A Photographers WORST Nightmare.
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- Опубликовано: 23 окт 2020
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Photography is often a long and winding journey, and even though photos can be created in a fraction of a second, it's usually the case that it takes a lot of work and time with a camera in hand to get to that point. In this video I go back to a spot in Snowdonia that I visited three years ago for a photo opportunity, and thanks to my stupidity, it's taken me until now to get a picture.
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Lmao 🤣 and be careful cause mints and sweeteners in them can give you 💩's .... Lesson learned hard way (or soft way ) which ever way you want to look at it.... Take care dude
At least the Tooth Fairy carries coins. You'll be quids in.
"To put right a mistake I made three years ago."
I was expecting you to walk to a buried body in the next shot.
😂
haha!
That wasn't a mistake, that guy took James parking spot.
Clearly his own fault
The mistake being, it wasn't still buried.
Rule: Always do a photo before putting your camera in your bag - that makes you never forget sd cards, lens, and batteries.
I like that!
Or you have a camera that shows the battery and card status on the shoulder display even when it's off..... One look and you know that the camera is ready.
good idea! I always leave the SD-card door open until I have put the card back.
Good tip!
@@TripleU-E Me too!
I've watched a bunch of your content now and I just want to say how much I appreciate the slower more natural and casual tempo if you know what I mean haha. It is really calming yet inspiring. Thanks for the honest reviews and great life lessons. I don't know why I felt it was important to mention.. I just appreciate a bit of natural non-perfection in the sea of polished and speed up youtube content. Keep it up! what a gem this channel is! cheers :)
So glad to hear someone else who hates the effect of blurring the water. That technique is grossly overdone these days.
Hey! Congrats on the move to Wales man, love it out there. P.S. If you miss seeing blue skies, you're always welcome down in Portugal for a bit!
As lovely as Wales is, you don't move there if you like seeing blue skies.
Worst nightmare happened to me recently. On shoot with a couple (just before their baby is born) took about 1000 photos. Saved on both cards. Got to my studio, started transfering the photos, crashed on photo #14. Went to see what happened, both SD cards were clean. No files whatsoever ... a single tear dropped down my face, then ... massive anger!
Had to reshoot the whole thing the following week... first time it happened to me in 10+ years of shooting every single week. Set both cards on fire. Bought new cards. They did the job fine.
The files are actually "there", there are utilities to get them back. I know, I had same problem too :)
Came for the photography, stayed for all the grandpa groans.
“Yeaaurggh”
***Spoiler Alert***
I don't know why but I feel oddly disappointed that the worse nightmare was forgetting the SD cards and not a mangled camera like the one in the preview pic appeared to look like to my tired eyes 🤔
Lol, that’s how it looked to my tired eyes, too. I feared the worst.
Yeah, this is not SUCH a bad nightmare. You can usually find an SD card in any town. What's worse is a "no SD card" message when the SD card, full of your shots, IS in the camera. Just it's dead now, and you don't have a backup.
I thought it had been dunked in a stream with the card door open.
Yeah I thought for sure he had slipped and camera was dropped. I fell on a slippery rock trying to get an idyllic shot in Wales like that a couple years ago but luckily only wet my pants and shoes, camera was ok.
@@leaf4958 No; you were right. It was clickbait. Not coming here again.
What a beautiful place. That bridge was amazing. You're right about the trees - they are wonderful, but very complicated to compose.
Perfect, cup of tea and chill watching James. Congrats on the move.
Thanks for another great video James, good luck with the new photography room.stay safe in the current situation and Patagonia.
Photoshop tutorials are always greatly appreciated! Thank you for another great video.
Really enjoyed that drone shot and video of the bridge! Keep up the good work!
Would love to see your editing process. Gorgeous photos as always.
This episode was mint mate. That view looking back downstream at 3:27 was beautiful. I certainly would have taken a pic of that, but I’d probably have taken 100 different shots of that beautiful location.
What a stunning location! Great video as always.
Loved this James.
Loved this vlog mate. What a stunning location!
Congratulations to you and Emily on the successful move "home", will we get a glimpse of the new house?
Crap that you are going to have to endure another 2 weeks isolation, I think we are all just sick and tired of this damn virus, my heart goes out to those who are struggling to make ends meet.
Take care and stay safe.
Great stuff James!
Stunning colours!...wow!
Love the tonality of your photos so yes I vote yes to see how you edit them. Great video again.
That's funny because I hate the colour grade on his photos, but that's his choice and I'll keep watching anyway.
Batteries, flat or left behind. They are the bane of my photography. Another great vlog as always James and the perfect way to start the weekend.
James, I really like it that you show your shots as you talk about them, even if you don’t think it the best composition. It really helps me (the viewer) see the decision making process and therefore improve my own photography. Thanks as always 👍
Thanks Richard!! 😃
Welcome back
What a great way to spend a day
You should consider using a longer lens (70-200mm equivalent) for woodland. I saw at least 3 marvelous compositions in the first four minutes of this video that a longer lens would have captured brilliantly. They're great for isolating details, tree branch patterns, etc. in the woods. My last foliage shoot the other day, I used my long zoom almost exclusively. Anyway, congrats on the new house. I look forward to your upcoming Wales content.
bringing it back home with a mint.... thank you for your enthusiasm.
what a beautiful location James, you got some lovely photos that day! would love to see more editing videos as well - always helpful. cheers to you from Toronto
Last time I tried for drone footage like that, my drone had it's first (and last) swimming lesson.
Much more careful with the replacement. Including insurance!
Beautiful work as always, James.
Good to see you :) And, glad you're moved. Funny you should mention the tripod. I am looking into getting a TLT Bucky for my work. Got some saving up to do. But, absolutely interested in seeing the edits. That is one of my biggest challenges, currently. The edits...
Best of luck getting back to normal!
Nice video, photos James. :)
Saw your title - and having just got back from a tramp/hike to Kapuni Lodge on Taranaki on which I'd discovered I had no SD card in my camera and nor did I have a spare stowed away somewhere even after taking great care to pack everything I needed the night before - I immediately thought, 'today it's no SD card in the camera!' And lo and behold, there you were - remedying a 'No SD card' from three years prior. Fortunately for me, I won't have to wait three years to get up to Kapuni Lodge again as it's a 40-minute drive from Te Hāwera to Te Rere o Kapuni followed by a 90-minute uphill trek.
So enjoy your videos, James. Looking forward to the new location and the new office. Oh dear on the news that Wales is going into lockdown. Stay safe.
Nice drone work! Stay safe! Rock on!
can't wait to see your tripod collection in the new office!
Great video as always and good luck to you both in your new home... When we get back to a bit of normality, will you be running any workshops there in Snowdonia?
Cheers Bob, and that's definitely the plan :)
Hi James, what a wonderful spot. You got some beautiful shots. Many congratulations on your move to Wales, I wish you all the very best in your new home and lots of wonderful photography. So pleased to see your channel going from strength to strength since I met you in Edinburgh, you really deserve it. You're the only photograher I follow now :-) Sadly I haven't worked since March due to the pandemic, and I really miss it, but it'll all pass soon enough and I'll appreciate it even more when I can take on work again. Keep up the great work, I love all your humour and light-heartedness, not to mention the wonderful photography. Warmest best wishes, David :-)
This has happened with me SO MANY TIMES! Haha! I love your content man! Keep at it! Hope you're safe!
Morning James. Good to see another video - Snowdonia? Dodgy subject at the mo-they just cancelled my holiday! Thanks for the reminder ! Grrrrr
Liking the new Mindshift backpack. I got the green 26l one that you used to use. Love it! Great video by the way :)
Yup, had this happening to me too, my girlfriend was EXCITED to drive back 15 mins while her friend waited at the lake....
Never close any port on your camera before putting the card or battery back in. Never ever close empty ports!
That's assuming you're putting cards or batteries back in very soon. Leaving card or battery doors open increases the risk of them being snapped off.
@@raksh9 There is absolutely no reason to ever leave the SD card out of the camera. Transfering the data is usually done in seconds and then its ejected and back in the camera.
Batteries take some time to charge, that's true - even more of a reason to not close these doors, you WILL have forgotten that battery by the time it is charged. Get a second one, switch through them with charging.
Also, while you empty your card and charge the battery you don't use that camera - put it somewhere safe.
When I see your video length hits the 10 mins+ mark, it only seems right to make a lush coffee and sit back and enjoy whatever is about to appear before my eyes.
Same here! 5am a good cup of coffee, sitting in my favorite chair. James is quite entertaining!
loved the Drone footage!! keep up the good work,,
Sitting on a beautiful pic at 1:53! No, not your keister, the beauty lined up composition in your vlog shot. Always find something I've learned and enjoyed with your videos...thank you sir for your continued treks and the vistas you show us!
Loved today's episode! The scenery is just amazing!
You should make a video on the build of your new office/studio! People do enjoy those kind of videos! Well, at least I do!
All the best! Keep doing great content!
Nice place James and very good photos. A video on editing would be awesome !
Always interested in learning from others. Love the composing you do, would also love to see your editing process and Lightroom workflow(s). Still trying to break away from Bridge and Camera Raw for editing. Congrats on the move and thanks for the reminder about the sale.
Got back yesterday to discover I'd shot my autumn stuff in jpeg. Low quality jpeg. Did a re-set on the Panasonic, and restored preferred functions except for Raw. Couldn't work out why some edit functions weren't working. Chump.
I know the feeling after having put myself into that situation as well.
Ahh, I hear you!
Time to try some Topaz AI? They have a jpeg-raw converter now, FWIW.
Never seen the need to remove the sd card, just plug in the cable that comes with the camera two the pc and away you go.
Congratulations on your move.
What a brilliant looking location for photography, so lucky.
Thanks again for sharing James and stay safe.
Yes I’ve been using WiFi since 2015 to download my photos.
Welcome to Wales, mate! I know you lived here before, a while ago, but welcome back. Lived here for 37 years, myself. I am, what people call, a Welshman.
Well James loves 🐑as well
Nice video mate. I have made that same mistake multiple times. Even forgot my battery once.
This setting reminds me of something out of Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth. It is gorgeous and a bit haunting at the same time. Mesmerizing images!😍
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I just love this video James, one of your best, the tree colours are absolutely gorgeous, catch you later.
Great video, I would love to see how you edited these photos. Really like the colours of them.
Another great video James 👍. Loved those photos. I might have to go that way when I’m next able to go to Conwy. I’d definitely be interested in a video of how you edited those photos 👍
Cheers Rob! :)
Wow James, Wales is definitely pretty. You've inspired me to go out after church tomorrow and visit a few of the places here in Central Texas that I know may be starting to show Fall color. We've had a couple of cold weather fronts come through recently. Crossing my fingers... Sorry to hear about the pending lockdown. We're possibly facing more as well since the positive case numbers are climbing again. Hang tough. We'll all get through this together!
Cheers Michael, best of luck! :)
Why am I talking uphill again? Haha. Sorry to hear about another lockdown there James, but great you're in a new home to keep you busy for a bit. The scenery there looks stunning. We had lockdown over autumn unfortunately so missed a lot of it this year. Really enjoyed the mix of drone & go pro footage.
Thanks Elyse :)
Love your dry sense of humour
This is such a great video! I have never gone to Wales but I am part Welsh and watching videos from here always make me want to go even more!! I love the autumn colors! Could you make a video about how you edited these photos? They turned out very well!!
Will do Courtney! Thanks :)
Drone footage was on point 👌👌👌
Love the new neighbourhood James, motivation must come easily in those surroundings? . First-class face fur too.
Hey James @13:05 you mentioned "windscreen wipers" for the lens of a camera on a drone. Brilliant idea! :) Wishing I had the windscreen wipers for my Gopro, on my motorcycle helmet, vlogging here in the Lake district over the past few weeks. Thanks to you, your hints and tips and travelling to places to get that "perfect shot" you inspired me to bring three of my passions together: Motorcycles, Photography and beautiful scenery. Thanks again. Keep up the good work. :)
Very weird phenomenon:
When I had my Canon back in the days I never left without a memory card.
When I had my Sony-phase I forgot to pack an sd-card at least 4 times. (Though never on a job...)
Since I switched to Fuji it never happened to me again.
Sony is what it is.
I recently did a whole session of product photography in medium size jpegs instead of RAW due to lazily not checking my settings AND couldn't shoot it again. That felt amazing.
Anyway... Congrats on the move. That's a beautiful spot!
"I don't like blurring water." I knew there was something I liked about you.
Me to i dont like the blurring water ..
I agree, everyone seems to be drooling over those photographs but I just feel like they're wasted shots.
Get over yourselves guys. Every shot of water is blurred unless you have the luxury of a bright day and 1/1000 sec shutter speed. James shot at 1/13 sec will show some movement. It's just a case how much or how little is appropriate for the scene and how you want the image to look. James was just being narrow minded and so are you.
@@CornishMotorcycleDiaries Enjoy your boring molten wax pictures, I guess. A small amount of unavoidable movement is fine, but intentionally using long exposures on water just looks disgusting to me.
Painmaker as I said, just get over your narrow minded view of life and you'll learn lots. Sometimes fast is good, sometimes it's not. Disgusting is a term of abuse not necessary here. We can disagree politely? Can't we 😏
Geat Vlog James. It would be nice to see a video about editing this photos.
Defo interested in seeing how you edited the photos. Where in Snowdonia was the location for the video ? Love the channel keep up the good work 👍🏻
"Shall we go and try to take some photos?" --> James transitions to drone footage 🤣🤣🤣
Good to see you again, though you looked piggin' cold 😯
I do enjoy your editing videos
Another nice video. And yes, I am curious to how you edited those photos. There's a certain look, been trying and trying, but can't seem to make it. Lift shadows AND the blacks? Seem to be something of lowering contrast in the darks too. And maybe darkening some specific colours, while increasing their satuaration? I know every photo is different, but I'm just curious to that 'general idea' you apply to 'most' images. Yes, I would like a video about that. Congrats with a new house btw. Cheers.
James, yes I’d like to see the editing process please. Enjoy Wales 🏴. Hope your lockdown isn’t as long as ours was in Melbourne, it (kind of) finishes today with limited retail shopping opening up.
you make the best videos on youtube lol love them all :)
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I love the drone shot of the bridge. I don't use my OG Mavic Pro much but, when I do, I prefer it for photos more than video, in most cases.
Hi James: You must be so happy to have such a diverse new area to explore. I have been to Snowdonia but unfortunately only for 1 day. It is certainly on my bucket list location. I will be in Patagonia in April 2022 so I hope that you create some new content of your trip for your channel so I will know what to look forward to. Keep Covid-19 during this next lock-down period . . . keep creating . . . and keep happy. Cheers, Keith Pinn (Barrie, Ontario Canada)
Cheers Keith, much appreciated :)
You sir are quite humorous!
I enjoy your content immensely. I hope to be in wales sometime soon and I hope to run into you out and about with our cameras! Keep up the good work!
Cheers Anthony :)
Glad the move went well.
That's the perfect meme for a t-shirt... "I have got SD cards, I've checked!"
Hey james, really enjoyed the video, as always! would love to see how you edited these pictures. also, is there something wrong with your newsletter/free presets sign up? i signed up weeks ago and still didnt get any email. glad if you could help, really love your style :) take care
Nature shots can be tricky but shooting simple is always best.
The first person pov is really nice and helpful. 👍
God the thumbnail and the title of the video made me think you had dropped your camera in the river ... I'm glad you only forgot your SD card! 😁
Haha, thankfully not :)
Nice video, Great Location and beautifull photo’s. Love the postproces. Love to know More about That. It looks foggy, desaturated and has a nice vibe over them. Succes with the Kock down. In Holland they are Talking about a lockdown. Cheers
Create a checklist you run through each time you leave the door(for photography). Could be done digitally or just print up a whole bunch of em. Works a charm!
Ironically I had to cancel my trip the other week to Snowdonia because of lockdown, and switched to the Peak District; and found your back catalogue of videos great for location scouting as well as tips when I got there...... hopefully Wales will be open soon so tnat I can get there... stay safe and welll :-)
What locations specifically did you enjoy photographing? Considering venturing up there soon.
@@curtisjeffs6731 At this time of year, Padley Gorge (park where Google maps says Ice Cream van); Mam Tor or Winnants if there is a chance of an inversion; Higger Tor at Sunset; The Roaches at sunset; Chrome Hill
Hope this helps ..?? :-)
It was funny when you explained you normally use the viewfinder. It was almost an apology. Whatever works best for you at the time is fine, GoPro filming or not.
Great photos as always. Wales is beautiful, I hope to visit again some day.
yeah I do have mini panic attacks when i'm on my way to a location thinking if i left my sd card case even though i've checked it 5-10x before leaving. Same goes for the batteries.
I keep my memory card holders physically attached to my bag - makes it much harder to forget any cards.
That, is genius :)
@@JamesPopsysPhoto Also makes me *less* likely to drop my entire memory card collection off a cliff/into a river/down a canyon. String will do the job, but I spend a few pounds and use cheap coiled kevlar lanyards. Given the cost of memory cards (even cheaper ones) it makes sense to me & it's already saved my bacon once...
Looks like you've moved to an amazing area. Great scenery.
That is a very interesting bridge and amazing drone shot! I agree with your worst nightmare especially when it happens with a client and you have to go buy some sd cards at a gas station! The good thing about them, they are cheap for 2GB! This didn't happen to me, a friend told me that story!!
Wow, wouldn't I love being in those woodlands atm.. So gorgeous!!!
Might be the best walkthrough of the process so far. Except I couldn't focus on that when the "don't mention the rope" game was on.
1:27 next video: "this video is sponsored by the dollar shave club"
Imagine the government banning people going into nature for ‘health reasons’. Imagine actually going along with it.
Was curious, so Googled it. "Close to the disused 19th century, water-powered Machno Woollen Mill built in 1839, there is a drystone-built, packhorse bridge over the Machno river. This is known as the 'Roman Bridge' but it is actually 16th or 17th century. Penmachno is, however, near the section of the Sarn Helen Roman road from Betws-y-Coed to the Roman fort of Tomen y Mur."
Tony Northrup said buy dozens of cheap memory cards. Not top shelf, just knock offs. And stick them everywhere. In your backpack, in your wife's purse, in your VW trunk (boot, in your case), etc., etc. That way you should never find yourself without memory cards.
Hey James! Would be really cool to see a video in how you put together your presets! Eg is it like you edit photo, like the edit and save to see if it works on others or something more dedicated towards making presets :)
Happened to me in Germany in March. Over several days I'd been balancing the load out I was taking for walking around the city of Nuremberg. Trying to work out what I needed for casual photography with my X-T1 and still have bag capacity for gifts, snacks etc. Third day enjoying a tour and realised I left the SD card in my laptop from transferring photos the night before. Gutted. So I was faced with a 2 hour mess around going back to the hotel or just enjoy as much as I could and use the phone. I keep spare SD cards in my camera bag but I didn't bring that on this day. Lesson learnt. Luckily my X-T3 now has 2 card slots. So I always keep a 32gb UHS-II card in the 2nd slot that I don't really use. To cover that in future.
Cracking video James. The colour in that valley was spectacular. Definitely interested to see how you edited those shots to bring out the best of Autumn.
I would like to see this too, as well as how you focus stack the handheld shots. I am too lazy to carry a tripod, and have tried to stack images where I have focussed on various depths within the scene, but even though I attempt to keep the same view in screen the stacking has never turned out well!
While photographing the Golden Gate bridge more than 30 years ago from a cliff on the Sausalito side, I started to slide down. It was a 750-foot drop. I was wearing street shoes, and there was nothing but dirt on the way down, so I had no easy way to put on the brakes. There was a small rock sticking up, which I grabbed. I gingerly removed the Hasselblad from my neck, figuring I could come up with $3000 to replace it, but I couldn't replace me. Luckily, I was able to scramble back to safety (very carefully!). Trust me, there are worse things than getting out there without a card. BTW, wouldn't it be smart to carry a spare card in your pocket? Then It wouldn't matter whether or not the camera had dual slots.