Such basic things that are easily looked over -- down from reminding you to go to the loo before a photo walk, to just simply smiling. Very wise words, thank you for all these reminders, Robin!
Tip 7, so important.And tip 8, of course. Thanks. Tip 1, great start to a fun and very educational video Robin. Laughter because it's so true. Thanks for being a marvelous person Robin, yourself.
Dear mr Wong, thank you for all the videos you have posted so far. It really changed my life in a postive way. In the past I often had negative feelings about everything, but now I really enjoy my life again and photography. Currently I am a Nikon and a Olympus PEN F shooter. Your positive attitude helps me a lot. So thank you so much for this. Kind regards Peter Wauters. (Belgium)
There was a cat in the thumbnail. Instant like!!! Merry Christmas, Robin! Tip number 1 is so crucial. It’s funny but also so true!!! Still trying to learn to be minimalist. Haha. Robin: “Wear neutral colours” Me: *eyeballing the bright red shoes* 🧐😂
@@robinwong Tip 11.5 Have hydrogen peroxide and a Band-Aid handy, if the cat is having a bad day. ;) Just kidding! P.S. My cat friend for 15 and half years, was the most loving cat, and never once bite or scratched me -- amazing. Cats are so human like -- free spirit humans. Dogs are great friends and pets as well, but observing and interacting with cats is mostly unrated by so many people. Cats adopt you -- you are not an owner of a cat, it is more like a friendship. You learn a lot from a cat. Yes, I have owned some dogs -- they are great too. I am now more into cats -- freedom.
I have a photo of a cat with the same colouring, love it when the cat comes over to you and brushes against you. Thanks for sharing the photo walk tips. Merry Christmas from Alberta, Canada.
Great tips and I can relate to almost all of them. I prefer to go alone, because when I am in the flow, I unconditionally follow what my attention gets attracted to. This is unplannable and if I was in company, I would have to negotiate where to go next, how long to stay on a spot, etc. My mental state is not to expect anything and just observe. I find pre-focussing on some idea to narrow my mind. There is always something unexpected to find out there. Even on days when I think I would find nothing I bring home three images or so that I am proud of. This feels like a hunting trophy and keeps me going.
Such great advice. The great thing about being a photographer is you're never bored. I'm always thinking about composition, lighting, shadows, reflections, angles, when I'm walking around and of course I usually have my MFT camera with me because it's so so small and light. Photography is truly about being in the moment and letting the photograph come to you. So many photographers obsess about cameras, lenses, bokeh, sensors, resolution charts, they confuse image quality with the quality of the image. A better sensor will not make you a better photographer.
Tip nr zero...most overlooked: Get out...! I even go for heavy gloomy walks and sometimes come home with light...! Thank You Robin, for keeping the spirit Up...! Great video...New Years Greetings...! Solstice came and went, Year is turning. Old fire burned out, a New is Lit...!
I love your common sense. I walk by myself or with my dog who is patient when I want to stop. I see so much I love to photograph every walk feeds my pleasure.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years to come ! One of your tips is a Check List.: Be sure to select higher ISO of day 320-400 for starters, shutter speed in the 1/250 or 1/320 range, or at least set the F stop to f4 before going out to shoot. Fast lens in darker settings or later day shoots helps. When walking against light on streets add +1/3 of light or more, and keep the camera turned on and finger on the trigger. When you find a good backdrop, pre-focus on a point and set the focus point where you believe the subject will walk into it. Finger focus selecting ( not focus point shoot ) to the area you anticipate subjects will be in at time of shot to be taken, your touch monitor is a wonderful thing. Look where you are going for falling potential, or approaching cars when crossing streets --- must survive to shoot another day. As for dress, you can go as a pro, or blend as local, or simply play tourist for the day, if in a tourist town -- no problem. They seem to be a little suspect of longer telephotos, with special looking hoods, like tulip or vented. But I mostly use lens hoods and do bump into things downtown. Lastly, be sure to listen to Robin :) Even if you disagree on any singular point, he has a great overall knowledge of digital photography to share. I may also add, he takes great photos!
Merry Christmas! I leave the technicalities open as it is for the photographers to experiment and decide what they want to use. Creativity has no boundaries!
So refreshing not to be told " always shoot in RAW mode " . One tip - bring along an energy bar or similar , because if you forget to eat during your photowalk , you might find yourself " drained " of energy when you least expect it , and the water you bought with you ,won't be enough to get you to the nearest snack bar . Tip 2 - check the weather forecast in the area that you intend to visit , no-one wants to be caught in a hailstorm , just wearing a T shirt and jeans with no poncho on your person / on the other side , if you are going to photograph in a sunny location , put on sunscreen BEFORE you set out
enjoy your site very much, I live in the redwoods on the north coast of calif, photo ops everywhere, hard to choose, you are most helpful, enjoy. chris
Thanks for that list Robin, I was thinking but do I have the nerve to approach people ? Do have a very happy Christmas with your family. And I’m looking forward to seeing where you go in 2020.
I have enjoyed your presentations throughout the year. I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I look forwards to hearing about new lenses from Olympus in 2020. With my best regards to Malaysia.
Merry Christmas, Robin! Watching this on Christmas morning. Enjoyed your creative and practical tips. I will always stop to pet the cat and end with that cup of coffee.
Very good tips, thank you for this and all your videos and photowalks! You are probably the friendliest photographer of the world! Merry Christmas from Germany.🎅👋🎄
Thank you for the wonderful gift of so many valid and useful photography tips, Robin! You've given us photographers many ideas to be merry about! Merry Christmas to you and all the best for 2020!
Merry Christmas Robin. Loved your tips. Especially number one. When you are my age you need to make numerous pit stops at the bathroom. So plan to visit multiple bathrooms. LOL.
Thanks a lot for these tips. Very useful for a newbie like me although I have to admit that I already got rather acquainted with tip nr. 20 on 14:29 ...;-) Anyway, merry Christmas to you as well!
# 13. It has been a positive, learning experience by being in a camera group of friendly photography folks - ex. due to other members posting, known to them, locals for our outing shoot days, although I've lived in this area for 40 yrs, I've been taken to many undiscovered interesting places I had not yet seen ! Though there are @ 25 members in the group, only 5 ~ 7 show up regularly - some of these being very knowledgeable & helpful. With a friend / member's help, I made this years Christmas greeting cards. Enjoy your videos.
Awesome list Robin! I'm going to have to watch again and jot them down for future reference. All the best to you in 2020, and looking forward to your content in the new year.
Thanks very much for your advices on photo walk. It is a great way to start a new year, with a neat checklist and a powerful attitude towards the pleasures and satisfactions of photography. Happy new year 2023 for you Robin, your family and friends and all the followers of your superb you tube channel.
Wow your channel is growing more and more on me. Though I disagree with many of them, a list of 25 is impressive already, and your knowledge on cats culture is truly another level. Now I'll challenge you to dress most flashy and go do photo walk, be a neighborhood clown for a session and show us the results! Happy New Year :D
First time watching you. Loved it sir! Thanks fr the great tips. I just recently bought a used Nikon D7000 and it's my first DSLR. Looking forward to see more of your works along my journey. More power to you!
"don't break any rules unnecessarily" - I like that one
Yeah, try not to get into trouble!
Your positive attitude is infectious! And you are an excellent photographer. I hope Olympus knows how valuable you are.
Such basic things that are easily looked over -- down from reminding you to go to the loo before a photo walk, to just simply smiling. Very wise words, thank you for all these reminders, Robin!
Tip 7, so important.And tip 8, of course. Thanks. Tip 1, great start to a fun and very educational video Robin. Laughter because it's so true. Thanks for being a marvelous person Robin, yourself.
Dear mr Wong, thank you for all the videos you have posted so far. It really changed my life in a postive way. In the past I often had negative feelings about everything, but now I really enjoy my life again and photography. Currently I am a Nikon and a Olympus PEN F shooter. Your positive attitude helps me a lot. So thank you so much for this. Kind regards Peter Wauters. (Belgium)
Thanks for sharing that with me, it means a lot that I can make a small difference in another person's life! Keep that shutter clicking.
There was a cat in the thumbnail. Instant like!!! Merry Christmas, Robin! Tip number 1 is so crucial. It’s funny but also so true!!! Still trying to learn to be minimalist. Haha.
Robin: “Wear neutral colours”
Me: *eyeballing the bright red shoes* 🧐😂
Of course there must be a cat! Cat is life!
LOL on the red Crocs. No one looks at the feet I guess haha
@@robinwong Tip 11.5 Have hydrogen peroxide and a Band-Aid handy, if the cat is having a bad day. ;) Just kidding!
P.S. My cat friend for 15 and half years, was the most loving cat, and never once bite or scratched me -- amazing. Cats are so human like -- free spirit humans. Dogs are great friends and pets as well, but observing and interacting with cats is mostly unrated by so many people. Cats adopt you -- you are not an owner of a cat, it is more like a friendship. You learn a lot from a cat. Yes, I have owned some dogs -- they are great too. I am now more into cats -- freedom.
I have a photo of a cat with the same colouring, love it when the cat comes over to you and brushes against you. Thanks for sharing the photo walk tips. Merry Christmas from Alberta, Canada.
Cats are awesome creatures. Merry Christmas!
Great tips and I can relate to almost all of them. I prefer to go alone, because when I am in the flow, I unconditionally follow what my attention gets attracted to. This is unplannable and if I was in company, I would have to negotiate where to go next, how long to stay on a spot, etc. My mental state is not to expect anything and just observe. I find pre-focussing on some idea to narrow my mind. There is always something unexpected to find out there. Even on days when I think I would find nothing I bring home three images or so that I am proud of. This feels like a hunting trophy and keeps me going.
Such great advice. The great thing about being a photographer is you're never bored. I'm always thinking about composition, lighting, shadows, reflections, angles, when I'm walking around and of course I usually have my MFT camera with me because it's so so small and light. Photography is truly about being in the moment and letting the photograph come to you.
So many photographers obsess about cameras, lenses, bokeh, sensors, resolution charts, they confuse image quality with the quality of the image. A better sensor will not make you a better photographer.
indeed, a better sensor will not make you a better photographer! Could not have said that better myself.
Practical tips. Enjoyed much and Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas!
Tip nr zero...most overlooked:
Get out...!
I even go for heavy gloomy walks and sometimes come home with light...!
Thank You Robin, for keeping the spirit Up...!
Great video...New Years Greetings...!
Solstice came and went,
Year is turning.
Old fire burned out,
a New is Lit...!
The Reebok non-slip “work n play” series is highly recommended.
I love your common sense. I walk by myself or with my dog who is patient when I want to stop. I see so much I love to photograph every walk feeds my pleasure.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years to come ! One of your tips is a Check List.: Be sure to select higher ISO of day 320-400 for starters, shutter speed in the 1/250 or 1/320 range, or at least set the F stop to f4 before going out to shoot. Fast lens in darker settings or later day shoots helps. When walking against light on streets add +1/3 of light or more, and keep the camera turned on and finger on the trigger. When you find a good backdrop, pre-focus on a point and set the focus point where you believe the subject will walk into it. Finger focus selecting ( not focus point shoot ) to the area you anticipate subjects will be in at time of shot to be taken, your touch monitor is a wonderful thing. Look where you are going for falling potential, or approaching cars when crossing streets --- must survive to shoot another day. As for dress, you can go as a pro, or blend as local, or simply play tourist for the day, if in a tourist town -- no problem. They seem to be a little suspect of longer telephotos, with special looking hoods, like tulip or vented. But I mostly use lens hoods and do bump into things downtown. Lastly, be sure to listen to Robin :) Even if you disagree on any singular point, he has a great overall knowledge of digital photography to share. I may also add, he takes great photos!
Merry Christmas! I leave the technicalities open as it is for the photographers to experiment and decide what they want to use. Creativity has no boundaries!
What a Great Video. Your enthusiasm is contagious! And I definitely like your delivery style. Thanks for making this video!!!
I agree, ROBIN, my regards from Lisbon, Portugal, EU.
Merry Christmas Robin. Thank for all your video. Your photos give me the taste to visit Malaysia.
Merry Christmas, and please do come to Malaysia!
Going on my first ever photo walk tomorrow.. thanks alot for the great tips 😁
Tips 22 and 25 are zen zonesssssss, great video!
So refreshing not to be told " always shoot in RAW mode " .
One tip - bring along an energy bar or similar , because if you forget to eat during your photowalk , you might find yourself " drained " of energy when you least expect it , and the water you bought with you ,won't be enough to get you to the nearest snack bar .
Tip 2 - check the weather forecast in the area that you intend to visit , no-one wants to be caught in a hailstorm , just wearing a T shirt and jeans with no poncho on your person / on the other side , if you are going to photograph in a sunny location , put on sunscreen BEFORE you set out
Robin, you are the best. Much love to you, brother.
i really admire your energy voice, strong voice and insprised too to me
Tip number one is best tip
Cool Blake Snyder reference.
The reference was not from Blake Snyder.
enjoy your site very much, I live in the redwoods on the north coast of calif, photo ops everywhere, hard to choose, you are most helpful, enjoy. chris
I love to just walk with my camera & relax my brain. I loved your video & personality. Looking forward to more.
I got a kick out of tip # 11. You rock, dude.
Thx for all these tips, simple but easily forgotten
Great tips. Tip number 1 had me subscribing.
Ha Ha! An overprice cup of coffee. I like that.
Must have!
I'm so glad I stumbled across this video. Thank you for all the practical tips. I learned so much :)
What a lovely video!
Thank you for your entertaining and philosophical uploads! Happy Everything Robin 📸🥐☕😉
Thanks! Happy Everything back at you!
Great video again!!! Merry Christmas to you as well! Tip #26 ..plan your brake in a restaurant with good food!
Merry Christmas!
Wonderful! Lovely tips - Wish you a fantastic new year! And Thanks for all the support!
My pleasure to share. Happy new year!
Thanks for that list Robin, I was thinking but do I have the nerve to approach people ?
Do have a very happy Christmas with your family. And I’m looking forward to seeing where you go in 2020.
Thanks John, Merry Christmas to you too! Approaching strangers is a skill that can be trained over time.
A very merry Christmas to you Robin.
Merry Christmas to you too!
Great video, full of useful tips. Hopefully next year I will get to do more photowalks.
Merry Christmas Robin!
Merry Christmas!
Very useful indeed!😊Thanks!A lot.Special mention for tips no 12 and 13.
And 14...the most!
@@MariusGeorgescu1956 thanks glad you liked the sharing!
I have enjoyed your presentations throughout the year. I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I look forwards to hearing about new lenses from Olympus in 2020.
With my best regards to Malaysia.
Thanks and glad you enjoyed the videos. Merry Christmas!
Omg, didn't know you had a UA-cam channel. Instant subscribe. Take care Robin. Till I come back to Malaysia.
What a great video! Thanks for putting it together...and for your enthusiasm!
Happy Christmas from France! I have applied tip 11 for years and have a whole collection of cats in my photo files!
Awesome! Cat is life! Merry Christmas
Loved it Robin, thanks. So very personal, real and practical, with your signature humour. Best wishes for 2020. :)
Thanks for the kind words, appreciate it!
Thank you, Robin! Merry Christmas!
Cheers, and Merry Christmas
Thank you for the tips but especially for radiating such an inspirational positivity! 😊
Merry Christmas Robin, thank you for the nice advice, presented from kind and photography passionate person. Thank you!
Thanks Denis! Merry Christmas to you too!
I find this site beneficial. Great advice
Merry Christmas, Robin! Watching this on Christmas morning. Enjoyed your creative and practical tips. I will always stop to pet the cat and end with that cup of coffee.
Merry Christmas! Those are the most important 2 tips!
Thank You Robin! I take al the tips from You.
You are an inspiration Robin. Thanks for all the time you put into your videos. Bless you! Happy New Year. Bro.
Excellent tips and perfect timing too, as I was planning my next photowalk for next week.
Go out and shoot more photos!
Happy New Year! Best wishes & have fun, Robin! 🎉
Happy New Year to you too!
Your videos are awesome! Thank you so much.
Best wishes for a very happy, healthy and successful New Year, Robin. Thanks for all your videos.
Thanks! Happy New Year to you too
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas!
Very good tips, thank you for this and all your videos and photowalks! You are probably the friendliest photographer of the world! Merry Christmas from Germany.🎅👋🎄
Thanks for the kind words! Merry Christmas!
Great one Robin. Iam a beginner. Thanks a lot for this video 👍👍👍👍
You the man.
Thanks!
Nice tips! Tq Robin
Thanks!
Merry Christmas to you and your family. Keep on doing your unique videos, I enjoy them… Greetings from Germany
Merry Christmas to you and your family too!
Excellent channel, Robin. I like your photographs, and your style. Cheers from Kaunas!
Thanks for the kind words. Merry Christmas!
Happy Holidays to you. Great video and tips, I especially agree with # 1! :)
Happy Holidays, and thanks!
Thank you for the wonderful gift of so many valid and useful photography tips, Robin! You've given us photographers many ideas to be merry about! Merry Christmas to you and all the best for 2020!
Thanks, I am glad you like the video. Merry Christmas to you too!
Very inspiring tips as in every of your videos, thanks a lot!
Thanks! Glad you found the video useful
Happy Holidays!!!😀
Happy Holidays!
Really great tips. Thank you!
Thanks a lot your tips are brilliant and simple as well.
Thanks, my pleasure to share!
Merry Christmas Robin. Loved your tips. Especially number one. When you are my age you need to make numerous pit stops at the bathroom. So plan to visit multiple bathrooms. LOL.
I think that is perfectly applicable to anyone! Merry Christmas!
When traveling in a foreign city it can be a good idea to carry one toilet roll. You can't assume things are like home.
Good advice, Robin. Thanks and Happy Holidays!
Thanks, happy holidays!
Excellent tips Robin, again . Thank you for sharing these videos.All the best to you and your family during the new year 2020 !
Thanks! Happy New Year to you too.
Thanks a lot for these tips. Very useful for a newbie like me although I have to admit that I already got rather acquainted with tip nr. 20 on 14:29 ...;-) Anyway, merry Christmas to you as well!
Merry Christmas, and yes it is ok to miss shots, we can't shoot everything!
Robin, Merry Christmas to you and your family!😄
Merry Christmas!
Great tips Robin, I get a lot out of your videos. Happy New Year!
Thanks Jon! Happy New Year!
Excellent advice, thank you.
Thanks, glad you found them useful
# 13. It has been a positive, learning experience by being in a camera group of friendly photography folks - ex. due to other members posting, known to them, locals for our outing shoot days, although I've lived in this area for 40 yrs, I've been taken to many undiscovered interesting places I had not yet seen ! Though there are @ 25 members in the group, only 5 ~ 7 show up regularly - some of these being very knowledgeable & helpful. With a friend / member's help, I made this years Christmas greeting cards. Enjoy your videos.
Thanks! Photography has always been a social activity, after all a photograph demands an audience/viewers. Merry Christmas!
MERRY CHRISTMAS ROBIN
Merry Christmas to you too!
Merry Christmas to you, Robin! Thank you for another great video. Looking forward to some new photowalks heading into the New Year! Happy Holidays! :)
Merry Christmas! Thanks and more videos to come
All so true, well said!
Thanks!
Awesome list Robin! I'm going to have to watch again and jot them down for future reference. All the best to you in 2020, and looking forward to your content in the new year.
Thanks! More interesting stuff to come soon!
Merry Christmas Robin. Thanks for the tips. Greeting from Singapore.👍😀👍
Merry Christmas!
Thanks very much for your advices on photo walk. It is a great way to start a new year, with a neat checklist and a powerful attitude towards the pleasures and satisfactions of photography. Happy new year 2023 for you Robin, your family and friends and all the followers of your superb you tube channel.
Merry Christmas Robin. And thank you very much for your tipps, they are very helpful for me.
Merry Christmas! Glad you found the tips useful!
NICE.. VERY NICE, THANK YOU
Merry Christmas!...a great gift for me would be a tiny camera bag. What brand is the tiny camera bag at 2:22 in your video?
Merry Christmas to you too. It was a bag I bought from Tokyo, Japan 3 years ago. I think the brand was Hakuba.
wonderful. very useful and encouraging advice for getting out there and improve one's (actual!) photography. thank you for this!
Have a Merry Christmas Robin and thanks for the great videos:)
Merry Christmas! My pleasure to do the videos and share what I can.
Merry Xmas! Thanks for great content... Hoping to visit KL, again, soon..
Merry Christmas. if you do come by KL let me know!
@@robinwong I will Robin. Thanks. Enjoy!
Wow your channel is growing more and more on me.
Though I disagree with many of them, a list of 25 is impressive already, and your knowledge on cats culture is truly another level.
Now I'll challenge you to dress most flashy and go do photo walk, be a neighborhood clown for a session and show us the results!
Happy New Year :D
Some other photographer will do the flashy dress and all, that won't be me
Merry Christmas and A Very Happy New Year to you Robin and your family. Please keep posting your great video's.
Merry Christmas! More videos to come very soon!
Excellent tips. Thank you for 2019! Merry Christmas & Seasons Greetings to you Robin. See you in 2020!
Merry Christmas!
Great tips backed with sincere and motivating enthusiasm! Thanks! Do you offer small group photo walks in your hometown?
AUPA!
I liked your tips! Thanks!
Greetings from Spain!
AH! And Merry Christmass!!!
Merry Christmas! Thanks!
Merry Christmas Robin, great tips but I like 11 best 👍🏻😊
Merry Christmas! Tip 11 rocks!
First time watching you. Loved it sir! Thanks fr the great tips. I just recently bought a used Nikon D7000 and it's my first DSLR. Looking forward to see more of your works along my journey. More power to you!
Robin, Feliz Natal from Brazil; Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas Rob. You're doing really good job. Great yt channel.
Merry Christmas and thanks for the kind words!
I love it .. thank you 🙏
very helpful. thank you
Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄