Can You Photograph In Abu Dhabi?

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2 жыл бұрын

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to travel to Abu Dhabi as part of a tourism campaign and in this video I take you behind the scenes and show you where we went, why we did and what it's like to photograph here.
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@DimiHard 2 жыл бұрын

When hiring you to do the job, they should have issued you with a permit to do your job, also outside the "boxes" or even better, they should've sent a government person with you, both as a guide but also as someone who would be able to speak with the security guards.

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

They already said they are working on some for next time

@DimiHard 2 жыл бұрын

@@snapsbyfox Nice :)

@beowulfschmidt6031 2 жыл бұрын

Came here to say exactly this.

@annashtraus Жыл бұрын

I was literally hired in this country by a real estate developer who could not even give me a permit to shoot their own buildings... and they wished I photograph them in a nostalgic romantic way (while running away from security)...

@salcmon 2 жыл бұрын

Love the vid! I’m so glad you ended up releasing it :)

@hassanraja 2 жыл бұрын

Really glad you put this video back up, and great job capturing these locations in spite of all the restrictions in place!

@HaiTomVlog 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome photos! It was nice to hear about the trip as it was unfolding. After reading about all the troubles you had earlier, I’m glad to see you posted this video 🤙🏼

@larsingrain 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice photos, it gives a great insight of how you tackle these beautiful places! Also loved the story telling you did during the video about the locations, keep it up!

@david_keating 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Vid Roman, happy you put it back up, it's helpful to see your experiences in different countries and how the authorities set their rules regards to filming and photography. It can't always be plain sailing I suppose but it gives the rest of us an insight into travelling to these locations and the things we need to be aware of👌

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ethanperez4774 2 жыл бұрын

So glad I get to watch this since I missed the original post and sorry about the experience you had!

@Holdenmagroin75 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent stuff Roman, glad you put this up. Also nice to see an honest opinion not just saying how fantastic it is and how well you were looked after.

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@clintwesly 2 жыл бұрын

Really glad you got it all sorted and were able to put it back up. Fantastic work.

@garymorrow9324 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. One of my favorite KZfaq vids of all times!

@photographicamateur 11 ай бұрын

Great video - helps me set my expectations for my trip there next year

@margaretvu3244 2 жыл бұрын

This is great. Love your videos and appreciate them! Thanks :)

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@chiesavir 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as always man. 👏👌😊. Good thing you uploaded it again 🔥🔥🔥

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!!

@JoeJoe4P 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! Thank you for sharing!

@MehdiMirian 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool video. Those shots, the architecture and city looks amazing!

@rymack5715 2 жыл бұрын

Stunning photos in this vlog, sir! Great video!

@DanOehlsen 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent travel photography video. I'm very happy you are doing more of this format. You do such a great job of mixing photography and location information with the joy of getting out with your camera. Hope to see more. Thanks.

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Dan, much appreciated

@christheking1 2 жыл бұрын

Some of the nicest shots I’ve seen. Well done and what an amazingly beautiful place.

@gryff42 2 жыл бұрын

Duuude, I'm so glad you uploaded it! Aweosme Video!

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@johnlarsson4437 2 жыл бұрын

This was great. I'm so happy you didn't take it down. Well done Roman!

@ilasake 2 жыл бұрын

Really good video Roman, you're an excellent photographer and a great teacher!

@baldypete 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, after watching your first one from Abu Dhabi I was gutted when you decided to take it down (although totally understood). Really pleased that people reached out with positivity and that you decided to upload the rest of the footage. Always enjoy your content and keeps me inspired. Thanks :)

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated mate!

@kleemyberlin6444 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel is becoming one of my favorites more and more. Entertaining and educating at the same time. Take care of yourself and keep up doing such awesome content. If you ever come to Berlin, let me know.

@edisonjohnson8638 2 жыл бұрын

Roman, I’ve been a fan of your channel for a while and have learned a lot along the way. This one, however; I find to be your best ever and raises many questions as to just how you and your colleagues put it together so well, particularly the superb video. Perhaps a “The Making of the Abu Dhabi Trip” followup? Best wishes for your continued and growing success and happiness, sir!

@samilehtinen1463 2 жыл бұрын

So glad you posted this video 👍 You really managed to spice up the photos of those places with your own style 👌💯 Awesome photos as always, well done 👏

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@lim2001burger 2 жыл бұрын

Great to catch this the second time around. Appreciate your honesty with the photography situation despite being under on behalf of their tourism industry. Hope your recommendations to them will help them loosen up a bit

@arpablothegreat 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video Roman! We will visit Abu Dhabi in April.

@slottyken 2 жыл бұрын

The locations certainly helped, but I honestly think those were some of the most beautiful photos 📸 I have ever seen. Amazing job! 👏

@chrisgmedia 2 жыл бұрын

Really cool Video and awesome shots as always!

@WILDANDSTORY 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I really enjoyed it and the photos.

@swirly_magnolia 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this hp was really helpful µ inspiring

@youami77 2 жыл бұрын

Great compositions

@AndysDandyLife 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, so glad you put this back up. I am so sorry you had issues, I lived in Dubai for 12 years and I have never seen people describe having issues with videos there, so its a shame that you go and visit and that’s the experience.

@AlexZafer 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see this posted (re-posted).

@thinpins1 2 жыл бұрын

Summer really fantastic shots in there man

@rainerliebrecht4271 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Roman, very inspiring. Have Dubai definitely on my list now. Thank you! Rainer

@2727Steph2727 2 жыл бұрын

So glad you decided to upload this! Really interesting locations, beautiful photographs as always. I didn’t know it was possible to fence in a desert 😂

@tillist1 2 жыл бұрын

Cool video glad it ended up live again.

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!!

@tobus888 Жыл бұрын

Very insightful video and great photos! I really enjoyed the POV scenes. It would be cool if you show how you edit some of the photos you took in this video.

@990drifter 2 жыл бұрын

Super location Roman, great shots. My favourite I think was the lady in red under the three arches at the mosque. Great job, fab location, thanks for sharing.

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers as always Nigel!

@paulhills1967 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Thanks Roman

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@budrow80 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Roman, thanks for sharing as always! Do you plan to republish your button mapping tutorial vid on the XT-4?

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers! I took it down because I had a complete aha moment in Abu Dhabi and changed a couple things lol.... if you got the guide earlier you would have been emailed with an update. if not, it is updated now

@cityscapeindonesia 2 жыл бұрын

great shots!, greetings from Indonesia

@AruzOverrider_a-ruse 2 жыл бұрын

I've been to Emirates, but you know how to show it beautifully :D Great video Roman. As always thanks for great atmosphere and mood :D

@AruzOverrider_a-ruse 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to see you come to my country. I'd be more than happy to host you for the duration of your stay here :D Uzbekistan, Tashkent. In case you consider :D

@Nikica358 2 жыл бұрын

Im happy you resisted the trolls and posed the video. All together it has been good experience for future projects :) Love how Erenjam was fixing the sand dune :D

@kronkite1530 2 жыл бұрын

It’s done the job… makes me want to visit!

@robvisualstreetphotography 2 жыл бұрын

I often use the Brenizer method to compensate the lack of angle even with people in the shot. This method is also great to create square format images. In 9:48 two shots combined could open the whole thing (btw: a great shot!). In 10:54 two wide shots combined cut in square would be awesome. It took me a while to get it and now I always use this method. It gives you more possibilities.

@bcegerton 2 жыл бұрын

Didn’t realise until I started watching it that you had removed and re uploaded it Roman, much better with the added content

@FaizalWestcott 2 жыл бұрын

That's *Sir* Faizal Ansel Adams Westcott to be correct 😂 Great video man, it really encapsulated our trip (minus the mini bar)

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

How could I forget. My apologies Sir.

@checkmybadself 2 жыл бұрын

Faizal with the beanie in a desert. Man is dedicated to the beanie!

@yusifmash 2 жыл бұрын

Quality 👌🏼

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

My brother!

@kingsamvisuals 2 жыл бұрын

That Gopro footage looks clean

@stephenelliott7071 2 жыл бұрын

Invites a photographer to promote Abu Dhabi through photography, and then doesn't allow anything bar obvious pictures that all look the same because of their restrictions on photography!! Madness. Even if you personally do get some permit or guide/official to talk to security, others won't have that backup. Constantly hassling tourists who are simply taking photographs is not the way to promote any country/area of interest. That has certainly put me off travelling there. I'm not saying you can roam anywhere you like when visiting a country you have to be sensible, as should the authorities.

@soweternal886 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice video

@withersfrance 2 жыл бұрын

Photography in the middle-east is not without its problems, whether it is the blinding sun during much of the day or dust and sand in your equipment, If you were working for the Tourist board then a letter in Arabic confirming that in your back pocket would be advantageous or one of their Arabic speaking staff at trickier situations. My main problem in Saudi (much more restrictive) was the number of different police and security forces, religious, military, cultural, the National Guard etc. etc.. You have a good eye for graphic compositions. If you have not been to Istanbul then give it a go. Great lighting, people and of course, food! Enjoying your channel.

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony! Yeah I’m not not I will don’t Saudi. Never say never tho. As for documents, yeah I have them that feedback already and they are working on it for future trips. Cheers

@jd5787 2 жыл бұрын

Cool video, especially given the challenging light! How do you protect your equipment so as to protect it from the sand? you really managed to salvage your zoom by just using it during the day?

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

nah im sending it for servicing.. it is still full haha. you can't... even if you are careful it's in the air and makes it's way in

@skach-v 2 жыл бұрын

The dune on the very back looks like painted around 17:26. I think that's because it is out of focus at f/8. May be if use soft focus filter or digital analog for the rest two dunes they will share this effect?

@andrehoffbauer 2 жыл бұрын

Very animating footage of this region - thanks for that! Btw what happened to your video of strolling along Dubais marina?

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

The Q&A vids I usually take down after a couple weeks or so

@neklamp2431 2 жыл бұрын

I really don't understand why your videos caused so much trouble! Great videos and you did what you were asked to do.

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@jwalexsander 2 жыл бұрын

The Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque is so beautiful! It's a shame that photography there is restricted at the moment. It's still in my bucket list, though. I hope they lift those restrictions sometime soon.

@StephenTowler 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely. All DR100 or is DR200/DR400 helping with the intense sun? Thanks!

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

They are RAW files but even so I have the camera always to DR100

@MikeThurston 2 жыл бұрын

Funny how you're literally being paid to capture content for them, yet you're constantly getting told off by security for taking photos

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

haha they said next we will have permits etc

@kiwipics 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, and well worth putting it out. Looks like a great place to go if you can live with the red tape and rules.

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers! yeah the light is amazing but as you say, quite restricted

@wesleygoudjo2827 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Roman, I haven't watch the video yet but I wanted to ask you if a third edition of your Zine was on the way ?

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, in the next couple months :)

@ethannky 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice photos…which film simulation is that on the xt4?

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

They are all edited from raw. however when editing I use Astia mostly in LR

@ethannky 2 жыл бұрын

@@snapsbyfox ah thanks for the info because I noticed the color of the pics is very closed to the video output. Nice.

@motorcyclesbatroun3 2 жыл бұрын

You should visit Lebanon While your in the UAE. I think Lebanon will have lots of historical area's and beautiful places to photograph.

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

yeah for sure on my list

@kaid3566 2 жыл бұрын

Have you heard of "hats"? I've heard they work great to protect your eyes in bright sunlight. Never tried one, but the idea seems promising.

@blackcrane1084 2 жыл бұрын

Great video , Abu Dhabi seems to be a lifeless place lacking any sort of character that represents the native culture , just looked like one big movie set.

@OAK_MTN 2 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie, that title had me expecting you to be escorted outside of an area with a bag on your head or something hahaha

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

hahahah!!

@alexmdangelo 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Roman. When you’re filming b-roll on the x-t4 are you using IBIS for it? Asking because I watched another video recently showing that there tends to be a digital wobble in the corners when using ibis on the x-t4 but I didn’t notice that at all in your video. Thank I’m advance

@snapsbyfox 2 жыл бұрын

The wobble comes from either ultra wide lens like 10-24 / 8-12 at anything below 14 ish. Or from digital stabilisation. I don’t use neither of these

@Aciimov 2 жыл бұрын

I dont understand why people hate this video. There are no violations committed, *It's just to explain what and the purpose of taking pictures in Abu Dabhi.

@Aciimov 2 жыл бұрын

Umm, when you take some pics at the sand dunes, are you not feeling hot? You should wear long-thick sleeve to cover your hands from the sun, and wear a cap to protect your eyes. Edit: nvm, you already wearing the black jacket

@smdvisionphotography 2 жыл бұрын

As a person that been there before, security is quick to stop you.

@dnch 2 жыл бұрын

feels like highly polished prison

@ciriciri9071 2 жыл бұрын

I thought you took out the video, not this one I gueas

@sexysilversurfer 2 жыл бұрын

What’s really strange is the lack of people, everywhere seems devoid of humans.

@jimjimgl3 2 жыл бұрын

Production, production, production. I am a former director of photography (Rolling Stone/Travel + Leisure, etc). My job was to sit with the creative directors and choose and hire photographers for the different assignments and portraits. I would never have sent you and your friends out to this location without first obtaining permission to film and also organize the schedule around the dates those locations were available. For the last two decades I've been a full-time, freelance photographer and traveled the globe shooting for clients. The first thing I would do before heading out is compile a list of locations. Contacts for those locations, opening hours for the locations and note any specific challenges those locations might present. This sort of pre-pro lets you get your head around how much time to allot at each destination and ultimately, get the pics you think you need. And any country with a semi-autocratic government presents even more challenges and something to be aware of while on assignment. In the end you got great pics so focus on that instead of the ones you think got away.