A Simple but VITAL Skill To Master...

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In this weeks video I talk about a very simple yet often overlooked activity which is for me, one of the most important skills to master in landscape photography. It's time consuming, sometimes boring and requires a lot of effort but it will without question enhance the quality of your landscape shots and increase your odds of success whilst out in the field. With this method the process of capturing some images can start months if not years beforehand. Any ideas what I'm talking about? I'm not going to give it away here - watch to find out! Thanks very much for watching and if you have not yet subscribed please consider giving me a helping hand by hitting that button below. Cheers :-)
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@cii1072 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome subject matter with the old stone building and the waterfall.

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers 👍

@alyamaut 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Peru 🇵🇪,muchas gracias ¡¡¡🤘🏽

@johnjtoth7633 3 жыл бұрын

Super images and excellent description of the process and the scene. Your planning and perseverance yielded outstanding results.

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you John - much appreciated 🙂

@cesarm8811 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoy your channel and the images in this video.

@priteshmistry4041 3 жыл бұрын

Really awesome shot! Goodluck.

@Mr09260 3 жыл бұрын

Great video and subject James

@roberthennessey128 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks James, I liked the first waterfall pic....your second shot was awesome, loved those three trees above.. thanks for sharing again James have a great day.

@derekgillan7314 3 жыл бұрын

waterfall with corner of building= ACE!

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Derek 👍

@VentusMedia 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff

@noreenoshea2883 3 жыл бұрын

Love the last image..great composition

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Noreen 🙏

@YoelAmiel 3 жыл бұрын

Great shots James. Excellent planning and preparation (timing, composition, exposure, filter). Bravo!

@westcoastrealtalk8978 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work!

@ralphwatson7036 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@antonoat 3 жыл бұрын

Great video James, the images really speak for themselves!

@craigmaisfield3247 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome images mate.

@johndownes319 3 жыл бұрын

Stunning as usual James. Love your channel. No BS. Simple and very easy to follow and understand what you are trying to achieve. Looking forward to your next one.

@schwab21121 3 жыл бұрын

Great content James...really good to see you out and about doing what you love.

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jason

@thanosbistolas6903 3 жыл бұрын

Great effort James, I agree with you scouting is truly vital for good landscape shots!!

@Retirement_Life 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful couple of images, especially the second one! Good tips again, James! 😄

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks John - glad it was useful 👍

@verlenelewis9866 3 жыл бұрын

That last shot was great! Combined 2 of my favorite things to shoot - flowing water and ruins. Thanks James!!

@georgedavall9449 2 жыл бұрын

Lol, flowing waters and ruins. 👍✌🏻

@rudyrodriguezjr. 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome photography!! Your photography inspires me ....thank you!

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Rudy 👍

@alanrecktenwald4239 3 жыл бұрын

Great location and shots. I enjoy water/waterfalls. An apprentice geezer from the hills of Tennessee

@dcallan812 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you removed that branch, the econ location might be worth visiting in the snow. Two superb images.👍👍

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers - yeah those ruins would looks excellent under a dusting of snow. Shame that snow is now extremely rare on the IOM 😞

@douglasritchie2836 3 жыл бұрын

Really nice last image James, absolutely loving my Z 7 and 14-30 a dream Landscape combo.

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! Yes they really are awesome together

@markmuller3086 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your video James. I like the way you describe the details of the scene that catch your eye. At the end you mentioned how the lighting on the mill this time of day (and/or year) makes it work...and how another time of day/year the lighting wouldn’t be as good. I wish you could elaborate on that idea. Maybe in another video? Thanks for a great video.

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark! With regards to the lighting, the valley that the ruins sit in faces east. So it favours morning shooting at all times of year. During the summer months the sunrises behind the hills on the north side of the valley and by the time the sun crests those hills, its harsh. During the winter the opposite happens with the south side of the valley. So the time to shoot is when the sun is rising in alignment with the valley 👍

@markmuller3086 3 жыл бұрын

James Brew , Thanks!!!

@julianheritage6436 3 жыл бұрын

Love the old mill image James, looks like you have some great ruins on the island

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Yes we have lots of old ruins scattered around the place. Cheers Julian 🙏

@S.F.D.R 3 жыл бұрын

Nice content as always James.

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

@johnsparkes8963 3 жыл бұрын

Stunning images James, you got a lot of photography subjects on the Isle of Man for a small island. Take care.

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers John - yeah the Island has lots of little hidden spots for shooting. Like most places, the more you look, the more you find 👍

@paulm8157 3 жыл бұрын

Point convincingly made for this genre, James. Impressive images. “Log” looked more like man-made beam, unless I missed it. Principle extends to situational street photography (in particular where there is juxtaposition of people w/fixed object like poster). Much can also be said for going out “on empty” and making the most of whatever you find. There are good (and bad) images to be found everywhere. Cheers!

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul. Yeah I think it was a fence post of some sort. The going out on empty approach has never worked for me personally but I think it comes down to personality, expectations and photography style. I'm a planner by nature - which does increase the odds for success but can also lead to going out less overall. So there are pros and cons to my style for sure 👍

@jamesoliver6625 3 жыл бұрын

Leave the log James. It makes it look real. I noticed it before you mentioned it and asked myself the same question and concluded that since it was a natural phenomenon, leave it. What is the age of that ruin?

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Hi James, I think the mines date back to the 1800's - so reasonably old. At their prime they were pretty huge from what I know about them

@joetagg1961 3 жыл бұрын

That shot of the mill and the waterfall is amazing. It’s pretty much everything you could want in a landscape shot. Great job. By the way, I’m looking for a new pair of rubber boots !! Lol. What brand are yours ? Thanks for sharing..

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Joseph - I received the boots as a Christmas present and they don't seem to have a clear brand name on them, so I'm not sure. Key thing with boots is 1. Good grip, 2. Good warm lining inside 👍

@paulus0109 3 жыл бұрын

Beautifull images, specially the seccond. The first photo: i have no problem at all cloning things from the image to do a bit of cleaning. I also clone branches out if necessary. Things getting different when cloning a other sky in. If i no that in my mind, i always think the seccond photo “is it real”? And i know there are some “big” youtube vloggers who will do that. Thx for the vlog James.

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. I'm not a fan of removing things from images generally - I'll only do it for small distractions in a scene. Things like replacing a sky - that's an absolute no no for me. So rest assured my images will NEVER have skies replaced etc

@kbstabs5982 3 жыл бұрын

James, what is the polarizing filter and filter holder you are using on your 14-30 lens? Really useful video. Thanks!

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 95mm Kase magnetic filters - I've done a video on them lately. Check it out 🙂

@chrishill2489 3 жыл бұрын

I am so envious of your little back yard James, it’s gorgeous. The images you punch out regularly lend me to add the area to my bucket list. A beautifully composed and executed vlog mate well done again. One question on your Kase magnetic filter mate but did u go up in size due to vignetting risk and get the step up ring? I use the 77mm thread size wolverine so just wondering mate👍❤️📸🤓🇬🇧👍

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Chris - the Isle of Man is a great place to visit with lots of well off the beaten track photography opportunities. I use the 95mm filters to eliminate the vignette risk which seems to work well - my largest lens filter thread is 82mm. They are really great filters overall - I'll do a video on them sometime soon 👍

@adamsmith6594 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful last image James. Would you have boosted the reds more to bring out the red in the autumnal Heather on the right or left it more natural to keep the image leading you through it. Love this channel and your style.

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam! Believe it or not I'm actually colour blind and really struggle with reds and greens. So I didn't even really notice the reds at all 🙂

@adamsmith6594 3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesBrewphoto James thats just amazing andnliterally a credit to your abilities as a photographer. I'd certainly mention that in your next vlog. Many more people are colour blind than you'd think and sharing how you have adapted to that aspect of photography would certainly be worth sharing. Its actually incredible. Obviously you have no reference point for that opinion because you've always had that, but if you look at the implications of it, particularly regarding saturation in post processing (which is used as a tactic to lead the eye through and image) its quite a feat mate. A study years ago revealed how much people vary with regard to eye sight even revealing that some could see in the infra red spectrum. But for certain share it. Amazing.

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

@@adamsmith6594 Thanks Adam - I guess I'm just used to it so don't see it as anything particularly special but I guess it must have an impact on how I judge colour both in the field and in post. If I remember I'll mention it in a video at some point :-)

@sanclewphotographic 3 жыл бұрын

All the images were superb James but i particularly liked the second image, as you said its getting something different and that was, also can i ask you about your tripod, I no you use a Benro geared head on a Benro tripod, what is the tripod you use please, I know you have done a video appertaining to this subject, but this is my next purchase in the camera world, regards.

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Colin! My tripod is the Benro TMA38CL - I think its great overall. Bulky and heavy but extremely stable!

@sanclewphotographic 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks James, regards.

@Luigi13 3 жыл бұрын

Hello James, how is your auto-focus on the Z7? Better than the D-850? Do you have to carry several batteries for this camera? Cheers.

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Gino, for landscape photography the auto focus is no different at all. I carry 3 batteries with me. 90% of the time 1 battery is enough and maybe only 1% of the time I'd ever need the third. Battery performance is very impressive

@stevejarvis186 3 жыл бұрын

Hi James, its a good message, however, you haven't always got time to scout and plan, sometimes you've just got to take the shot, and regardless of the harshness of the light. For instance, you're on a trip to the USA and Grand Canyon, you're not going to be able to scout and come back in a weeks or months time, maybe, you've just got to take some shots today, because maybe its going to be the only time you ever visit the Grand Canyon. I went there in 1988, always planning to go back again, but raising a family and thus cost, and now poor health have prevented me from ever returning there. Luckily I took a load of shots at the time and thats it they're going to have to do for my `Grand Canyon shoot`!

@JamesBrewphoto 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, the planning and scouting message obviously is more difficult with regards to travel photography. It's more geared and targeted towards landscape photography in your local area, which in this Covid and Climate change world - is going to become more important than ever before 👍

@stevejarvis186 3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesBrewphoto Hi James, thanks for answering me, much appreciated, I did enjoy the video BTW