Discovering Photographic Subjects in the Ordinary
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Shooting anything is better than staying inside and thinking about it. Stagnation is when thinking a new Lenâs / camera will improve your photos. As a pro of this year, 50 years in the game, this vid is great advice. Learning to see is the lifelong challenge.
Indeed.
When I was learning (ofcourse still i am a leaner) i asked a photographer that I want to learn photography.....I asked him for give me some tips....All he told me take a pen put on table and take shot from different angle and be creative with it.....and that was the point which started my journey...
Even when at work I have a secondhand canon powershot to take pictures with (and not worry about) since bringing my DSLR, Mirrorless, or film cameras is impractical.
It's a powershot A590 with only 8mp, but it's tiny, has optical zoom, even has Image Stabilization, with a 32gig SD it can store a absolutely silly 8000+ images, the image quality is decent, and it's just fun to use... the best part? It was like 5$ secondhand and just needs AAs which are easy to source at work too.
Still, if I can use my EOS M200, Rebel T6, Rebel Ti, or even my floppy-disk loading Sony Mavical MVC-FD75 I will go ham and try to capture all the interesting things that catch my eye, ideally in tge most interesting way I can, my biggest difficulty is my expanding camera collection making it hard to decide what to take.
Funny that cameras are one of the few interesting devices secondhand stores around me seem to get, deffinitly blame channels like LGR and Grainydays for convincing me to check said stores more often, and understanding how much fun could be had with something as weird as a early 2000's floppy disk loading digital camera, it hits a weird mid-stage between film and digital and I find the low resolution images weirdly charming, having a 10Ă optical zoom makes it rather versatile too, that and tge feel of ejecting and slapping in fresh floppies when your 15-ish shots are up is quite satisfying, it's a fun experience for a retro nerd even if all the shots are terrible, and once you copy over the floppies to a modern PC the files are adorably small, kilobytes per shot, rather than the hundreds of gigs of storage my modern cameras consume.
Need to start using my Polaroid Impulse AF and Instax SQ-1 more too, always adored instant photography since I was a kid, a big boxy camera instantly pushing out a picture right after it was taken will never stop being fun
Itâs easy for me though. So what does that say about me? Sincerely looking for an answer.
I can take photos of everything and anything. Some photos I like better than others but the quality (better/worse) doesnât matter. I see something I try to capture it. Gear might limit me, but it doesnât matter. I will find another subject matter for which my gear is more capable of. Idk.
I still have photos from when I was 5 or 6 and I would lay down to get photos of peoples shoes whos color I liked. Everything is worth shooting to me. I never run out of subjects. I even return to old subjects but with a different perspectives or different settings just to see how old subjects look from different angles or different apertures.
The search of the joy one had as a child in the most mundane things is the key to find interesting subjects, because anything can be an interesting subject
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I personally have no photography training but I LOVE taking abstract macro shots, like super close up shots on things. It brings out those small rough edges human manufacturing makes and the dust clinging to EVERYTHING. It's amazing to me how much we don't see with our naked eyes ... now if only I could ever afford a probe lens, that would be so much fun!
everything is interesting
I discovered your channel by pure luck. Since then I bought myself a small APS-C camera and a tele zoom lens for it. I really like going out and taking pictures and learning with my camera and your channel is always a resource I come back to in order to learn something new or get inspiration what to photograph.
Thank you for your time and effort, your videos are priceless!
I could say just about the same about myself, just with two prime lenses instead of tele zoom. Would you consider a tele zoom lens to be a must have for creative photography?
For the last 8 years I have photographed almost everything around me and it has made me realise and also relate to your videos. Itâs not just a job, itâs the way we see the worldâŠperspective is such a beautiful things, not even from a visual way but a way of understanding as well.
Youre not just a photographer, youre an artist!!!!
Thank you
Those everyday things will one day become nostalgia. Today I saw a photo from 1981 of a cinema now long gone, but it was a yellow rubbish bin in the street by a wooden & concrete bench which was maybe more of an object of a forgotten past.
You know what? when I started street photography, Iâve been so keen to whatâs happening around me including the shadows, shapes, lines, figures, etc.. itâs so nice to have this WAKE concept đđŒ
You woke me up with WAKE. Thanks for sharing your wisdom. I realize that on days where I do not have inspiration, I would get my 16-80 lens and hunt for random interesting subjects. On days where I seemingly know what I think I feel like photographing, I'll challenge myself with a 35mm or 50mm lens. That kind of challenge keeps me occupied and it trains my observation skills as I see the 'beauty' around me.
Every time I watch your videos I get inspired. Thank you from New Zealand
Thank you! I think that a lot of these concepts are things I already knew, to a limited degree. But I need to be more daring in my capturing them.
Fantastic messages as always Alex! You always seem to appear with some really motivational advice when Iâve got that mental block of what to go out and shoot. So thank you very much I really appreciate your thought-provoking ideas âșïž
Two weeks ago I started taking pictures with my smarthphone of object around me that could used as letters. My target was to find first letters of the days of the week and I have to say it made my everyday routine even better. Sadly, I got sick and i didn't manage to gather all the letters, but I will start again!!
This is what I love about this channel and learning space â€
Today I had my first photography gig (to a friend of my mom đ ). She has a fabrics factory and she wanted me to photograph her some stuff. IT WAS ABSOLUTE PAIN TO FIGURE OUT COMPOSITIONS OF JUST FABRICS, but I think I made some good shots (at least for a beginner).
Ps: She wasn't there and I'm not sure what I did was exactly what she needed so I'll go back some other time. But I'm still proud of the shots and my family liked them and so did she (if her message is to be trusted).
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I want to thank you. Your made me remember what I love about photography. In the last months I spent many hours watching gear review and thinking about what lens to get next, and had only taken a handful of photos of my travels and felt so uninspired afterwards. But after watching just a couple of your videos I felt the impulse to go to my front yard and found so many interesting subjects that had evaded me this whole time, I just took my camera and started shooting, and had such a blast doing it, just like old times. Your channel is a blessing. Thank you so much, you brought the joy of photography back for me
Wow thatâs awesome to hear. Thanks for watching
Cool. Thanks for sharing.
When I was a kid, I got into photography because I played âPokĂ©mon Snapâ for the N64. I was being challenged and graded for each photo I took in the game and it made me excited to try again and again. Maybe some of the principles are a little outdated, but it made me think creatively about shooting with a camera and how to get a shot at a young age. Iâve been taking pictures ever since, and even got a FujiFilm x100V just recently star taking it a little more seriously. Thereâs always fun stuff to shoot, just gotta walk around a little bit. đ
I am a very artistic person of nature and see or notice things others do not or would not see. Being also alert or aware what is around me. Now doing photography most all these images you are showing, it is something I would do.
When people ask me what do you photograph, just like you said I answer them: everything and anything I see interest in.
I feel that for any photographer these videos are not to be missed. I love em!
One of my favourite ways to shoot images is from the hip (actually the chest). I was introduced to the photography of Daido Moriyama while taking photography in college, who quite rightly points out that if you hold the camera to your eye people will complain or avoid being photographed. Taking shots from the hip (chest) as if youâre in a rested position avoids confrontation and gets some stunning results. They arenât always the sharpest, they arenât always correctly composed but thatâs the fun of it.
I am 71 and learned photography with a Yashica-A TLR. With that camera you shot from the waist because the viewfinder was on top and the image was flipped much like it is with a cell phone unless you set it to flip the image.
This style of photography is something I've played with for many years. Some don't appreciate the art but I find it captures a succinct moment in life, and therefore, history.
I would often choose a theme. For example, 'doors', or 'pipes'. These camera games teach us about the fun of getting creative. Try photographing doors for a month. Nothing but doors.
I have just found your channel this afternoon and spent the last 4 hours enjoying some wonderful content. Just coming back to photography at 68 as a retirement pastime I have been inspired by your videos. Thank you for your time and expertise.
Just amazing! I was looking for somebody to truly give a glimpse of what photography is really like and through you... I m just speechless and so grateful that i found a guide, a mentor like you. Photography started being more interesting and more and more profound /deeper after i started watching your videos. Thank you, thank you! â€ïž
Happy Christmas!
Best wishes!
Awesome, thank you!
Absolutely true. There is always something to shoot everyday wherever you are. One just have to open our eyes to SEE. However, many people will look but they don't see.
Despite all the turmoil in the world it is still a beautiful place.
You are such a great educator Alex. Canât wait to get out and try this. đđ
I just love to capture the mundane and things, especially with older and obscure equipment (not necessarily photographic). It's an overwhelming need to find different methods and techniques to see the world differently. Thanks for the video.
YES! Wish I had this video back when I was 13/14. I joined a Facebook photography group to learn how to shoot as a hobby (still only a hobby) and every time I uploaded a photo, all they would comment is "no subject/no story" and nothing helpful. It wasn't until I grew older and started to explore how professionals shoot that I realized that group was just kinda toxic. What they thought were "bad" shots were in fact some of the most well known compositions in the photography world (as I would learn). Years later going back to that group just to see, still the same old bunch of people who only look for nice backgrounds with sunsets and are forever satisfied with that, left the group and I enjoy my own photography journey now
Everytime I struggle for motivation I come to your channell and get inspired. Love your passion!
Great reminder! Rest of the day dog's eye view!!!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences......yes I am one of those people who go out with my camera with great intentions & don't take any pics because I didn't 'see' anything to shoot.....after this video I can look at things differently using your 'WAKE' theory.... great video... cheers from Australia đ
THAT'S RIGHT! It's not difficult if you feel it. It's easy if you feel it and see it. Looking for something to shoot is wrong. It will find you.
God I love this channel. Your videos really make me think of photography differently. This is EXACTLY the gold-content that Iâm seeking. Thank you!!
I only just started taking images on a used camera, and I already see the world as having more beauty than I could possibly have imagined...I'm just noticing it now in everything.
This channel is amazing, it really did help me get started on my journey.
Thank you :)
Thanks for watching.
I am a very artistic person of nature and see or notice things others do not or would not see. Being also alert or aware what is around me. Now doing photography most all these images you are showing, it is something would do.
When people ask me what do you photograph, just like you said I answer them: everything and anything I see interest in.
As always largely inspirational with real life examples. I'm hooked on your videos. Learn something new everytime.
I take photos in a similar way. Nice to see a video along the same lines. Before I delete any photos that I think do not have potential, I take a second look and Iâll zero in on some thing and frame it differently and maybe filter it and all of a sudden itâs magic - it speaks to me. The potential I didnât see before shows itself to me in a beautiful way. They give me a lot of joy. Thanks again for your lovely video.
Thank you for watching.
This 'WAKE' mindset was something I was really good at when I was messing around with film photography in my late teens and very early 20s. I took a long hiatus from photography because I was busy with life, and now I'm coming back to it at 41 (with a digital mirrorless full frame). I'm going to try to cultivate that attitude again.
Harder to do with digital photography
@@masononemine1702 Why is that?
@@DanielJW247 because digital lets you take a ton of useless shots, and you build a tendency to review shots after you have taken them. Nowadays we even have EVFs so there is that. Not saying you cant have a WAKE mindset, its just a bit harder to do with digital (imo)
@@masononemine1702I get your point, right.
I am a street photographer and see art in every thing. To me it's the soul recognizing the beauty even if it's just crack glass on the street. Thank you so much for the video. I am Gemini and see just about everything.
The most clear and crisp voice effortlessly enunciating the downright basics of photography. Brilliant!
Thank you
This is a time when I love the algorithm! What a jewel of video is this! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
I think the material you present is very good advice for amateur photographers who are new to the hobby, eager to get out and about.
I think your remarks about street photography are particularly appropriate, when you say that to be successful you need acute awareness of what is happening [ down to the smallest detail ]. My eldest son has this awareness [ he was a soldier and has strong survival instincts and is a meticulous observer.] and is a natural street photographer.
For myself, I have employed most of the techniques you describe, but am now more concentrated in what I choose to shoot.
I use a simple test to determine what makes for [ or should make ] an interesting shot : how long are you compelled to keep looking at it, and later as you view it many times, does it remain interesting and you want to look at it again and again. Such shots are rare. The modern world we are bombarded with well constructed images ; to be noticed in this environment you have to be good.
I find that now, as an old guy, it is only shots of people which are a lasting interest for me. They can be in a posed setting, or spontaneous snapshots. For some reason photographing photographers in the process of photographing something still appeals.
All this of course applies to amateur photography, and I rather pity the typical professional doomed to shoot weddings, family groups with or without dogs, or, rock bottom, shoot houses and interiors for real estate companies.
Well, those of us who started with film had good reason to consider our shots carefully. Film and developing can get expensive.
My camera absolutely goes everywhere with me-and itâs very rarely more than a few feet away from me; even when Iâm in bed. I think, study, eat, and breath photography. For me, itâs the only possible way I will ever have a remote chance to be the photographer I want to become. Of course I may never achieve that greatness; but if Iâm going to have a fighting chance at becoming great, this level of passion and effort is the bare minimum effort it will take.
I can find a photo in anything. I helps to have an artistic eye I guess. Thanks for the inspiration anyhow. Always appreciated.
This channel is such a motivation therapy for me. I very often and easily lose inspiration and self-comfidence and feel like Iâll never do anything good but every time I watch one of your video I get hopeful and excited again.
Awesome, thanks for watching
Absolutely loved this video. A relatively simply, yet powerful approach to the thought process. Thank you for revitalising my approach to photography. Subâd.đ
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Thanks for sharing this. It speaks directly to me, struggling to come back to photography after many years.Great content!
Thank you so much Alex! Awesome!
Loved the tree at top of the museum. Iv tried that image but felt I had to be higher up. And you definitely need the blue sky to bring the image alive. This vid has certainly helped in what to shoot around me. Thank you.
You are my favorite photo guru! Thsnk you for your wonderful tutorials and for your cheerful and curious attitude to life, people and photography!
Such good advice. Inspirational. Cheers.
Great, inspiring video!!! I was actually thinking that there is nothing to photograph in my city anymore but I guess Iâm wrong and you proved it đ packing my gear right now and about to head into town
your words are both inspiring and challenging... i'm not ito photography, but someone who just started learning how to make video contents... and i am now burned out. what you shared are applicable for video creations... there is always something because there is no such thing as nothing.
This is really good advice on multiple layers. Beginners can feel inspired, hearing your advice before heading out to shoot and experiment. While photographers who feel stuck in a rut, needing inspiration, can be inspired to look at things from a different perspective.
Thank you
As always Alex, great video. Thank you
Needed this, especially with this long cold winter. Can't wait to look for stuff.
Inspiring as always! Thank you Alex
Mister, that was a kind of a peptalk of inspiration. Loved it. I never thought about that king of imagination. Thank you for that .
These pictures look amazing. They are just random things. Photographers must have a great eye for composition and art. I guess their is beauty in everything!
Thank you for your channel! I found it on a whim. The way you explain things is very clear and Iâve learned so much!!
Awesome, thanks for watching.
Very inspiring video. I definitely need to think outside the box more and just let my instincts take over when I'm shooting stuff. Reminds me of a quote from Doctor Who, back when he was Peter Davison: "There's always something to look at - if you open your eyes."
These are some of the most helpful videos I have seen. They've helped shake me out of my doldrums and also have supported my tendency to photograph things around me that move me without judging whether I should shoot it or not. Thanks Alex. Keep them coming.
Thanks for watching.
8:46 really made me think back to my days in college philosophy classes and Emmanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative to never treat a person, or in this case a photographic subject as a means to an end. But to remember that people, or in this case photographic subjects, are always ends in themselves. Love this video, I took extensive notes while watching. Great content!
Wow, thank you for watching
@@ThePhotographicEye I've been an amateur photographer for almost forty years, content like yours gives me hope that someday I'll be able to call myself something a little more. Thanks again for the great content!
Here's a tip that might be useful to anyone who isn't constantly carrying a camera: If you see anything remotely interesting just take a quick shot with your phone and review it later. I started doing this when I got into large format, since it's a nightmare to carry around searching for interesting locations, and with geotags you'll always find your way back. I wish I came up with it way earlier.
Thank you for helping me to grow. I think I recall a video, where you took some pictures in my home town - Brno (but I may be wrong...). I am looking forward to spend some time in the city center "as a tourist" soon. Though no one may really be interested in the pictures, taking them is always a therapy for me.
Hi, yes then were from Brno. My wife and I visited there about 5 years ago. Enjoyed it very much. Thanks for watching
One more great, ispiring and motivational video.
11:32 WAKE! đđȘđ
Just came back from a photo walk in the woods that surround me, met a neighbour who asked what I was up to, I explained that I had been chasing letters, that most letters I found where Y, V, X and a few Oâs. Also explained that it will be difficult to find Ă ,Ă,Ă, so maybe I should stick to the English alphabet. My neighbour looked very confused and Iâm guessing that if he thought I was a bit odd before, Iâve certainly made my best to take away any doubts đ . Great exercise! Thanks for the tip!
Brilliant!!! I can see how this kind of exercise will improve any photographic eyes.
Don't know why, but this video made me really emotional. Thank you for that, i really needed to hear what you said.
This was very encouraging as I very often shoot from obscure angles. Even laying on the ground at Cedar Point amusement park at Halloween time to get a forced perspective of a skeleton holding a Sky-ride cable car like a serving platter. Totally worth it! LOL.
One of the most inspiring tutorial ever. Thank you. I thought that the sensitivity to watch the world with a different eye was something innate, and probably it is, but through your suggestions, anybody can improve its own capacity
Thank you.
Agree 100%! I feel like most of my personal photography is focused on showing the beauty of ordinary things. I'm constantly told by my phototgrapher friends that I see things differently than everyone else. I love this, as it makes me feel like I'm different (in the best way!). If everyone is clumped together taking the same shot, you'll find me walking down the trail in my own world. I'm not interested in having the same shot as everyone else. It's rather boring in my opinion. I want to be the one who found a different angle, a different way to see something everyone else just doesn't even notice. I think being able to do this has made me a good observer and in return, a good photographer. Trying to capture how things feel and not just how they look is also a good way to expand your eye and creativity.
Thatâs a great comment and one I intend to pay more attention to in my own developmentđ
Thank you, great channel, great advice.
Such wonderful advice. Thank you
I really appreciate this candid video. These days we do overthink what we create to the point that we donât create anything. Much appreciating your discussion today.
Thank you for watching
Nice tips!!! The alphabet exercise. I live in the most ugliest of towns in The Netherlands. Want to picture it, then lightning is key, choose your moments. Suddenly the boring becomes quite striking.
This video is enlightening. Not just the photos but the whole meditative approach. Thank you very much!
Thanks for watching.
One of the best, inspiring and motivational photography based video I've heard in a long time. Really pushed into my mind and confidence boosting. I have no other great words but wow.
Thank you.
Great exercise to learn to see new things
I came across your YT yesterday and I just saw this video and it really helped me think differently. Great advise WAKE! Definitely going to subscribe to the channel.
Thatâs awesome, thank you.
I've been enjoying your videos since I 1st found you on CZcams. Thanks for your time, efforts, conversational style, and videos.
Thank you for watching.
Thank you, I really needed this to get out of my creative rut đ
Thank you for making this video. I've had an idea to photograph some weird things. I thought it wasn't worth the effort and other people would make fun of me. You have told me that it would not be a waste of time to do so.
Ok, this was VERY COOL!! I'm kinda in that spot, having troubles finding things to take photos of. Mainly because I'm trying to get really great sunsets/sunrises, cityscapes, lakes, all those landscape type of things. But as you pointed out, there's a TON of other stuff out there that's just as cool and exciting! This has gotten me feeling excited to head out anywhere with my camera and take photos of anything and everything!! THANKS!!!
Thatâs awesome, thanks for watching
Much appreciated!!
You changed my perspective, thanks.
Thanks for these videos. Always enjoy watching and learning.
Thanks for watching
CURRENTLY FELT THIS
Looking forward to this.
Awesome! Great to have you here
Lovely and true.
The exact video I needed to see right now. Hooked.
Wow, this is the way I do street photography! Thanks for the video.
A fellow fan of carparks!
Wonderful advice.
Watched this as I wandered through my "boring" little village and I loved it I was seeing so many new potential images this is your best video for a long time for me keep up the great content
Thanks for watching
Such a legendary video & advice
Thanks so much for this.
I totally agree with you. I have to say that during lockdown I was obliged to take pictures at home...so plenty of my children, myself, wife...and the house itself, with shadows and lights, forms, textures...then when the lockdown was finished, I found the same instinct outside,...I don't know but now it seems that I am more interested in the details more than the big "picture"...
going outside during lockdown was great for photography with so few people