points and share the same motivations and reasons for shooting this and other genres also year round - I think MW seems to have been burned out by the youtube hamster wheel of constant creation of the same content repeatedly that the audios views demand. There is so much variety and challenge within photograph and even just within macro itself to keep it interesting for a lifetime or two IMO. Great message you shared along with some really fun shots!
Fin video. Makro er artig! 👍 Det er mye visdom i det tyske ordtaket, som kan overføres til mange forskjellige aktiviteter. Det skal jeg legge meg på minnet! 😊
You seem pleasant and interesting, I have subscribed. I live in the southern hemisphere so I am going to start hunting for macro subjects in the next few days. One thing I will say about the youtuber you mentioned and more generally about anyone; things are constantly changing, and sometimes even things that have been part of us for years, no longer interest us. There is nothing wrong with this. He may return to macro, or he may not - we are, like the world itself, ever-changing. In my life I have had a whole range of interests, and I pursued each one seriously and with passion; and while all of these interests stays with me, my focus has shifted multiple times, and my primary interests have changed over the years. And in fact, photography is a relatively new interest of mine. The flip-side of losing some interest, or becoming bored with something, is that we are also able to gain new interests, pursue new things. And so I do understand how anyone can become bored with anything at all, really. And I do not even think this is a bad thing - it is a good thing. It is our mind's way to get us to try new things. In fact, I think that the idea of 'combating subject fatigue' is not necessarily a good idea. One should not try to fight against oneself. I think that is a mistake that would have the opposite of the desired effect - trying to force oneself to do something that you don't really want to do, for whatever reason, will probably just make the whole thing even more unpleasant. I think when a person feels that he does not feel like going out and taking macro photographs, that is the perfect reason to in fact put the camera down for a couple of days or weeks or months or years, and to do something else, instead of trying to 'combat' the situation. More likely than not, after you have taken a break, not pressuring yourself into doing photography, you will one day find yourself wanting to go out, with a new vigor, and to take beautiful photographs again. And if not, if that feeling never returns, then so be it. I think as humans we tend to want to force things onto ourselves too much, instead of just living in the moment. It is like you, you are more enjoying nature, and you happen to have your camera with you; instead of you having your camera with you and going out to take photos in nature. It is the spontaneous vs the forced. For that exact same reason, I feel that Micael and anyone else who starts feeling that anything, in this case macro photography, is not interesting anymore, should not try to look for the beauty of nature and the enjoyment of being in nature in order to combat those feelings. No I think he should very definitely do the opposite; put down the camera. Pursue another hobby. Grow his repertoire of skills in other subjects. Most of all, take a break from macro. And one day the macro bug may bite him again, or maybe it won't. And it does not matter either way! But I do not think it is something to be combated.
@@APlayerinVR Firstly, thank you for the sub. I hope you will enjoy the content I have put out and that I will continue to provide. And of course, thank you for the compliment 😊 Your comment is interesting and certainly a valid view. We should pursue different interests throughout life. Some become great passions others more a little hobby when it's raining and you otherwise have very little to do. Perhaps I came off a bit harsh with the bored statement but I certainly hope I still managed to imbue a sense of wonder and joy of what I discover when I go out with a camera. And that is kinda all I hope to do with these little films, if I can inspire someone else to go out and enjoy nature and photography then mission accomplished 🙂 I hope you have a lot of fun this spring and summer with macro. If you get any good shots I'd love to see them. I get inspired by seeing other people's images.
@@geireriknielsen Thank you, seeing you look for insects did indeed inspire me to go out and do the same. I will go this weekend for sure. If I do manage to capture something nice, I will send you a link to my website with my photos. Good luck with your macro photography as well :)
@@APlayerinVR It makes me very happy to hear that. And yes, please post a link. Weather here in the UK has been difficult this summer so I don't feel like I have had my fill of insect macro. Hopefully there are still a couple of weekends left.
@@geireriknielsen Hi! I did go to a bird park close to where I stay today, and I took a handful of photos, but it is the end of winter and it really looks just as bad as I expected at the bird park, and I did not manage to take any great photos. Nevertheless, I made a video with some of them. Disappointed at the bird park, I went to a local air force base, but there were just a few very old aircraft in pretty bad shape, nothing very interesting. But, here are the photos I took, if you would like to see: ua-cam.com/video/6qKGn80qifk/v-deo.html My garden turned out to be the best place, especially for some macro photos and videos. ua-cam.com/video/aOwIo7z3Ehk/v-deo.html Anyway, I don't feel this is much to show but since you asked me to share, there you go. I am hoping that the rain will come soon, and summer, and many more plants and insects and mushrooms. In fact, I am thinking of buying a mushroom growing kit, they are cheap and if I can grow my own mushrooms, I can photograph them. If you don't have a forest for macro photography, make one I suppose :).
@@APlayerinVR Thank you very much. You got some interesting images. In some ways you managed to inspire me to go out today :-) The mushroom growing thing you have to keep updating me on as that is fascinating.
Thanks for the video, one thing that I would like to learn is this. When you are taking a video of the subject you suddenly use the flash to capture a still image, what are the settings for this technique and, how do you achieve it? many thanks, Mike.
@@mikemayhew4464 Hi Mike. Thank you, glad you enjoyed the film. Unless I misunderstand the question the answer is: I simply switch between video and stills. Most more modern cameras will have some sort of physical button or software option that allows you to switch pretty quickly between the modes. And that is what I use. On the camera I have there is a record button which works even when I am in stills mode, I just need to set it up for the scene or shoot first or I can make adjustments after starting the record but not show that in the film. Hope this answers what you were asking, if not if you elaborate I will be happy to try and answer more precisely.
Thanks for sharing your macro photography adventure. A big LIKE for the video. Greetings from Singapore. 👍🔔
@@CheikoSairin Greetings to you too. Happy you enjoyed the film
I agree Geir with your points and share the same motivations and reasons for shooting this and other genres also year round - I think MW seems to have been burned out by the youtube hamster wheel of constant creation of the same content repeatedly that the audios views demand. There is so much variety and challenge within photograph and even just within macro itself to keep it interesting for a lifetime or two IMO. Great message you shared along with some really fun shots!
Fin video. Makro er artig! 👍 Det er mye visdom i det tyske ordtaket, som kan overføres til mange forskjellige aktiviteter. Det skal jeg legge meg på minnet! 😊
@@haraldwarholm2396 Ikke sant Harald. Av og til har de visst hva de hold på med. Artig at du likte filmen. Takk skal du ha.
Flotte bilder som alltid. Du er bare dyktig
@@RagnhildNielsen Takk takk
You seem pleasant and interesting, I have subscribed. I live in the southern hemisphere so I am going to start hunting for macro subjects in the next few days.
One thing I will say about the youtuber you mentioned and more generally about anyone; things are constantly changing, and sometimes even things that have been part of us for years, no longer interest us. There is nothing wrong with this. He may return to macro, or he may not - we are, like the world itself, ever-changing. In my life I have had a whole range of interests, and I pursued each one seriously and with passion; and while all of these interests stays with me, my focus has shifted multiple times, and my primary interests have changed over the years. And in fact, photography is a relatively new interest of mine. The flip-side of losing some interest, or becoming bored with something, is that we are also able to gain new interests, pursue new things.
And so I do understand how anyone can become bored with anything at all, really. And I do not even think this is a bad thing - it is a good thing. It is our mind's way to get us to try new things. In fact, I think that the idea of 'combating subject fatigue' is not necessarily a good idea. One should not try to fight against oneself. I think that is a mistake that would have the opposite of the desired effect - trying to force oneself to do something that you don't really want to do, for whatever reason, will probably just make the whole thing even more unpleasant. I think when a person feels that he does not feel like going out and taking macro photographs, that is the perfect reason to in fact put the camera down for a couple of days or weeks or months or years, and to do something else, instead of trying to 'combat' the situation. More likely than not, after you have taken a break, not pressuring yourself into doing photography, you will one day find yourself wanting to go out, with a new vigor, and to take beautiful photographs again.
And if not, if that feeling never returns, then so be it. I think as humans we tend to want to force things onto ourselves too much, instead of just living in the moment. It is like you, you are more enjoying nature, and you happen to have your camera with you; instead of you having your camera with you and going out to take photos in nature. It is the spontaneous vs the forced. For that exact same reason, I feel that Micael and anyone else who starts feeling that anything, in this case macro photography, is not interesting anymore, should not try to look for the beauty of nature and the enjoyment of being in nature in order to combat those feelings. No I think he should very definitely do the opposite; put down the camera. Pursue another hobby. Grow his repertoire of skills in other subjects. Most of all, take a break from macro. And one day the macro bug may bite him again, or maybe it won't. And it does not matter either way! But I do not think it is something to be combated.
@@APlayerinVR Firstly, thank you for the sub. I hope you will enjoy the content I have put out and that I will continue to provide. And of course, thank you for the compliment 😊
Your comment is interesting and certainly a valid view. We should pursue different interests throughout life. Some become great passions others more a little hobby when it's raining and you otherwise have very little to do.
Perhaps I came off a bit harsh with the bored statement but I certainly hope I still managed to imbue a sense of wonder and joy of what I discover when I go out with a camera. And that is kinda all I hope to do with these little films, if I can inspire someone else to go out and enjoy nature and photography then mission accomplished 🙂
I hope you have a lot of fun this spring and summer with macro. If you get any good shots I'd love to see them. I get inspired by seeing other people's images.
@@geireriknielsen Thank you, seeing you look for insects did indeed inspire me to go out and do the same. I will go this weekend for sure. If I do manage to capture something nice, I will send you a link to my website with my photos. Good luck with your macro photography as well :)
@@APlayerinVR It makes me very happy to hear that. And yes, please post a link. Weather here in the UK has been difficult this summer so I don't feel like I have had my fill of insect macro. Hopefully there are still a couple of weekends left.
@@geireriknielsen Hi! I did go to a bird park close to where I stay today, and I took a handful of photos, but it is the end of winter and it really looks just as bad as I expected at the bird park, and I did not manage to take any great photos. Nevertheless, I made a video with some of them. Disappointed at the bird park, I went to a local air force base, but there were just a few very old aircraft in pretty bad shape, nothing very interesting. But, here are the photos I took, if you would like to see:
ua-cam.com/video/6qKGn80qifk/v-deo.html
My garden turned out to be the best place, especially for some macro photos and videos.
ua-cam.com/video/aOwIo7z3Ehk/v-deo.html
Anyway, I don't feel this is much to show but since you asked me to share, there you go. I am hoping that the rain will come soon, and summer, and many more plants and insects and mushrooms. In fact, I am thinking of buying a mushroom growing kit, they are cheap and if I can grow my own mushrooms, I can photograph them. If you don't have a forest for macro photography, make one I suppose :).
@@APlayerinVR Thank you very much. You got some interesting images. In some ways you managed to inspire me to go out today :-)
The mushroom growing thing you have to keep updating me on as that is fascinating.
Thanks for the video, one thing that I would like to learn is this. When you are taking a video of the subject you suddenly use the flash to capture a still image, what are the settings for this technique and, how do you achieve it? many thanks, Mike.
@@mikemayhew4464 Hi Mike. Thank you, glad you enjoyed the film. Unless I misunderstand the question the answer is: I simply switch between video and stills. Most more modern cameras will have some sort of physical button or software option that allows you to switch pretty quickly between the modes. And that is what I use. On the camera I have there is a record button which works even when I am in stills mode, I just need to set it up for the scene or shoot first or I can make adjustments after starting the record but not show that in the film. Hope this answers what you were asking, if not if you elaborate I will be happy to try and answer more precisely.
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@@goodmadehomemade Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it
Micael did it so much that he got bored I guess