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"The best laptop" *pull up a Mac" 💀

Good advice. I'm going out in the Cairngorms Scotland tomorrow morning. Hopefully the grey weather will give good moody highlights.

yes, I have known this for years. your either an artist or your a geek. geeks are hung up on specs and an artist will make any camera work even if they have many trial and error shots. pond5 wants 4k video because the buyer may want to use it to air on TV. but i love 1080p and thats what i use for my self.

Panasonic Lumix, S1r a camera that is astonishing. The Mark two version of it is going to be even better. Everybody’s got opinions, but if you want to do credible high-quality Print Work affordably, it can be done at the highest level with this camera and the Leica SL2.

Who would buy a photo of three chairs though? Not many. Ps the hover on your website is broken. The images just go white and there’s nothing to see

In the pandemic years, what really helped me to shoot more was to just have the camera at my desk always at hand. And that still helps.

Great tips👌

Oh great another “photo community” Be VERY cautious with that approach because I feel you got inspired by Thomas Heaton / Simon Baxters insane $17 a month “community”. Which let’s be honest, it’s a community for elites / rich people who can afford all their overpriced workshops and not for the people who actually watch their content. It’s $17 a month to be a huge barrier to entry and I’m shocked people haven’t left their channels in droves. So be very careful if you are going to charge for it…..because I can see a lot of viewers getting the message if the pricing is for a certain economic market.

Nice video

totally agree I remember when i got my first dslr (canon 40d) feeling very happy with the amazing 10MP and then going to the wildlife photography exib. half the entries and winners were on old 10d's or similar and i had the same thoughts then - its clearly not the camera its the artist - yes it can help having better focus or a bit more MP but its really all in the art

In the film era, durability and duty cycles were always the prime feature of flagship pro models. Bleeding-edge innovation was rolled out on amateur offerings to work the bugs out first. Pro models got very few iterative design improvements in their product life cycles that could be as long or longer than a decade

"The Best Camera" is often the one that most readily gets out of the way for unhindered shooting. Some pro digital cameras get this ergonomics question right-- others do not. Simplified menus and assignable buttons for the half dozen features a pro uses all the time are indicators that the product line truly caters to and cares about professionals. OLED EVFs that look as good as a phone (beginning to rival even an optical VF!) are a move in the right direction. There are big improvements in tech that are must haves, big leaps forward that come along once or twice in a decade that are game changers. Low noise backlit sensors, IBIS and VR lenses, 4K video with enough dynamic range to frame-grab stills at 60 fps. Incremental improvements aren't worth the system swap expense and learning curve

Great video Rick, so very true and you've highlighted my biggest conundrum. I also plan to go out tomorrow, might even be back to a woodland that I can get to easily on my lunch break. Videos like this and speaking to fellow photographers are always what drives me to pick up my camera and get out. It's a bit like when I used to have a gym across the road from work and actually talking to co-workers about routines and exercises would spur me on even more. Although I think photography is much more enjoyable than the gym haha.

They are exactly my problems! The biggest one that I can’t keep up with, I’m way behind and I give up. ❤

I needed a kind, poke-in-the eye about my photography. Thank you!

You don’t really need the latest equipment to take great photos. Some of my best photos were captured with an old camera and even with a mobile phone. For example, I have a photo taken with my Galaxy S2 that I’m really proud of-it turned out exceptionally well despite being taken at night with only a cheap LED flashlight. This shows that photography isn’t about having the best gear, but about how you use it. If you can manage lighting effectively and make the most out of every situation, even a camera like the Nikon D5100 remains a great choice today and can be purchased used at an affordable price. I still use my 55-300mm lens, which I acquired 11 years ago. I’m considering upgrading to a slightly better lens, but this one is still in excellent condition. I’ve taken over 6,000 photos with it, and despite not treating it very gently, it remains fully functional, which makes me very happy. Currently, I use a Nikon D7500, and sometimes I feel that my lens is bottlenecking my photography progress. However, it’s ultimately not about the camera itself, but how you utilize it. Great photography is achievable with the right techniques and creativity, regardless of the equipment you have.

i still use the sony a7 mark ONE. New cameras are too expensive. They want 2k€ for the new a7 😕

Couldn’t agree more. My own photography with both very affordable and expensive cameras confirms this.

Some great advice - cheers!

This was what I needed. Thanks for the advise.

I absolutely love this video - I thought I was the only one who felt like this was a real problem. It really resonates with having a young family and a demanding job, however you offer some great advice! So glad I saw it 👌🙏

I’m out tomorrow (fog!) and I’m agonising which part of the Lake District to go, what image do I need to improve on, do I go for a new location! 🙈😂 it’s all nuts really Rick! ❤ the vid!

Great video on a great topic, Rick 👏🏻👏🏻 you are certainly not alone in your previous/current thinking. I know, myself with work and our almost two year old, I barely even get to even think of going out with the camera. Like you I have been trying to just bring the camera everywhere we go just to have it on hand in case. Luckily, my lovely wife is on board and always asks before we leave to ensure I have a camera on the ready. Keep up the good work. Definitely have a great channel here, Rick.

As a parent we have duties we must carry out according to our status in life. These need to come first. And so I go to work everyday. Our spouse, eventually, will bring out the best and worst in us because they will know us. This marriage journey is the spiritual journey and it's how we heal our wounds, first by opening them, debriding them (sorry I'm a veterinary surgeon by trade) and then repairing them. This is exactly what the spiritual journey is and why it is so hard sometimes. But it's also what drives our creativity and gives it meaning. Don't be afraid of the hard yards, the rewards are eternal.

You would do better by not telling people what they should do.

You're a great teacher and role model mate. Thank you!

I feel you! Keep it up man. Best regards from a Portuguese photographer

Thank you, Rick. This is a must watch video for all creatives or for all people in general. Cheers to your journey and taking us along for the ride 🙌

Thank you for this video, just what I needed. I'm thinking about my online presence, what I'm going to do with my photos, etc. I usually don't really have a problem with going out for photography, and I often have my camera with me, and always my phone that takes more than decent photos. It's more the editing that makes me procrastinate. Because I have too many photos I think. I've already decided not to take my camera with me when the weather is grey, as I really hate editing these photos and they make me procrastinate terribly. Trying to say much in a few lines and there's so much missing, but I really appreciate what you're saying here and I'll keep it in mind. Weather conditions don't look good the coming week so I won't plan in a session, but I went out to take photos this morning 🙂

It’s all about manageable chunks ;)

I really admire people who are photographers (whether professionally or hobbyists) and parents at the same time. My mother had a deep desire to learn piano but I could see how parenthood took away the time and focus needed to make meaningful progress. Thank you for talking about this very real thing - people should feel like they have space for creativity and the strategies to make it happen. 💝

I enjoy how you attack common problems and give honest open solutions

Well done Rick ! Time management with photography is a huge hurdle to overcome and when you add video editing into the mix well 😳🤯But you’ve got it right you have to make the time just like anything else that means something to you …keep em coming and look forward to your newsletter..Best Art

A great narrative as per usual Rick well done and highlighting exactly the steps we take even without knowing that we are taking those steps. I’m heading on a shoot right now to a place that I know you know well enough.😅

if you would have shown up three weeks later there would be no way to get a picture without 3,942 american hillbillies throwing trash and letting their children run and swim in the mud pots. so winter is pretty much the only time to go.

Thank you So Much !!!!

What microphone do you use?

I lived in this neck of the woods for 4 years and I think you took more pictures than I ever did in that time frame. TBH I never did shake my urban photography roots and adapt... there is still seems to be an element of luck when shooting in the dark woods.

Keeping it real. Love the video

You mentioned that Etsy is a "race to the bottom" and than you promote Fiverr, which is even more of a race to the bottom platform. That's a little weird to me.

hey yall. im a beginner photographer, looking to make a blog/portfolio. i want to take portraits of people, landscape stills, and even some video. what's a good starting camera i could buy in the $200-$350 range?

Now everyone just need a latest cellphone rather then real camera. They are sufficient for majority.

I have just bought the X100s and I love it.

Gfx100s. Dont need anything else.

This guy's "My Kit" has over $10,000 in bodies and lenses listed in the description. Don't say it bruh. Live it.

Finally someone talk true about photography. It was all about learning aperture priority, depth of field and lighting and now modern cameras are taking this away. I mean, there is almost no need to know what you're doing apart from getting to know your camera. It does all the thinking for you! The theory and expertise are slowly being removed. A good photographer doesn't need 120 pic in one second unless you're doing slow motion. If you can't get the shot you want in just a few pics, you're not going to get it, simple. Modern cameras are dumbing people down, their understanding of what they are doing is removing the essence of being a photographer. Imagine cameras getting so advanced that a 5 y/o can take a professional pic and win an award when in reality it should be going to the camera as AI takes over. Sad but true.

I just purchased a Fujifilm Fineoix S4000, what is your thoughts on this camera especially for entry level?

I wish i saw this before i bought my full frame camera. But im still happy with no regrets i bought something i can grow into dispite it not being the newest or highest specification. I felt embarrassed but this gave me confidence in my purchase of the sony A7C for my hybrid use.

For stills I'm getting great results on my Oly EP-5 but looking for something with good 4K capabilities and PDAF. As for MPix, can do a lot with 20Mpx and higher can be a hindrance. Good glass is important though, pic a few good lenses and work with them. Really big prints - even building sides, remember that people will not be face up against the print looking at the resolution.

There was a time when new gear mattered as digital went through an exponential increase in quality.... Especially from say 2000-2010. After that it mattered less and less and less with each passing year.