What you NEED vs What You WANT for making BETTER Photos
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- čas přidán 8. 08. 2023
- We venture out for landscape photography in the Peak District and explore the essential "tools" for making better photos, versus the latest camera gear we assume will elevate our skills.
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That last image - spectacular!
Excellent video. For landscape photography, I agree with you, for the most part. However, for more technical genres like wildlife newer equipment can make a difference. While shooting birds in flight, Bird Eye AF is hugely beneficial, and having a stacked sensor for fast frame rate is equally beneficial. Under the right circumstances I can get great shots without all that fancy stuff, but I can get a lot more a lot easier with it.
As much as I agree with you about that we need to do photography more often and spend more time using the gear we have, instead of browsing and looking at gear we wish to have. But I do believe that gear needs to be upgraded from time to time. While we develop our skills and get better we may find ourselves in a position where gear is what is holding us back. Quite often when we want to get out of our comfort zone and try new things like astro, wildlife, macro, street (I am assuming that everybody here is into landscape). You may need new lens or just invest in filters to try out long exposures. So I'm keep saying don't buy things if your camera is just sitting in a cupboard, buy things if you are shooting every available day and your gear is holding back your creativity.
Your sunset image is beautiful, despite not being what you had planned. Great call on your part.We should all be so adaptable.
Like you, a lot of the messages I try to convey in my videos are addressed just as much to myself as my audience. Love your work, mate, and as always, I echo your sentiments 100%. 👍
I laughed out loud when you said your clothing for your photography outings was more than your entire wardrobe at home. 😂 "Slowing down" is something I struggle with so thank you for mentioning it. It is always great to have a reminder. Thanks for sharing!!!
You are so inspiring! We are about to visit the Lake district for the first time and your videos are getting me so exited! So refreshing to hear someone say you don't need all the newest gear, just passion and creativity! :D I'm venturing up there with my Nikon DSLR and my trusty 50mm f1.4 - don't want to carry too much! Can't wait! :)
I use a Nikon D3400 and I’m happy at the moment despite weather proofing issues etc…. My main draw back is not having a desktop to use the software that comes with it. Can only use mobile apps for post… can still get some great images in my opinion
what people need is to understand light, composition and settings. Any camera will do.
Gorgeous shots, Adam. I love moving/dappled light on mountain scenes!
Great to see you enjoying the photography in the mountains.
I look forward to your channel every week. So much more than the images, which were awesome BTW. Keep up the great work Adam.
That final image was especially exquisite!
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The first question you have to ask yourself is "Do I want OR Do I need" a though provoking question when photography and of course gadgets are concerned, Keep the videos coming!
I would have been down on the ground shooting that heather and looking for bugs. That's why my kit includes a macro lens.
Timely video. I’ve been wondering why I’ve been feeling that I should stay with my Nikon D850 and all my F-mount glass. It seems everywhere I look people are bolting to mirrorless. I’ve been resistant. I think the fundamental reason is that I don’t need mirrorless. I’d go through a whole lot of upheaval and expense with no net gain for my photography.
I keep a UV filter on my go-to lens, and sometimes use a circular polarizer. That's it. Works for me.
Thank you for your continued great content Adam.
Your looking vary good are you still on the health plan ? Well done mate you can really see the effect you are making. Thanks for all your videos