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I thought you'd like a little bit of free marketing. I did not took advantage of your images in any kind of way. I just showed great work done by great artists and the copyright is completely theirs/ yours (which I also mentioned).

@@theBWexperience That's not the same as asking for permission for using someone's images. Again, I appreciate the admiration, but you should have asked me first.

Thank you for your lovely comment. So nice that you feel inspired by him, too!

Thanks for letting me know. He is so different that somehow makes him special.

Yes, I totally agree. The trend is to have even more megapixels and sharper images. And if somebody uses AI in the editing process, the images will even be more clinical. So I would rather do the opposite and to add a bit of mystery and wonder 😀

Yes, to create something outstanding one has to stand out & be different than majority.

Thanks for leaving this nice comment!

Thanks a lot for sharing! I will certaibly check out your recommendations.

Yes, his legacy is more than his photographic work. That’s why I admire him.

i completely agree

Thanks for letting me know. Alan is great! He has also an interesting RUclips channel.

@@theBWexperience Yes, that classic English funny man style.

I was impressed by it too, years ago. Until I understood the girl was Schaller's model. 🤣🤣🤣

@@alexstrasser1 She was modeling for that photo.. has he stated as such?

Definitely! We have to let him know that we‘re waiting for that book 😀

Thanks! Yes, I can easily add 20 more great photographers 😆 Which ones do you miss that inspire you?

@@theBWexperience Fan Ho, John free, Michael kenna, Paul hart , Ian Brabham, Joel tjintjelaar , Sebastian salgado , Jack curran , Matt black just to name a few 😊 two of them are dead now but all on instagram very inspiring 😀

Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for letting me know

Thank you very much for your nice comment! Great to hear that you got inspired by these artists.

Yeah, she is great!

I don’t think any of Claudio’s images are AI generated (though some might be that I don’t know of). I felt (like some others) that some of Keizot’s photos were AI generated but no obvious signs of it so they might not be any. With some photos it’s obvious while with others it’s not. AI is fine but I wish the creator would tell if asked: many people asked keisot if his photos were AI and he never answered.

On his website Claudio Dell‘Osa claims that these are photographs. Before checking that I also thought that he just uses Photoshop/etc. to create that look and not AI. But nowadays nobody really knows for sure 🙈 Nevertheless I thinks it‘s a very creative way to make (mysterious) portraits.

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As with any social media platform, you have to use it properly to get some value out of it. I too follow some channels that distract me more that I get value (e.g. NBA channels, etc.). Thanks for your comment 🖤

Nice! He has a great portfolio, too. Thanks for letting us know 🖤

Thank you very much 🖤

Thank you for the kind words 🖤

It‘s funny that you mention him. I have had him on the list and follow him on RUclips as well. Great stuff. But I hat to make the cut as I already showed 21 photographers in this episode 😀 Thanks for your comment/ recommendation 🖤

Thanks for leaving such a nice comment 🖤 You probably mean Noel Bodle, right? I will probably travel to Southern England this summer, so his work is also a source of inspiration to me.

Defo Claudio's images look AI generated

I think every photographer in this video used Photoshop/Lightroom/etc to some degree. That‘s a way they want to express their vision. It seems that this is a general trend in photography. One can like it or not. AI nowadays is so capable that we get suspicious quickly. But again it can also be a nice source of inspiration. I can get a great idea for a photo project (which I want to shoot on film for example) from an AI created image. The thing is, one should not call oneself a photographer when the image is completely created by AI. On the other hand, using AI in Photoshop to remove unwanted subjects is a nice tool. What do you think?

Great that you enjoyed the video.

Keisot it is, sorry for that typo 🙈 The link in the „shownotes“ is correct though. Thanks for your comment!

@@theBWexperienceThank you for the info

You are very welcome. Glad you enjoyed the episode 🖤

Thanks for your lovely words 🖤

Thanks for your lovely words 🖤 Glad that these artists inspire you, too.

He may be retired from photography but he will not rest in protecting the environment. True hero.

I wish you all the best for your journey! I will also dive deeper into panoramic photography. It has something magical.

Vielen Dank für die Tipps! Das sind zwei tolle Fotografen. Ich finde insbesondere die SW Serien von MvG herausragend (Worldpanorama & Swisspanorama)

Thanks for your message. Glad you enjoyed the episode.

Thanks for your comment. Venice is most beautiful before the crowds gather. The best time is very early in the morning (before the sunrise) and until appx 9am. Then you will be mesmerized 😉 Regarding your camera: It depends on the stories you want to tell and the things you want to capture. The Holga is a very special tool. It will not always work in Venice but maybe that could make a difference. The M3 even with the widest lens (50mm) lens could be too narrow in some circumstances. But again, if that is your style than that‘s fine. If I would go to Venice again, I would take a 21mm and a 35mm lens with me as I would like to capture more of its outstanding architecture. Hope that helps.

Exactly! Thanks for sharing your point of view, too.

It depends on what stories you want to tell. Salgado had the urge to make the world aware of all the suffering in Africa in order to provike change. And I feel also moved by his landscape/nature images where there is no suffering. But I get your point, we feel more connected to other human beings.

Thank you so much for your feedback! That‘s very helpful! To me the regular editions of the books are just fine. Or is the print/paper that much better in the special editions?

True that. Glad that you feel the same about his work.

❤ you get great photographers, you get outstanding photographers, and then you have Sebastiao Salgado 👍

Certainly the risk of watching these kind of videos is that you start comparing yourself to the masters who made thousands of pictures every year for 20/30/40 years and you see just the tip of the iceberg, their 50 best images. So this is not fair. Don‘t be to hard on yourself! Everyone is an artist to some degree. The best thing you can do is doing more of the thing you love doing the most. If you spent more and more time doing that, you do not only feel happier, you also get much better at it and your joy of doing the thing you love doing the most can inspire other people as well. I learned that lesson this year, too. Not all of us can be and will be superstars. We have a different role. But I believe that we should pursue what makes us feel happy and alive, so that we will have a positive impact on others (and that can have a ripple effect). Maybe your work will inspire a future „superstar“. Who knows. But the most important thing is to focus on yourself and what makes you truely happy.

Keep a pocket Canon 310 Elph in your jacket pocket when you go out. Keep lint off it. I have a pile of expensive Fuji X gear, but never take it out for many reasons. My 310 Elph has given me amazing pics, and now with Topaz Photo AI, there goes the sky grain.

@@sclogse1 Having just gotten a Z8, there's no Elphs in my future. 😄One of the lenses I got is the (relatively) cheap 25-50. With that, in a backpack it's weightless, no excuse not to always take it out.

Then I hope this video at least has inspired you to watch the documentary about him: „The Salt of the Earth“ or the Ted Talk (see link in caption).

Thanks so much for your lovely words! I own Salgado‘s book „Genesis“ and it is much more stunning than the images on the screen, obviously. Glad, that you feel the same about his work.

I am glad the core messages of this video help you on your journey. They surely helped me, too! Thanks for letting me know.