Awesome tips, I liked that you showed what you were talking about...stepping in and out of the light, showing the brightly lit wall that you used to brighten up your face and the tip I liked the most was where you did the dull commentary showing that you need to be having fun and liking what you're doing or it will show up in your video.

Thanks for sharing David 😀😀😀

Looks great, and sounds great..... Great tips David!

This is all excellent advice, and I like that you slipped in some interesting photos as well.

David Your the only machinist videographer I know of you show a different view of life coming from the perspective of a working person like myself who does photography as a hobby. And yes you do inspire me to get out with my video camera as well as digital camera and take pictures

Well said..good stuff..

LOL! David I love the way your Southern humor kicks in. The night photos were awesome- bridge especially! Trains are a special fav, my brother was a part time engineer and worked on the engines. Show him an engine- he could figure it out and fix it. Say, have you ever been to the Birmingham area to photograph any of the old buildings? The old asylum is pretty neat- my son has taken pics some of the old buildings- pretty cool. There is a huge old factory you can see from the hwy that is a popular photographer's 'playground'.

All nice tips David. Now maybe it will motivate me to go out and finally start my videos.

Great points David. Experience can be a painful and expensive teacher in all aspects of life. I don’t shoot much video but already learned a mini lesson about sound. I now own an inexpensive shotgun mike. It’s a huge improvement over the on camera mic. If I’m going to make any videos I’ll need to upgrade that and grab a lav mic like you’re using. As someone who was just trolled on Reddit I can appreciate your point about not taking things too seriously. I’m sure you’ve experienced that here too and it’s a point which needs to be remembered by anyone who posts.

Great Tips David. Only 5? I think you could do 15! Ha Ha. Have a good week. Ron

Great tips for people that do vlogs or take video's of their day....I don't do any of that, not even on my phone...but I enjoy watching people that take the effort that do

Excellent points! Simple is almost always better.

Nikkor top 5 manual focus lens in my opinion are 1. 28mm f2.8 Ai-s 2. 55mm f2.8 micro nikkor Ai-s 3. 300mm f4.5 Ai-s ED 4. 50mm f1.8 pancake (Japanese 0.45m min focusing version) 5. 105mm f2.5 Nikkor (ai or a is) or 135mm f2.8 Its possible there are some ridiculous money is no object superior super telephoto primes. But realistically these are the best manual Nikkor lenses, they are all pretty affordable and should be the lenses anyone shooting film on a non autofocus Nikon camera should consider first. There are faster lenses, wider lenses, zooms and alternate focal lengths but they aren't as good.

Nice video. I use my Nikon 55mm f3.5 lens with the same adapter on my Fuji XT3. It is very sharp if you can nail the focus. I prefer to shoot at around f16 for more depth of field. It is excellent for near and mid range shooting, but I don’t recommend it for landscape photography.

I have that same lens and lost the tiny bearing ball from the aperture ring while cleaning it 😢

I use the 55mm 2.8 on a D300. Excellent results. More like the film prints of 70's-80's. No need for any modern effects from the computer.

I got this lens. It's nice and all but I still like my 135 2.8 series E even better than this one.

I took out the 35-105mm AF just today! I think just a few years after the one you used, but also very nice work by Nikon

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180 or 200mm is one of my favorite ranges. I liked it for candid street photography. I didn't know about the 180 f2.8 when I was shooting 35mm film but my 200 f4 was a fairly light lens that I used around the pits to shoot candids of the drivers and mechanics. Came in useful when I was on a ferry shooting the passengers. The closer they were to me, the better the bokeh, even at f4. I suspect the f2.8 is even easier to separate the background from the subject. I need to experiment like you are doing using a digital camera. I do have a Df. My experience is with my Nikon F.

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Really great advice, David. I especially liked you points about camera brands and enjoying your machine.

As usual, David, you bring up some interesting points. By the way, imposter syndrome is unavoidable. Google the Dunning Kruger syndrome in Photography. Explains it perfectly. Basically, if you keep taking photographs you will eventually have it. It should be looked on as a badge of honour!

I'm a self taught renaissance man that's got gas but I get by just enough to pass...spread yourself too thin and you'll never win but I love dipping that toe in just about everything. Cool thing about a hobby is you don't have to do it like a job but you wish you could. During a 1989 interview with Mark Rowland (per George Harrison on George Harrison: Interviews and Encounters), George said, in a way, he knew he was supposed to be a guitar player, but he didn’t feel like one. I used some new gear that I hadn't practiced on at an event today and had a better experience than my other camera which I carried as well and knew better. Was it because of the tech or was it because I enjoyed using it more? Why have I hung around watching the Georgia Photographer for so many years when there are so many other bigger channels out there? I have no idea other than David is the real deal...whatever that is, it's David.

I own one for my D810

Definitely agree about finding the camera that you feel good using. I am very well into the Lumix camp because I love the feel and usability of their cameras. Really no other reason. I would have no problem using another brand but I can see myself always going back to Lumix because of the way it makes me feel.

Good points!

I enjoy watching your videos, usually here at the computer with a morning cup of coffee. What I like especially about your shows are a couple of things. One, you strike me as being a good dude and your enthusiasm for photography is inspiring. I live in another part of the country, your casual photo walks with a neat camera and lens around Chattanooga and the surrounding small towns and countryside I find interesting, informative and downright fun! Your people pictures, when you do take them, are excellent. As long as you keep posting your work, I'll keep watching. Thanks

Great discussion! Thank you.

This was a great video David, I agree with everything you said, especially about getting to know your camera properly. Its like a car, if you want to drive it really well you cant change car every 6 months, after 2-3 years you know exactly how that car will behave, same with cameras. I wanted to mention about the imposter syndrome thing. I would say to you, its not for you to judge if your work is good enough, its up to others. You shouldnt worry so much. its like if your work is appealing to people or not is up to other people and how you feel about it doesnt matter. So just go for it. One other thing id mention and its not in relation to any particular youtube channel, just a general observation, if something is popular or not doesnt tell you if its good or not. Look at mcdonalds, super popular, any good? Generally popularity and quality have nothing to do with each other, we can still say mcdonalds is doing something right because people buy it but good and right are really different. Its playing a different game. You can be good and popular or bad and popular as well though, because they are different games.

David I got into hiking for stress relief from work , life and at one time having a long commute in LA Traffic because of the in teresting scenery I saw hiking I got more than a passing interest in photography. There is one truth no matter how well or good you are there is always somebody better. I have hiked and photographed Half Dome in Yosemite I have summited it 3X , Angel's Landing Zion N.P. also two of the most dangerous hikes in the US . I have visited almost every National Park in California and photographed them. When I was in the hospital for heart surgery the staff found it hard to believe I had hiked all the places as most heart patients have succumbed to a number of vices to require heart surgery. I had no underlining conditions and was in better than normal health for a person of my age. So I do the things for myself i do photography and hiking for relaxation I did the surgery mainly because I wanted to return to hiking my quality of life was missing a important element the ability to hike and to me it was worth the risk of surgery to be able to do so again .

Good talk, David! Were your ears burning on Thursday? I mentioned you twice in the video I was working on that day. :)

I enjoyed this video.

Hey David, you are spot on. For people searching for a Photography channel on KZfaq, the YT search engine uses amongst other things, THE TRANSCRIPT OF WHAT IS SAID DURING THE VIDEO and, yes, the comments are part of the search engine too :)

I actually wish I had better KZfaq skills. It’s hard for me to talk to a camera for some reason. I like all of your videos.

Very good video David ... I see so many photo channels that just copy everyone else .. if you just stop and take look ... most are editing their photos the same .. Nothing is different .. most just have no imagination when it comes to content ... "just copy what everyone else is doing " . I do Photography for myself .. not to have a lot of likes ... " keep your channel going David .. do it for yourself .. Have a great day and get your camera out and take some pictures ... 🙂

Everyone have different views on there photography, I enjoy the difference. Enjoy and be youreelf. Thanks David

David: it is clear that you understand the "situation". All you need to do is do the things that give you pleasure and always, ALWAYS, keep on learning and get out there & take pictures. I watch your channel to share your photographic journey (and a few other diversions) and to learn from you sharing your experiences. Ken Bair

You all hit the like button and give David some love.

Good talk David. Love these philosophical type content. You have given a lot of good advice in this video. I heard once from another creator, If you are going to create a Video then go with intent of creating that video. I have found that video creation is rewarding more than my photography.

Hi David!! This was a video with a lot of wisdom and advice!! I have always enjoyed your videos because you talk to your viewers like at a backyard barbecue - down to earth. Best Duane

Love this one! Some of the points you made about getting views are also in today’s LIM video! It’s fine to rise from the dead! :)