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@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Hope you all enjoy this - What is your favourite 'feeling' when looking at photography? I love photos that have a quiet stillness about them.

@shapesart2701 2 жыл бұрын

Photography has the power to make me think about things that normaly I wouldn't stop at.

@mikskinner6431 2 жыл бұрын

I love losing myself in photos of yesteryear, staring into the faces and environments of all those who have gone before me.

@artlyons9024 2 жыл бұрын

Some of my best photographs occur when I explore the subject through the curious eyes of a child. Getting in close as if to say "I wonder what this is" or "wow! that's what it looks like up close " or I wonder what it would be like looking up from underneath instead of looking down"...I love to explore the subject in ways curious child would.

@glang4657 2 жыл бұрын

Calmness, relaxation.

@yopuivideo 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I have a photo that has a tiny dot a person standing waist deep in the sea. I was using them for scale but by looking for the shape of that person I picked up something else. Many people caught that the person was checking their phone and the photo took on new meaning. Unless a photo makes you feel something then it has failed. Focus, exposure, composition are just a way of getting there.

@DanielMartins-ld6no 2 жыл бұрын

Funny how things are. The world is asking more and more from us. Everything is fast paced, anxiety is all over the place... but photography my friend, the good photography demands us to stop, take a deep breath and pay attention to the subject. Thanks for sharing your thoughts :)

@artlyons9024 2 жыл бұрын

I agree so much with you...We need to slow down & take it all in...When, on my walks, I slow down & observe something , I am likely to see many things & see some surprises that I would have missed had I casually just walked by.

@Liisa3139 2 жыл бұрын

That's the reason why I do photography, to stop and to focus, to spend time with "unimportant" things, to really see them for once. The pictures I get are secondary. It is not rare that I barely look at them, because the real pictures are engraved in my mind during the moments I spent looking at things. I rarely get the scene I saw in my memory chip, but I do get it in my memory.

@shapesart2701 2 жыл бұрын

What you said is so important . Now , when I have to deal with my depression, the idea of slowing down and take a breath, watch, observe, see, makes a whole difference to what "we" are surrendered to in everyday life.

@jackmatthews9390 2 жыл бұрын

Amen Daniel

@davidwoods80 2 жыл бұрын

If this photo I took doesn't move me, how can I expect it to move others? That's the first question I ask when culling my shots.

@jandeenphoto 2 жыл бұрын

Well stated David.

@johancarlberg1530 2 жыл бұрын

Not always the case

@seawalcker 2 жыл бұрын

You'll never know how your photographs are perceived by another person. You personally may not like it but the other person sees it from his perspective and that might (hopefully) be completely different from yours. So someone can be deeply moved by the photograph you don't like.

@benjones8977 2 жыл бұрын

I think of street photography as people watching, you need to focus on the little things that people do that make a photograph interesting. Most people don’t seem to have the patience or insight to do this, as they photograph people walking or standing or just sitting and it’s uninteresting. I found for me that photographing multiple subjects over the years has helped greatly. Not only nature or architecture, but fashion and now Street. Over the years you learn about lighting and composition and you just need to gain your eye for what makes a photograph interesting. That comes with getting out there and photographing a lot.

@davidmcculloch8490 2 жыл бұрын

Great advice. This is rapidly becoming my favourite photography channel because Alex is following his own advice: be open and don't be afraid to do something different. After all, rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of the wise.

@charlotta2hotta 2 жыл бұрын

I shoot anything that captures my interest at the spur of the moment and then review them on the computer later. I need my photos to tell a story the way my books do when I write. It’s quite challenging, but as a writer, and now a photographer, I want to trigger one’s mind to see other possible worlds that encompass my mind.

@throughmichaelslensphotogr2000 2 жыл бұрын

You channel is the best . You talk from the soul . If I where just starting photography , I would pick you as my teacher . 💯🔥🤘🏻

@naturesoundsnz 2 жыл бұрын

He’s a great teacher, speaking as someone new to photography! I feel that my photos have improved dramatically since I started watching Alex on this channel. No longer am I just snapping but thoughtfully stopping amd thinking about what I’m trying to convey with the image.

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ever so much. I'm really pleased to hear that.

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

It's wonderful to have you here - thanks for watching.

@1971wizzard 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic teacher. You would have been the go to guy at college when I studied HND photography…. Brilliant ability to enthuse and engage your audience. Keep up the great work 📸😎

@LSqrd1960 2 жыл бұрын

Last year, near the peak of the pandemic, and “stay at home” orders, I sent a month taking photos of a tree in my back yard. 30 days, 30 photos, trying to keep them varied and interesting. There were days it was quite challenging, and nothing that will end up on anybody’s best-of list, but a really worthwhile exercise.

@chauglie01 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I've just started enjoying your channel and I've been looking for this content for many, many years. I've been making photographs for over 50 years and now enjoying it more than ever in retirement. Thank you for helping me break with traditions!!

@edsonklauck896 2 жыл бұрын

I think that from the moment a person takes their camera, makes a frame and takes a photograph, they want to express something.It might not be interesting to me or anyone else, but if she had an intention, then she wanted to say something.It's like in music, there are certain styles that you don't like, but others like and maybe don't like the style of music you listen to.The minimalist photographs are the ones that captivate and attract me the most, I like to look at them for hours, discovering small details and every time I look I always notice something else.Thanks Alex for your channel.

@metalciti 2 жыл бұрын

Is truly important to understand visual storytelling techniques but lets not forget that sometimes we just see beauty and want to capture it , no fuss , just a beautiful moment

@artlyons9024 2 жыл бұрын

I so much agree with you...Every day things that most people just walk by & miss.

@jonjanson8021 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best KZfaq photography video I've ever seen. Photographs allow you to see the world in a way that others see the world.

@jackmatthews9390 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know if your dad is still alive. But he would be very proud of you. I know I am. Your ability to help people see is a gift. Thank you

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jack, Yes he is still alive, and yes, very proud of me. I owe a lot to him and my mum for supporting me through art school and in my photography in general

@jackmatthews9390 2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePhotographicEye it’s obvious you had a good up bringing. Blessed we are.

@kennethnielsen3864 2 жыл бұрын

That's why I love macro, it's always fun when you only see part of the object, it can be very challenging to guess what it is.

@artlyons9024 2 жыл бұрын

I love using macro photography to explore my subject.

@stevemphoto 2 жыл бұрын

This video cements that fact that you have best photography channel on KZfaq. You said so many things that often cross my mind. I'm no expert on these things... but I try. You offer a great deal of thought provoking content. I really appreciate this channel!

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@cliveeariss880 2 жыл бұрын

I verymuch enjoyed this, and as I have grown older, I find myself enjoying my own company more...with my camera.

@artlyons9024 2 жыл бұрын

Me as well.

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

I know the feeling :D

@davidbenton8390 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos always help me to recalibrate myself in relation to the photographic world. When I take a photo I am rarely trying to convey meaning - its more that I am identifying patterns of interest that my eyes fall upon and my brain interprets. It is uniquely my view , which I think is enough.

@one42chrisp 2 жыл бұрын

I love Marmite 😀

@lmitchell4412 2 жыл бұрын

I have just recently discovered your channel, and am absolutely LOVING it! When I observe your calm and quiet manner, I see myself. One thing that very much resonates with me is your focus on introspection (which teaches me about myself) and curiosity (which teaches me about the world around me). Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts -- they are truly inspiring!

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@jlbotts6326 2 жыл бұрын

Second time watching this video. After the first viewing, I went looking for photos in my home. I found a few in my daughter's bedroom. I think I have all the technical aspects of photography mastered. I know myself, and my creativity is lacking. I just need to let go of trying to get everything perfect. Your video has helped. Thank you. And thank you for not covering the next 1000 MP camera!

@sharbellefernandez4551 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent way of explaining things in simple terms. You make a beginner like me ...feel more enthusiastic to go on with my passion for photography. Kudos!!

@innstikk 2 жыл бұрын

Simply brilliant

@shapesart2701 2 жыл бұрын

Because I'm trapped by some duties at home I don't have much opportunities to go out and I live in some unpleasing area of the town long forgotten. There are some chimneys occupied by pigeons . Today I made an opportunity to photograph some of them using 1/1600 of a second and 300 mm lens through my dirty window. Now I know more about these birds. This is what I learned before watching this video. No lens, no pixels, the photography is simply you - and I believe in this .

@neilcole3406 2 жыл бұрын

There is probably a thousand great images in our living room, bedroom, bathroom,kitchen if only we could unlock the imagination within ourself to see them!

@hanussie 2 жыл бұрын

You are right!!!!!

@Fidi987 2 жыл бұрын

I think one good idea, going back to the peppers, is to take one subject and take 10, 100, 200, 500 photos of it in the course of a week, month, year etc. and keep sorting the ones you like and the ones you don't like into files/ albums. And then regularly coming back to these files or albums and trying to verbalize what you like or don't like about these photos. But also looking at lots of photos of the same subject by other photographers and trying to verbalize what's different from your photos and then taking this into consideration when taking new photos. When I first began to photography vegetables (hobby), I only ever put them on a surface next to each other, often in a circle and it just looked plain. Then I collected lots of vegetable photos from Pinterest and suddenly began to think about different ways of presenting them. In a basket, on top of some boards, with a vegetable peeler, with flowers, cut into different shapes, with peel, in a vase etc. On my own, I would have just collected 50 photos of veggies in a circle and believed that this was just a boring subject and I had no inspiration of shooting them in an interesting way.

@colintoews7458 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great content Alex. My OCD personality keeps me fixated on only photographing in one style, one genre, and with one camera. I’ve been watching your videos daily while recovering from illness and have been relying on the fundamentals of shapes, textures, patterns, and lines to photograph various things around the house. It’s a very renewing feeling 👍📷

@Exercises10 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I especially liked what you said about “get off the interstate” and break the rules/guidelines of photography. You are right, we get trapped when we don’t experiment and try new ideas. My favorite feeling leans towards dark and moody black and white images. Many friends follow the rules and feel they can’t break them. When I judge photography I look for the creative artists.

@jamesmoros1274 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this again and again, Understanding the different level of engagement with the topic and Ones self makes me think that there is always more to see, do and enjoy with the end result been more creative 😊 thank you again.

@artlyons9024 2 жыл бұрын

I have been watching your videos since I 1st found them on You Tube. I love the way you challenge photographers to think differently about the way they look at a subject, to think outside of the box. Your philosophy , (if you must) or way you think of photography & mine are very much aligned & I find myself agreeing with you all the way through each of your videos. Your videos give me much to "chew on"...Thank you.

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you Art! Glad you agree with me :)

@kimchikidbear 2 жыл бұрын

I always say, if you don’t see a photo around you, don’t look at the objects but look at their shadows. Great great video sir! :-)

@ChrisHunt4497 2 жыл бұрын

Orange cat is back! Relief. Wonderful episode. I am learning so much just reading the comments.

@miguelb.6312 2 жыл бұрын

There's something to be said about pre-conceptions and it's relation to what we do. I always think about the concept of beginner's mind - Some of my best photos that I've taken, that are still in my portfolio, were ones that I took in the first 3 months of having my camera and going on one of those little adventures where I was just experimenting. I think looking to other artists work has it's place, but more on the technical side vs the abstract, personal side that resonates with others. Your passion talking about this really makes the video. Thanks for the inspiration.

@sarahthomson8183 2 жыл бұрын

This one thing I excel at, I think. Finding beauty/interest in every day subject matter. I've had to, as not much money for travel... Anything, anything at all could potentially make a beautiful or interesting photograph. Art is everywhere. Ooo, just read your question.. Quite, mysterious, quirky.

@Liisa3139 2 жыл бұрын

As a passionate gardener with a couple of forest like patches on the lot I have grown very interested in trees in the past few years. I'm crazy about flowers and perennials, but did not pay much attention to trees before. But as I started cutting down some ugly trees, I began to develop an eye for trees, the very ordinary ones as well as unusual ones in botanic gardens. Now I see their trunks (color, texture, branching), their leaves in different stages, their movement in the wind. There is a world in one tree alone!

@karendavtian6651 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your arrangement!!

@RobJorg 2 жыл бұрын

your timing is impressive, i am working on something. Would love to see more profile videos on old master photorgaphers like you did onPenn, winters and others. there are so many amazing photographers from the past and current that i dont know about. wish i could go back 40 years and start photorgaphy as a teenager.

@romanbublyk1721 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Endureromex 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Probably the best advice on photography.

@jonesnax 2 жыл бұрын

You are such a great teacher 🙏 Love listening to you

@brucerobertson6196 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the inspiration

@yanivabrale8256 2 жыл бұрын

One of the BEST photography lessons I saw... thank you!

@j.k5654 2 жыл бұрын

Man I just love your Videos. ALL of them.

@malcolmrendle6622 2 жыл бұрын

I just love your videos, they are such a tonic. . It is so easy to become dispondent in this world where everybody is a photographer and there seems little appreciation for the work that you put into creating images. When I am feeling "down" and thinking "why an I bothering?" I watch one of your lectures and feel soooooo much better with a fresh perspective. I don't know your background but I would guess that you come from academia, if not you should be as your teaching skill is first rate....Thanks for a great channel

@goldfinch2283 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@johnhawkins1606 2 жыл бұрын

Thought provoking as ever.

@Rob.1340 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.👍😎

@PhilKoenigBrooklyn 2 жыл бұрын

In the end. there's a vast difference between taking photographs and making photographs. Anyone can take a photograph. It takes work and attention to make them.

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@kishorchopda2846 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your insightful videos! It’s very interesting to see the world in our own unique ways and try to capture it… love your simplicity and straightforwardnesse🙏🏻

@asheeshkchopra 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for yet another wonderful video! Thankyou so much!

@yannickpeterhans2377 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible video once again. I don't think I've ever commented on a channel as much as yours, but I am truly indebted to your videos. Every single one challenges me and makes me think, rework, and re-rediscover my love for photography. Thank you my friend, and I am looking forward to the next video

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@sueowen3891 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite videos so far … and the cat’s back! The pepper photo is a brilliant example of what you’re describing.

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@judyboyd9530 2 жыл бұрын

I could listen to you all day 😊. You are so inspiring.

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@peterdadson7713 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video Alex. The take away has been most helpful.

@SusanReadGuthrie 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful understandings for those dedicated to developing their own unique vision. All your videos are helpful.

@chowtimewithruss1411 2 жыл бұрын

I’m just amazed every time I watch one of your videos! Great insight!

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@paulmstuart 2 жыл бұрын

The most important photography video I have seen to date. Thank you for sharing this.

@herveblanchon1530 2 жыл бұрын

Brillant content! Thanks!

@weisskm 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful episode. Thanks so much.

@discipleslim9506 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Professor! Your videos make me feel like I'm in photography school.

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome!

@glang4657 2 жыл бұрын

You are such a breath of fresh air.

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@iaincphotography6051 2 жыл бұрын

Keep them coming Alex, better than any vlog on how to photograph another well known, overused landscape.

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Iain!

@rakeshusharamkulkarni 2 жыл бұрын

I see myself in subtle way somewhere in Photograph. My inner feeling may be Silence, Stillness, Chaos, Moody, Dull, Flat and much more. Each and every Photo reveals myself to myself and somewhere someone may relate to it in similar way...

@kevinhanley3023 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. So many things I learn are really easy in principle. But when the subject of my Learning is a process, then I need aids to learn the process: check lists, ordered Q cards, etc. This can be both good or bad, for example a check list will help you visualize the process and remember the steps. On the other hand, once I start following the list I stop thinking/creating. I am manufacturing. OK, as long as some creativity went into the list. Creating an image from within me that evokes emotion in me (and maybe viewers) is a tricky process; there many things to consider. A learning aid helps you internalize your new way of thinking. In the end, I have to do do a fair amount of planning so that I can relax and shoot in the field.

@maheshtm2425 2 жыл бұрын

I love this a lot🥰🥰🥰🥰

@johnwyatt8844 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!! Thank you.

@matsfotografi 2 жыл бұрын

This video was kind of spooky! I've just made a huge creative and personal U-turn. This video sums up my new direction almost down to the letter... If you've only posted this six months ago it would've saved me lots of meditation, reading and deep thoughts;)) Love your enthusiasm in this clip, it's infectious!

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting to hear Mats. What sort of U turn have you made?

@matsfotografi 2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePhotographicEye I've finally decided that it's time to live life and make my images according to my own feelings. I've been far too entangled in how other people perceive my life/art. As a matter of fact, I'm replying to this from Gothenburgs art museum. Being surrounded by Chagall, Monet, Cezanne and Gauguin I think I've become an impressionist😁

@karma13612 2 жыл бұрын

WOW! So insightful. And so true. 👏📷❤️

@shortcakess1 Жыл бұрын

I hv learned so much

@lifetimesofamultiplemediam1003 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent as usual.

@ovejoeful 2 жыл бұрын

Takk!

@cruzinwiththecarrolls3776 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I was blind, but I am starting to see.

@alimkassim 2 жыл бұрын

Love this thank you

@sbai4319 Жыл бұрын

Alex - thanks for another great video. Can’t agree with you about Marmite! Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

@markominelab 2 жыл бұрын

First class content. You are superb communicator, made me really think about this subject.

@raduszilagyi6055 2 жыл бұрын

Inspiring as always. Thank you :)

@shyamalganguly3598 2 жыл бұрын

Noting what my inner voice tells on a particular subject to capture and taking time available for the shot to convey in my picture I preconceived inside my head before hand and giving the best possible placements of the objects in a particular scene to capture with nibleness that my instinct is capable of giving the fleeting moment petrified on the film or sensor is the way I like to make my own pictures. But I always appreciate what a confirmed and we'll established photoshooter has to opine for to better my pictures and I believe that photography has a fathomless depth to delve into with no end to learning it completely. Having said that, you must have to know all the technical aspects including composition and lighting etc you can only make use of them to your advantage by practicing assiduously over and over again until they become a second nature and you don't have to think of those techniques while you make your photographs is a necessity and emulating established photoshooters comes handy during the gestation period for emerging yourself as a different picture maker. Once the gestation period is over it will give birth the thinker in you and world will let you give opportunities to see things in a different light like every successful writer who once in the league of writing school composition on a single subject were found to be different ways of telling the same story but few at the end become as successful in composition as a successful and established writer capable of producing high quality end results and this is the reason why all of them don't come out as a poet or storyteller of recognition!! It really takes a lot of time and tenacity to cling to the purpose to be one, even if you are a born talent!!

@krzysztofdrozd6971 2 жыл бұрын

You need to follow other photographers to get some chunks of their work and techniques and make something your own ot of it all. It's good to follow the best, most impressive. Don't let the mediocre photo crowd get into you, saying you're not good enough, your work is bad, you don't follow the rules. Don't be afraid to cut out parts of body, cut off head, break all the rules - use it wisely and you will be unique. I love this channel, you're a cool guy ;) Here's a sub.

@eherrmann01 2 жыл бұрын

Another great, thought provoking video, thank you. I'm really liking the new look for the channel by the way.

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Erik. I'm experimenting with different looks to the videos, and trying to share them with a wider audience.

@Jackbrsp 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video, Alex. I just watched Ted's and you both are so much inspiring.

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@davidbrighten2572 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see the orange cat Alex. This is another wonderful message. Maybe the most important message and discussion on photography I have yet experienced on KZfaq , and I have watched far too many videos. Thank you

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, I told my wife the cat has a following of his own :D

@cmeluzzi 2 жыл бұрын

I love this channel, but honestly I've been missing the original inspirational videos like Avedon's. I liked the content of the channel - great artists that would act as models to us - as well as the pace of those videos. They looked more authentic, I'd say. Your new "educational" videos are cool, but there are dozens of channels that do the same thing with a standard "youtuber" dynamic. I'm saying that just because I watched Avedon's video again and there you said that you were open to suggestions. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge in this great channel.

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Claudio. Thanks for the feedback. At the moment I'm experimenting with different approaches and finding a happy medium. There's an interesting video from Veritasium, who covers science related content, where he talks about the struggle between making content that is informative, but at the same time having to play into the 'game' of KZfaq to get people to actually watch it. You may notice in this video I've started going back to the basics with presentation. Like you, I feel authenticity is more important than 'glitz' and by stripping away some of the fluff that's gotten stuck on the videos in the last few months, we're heading back to that.

@cmeluzzi 2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePhotographicEye Yes, I perfectly understand, Alex. You're right, the best thing is to try and find a balance between originality and KZfaq performance. And I suppose that finding a way to go with the flow of the ever-changing algorithms of the platform is a real challenge. Looking forward to your next great videos. Thanks for mentioning Veritassium, I'll take a look there. Cheers!

@kevin_howard_photo_arts 2 жыл бұрын

Another awesome video Alex. I'm hearing impaired and use the closed captions when watching you. You may be amused to know it interpreted blancmange as both "blemish" and "bromance". Being deaf can be fun sometimes.

@dpw6900 2 жыл бұрын

I know my neighbors must think I am mad But there is a lane that I will capture on film the way I see it in my minds eye.

@JohnDrummondPhoto 2 жыл бұрын

All I know about blancmange is that hilarious Monty Python skit.

@prodaphotography9053 2 жыл бұрын

nice blog sir

@warrend8362 2 жыл бұрын

Because of Covid I restricted myself right to the house and front yard and finding all the things within those boundaries that I usually just go flying by in the car and for the past year I’ve made some really amazing images all in the same Space can’t say that I’m forcing myself to look because I’m enjoying the process too much including turning my DSLR into a pinhole camera for a day That’s right a pinhole DSLR with nothing really in focus lol One of the best exercises a design teacher ever gave us Wayback when was to pick one thing and come up with as many views that nobody would consider and make them exciting to look at even if you didn’t recognize what they were anymore But it had become interesting and taken on a life of their own where you no longer thought oh there’s one of those So whenever I say there’s nothing new to shoot my foot reaches up and kicks me in the ass and says stop lying to yourself 😉

@RS-Amsterdam 2 жыл бұрын

Listening to your accent and the way you speak reminds me of Alain de Botton ;-)

@petervanriet5389 2 жыл бұрын

Whatever you do: don't think of a cow...... That, I think, sums up the challenge of doing away with preconceptions. Because when someone says that, you can't help but think of a cow. Therefore you cannot be only deliberate in avoiding preconceptions, because than you are still using them to define what you are doing. So yes: experiment without thinking en just be direct with what you feel and see.

@sbocajneok 2 жыл бұрын

You want to know photography? Follow this channel!

@conchscooter 2 жыл бұрын

Oooh. You’ve fixed the sound. I like blancmange but now I have to see it and hate it in my pictures. The sacrifices, the pain.

@ingechristensen4163 2 жыл бұрын

I took a photo of a big red stinging jellyfish and I love that photo. This beautifull creature with colors that match the Nature so it almost disappears. Most peoble have Said, what a beautifull photo But then one of my other friends saw it and she was like - ihhhh this jellyfishes are so nasty! She just saw the animal not the picture.

@largophoto 2 жыл бұрын

..the good news..as always a delightful excursion of photographic rationale...bad new I ate a whole packet of Jaffa Cakes while ⌚ ng...just another thought if two photographers met at the local tea shop and ordered a blamanche for ..would they talk about photography...or would it be if they choose strawberry v coffee..

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

Is a Jaffa Cake a cake or a biscuit?? That's the real question of our time!

@Aslowfade 2 жыл бұрын

What do people 'Do' with their photos now. Very few people buy photos to hang on the wall, Very few company's pay for great photos, certainly most news outlets and such are more than happy with a snap taken on a phone. Where is the outlet now . I follow many photo channels but no one talks about what they do with the finished photo , how to get it out in the world . Flicker isn't the site it used to be , can be quite toxic . So what really is the point . spend hours getting a great photo, show to a few friends and family then store it away . I would love a video on this subject .

@neilcole3406 2 жыл бұрын

Have you tried Marmite with peanut butter?

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

haha, I can't stand peanut butter (but love peanuts, and everything PB flavoured weirdly. Just actual PB leaves me grossed out)

@piotrkoper8530 2 жыл бұрын

Everything about what You saying in this very episode is so fascinating and dens but From 9:58 my all senses and all my attention was drown to unsharp orange subject laying in your background, I couldn't listen to what You are saying. Instead of observing Your face my mind was wanting to see that cat!! please, show me THAT CAT! (btw answering Your question about my feeling when looking at photo or video at the moment..)

@johnman5537 2 жыл бұрын

would be good to see a demo?

@ThePhotographicEye 2 жыл бұрын

I felt in this particular video, because I was trying to challenge the way we think we see things, it was best to let the viewers mind try and flex itself.