The Life of a Photograph | National Geographic
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Күн бұрынVeteran National Geographic photographer Sam Abell offers a look inside the heart and mind of a master photographer.
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@nickfanzo 3 жыл бұрын
Sam is the best. His talent for composing a picture and waiting, is unparalleled. He doesn’t care about buttons or photoshop. He doesn’t shoot RAW, the jpeg is enough. He uses program mode on the camera, it’s all about what’s in the frame and the light, the essentials.
@davidsimmons5467 7 жыл бұрын
A true master not hung up on high tech, but rather patience, composition and capturing part of life. I admire him and his work.
@dreamcatcher3622 4 жыл бұрын
'This photograph has outlived the people in it'' - I got goosebumps.
@chigby08 9 жыл бұрын
After reading the comments below, that make fun of the way Sam speaks (slow and deliberate) I realize I actually like his delivery, because it's well thought out as a good story should be. Great speakers take a little bit of time to tell a good story. Most photographers, probably the one's below who will never work for National Geographic, want everything served up like fast food, not me. I prefer to linger over a gourmet meal, a great photo, and interesting people...I prefer to sit and discuss the moment, extending it if possible. Really good things, like Sam Abell should be savored not munched up and spit out. So, sit down, chill out, take it in, and learn from one of the greats.
@Free7ZipDownload 10 жыл бұрын
Sam Abell is an incredible photographer, thanks for the presentation.
@woolybugger1962 4 жыл бұрын
I grew up reading National Geographic and remember so many of these photos. A true Master Photographer.
@annadelf Жыл бұрын
The photos themselves are works of art, but I am more moved by Abell's generosity in sharing with us his creative process. What his father transmitted to him, he gives to us.
@LaurieCawthorn 5 жыл бұрын
captivating,amazing, :step back:pnt of view..perfection!
@taraferro 11 жыл бұрын
I have had the honor of meeting Sam Abell. He is a phenomenal speaker and photographer. His photographs and his passion are so inspiring. I really hope to have the opportunity to meet with him again.
@cjoe6908 3 жыл бұрын
He created some marvelous pictures that I would love to see again and again. A true artist.
@williamsnyder3419 8 жыл бұрын
It's clear that many folks who comment here don't know the first thing about photography. Dull delivery?!?! Measured and thoughtful. Not one "unn", ummm or "like". It's not a music video with quick cuts and flashy "stuff" - it's a master artist trying to explain his process and his art. A lack of pretension. Sorry you don't like or understand.
@bx7785 4 жыл бұрын
75% of his "master" pictures are average at best but ok sure lol
@wyvern938 2 жыл бұрын
@@bx7785 why don't you try to do better lol and we'll see if you can get hired at national geographic
@ChristinaRedd 11 жыл бұрын
This is incredibly inspiring! This means so much more to my photography than any gear video I could watch.
@phononify 11 жыл бұрын
Yes, this is what distinguishes an artist from a normal person: the art authentically is your life
@scw1217 13 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video. It's a tribute to the power of parents as much as a view into the thinking of a professional photographer. Well worth my time watching it.
@zenoc3460 11 жыл бұрын
Just Awesome..................Congrats
@adamantibody 11 жыл бұрын
Wow. Incredibly beautiful and insightful.
@tanyamattson7325 8 жыл бұрын
I had the joy of seeing Sam Abell's presentation. Monotone? Maybe. Riveting, interesting, relevant - absolutely.
@MichaelMasaki 8 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed listening and learning from this great. Truly worth a listen. It may have very well changed my entire view of photography tbh
@TheWaveSon 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing, Thanks.
@soonerboy9831 8 жыл бұрын
i met Sam Able in 1985, at a very inspiring National Geographic Workshop in Steamboat Springs Colorado.
@lightworksphotograph 11 жыл бұрын
Just a fantastic video, really inspiring and crammed full of photographic goodness!
@quezquez3084 3 жыл бұрын
Sam Abell - The best os photographers.
@slimnics 8 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@Sikhislove 8 жыл бұрын
Very to the point speaker beautiful document
@00hmath00 13 жыл бұрын
I would like to encourage Nat-Geo to do post more videos like this on KZfaq... really informative and heart warming i just loved it!!!... Thanks Much Nat Geo you guys just made my day.
@Irenerz 12 жыл бұрын
this is incredibly inspiring
@vicky197805 9 жыл бұрын
i dont know why there are some dislike. this video is great any body who likes to take picture would like to click for national geography!!
@Willheyweddingphotography 10 жыл бұрын
A fantastic watch, thanks so much for taking the time to make and share this.
@MrK30674 11 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this. And his deadpan humor really cracked me up.
@lamberth77 10 жыл бұрын
Nice piece!!!
@ALLTHESAVED 13 жыл бұрын
I love these, I aspire to be as good a photographer.
@DANVIIL 8 жыл бұрын
HIs delivery is excellent, because he doesn't begin each sentence with, "So" and sprinkle the phony interrogative, "right" throughout, but never waits for the acknowledgment, right?
@jchengimpact 12 жыл бұрын
"Above all, compose and wait. Wait for the train to pull out of the station."
@nickfanzo 3 жыл бұрын
Rules to live by
@Sikhislove 8 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work
@MrGeten 12 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@zolluuu 9 жыл бұрын
The pears on the windowsill may not be the most exciting photographs out there in terms of content, but they're elegantly composed and there's value in that alone. People go to extreme lengths these days to make every photo grab your attention. Sometimes it's nice to consider the less obtrusive virtues of a more subtle work.
@JohnSokko 8 жыл бұрын
Inspiring video. I am drawn to Sam's style of and approach to photography. I bought the book while watching the video.
@Kranhu 8 жыл бұрын
Me, too!
@redmacs21 13 жыл бұрын
wowwwwwwwwwwwwww loving this!
@misztsz 11 жыл бұрын
Some grate composing skills he has. Looks that I got a lot to learn...
@robyoung125 11 жыл бұрын
Totally agree, describing your own photos as 'poetry' when it's only vaguely interesting to anyone else is not becoming. Pretentious people like this spoil such wonderful creative arts for everyone. Attempting to alienate other with their super human ability to micro compose and not even mention a single time the element of luck makes me call bullshit on this
@dbphotoart 12 жыл бұрын
I love this I enjoyed the whole video. It has inspired me to shoot more.
@bryronify 13 жыл бұрын
finally a really long video that is allowed to be viewed in my country... and what's good is that I'm a photographer too (hobbyist)
@drzoomo 12 жыл бұрын
last thirty seconds is the best advice ever
@stockhuman 12 жыл бұрын
I found it so fitting that upon finishing this (beautiful) video it turned out to be my 100th favorite. If only everyone I knew had the time to watch this. :-)
@00hmath00 13 жыл бұрын
@NationalGeoLive AWESOME!!!!
@wrobe00011 13 жыл бұрын
Awesome. this video inspired me :)
@BMelendez23 4 жыл бұрын
🙌🏼
@kyiakosnspatra 12 жыл бұрын
Sam Abell is my favorite photographer!
@ypac360 13 жыл бұрын
this was inspiring
@jerrinmathewphilip3447 9 жыл бұрын
wonderful!! i love documenting photographs. :) as soon as the video end and when the audience claps, here it started rain with the same sound of the claps.. seems like nature loves u. one day i need to contribute something for National Geographic as a photographer.
@annandahappy 9 жыл бұрын
Jerrin Mathew Philip Very nice presentation! You can also search for "Elumpa fantastic photo alchemist" to understand more regarding "photograph of a photograph".
@MyJuuaan 8 жыл бұрын
Really good
@TetsuyaIT 11 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sir for this great video, I learned a lot from it. I'm leaving all those "pixel peeper" forum. Heart and sould are not numbers.
@angelwithblackwingsL 10 жыл бұрын
I learn a lot from you, thank you! you inspired me to go out and take a shot...
@fingerBG3 13 жыл бұрын
I fancy the way he looks on things; just might buy that book!
@robertwpotts 11 жыл бұрын
Really. Cool. Story.
@TheWaveSon 8 жыл бұрын
WOW
@dotsinsneakers 11 жыл бұрын
They laughed because they saw the full picture right away (the bird looking at a bird like itself in the album) :)
@brentdrafts2290 8 жыл бұрын
National Geographic, Mutual Of Omaha's Wild Kingdom...PBS..Random House encyclopedia. Things of facination we grew up with.
@tw9535 7 жыл бұрын
Awesome... what an inspiration! How does anyone vote "thumbs down" on this? That makes no sense, especially from people who will only ever have their pictures featured on their mothers' refrigerators. If that.
@herbprattle5054 4 жыл бұрын
LOL! in 2020 🤣
@WIlliamCHowes 8 жыл бұрын
I have learned more about what it means to take a photograph in those short fourty minutes than I have in all of my past, yet still limited, experiance.
@radekp9851 10 жыл бұрын
I wish that yellow rectangle could be bigger... it is wayyyyy tooo smalll...
@tomjwu 11 жыл бұрын
Never learn enough from a master.
@ILikeWeatherGuy 13 жыл бұрын
yay first long video!
@robmitchell7355 3 жыл бұрын
He composed the monologue with the same deliberate care and poetry of his photography. This is not Instagram.
@corneliusofdark 12 жыл бұрын
We have the same style in photography. :-) I don't like photos with no story or definition. I like my photos with meaning.
@SOADm8 12 жыл бұрын
I want to be like him when i'm older :)
@NationalGeoLive 13 жыл бұрын
@00hmath00 Glad you enjoy these. We are posting a new video from National Geographic Live every week.
@SanFranciscoGunner 12 жыл бұрын
Inspiring content, and a great discussion about the craft of photography. But... his delivery did nothing to convey the passion he clearly has for his work. This is the worst kind of lecture, but still worth watching because of his genius.
@Anciaux30 11 жыл бұрын
Pour moi,a photographie est une passion qui vous dévore, comme une déformation votre main est toujours armée de son appareil, c'est mon cas, et je vois que vous vous êtes dans la même situation, merci de nous faire partager vos photos, vos coups de coeurs
@mantisboy9090 13 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I'm planning on working with National Geographic as a Wildlife Photographer. Hope to see you there.
@MisRomixx 12 жыл бұрын
hace falta la traducción al español! por favor!!!
@kiewif2 12 жыл бұрын
I'd love to meet this guy. does he still do lectures?
@researchragain 12 жыл бұрын
i wanted to be that Doha architect so I would be in his photography class so I could say "I want to be a photographer".
@DemianPhotos 11 жыл бұрын
Compose... nice
@Theokondak 11 жыл бұрын
I almost got depression out of this video...
@DucVietNguyenPhD 8 жыл бұрын
I do appreciate and great thanks for your valuable lecture that has supported me in changes my behavior at my aging time. As a political refugee, boat person who left VN after 4/1975 all photos above make my heart broken. Thank God for Blessing me landing on USA as a homeless refugee for first few months. My Warm Best Regards to You with Great, Grateful Thanks & Appreciation. Duc Viet Nguyen.
@TheLeadFootRacer 12 жыл бұрын
I feel like he just described me from an early age.
@jim0266 11 жыл бұрын
The frame is flipped at 1:43. Makes him look like he is holding the camera like an amateur. This really does need to be in HD.
@v_stands_for_value124 2 жыл бұрын
I’d like to do stuff like this
@gregdawe2786 10 жыл бұрын
Well lots of dirt in Newfoundland haha. nice photographs
@g00171227 13 жыл бұрын
was suprised thought his photos would be stronger still maybe its an old fashioned style! still not my cup of tea nice guy! good vid dough
@Nerudah 13 жыл бұрын
does it stop at 40:37 with anyone else? great upload anyway! it's a shame so many childish remarks take place here tho'..
@markmeyer767 12 жыл бұрын
It's an outstanding presentation, but the use of the Ken Burns effect on the photos is very distracting making it difficult to see the composition as described by Abell. I wish they would simply show the photos in their entirety.
@00hmath00 13 жыл бұрын
@NationalGeoLive Maybe in the next decade or so i'll be on one of them :)
@Calvinkoolz 12 жыл бұрын
His voice is soooo boring! But what he has to say is simply fascinating
@ladiesman1118 11 жыл бұрын
He didn't choose the photography thug life, it chose him..
@millionsteve 13 жыл бұрын
@IMCOOL18 I love you too.
@theeggtimertictic1136 11 жыл бұрын
Why do I feel like I'm a 10 year old in Church!
@bubblyanusha 11 жыл бұрын
@zebunker 2 жыл бұрын
Nobody: This Guy: Poorly lit and exposed photos gunna make me rich
@MikeManeswork 10 жыл бұрын
Old school
@DanDELFE 11 жыл бұрын
It is a bit frustrated to not see the photos entirely.
@ryanh206 12 жыл бұрын
it'd be better without the yellow square blocking the compositions! i'd love to see 1:47 without it
@trailkrum6750 8 жыл бұрын
"It was a portrait of grass"... If not for the wonderful photographs, watching grass grow would have been more enjoyable. And what about the atrocious delivery: cross-armed, monotoned, and pretentious to the point of being snotty. Nat Geo pros like Medford and Petersen are so much more engaging and pleasant.
@Daffy711 13 жыл бұрын
:D
@FMECCTV 11 жыл бұрын
hahahaha
@rhiwderinraytube 9 жыл бұрын
Beautiful photographs and a great photographer. BUT, he is not a bundle of fun.
@pathfinder_strider 11 жыл бұрын
i wanna be like you =3
@baselb80 11 жыл бұрын
the guy is opening his heart for the audience and they are laughing for no reason when was it a photo of a bird so funny?I can not understand these people as if they were laughing at him
@sauravbasu8805 5 жыл бұрын
baselb80 You didn't catch his deadpan humour there.
@tonywalton1052 9 жыл бұрын
he takes himself very seriously. doesn't even try to Humbrag..
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