Is all WOODLAND Photography the Same?
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2024
- Why is woodland photography so hard? Today we head out into the the misty landscape to try and make sense of why it can be so difficult to photograph trees.
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0:00 Intro
0:35 First Image
4:18 I don't Understand Woodland Photography - 2nd Image
8:29 Can't See the Tree for the Wood - 3rd Image
10:35 Is all Woodland Photography the Same?
12:00 Woodland Panorama - 4th image
ADAM, as someone who lives in a woodland area with little open spaces. My version of woodland photography is this, find a subject like flowers, rocks, mushrooms, waterfall, etc and use the woodland as the backdrop. I don't photograph trees, I just photograph subjects in a woodland setting.
I struggle with woodland photography because where I live in the south west of the UK it seems that all of the woods that you can access the woodland floor is extremely overgrown with bramble and you just can't get a nice clean image.
Woodland photography or photographing trees IS a challenge. That's what attracts me to it. Sometimes I think of it like portrait photography, do I need an intimate portrait or would an environmental portrait be best. Of course you often have to wait for the seasons to change to get your subject to assume the pose that will work. And just like portrait photography, forming a relationship with your subject greatly enhances the quality of image.
I loved your first three shots of those bare trees, minimal and beautiful. Australian woodland is very difficult to get right, but then again it’s not something I actively chase. Jeremy Pyne is an Australian vlogger who has been creating some stunning work in Victoria at the moment and he inspires me to get out and have a go. Loved your video and your thoughts. It’s a wonderful pastime.🙂🙂
Hi, Adam. When you say you don't really understand woodland photography, your images are pretty good. When the penny drops... Look out!
Woodland photography is a challenge, especially without fog. Here in lower New York, the woods tend to be overgrown and fog is rare. My compositions are thus on the busy side. I usually add some Orton effect on my woodland images, which helps a lot.
I have to laugh because I'm not really big into Woodland Photography I live in Australia and I've probably got so many other things to shoot and we just don't have those gnarly Bendy trees that you guys have. Our trees are very tall in Australia and the wooden Photography just doesn't kind of work I might give our wooden Photography a ago in winter this year and see what I can find but in many ways you are right, it does kinda feel like the same, but I do think you can be creative with any composition. Love your video mate glad you're well
It's always a pleasure to follow your thought process while you compose your lovely shots!
It is somewhat frustrating for me as well. You are right on in suggesting to stay at it and eventually something satisfying will emerge. Embrace the chaos!
My local woodland has trees on top of each other brambles and with loads of ferns and fallen matter just so untidy the fog and drizzle dont penetrate to give separation plus it’s relatively flat. You are so lucky if you have patch like your video.
Adam, I have enjoyed all of the woodland photos you have posted in your videos. Keep on struggling because they are really good when you are finished taking them. Thanks for sharing.
I recently moved to the Forest of Dean and have been trying to find ways to photograph it. It's been really interesting to see your journey. I've been doing more close up/macro stuff. That moss/lichen looks like it's own little world. Isn't it magical what you see when you start looking!! 📸
Adam, your personality is magnetic, and your videos are always inspiring. I know what it takes to make these on location videos, while also attempting to find quality time for your photography, and woodland photography certainly doesn’t make it any easier. Loved the image at 10:28’ish. Thanks for sharing!
I don’t truly understand woodland photography but do love to see images of it. I live in an area with tons of woodland but it has so much clutter of bramble it’s next to impossible to shoot. Also, not often do we get the fog you have there so difficult to shoot with any kind of separation. Your image of the floor fauna gives me some ideas to look for next time I am out. Loved the pano at the end too.
Thank you Adam, Yes indeed its just taking pictures of tree's, the modern name of course is Woodland Chaos! I have been just doing this since covid and its just nice to go to the local woods and practice my photography which I enjoy! Photographers of to-day think this is a new thing and at the very moment I am going through my mono picture collection to see if I can find one of my early tree pictures if I can it will be copied and put on Insta, the oldest one I can find was taken maybe 50 years ago and I just cant believe people are still taking them today even me! and its still called taking pictures of tree's and it's still woodland chaos!......Thank you Adam for sharing your day and thoughts with us.....
I agree with you re: busy woodland shots which is a common thing where I live (southern US). There's typically lots of very dense undergrowth and isolated trees / objects are seemingly rare. I find it near-impossible to find and isolate woodland subjects. And yes, I've cloned-out or otherwise removed more than a few distractions -- I just try to keep that editing "real" (i.e., it's something that could've happened naturally). Somehow, busy woodland shots can be well-done but I sometimes struggle to find the subject in them. Then again, I'm hardly in a position to judge! 🙂 Great video.
Same in the PNW. Just a riot of foliage in brown and green. Makes isolating a subject/s tough!
it can be a challenge to be able to exclude the chaos to focus on the details and minimalize the scene which at times is better in the distance with a tele lens. sometimes there is too much stimulation you become overwhelmed and frustrated.
“If it wasn’t a bit of a struggle it wouldn’t be fun” ♥️📸
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"Great video! I had a thought at the beginning when you mentioned shooting fast and increasing your ISO, which I agree with. Another approach would be to shoot super slow to capture movement in the trees. This would result in some parts of the trees being still while others would be blurry. It's just a suggestion, but it could be interesting to try both methods."
I think you should talk more about weather Adam as no other photographer on here does, that i know of.......as it is in every Landscape image everyone will ever make and although i know my local weather occasionally, things do change dramatically in a very short time even with planning.
Nice photos Adam. Keep going with the channel. I love watching 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 You are a little hard on yourself. I love that you show when you are challenged. You are out there when I’m hibernating 😂.
Im blessed with lots of small public woodlands around me, and I struggle with photographing them as well.
Simon Booth's approach is the closest to what I settle on. Rarely a full on shot of woodlands, but often a shot in the woodlands.
One thing I've forced myself to accept is that I'm not Simon Baxter. I have access to different forests, and I shouldn't fuss that my woodland photos look so different.
What I do have is access to some types of forest that are unique to my region, including preserved oak openings and old growth pine.
Adam, I love your approach to photography, thanks for sharing.
Enjoyable vlog Adam. Love your honesty.
As a professional wildlife photographer that is dipping my toes into landscapes, I truly appreciate this video Adam. I enjoy the thought process and the honesty. Well done Adam.
Hi Adam: Wonderful video and the images that you captured during this video are really nice. Like you, I struggle in defining what " Woodland " photography is actually. Keep well, Keith
Awesome video. Thanks for the inspiration. It is amazing as one of the shots you got, in the first set, was of the three trees and that was similar to the one that inspired me to take pictures. It drew me in and the stories i thought of when I saw it was amazing.
Thanks
Inspirational as always.
Great job Adam!
Another great video Adam. The tree photo at about 8:23 is wonderful. To me, it looks like the tree is doing everything it can to survive and is fighting for it's place in the woodland. You have captured/created that so well done/ The the the images are also great but that one stood out for me. Don't underestimate how good you are at woodland either.
I find spending time and returning to a woodland really helps make sense of the “chaos” I will return 4/5 time scouting before I start making meaningful images from that particular wood. Might sound boring but it really does help to see the charm and compositions.
Yes I think that’s the only way. You do it very well, whilst I’m not sure I always have the patience.
Thank you mate, patience is key and I’m maybe a little boring 😆 I love your woodland work mate, don’t sell yourself short it’s top notch.
Think the same could be said about sameness in all genres but I think the uniqueness comes from the fact what you capture is your work and experiences within a particular environment at that time. I am definitely not an expert and have zero experience of woodland photography but you do produce some beautiful woodland images Adam and they certainly convey an emotion in my opinion. Looking forward to hearing more about your second book release and will look good alongside Illumination
Beautiful shots Adam !!
Thanks Robert. really appreciate it.
Fantastic photos mate!
Thanks mate. Appreciate it.
it`s definitely moss, and You have created a nice and interesting image !
It doesn't matter if you can't ride a bike....especially if you are a fish. Stop beating yourself up! You are a genuine and passionate photographer/human being....if woodland photography isn't your thing, so what? Listen to that inner voice, it won't lie to you. 😉
Beautiful! It’s great seeing the experience through your eyes. A practical question: What kind of tripod head are you using for making the panorama shot? (I’m looking into options.)
I live close to woodland and enjoy this genre. My own process is to separate an Interesting pattern from chaos and to let the pattern dominate in the edit. One other useful lesson I learnt recently is to change the aspect ratio in camera, to assist composition.
fog does seem to make compositions much better, almost universally. I can't think of a time I was out shooting and thought "man, if only there wasn't all this fog in the way!"
Love it
Completely agree about woodland photography. It doesn't float my boat at all! I can admire the photographic skill, but the woodland subjects do nothing for me.
You need to watch Simon Booth on youtube who takes great woodland photos
Do you employ focus stacking for these types of images? Or do you solely try and rely on the aperture for getting the scene in focus?
I want to get out and do some more photography this weekend, but the arctic air has made it around -40F with wind chill, so I'm firmly staying indoors and watching videos instead! :D
What creates the confusion, is what then sometimes delivers results we enjoy. I’m not sure we are meant to understand it! 😂😂
A good person to look at who excels at woodland photography is Simon Booth
I could spend weeks walking around the woods and still not find a good shot
Why are you CZcamss photographing nature, tree in this case at 2:27 so concern about movement of branches generated by wind? Photos showing bit of movement add to the feel of photo. My 2c, your Kilometrage differ in this case.
I agree with you. although I wanted the branches frozen in this case to match the clean, defined image I had in mind.
A good woodland photograph is like pornography…or the perfect turd. Difficult to describe, but, I know it when I see it.
I don’t really understand it, either, but I do enjoy doing it, if for no other reason than it is excellent practice for finding compositions as it seems to me to be the most difficult to do within all that chaos. If you can pull compelling compositions from the woodland, you can pull compelling compositions anywhere.
More of a lone tree kind of guy
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Yes it is. Why so many of you englishmen youtubers LOVE taking photos of tree trunks ill never know. You guys seem infatuated with them.