I always want to roll my eyes when some photography vlogger is at some exotic location on a beautiful day, and all they can do is complain that the sky is too boring or the light is too harsh, then end up whining when the sunset doesn't go off like they were hoping. All the while I'm thinking, "...but look at all those amazing things you could be photographing."
I've been hesitant lately about when to have sharpness in the whole photo and when to leave certain parts blurred, and your second point clears my doubts perfectly. Great video!
Thanks for Myth #3, as a 2nd shift worker living in the upper midwest, I RARELY get a chance to shoot in Golden Hour, or if I do, it's an overcast day. I actually started making some photos black and white just to see how they look before you said it, and I love it. Like you said, it's a challenge thats fun to overcome.
LMBO here! First of all you just gained a new fan. Second, most people I’ve seen trying to teach people how to do landscape photography!! UA-cam and social media turn them into robots repeating the same again and again, not to mention the many misleading factors they provide in their channels! Truly enjoyed this video man!
LMBO = "Large Marble Brownies, Ohhyeaahhh"? Or am I just hungry? Thanks, man. Really glad you enjoyed this! I do think that providing a set structure can be helpful to folks who are just learning. But there's definitely no such thing as a Thou Shalt Not commandment in photography.
Man, your channel was the first photography channel I subscribed to years ago. I am so glad you're back. I really do enjoy your videos. Keep 'em coming!
Great to have you back man! It’s weird, I just came across the one you did about avoiding crowds at Yosemite and thought, where’d this guy go? Would love to do one if your workshops one day. I grew up spending so much time in the eastern Sierra and would love to learn how to see it more like a photographer.
This was the most informative UA-cam I have seen in years about landscape photography and setting controls to create a compelling vision. The sad part is that it is not entirely new and yet when I get into the field I seem to lose the training. I don’t know if it is rushing the shot or becoming overwhelmed with a scenes beauty that I become dyslexic. Many times I come home and say if only I had seen this issue or moved slightly to the left or why did I not check my fstop. I guess my observation is use this great information but also set yourself up for success by not panicking.
Glad you enjoyed it! It's so easy to get overwhelmed, you're not alone there. I usually try to focus on a handful of important things until they become second nature, then I'll add something new to try. One step at a time.
Thanks so much! I love and agree with your philosophy not to squander potential photo opportunities by waiting for the "perfect" time and conditions when the "perfect" may be right before your eyes (or behind you). Would you be so kind when you show us your most amazing photos to include shutter speed, aperture, ISO etc. And what mode you shot the image in. Thanks again. Love your vlogs. :)
Hey Josh thank god you are back. I have felt recently that there are way too many myths and rules being perpetuated by many UA-camrs. The problem with this is that creative freedom becomes increasingly stifled. Questions I would have asked about landscape photography were answered in this video. Please continue to thoughtful advice.
Five for five!! I shoot *film*. I shoot at whatever time of the day I can (because I still work for a living and I drive an hour, before sunrise most of the year, to get there). I shoot hand held -- I've learned over the years how to hold a heavy camera steady (like 1/20 with a Speed Graphic or 1/15 with a Kodak Reflex II TLR). I shoot with the lens that will do the job I need (if I even have a choice; many of my cameras are fixed lens). I use movements and small apertures when shooting large format, but I also use depth of field to define my subject when I'm not -- and I use GIMP (not Photoshop -- out of my budget range) the same way I'd use filters in my enlargers, to set brightness and contrast and correct color. Post-processing can be a crutch.
Joshua.. I’ve seen lots of similar videos but you’ve nailed the myths really well with clear examples. Nice presentation skills as well... excellent work
Bonus tip was the best. I always thought I need to be serious about photo editing and spend a ton of time to learn it. But the way you shot your pictures, your artistic view is indeed the key to a great photograph. Thanks Josh for the video.
Wonderful video and I love the topic. I couldn't agree more with every point you made. Especially time of day. When my wife and I were in Ireland and Scotland last year I was forced to take a ton of pictures at "less than ideal" time of day...I got some incredible shots!! I think the biggest obstacle for people getting better pictures goes back to "f8 and be there"; aka PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE. Take care Joshua
Really good points made Joshua. I do a lot of woodland photography, you can pretty much shoot under any conditions and at any time. I was out earlier and you're right about the tripod, I got quite annoyed with it to be honest, I used to leave it at home sometimes but I've got into the habit of always using it. Your video was a helpful reminder to leave it at home more, thanks. Sometimes I do stuff with Photoshop, if I can be bothered but I can get reasonable results just with Lightroom on its own. I'm not trying to create digital masterpieces, I'm just trying to capture nature and moods in my photos.
Great points! Since I switched to my Nikon Z6 I have used my tripod a lot less and can get reliable results down to 1/2 second exposure. I find it gives me a lot more freedom with composition!
Awesome tips, Josh. I really enjoy these "myth busting" type videos. (Guess what my favourite TV show is?) I especially appreciate your before/after comparisons. That's how I learn best!
Perhaps your videos are so enjoyable because we seem to share so much in the way of concept. Each is a confirmation of my thoughts and beliefs, with which my lack of experience, is comforting. Often I have felt as though my photos receive too little processing, driven by the many comments of others and the many steps through which they put their photos. This video provides some vindication of my lack of processing. Getting the shot as close to finished in the camera has been my philosophy from the beginning. GET OUT OF MY HEAD! On a side note, with the mention of processing, for me it would be interesting to learn your thoughts concerning open source software and comparisons to commercial products. My budget requires the use of Darktable primarily, with some limited use of GIMP. SIRIL is one yet successfully used for stacking.
I've never been so moved to reach out to a fellow photographer about something like this, but is there a way I can purchase a copy of the eclipse photo with the camel? I would love to hang that one in my home! Holy wow! So many questions. Plans to do a video on it? I can only imagine what effort must have gone into this one.
best vid I have seen in a while Joshua..you eased my mind on all of these points..especially loved the post processing part..I do minimal editing with a free program ( Photoscape X ) but always thought that my pics were pretty good. but thought that I would never be taken seriously because I didn't have PS and didn't want to learn every single thing to manipulate my images..I feel a whole lot better :) Thank You
At 10:47 you said to crank up your shutter speed and iso while taking photos from a plane. Your images are sharp and in focus. I’ve tried to photograph while on a chairlift at Snow resorts and my photos are a bit blurry. Can you explain more on this technique. Thank You
Loved this video as it contained the major points I always have when I read people advocating these things. Personally, I think that golden light thing has become almost a cliche and many of the photos look same-same. Indeed, in post processing these photographers even warm up the scene more than it was at the time they photographed.
Spot on Joshua! Totally agree about trying B&W in contrasty middle of the day situations. Oh, and I prefer the unedited raw shot of the guy with the Camel!! Each to his or her own!
Hi Joush! It's a very helpful video. I mostly liked the part about wide angle lense. Yeah it's very important to use a telephoto lense in some situation, so that we can get more interesting subject in our frame. Thank you so much for sharing your experience.
Thanks for that video. I greatly appreciate the time and effort that you put into sharing your talent and expertise. I also wonder if this specific content wouldn't deliver even greater pedagogical value with a different title. I am no expert, but it seems that the first four "Myth" are very effective simplifications that can be learned in less than one minute and that would enable most beginners to capture satisfactory pictures without much understanding of photography and without traveling all the way to Wanaka. For those who want to progress further, additional learning is certainly valuable and there might be better ways to encourage and motivate beginners than telling them that their knowledge so far is only "Myths" to be "BUSTED". Also, when I clicked on that catchy title I was hoping for those myths that more advanced photographers entertain (e.g. hyperfocal length is useful, telephotos compress the background, background blur is more pronounced with full frame sensors, and many other counterproductive statements that always lead to heated and entertaining arguments).
I appreciate your points completely. I find great value in providing known, simplified "recipes" to beginners because it greatly speeds up their path to being able to create photos they love. When it comes to YT titles and thumbnails however, there's not a lot of room for subtlety. In my experience the nuance comes over time as people continue engage with videos like this, along with my other vids, to help build out a more complete picture of what photography is for them.
The eclipse image was nothing short of wonderful. I thought you were using a Nikon D850? I have 3 camera bodies that I have accumulated through out the years. Would like to try a mirrorless but would have to sell two of the cameras I currently own. I have the D700, D810 and the D4s. Which ones to cull if I decide to try mirrorless? Not sure and may never find out as my cameras do a outstanding job. I have many lenses as well but few have VR function. May trade the 80-200 2.8 for a newer 70-200 with VR. At 69 years old the newer lens would be lighter :-)
This should be titled "All rules are made to be broken". I've been taking photos since 1975. Galen Rowell is amongst my favorite photographers. I always check out Mountain Light studios in Bishop on my way through. Back then cropping was done in camera and sky exposure was done with split neutral density filters. I'm not at all impressed with photoshop sky replacement etc. To me it's still about capturing a scene as it actually occurred. The Alabama Hills are one of my favorite places on earth! Being BLM land you can camp just about anywhere and the scenery is amazing. 395 is by far the best road trip in California. I believe Mammoth Lake is home to Moose Petersen, a really good wildlife photographer and Nikonphile! Love your video's Joshua! See ya in the Alabama Hills sometime!
I've always hated the sunrise/sunset notion. Mostly because I'm not a pro photographer so I'm not able to get out at sunrise and sunset. I am forced to shoot midday and I'm a big advocate of shooting to the conditions you're handed. Another myth you didn't mention that erks me is the idea that you have to shoot at base ISO to get a usable image. How silly. I've shot at 400 and even 800 with totally usable results. Most people viewing it on their phone won't notice the difference anyway. An older, wiser photographer friend once told me "Anyone who examines the grain of a photograph instead of its content, is missing the point of the photograph"
Quote: "by forcing them to ask question" literally i told my friend the same thing. I don't want to reveal "how big" the fountain is; by zooming in and actually cut off some of it so that you will "use" your imagination to imagine yourself how big it can be.
What is the difference between HDR and Photo Stacking? Tutorial - why do they take people to a place where a beginner could get a good photo? I've been shooting for over 35 years and I shoot when I see something I like. How come many landscape photographers can't get a good video in their own neighborhood during lockdown and are doing product reviews? How do you get noticed as a vlogger? I learning but mostly to show my part of the world. Like those myths and for years I've been doing all of those.. lol
Excellent video! I've reached your views on my own, but I have assumed that real pros like yourself don't do these things. I take landscape and nature photos for research ecologists on most of my outings. This puts me in the field up to 12 hours a day. I can't simply NOT take pictures just because the light is "off." Also, I simply can't wander off from the herd. So I have accumulated and lens collection, don't always use the tripod, do lots of hand-held shooting, and continue learning how to post-process (no longer with Adobe, tho). Thank you for your down-to-earth and very informative videos!!
Telephoto lenses are the best lenses. From product photography, portrait photography and to landscape and nature photography. Telephoto lenses can do so much!
thank god i subscribed your channel long time ago, those photos are freakin awesome. especially that BW leaves one on 8:18 .. hope i can be a photographer like you , or even better xD.. Thank you for your magnificent video, it helps me a lot to get a "new" idea. :D
Really like the "from ugly to WOW" example. Myth or Fact? To be successful in landscape photography, you need to spend $1000s in travel, and hike where no-one is willing to go, in order to get the shots that people will actually spend money to buy.
Do you have a video addressing mobile device photography? I have Camera+2 on IPhone 6S, and just ordered a 17mm lens case for the lenses (macro, 2X, cpl, etc). Also, do you have any thoughts on Star filters to catch and enhance flares on water or other points of light?
Are there any other myths or questions you'd like to see me address in a future video? Let me know!
Joshua Cripps Photography this is my version: ua-cam.com/video/LWgXq2geT_Y/v-deo.html
I always want to roll my eyes when some photography vlogger is at some exotic location on a beautiful day, and all they can do is complain that the sky is too boring or the light is too harsh, then end up whining when the sunset doesn't go off like they were hoping. All the while I'm thinking, "...but look at all those amazing things you could be photographing."
It's equally important to enjoy the moment and take in your surroundings.
It’s so good to have you back doing videos and keeping so many of us inspired to keep shooting!
Thanks man. Appreciate it.
Your Eclipse photo with the camel is one of most impressive photos I have ever seen - Great Photo - Thanks
Appreciate that 🙏
I've been hesitant lately about when to have sharpness in the whole photo and when to leave certain parts blurred, and your second point clears my doubts perfectly. Great video!
Glad you found it useful!
Thanks for Myth #3, as a 2nd shift worker living in the upper midwest, I RARELY get a chance to shoot in Golden Hour, or if I do, it's an overcast day. I actually started making some photos black and white just to see how they look before you said it, and I love it. Like you said, it's a challenge thats fun to overcome.
LMBO here! First of all you just gained a new fan. Second, most people I’ve seen trying to teach people how to do landscape photography!! UA-cam and social media turn them into robots repeating the same again and again, not to mention the many misleading factors they provide in their channels! Truly enjoyed this video man!
LMBO = "Large Marble Brownies, Ohhyeaahhh"? Or am I just hungry?
Thanks, man. Really glad you enjoyed this! I do think that providing a set structure can be helpful to folks who are just learning. But there's definitely no such thing as a Thou Shalt Not commandment in photography.
Man, your channel was the first photography channel I subscribed to years ago. I am so glad you're back. I really do enjoy your videos. Keep 'em coming!
Thanks so much!
Great to have you back man! It’s weird, I just came across the one you did about avoiding crowds at Yosemite and thought, where’d this guy go? Would love to do one if your workshops one day. I grew up spending so much time in the eastern Sierra and would love to learn how to see it more like a photographer.
Cheers, Jordan! I appreciate that. Workshops are on hold right now due to covid-19, but keep an eye out in the future.
This was the most informative UA-cam I have seen in years about landscape photography and setting controls to create a compelling vision. The sad part is that it is not entirely new and yet when I get into the field I seem to lose the training. I don’t know if it is rushing the shot or becoming overwhelmed with a scenes beauty that I become dyslexic. Many times I come home and say if only I had seen this issue or moved slightly to the left or why did I not check my fstop. I guess my observation is use this great information but also set yourself up for success by not panicking.
Glad you enjoyed it! It's so easy to get overwhelmed, you're not alone there. I usually try to focus on a handful of important things until they become second nature, then I'll add something new to try. One step at a time.
Thanks so much! I love and agree with your philosophy not to squander potential photo opportunities by waiting for the "perfect" time and conditions when the "perfect" may be right before your eyes (or behind you). Would you be so kind when you show us your most amazing photos to include shutter speed, aperture, ISO etc. And what mode you shot the image in. Thanks again. Love your vlogs. :)
Hey Josh thank god you are back. I have felt recently that there are way too many myths and rules being perpetuated by many UA-camrs. The problem with this is that creative freedom becomes increasingly stifled. Questions I would have asked about landscape photography were answered in this video. Please continue to thoughtful advice.
Stoked to be back!
Absolutely loved your myth#5. For me it is much much more about composition and framing than post processing.
Joshua, you videos are so much informative and different than most of the other landscape photographers !!! Thank you, wishing you more success :)
Get out, enjoy your camera, capture the moment, tell your story. That’s all it ever been. But nice to hear for a change.
Totally!
Five for five!! I shoot *film*.
I shoot at whatever time of the day I can (because I still work for a living and I drive an hour, before sunrise most of the year, to get there). I shoot hand held -- I've learned over the years how to hold a heavy camera steady (like 1/20 with a Speed Graphic or 1/15 with a Kodak Reflex II TLR). I shoot with the lens that will do the job I need (if I even have a choice; many of my cameras are fixed lens). I use movements and small apertures when shooting large format, but I also use depth of field to define my subject when I'm not -- and I use GIMP (not Photoshop -- out of my budget range) the same way I'd use filters in my enlargers, to set brightness and contrast and correct color. Post-processing can be a crutch.
Keep shooting! Keep experimenting!
Joshua.. I’ve seen lots of similar videos but you’ve nailed the myths really well with clear examples. Nice presentation skills as well... excellent work
Thank you so much!
I loved seeing the different images from the wide and zoom lens!!
Yes! Thank you.
Bonus tip was the best. I always thought I need to be serious about photo editing and spend a ton of time to learn it. But the way you shot your pictures, your artistic view is indeed the key to a great photograph. Thanks Josh for the video.
Exactly! Glad you like it.
Wonderful video and I love the topic. I couldn't agree more with every point you made. Especially time of day. When my wife and I were in Ireland and Scotland last year I was forced to take a ton of pictures at "less than ideal" time of day...I got some incredible shots!! I think the biggest obstacle for people getting better pictures goes back to "f8 and be there"; aka PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE. Take care Joshua
Glad you liked it!
Amazing video... totally agree about the post processing 😀
This is an excellent video. Thanks for sharing these myths to help me think outside the box.
Top notch, as always. Super happy you are creating content again.
👍👍👍
Thank you! Stocked to be back.
Great fan of yours and following you. Love and support from Nepal.
Thanks! Appreciate it!
Love to see you taking photos in nepal soon.🇳🇵☺️
Really good points made Joshua. I do a lot of woodland photography, you can pretty much shoot under any conditions and at any time. I was out earlier and you're right about the tripod, I got quite annoyed with it to be honest, I used to leave it at home sometimes but I've got into the habit of always using it. Your video was a helpful reminder to leave it at home more, thanks. Sometimes I do stuff with Photoshop, if I can be bothered but I can get reasonable results just with Lightroom on its own. I'm not trying to create digital masterpieces, I'm just trying to capture nature and moods in my photos.
Love it. Keep at it.
Josh, It is SO good to see you again. Thanks for coming back.
Thank you so much!
Just my words! Thumbs up!
Great points! Since I switched to my Nikon Z6 I have used my tripod a lot less and can get reliable results down to 1/2 second exposure. I find it gives me a lot more freedom with composition!
Awesome tips, Josh. I really enjoy these "myth busting" type videos. (Guess what my favourite TV show is?) I especially appreciate your before/after comparisons. That's how I learn best!
Hey Carl. Thanks so much! What's your favourite TV show?
Joshua Cripps Photography "Myth Busters" of course! 😆
Perhaps your videos are so enjoyable because we seem to share so much in the way of concept. Each is a confirmation of my thoughts and beliefs, with which my lack of experience, is comforting. Often I have felt as though my photos receive too little processing, driven by the many comments of others and the many steps through which they put their photos. This video provides some vindication of my lack of processing. Getting the shot as close to finished in the camera has been my philosophy from the beginning. GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
On a side note, with the mention of processing, for me it would be interesting to learn your thoughts concerning open source software and comparisons to commercial products. My budget requires the use of Darktable primarily, with some limited use of GIMP. SIRIL is one yet successfully used for stacking.
I've never been so moved to reach out to a fellow photographer about something like this, but is there a way I can purchase a copy of the eclipse photo with the camel? I would love to hang that one in my home! Holy wow! So many questions. Plans to do a video on it? I can only imagine what effort must have gone into this one.
best vid I have seen in a while Joshua..you eased my mind on all of these points..especially loved the post processing part..I do minimal editing with a free program ( Photoscape X ) but always thought that my pics were pretty good. but thought that I would never be taken seriously because I didn't have PS and didn't want to learn every single thing to manipulate my images..I feel a whole lot better :) Thank You
Right on, Dan!
Love love love your videos your an amazing photographer! Thanks so much for your videos🙌
Terrific video. Thank you sir!
Great content. I always learn so much!
Thanks Josh so much,as a way back,long time ago film photographer I totally relate to your comments keep it real, keep it simple.😊
Will do!
Solid video Joshua 👍 Great to see you back on YT in full swing ✨
Thanks man! good to be back
Love you videos they're so motivating just subscribed
Nice to have you back 👍🏾
nice to be back
That was a ripper Rita. Some great advice thanks Mr Cripps 👍🍻🇦🇺
Happy you enjoyed it
Great video, as always, Joshua! Given all of the "photography" channels on YT, it's easy to get rapped up in all of those myths.
Thanks so much
Great video Joshua, well done
Appreciate it man
Truth. Great video Joshua!
At 10:47 you said to crank up your shutter speed and iso while taking photos from a plane. Your images are sharp and in focus. I’ve tried to photograph while on a chairlift at Snow resorts and my photos are a bit blurry. Can you explain more on this technique.
Thank You
i love your tips and point of view on photography
Thanks so much
Loved this video as it contained the major points I always have when I read people advocating these things. Personally, I think that golden light thing has become almost a cliche and many of the photos look same-same. Indeed, in post processing these photographers even warm up the scene more than it was at the time they photographed.
Happy to hear you enjoyed it.
Spot on Joshua! Totally agree about trying B&W in contrasty middle of the day situations. Oh, and I prefer the unedited raw shot of the guy with the Camel!! Each to his or her own!
Thanks so much!
Glad to have you back! The video was educative and also entertaining :-) you're doing a great job
Appreciate that a lot
Awesome tips!!
another great vid!
Cheers!
Hi Joush! It's a very helpful video. I mostly liked the part about wide angle lense. Yeah it's very important to use a telephoto lense in some situation, so that we can get more interesting subject in our frame. Thank you so much for sharing your experience.
Glad you liked it
i love the last one
now i can focus on what matters more, the scene itself, not computer
Great video Joshua, thank you
Thank you for watching!
Thanks mate!
That was very encouraging and informative.
Amazing image examples too by the way.
Cheers, Graham!
Thanks for another simple, objective and relaxed video. Great video.
Thank you for watching
Best photography video I've seen in a while.
Thanks Anthony! Means a lot.
Dope vid. Haven’t seen you in awhile. Glad you’re back on the feed.
Thanks for the support! I'm back on UA-cam 🤘
So good to have you back man, awesome.
It's GOOD to be back
Thanks for that video. I greatly appreciate the time and effort that you put into sharing your talent and expertise. I also wonder if this specific content wouldn't deliver even greater pedagogical value with a different title. I am no expert, but it seems that the first four "Myth" are very effective simplifications that can be learned in less than one minute and that would enable most beginners to capture satisfactory pictures without much understanding of photography and without traveling all the way to Wanaka. For those who want to progress further, additional learning is certainly valuable and there might be better ways to encourage and motivate beginners than telling them that their knowledge so far is only "Myths" to be "BUSTED". Also, when I clicked on that catchy title I was hoping for those myths that more advanced photographers entertain (e.g. hyperfocal length is useful, telephotos compress the background, background blur is more pronounced with full frame sensors, and many other counterproductive statements that always lead to heated and entertaining arguments).
I appreciate your points completely. I find great value in providing known, simplified "recipes" to beginners because it greatly speeds up their path to being able to create photos they love.
When it comes to YT titles and thumbnails however, there's not a lot of room for subtlety. In my experience the nuance comes over time as people continue engage with videos like this, along with my other vids, to help build out a more complete picture of what photography is for them.
Joshua Cripps Photography Or to summarize, ya gotta make your captions a tiny bit "click baity" even if you dislike such titles. 😆
Truly inspiring, Josh! Makes me want to get out there! Such great information, delivered in fun way! Thank you so much!
Get out there! Experiment with the camera.
Your videos are always inspiring and very entertaining to see!! keep going on your wonderful work.
THANK YOU!
Great advice.
Great images, y don't u mentioned which camera and lens u have used for each images
Different cameras and lenses, all Nikon equipment.
Your man with camel in the eclipse photo is breathtaking. My eyes widen when I saw it
I really appreciate it man.
This is excellent. I actually shoot with my 85mm prime quite a bit for my shots. My wide lens is my least used . Spot on about tripod's!
Glad you agree!
Greetings from Naantali, Finland 🌹♥️🙂 Fantastic pictures and videos 👍
Greetings! Thank you for the support!
Great advice as always Josh. Love your work 👌
Thanks so much!
Nice done Josh. Nice to images from the Dolomites from places I visited too ;-) Hope I can do a tour to the Sorapis this autumn.
Thank you so much!
Thank you this was a very helpful video pleased to see you back on here :-)
Thank you! Glad to be back.
The eclipse image was nothing short of wonderful. I thought you were using a Nikon D850? I have 3 camera bodies that I have accumulated through out the years. Would like to try a mirrorless but would have to sell two of the cameras I currently own. I have the D700, D810 and the D4s. Which ones to cull if I decide to try mirrorless? Not sure and may never find out as my cameras do a outstanding job. I have many lenses as well but few have VR function. May trade the 80-200 2.8 for a newer 70-200 with VR. At 69 years old the newer lens would be lighter :-)
This should be titled "All rules are made to be broken". I've been taking photos since 1975. Galen Rowell is amongst my favorite photographers. I always check out Mountain Light studios in Bishop on my way through. Back then cropping was done in camera and sky exposure was done with split neutral density filters. I'm not at all impressed with photoshop sky replacement etc. To me it's still about capturing a scene as it actually occurred.
The Alabama Hills are one of my favorite places on earth! Being BLM land you can camp just about anywhere and the scenery is amazing. 395 is by far the best road trip in California. I believe Mammoth Lake is home to Moose Petersen, a really good wildlife photographer and Nikonphile!
Love your video's Joshua! See ya in the Alabama Hills sometime!
Nailed it! Thank you.
I've always hated the sunrise/sunset notion. Mostly because I'm not a pro photographer so I'm not able to get out at sunrise and sunset. I am forced to shoot midday and I'm a big advocate of shooting to the conditions you're handed. Another myth you didn't mention that erks me is the idea that you have to shoot at base ISO to get a usable image. How silly. I've shot at 400 and even 800 with totally usable results. Most people viewing it on their phone won't notice the difference anyway. An older, wiser photographer friend once told me "Anyone who examines the grain of a photograph instead of its content, is missing the point of the photograph"
Quote: "by forcing them to ask question"
literally i told my friend the same thing. I don't want to reveal "how big" the fountain is;
by zooming in and actually cut off some of it so that you will "use" your imagination to imagine yourself how big it can be.
I like your thinking. This can be a fun way to draw people deeper into our images.
Great advice! Thanks for inspiring me to get back into photography, been on a loooong break while on quarantine 😅
Glad I could help!
What is the difference between HDR and Photo Stacking? Tutorial - why do they take people to a place where a beginner could get a good photo? I've been shooting for over 35 years and I shoot when I see something I like. How come many landscape photographers can't get a good video in their own neighborhood during lockdown and are doing product reviews? How do you get noticed as a vlogger? I learning but mostly to show my part of the world. Like those myths and for years I've been doing all of those.. lol
Shooting what you see and like is definitely the way to go
Oh and Josh I forgot to tell you that you are a funny dude love your humor man keep it going 😅.
I appreciate that!
Awesome, glad you're back
Thanks man!
Man, it's great to see you back.
It's been a long time - it's awesome to be back.
Where have you been? Glad your back!
I know! I blinked and a year passed. Stoked to be back!
Excellent video! I've reached your views on my own, but I have assumed that real pros like yourself don't do these things. I take landscape and nature photos for research ecologists on most of my outings. This puts me in the field up to 12 hours a day. I can't simply NOT take pictures just because the light is "off." Also, I simply can't wander off from the herd. So I have accumulated and lens collection, don't always use the tripod, do lots of hand-held shooting, and continue learning how to post-process (no longer with Adobe, tho). Thank you for your down-to-earth and very informative videos!!
Exactly! Thanks for watching.
Turn up your “VR”? Would that be some brand name for image stabilization?
Telephoto lenses are the best lenses. From product photography, portrait photography and to landscape and nature photography. Telephoto lenses can do so much!
They certainly can
On point! There are no "rules" with art.
🙌
Joshua thank you, such helpful points!
Thank you for watching and listening!
thank god i subscribed your channel long time ago, those photos are freakin awesome. especially that BW leaves one on 8:18 .. hope i can be a photographer like you , or even better xD.. Thank you for your magnificent video, it helps me a lot to get a "new" idea. :D
Thank you for all the support
LOL , I wish I could also do 30min exposure shots without a tripod :)
This was fantastic
Thanks so much!
The bonus myth sounds like some Peter McKinnon beef haha
He is just legendary
Hi, do you mind me asking: got presets for @14:05 ?
Do I need to live in a van to take good photos? :) JK...dig your vids..nice work man.
Definitely don't need a van! Thanks for the support. Cheers.
I totally believed him for a minute about those star trails hahah
Hahah. Glad you enjoyed the video though!
What about full frame cameras are better than cropped
Thank you!
Thank you for watching!
Really like the "from ugly to WOW" example. Myth or Fact? To be successful in landscape photography, you need to spend $1000s in travel, and hike where no-one is willing to go, in order to get the shots that people will actually spend money to buy.
Definitely myth - you don't need to drop thousands on travel. Explore your own backyard.
Better camera equipment make better photographs and photographers, that much is proven fact.
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Do you have a video addressing mobile device photography? I have Camera+2 on IPhone 6S, and just ordered a 17mm lens case for the lenses (macro, 2X, cpl, etc).
Also, do you have any thoughts on Star filters to catch and enhance flares on water or other points of light?
love from the middle east
Thank you!
Finding I'm using my Tripod less and less! And love my 70-200.
Awesome!