What Pro Photographers Won't Share - How To Shoot Like A Pro
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I appreciate some people may find the close crop a bit much, I'm testing out ideas and one of those is making content that's more 'intimate' on mobile screens.
Have you ever considered 'going pro' or are you a current or ex pro photographer?
I have never really considered going âproâ. Partly because I always was in fear I would kill the hobbyist passion.
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I liked the close crop. Literally "in your face" and very different from most "talking head" videos. I've not made a dime from photography or any other artistic medium. I guess I create because I have to. I'm retired from government service and started my own photography channel last year as a new outlet, because what better thing to do in the middle of a pandemic. LOL At least it keeps me out of my wife's hair. I just turned 68 but I consider myself a lifelong learner and I enjoy the journey of self-improvement as an artist.
Personally, I like the crop. It feels like you're talking to me. Obviously, I know that's not the case but it does feel a bit like that.
PS. I think the video cut off before you intended it to.
I'm really enjoying the direction of this channel. Discussing photography without all the gear and software. I can't find anyone else that talks about the medium as you do. Thank you.
Right! It's such a relief... I was starting to think photography on youtube was dead or filled with people luring you to buy their presets or use an affiliate link for gear. đ
Check Daniel Milnor's channel.
But beware, if you're an instagram content creator, heh.
@@maxbashyrov5785 I think Milnor has a great channel too.
Check out Ted Forbes. Another channel mostly about actual photography.
@@MLodge plus gear, plus affiliate links, ads and self-promotion
You are doing the photography community a great service with your message. Your videos are invaluable and Iâm deeply grateful for them.
I have been a professional photographer for many years in the marketing industry and I confirm is possible to lose the passion. When you need to take the camera and shoot something you don't care about, the magic completely disappear. I recently (after 7 year break) took again my camera and rediscovered the beauty of shooting. I found in your channel new perspectives and inspirations. Great contents, thanks!
I said it before but say it again, this is THE best photo channel on CZcams. No boring ISO/aperture/gear, buy/buy/buy, Fro Knows gear-hoarding or technical addictions.
On the contrary, we have plain + honest photo chat, taking the deeper things into consideration that are not discussed anywhere else.
Top Channel + top job, looking forward to each new video :)
I used to watch a lot of gear related channels, but thankfully I am moving away from that obsession and leaning into the art and philosophy of photography...your videos are a breath of fresh air, breathed deeply. I'm not a professional, though I have been paid for photography and videography. Ironic, isn't it? As I look at my own catalog, I see passion in my early photographs, and I see exactitude in my current work. Striving for passion, spontaneity, and creativity! I'm taking photographs just to take photos, and experimenting more...like I did when I first started.
You absolutely hit home with that mention of the school photographer. The best Portrait photographer I know works for a school photography company. He has absolutely lost his passion for photography, he creates amazing images, but there's no joy there. I've been trying to taking him out and introduce him to landscape and wildlife photography, well outside of his comfort zone. Something to help spark that love for photography in him once again. Keep up the content, I enjoy watching how you break down the subject.
Excellent teaching. I cannot understand why someone would dislike this.
This channel is not only incredibly informative but refreshing and original. Keep the videos coming!
I greatly improved my news/event photography by going through the old Life Library of Photography, Photojournalism volume. By studying the images inside I learned the importance of angles, framing, and focusing on just one more powerful part of a scene instead of trying to cover it all in one photo. It really made a big difference in how I saw and how shot.
Most good photography requires a real effort, like setting up the lighting or the scene in a studio, moving your tripod back and forth until you got the right perspective for your architectural picture, driving for hours "scouting" or walking up steep hills to get your landscape shot. Quite different from holiday snapshots. And that is only part of it. The main part is indeed "the photographic eye", which requires learning by seeing (so your tip from the beginning was very important, thanks).
Even when working as a "professional" (newspaper shooter) for a decade, I still enjoyed doing the editing each week and selecting images for publication. You can be paid for your work and still love doing it. Today, in retirement, I carry a single camera (Yashica Electro35 GS w/45mm f1.7) loaded with Tri-X. The b/w photographs of the street shooters/photojournalists of that time (1960s and '70s) inspire me to look for the extraordinary in the ordinary. While I was a small town shooter, I found great enjoyment in seeing the smile on someone's face when they saw their photo in the paper.
In answer to your first statement, I no longer carry pro-level zoom lenses to crop in-camera, I do a fair bit of cropping to help the viewer see what pushed me to trip the shutter. This is not the case for every image but it does happen and works for me.
Right on! I have chosen B+W film photography as my niche with only a 35mm and a 28mm lens which both limits my options and expands them at the same time. I have to embrace those parameters and seek the light and composition. Processing the negatives myself is such a joy. Over edited digital photos just makes me cringe and those chocolate box Lightroom sunsets just leaves me cold. I watched a CZcams video about presets and in every case I liked the before shot better than the after presets shot. Maybe that's just me but give me grain any day. Thanks for the encouragement.
So true so many "photographers" spend a lot of time buying the new expensive camera or lens and take very little time to find ideas, possing to create the next great photo.
Thanks for inspiring all of us to do better no matter what level of photography we are at.
I loved it when you implied that there's a difference between a professional photographer and the spectator of this very video. Assuming that the viewer is having a passion for photography, which is not said that every pro might have. It spoke to me especially for the reason that I am a professional photographer, but I also am a hobbyist. My problem is that I'd like to follow more or listen more to my own vision, which oftentimes is impossible to express in commercial assignments. It's just a simple thing but I hadn't thought all this to be two different entities of photography: the professional me and the passionate me. Thanks for great content!
Wonderful advice. It reminds me of my passion for flying airplanes. I once asked a couple of corporate pilots at an FBO about being a professional pilot and they asked me one question: âDo you like flying? Because if you do youâre better off not becoming a professional pilot and having to fly for money. Just keep flying because you love flying.â
Bob Carlos Clarke was a genius. I met him once and he was a great guy. Very modest but very creative. And his printing was incredible. I donât think enough people know about him so perhaps you could feature him one day!! Keep up the great work!! Loving the content.
There was a day when photography was art and not technician. We learned how to use a light meter and and pick the right settings because you got 36 shots on a roll of film that cost more than a minimum wage hour of work, and two hours more to get it developed. We learned to develop film because it was too much to pa6 that all the time. You bought a black bag to change your rolls of film out because growing outside to inside required different film.
These days kids think a nap shot from a phone looks good. Itâs it sad just how far from art this has gone.
Youâre channel isnât just good, it is needed. Thanks for the videos, not for myself but for all the young ones that have no other place to learn it.
I really want to thank you! Since quite a lot of years I photographed as a sort of hobby and never thought about why I did this. But during the last months I lost the interest in taking photographs any longer. You helped me standing up and look at my hobby with completely different eyes. Now I know, that itâs not important, what other people think about my photos. So I stopped all of that social media stuff, which indeed is nothing but looking for other peopleâs admiration for your âartâ. Now Iâm happy when I took a photo that I and perhaps only I like. And I usually donât show my photos to others, but Iâm not fishing for compliments. So again: Thank you!
You seem so passionate, thoughtful and honest about photography and therefore; I really enjoy watching your contents. Thank you sir
I came here to find my passion in photography again... as a professional, I certainly have lost passion. Working on big commercial/editorial clients has certainly chipped away at my passion. A lot of it comes from all the people involved in making a commercial photo or editorial cover. When I used to be an AD in the advertising agency world, we would decide on a photographer based on their look. The only thing we would be concerned about is the layout of the photo and how type flows. But these days everyone seems to know better than the photographer and asks for more. I really enjoy these vids and hope to find my passion once again. THanks for your share and insight. All the best!
This was great, thanks so much! I love this channel for discussing the craft and not the gear. Keep it up please!
Thanks for yet another video that I can really relate to. A few years ago when I started to get into photography Iâd shoot anything and started to pick up a bit of freelance work but I can honestly say it was the worst thing for my photography. it took the fun out of it, narrowed my creative outlook and photography became a chore, so much so that I stopped completely. Thankfully Iâve started to shoot for fun, trying different types of photography and not getting bent out of shape if the work I produce isnât that great. I wish Iâd seen a video like this a few years ago
I work on the principle if i like my pictures, it gives me pleasure, like art, you are dead right it,s a passion thing, keep doing what you do,thank you.
Man i love this channel. I really appreciate your point of view and how you approach to photography. Like everytime i watch one of your videos i really get inspired to play around with my camera and shoot some shots. Much love
I never intended to become a pro, despite many years ago I started to take photographs for the press, sideways to writing. I've always enjoyed writing (in French...) but the more I did it for food, the less I liked it, despite I've been told many times I was good to this practice. I understand what you're talking about... I'm not a journalist anymore and I have a book in progress. The joy is getting back. Talking about photography, I try to develop my "vision" and I'd love to make a photo book. Yes, beeing an amateur is worth and you're a great source of inspiration !
Your channel is such a breath of fresh air. You're cutting all the weeds and opening up something real - outside of the overhyped gear and current fads. It's definitely appreciated. I hope you never change your approach to the content you discuss here.
Thank god for this channel. A breath of fresh air among all the other photography channels. Great content, subscribed.
You are a treasure for the photography community. I like very much your approach to teach and inspire. You also have a way to get us to see out of the box. Keep the great work! Thank you đ
Your content has always been great, but you recently have managed to get your video/audio quality to a very good level!
Thoroughly enjoying this!
Thanks. It's been a struggle I can tell you!
Audio is still a mystery to me :D
Of course, content and composition are the essential elements of a good image, but editing (and not just using presets) is almost always required to ensure that your "artistic vision" matches the actual print. As Ansel said, "you donât take a photograph, you make it" and that hasn't changed since the darkroom days.
I'm new to your channel, I'm 42 and have been taking pictures for about 6 months. You sir are the only CZcamsr (also a photographer đ) who makes real sense, who actually views this as an art and not just the digital aspect. Thank you for this, exactly what I was looking for.
I agree whole heartedly. You first must have something to say even if it is only, "hey look at this". Then it is lighting and composition. During processing you need to focus on what it is that you want to convey (what you want to say) and process toward that. EVERY decision is about how can I optimize my statement or vision. EVERY photo needs to be approached differently as you won't necessarily be saying the same thing in every photo. Equipment does matter but not that much, technique does matter so you need to experiment.
The video seemed to end abruptly while you were still speaking about the sponsor!
Squarespace said the sponsorship deal was good for a year.
He said, "Okay. Let's see, 60 secs x 60 min x 24 hr x 365 days....."
I love the way you delve into 'the mind' of photography! Excellent videos!
Thank you for the hard work that you put into your channel.
I shot professionally for many years, handling assignments for clients that included Kodak, IBM, 3M and others. Carried three Nikon bodies plus 8-9 lenses. Multiple strobes and umbrellas. The demands of the work required it. Plus pre-digital, so all film.
Today, I primarly write for a living (technical writing) with some photography thrown in. But my gear has been way slimmed down. One tiny Sony HX80 plus two smaller lighting umbrellas. Allows me to speed through my photo setups, which makes my employer happy.
And, as I have since I was 14, I continue to produce personal work. While the professional work helps pay the bills, it's the amateur work that inspires me to keep going. I share a bit of it, which I enjoy, but what I TRULY enjoy is the PROCESS of producing new work on weekends and whenever else I have time. Fulfills me regardless of what anyone else thinks of the work or even sees it.
For years, for my personal work, I've photographed almost exclusively in and around my San Diego, California, home, rarely venturing (by car) more than 45 minutes from my front door. In fact, I've taken thousands of photos just a few seconds or minutes' walk from my door. Photographing the very familiar helps "ground" me, allowing me to see more clearly. And for the past three years I've shot most of that work using two Sony W-830 point and shoots, both bought used on eBay for $114 and $50. My Nikons and other pro gear have been sold or reside now in storage.
What I've discovered after nearly 50 years of shooting is how little someone actually needs to produce solid work. My "baby" Sonys are equipped with marvelous Tessar-design zoom lenses that are as sharp as tacks. The Sony sensors produce beautiful, nicely saturated images that require minimal post-processing. After long days at the PC producing dense tech manuals about lasers, I refuse to spend additional time photoshopping the hell out of an image. I rely on a very well-honed knowledge of light and exposure (e.g., knowing best times of day to shoot) to achieve the images I want almost entirely in-camera. Just as well, because the baby Sonys are JPEG-only and the sensors are tiny, meaning extensive post-processing likely won't help you.
This CZcams series is great, focusing on WHY we photograph and the CREATIVE process as opposed to the latest mirrorless camera or lens. All of that is fine but remember that photo companies are in business to constantly sell you as much expensive gear as possible. Gear with features that more than 90% of photographers will never use and will never need.
It's all about the pure process of seeing and capturing images that have meaning to you, the photographer. That's it.
cool,can you talk more about what kind of photo did you shoot for kodak?
@@sigmagamer364 My client was Kodak's Corporate Communications area. Each company Line of Business, e.g., Consumer Photography, Professional Photography, Motion Pictures, Copiers, had its own Corporate Communications specialist. I worked for these individuals, pitching story ideas to a wide variety of trade publications on their behalf.. These professionally produced stories w/ photos would be built around a publication's specific needs, adhering to editorial calendars. Think of providing office automation publications with articles re: latest trends in office automation. Kodak would provide the stories free of charge to publications, paying for the writer/photographer's time and travel involved, with the understanding that the story would, in context, reference Kodak products/services.
For four years, I primarily served Kodak's Professional Photography Division. I prepared a lot of the written materials surrounding the introduction in the '80s-'90s of revolutionary products such as T-Max films, Kodachrome 200, Kodachrome 64 120 format (I miss that film!), Ektapress films and the Kodak/Nikon venture that resulted in photo journalism's first practical pro-level digital camera: the front-half of a Nikon F3 w/ a Kodak sensor back.
These were great times, interviewing top level photographers who used Kodak products, for example, David Hume Kennerly, Eddie Adam's, Doug Kirkland, Pete Turner and Mario Casilli, and writing stories about them for publications such as Professional Photographer, The Rangefiinder, Modern Photography and so on.
Enjoyed it immensely, then Kodak went away.
My observation, as an amateur, is that a lot of pro photography is assignments. So the problem for many pros is how to avoid losing their passion for photography if all they do is uninteresting or demoralizing assignments. A few times I have been at a public event when a photojournalist came by. The photojournalists were happy they drew the assignment. The events were fun events and their photographs would be of people enjoying themselves. One even commented the fun event was more interesting to him because people were more themselves and relaxed and approachable. The photojournalists were even more relaxed.
For some photographers they have managed to carve out a niche in area that interests them and being a pro is not just a job.
You are truly an inspirational speaker. Every time I watch one of your videos Iâm ready to pick up my camera and go take pictures. Thank you for sharing your meaningful words and videos!!!
I'm new here, since yesterday, and catching up.
Like the philosophical taste of this channel. Beats bleating over hardware.
Although we have tiny differences about beauty, which is part of the essential of this channel, this is a welcome to the society.
Thanks for the effort and sharing.
Ive worked as a professional advertising photographer for 32 years now and also had 4 years before as an assistant. One thing I never see mentioned in these types of videos is that we spend much of our time problem solving. Problem solving is a huge part of the creative process. My client wants to portray a particular emotion or mood but the conditions or situation dont easily allow for it. How do I replicate the lighting needed for this, what perspective will work, do the finer details help get to the right outcome? but Im being asked to do this in an environment thats hostile to the desired outcome. How to solve those types of conflict or problem.
Can't thank you enough. Best channel and hope to see more and more inspirations in the years to come
Again a fantastic video ! I feel like I do need to take my camera now, no matter lens or body, just the machine that record what I saw the way I saw it. And be suprised by the result ! What an amazing journey you described !! An entire new world is avalaible ! Thanks again for transmitting your passion with this kind of video.
This is channel is fantastic. Likeable guy, british, and very enjoyable content. Subscribed!
This is a perfect and timely message, thanks so much!
Just watched your episode of Photos hope makes you a lazy photographer. I've always had the idea that editing creates fake photos. I myself prefer the obvious, what is directly in front of me and my camera. I like your content.
Man, you are awesome. Amazing points of view. Im learning a lot with your videos. Congrants!
Love the content. Love the close up đ
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!
Your channel and this video is proof that professional photography not just on youtube but all over is more than just shooting and slapping a preset or following a tutorial to shoot a whiskey glass. :P But actually highlight professionals whose work looks nothing like common stock and magazine style images that people think is "professional" ...THANK YOU!!
Love McKenna and Salgado. Those two are really super and their photos always speak to me.
Such a good channel. Watched a few of your videos now and it just constantly brings back the idea of just focussing on what you want out of it all.
The close crop is cool by the way - thing is you stop noticing how you've framed the video because what you're talking about is far more important about what you look like whilst you tell it. Something many channels on CZcams lack!
Your best, most inspiring yet. Thanks!
I really enjoyed this. I appreciate the pictures you showed. I would like to see more videos of pictures that pros like and donât like, and why. The pictures you shared were really interesting. Thanks
Wow, This is an eye opener, every art is unique, we shouldn't undermine our art
Thank you
Thank you for introducing me to Edward Steichen's work I just love his style and use of "classic"lighting and as you say in this video I have been studying his photographs and trying to work out the image and how it was made Great video as usual and so much food for thought
I compose music and I find a deadline to be a very useful stimulus for creativity. This can also apply to the art of photography. But amateurs do not really have deadlines, when they must produce something, so it is easy to just put things off (because you're not in the mood). Maybe joining a club where you must provide input for the next meeting might work as a deadline.
I shoot professionally and take a very similar approach to you. During my âcreative days,â as I like to call it, my intention is always to create an image that invokes emotion or to tell a story, regardless of the location I inevitably end up at. Because so, going into it with that mind-set, it forces me to be creative in the momentâŠat all times really and when I pack-up, I already know I have a small handful of images that are definite keepers and at least 1 or 2 that are spectacular. Where as you use deadlines to force your hand, I approach every ânon-workingâ days as a âDo or dieâ situation to force creativity. And while this may seem unorthodox, when I end up working with a paid-client, being able to pull a rabbit out of a hat seems to come easier and easier. Why? Because I practice the art of trying to be creative.
wonderful stuff my friend, thank you for the inspiration to continue to improve
As usual, very instructive. Still my favorite channel for photography.
Fantastic advice. I am off to get books from the library for inspiration thank you for being the best youtube channel đ
I enjoyed this video as usual. You and Ted from Art of Photography seem to be the only ones doing this type of video. Donât expect you to re-upload the video but I have to correct you on the name of a photographer. It is not Michael McKenna, it is simply Michael Kenna. There is no Mc to his surname. Keep up the good work!
The hits keep coming. Thanks for another great video Alex!
Do what you love. Love what you do!
I totally enjoyed,,, and learned,,,, and listened....
I love being a amateur photographer,,, I smile and humbly thank people when I post my simple pics on FB.
I will at some point check out the world of squarespace.
Keep up the excellent content.
The sadness when the video ends. Great video like always very inspiring!
Thank you for your videos I really get something from each of your talks and point of view on photography
Hi I'm new to your page the videos are amazing I love how you talk in depth about photography how to see photos in different perspective and I have that. I really enjoy you sharing your knowledge about photography to share it to the world. Thank you.
Good thoughts. When I was younger I was at the point of either going the route of becoming a professional photographer or keeping it as a passion. My concern was to lose the passion for photography when i had to be creative on command. I kept photography as a hobby and became an electronics engineer where i can be creative on command and still have my passion for engineering.
Great insights from this channel! I have been struggling to understand what kind of mindset to have when it comes to creative professional work. I feel this video helped me. If you make more on how to tap into that space I would appreciate it dearly! / best regards from Sweden â€
I enjoyed this video (again), and you have given great help to us in it. I have tried to copy the great photographers in their style over the past couple of years to try and understand the thinking behind their work. David Bailey, Brassai, and Ansel Adams are a few that come to mind as being my more successful tries. You are right, it really helps. What I gained from this video is that you must constantly think in an original way, and not only that, but that thinking has to be understood by others....... Quite a challenge! Thanks for your time.... Pro? I would have liked to.
Another masterful video as usual. Thanks again!!!
âCreative on demandâ, thank you!! Needed this, thank you!
Really look forward to your content Alex. Thank you đ
Excellent information. Thank you!
Another poetic view and descriptions on photography, as usual, and well done (also as usual). But, is the reality that poetic? How can you think outside the box, when you don't spend enough time knowing/studing the box?! How can you tell if you are thinking outside, inside or in the border of it, when you don't have an idea where or what the borders look like? My reality, at least, shows me that our creative freedom can span from 0 to 100% depending on the client. I think photographers who are payed to execute (rather than create) don't get enough credit. And we all know our world would not be the same without those who "just" execute (see the advertisement business). There is a great amount of knowledge/professionalism/compromise in executing our client's idea or our clients image references (not less than creating).
Regarding Processing, aside some noble exceptions, the vast majority of well stablished preofessionals don't process their own images. There have always been professionals to do that. Cartier Bresson had the same exclusive dark chamber technician for all his carrear; the same goes with SebastiĂŁo Salgado, Steve McCurry, Ghionis, Testino, Leibowitz and so on....
Thank you for this fantastic video.
Really lekker video. I love this channel.
I had an occasion to hang a solo exhibit in a little gallery years ago, during that project I had just quit drinking and left a long term relationship and was going thru a mental hell so this project was great to focus my attention. The subject matter was specific and very political and the images were impressionist renderings of the subject matter. The subject matter was thousands of white wooden crosses placed on a hill in a tony Californian suburb during the Iraq war. I was listening to a lot of classical music of the rather doomy variety as I worked. One of the very last pieces reflected my personal hell and was so dark I almost didn't include it but it spoke about the wars, it spoke about me. A close friend described the image as "what the end of the world would look like". It also turned out to be the most popular image in the exhibit. My niche is the darker places in our psyche, be it portraits, landscapes, street, whatever. I have an shot I took, it's of a father crying visiting a spot where his son had jumped to his death the year prior. his pain is so visibly horrific that I still can't get it out of my mind. I never published that image out of respect for him, it's personal. It's things like this is why I can't shoot for money. I exist on a whole different level. Maybe someday I will get back into galleries which is where i think my work belongs, not for money but for pure passion. Good topic thank you.
Thanks for sharing!
Thank You SO much for inspiring me and to encourage me to keep going with my passion, even though my pictures are not so special. I just love to make my style of beautiful fotoâs, of obvious daily matters, not like my late father used to make as a professional in the 60s. I Will follow your advise and watch and read more about famous photographers to develop a Sense for all kinds and styles of photos. I appreciate your effort to teach me ⊠and i am eager to learn đđ»ââïž đ§© more
I liked your explanation of Square Space at the end..well done. Your explanation how to get inspiration from viewing photos of pro photographerâs was interesting.
Great coching! Made my day, again! Thanks.
The video ended before your three solid tips.
Apart from the great content and solid advice, it was the "howzit howzit" that got to me! Gooi mielies!
Thought provoking video đ
This was really interesting as always, each new photo shoot is a new chapter, a new challenge, and a chance to capture
that special shot, thanks Alex for another great talk.
Good, rational pep talk!
Good information, thanks.
A bit laboured this one but if I was new to photography; then I think you did cover a lot of ground and things that are good to know. A few contradictions but then, that's photography too :-)
One thing for sure, presets are not something to buy. It's one thing to get a free preset to see how it affects your image, but you're far better off experimenting on your own and coming up with a style that feels right to you.
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Amateur comes from the Latin verb 'amare', to love.
I love your Videos! Thank you so much đ€
Thank you
Great - Yes! Thanks
Keep them coming!
taste and skill is many steps in a journey.... start with a good understanding of the craft and then study the craft.... dont do deconstruction and then pretend like you discovered something!
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A great and inspirational video!
Funny, you can't buy the passion to make photographs. That's how I feel on a sunny day. But on a rainy day, I feel I have to go out and take photographs. I need to overcome that!
in latin languages amateur means lover. i've always classified a as photography lover rather than a amateur photographer
You make a point that deserves a distinction about which I have had discussions in this forum with others. As an amateur you pick up a camera because you have a desire to "document" the world.Although that is at best a tiny part of why I photograph, it needs to be hammered that "document" is distinctly separate from "manipulate" the world. Sadly, that is often the overt raison d'ĂȘtre in a lot of photography today. When I finally read the propaganda motives of the Farm Security Administration photographers, executed apparently in subterfuge to what the stated ideals were, I was disgusted. What I search for and myself, and have never found to image myself, are images that move you emotionally and deeply, that are taken without apologetic subtext, and for me preferably, don't have a human within which is often just a distraction.