Monochrome Photography - Is it time to change this year? - Best images of 2023
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- Опубликовано: 1 янв 2024
- In this episode Paul addresses change as a photographer. He then shows some more of his favourite images from 2023.
Images are taken with the Leica Q2 Monochrom and the Leica Q3 
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What a beautiful, amazing photographs. Thank you for sharing this.
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Images are immense as always!… Love the policeman shot!… I wouldn't have gotten away with that though!… 😆 Proppa Tingz!…
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Your work is truly lovely, expressive and creative.
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Outstanding photos !
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Amazing work
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I love b&w every year! I'm having a hard time with the 50mm after so many years of the 24mm. New year, same old gear!
These are your best videos- showing your images with discussion. Excellent images!!
Thanks so much! I’m glad you’re enjoying this series
Very nice images! One cannot change, the way one shoots! It's fixed! Sure another lens, camera, another local.. But your images will look similar! Enjoy! The phone a darn wonderful way. Snapseed, portability, extra power pack, needed, we in Toronto into sub zero temps! I one of few who don't like the Q series! Pleased you mentioned cheaper lens. Truth new Leica lenses require back to factory! Units glued! I still use film.. M3! 50mm Collapsible Summicron. and small compact digitals..
Bravo! happy New Year!
Thanks so much for watching. A very interesting perspective on how you see that the way we shoot is fixed. There are many things that can change the way we see the world. If we start to see the world differently we will shoot differently. It’s not just a different lens that can cause this but sometimes an experience in life. A bereavement, falling in Love, anger, empathy. Or just a new appreciation for tones, shadows and texture. We can walk around blinkered to many things that aren’t apparent because we just don’t see them. Sometimes a different lens or camera can spark the inspiration to shoot things we never thought about. Wonderful that you still shoot film. I do too! The M3 is a wonderful well made camera that is hard to beat. Thanks again for your comments! I really appreciate it.
Wonderful series and fascinating to hear the stories behind the shots.
Happy New Year and thanks for the inspiration
Thanks so much for watching and happy new year to you!!!
Paul, that was fabulous. What an incredible set of images in one year. I absolutely love your work, your eye and you are an inspiration. Thx!
Thanks so much for watching and your very kind words!! I appreciate it so much
Happy New Year Paul
Happy new year and thanks so much for watching the videos
How refreshing to hear about focal length rather than brand X camera or brand y lens.
I’ve actually added to my 28mm (Leica Q) with an 85mm (f/f equiv) on an old Fuji X-T2
I love the concept of two small cameras in my bag with very different focal lengths. It keeps my brain challenged but I’m getting used to switching them around a couple of times during a day on the street.
Fantastic!! Yeah it’s good to have the ability to change focal
Lengths
Dear Paul, thank you very much for all the inspiration, all the good tips and thoughts, and your wonderful photography in 2023! The timeless, sometimes grainy photos really appeal to me. What I like are Kevin Mullins' photos. I configured my FUJI accordingly to end up with this image look. Some of your photographs remind me of that, too. Your best of selection is incredibly great! I like photos with at least some story telling. My favorites are: The man with the newspaper, and also the reflection of the man with a hat and a bandaged hand. Very first class... I wish you a perfect, happy new year and a successful + soulful photography! Best regards, Dirk
I wish you the same!!! Thanks so much for continuing to watch my videos! It’s really appreciated.
Thoroughly enjoy your videos Paul. Amazing and inspiring.
Thanks so much h for always watching!!
I love your work. Have subscribed and look forward to checking out your other work. Thank you
Thanks so much for watching and thanks for subscribing! I really appreciate it
Excellent images. Liked every image.
Thanks so much!!! So glad you enjoyed the video
Like your photos, I shoot monochrome and just bought a 28mm lens for my Fujix100v thanks for the inspiration
It’s great that adapter for the Fuji
Well timed as I put in a purchase of a brick of hp5. 🎉
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stunning paul, so glad you are sharing these images with us.
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Thanks so much for watching another episode!! I appreciate it!!
Love this series.
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superb, really enjoyed that, stunning Photography it really connects with me, thank you Paul
Thanks so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video!!!
Happy New Year Paul! Love your work - keep ‘em coming, you’re truly an inspiration✌️🌟🇦🇺
Thanks so much!!!! Happy new year to you too!!!
Love your images and your discussions on photography! Thanks for sharing.
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Love your photos!
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Seeing Your work I am NOW interested in getting back to My Roots.... I started shooting about 60 yrs ago I would bulk load Tri-X, because I felt that I had control of the process all of the way to prints, and I could afford to shoot as much as I wanted (I recently looked at thousands of old prints I am Stunned at their Imagery)... I did not realize that I learned to SEE in B&W!! BUT I DID!!! When digital came I shot in colour, BUT I feel that I have not really been as successful as I was in B&W (not Great, but not Bad) I think that I am going to try to just turn My viewfinder to Monochrome and DO IT :) :) :) ThankYou !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The same happened to me! Shot film for years and then my photography suffered for a long time in the digital era!!!
Great photos … looking forward to more monochrom magic in 2024 ta very much! I’ve only been snapping for a year or so at 35 mm equivalent FOV with my X100V (monochrome JPEG’s natch) and quite like the change from the 28 mm FOV on my trusty iPhone 8. Ironically, I could see myself going back to that focal length but with the Q2 monochrome … maybe one day! 📷😀
I’m keeping my eye out for what Fuji does next! The X100V is a wonderful camera
Great stuff - thanks for sharing.
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Nice work Paul, wonderful images.
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Hey Paul , great video and photos! Thank you for sharing your perspective I enjoyed listening to the experience of capturing the shot and why you liked it. I was surprised to see the Q3 taking such wonderful shots in monochrome which makes the camera even more appealing with both color and monochrome. Subscribed!
Thanks so much for watching the video and yeah the Q3 does rival the Q2M at those lower ISO’s and with a 1.7 aperture you can shoot pretty low. The Q2M really comes into its own from 800iso! But let’s face it, who really cares about noise in black and white images? Leica has a nice noise structure.
Happy new year Paul! Thanks as always for your suggestions and speaking from experience - and your work continues to amaze. I think I've been doing the opposite as I have the 28mm with Q3 and then 28, 50mm and 75mm with M11. I started in 1978 and was a 50mm guy all through until digital, but now hard to say I have a favorite, more for whatever the occasion calls for. I do like your end of year assessment of your work and how to improve for the next year. On another subject, I would love to see a future episode on how you convert and edit your color from the Q3 to monochrome in Lightroom. I enjoyed the one you did for the Q2M images, but there are more things in play and you have a real knack for bringing out the best in your subjects.
Thanks so much for watching. I agree it’s good to have more than one focal length depending on a shoot you do. My thing is more what do you carry as an everyday focal length. I think it’s good to stick with one for long enough for you to simply pick the camera up and know immediately what you will see through the viewfinder. I was a 50mm guy for many many years. I shoot 28mm as my every day but enjoy using a 50 still for some shoots.
@@paulreidphotography Thanks Paul. The harder trick for me now is to make 2024 the year I go from EOW camera/lens (Every other week) to EDC....;-). Must retire!!
Those underground photos are great, and it is interesting to hear how you took them. I am wondering if they noticed that you took their photo, e.g. because of the sound of the shutter?
Thanks so much. The shutter is pretty much silent.
First of all, I wish you well for 2024! Again a very inspiring episode!! I love the grain on the picture of the girl in the tube. I only have a old M8 in monochrome JPEGs and it grains the h@ll out of pictures. So a good thing I like it, hahahaha. Kind regards and look out for new episodes on your channel.
Thanks so much for watching!! So great to hear you are using an M8!! If anyone ever uses film they realise that grain is good! I’ve always liked the monochromatic noise in the Leica sensors
@@paulreidphotography Hey Paul, you really got the point. I shoot b&w film since beginning 80’s so guess there did start my journey as monochrome junkie!! Funny that Leica can give images a special ‘Leica’ vibe using the same sensors as other manufacturers do. Sure, the M8’s Kodak CCD and original M9 and M9M sensor are a breed apart.
I am trying to get a M9M to replace my M8, I really love the M8, but the FF Monochrome sensor of the M9M will suit my work even more!
Hi, wonderfull work. Can you do a video about the post editing black and white photos? thx
I will see what I can do!! Thanks so much for watching the video
Great vid. Makes me want to go in debt for a leica. (Or K3 mkiii monochrome) But I just resurrected my grandfathers Olympus OM-1n with 5 lenses and I can buy and develop a lot of B&W film for 5 grand! I just sent some Christmas HP5 off for development.
Very nice photography, Paul. Variety is the spice of life. Years ago, I decided against buying a Fuji X100 simply for the reason that I could not live with a fixed lens camera. I went for an Olympus EM5 MKII ( well used ), and I still have it. The same philosophy has prevented me dishing out for a Q2, as fine a camera that it is, I need lenses in the 28mm~80mm range, same as my Leica M film and digital cameras. Perhaps one day an M Monochrome, but god almighty, those prices!
It’s certainly a big commitment to buy a fixed lens camera. Let alone a one that only shoots in black and white! Added to that the price of a Leica and even I think I’m crazy for doing that 3 years ago
1:16 oh man this resonates with me in such deeper level! I am in same boat to the point where I had to put my camera down and think wtf do I actually want from my photography (still looking for answers) but man it's depressing to feel so helpless trying to do the thing that brings you joy!
Thanks so much for watching the video! I hope you get some direction and know exactly what to do very very soon!
@@paulreidphotography 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Maybe give Yourself a project :) Even if You feel You do not know what to do take someones project and try that subject (You will never take the same photos) BE HAPPY ,,, Never loose hope :) :) :)
Hi Paul I like your photos. Tell me where was I phone photo taken? Was it in the Kippford area of Dumfries and Galloway?
That’s absolutely right!
Paul : the Q-2 and Q-3 use different sensor sciences , what is the best one ? a color sensor that is doing Monochrome ( Q-3 ) or the earlier sensor in the Q-2 , I am concerned about dynamic range in shots as I live in a very dark area of the Northern West Coast of America. I also love to do Vignette and Night Street photography in Asia. Thanks ... Chris
My favorite : girl in coat on beach , pointing. Sweet . Nice to have a partner that supports your work Paul ..
Thanks so much!!! There’s nothing to be concerned about with the Q3 sensor. It also has the lower resolution setting that has better noise handling at higher ISO. Saying that I see no problem with the Q2 either.
Great video again Paul. You got a mention in the SPM podcast we recorded today. Should be out in April. M11, M11-P or M11 mono? Which 3 lenses would you get to go with your choice. Cheers.
Amazing!!! Ahhhh man! If it was me I’d have to go for the M11 mono! I’d have a 50mm summilux a 28mm Summicron and a 35mm summilux. Basically I’d want nice small factor for everyday M lenses for the streets and a fast 50 for some portrait stuff. If I couldn’t afford Leica then voightlander equivalents.
Thanks for the video, I’m really getting into black and white photography. Quick question though. Do you sell your street photography photos with people in the shot?
Street photography in my style isn’t really that sellable for wall art. Ones with people seeming more anonymous however, silhouettes etc are something more desirable.
@@paulreidphotography thank you I appreciate it.
Great body of work! Beautiful and inspirational.
A question: when using the Q3 in BW, the raw-images once imported in Lightroom are back in color. How do you deal with this?
This can be very off putting indeed. I almost have to just shut my eyes and tap on the adobe monochrome profile so I don’t forget my mindset that I had when I took the photo
@@paulreidphotography But is it the same! The same as Leica's intention to define blacks and whites..?
@@domipro123 it would certainly not be the same. Work would need to go into the files to get them close
Very worth watching photos! For me monochrome is a more expressive standard if you'll boil sth. down to the essence. @philosimot
Thanks so much for watching the video!! I’m not sure I will ever shoot more than a few photos in colour a year
Sorry new to the channel so don't know if you've mentioned this - you take such lovely street portraits, I know I myself would love to receive one. I wonder if you had snapped a picture of me, for example, and I said, May I have a copy when you've finished, do yo provide that to people? Do they give you their email, or something?
Yeah I absolutely do that! However sometimes the candid shots happen so quickly someone is gone before I even know it. I usually give them my instagram and tell them to look out for their photo. They then sometimes ask for a copy at that stage. Thanks for watching the video!!
@@paulreidphotography Someone I met walking around with my camera asked me for my instagram account - I thought, Uh-oh, time to get one! So this makes twice - I better get that account going this year! Thanks again, looking forward to seeing more of your work.
Do you normally ask for permission before or after? I know you said that you like getting candid shots. Have you ever had someone get upset after you took the shot and insist that you delete the shot? Also, do you ever have anyone ask for a copy of the shot?
Most of the time nobody cares. I just acknowledge that I’ve taken a picture with a wave of thanks. I can count on one hand the amount of times I’ve had people not happy with me. They ask for a copy sometimes but normally only if I get into a conversation with them
Must be so weird walking through a city with a selfie stick talking to yourself. There were times where you would have been brought to an institution…
There were times I should have been brought to an institution without a selfie stick!
In 2024 I will stop buying new gears and I will focus more on little projects
Good idea! That’s the other side to the coin. There are those that charge all the time. Never settling on one thing. I’ve had the Q2 Monochrom for 3 years now. Honestly I’d like the option of switching to 50mm sometimes. I have to use the M6 for that as there is no way I can afford and M11M or even and M10M
Really, M10M is a pretty good choice: extraordinary sensor and the ability to choose any lens, and think about the stability of that plattform across these years.
Another way is the medium fuji format in a controlled light and low iso. It offers you another dimension of textures and edit monochrom choosing the color channels.
I use many leica M mount lenses in my GFX camera. In dark scenes I prefer my monochrom sensor by far.
I liked your retrospective of this 2023. Congrats! I will see your next steps in instagram. Cheers Paul
@@TheessenceofDarkandLight yeah the GFX system is definitely a winner!