Great video thanks. Can you please make a video on health and safety while photography in mountains, away, forest. Do you travel alone or with backup. What is normally safe and what has hazzords? When photography in mountains on sunset how to get back to ground? Do you use a lorch to travel back etc? Etc
Cornish American here with a coastal tip, and this one comes via my cousins, who lived near Porthpean: Always be aware of where you are in relation to the cliff edge. One a regular basis, my cousins watched Royal Navy rescues of people who took a wrong step on the Coastal Path.
Thanks again Nigel. For me I’ve learnt to slow down and observe more before taking a shot but as usual you’re comments are always welcome. Have you visited Pembrokeshire? I can really recommend the area. Coast and hills. Also the Brecon’s just as inspiring. Thanks again.
Brilliant walk through your process Nigel. Watching how you were setting up,I kept thinking I would have gone with landscape format over portrait. Then I saw the final shot and it is just stunning. And then you put up the landscape version. Both are wonderful and it reminds me to not get locked into thinking one orientation over the other. Well done.
Agree Mike, I try to remember to shoot both orientations if I'm at all unsure as I find sometimes I only work out which I prefer when I see them on a monitor.
It's great to watch a video about composition from the exact spot that I have taken a shot from, there are definitely some things I didn't consider which I could improve upon!
While watching your video and entering crib notes in the notes app on my phone I got to thinking about all the ways a smart phone has become an essential tool in the photography kit. The list is lengthy. BTW, when initially exploring a composition with the phone I often use the FOV module in PhotoPills in AR mode, in the process discovering the desired focal length and which lens to mount before unpacking camera and lens. Your tips are a good reminder of what to pay attention to once camera and lens are mated but still hand held, and again after being mounted onto the tripod. Your last tip is especially challenging, avoiding the trap of sunk costs.
I love how deliberate you are. I tend to run & gun. As a result, I always double-check my ISO/shutter/aperture. 1-2-3. Years ago I ruined a great shot in Thailand because I didn't reset a high ISO after coming out of a temple. Composition first, then settings...
Great video, awesome and flawless photos. As a documentary photographer I’d say that the points you highlighted apply just the same… especially checking the edges of the frame, after all, it’s much better to crop with the camera rather than in post. In my work I use the rule of thirds and other compositional tools to help the viewer read the image in a certain order. Wayyyyyyyy too many people online talk about gear or editing, not of that matters if the compositions terrible, thanks for sharing this cornerstone to which others can build upon.
Loved both pictures but the first one the detail is so amazing in the rock. The entire feel of the photos change between the wide and the zoom. Thank you for pointing out all the little things you look at and your thought process. I think this will really help me in my own composition.
Excellent tips, Nigel. Putting the last tip together with the others plus the basics (focus, exposure, etc.) emphasizes the need to get enough practice that you can react quickly to re-do everything when conditions change.
Fantastic to see you in my back yard Nigel. This is one of my favourite haunts, especially in winter when the sea is always frothing away like a huge cauldron. Did you find the lifeboat station on the other side of the headland? Another great photography location.
Great idea to show a conclusion at the end to sum up everything and show it in the picture. After the third tip I though „Well, what exactly was the first tip“ … and then suddenly: Boom, there we are 👍😃
Cor! Beautiful photos. It’s a timely reminder to do proper checks. I get a bit caught up with the settings of my new camera, and will take more time on that. So my main check is all round the edges. I own up to taking a few photos as a compromise, then select one I prefer when I get home. Now I’ll try to do it in one ‘take’. Thank you N.
What a joy to sit with my cup of tea every morning and be inspired to get out and get some great shots. I look forward to your videos every Sunday morning and thoroughly enjoy both your talent and enthusiasm as well as your willingness to teach everything you know. Keep up the great work!
You are an amazing educator! Thank you so much for sharing your art and craft but above all sharing your love for it. In addition to the details and clear explanation your videos are highly inspiring. And last but not least superb editing with the drone flybys and the music 🙏
This video helps me out greatly I'm completely new to landscape photography and I'm looking forward to getting out into the field more once it stops raining 🤣
This is something I have been working on lately and I came up with Focus, Border, Exposure and Composition. These extra tips of yours will help giving a better dimension to my compositions as I do a lot of coastal photography. Thanks Nigel.
Great advise. This is something that we normally did when composing an image back when shooting slides, being more careful with compositions and taking more time to check everything before pressing the shutter was necessary because each frame was expensive and the repetitions were very limited. Unfortunately is easy to become less neat and some kind lazy during the process now that we can crop and delete some objects in post and also shoot many times the same scene with some changes in the composition. That vertical shot is great!
Another Cornwall dweller here mate, great to see your appreciation of our lovely county! (If you're ever heading Lands End way, the beers are on me.) Taff
Well done. Great tips for landscape photography. I think you should remind new photographers about the importance of keeping the sensor plane parallel with the subject to avoid converging lines. You shouldn't tilt a wide angle lens. Tilt-shift lenses still have a place in landscape and architectural work. I don't think converging lines can be corrected in post. So with a standard wide angle lens either raise or lower your tripod. Don't tilt the lens up or down. Outstanding video work!
Resonates completely. It's fun to see you do this Nigel and it's what I did in the past 55 years of photography, I guess 40 years consciously. In the inserted movie part where the Z ran video to illustrate your lecture, you had the camera looking down and this caused things off the center image line to fall over. As you went to a much wider frame in the last composition, it seems like you either set the camera plumb, or applied a correction in post - and you went to a much wider angle lens than in the video lecture section, I think. Well, lots of fun. Great video both for people in the know and those who need to still become aware of this all. As to the camera not being plumb, you could consider vertical panorama stitching with a (rotating) panorama head and perfect nodal point alignment, or have the camera plumb on a very long center column (Gitzo Systematic Series 5 with the longest column they have ...) and take a "high" and "low" shot, maybe.
Really love the horizontal frame at the end. PS: the lighthouse seems to be leaning out just a tiny bit because of perspective. I'd just selectively straighten it. But I could be wrong, it just appears that way
I've just finished watching the "Poldark" series on Masterpiece and recognized the Cornish coastline immediately. It is a prominent "character" in the show. Beautifully captured Nigel!
Great video Nigel. Would you ever consider doing a post processing video of the first image. The potrait view. The colors and lighting look stunning on that image. Thank you.
That horizontal photo was amazing...one of my checks, now, is to make sure my horizon isn't wonky...I use to forget all the time because I was too focused on the subject.
you just gotta try different compositions and keep the one you prefer wich will generally be one with the right amount of sky, mid ground and fore ground which means that you’re eyes aren’t too much attracted to a part of the scene that isn’t the subject at least that’s what i think
I've been to this location a dozen times, it's my absolute favourite in Cornwall, but never at dawn. I've been missing out! Always assumed this was a sunset location.
Stunning you lucky devil. I prefer the landscape orientation because in the portrait version the rock on the bottom left corner is cut off & slightly distracting. Personal taste. Living in Devon, I plan to shoot down at the Lizard later on in the year when all the visitors have gone home. Hopefully a windy day. Devon & Cornwall have some gorgeous coastline & 2 National Parks & the events of the last 18 months has made me appreciate where I live more than ever now I can get out.
I absolutely love this video! I love all of yours, but I love how you explained your process. I wished there were more videos on RUclips like this. Keep up your amazing work!
Another superb video - very well described and informative. Thanks Nigel. I am just getting more interested in landscape (mainly due to watching your vids!!!) and your excellent videos help enormously. Off on my first "landscape only" trip on Sunday and I will have your tips and experienced ideas with me to hopefully give me a better understanding of landscape composure
Wow, what a beautifully crafted image Nigel! Really liked how you balanced it and the light couldn’t have been more perfect for the composition you chose.
Hi Nigel, Glad you didn't get blown off the cliff on Thursday night! Nice image and kudos for the early morning start. Swell wasn't big enough with the storm this week but if you ever come down this way again - I know you do - and want some big wave action, the harbour wall at Portreath is worth a look.
That's a lovely location! The UK is often overlooked for stunning landscapes if you can work with our British weather then you are onto a winner. Your pictures were stunning as usual but your planning and working on a composition is equally important. Yes you are right check check and check again because it is so easy just to press the button! Thank you for all the info you put on here...I enjoyed your location....
Love the three checks. Still trying to make sure I do this for each shot, but really still trying to figure out my workflow. Absolutely love the first portrait shot. Thanks again Nigel!
Great spot, but might be a better sunset location. Still scratching my head about the puffy coat and shorts. 😉 For whatever reason, I preferred the landscape orientation. 👍🥂
Thanks for the lovely blog Nigel and in such a lovely location. I really enjoy taking well considered, slow paced shots. My problem is that sometimes I prefer to do it alone so I’m not distracted.
I love where you are sharing a live view from your stills camera. I think it works really well for explaining what you are doing.. This is new for you, yes? Are you doing this through a wireless function of the camera using a Nikon app, or some other way?
Great image. The tips are great. I often struggle to remember to check the edges enough. I have largely switched to wildlife photography but it still matters. I love the work you do.
Fantastic, as always, Nigel. So helpful to follow you through your thought process and checks. I never really have a system when I compose. I guess that's why I'm not very good! I usually do the basics like making sure my horizon is straight and that I place my subject in one of the quadrants (rule of thirds) but not in the middle. Knowing myself, I'm sure I would have been tempted to make the lighthouse much larger in the frame, because I always think that the subject must be the most prominent thing in the frame.
If you're a fan of lighthouses, I highly recommend a visit to Canada's Atlantic provinces. Some stunning locations in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. Just got a new Lumix G95 and can't wait to travel again! Another visit to southern England would be great!
Love this!!! I was sharing your joy at those clouds! I try landscape photography but never get the results I want, these tips will be put to good use next time I go out with the camera. Thank you for sharing
That's so crazy good! Really like the portrait shot 😍 My check when shooting is mostly "where is the dog?" and "is my wife still looking somewhat OK with waiting for me?". I really need to go on photo trips by my self much more.... 😂 Thanks for resending Woodlands to me Nigel, really appreciated it! ❤
The check that I find the most helpful is to make sure I watch one of your videos for inspiration before I go out to shoot.
10:32 - WHAAAAAT! Didn't see that coming 😀 Incredible photo!
Mads you should make a visit here to Cornwall too one day. You'd love it here and it would be brilliant to see what you take from it 👍
@@domhaughton6809 absolutely! I SO wanna get back to Britain... Just one little Corona problem in the way :p
@@MadsPeterIversen hope that Covid goes away soon and you can get over again. I remember your UK series well 👌
Three really great steps and seeing the finished photo I can see why you were excited about it when composing it. Thanks for sharing.
Great video thanks. Can you please make a video on health and safety while photography in mountains, away, forest. Do you travel alone or with backup. What is normally safe and what has hazzords? When photography in mountains on sunset how to get back to ground? Do you use a lorch to travel back etc? Etc
Forever the teacher! Thank you Nigel!
Definitely, when water movement is present I try several shutter speeds since the result is very difficult to previously visualize
Simple and useful guidance for landscape photography. Result is evident in the final photo. Great tutorial.
Brilliant explanation of your process. I generally fail on the step before these three...that is getting up early or staying up late to get the light!
Cornish American here with a coastal tip, and this one comes via my cousins, who lived near Porthpean: Always be aware of where you are in relation to the cliff edge. One a regular basis, my cousins watched Royal Navy rescues of people who took a wrong step on the Coastal Path.
Really liked the portrait image and then the landscape image appeared and I liked that even more.
Great to see you down in my home turf n' Surf. Fantastic image too.
Thanks again Nigel. For me I’ve learnt to slow down and observe more before taking a shot but as usual you’re comments are always welcome.
Have you visited Pembrokeshire? I can really recommend the area. Coast and hills. Also the Brecon’s just as inspiring.
Thanks again.
Brilliant walk through your process Nigel. Watching how you were setting up,I kept thinking I would have gone with landscape format over portrait. Then I saw the final shot and it is just stunning. And then you put up the landscape version. Both are wonderful and it reminds me to not get locked into thinking one orientation over the other. Well done.
yes - I liked both actually.
Agree Mike, I try to remember to shoot both orientations if I'm at all unsure as I find sometimes I only work out which I prefer when I see them on a monitor.
It's great to watch a video about composition from the exact spot that I have taken a shot from, there are definitely some things I didn't consider which I could improve upon!
While watching your video and entering crib notes in the notes app on my phone I got to thinking about all the ways a smart phone has become an essential tool in the photography kit. The list is lengthy. BTW, when initially exploring a composition with the phone I often use the FOV module in PhotoPills in AR mode, in the process discovering the desired focal length and which lens to mount before unpacking camera and lens. Your tips are a good reminder of what to pay attention to once camera and lens are mated but still hand held, and again after being mounted onto the tripod. Your last tip is especially challenging, avoiding the trap of sunk costs.
I love how deliberate you are. I tend to run & gun. As a result, I always double-check my ISO/shutter/aperture. 1-2-3. Years ago I ruined a great shot in Thailand because I didn't reset a high ISO after coming out of a temple. Composition first, then settings...
Sometimes it is a little more hectic!!!
Great video, awesome and flawless photos. As a documentary photographer I’d say that the points you highlighted apply just the same… especially checking the edges of the frame, after all, it’s much better to crop with the camera rather than in post. In my work I use the rule of thirds and other compositional tools to help the viewer read the image in a certain order. Wayyyyyyyy too many people online talk about gear or editing, not of that matters if the compositions terrible, thanks for sharing this cornerstone to which others can build upon.
Loved both pictures but the first one the detail is so amazing in the rock. The entire feel of the photos change between the wide and the zoom. Thank you for pointing out all the little things you look at and your thought process. I think this will really help me in my own composition.
Excellent tips, Nigel. Putting the last tip together with the others plus the basics (focus, exposure, etc.) emphasizes the need to get enough practice that you can react quickly to re-do everything when conditions change.
Fantastic to see you in my back yard Nigel. This is one of my favourite haunts, especially in winter when the sea is always frothing away like a huge cauldron. Did you find the lifeboat station on the other side of the headland? Another great photography location.
Thanks Dom - I didn't check it out actually.
The landscape image at the end was different class Nigel and I much preferred it to the portrait comp.
Those last two shots are gorgeous.
Great idea to show a conclusion at the end to sum up everything and show it in the picture.
After the third tip I though „Well, what exactly was the first tip“ … and then suddenly: Boom, there we are 👍😃
Great tips to remember. Especially 2 and 3. Great image. Al the elements cam together for you in the end
Cor! Beautiful photos. It’s a timely reminder to do proper checks. I get a bit caught up with the settings of my new camera, and will take more time on that. So my main check is all round the edges. I own up to taking a few photos as a compromise, then select one I prefer when I get home. Now I’ll try to do it in one ‘take’. Thank you N.
Chilly morning air balanced with you capture of warm morning light. Wonderful as always. Cheers.
Many thanks!
You gave me much to think about. Thanks for taking us through your process. Stunning shots at the end!
What a joy to sit with my cup of tea every morning and be inspired to get out and get some great shots. I look forward to your videos every Sunday morning and thoroughly enjoy both your talent and enthusiasm as well as your willingness to teach everything you know. Keep up the great work!
Thanks Carol - glad you enjoyed it!
You are an amazing educator! Thank you so much for sharing your art and craft but above all sharing your love for it. In addition to the details and clear explanation your videos are highly inspiring. And last but not least superb editing with the drone flybys and the music 🙏
You have been improving a lot the way you explain. It is a splendid video. Thank you for your work.
This video helps me out greatly I'm completely new to landscape photography and I'm looking forward to getting out into the field more once it stops raining 🤣
This is something I have been working on lately and I came up with Focus, Border, Exposure and Composition. These extra tips of yours will help giving a better dimension to my compositions as I do a lot of coastal photography. Thanks Nigel.
Focus,composition and exposure as usually on a walk with family so have to be quick
great short lesson. I appreciate the live picture lesson. Thank you!
The photo turned out great, thanks again for a brilliant video Nigel. Learning something new every time!
Great advise. This is something that we normally did when composing an image back when shooting slides, being more careful with compositions and taking more time to check everything before pressing the shutter was necessary because each frame was expensive and the repetitions were very limited.
Unfortunately is easy to become less neat and some kind lazy during the process now that we can crop and delete some objects in post and also shoot many times the same scene with some changes in the composition.
That vertical shot is great!
The final images are stunning. Great tips. Thanks
very informative Nigel Its probably the hardest part of Photography is Composition ! now to put it into practice
Loved both the portrait and landscape shots. Each had a different mood.
Love that portrait shot Nigel.
Really helpful video.
I added this video to my favorites list, to watch it again on my smartphone during my next photographic adventures.
Thanks.
Cracking shot of Trevose Head. Love this place Nigel. Great instructional video too. Cheers.
The last landscape shot is beautiful
Another Cornwall dweller here mate, great to see your appreciation of our lovely county! (If you're ever heading Lands End way, the beers are on me.) Taff
I see more of my composition through the view finder than the digital screen, though it's easier to hold the camera steady this way also
Thanks for helping me improve my photography!!
Well done. Great tips for landscape photography. I think you should remind new photographers about the importance of keeping the sensor plane parallel with the subject to avoid converging lines. You shouldn't tilt a wide angle lens. Tilt-shift lenses still have a place in landscape and architectural work. I don't think converging lines can be corrected in post. So with a standard wide angle lens either raise or lower your tripod. Don't tilt the lens up or down. Outstanding video work!
Resonates completely. It's fun to see you do this Nigel and it's what I did in the past 55 years of photography, I guess 40 years consciously. In the inserted movie part where the Z ran video to illustrate your lecture, you had the camera looking down and this caused things off the center image line to fall over. As you went to a much wider frame in the last composition, it seems like you either set the camera plumb, or applied a correction in post - and you went to a much wider angle lens than in the video lecture section, I think. Well, lots of fun. Great video both for people in the know and those who need to still become aware of this all.
As to the camera not being plumb, you could consider vertical panorama stitching with a (rotating) panorama head and perfect nodal point alignment, or have the camera plumb on a very long center column (Gitzo Systematic Series 5 with the longest column they have ...) and take a "high" and "low" shot, maybe.
Gorgeous photos, and will remember the checks! Thank you so much!
Really love the horizontal frame at the end.
PS: the lighthouse seems to be leaning out just a tiny bit because of perspective. I'd just selectively straighten it. But I could be wrong, it just appears that way
Videos like this make me regret I turned down jobs offers in Florida and Maine. The ocean creates dreamscapes.
I've just finished watching the "Poldark" series on Masterpiece and recognized the Cornish coastline immediately. It is a prominent "character" in the show. Beautifully captured Nigel!
And I am the American who laughed at all the wrong times while watching "Saving Grace" in a theater. Oh, did that movie get Cornwall right.
Great video Nigel. Would you ever consider doing a post processing video of the first image. The potrait view. The colors and lighting look stunning on that image. Thank you.
Potentially - let’s see
That horizontal photo was amazing...one of my checks, now, is to make sure my horizon isn't wonky...I use to forget all the time because I was too focused on the subject.
Thanks Jason. Good tip
This is one of my favorite shots of yours
Superb! But I would definitely benefit from a more actionable advice than “get the balance right”… What is “right”?
you just gotta try different compositions and keep the one you prefer wich will generally be one with the right amount of sky, mid ground and fore ground which means that you’re eyes aren’t too much attracted to a part of the scene that isn’t the subject
at least that’s what i think
I've been to this location a dozen times, it's my absolute favourite in Cornwall, but never at dawn. I've been missing out! Always assumed this was a sunset location.
I thought the same Tess!
Great advice! I'd love to see you go through the edit for that first shot. Love the final result!
Excellent video. Thanks for another one, Nigel.
Nice work. I’d love to see how you edited that photograph. Hope you’ll do a video on that.
Stunning you lucky devil. I prefer the landscape orientation because in the portrait version the rock on the bottom left corner is cut off & slightly distracting. Personal taste. Living in Devon, I plan to shoot down at the Lizard later on in the year when all the visitors have gone home. Hopefully a windy day. Devon & Cornwall have some gorgeous coastline & 2 National Parks & the events of the last 18 months has made me appreciate where I live more than ever now I can get out.
Wow! That was a beautiful and well put together RUclips film!
For me, I need to remember to think about the story I'm telling, not just rush.
I absolutely love this video! I love all of yours, but I love how you explained your process. I wished there were more videos on RUclips like this. Keep up your amazing work!
Amazing vid, what a location! Thanks for the tips. Your photos never disapoint.
Excellent technique and advise - result: great photographs!
Off to Cornwall in September Nigel so hope I get something half as good as your shot then I'll be very happy!
Another superb video - very well described and informative. Thanks Nigel. I am just getting more interested in landscape (mainly due to watching your vids!!!) and your excellent videos help enormously. Off on my first "landscape only" trip on Sunday and I will have your tips and experienced ideas with me to hopefully give me a better understanding of landscape composure
Excellent video, Nigel. 👍🦘🇦🇺
Wow, what a beautifully crafted image Nigel! Really liked how you balanced it and the light couldn’t have been more perfect for the composition you chose.
Hi Nigel, Glad you didn't get blown off the cliff on Thursday night! Nice image and kudos for the early morning start. Swell wasn't big enough with the storm this week but if you ever come down this way again - I know you do - and want some big wave action, the harbour wall at Portreath is worth a look.
Thanks
thanks Nigel, great tips and wonderful photos, cheers
Thanks. You were able to verify what I do without knowing it.
That's a lovely location! The UK is often overlooked for stunning landscapes if you can work with our British weather then you are onto a winner. Your pictures were stunning as usual but your planning and working on a composition is equally important. Yes you are right check check and check again because it is so easy just to press the button! Thank you for all the info you put on here...I enjoyed your location....
Great tips as usual! When composing a shot, I check for extraneous elements, and does everything have a good sense of proportion.
Wow…nice work Nigel…thank you
These photos are outstanding! Thanks for sharing that moment with us, Nigel!
Glad you enjoyed it
Love the three checks. Still trying to make sure I do this for each shot, but really still trying to figure out my workflow. Absolutely love the first portrait shot. Thanks again Nigel!
Great spot, but might be a better sunset location. Still scratching my head about the puffy coat and shorts. 😉 For whatever reason, I preferred the landscape orientation. 👍🥂
Actually I think it is a sunrise location at this time of year. But can work for both.
It's a Cornwall thing. Go there and you lose your fashion sense. 😀
Great tips and fantastic final image.
Thanks for the lovely blog Nigel and in such a lovely location. I really enjoy taking well considered, slow paced shots. My problem is that sometimes I prefer to do it alone so I’m not distracted.
I prefer to photograph alone as well. That is fine
Great illustrative video, Nigel. That image is epic!
I love where you are sharing a live view from your stills camera. I think it works really well for explaining what you are doing.. This is new for you, yes? Are you doing this through a wireless function of the camera using a Nikon app, or some other way?
No I have done that for years… 🤪
My new check list
Great image. The tips are great. I often struggle to remember to check the edges enough. I have largely switched to wildlife photography but it still matters. I love the work you do.
I gave it a thumbs up because it massively helped ME. Thank you once again.
Thanks Dan
Beautiful images and great advice as always 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Beautiful capture Nigel!
Wow! Gorgeous images Nigel!
Fantastic, as always, Nigel. So helpful to follow you through your thought process and checks. I never really have a system when I compose. I guess that's why I'm not very good! I usually do the basics like making sure my horizon is straight and that I place my subject in one of the quadrants (rule of thirds) but not in the middle. Knowing myself, I'm sure I would have been tempted to make the lighthouse much larger in the frame, because I always think that the subject must be the most prominent thing in the frame.
If you're a fan of lighthouses, I highly recommend a visit to Canada's Atlantic provinces. Some stunning locations in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. Just got a new Lumix G95 and can't wait to travel again! Another visit to southern England would be great!
I would love to come to Canada!
Thanks for sharing... great location & comments... cheers 😀
lovely photography man, really appreciate you sharing your craft and inspiration...
Great tips Nigel, great to see a real professional at work!
Wonderful composition!
Love this!!! I was sharing your joy at those clouds! I try landscape photography but never get the results I want, these tips will be put to good use next time I go out with the camera. Thank you for sharing
Great video. Your composition tips are outstanding !!!
What size ND filter did you use on the lighthouse and waves. Always enjoy your commentary and information on photographing.
That's so crazy good! Really like the portrait shot 😍 My check when shooting is mostly "where is the dog?" and "is my wife still looking somewhat OK with waiting for me?". I really need to go on photo trips by my self much more.... 😂
Thanks for resending Woodlands to me Nigel, really appreciated it! ❤
😂😂😂
Awesome video and useful points, big tanks Nigel.
Wow great tips and gorgeous scene!