Incredible that those small changes made so much difference.

I learn something from every one of your videos, Ben. As a Q2 neophyte, I'm striving to get as much "in-camera" as possible so that I can use a lighter hand in post. Seeing the way you edit here is insightful. I would have spent an hour of handwringing over each one of those beautiful images! One of the things I'm picking up from you is that the process starts and ends with intent - know what you want to communicate when capturing the image and simply use post to ensure that the message is getting through. A simple idea, but one that I'm still working toward. Thanks again.

Like with almost all modern photography, there are two art forms being displayed here … 1) The actual photography itself and 2) The Post Production of the images. With the advent of digital photography, post production has been taken to unbelievable (pun intended) heights. While obviously photography skills are essential and important, in this modern age, post production skills are sadly more important. With good post processing, one can make a mediocre image good if not great or at least appealing to the eye. I’m torn over this. The purest in me says, “Out of camera is or should be best”, but then you see the fantastical imagery after post processing and are just like, “Wow”!

Hi Ben, I am always amazed how universal this camera is and how you handle it. I "devoured" your contribution and looked at it again. The editing in LR is just WOW. Thanks for your inspiration and your efforts to show us. Thanks and stay healthy. Frank Berlin (Germany)

It is refreshing to find someone on KZfaq not editing the life and authenticity out of their photos in Lightroom. Thank you for sharing this, you have certainly inspired me to pick up a Q2 as my next camera.

Yes!! Great one, what I'm getting from the B&W edits is the general idea to darken & sharpen everything around the subject...

I can't tell you how valuable this is for me. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.

Please keep going. I love your perspective on the versatility of the Q2, great channel!

you've inspired me to not be afraid of the clarity slider! +100 gang

Ben - I love the light touch in editing - more organic. Great photo of Lucy on the parking garage - that's my favorite of the set. You are definitely getting a lot out of that little camera! Keep it up!

Thanks for this helpful video. I'm so glad you converted 2 of the images to b&w as this is what I do to just about all of my work. Bravo.

Thank you very much. You do amazing work. Looking forward to buy myself a Q2 for christmas.

Yesssss I’ve been waiting for this to pop up. Cup of tea and a biscuit, headphones on.. I’m going in. 👍🏻

Hi Ben, I bought the Q2 because of your great videos. I love the camera. Thank you for this video. I also try to do all the stuff in the camera. Max. 5min in Lightroom. Kind Regards from Switzerland.

Very, very informative. Thank you.

Dude! Beautiful work! Those portrait shots are art! The last photo is just epic! Without watching the video I would have thought the editing of that shot took hours! Love how you keep it simple and easy! The Q2 is my companion this fall season in WA and just love it! Thanks for putting this video together. Cheers bud!

Hi Ben, Happy New Year and Merry Christmas I just watched your post 4 renderings of of people and landscapes and again learned a lot from your work. Keep on this path. Is is good for both yourself and your subscribers .geo Chiang Rai Th

Great pictures and video! Agreed I do love your general photography and general photo life videos a little more but it's great see your editing process. Also, I mightve painted in the darkening of the background by hand as I can't help but notice the sharp gradient line in the background, especially on the one of Lucy and for the clouds, but that's just me. Keep up the awesome vids!

This video is making me long for my q2 even more!!!

I'am happy, I found your channel. Thanks a lot for sharing, very useful video ! I like your approach, it works perfect for me :-)

Love your videos. Thanks for the info. Would love the Q2 or Q3 when it comes out. How do you find the 28 mm lens for landscape?

Great video, you say you focus more on the composition at the time of taking the photo, it would be great if you could do a video explaining how you nail your composition, specially when shooting in the nature, thanks!

Having just watched your Q2 for Landscape vide this follow up is excellent. I'm relatively new to the Q2 and I've learned so much from these two videos. The first illustrated the potential of the Q2 for landscape, the second how to realise some of that potential. Thank you so much. Do you offer on-line tuition / courses on landscape and portraiture? Keep well. Gerry

Nice and simple...as it should be 👍

Ben thank you for the lesson. Great Stuff!

Great, thanks so much for sharing Ben, I loved the simplicity and effectiveness of your edits and the fact that we could actually "hear" your thinking process as you were performing the edits. Priceless, much better than looking into a pre-made edit, I hope you make more similar videos :-) ... In the last photo, did you turn the Q2 lens to its Macro mode or not? I am very interested in similar types of shots and I'd like to know up to what close focusing distance you can use the Q2 lens in its "normal" mode, and whether it's preferable to turn into Macro mode for most close ups for wide-open shooting, or if it doesn't really matter much (depending on the situation). Thanks again!

Loved this! Thanks for sharing!

Excellent! Less is more!

Love this! It would be really fun if you let subscribers send you Q2 photos to edit in LR and share via KZfaq. I'd love to compare editing choices and learn like that as well. Super fun.

I was interested in whether you liked the color coming directly from the raw files? I tend to use film simulations on my files and neglect the native color. Using the native color sure reduces the editing time.

Been waiting for this one, thanks!

Another great video Ben. Especially love that last picture, exactly the kind of thing that 99% of us would have shot at F16 or beyond but your shallow depth of field with the blurred sunset looks amazing! Sorry if I’ve missed this elsewhere, but presumably you have thought about a Q2 monochrome? Do you feel that your colour Q2 can do it pretty much as good? Do you partner it with anything else bigger or smaller, medium format, APS-C?

Like it !!!!! good job serious videos all the time !!!!!!!!! Keep up the good work !!!!!!! 💪👍

Great video, very clear thanks!!

Great teaching! Thank you!!

Thanks! Subscribed.

Thank you! I have just started using a Q2 and Lightroom Classic. Q's: Do you use any import presets for the Q2; and:Do you use different Adobe color profiles in the Develop mode?

Another great video 👍🏻. I just recently came over your channel and I love it. A quick question - do you tweak any settings in the Q2 or is everything set to default?

Hi Ben, great stuff! When you are shooting the Q2, are you shooting in "aperture priority" with EV comp when needed or are you in full manual all the time and only change shutter speed with changing light? Best, Mads

Great job!

Hello Ben, what lens hood are you using? That round vented lens hood....

Cool video man

Perfect video, great images. What is your favourite lens or camera? Cheers.

nice work but the grad filter on the face shot but an extremely ugly shadow on the nose that looked much better without it

why add so much clarity in a blur ares? Use it for details, for my personal taste it's too much and inappropriate, but I m not a hater, truly, I love your content !

You lost me with the bow portrait. That should have been in color.

Try to use editing with a light touch. You go way too far, and honestly it’s ugly. I like your photos, don’t destroy them in editing. Especially the landscapes.