Hi Ian, I think your focus on 1 shot with minimal post processing is something all photographers should be doing. This is a return to old film concept of 'getting right in the can'
Gentlemen, I beg to differ. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a good idea to try to get as much as possible right in camera, but as soon as I see the words "all photographers should be doing", my hackles rise. There is no should about this, it's purely a matter of personal taste, there's no right and wrong way to take a photo. Some people aspire to digital art. It may not be to everyone's liking, but it's not wrong. Let's not police other people's approaches. I wish you both a great 2024 and all the best with your photographic endeavours. Peace.
Great challenge ….. love your favourite selection for 23… my choice is the flowers against the rock face… simple and beautiful….👏👏 Wishing you happy new year…. looking forward to seeing what you produce in 24….
These were al stunning images, Ian. Just started following you as a result of seeing you with Henry. Really enjoying your work and the things you are sharing
keep the videos coming, Your information and advise is gold. I really do appreciate your content that is a step up from other photography channels where the same content is repeated over and over. Thank you
Such great examples of well composed photos Ian. Thanks for sharing. I also have been trying to move more to simpler technique in my photography. I used to bracket a lot and really found it helped me understand the limits and range of my camera without merging the shots. At the time I was also very much working on my composition skills. You are quite right, I think we can always learn something. As a bit of a new project I'm trying to do more SOOC, straight out of camera, shots and reduce editing. Great fun. Cheers.
Ian, thanks. I’m an old film shooter trying to get better with digital. I like and appreciate the way you explain things. Thanks. Keep it up and I’ll keep following. Aye
Hi Ian, I am a relatively new subscriber, who has just started to take photography more seriously and wanted to thank you for your inspiration that I have gained from following your channel. The costal shot bathed in sunlight in this video leaves me without words, absolutely stunning. I wish you well for the new year and thanks again. Alan Glover a young 67 year-old newbie.
@alanglover590 as a recently turned 65 year-old, I'm a relative newbie to Ian's channel and am loving the inspiration and subtle teaching he provides. I always want to go out and take photos after watching his videos.
Love your work Ian, always good and fresh things 😊 Keep up the great work! Just wanted to give you friendly advice, when you say that the sky is red or whatever color it would be nice to show it instead of explaining it :) Would be much efective 🍻
I do try to do that but sometimes its difficult to juggle the filming and photography, especially when things change or happen very quickly. Happy New Year to you 👍
Morning Ian, I have just subscribed to your challenge and am finding your videos and photography inspiring. Just wondering when you post up the shots of your photos you would be able to add your camera settings as this would be really helpful to see how you achieved the effects of the images.
Some gorgeous photos there, Ian! Pesky light, rarely cooperates, does it... Looking forward to your sharing the next year in photos too. (and seeing Luna starring in the video footage, of course)
I never focus stack and therefore try to get the shot right in camera rather than have to spend time editing the image at home. So totally agree with your new approach for next year.
Using a GFX sensor, often at medium to short telephoto, focus stacking is a must for me much of the time. But I hear you regarding APS-C and even full frame in the right circumstances.
Thank you for pointing out that you can compose and capture a one shot image. When I see a photographer constantly say “this is a 3 shot, or 5 shot focus stack” on every image, I just hear “I don’t know how to focus my camera, so”. That was me……. I now slow down and try to compose the final image in the field. But…. Thank God for Lightroom! Cheers from California
I like your videos, thank you for your engagement. One question: Why do you always take a lens without a lens hood? Add better contrast to photos with a lens hood. Warm greetings and a happy new year.
You’re so right Ian as regarding spending more time getting it right in camera. I learned this in the sixties when every frame was a prisoner, especially when shooting transparencies! Keep up the good work.
Ian, I'm rewatching this and the point you make about spending more time in the field, crafting an image, taking the time to work on all the technical aspects rather than relying on digital concepts of focus stacking among others, is a fine way of looking at this issue. I'd say having spent the vast majority of my career, well into the early 2000's only shooting film, that I'm glad I did so. When shooting film there is an economy in the way the photographer works. The limitation of 20 or 36 exposures, or if working in large format, 6 or 10 exposures say, requires that when you decide to make an exposure, it is the very best you can make at the time. Such limitations as the cost of each exposure, even in the day when I'd by film by the "Brick" 20 roll packs at say 35 U.S. dollars, you considered ALL factors: the exposure/composition/previsualization (as far as considering what developer and how you'd develop for the kind of negative you wanted, and all the way to paper grade and how you'd print) as well as things like I only brought one extra roll of film, I thought I had 30 left in camera but I only have 18 etc. All of this required economy, thoughtfulness and that you tried to apply all your experience and skill on each image. That was hardly the case every time, but with digital there is no thought nor restrictions felt by the photographer other than perhaps, all my batteries are dead except to the one I'm using, and beyond that your memory card allows hundreds if not thousands of exposures before you're pushing up against any kind of limitation. The excess of riches for the digital image maker, don't require you to take greater care of the image making. If one doesn't work out just take 20 more. That being said, the decision to be thoughtful and considered in your approach is entirely up the individual. The point you're making is perhaps the best advice any photography video has put forth this year, and well worth the viewers paying close attention to.
Good luck for your photography and the channel in 2024 Ian, you have some wonderful images from this year I really liked the Bluebell shot and the reflection of the boathouse.
Hi Ian, your first image with the seagulls demonstrates perfectly that we should be adaptable even when we set out to take landscape shots at base ISO. We rarely increase the shutter speed to 100th second on a tripod but your image showed the benefit of doing so. A great lesson for us enthusiasts!
I have no doubt that you will be successful with your new year of photography and videos. I learn a lot and am inspired by your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and adventures with us. Cheers to a happy, healthy, and fun new year.
Hello Ian, I rarely post, but wanted to tell you I have very much enjoyed your videos and photography this past year. I also want to wish you a very Happy New Year with only good things in 2024. I look forward to your wonderful work and appreciate the hard work you do. Be well and Cheers from USA.
Your videos, and your photos are always lovely! I enjoy watching, and I have a backlog to catch up on, so that will be fun while I'm on break. I am also planning on joining your photographer clubhouse in the new year!! Thank you for what you do and share!!
hi Ian pleased to hear you going for the one shot and not relying on ai or any other software, i'm still pretty new to photography and refuse to use anything to help my pictures as i figure its the only way i'm going to get any good at learning how to use my camera properly to get decent pictures. loving your channel happy new year
Great way to end a marvelous year for your photography! You have really captured some great images! Thanks for all the inspiration and advice! And thanks for taking me along!
I take a similar approach regarding the use of technology/post process techniques. I used to spend hours in photoshop and moments in the field. It’s nice to have the ratio reversed.
Nice one Ian, I've only been watching your channel for about 6 to 9 months, but do have you as one of my favourite's and will be following you next year, thanx again from a very old man who loves taking photos and always willing to learn. Happy new year to you. Colin Devon uk.
A fine video to end the year with Ian, and your selection was just amazing in quality and variety. So glad to have discovered your channel and enjoy your presentation style with its "in the field" focus. Very much looking forward to seeing where you take us in 2024.
I am retiring at the end of the month and looking forward to slowing down and having the time to dedicate to improving my photography. I find your videos very inspiring and really helpful. Thanks for that. Best wishes to you and all your subscribers for a safe and happy 2024.
I really like the idea of aiming for the single exposure approach. I have found myself doing that not by design but by accident since August, because I managed to break my tripod and have yet to figure out what to replace it with. I will probably address that in the New Year. But it has forced me to revisit handheld photography and, while I do miss doing long exposures, I have found it kind of liberating in a way I was not expecting. I thought I would end up becoming frustrated every time I took the camera out, but that has not happened once. I think it has been a happy accident and I will find that my handheld experience will be invaluable when I do go back to a tripod. I realise now I was too dependent on a tripod for everything and, as a result regularly bracketed and focus stacked. With the bracketing I often did not need to and found processing one of the images from a bracket of three gave me everything I needed. The good thing about tripods is that it forces you to slow down and handheld can encourage snaps, rather than a considered composition. But I am glad to say that my handheld work of the last few months this has not made me speed up and it has meant I have had to use single exposure to achieve the results I am after. Once I go back to a tripod, I will from time to time still do some handheld and not fall into the trap of being totally dependent on the tripod. Thank you for sharing this. You have had some real crackers this year. One of the standouts for me was a boathouse and its reflections. Happy New Year, and I look forward to seeing more of your work and videos in 2024.
You really cover and say a lot here and it's all valid. I started photographing when I was 10 and my father, a friend and compatriot of Minor White among others, forbade me to take photos with a handheld camera, so I was restricted to medium format and a tripod until I'd paid for 50 sheets of film, developed them on my own and shown that I was disciplined enough to use his 1969 Nikon F without pointing and shooting! By medium format I mean 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 film sheets. That being said, I'm "old school" when it comes to taking a shot, I use the Zone System even now, and I don't focus stack, exposure stack or anything of the kind. Though, these are tools of the digital era and I'm lustful to explore these new regions of the art of photography, though in truth I'll rely on my "old fart" methods for the most part. In truth, if you can't get it in one shot, or two or three if you may think you need to over or under expose for any reason, then that's pretty much it. What digital and PS and LR have done is to forgive a lot of bad exposures, and I'm thankful for that, as when I'd F-up developing a roll of film, there was not a lot I could do to save a poor negative. Now, I can save a pretty serious mistake in post. I'm fully committed to the digital age. I harbour no sentiment for soaking my hands in chemicals, hours spent under the enlarger, choosing a paper grade (I loathe and despise multi grade papers) and I LOVE the immediacy of digital! There is no photographer alive or dead that won't admit, if there's an easier way to get what I want, I'll TAKE IT! My mentors, Minor, my father, Ansel, Aaron (Siskind), Edward, Tom Murphy among others, NEVER yearned for the days of the "Tin Type" or the "Glass Negative" or the "Callotype" nor the "Salt Print" processes of Fox Talbot. They used and maximized the technology of their day. I'm between those, so my mastery of the digital age is a little lacking but I'm learning. That being said, I'll still try for the best exposure and fix any flaws in post. GOD SAVE ME I do LOVE Photoshop! LMAO ROFL! See I can even use the text-speak lingo! 🤣🤣🤣
Many thanks for all the videos, hints and tips over this year. Essential weekly viewing for this relative newbie. One of the more accessible and engaging yt photographers out there 👍. Happy new year, Ian 🖖
To be honest Ian, when you get to my age or stage in photography, it's Any which way you can! If it works for me I use it I mostly bracket but use the best shot to edit - highlights, shadows etc. I love the new removal tool on Photoshop for getting rid of things that I don't need or didn't spot when initially taking the shot The previous methods were a pain sometimes. I also do the odd composite but still have some honor left in my photography in the face of AI 🤣📷👍
Thanks Ian that was a lovely summary of your 2023 and your plans for 2024. I agree that sometimes the technology of the camera takes over. I got myself a Fujifilm X-T1 a few months ago and have enjoyed using it with some vintage and new manual focus lenses. I've found that to be a great challenge and have some lovely photographs as a result. Very satisfying.
Only recently discovered your channel, Ian. Love your images and you have great video skills ie very engaging, friendly and informative. Assuming you're not travelling miles, you also have great scenery on your doorstep. I'm struggling to find inspiration in my local area.
Great content as always Ian.... As a fellow Pembrokeshire photographer, I love to see the locations you choose to photograph. Some are more easy to identify than others! Always inspired by your work though and look forward to more in 2024. Atb, Trev
hello Ian. really enjoyed following you around in 2023 and have learned and been inspired by you and your photography quite a bit. thanks so much for dragging all of us around and looking forward to much more in 2024.
Great move to single exposure approach. Personally like being out taking pictures versus sitting in front of a computer. Will you go back to using square filters for your photography since not stacking, bracketing etc? PS love the dog
That's a good point about the square filters, but probably not, I think i will just avoid shooting directly at the sun, the dynamic range in modern cameras is so good that i can cope with most other situations i think, 👍👍
Quite a challenge you have set for yourself, Ian. It will be much like the days of film photography. Good luck with it and Happy New Year. I really liked the image of the aurora and the castle.
By coincidence I have also been thinking that technological advances are at best making us lazy photographers and at worst causing us to forget basic, essential skills. For example, 7 stops of IBIS there is less need to hold the camera steady, use a fast shutter speed, and definitely no need for a tripod - except of course that a tripod really does aid composition. Likewise, in nature work, a bird in flight is more easily photographed with eye tracking and 40 frames per second - so who gets the award..the photographer or the software developer? Maybe a solution is to buy a used camera that is a few generations old with fewer bells and whistles, along with a couple of manual focus lenses! Or an old film camera! There's a challenge for you, Ian!
Thanks buddy, great comment. in 2020 I built a large format camera that I'm still experimenting with, I've also got a medium format film camera that I intend to bring into the channel at some point. So challenge accepted 😊👍👍
Ki Ian, by restricting yourself to one image, you are kind of stepping back toward the use of film. I really see Stacking as the way to create what is seen with the eye and I try to edit that way as well. Maybe you should try film, I have pulled out my own 35 mm but have not tried shooting with it as yet.
Hi @Ian Worth Could you pPlease tell me what Plate bracket brand and its model number for use with the camera you are using in first 3 minute of this video ? Many thanks.
Hi Ian, another wonderful video. Love the 18:9 'cinema' aspect ration and some really great images in this one. Too many to single out, but some of my favorites at 12:12, 12:34, 13:12, 14:56. There were others equally as good. Happy holidays to you and hope you have a fabulous 2024.
Hello Ian. What lens would you recommend for astrophotography? I mean the XF mount. Thanks to your videos, I decided to buy the 16-55 f2.8 lens and I am very pleased with it. Regards
You're right, I was wondering about a fast lens. Please let me know if viltrox has any shortcomings, such as coma, or if you are completely satisfied with it. I'm just looking for a good, fast lens. And actually, maybe this is an idea for the next episode - astro. haha Thank you Ian@@ian_worth
I can confirm that the Vitrox 13mm f/1.4 is an amazing lens for astro. I use it for Milky Way photography with my X-T4 at 13 seconds exposure. No shortcomings; coma minimal. And the bonus: it's priced well. Go for it!@@wildemarmot9394
silhouette shot perfect...well done .....? I know you're not a fan of gradient filters, but a simple soft grad which is darker at the top and you could've gone for a Long Exposure and still got some shadow recovery in the building or silhouette shop. I've always believed we can make any light work no matter how bad it is. It might not be perfect. If you think about 50 videos that's one a week and that's a good amount. I think you don't want to stress yourself out. I've been thinking about my own UA-cam channel as well. Contemplating whether I make the dive into it. My Photography is definitely at a level where I can do it and I have a different type on Photography which is mindfulness and around mental health as well I'm teaching Photography in my local community high school students youth and other seniors as well and loving it. Should I do it I don't know, but I've been inspired by your UA-cam channel and a few others, especially the UK guys for one. You don't shout and carry on like lunatics at the start of each video. I know gear reviews are popular but I don't want to do gear reviews simply because I believe the gear now is all good but I mean by that is 99% of gear available on the market now is fantastic and you don't need to worry about what gear you're using. Just get out and shoot. Congratulations well done and I will keep following and all of my students follow you as well. You are one of the first UA-cam as I recommend in my classes, I often write the UA-camrs that I follow on the whiteboard at the start of each lesson and yours is one which got me thinking about whether I should have my own channel. A friend of mine said just do it. Thank you and keep doing great videos and great photography. It's interesting and I have progressed to a GFX camera as well and partly that was due because of the price drop that they had in the office. I did really well selling calendars and prints year, but I still refuse to do focus stacking. I hate it I don't like it I don't enjoy it and I do believe that the skill lies in being able to get the correct aperture to get the image acceptable sharpness throughout the image. I don't mind if there's a tiny bit of drop off with that shot with the waterfall. Could you have actually just shot it with the waterfall in focus, and then a blurred foreground I actually think that would've been really cool, there's always a way around a problem.
Well you can just click off the video you know! I'm sorry but what a truly wanderful life a a collie dog being able to run around all day in beautiful woodlands and stunning beaches. I saw no doggie disrespect here Ian. Thank you for sharing your beautiful landscapes and interesting insights. Happy new year to you, Your beautiful, happy dog and your family.
Hi Ian, I think your focus on 1 shot with minimal post processing is something all photographers should be doing. This is a return to old film concept of 'getting right in the can'
I couldn't agree more 👍
Gentlemen, I beg to differ. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a good idea to try to get as much as possible right in camera, but as soon as I see the words "all photographers should be doing", my hackles rise. There is no should about this, it's purely a matter of personal taste, there's no right and wrong way to take a photo. Some people aspire to digital art. It may not be to everyone's liking, but it's not wrong. Let's not police other people's approaches. I wish you both a great 2024 and all the best with your photographic endeavours. Peace.
Happy & Successful 2024! Thanks for your work, Ian.
superbes photographies et merci pour ces idées de projets, joyeuses fêtes de fin d'année.
Thank you for all your valuable advices , all the best for 2024
Thanks for all your great videos in 2023 Ian and I hope you and those you love have a happy and healthy new year.
Thank you! Yes! Your content is substantive, and I look forward to it becoming even more so.
Great challenge ….. love your favourite selection for 23… my choice is the flowers against the rock face… simple and beautiful….👏👏
Wishing you happy new year…. looking forward to seeing what you produce in 24….
These were al stunning images, Ian. Just started following you as a result of seeing you with Henry. Really enjoying your work and the things you are sharing
Great first shot Ian. Looking forward to seeing how you get one with the one shot 2024 challenge.
keep the videos coming, Your information and advise is gold. I really do appreciate your content that is a step up from other photography channels where the same content is repeated over and over. Thank you
Getting it right in-camera is everything!
Cheers buddy 👍
Fantastic video as always Ian and stunning images over the past year,👏👏👏 it's been an epic few days of weather here in Pembs im sure you'd agree
Such great examples of well composed photos Ian. Thanks for sharing. I also have been trying to move more to simpler technique in my photography. I used to bracket a lot and really found it helped me understand the limits and range of my camera without merging the shots. At the time I was also very much working on my composition skills. You are quite right, I think we can always learn something. As a bit of a new project I'm trying to do more SOOC, straight out of camera, shots and reduce editing. Great fun. Cheers.
Ian, thanks. I’m an old film shooter trying to get better with digital. I like and appreciate the way you explain things. Thanks. Keep it up and I’ll keep following. Aye
Btw, I loved your landscape book … going on a trip later this summer and your tips and tricks will be put to play
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! Have you ever done any bird photography? Enjoying your videos.
Thanks so much, merry Christmas to you 👍
Hi Ian I was down at the harbour this morning taking some last minutes photos as we are going home tomorrow, nearly got blown of the wall!!!!
It's certainly a tad windy at the moment, i hope you enjoyed your Holiday 👍👍
Hi Ian, I am a relatively new subscriber, who has just started to take photography more seriously and wanted to thank you for your inspiration that I have gained from following your channel. The costal shot bathed in sunlight in this video leaves me without words, absolutely stunning. I wish you well for the new year and thanks again. Alan Glover a young 67 year-old newbie.
Thanks for watching the channel Alan, I wish you all the best for a photography filled 2024 👍😊
Big mistake there, taking photography seriously
@alanglover590 as a recently turned 65 year-old, I'm a relative newbie to Ian's channel and am loving the inspiration and subtle teaching he provides. I always want to go out and take photos after watching his videos.
Good luck shooting and all the best for 2024!
Thanks so much, Happy New Year to you 👍🙏
Love your work Ian, always good and fresh things 😊 Keep up the great work! Just wanted to give you friendly advice, when you say that the sky is red or whatever color it would be nice to show it instead of explaining it :) Would be much efective 🍻
I do try to do that but sometimes its difficult to juggle the filming and photography, especially when things change or happen very quickly. Happy New Year to you 👍
great videos as usual over the past 12 months . just to say happy new year to yuou and your family
Thanks so much, Happy New Year to you 👍
Wow I thought for sure that last shot was a focus stack.
What a great collection of images you have from this last year!
I focused on the plant, the background is a little soft but i quite like that, it adds depth to the shot. Thanks for watching, Happy New Year to you 👍
Thanks, Ian for your take on 2023. Looking forward to your 2024. Cheers
Thanks so much, Happy New Year to you 👍
Morning Ian, I have just subscribed to your challenge and am finding your videos and photography inspiring. Just wondering when you post up the shots of your photos you would be able to add your camera settings as this would be really helpful to see how you achieved the effects of the images.
Some gorgeous photos there, Ian! Pesky light, rarely cooperates, does it... Looking forward to your sharing the next year in photos too. (and seeing Luna starring in the video footage, of course)
She's definitely the star of the show 👍🐾
I never focus stack and therefore try to get the shot right in camera rather than have to spend time editing the image at home. So totally agree with your new approach for next year.
Thanks buddy 👍😊
Using a GFX sensor, often at medium to short telephoto, focus stacking is a must for me much of the time. But I hear you regarding APS-C and even full frame in the right circumstances.
I have never tried stacking photos yet. Would like to try. I kind of like your tripod. It seems easier to use. Thanks again
Hi Ian, loved watfhing your videos over the past year. All the best for 2024. Cheers Ian, Leicester UK.
Thanks so much, Happy New Year to you 👍
@@ian_worth Thanks Ian👍
your positive spirit and photography advice week after week and are inspiring, Ian. Thanks and happy 2024, Colin
Great to hear & Happy new year to you Colin 👍👍
Happy new year, Im looking forward looking at your photographs in 2024
Happy new year to you too and thanks for watching 👍😊
Well done on your new challenge Ian - very refreshing as I often wonder what landscape photographers did when they only had film…
Thanks so much, Happy New Year to you 👍
Thank you for pointing out that you can compose and capture a one shot image. When I see a photographer constantly say “this is a 3 shot, or 5 shot focus stack” on every image, I just hear “I don’t know how to focus my camera, so”. That was me……. I now slow down and try to compose the final image in the field.
But…. Thank God for Lightroom! Cheers from California
Thanks so much, Happy New Year to you 👍
I like your videos, thank you for your engagement. One question: Why do you always take a lens without a lens hood? Add better contrast to photos with a lens hood. Warm greetings and a happy new year.
You’re so right Ian as regarding spending more time getting it right in camera. I learned this in the sixties when every frame was a prisoner, especially when shooting transparencies! Keep up the good work.
So true, Thanks for watching 👍
Ian, I'm rewatching this and the point you make about spending more time in the field, crafting an image, taking the time to work on all the technical aspects rather than relying on digital concepts of focus stacking among others, is a fine way of looking at this issue. I'd say having spent the vast majority of my career, well into the early 2000's only shooting film, that I'm glad I did so. When shooting film there is an economy in the way the photographer works. The limitation of 20 or 36 exposures, or if working in large format, 6 or 10 exposures say, requires that when you decide to make an exposure, it is the very best you can make at the time. Such limitations as the cost of each exposure, even in the day when I'd by film by the "Brick" 20 roll packs at say 35 U.S. dollars, you considered ALL factors: the exposure/composition/previsualization (as far as considering what developer and how you'd develop for the kind of negative you wanted, and all the way to paper grade and how you'd print) as well as things like I only brought one extra roll of film, I thought I had 30 left in camera but I only have 18 etc. All of this required economy, thoughtfulness and that you tried to apply all your experience and skill on each image. That was hardly the case every time, but with digital there is no thought nor restrictions felt by the photographer other than perhaps, all my batteries are dead except to the one I'm using, and beyond that your memory card allows hundreds if not thousands of exposures before you're pushing up against any kind of limitation.
The excess of riches for the digital image maker, don't require you to take greater care of the image making. If one doesn't work out just take 20 more. That being said, the decision to be thoughtful and considered in your approach is entirely up the individual.
The point you're making is perhaps the best advice any photography video has put forth this year, and well worth the viewers paying close attention to.
I really like your 'one image' idea and can't wait to follow along with this venture.
Thanks buddy 👍🙏
Notwithstanding my first comment, a reply to another comment. Really fine images Ian. Bravo and well seen and done!
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Good luck for your photography and the channel in 2024 Ian, you have some wonderful images from this year I really liked the Bluebell shot and the reflection of the boathouse.
Thanks so much 👍👍
Hi Ian, your first image with the seagulls demonstrates perfectly that we should be adaptable even when we set out to take landscape shots at base ISO. We rarely increase the shutter speed to 100th second on a tripod but your image showed the benefit of doing so. A great lesson for us enthusiasts!
Thanks buddy, yes, it was a nice fleeting moment. Happy New Year to you 👍
Love your work Ian. Ke3p up the great work bud. Wish you and family all the very best for 2024
Thanks so much, Happy New Year to you 👍
I have no doubt that you will be successful with your new year of photography and videos. I learn a lot and am inspired by your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and adventures with us. Cheers to a happy, healthy, and fun new year.
Thanks so much, Happy New Year to you 👍
Happy New Year Ian
Thanks so much, Happy New Year to you 👍
Hello Ian, I rarely post, but wanted to tell you I have very much enjoyed your videos and photography this past year.
I also want to wish you a very Happy New Year with only good things in 2024.
I look forward to your wonderful work and appreciate the hard work you do.
Be well and Cheers from USA.
Thanks so much, Happy New Year to you 👍
Your videos, and your photos are always lovely! I enjoy watching, and I have a backlog to catch up on, so that will be fun while I'm on break. I am also planning on joining your photographer clubhouse in the new year!! Thank you for what you do and share!!
Thanks so much, I hope you enjoy catching up with the vids. look forward to seeing you in the clubhouse. 👍👍
hi Ian pleased to hear you going for the one shot and not relying on ai or any other software, i'm still pretty new to photography and refuse to use anything to help my pictures as i figure its the only way i'm going to get any good at learning how to use my camera properly to get decent pictures. loving your channel happy new year
Thanks so much, Happy New Year to you 👍
Great way to end a marvelous year for your photography! You have really captured some great images! Thanks for all the inspiration and advice! And thanks for taking me along!
My pleasure, thank you for watching. 👍
I take a similar approach regarding the use of technology/post process techniques. I used to spend hours in photoshop and moments in the field. It’s nice to have the ratio reversed.
It sure is, buddy 👍
Nice one Ian, I've only been watching your channel for about 6 to 9 months, but do have you as one of my favourite's and will be following you next year, thanx again from a very old man who loves taking photos and always willing to learn. Happy new year to you. Colin Devon uk.
Thanks so much Colin, Happy New Year to you 👍
Thank you for all the wonderful content you’ve created and shared this year Ian. Can’t wait to see what 2024 brings!
Thanks so much, Happy New Year to you 👍
A fine video to end the year with Ian, and your selection was just amazing in quality and variety. So glad to have discovered your channel and enjoy your presentation style with its "in the field" focus. Very much looking forward to seeing where you take us in 2024.
I am retiring at the end of the month and looking forward to slowing down and having the time to dedicate to improving my photography. I find your videos very inspiring and really helpful. Thanks for that. Best wishes to you and all your subscribers for a safe and happy 2024.
Thanks so much, Happy New Year to you 👍
Thanks Ian for that perspective. I am very much looking forward to your videos in the next year.
Awesome, thank you! 😊🙏
Lovely video, thoroughly enjoyed your content this year Ian, thank you, and Happy New Year mate!
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much, Happy New Year to you 👍
Great & varied selection of your faves for the year Ian. All the best for 2024 - maybe one day I'll bump into you down in Pemb. atb Alan
Thanks Alan, happy new year to you too, 🙏👍
I really like the idea of aiming for the single exposure approach. I have found myself doing that not by design but by accident since August, because I managed to break my tripod and have yet to figure out what to replace it with. I will probably address that in the New Year. But it has forced me to revisit handheld photography and, while I do miss doing long exposures, I have found it kind of liberating in a way I was not expecting. I thought I would end up becoming frustrated every time I took the camera out, but that has not happened once. I think it has been a happy accident and I will find that my handheld experience will be invaluable when I do go back to a tripod. I realise now I was too dependent on a tripod for everything and, as a result regularly bracketed and focus stacked. With the bracketing I often did not need to and found processing one of the images from a bracket of three gave me everything I needed. The good thing about tripods is that it forces you to slow down and handheld can encourage snaps, rather than a considered composition. But I am glad to say that my handheld work of the last few months this has not made me speed up and it has meant I have had to use single exposure to achieve the results I am after. Once I go back to a tripod, I will from time to time still do some handheld and not fall into the trap of being totally dependent on the tripod.
Thank you for sharing this. You have had some real crackers this year. One of the standouts for me was a boathouse and its reflections.
Happy New Year, and I look forward to seeing more of your work and videos in 2024.
You really cover and say a lot here and it's all valid. I started photographing when I was 10 and my father, a friend and compatriot of Minor White among others, forbade me to take photos with a handheld camera, so I was restricted to medium format and a tripod until I'd paid for 50 sheets of film, developed them on my own and shown that I was disciplined enough to use his 1969 Nikon F without pointing and shooting! By medium format I mean 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 film sheets. That being said, I'm "old school" when it comes to taking a shot, I use the Zone System even now, and I don't focus stack, exposure stack or anything of the kind. Though, these are tools of the digital era and I'm lustful to explore these new regions of the art of photography, though in truth I'll rely on my "old fart" methods for the most part.
In truth, if you can't get it in one shot, or two or three if you may think you need to over or under expose for any reason, then that's pretty much it. What digital and PS and LR have done is to forgive a lot of bad exposures, and I'm thankful for that, as when I'd F-up developing a roll of film, there was not a lot I could do to save a poor negative. Now, I can save a pretty serious mistake in post. I'm fully committed to the digital age. I harbour no sentiment for soaking my hands in chemicals, hours spent under the enlarger, choosing a paper grade (I loathe and despise multi grade papers) and I LOVE the immediacy of digital!
There is no photographer alive or dead that won't admit, if there's an easier way to get what I want, I'll TAKE IT! My mentors, Minor, my father, Ansel, Aaron (Siskind), Edward, Tom Murphy among others, NEVER yearned for the days of the "Tin Type" or the "Glass Negative" or the "Callotype" nor the "Salt Print" processes of Fox Talbot. They used and maximized the technology of their day. I'm between those, so my mastery of the digital age is a little lacking but I'm learning.
That being said, I'll still try for the best exposure and fix any flaws in post. GOD SAVE ME I do LOVE Photoshop! LMAO ROFL! See I can even use the text-speak lingo! 🤣🤣🤣
Great comment, thanks for sharing, Happy New Year to you 👍
Many thanks for all the videos, hints and tips over this year. Essential weekly viewing for this relative newbie. One of the more accessible and engaging yt photographers out there 👍. Happy new year, Ian 🖖
To be honest Ian, when you get to my age or stage in photography, it's Any which way you can!
If it works for me I use it
I mostly bracket but use the best shot to edit - highlights, shadows etc. I love the new removal tool on Photoshop for getting rid of
things that I don't need or didn't spot when initially taking the shot
The previous methods were a pain sometimes.
I also do the odd composite but
still have some honor left in my photography in the face of AI 🤣📷👍
That's awesome, Ai sucks, lets keep photography real 😂👍
Thanks Ian that was a lovely summary of your 2023 and your plans for 2024. I agree that sometimes the technology of the camera takes over. I got myself a Fujifilm X-T1 a few months ago and have enjoyed using it with some vintage and new manual focus lenses. I've found that to be a great challenge and have some lovely photographs as a result. Very satisfying.
Sounds awesome, I'm sure you will capture some fantastic photos 👍
Thanks Ian. @@ian_worth
Only recently discovered your channel, Ian. Love your images and you have great video skills ie very engaging, friendly and informative.
Assuming you're not travelling miles, you also have great scenery on your doorstep.
I'm struggling to find inspiration in my local area.
Great content as always Ian....
As a fellow Pembrokeshire photographer, I love to see the locations you choose to photograph. Some are more easy to identify than others! Always inspired by your work though and look forward to more in 2024.
Atb, Trev
Thanks Trev, if you see me about be sure to say hi 👍👍
@@ian_worth I will for sure Ian. I'm sure our paths will cross at some point.👍
hello Ian. really enjoyed following you around in 2023 and have learned and been inspired by you and your photography quite a bit. thanks so much for dragging all of us around and looking forward to much more in 2024.
Thanks so much, Happy New Year to you 👍
Great move to single exposure approach. Personally like being out taking pictures versus sitting in front of a computer. Will you go back to using square filters for your photography since not stacking, bracketing etc? PS love the dog
That's a good point about the square filters, but probably not, I think i will just avoid shooting directly at the sun, the dynamic range in modern cameras is so good that i can cope with most other situations i think, 👍👍
Quite a challenge you have set for yourself, Ian. It will be much like the days of film photography. Good luck with it and Happy New Year. I really liked the image of the aurora and the castle.
Thanks so much, Happy New Year to you 👍
By coincidence I have also been thinking that technological advances are at best making us lazy photographers and at worst causing us to forget basic, essential skills. For example, 7 stops of IBIS there is less need to hold the camera steady, use a fast shutter speed, and definitely no need for a tripod - except of course that a tripod really does aid composition. Likewise, in nature work, a bird in flight is more easily photographed with eye tracking and 40 frames per second - so who gets the award..the photographer or the software developer? Maybe a solution is to buy a used camera that is a few generations old with fewer bells and whistles, along with a couple of manual focus lenses! Or an old film camera! There's a challenge for you, Ian!
Thanks buddy, great comment. in 2020 I built a large format camera that I'm still experimenting with, I've also got a medium format film camera that I intend to bring into the channel at some point. So challenge accepted 😊👍👍
Excellent video 😊
Ki Ian, by restricting yourself to one image, you are kind of stepping back toward the use of film. I really see Stacking as the way to create what is seen with the eye and I try to edit that way as well. Maybe you should try film, I have pulled out my own 35 mm but have not tried shooting with it as yet.
Hi @Ian Worth Could you pPlease tell me what Plate bracket brand and its model number for use with the camera you are using in first 3 minute of this video ? Many thanks.
Hi Ian, another wonderful video. Love the 18:9 'cinema' aspect ration and some really great images in this one. Too many to single out, but some of my favorites at 12:12, 12:34, 13:12, 14:56. There were others equally as good. Happy holidays to you and hope you have a fabulous 2024.
Thanks for your wonderful video’s!
Glad you like them! 🙏👍
Hello Ian.
What lens would you recommend for astrophotography? I mean the XF mount. Thanks to your videos, I decided to buy the 16-55 f2.8 lens and I am very pleased with it.
Regards
I use the viltrox 13mm f1.4 . My go to settings are 13 seconds f2 iso 1600 or 3200, but you could definitely use the 16-55 f2.8 for Astro.
You're right, I was wondering about a fast lens. Please let me know if viltrox has any shortcomings, such as coma, or if you are completely satisfied with it. I'm just looking for a good, fast lens. And actually, maybe this is an idea for the next episode - astro. haha
Thank you Ian@@ian_worth
The Fuji 23 mm f2 is pretty nice for Astro… if you need something wider, 12 mm and cheaper… check out the samyang 12 mm
I can confirm that the Vitrox 13mm f/1.4 is an amazing lens for astro. I use it for Milky Way photography with my X-T4 at 13 seconds exposure. No shortcomings; coma minimal. And the bonus: it's priced well. Go for it!@@wildemarmot9394
Hi Ian, I've gone without any Editing Software for ten years - try that? -
silhouette shot perfect...well done .....? I know you're not a fan of gradient filters, but a simple soft grad which is darker at the top and you could've gone for a Long Exposure and still got some shadow recovery in the building or silhouette shop. I've always believed we can make any light work no matter how bad it is. It might not be perfect. If you think about 50 videos that's one a week and that's a good amount. I think you don't want to stress yourself out. I've been thinking about my own UA-cam channel as well. Contemplating whether I make the dive into it. My Photography is definitely at a level where I can do it and I have a different type on Photography which is mindfulness and around mental health as well I'm teaching Photography in my local community high school students youth and other seniors as well and loving it. Should I do it I don't know, but I've been inspired by your UA-cam channel and a few others, especially the UK guys for one. You don't shout and carry on like lunatics at the start of each video. I know gear reviews are popular but I don't want to do gear reviews simply because I believe the gear now is all good but I mean by that is 99% of gear available on the market now is fantastic and you don't need to worry about what gear you're using. Just get out and shoot. Congratulations well done and I will keep following and all of my students follow you as well. You are one of the first UA-cam as I recommend in my classes, I often write the UA-camrs that I follow on the whiteboard at the start of each lesson and yours is one which got me thinking about whether I should have my own channel. A friend of mine said just do it. Thank you and keep doing great videos and great photography. It's interesting and I have progressed to a GFX camera as well and partly that was due because of the price drop that they had in the office. I did really well selling calendars and prints year, but I still refuse to do focus stacking. I hate it I don't like it I don't enjoy it and I do believe that the skill lies in being able to get the correct aperture to get the image acceptable sharpness throughout the image. I don't mind if there's a tiny bit of drop off with that shot with the waterfall. Could you have actually just shot it with the waterfall in focus, and then a blurred foreground I actually think that would've been really cool, there's always a way around a problem.
Very nice
thanks 👍🙏
Thanks Ian for your entertaining and informative videos in 2023
Thanks so much for watching the channel, here's to a great new year 👍👍🥂
Not by design I have found myself spending longer taking a photo because I'm not a fan of sitting in front of a computer 😂
Too true 👍
Put some manual lenses on that Olympus. It'll slow you down and bring some more skill into the photo taking.
Thanks 👍
Great channel but why do you wave your arms around all the time when you're speaking? Atb for the New Year.
It's cold in the uk at the moment, it helps to keep me warm
Great tip - 1 shot, less editing thanks
He/she wants to play with you 😅
Cute dog, treat him with more respect. I rather watch him than watch you blabber nonsense
Well you can just click off the video you know! I'm sorry but what a truly wanderful life a a collie dog being able to run around all day in beautiful woodlands and stunning beaches. I saw no doggie disrespect here Ian. Thank you for sharing your beautiful landscapes and interesting insights. Happy new year to you, Your beautiful, happy dog and your family.