I love the statements: "The best photograph is the one I will take tomorrow." and "There is no such thing as an ugly model. - Just a bad photographer."
Jiggie, thank you very much for being such a wonderful teacher and mentor. Each of your lessons brings well-presented information as well as motivation. When I see your photos, I am often amazed at the perfection you have achieved. Technical mastery, together with a huge feeling for the atmosphere ... I know I don't have as much talent as you, but still your work is a great motivation and inspiration for me. Thanky you!
Agree, it's crucial that we understand our gear, know it's strengths and weaknesses (limitations) and produce the best images with it - a pro can take awesome photos with an a6000 + kit lens vs a beginner with an A1 + 24-70 f2.8 G master lens 🤭😀
I find exif data helpful. I do look at the image; lighting, composition... with the exif data, for example, the focal length, I can understand how the background elements look the way they did in relation to the subject and the rest of the frame; shutter speed, I can tell how the ambient was balanced with another light source like if they are using a high speed sync or nd filters; aperture, I can tell weather the rest of the settings may have pushed the lens to cause vignetting or fringing and then apply it to my own to learn how to avoid it; and ISO so that if every other settings are already fixed, I have a reference if it is worth having the ISO up
Thanks for sharing this information. Humble request to upload more tutorial like you uploaded before they're step by step it's helpful for us. Big Thumbs up from INDIA
Although I agree with your first item, there are times during event shoots where I cannot get the best shot possible, but I can try for the best under the circumstances. 1 example is graduation party shoot last week in which I had all my off-camera lights set up at a specific location on the premises. But my client tells me to hurry to the pool area for shots with all his guy friends & says “right away”, no time to move my equipment. At that time of day, the pool had the absolute worst lighting, & I had to think fast about how to place my subjects. I did have a flash on my camera, which helped, but the harsh contrasts from the direct sun was overpowering. In the end I think I made the most optimal decisions under the circumstances but later began to think how I could’ve avoided 2nd best. (eg add’l advance light placement, prior visit to the venue, & more research & study). But I must admit it was hard to keep from cursing-out my client, lol! Thanks for this video!
yes, I get that sometimes we get things beyond our control. The number one rule for me and my crew is to give the clients a wonderful experience. The quality of the photoshoot is number 2.
@@manilamartin1001 Thanks! Jiggie was probably focussing on portrait shoots, after thinking about this some more. But I agree with your point. Just try to be your best under the circumstances.
@@manilamartin1001 absolutely, it's all about the journey, the destination is icing on the cake. As a photographer, I agree, it's important that the client enjoyed the experience (process) because that will give a special value to the images and hopefully everytime they see the photos it will bring back fun memories.
Great video. I would include one more: lack of confidence. The most confident photographer will almost always get the job. I have seen lots photographers so self-confident, and to be honest their work doesn't reflect their level of confidence. Still, they are always booked.
The excuses for not getting a compelling shot nowadays seem to be based on cameras. The whole social media fixation with hardware instead of images has trained a generation that a weak image is due to not having the latest camera. The whole industry seems to be based on gear now instead of images. Camera models do not matter, If one had some unfluence on light, no one could tell the difference between an image taken with a 10 year old DX camera and the newest pro models costing 10x as much. Except the absense of light, there is no such thing as bad light or bad cameras, The job of a photographer is to use what is available to create an image that the client values. The most money I ever earned in photography was shot in my recording studio during a break when the singer was having a sensitive deep conversation with the producer in a dark corner of one of the studios in my complex of 3 studios. The record label wanted the image, shot with monochrome film with a Canon A1. It was a new artist so the label did not want to pay outright for the photo and offered me royalties bases on sales. With an established artist they would have wanted outright license but when most new artists do not sell much back then they got the image and featured it on the album cover. Poor light, monochrome, film and no light modification should have been disqualifiers but the album went gold and the uncome based on sales ended up, over 10 years earning me $150,000 for a snap shot back in 1980. The image was praised as one of the reasons it sold well before it got any radio play.. Another shot taken from my friends helocopter of a cruise ship was licenses for the British cruise lines cruise catalog front page was taken unplanned, a grab shot while I was learning how to fly it, was taken with a Nikon D90. Licensing for that one image on a Dx 12 mpx digital camera earned about $35,000 a year for 5 years. It is never the camera despite what internet review sites claim.
So, if one think a photo has a mistake and don't like it, and if someone else likes it because it is different that removes all premise that the photo is wrong. If only one person likes any given photo, that photo is not bad.
Prior to watching this video I am making a decision either to upgrade my camera body or to start building my flash set up, thank you for the informative video and now I can be able to make my decision.
I'm still shooting with the canon rebel t5
I love the statements: "The best photograph is the one I will take tomorrow." and "There is no such thing as an ugly model. - Just a bad photographer."
🙏🙏😁
Jiggie, thank you very much for being such a wonderful teacher and mentor. Each of your lessons brings well-presented information as well as motivation. When I see your photos, I am often amazed at the perfection you have achieved. Technical mastery, together with a huge feeling for the atmosphere ... I know I don't have as much talent as you, but still your work is a great motivation and inspiration for me. Thanky you!
Thank you for those very kind words
Thank you for the video Sir Jiggie. Ouch! the "Thinking that the EXIF data matters" hit me. :)
Lol
From this video I knew my consistency in removing my mistakes regularly thank you
Learn alot from you. Thank you so much sir Jiggie.
Glad to hear it
Thank you Jiggie for sharing your words of wisdom, very inspirational and encouraging.
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow😲😲😲 I never thought that exif data is a big deal to others.
Excellent advice thank you. Especially about the EXIF data.
Makes sense correct
True. For me i think only two things is important in photography is framing and lighting.
Brilliant list and you said so many of the things I've been saying for a long while. I hope many see this and learn where to put their energy.
Hopefully 🙏
Agree, it's crucial that we understand our gear, know it's strengths and weaknesses (limitations) and produce the best images with it - a pro can take awesome photos with an a6000 + kit lens vs a beginner with an A1 + 24-70 f2.8 G master lens 🤭😀
I find exif data helpful. I do look at the image; lighting, composition...
with the exif data, for example, the focal length, I can understand how the background elements look the way they did in relation to the subject and the rest of the frame; shutter speed, I can tell how the ambient was balanced with another light source like if they are using a high speed sync or nd filters; aperture, I can tell weather the rest of the settings may have pushed the lens to cause vignetting or fringing and then apply it to my own to learn how to avoid it; and ISO so that if every other settings are already fixed, I have a reference if it is worth having the ISO up
I fully agree with you. Exif data ties it all together so one has a full and clear understanding of what one sees.
Thanks for sharing this information. Humble request to upload more tutorial like you uploaded before they're step by step it's helpful for us.
Big Thumbs up from INDIA
Like always great advice!!!!!
Glad you enjoyed
Although I agree with your first item, there are times during event shoots where I cannot get the best shot possible, but I can try for the best under the circumstances. 1 example is graduation party shoot last week in which I had all my off-camera lights set up at a specific location on the premises. But my client tells me to hurry to the pool area for shots with all his guy friends & says “right away”, no time to move my equipment. At that time of day, the pool had the absolute worst lighting, & I had to think fast about how to place my subjects. I did have a flash on my camera, which helped, but the harsh contrasts from the direct sun was overpowering. In the end I think I made the most optimal decisions under the circumstances but later began to think how I could’ve avoided 2nd best. (eg add’l advance light placement, prior visit to the venue, & more research & study). But I must admit it was hard to keep from cursing-out my client, lol! Thanks for this video!
yes, I get that sometimes we get things beyond our control. The number one rule for me and my crew is to give the clients a wonderful experience. The quality of the photoshoot is number 2.
@@manilamartin1001 Thanks! Jiggie was probably focussing on portrait shoots, after thinking about this some more. But I agree with your point. Just try to be your best under the circumstances.
@@manilamartin1001 absolutely, it's all about the journey, the destination is icing on the cake.
As a photographer, I agree, it's important that the client enjoyed the experience (process) because that will give a special value to the images and hopefully everytime they see the photos it will bring back fun memories.
Thank you sir Jiggie :)
Thank you sir 🙏
You’re welcome
Great video.
I would include one more: lack of confidence. The most confident photographer will almost always get the job. I have seen lots photographers so self-confident, and to be honest their work doesn't reflect their level of confidence. Still, they are always booked.
Good advice my man! Your friend from Georgia
Hey hey :)
Good one sir
The excuses for not getting a compelling shot nowadays seem to be based on cameras. The whole social media fixation with hardware instead of images has trained a generation that a weak image is due to not having the latest camera. The whole industry seems to be based on gear now instead of images. Camera models do not matter, If one had some unfluence on light, no one could tell the difference between an image taken with a 10 year old DX camera and the newest pro models costing 10x as much. Except the absense of light, there is no such thing as bad light or bad cameras, The job of a photographer is to use what is available to create an image that the client values. The most money I ever earned in photography was shot in my recording studio during a break when the singer was having a sensitive deep conversation with the producer in a dark corner of one of the studios in my complex of 3 studios. The record label wanted the image, shot with monochrome film with a Canon A1. It was a new artist so the label did not want to pay outright for the photo and offered me royalties bases on sales. With an established artist they would have wanted outright license but when most new artists do not sell much back then they got the image and featured it on the album cover. Poor light, monochrome, film and no light modification should have been disqualifiers but the album went gold and the uncome based on sales ended up, over 10 years earning me $150,000 for a snap shot back in 1980. The image was praised as one of the reasons it sold well before it got any radio play.. Another shot taken from my friends helocopter of a cruise ship was licenses for the British cruise lines cruise catalog front page was taken unplanned, a grab shot while I was learning how to fly it, was taken with a Nikon D90. Licensing for that one image on a Dx 12 mpx digital camera earned about $35,000 a year for 5 years.
It is never the camera despite what internet review sites claim.
So, if one think a photo has a mistake and don't like it, and if someone else likes it because it is different that removes all premise that the photo is wrong. If only one person likes any given photo, that photo is not bad.
Salamat!
You’re welcome
"There is no such thing as an ugly model.... *just a bad photographer* ..."
That's a will smith's slap right there..
😁😁😁
Prior to watching this video I am making a decision either to upgrade my camera body or to start building my flash set up, thank you for the informative video and now I can be able to make my decision.
Some models are just ugly inside 😁