Be Like A Child, Take 'Lazy' Photos (And Be More Creative)

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To rediscover your inner child and unlock your potential to create joyful and creative photography?
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@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

What do you find is a good way to 'release' yourself from the burden of perfection? To simply chase experimentation and discover, as Bob Ross said, those happy little accidents.

@KevinRusso 3 жыл бұрын

I try to forget everything and just go out and photograph.

@phoozchic 3 жыл бұрын

I let go of any idea that my photo today will ever be anything more than one of my favorite snapshots today. 2 years ago, I piled all of my DSLR gear on the table and said...enough. I bought a great little mirrorless FIXED lens (35mm equiv) and felt liberated. What a great topic this is Alex, I will probably watch it more than once. Thanks for always introducing other photography artists to us.

@omybeach8743 3 жыл бұрын

What helps too, is to use the built in artfilters, since they limit on one side and bring interesting results, effects on the other side. It forces you to evaluate the object, scene depending on the used filter. Worth a try. Omy

@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it was helping you! It's so great to see all the positivity going on.

@NavidProductions 3 жыл бұрын

This one time I was shooting an event and the camera started acting up in the middle of the main dance. I didn't have time to troubleshoot the problem so I just changed the lens and kept on shooting. I shot the whole event with a 24mm 1.8, the client was super happy with the images. Since then I try from time to time to shoot whole events with one focal length, sometimes is a 50mm sometimes an 80mm and sometimes the 28mm. I felt that it helped me be more creative in the long run and more importantly more confident in my knowledge rather that my gear, even thought at that moment it was so stressful.

@ronmasters751 3 жыл бұрын

“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.” -Picasso

@user-hornyforadventure 2 жыл бұрын

I understand the meaning 👍

@theuktoday4233 3 жыл бұрын

On a personal note I stopped my photography boredom by ceasing going out to take photographs, now I take my camera/s out with me in case I find a photograph!

@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

That little mindset shift is so helpful isn't it?

@tolok377 3 жыл бұрын

It's funny how I use my 4 y.o. kid as a spotter for interesting things worth attention and a taking a photo off. It's almost as if I've delegated my inner child to her and so I have an extra pair of eyes looking at the world. And it works. I'm excited to see how much we can do together )

@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

I think that is an AWESOME idea! I will immediately take my three year old out as a 'spotter'!

@user-hornyforadventure 2 жыл бұрын

Wow.. what a great idea i will do it with my small bro

@Fidi987 3 жыл бұрын

One thing that I find interesting as an adult: as a child/ teen, I would take two kinds of photos: ones with a personal meaning, an interest in the subject matter and pseudo "arty" ones. The pseudo-arty ones were the one of which I later asked "why the heck did I take a photo of THAT?!"

@entertherealmofchaos 3 жыл бұрын

Please do an in-depth review of the Spider Man camera .

@outtathyme5679 3 жыл бұрын

The Japanese have a term for imperfection: “wabi-sabi”. Finding beauty/art in creative mistakes

@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a great saying. Wabi-Sabi!

@meibing4912 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry but not the meaning of Wabi-Sabi...

@jonc8561 2 жыл бұрын

@@meibing4912" In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of appreciating beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" in nature."

@meibing4912 2 жыл бұрын

@@jonc8561 lived in Japan and Princess Takamado (herself an excellent photographer) explained the term to me before I submitted my interpretation of the term to a photo exhibition in Tokyo. Her own submission was the best interpretation imho, but I was happy to have mine on the poster and in the papers.

@peteroffler9040 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a great series of videos. I think the work and comments of Elliot Erwitt are as near to this concept as any. "Good photography is not about Zone Printing or any other Ansel Adams nonsense. It's just about seeing. You either see or you don't see. The rest is academic. Photography is simply a function of noticing things. Nothing more." ~ Elliott Erwitt

@ianjacob4038 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Alex.... I am a massive fan of Sean Tucker and to find you as well is a massive breath of fresh air in such a saturated market of photography videos. I started years ago with film, left it for quite a few years and have returned to my forgotten passion through the digital medium. I like a lot of people have got caught up in the gear trap, only after listening to photographers like yourself, its given me that lightbulb moment that I’d forgotten about what i loved about this art. Thank you and keep it up. I’m sure you will inspire new and old photographers alike, who have lost their inspiration and personal view of the world.

@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ian. Thanks for being here. I'm so pleased you are finding the channel inspiring.

@jamiej.tilleyphotographyar5177 3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more. I spent almost a decade shooting the majority of my photos with a $100 50mm 1.8. ( Last year I upgraded to a $270 50mm 1.8 ) I have gotten to where I am so familiar with the lens that I can almost see the photo before I even frame it. Everyone will, of course, have their own preferred way of doing things, but for me, the simpler the better. The photo is the goal.

@donaldcrawford5577 2 жыл бұрын

It took myself an expensive while, to realise that simple phrase, keep it simple. How many photography experts, have confused a simple hobby, with technical information. The latest all singing and dancing bells, equipment. Sadly, a camera that can overcome poor eyesight, has not yet been invented. Happy snapping all.

@markgoostree6334 2 жыл бұрын

I shot for YEARS with a Konica- auto reflex T. The lens is a 52mm 1.8. I was close to your "I knew that lens" statement... at least for my photography. I must say, it was fun.

@MoreKit 2 жыл бұрын

The world is great because a KZfaq channel like yours exists.

@Fidi987 3 жыл бұрын

When I bought a super-zoom camera as an adult, I walked around with it for days, using it as binoculars. Unfortunately, however, the photos that came out of that child-like joy were not good... Today, I don't want the pressure of social media and photography sites to "become better", but I do find it more rewarding when I take 3 hours for a food photography session or come back with 10 photos from an early morning photo walk instead of going click-click-click.

@learningsafehouse 3 жыл бұрын

I love taking a small memory card with my dslr every so often. Go for a walk and only come back home when that old 4gb is filled

@arneheeringa96 3 жыл бұрын

Stay broke shoot film #staybrokeshootfilm at Instagram.

@MichaelZieschang 3 жыл бұрын

Never in my digital times I used more than 1GB from my 16GB Card ;) I find it a pain import these loads of files

@learningsafehouse 3 жыл бұрын

@@MichaelZieschang Guess that also depends on what one chooses to shoot. On average portrait photoshoots RAW files could easily be 20 - 30 GB. Shooting sport and weddings you're going into double 64GB memory card range 😅

@stacker62 2 жыл бұрын

I remember getting one of those disposable cameras for Christmas one year, and how much fun I had running around taking pictures with it all day.

@dgmann11 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Your channel is hitting the photography void I am feeling at the moment.

@respectgod3302 2 жыл бұрын

That reminds me of the concept of having a few Hobbies versus many many hobbies. I've learned to limit my hobbies so I get good at a few of them instead of having many hobbies and never having a time to develop any of them

@Jazzmaster1992 3 жыл бұрын

You know you found a good channel when there's over 1k likes and not more than a few dislikes. And a breath of fresh air in a sea of channels that spend 80% of their time talking about equipment. Kudos.

@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

😄👍

@galleryofphotographers7913 3 жыл бұрын

This is what u need as a photographer..art of seeing. Gears are good, but do not forget, they are not much than an equipment to you. I like your style, one in a million during this instagram century.

@user-pp2oj6pd1q 3 жыл бұрын

"Proces of taking photos" - how important it is. And how simple. We forgot about it during the journey. I had a lot of cameras. But the best one I have, is always with me. And no, is not a smartphone. It is my own eye. Best camera i ever had. And joy of making photos. Just like that...

@trevorcrossland2275 3 жыл бұрын

I went to Australia and only took a 35mm Lomo, it was the best decision I could have made. I took 1800 pictures and loved them all and I could see the way I wanted to take my photography forward.

@richardjames8384 3 жыл бұрын

I am new to photography, due to the lack of tuition in my area I am trying to learn from youtube. I am finding it very difficult as there is a great deal of contradiction between photographers on gear , method etc. It is a pleasure to listen to your videos as I come away with a clear head instead of the brain fog I usually get from most of the others. My age is against me so I am never going to get the experience to become a decent photographer but you are helping and inspiring me, thanks .

@opolotpenekas4058 2 жыл бұрын

This is the first & right channel for you

@ChrisMcCarroll 3 жыл бұрын

I drive an 18 wheeler…. Everyday I’ll stop a couple times to take a few pictures. I don’t use the LCD screen only the view finder. I’ll press the shutter a few time then put the camera back in its bag. At the end of the month or the end of the week I’ll go back and look at all the pictures. It’s been a really fun exercise.

@northmark444 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. When I first started, it was about walking around with the camera, seeing something I liked, and snapping a picture. As I evolved and grew, I became more "technical" Not a bad thing at all, but I appreciate those images more now, and re visit when I find myself on a plateau or in some sort of rut. Then I realize the simple joy I felt at capturing a moment and creating something

@ashstubbings2603 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video.. Love this channel! Finally I've found a channel that is about photography, NOT cameras or specs, or technique, but just the pure joy of taking pictures!

@Garacha222 3 жыл бұрын

I think my present obsession with vintage film 35mm cameras and lenses is to 'feel' the freedom of simplicity when out photographing. I've acquired a few different systems. I can casually keep looking, but I do have enough. It really is time to go out and explore (and discover) with them :) Thank you for this upload.

@benbowland 2 жыл бұрын

For the last 4 years, before I sold it a couple months ago, I'd shot exclusively with a Sony A7III and 35mm f/1.4 lens. Just those two. I never bought another lens (I used the bundled kit lens maybe twice in those four years so it doesn't really count). It's funny that I was using one of the most "hyped" and tech-packed cameras on the market, and yet I was shooting with more thought and more creative restrictions than many other people. As I mentioned, I sold this combo about 6 months ago--and after a couple months of only shooting film, I'm looking to add digital back into my life (I do miss the convenience). I look forward to applying my thoughtful mindset that I trained with a one-lens digital setup and a one-lens film setup to a more expansive digital kit.

@michaelconchscooter8940 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoy knowing I’m not alone in trying to simplify the process.

@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I believe there are a lot of us out there who want to reconnect with the simplicity of taking photographs

@julieduncan4075 3 жыл бұрын

I am a huge fan of “bad” photography. With my technical knowledge playing in the background, my creativity takes over and the fun begins! I often go out with only one lens. Or, I set my camera to a particular setting, like sepia maybe, and use it exclusively. I recently got a Holga, but haven’t developed the film yet. I think it’s going to be a fun camera though. I love your Holga shots! There’s some inspiration for me. 🙂

@johnmitchell6919 3 жыл бұрын

I confess to a love of gear and have the trinity of zooms. A store sale and a Nikon rebate convinced me to get a nifty 50. It has taken me back 45 years to my first slr and I love the freedom it has given me. Great episode that I will rewatch periodically to keep me on track.

@louhautdavid6451 3 жыл бұрын

Creativity's a paradox. Yourself but hardly controllable. Sometimes here, sometimes not. But you can't always win. And what if every picture was a dream? Maybe we'd suffer from an hypertrophy of the ego. Or maybe worse : get bored. Let's accept frustration as buddhist monk would, or let's take a Holga. Your wedding pictures are great!

@aes53 3 жыл бұрын

The work of Czech photographer Miroslav Tichy was an exercise in exactly what you are describing. He built his own cameras from cardboard boxes and lenses he had taped to them. He took thousands of photos, most of them crude but spontaneous.

@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting, thanks for the suggestion of him. I will look him up

@VictorReynolds 3 жыл бұрын

Great bit of fresh air! "Program mode" are not dirty words. Today, I bring only one lens and it brings the fun back into photography.

@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

It's a tricky one as I would encourage new photographers to not use P, but learn how to use ALL modes when appropriate. In this case, P is the most useful...

@maggiedormer1208 3 жыл бұрын

I recognised Victoria Street before you said it was in Edinburgh (my nearest City). Thank you for talking so much sense and giving me “permission” to keep it simple and go back to basics. A bit like learning to drive and remembering your mirrors, gears etc etc. Much less to think about with an automatic, lol.

@Adrian-wd4rn 2 жыл бұрын

I've gotten rid of all of my cameras. I now only have a leica iiif, with a 50mm 2/0. My mamiya super 23, and my bronica s2a. that's it, that's all. All of them are prime lenses. One camera for each situation. I have street photos, my fashion/portrait photos, and landscape images. done. Keep it simple. Less kit, less clutter, and you know innately how each camera works, how each lens works, etc. I've stopped pursuing instagram fame, and instead, create artistic concepts in my mind, which I then make. Hard shift to artistic photography.

@thissidetowardscreen4553 3 жыл бұрын

Great advise! I decided one day to get out to a local state park. Just brought a camera with a standard prime lens kept all the other lens in the car. I had no idea what I was going to photograph. I did some hiking and just took photos when something caught my eye. It was very different feeling, not having a choice of lens, but had a great time and was enjoying the experience and perhaps freedom from gear clutter! I ended up with some nice photos as well! Enjoy the content of your channel!

@pictureeyecandy 3 жыл бұрын

A little tip you can turn off your LCD screen on your camera. I recommend doing this if you chimp all the time even when not using this playtime ( exercise )! FYI I don't use the word practice anymore I use Play and learn. Holga also sells lenses for modern cameras, Well DSLR not sure about mirrorless. This was a great video to get motivated to be a kid again with a camera. Thank you

@Loki_Highlock 3 жыл бұрын

I try to pick one day out of the week where I have tube extensions between my lens and my camera, so that I can only shoot macros that whole day. What has been becoming more of a daily practice is to turn my autofocus off and manually focus. When I pick a scene to shoot, I’ll focus through the entire range of the lens, and often I catch myself choosing a different area to focus on than what I originally had in mind. I find by doing this I can really comb through each layer of the scene. These things help me to break from the boredom of photographing the same thing the same way.

@Firefromthenorth 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness, this has to be one of the most inspirational videos I've watched. It's made me want to go out with my prime 35mm lens (50mm on Fuji) even though it's grey and baltic outside tonight. .

@bobbowring1702 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutly like your videos. I am a disabled person with limited mobility and I will give the one lens and on P mode and try I would love to see what results would be. I love this channel and thank you for being down to earth, keep up the good work

@UNSCPILOT 2 жыл бұрын

As a kid I was obsessed with the old folding instant Cameras, watching this makes me want to clean one of them up and try to find it some new film for it. Or of course just spend some quality time with my Rebel T6 and my nifty 50, at least I can do that while I wait for film

@donaldcrawford5577 2 жыл бұрын

When about 10, or eleven years old, in an old cupboard, I found old film photos, no doubt all dating back many years old. I was hooked. An old 127 film camera, which just lay there. Begging and borrowing money, guess, that was my early introduction to photography. Ilford b/w film cost about 1,6 shillings per roll. And similar to contact printed. Point and shoot, no technical ability required. In my late 70,s, they are a great reminder of family and friends, sadly, most long gone. In my opinion, film photography is a direct link to many happy and sad events in life. Digital, was a challenge, seeing an image appear, in a dish, is like opening a Xmas present, every time.

@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853 2 жыл бұрын

Film simply has so much more exposure latitude; a real joy.

@SimonWillig 2 жыл бұрын

Ofcourse, creativity emerges on top of craftsmanship, but it takes a real craftsman to use only the tools that are necessary at that moment.

@catthouser9032 3 жыл бұрын

Your channel is changing my world. I got a nice Nikon digital camera. Unfortunetly using it overwhelms me. I used to love taking photo's but now it's about doing everything right. It created a lot of stress...exactly what I wanted to get away from by using photography. Now, I'm just using the lense that came with the canera, putting it on auto focus and gong into the world and enjoying taking photos. Keeping it simple and having fun. Photography gets you to see the world in New ways and sometimes you even get a great photo out of your experience.

@Rob2000 3 жыл бұрын

I stopped working with digital camera's and (re) started analog. I feld somethng was missing about de digtal camera's and talking about photography. It was the photography. If I'm talking with digital "photographers" (i'm generalising, I know) it's always about the choice of using M or P. Never about the photographs taken. I quit with in all and i'm using some of the most simple camera's made, manual focus, manual lighting and film. When they ask about the EXIF of my shot, i tell them ISO 400, rest I have no idea, i don't care. Look at the photograph, not at the data!

@marcp.1752 2 жыл бұрын

When i want to make a "useful" picture, i noticed how much pressurized i feel myself always, to make a good exposure. Especially with this into mind - it simply doesn't work. I do think, good pictures do happen accidently, it's rarely, that i can make a picture into my minds eye turning into a real photograph...sometimes it works, but not usually. It's always the same, when i spot something interesting to take a shot, and haven't taken it...i regret it almost instantly, because that fleeting moment is gone, forever.

@andrewsillar9715 3 жыл бұрын

well said Alex. I agree 100%. my Holga is my best “release” when I want to blow away the cobwebs & just enjoy a few hours of no-fuss shooting. plenty of scope for those happy accidents too

@ajudd489 3 жыл бұрын

I just discovered your channel, thanks to KZfaq's algorithm, I guess. Thank you! I love the introductions to well-known photographers, and the focus on the art of shooting. I'm very happy to not see anything about gear here.

@don7117 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful advice. I tend to only take 1 lens with me each time I go out, but obviously the lens needs to be suited for what is intended to be photographed. So, if I am going to take surfing photos, I take my telephoto superzoom. Or if I am going to take landscape, I take a lens with less reach and more breadth. And so on. I rarely ever change lenses in the middle of taking photographs. Rarely even change camera settings unless the weather requires it, or looking for an effect like long exposure. And yes, this allows me to be more in the moment and focused on composition rather than tweaking settings for minor differences that can be managed in post processing. I do this out of necessity as a newbie who isn't skilled enough to properly change things on the fly, so it was nice to get this advice as affirmation of what I am doing.

@williamcurwen7428 3 жыл бұрын

When I go out to make pictures, it is with one camera and one lens, and it’s been this way for over twenty years now. The pictures come to me, and I let them. One picture leads to another, and suddenly everything in front of me opens up and lets me in. The technical side was mastered long ago, and you know what? the hardest thing is to let go of being an adult, and only then can we see like the child we once were, and the child we now are.

@ivardahl-larsen 3 жыл бұрын

As I have mentioned in a former poem, my photography is about love and joy. Am I the greatest photographer on earth? No, but I am one of the happiest ones, due to what Ross says, being lazy, not worrying whether I'll make a great image or not. Cause when I do, after all these years of photography, I know when I do. At least great to me and in my naivity and joy, I might share it too. And may I ad, with pride and a prime.

@sarahthomson8183 2 жыл бұрын

I love this idea. I've been doing this, actually, but also feeling guilty for not pushing myself more. I guess I can let that guilt go.

@stefanhansen5882 2 жыл бұрын

So true. I had the same experience with music, getting too focused no making technically "correct" productions. It made the music and me much worse. Took years to find the creativity and curiosity again.

@sarahthomson8183 2 жыл бұрын

Tape up the screen! Yes!

@dontclickhere4414 3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are so helpful. Inspiring and awaking. I am going away this weekend and will be taking only a minimum of gear. Which is very hard for me to do. 2 of the cameras are Holgas. A 120 and a 35mm version. The one motto that I have adopted of the past few years is, It's not a mistake, It's a design change. The point is, carry on through the mistake and learn from it. Don't dwell on it. Thank you.

@stevepage2369 3 жыл бұрын

Howzit Howzit ...A very big yes (Agree with you ). . . The best way to learn is with a prime lens .(fixed lens) It take a lot of thinking out of the process and forces you to get in the right place to take the shot..so 2 steps back or 1 step forward and the image is there ...Everyone should learn this way

@learningsafehouse 3 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏

@bfs5113 3 жыл бұрын

Stepping back could be questionable in the past, especially when it became a habit. There could be a cliff, water, road, stairs, other people (e.g., waiter with a tray of Champagne glasses), etc. behind us. Blood and sweat, good old days stories with primes. 🙂

@Masters_Sprinter 3 жыл бұрын

Another cracking little film. I love using my 50mm prime, and every time I come back to it after using a zoom for a couple of days it is always a real joy. Some people get very hung up about creativity all the time thinking they should be firing on all four creative cylinders every day, which just puts pressure on them and flattens feelings of creativity even more. When I feel like that I have a “play day” and always something surprising happens.

@roberttschmelak6706 3 жыл бұрын

and once again I'm completely with you. Especially since a friend gave me an AGFA Clack as a present. It is so much fun to take photos with this plastic camera. It's the eye of the person behind the lease, which takes the picture, not the camera.

@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Robert! Have fun with the Clack!

@davidpreneta3805 2 жыл бұрын

This is such a great channel...you hit on so many aspects of taking photographs for not just personal reasons but also just for the fun of it. I also have a Holga and only used it once because the results were far from what I expected and usually strive for. Using film can also be a hinderance because you feel like it's being wasted if nothing turns out "just right". I'm going to pull my Holga out and start using to again...life is just too short not to have fun and enjoy taking photographs no matter the outcome. Thanks for this video...David

@teacherdude 3 жыл бұрын

Having a range of technical choices, can make you lazy creatively as you can find an 'easy fix' rather than digging down and coming up with something more personal. A personal example comes to mind taking photos at night with a camera that had very limited ISO range. Then you start to experiment and sometimes come up with images that are far more interesting than those you might have taken with a camera with a really sensitive sensor. I still think

@alanplummer 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure how I stumbled upon your work, but I'm glad I did. Every one of your videos stirs great thought... which seems to be missing in so many videos on KZfaq today... or as far as that goes... anywhere today. Please keep your outstanding work coming! Thank you!

@filmic1 2 жыл бұрын

That was great. Thank you. Why I picked up an Olympus 35 EC, hoping it would guide me away from my N90s, or moreso my Nikon D7100. There is one young Aussie photographer, shoots only film, and exploratory, fresh, and curious.. Her enthusiasm is always there and often photographs the most interesting compositions.

@joncaradies3155 3 жыл бұрын

Great video ! Thanks for what you do ..... A photography professor I know who was all about Large format , the zone system and the philosophy of striving for the perfect negative , Well , His wife , for Christmas gave him a Holga ........ He said it was a just what he needed ........ The gift of letting go and having fun again ......... :D

@robertd.skonbladandersson269 3 жыл бұрын

I'm totally going to follow this advice for a couple of weeks. And since I have a Canon with a flip screen I can just leave it with the wrong side out :D

@bradleyrieger1517 3 жыл бұрын

ditto

@arneheeringa96 3 жыл бұрын

I can too on the Lumix G2

@MrDream-ep4il 3 жыл бұрын

And on the oly m5 m2

@totonoirecinematics5447 2 жыл бұрын

I am so deeply in love with this channel and your mindset. Thank you Sir, a lot! 🙏🏼

@SmallHoleInTheForest 3 жыл бұрын

I had an almost identical path into photography, from my old 126 camera to the AE1, I still do similar things when exploring a new place. My new 90D will be here Monday, I can’t wait!

@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Kevin. I'm sure a lot of us probably got started on something similar.

@professionalpotato4764 3 жыл бұрын

I love your channel. There's so much to learn. I never had any formal training in photos or videos, but was doing it at work for about 1 year. As with many people, I was obsessed with gear, yet it hasn't improved my craft much. I started shooting when I worked overseas for a year. As James Popsys said, shooting in new locations all the time was like photography on easy mode. Nothing against it, I love to travel and explore, but now that I'm back in my normal home... I barely shot anything in the last 1 year. I'm going to take a long weekend to just walk around a few places to re-learn, and try to find interest in the mundane. Going to experiment with the 35mm field of view. That was a focal length I never liked, and it showed in my Lightroom stats as well. Most of my shots were 28mm and 50mm. Still, I'm keen to learn more about why I don't like the 35mm look. Perhaps I'll come to like it, perhaps it'll reinforce my love for the 28 and 50. But I'm excited. I'm excited to learn after all this time of not shooting.

@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

Hi. Interesting you say about the 35mm prime length. I'm also not a fan - must just be one of those things. Not wide enough, but not long enough either. It would be interesting to use it exclusively (I do own one) and see what comes from that excercise

@professionalpotato4764 3 жыл бұрын

@@ThePhotographicEye I spent a day out using the 35mm fov. Definitely not wide enough and not tight enough. Met a few people who were slightly confrontational so it was a pretty scary experience. I think I'll stick to the 50 and 85 for street hahaha. Interesting to know there are people like us who don't quite like it either. I figured if I liked it, I might end up getting an X100F/V, but I've got to consider other small walk-around options since the 35 is too weird for me.

@vicibox 3 жыл бұрын

When I did my art foundation they took away my Rolleiflex SL35 and gave me a cheap Polaroid camera; best photo lesson I ever had; by the end of the year I was doing everything from joiners (inspired by Jan Dibbets, Hockney hadnt started them then) to Rayograms (just used the film pack without the camera). Nowadays photography is always simple; a high quality compact prime lens a good basic camera with all the features turned off and set to Program with my thumb on the control wheel to adjust DoF (a la Magnum Journos). I never understand why purists go on about P mode (like Martin Parr I think they are nutters), you have paid an absolute fortune for the electronics why turn it off, make use of your investment. There really is no time for manual on the street you have no idea what to set till the moment arrives, do you need the scene or the person, just swing the control dial; if you are taking a meter reading they have long gone. Depending on where the sun is just add exposure comp. P first appeared on professional medium format cameras its not automatic it just ties the aperture to the shutter to save you setting them individually. The most irritating thing for me with new cameras now is it takes at least 2 days to find all the rubbish and turn it off - winks ;-)

@camerarderie5070 3 жыл бұрын

Spoken from your heart and soul, great advice to shoot by, live by... Be by. Good time, not a long time! Simple is the idea you extol... Simple works... Funny how hard simple actually is! Terrific ideas that apply to photography and non-photography. 🙄🙄

@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

Simple is very difficult isn't it? Still, once you hit your stride it becomes second nature to be simple.

@OrlandoExecVilla 3 жыл бұрын

I live in North Wales and am surrounded by almost infinite beauty. I just want to photograph it - and despair at the shots that are missed for the sake of the *perfect setting.* In any case - if I've slightly over or under exposed - I'll correct it in PS or LR. It's no longer necessary to achieve perfection in camera - but a shot not taken can never be adjusted.

@yourmspread 3 жыл бұрын

Howzit! Howzit! Loved this video. Wanted to share with you about a week ago after I commented on one of your videos I went hiking and get some landscape photographs, but I was walking around I just wasn’t feeling it. So I decided to go downtown in the city I live and do street photography and the excitement I got from going around and looking at different aspects truly sparked something in me. I even started taking pictures before I parked my car. Next time I’m gonna limit myself and set my camera to one focal length and see where it takes me. Would love to share them and get some feedback. Cheers!

@cyclist68 3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for your content. Love your channel and your approach, it's very refreshing. . Looking back at when I first started taking my photography more seriously I became obsessed with gear and with the technical side of creating pictures. Using the internet and especially YT as a technical resource I would go out on my photographic adventures, spending full days, just taking shots. Eventually after a year of this I realised I had amassed a hard drive full of perfectly exposed, pin sharp, mostly uninspiring shots, never being able to put my finger on why. Eventually talking to a friend she gave me some great advice. She had experienced something similar and told me to put my gear away and only go out quite casually with my phone in my pocket. Leave it on auto and just concentrate on looking for great light and compositions that work, but without the pressure I had been putting on myself to get results because I had gone to get results. I started having a far more casual attitude , just taking the occasional shot when it presented itself, Eventually I was taking one or two shots going to work or going down to the shops when I saw a composition. I don't know if that makes sense but after a while started to get my eye in and was consistently producing much better shots, even though often not perfectly exposed or often a bit soft. It worked and breathed new life into my creative juices. Now I'm back to going out for a full day with my DSLR and a couple of lenses and consistently produce much better pictures and enjoy doing it far more.

@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear! i'm so pleased it helped you out..

@llqvz116 3 жыл бұрын

What a refreshing video. It's so easy to be overwhelmed by the technology and lose sight, literally, of what you're looking for. I'm sometimes shocked when I find my best photos are taken on a phone, rather than the ££££s worth of equipment I lug around. Thanks for a great series of videos.

@thomashilmersen711 3 жыл бұрын

What you talk about here reminds me of the Zen concept of "beginner's mind".

@foilpainterfantasyartist1711 3 жыл бұрын

The photos in this video reminds me of photos I took as a kid with a Kodak Instamatic. Great advice, btw.

@smkunder1 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoying these so much, I have been so busy trying to keep up with the latest camera technology, I have forgotten my love for photography and the journey.

@mrdev9843 3 жыл бұрын

The thumbnail says it all 👍👍👍

@amelia_briscoe 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Alex - thank you for sharing these thoughts. I decided to only do film photography because I didn't want to get caught up in the instant gratification that digital cameras offer. In my camera collection I have a really basic camera that has four settings to chose from (close-up, near, far and infinity), and it's liberating to just pick the appropriate setting and take pictures. I also prefer rangefinders for the same reason - set and forget. I've watched videos of photographers talking about how to take the perfect shot, and it's overwhelming. I just want to enjoy my surroundings and capture it in a few images.

@johndwilliams 3 жыл бұрын

Another inspiring video, Alex. I would be interested to hear your take on those of us who hit a certain level in terms of creativity and then sabotage any further efforts to make progress. Possibly due to a general lack of encouragement when younger. I believe the term is 'imposter syndrome'.

@carlovanrijswijk1132 3 жыл бұрын

You're very right! Should not be forgotten.

@podhoncisty 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this interesting video. I feel that freedom when I photographyng with Olympus Pen EE-2, no focusing, no adjusting eksposure, just taking pictures, it's beautiful 🙂

@PatrickDodds1 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this - marvellous stuff!

@MrRandomatom 3 жыл бұрын

Such an underrated channel. Gold

@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam, that's great to hear!

@darenfinan2192 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Your channel is an inspiration and a reminder what photography is all about. When I first picked up a camera as a child, it was fun and made me happy. Then along came all the rules , dos and don'ts, you must have this you must have that . I stopped enjoying photography. Thank you for kick starting my interest and enthusiasm again.

@ThePhotographicEye Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome, thank you for watching.

@rockyouphotography18 3 жыл бұрын

I have found the true master!

@StephaneBihan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I love your messages! It sends me to a creative day!

@mjl1958 3 жыл бұрын

I love the cat on the bed.

@ananomiac5556 3 жыл бұрын

This channel has been helping me through some quite challenging times, mentally and creatively. Sitting down and watching your videos before I go to bed make me feel very at ease and optimistic. Thank you for your contribution* to the photography community.

@opolotpenekas4058 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to see such interesting comments

@oswald1978 3 жыл бұрын

One camera, one lens, one mind

@musography6958 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Alex and thank you for such a wonderful video! You've really inspired me with your back-to-basics, essential approach and I love your wedding images at the conclusion of the video. In another one of your videos you talked about how many new (and experienced) photographers are constantly trying to emulate a style but with these wedding photos you illustrate beautifully how, by pairing down the technical side you can give cohesion to a series of images. Thanks again and you've well and truly earned a subscription my friend....

@ManyDoors777 3 жыл бұрын

Love this video! Your advise is why I am going back to film, with just one lens. I forgot what it was like to not be sure the results would be, and the excitement of seeing photos turn out! And if they don’t turn out perfectly, being ok with imperfections. I still shoot digital, and always will, but I just use one lens these days, leaving the multiple lenses behind.

@BabylonLurker 3 жыл бұрын

A very good video. I discovered your channel just a few days ago, and I have been looking through some of your videos, and found some good inspiration to get going again with photography. A little twist on the creative aspect I did one day. I was visiting family, and just when I left I noticed two candles that looked funny. I tried without the flash - only flames (that could be interesting in and of itself). Then with the flash, and all was so bright it was hard to see anything. Hmmm! What did I do? I put my finger in front of the flash, and Voila! I got a perfect exposure. Agreed that this is not exactly what you propose in this video, but here we are. I have had film cameras with fixed lenses (still have one lying around, but not much film), and I have used the "foot-zoom" technique. Yes, I do have quite some gear, but will go out again with a fixed lens on my next walk around the village, just to see what my eye can find. .... Oh, wait. I always have a camera with me: my phone, even if I don't regard it as a "real" camera. I use it regularly to document (other) activities. I am doing some electronics work that sometimes needs to be documented, at least to myself.

@ingabett 3 жыл бұрын

This is such a valuable lesson, I’ve saved several of your videos, I want to have them when my creativity and self confidence is down. I also learned something about myself- thanks to my dyscalculia I’m “liberated” from being a slave under the technical side of photography. Loved the Spiderman camera! Thank you for giving such interesting, educative lessons!

@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

That camera is so so basic, but also my second favourite one ever..

@TheOdum666 3 жыл бұрын

Ive been learning photography for the last year. I recently came first in an online photo comp with a holiday snap on my my phone. Im realising i need to stop trying so hard and just let the pics speak for themselves

@ThePhotographicEye 3 жыл бұрын

Well done on doing well, but also well done for seeing the bigger picture!!

@davidmcculloch8490 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea and one I will next embrace with a prime lens. Most of my landscape photography is carefully planned and deliberately composed. A great exercise for city photography, which I will certainly apply.

@garykanston 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Alex...felt almost like you were answering my comment on your last video. Very good advice....I had surmised a while back that I need to spend some time with a simpler approach to get back on track - I need to do a lot more of that. My challenge for next week - I will be traveling out of state to a city that has tons of photo opportunities. I'll be leaving my camera bag and tripod at home, and taking only a small size camera with kit lens...looking forward to it!