haha yep, the 'skip ads' button is the most clickable thing on YT! I hear you about the mac - my laptop has become so unreliable that I've had to plump up for a new MacBook.....I held off until 'cyber week' just to see if there might be anything, but no! Ridiculous price at even the base model - I need that beer after paying that! So far, no flack - well I deleted two idiots, but that's just the weekly norm on here haha Thanks Martin

Cheers mate. There was a report in the UK last week that suggested each person sees an average of 1000 advertisements per day.....it's shocking really. I've definitely had my moments over the years of being sucked in but the improvement of how to use, is so much better (and cheaper) than the improvement of what you use. Hope you had a great long weekend with the family mate :)

Yeah it’s clearly scripted by a marketing person rather than a photographer

Fair point! 😆

Thanks for your thoughts Sarah. I completely get where you are coming from, but I've seen enough terrible images from photographers with gear worth tens of thousands to be of the opinion that for those who have the skill, digital just makes things easier. But those without skill, it is no considerable help outside of aiding focus. Knowledge, experience and an individual style will always trump technology.

haha thanks Roger :)

You and me both - I bought a 5d mark iv because of marketing ploys and perceived pressure from groups of photographers that I must have it if I'm going to be a pro. It did nothing for me whatsoever (I'm not knocking it btw, it's a great camera) and I ended up selling it less than 18 months later. I take a lot of pride these days in being able to produce sellable work with nothing more than a decade ish old crop and a cheap zoom - and it is a level of photography that 10 years ago I was made to feel was only possible with high end gear. Turns out that experience and knowledge trumps gear every time. Thanks Lee, hope you are good too.

I've been a full time pro for four years and I'm telling you, in that time, not a single client (outside of an agent) has ever had any questions about the gear I'm using. I don't list it anywhere (other than with said agent as per their requirements) and I don't talk about it with any potential clients. Nobody cares about gear outside of photographers, all clients care about are the final images, they don't care what you use to do the job, as long as you can do the job. And I talk to a lot of other pros, most of which are using old cameras - some of which are crops. The 'pro' world that exists within YT, photography groups and social media is definitely not the pro world that I work within......that video I did the other week with the statues using the 'cheaper old gear' wasn't a one-off haha. Of course (just for transparency!), I wouldn't use a bridge camera to shoot a wedding....I'm sure you get that's not what I'm saying.....but the saying horses for courses holds true. All that said though, I was looking at the deals over the weekend too and thankfully held myself back from a new purchase - sometimes clarity of thought can be lost in discounted confusion ha ;)

I didn't want to dwell on the product itself as I really didn't want that to become the talking point. But I definitely took it as a scripted line, not a faux pas. haha yeah the screen, I need to increase the sleep time when recording - I didn't have the flip out so didn't see it until the edit! Thanks for watching mate.

It was a conscious decision to not include any more of the advert. Two reasons, firstly, I really didn't want the talking point to be about the software in question, if I had included more of the ad then I know that would have been where it went. And secondly, it wasn't my intent to rag on the other photographer in the advert.....he's just earning a crust and reading out lines probably scripted for him. As for the rest of your comment, I agree completely. If we want innovation and development then of course, the manufacturers & developers need to be making profit through sales. But there is another way, just look at Fender Play in the music world. A perfect example of how a company can vastly improve sales through a programme of helping artists improve their skill levels with their current tools. Eventually you upskill the artist enough that they will inevitably want to upgrade their tools....and through the process created a strong brand loyalty.

@@LetsClickPhotography: Good points, fair. I see what you are saying and it makes sense. I appreciate your good example too. Interesting example with Fender Play. I will think on it more. Have a great day!