Busting 5 Photography Myths You Shouldn’t Believe
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- Опубликовано: 31 окт 2023
- These 5 photography misconceptions have been confusing beginner photographers for years (myself included)! In this video, I wanted to share my thoughts on these 5 myths and why you should avoid letting them determine your photography direction while on a landscape photography photo walk with my Fujifilm X-H2 camera!
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MYTHS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO:
1. The Gear Myth - that you need certain pieces of gear and specific accessories to be a serious photographer. Think about how this applies to specific photography pursuits (like landscape photographer need a tripod, filters, a remote shutter release, an L-bracket, etc. and a street photographer needs to shoot film or use a rangefinder Leica and prime lenses, etc.)
2. Gear Doesn't Matter - how many times have you heard this from a RUclipsr trying to sound insightful. In the end, your gear does matter, and if you don't have the right gear for the job, you'll have to make sacrifices. Also, if you're serious about photography, there's nothing wrong with investing in your kit. You'll be more efficient, you'll have a better experience, your photos might even look better, and that will result in more satisfaction in it leading to more photography.
3. Stay in Your Lane -
4. Analog VS. Digital -
5. There's a right way (and a wrong way) to do things -
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Great video and great advice and all true too, especially the gear sections. All you really need is a camera, lense, sd card and charger, and a tripod. But also you're right about having the right lens for what you want. I run my trusty D300 and have recently purchaced a D90 because it was too much of a great deal. Because I'm shooting cropped, I really do have to thing about what lens I really want. In the end even that doesn't even matter that much because I know what I want and I know my cameras and lenses inside out. Knowledge of your gear is is king in my opinion.
It's always wonderful to hear from a DSLR shooter. So many of us have gone mirrorless that I miss it. My first camera was a Canon Rebel T3i that my uncle nearly broke before he passed it down to me, and I loved that thing! Thank you so much for sharing and for checking out my video!
Absolutely loved this video! Great content and keep it up.
Love the honest laid back feel. Look forward to your growth vid
Thank you so much!
My man! Thank you sir for your wise words!
I really appreciate it!
"Decide for yourself" might be the most Idaho advice ever. Love it.
I generally agree with your conclusions. I especially agree that the driving principle has to be the photographer's visions for shots, ideas, inspirations.
Thanks for the video! Hope you're well.
Haha! Yes, such an Idaho vibe! Thanks a lot! I always appreciate your comments and support!
Another great job Jude. Thank you. On point with everything you said, and finding yourself in the process is most important. I too explore many different types of photography, landscape, street, environmental portraiture, festivals, food, and as a result struggle with how to communicate who I am and what I do. Boils down to what you said. I’m a photographer and love making photographs. Find the beautiful light and shoot what’s in it!
That's sound advice - find the beautiful light and shoot what's in it! Love it! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on this topic. There's a lot of freedom when photography is a passion/hobby and not a profession.
Nice video! The 'grear doesn't matter' myth is a funny one - I get where it has come from in that for absolute beginners it's often much more valuable to learn technique X or understand setting Y on something you're actually familiar with, and then upgrade the gear (and learn how it works) when it's actually holding you back. Sometimes though, a new bit of kit might not make a big difference to the images technically, but if it makes you happy and gets you out of the door and pointing your camera at a subject, then that is maybe the most valuable thing it can possibly do!
Yeah, that's an awesome point! It has gone through a few iterations throughout the years. Thank you so much for sharing!
I'm new to photography. I bought an old Pentax DSLR back in March and I've become obsessed with the art. I've watched many videos, hoping to gain knowledge and experience. Your video has spoke more to me than all the others. You talk so much sense! I think of myself as an everything kind of guy and what I've just watched makes me glad I am. Thanks for a great video good sir 😀
I am humbled that my video spoke to you in some way! It makes me so happy to hear you've dove into photography! I can't wait to hear about your experiences at first! You've picked a great season to get into it - lots of soft light from overcast days, stark backgrounds with fallen leaves, and (potentially) snow to simplify a busy scene! Where are you located?
@@JudeStreicherPhoto It's thanks to people like you that I'm in love with photography. If it ever stops raining here I'll get out and capture some images. Like you say - it's a great time of year with all those great colours and the diffused light. I'm in Norfolk, England - about as far to the east of England as you can get. Whereabouts in the USA are you?
I'm located in the north western high deserts of the US. I wish we got a little more atmosphere around here. Haha! I've always wanted to explore your area! Such a drastic difference in climate, scenery, even culture than what I'm used to!
Great story line, Jude. For the most part, I agree with it. I still shoot both digital and film. Digital I mostly use for photographing wildlife and for documenting life experiences. Film I use for most everything else. Shooting film seems to calm me down alot and I look forward to the process. I have discovered, that for the most part, my photographs suck, in both digital and film. Also discovered that when I go back, after several months, and look at them again, some of them now seem quite pleasing. Keep up these most enjoyable videos and have a great week.
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Thank you! I really enjoy shooting film in challenging conditions or when the light is really great! Digital for me is every day and scouting new locations or when I’m hired to do anything professional.
Awesome video my man. Just got into photography and bought my first real camera. I have been having so much fun taking pictures of anything and everything. I love what you said about the gear. Keep it up brother!
Thank you! I'm so excited for you getting bit by the photography bug! What camera did you get? Anything fun to share so far?
@jude_streicher I got a Canon r50 and the kit lens it came with. I am waiting on an m42 to rf adapter to try out some vintage lenses I got. Yea I have some neat stuff. I have found it intriguing to take pictures of ordinary things and see if I can bring out the extraordinary in it. So satisfying!
Very interesting video, I like your style, keep up the good work
Thank you for the kind words, my friend!
Took my first photograph in 1960 never stopped shooting film and printing in the darkroom yet the camera that I use as my daily carry is the Sony A6400 sometimes with auto focusing lens and sometimes with Leica M mount. At this point I am at 83 camera’s from Holga to Sony A7R4 I find it’s the image that matters not the gear
That is an incredible! I would love to see some of the photos you've captured throughout the years! I can't even imagine! Thank you so much for watching and commenting on my video!
Nice to hear your thoughts. A lot of these things come down to so many people attaching themselves to certain opposing camps rather than rationally thinking about what and why they like it do the things they do. Another one to add to your list, which is in the same vein as the film vs digital argument is the natural vs artificial camps as if one is better than the other. They aren't even different, just different light sources. It makes no sense.
That's another really strange debate you've brought up. Hadn't really thought of it as I rarely do studio work, but you're totally right. Even in my limited experience, I've heard people question my choice in using artificial lights. Thanks for the comment, my friend!
Great video and I agree with your discussion. I used to laugh at photographers who extolled that concept that "gear doesn't matter," while they were using the latest camera on the market with the best, fastest, sharpest lens on the market. I suggested to one that he do his videos using the same budget gear that I was using at the time. My discussion is that gear doesn't matter until it does. When we are brand new and learning, we can make great strides in experience and ability using the tools we have but sooner or later, we begin bumping into limitations on our creativity caused by the limitations of the camera or lens. At that point, for us to really continue developing, an investment in a tool that provides new headroom in whatever limitation we hit becomes important. A person wishing to begin photographing wildlife can use a 70-200 lens and a DSLR with basic autofocus and get good photos from time to time but to really enjoy the experience, a 200-500 lens and a mirrorless camera with animal and bird eye detect autofocus can greatly enhance the experience and results.
Haha! Yup, you and I are probably imagining the same photographers saying things like that. It's easy when you've got the best of the best to say you don't "need" it. As a music teacher of (over) 10 years, I see instruments (especially guitars) causing similar issues. Not all guitars will grow with you as a student. Eventually, you definitely need to upgrade to keep advancing in the art. Thank you so much for the comment and view, my friend!
What a refreshing perspective. Before Digital, the Nikon vs Canon rivalries were hot. I chose Pentax and Fujica... Fun being a contrarian. As a retired Navy photographer, I was around at the beginning of digital, and embraced it. Basically as a n additional tool to me. Much as 35mm and medium formats were tools, even 4x5. Which a friend recently picked up 2 4x5s. Has been fun refreshing my memory. I took a 20+ year break from photography. And I can see using my film cameras again. I even bought a 2008 Pentax K200d just to use my old Pentax lenses. I'm probably jumping into the digital world with the Fujifilm series cameras, as much contrarian again, as they offer a really good product. Right gear helps. But the right gear is the gear you use, learn to use, keep in your bag and not on a shelf. Gear does matter, but not so much as to distract from what you are doing...
Oh wow! You must have a ton of stories to share from your Navy photography days! So happy to hear after such a long break you're back at it with some photography! Thank you so much for the comment, my friend!
Pentax is a good quality camera for not a lot of money, personally I think they are underrated.
So having had a great meal out, you pay your bill and say, give my compliments to the chef and can you ask him what cooker he uses, oh and what size pans.
This is the perfect illustration! Mind if I pin it to the top?
@@JudeStreicherPhoto Not in the least.
what a great location! that dying yellow grass with those black rocks woul look marvelous in BW. And that water reservoir. wow. Definitely you have to go back there. :)
myths busted. you are right, hands down
It’s such a cool area to photograph! I love going out there! A lot of the Idaho wilderness in the southwest of the state is pretty similar!
Just found this, great content I'll be subscribing
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the support, my friend!
when it comes to "you need this"...sometimes its true...you really need a full frame to see a specific lens' quirks for example...you need a tripod (or something to lay your camera on) to make a long exposure photos (that are not icm) and filters to make them during the day (unless your camera can simulate a long exposure)...never mid it was the next point lol
For sure! The “need” discussion is usually based on a “what if” scenario more than an actual “need” one. Thanks for the view and comment!
I sort of believed things that I heard on videos. Until I got tired of what they were saying. These days I use any camera. My phone camera. My regular cameras. I don't see any difference in the photos from any of them. I like them all. I use my photographs on my book covers when I publish my books. I just finished publishing my book about my photography work. I also use my photography to make my art work into digital as well. Photography has opened my doors for me as a designer as well. I use photography to create my music album covers when I publish my music as well.
That’s so awesome you do music and photography! I do as well and draw inspiration from both!
Just practice , we had film and had to wait days to learn from our mistakes , with cameras having center weighted metering (if any) and exposure needles in cameras , fully manual with manual metering with the aperture wide open , remembering to close the aperture down for the shot , theres no hurdles in todays photography , its basically AI
Shooting film has definitely opened my eyes to how much the digital camera does for us. You're right, there's like an AI computer in my camera bag helping get the shot every time!
Many good points, tho, Im an outsider. Im going out with my "ancient" Sony Alpha 200 (2008) when I want, maybe once a year, or maybe when Im out with a friend. It should be an enjoyment after all, nothing you stess about (unless you are a pro and you do it for money). Sure, some people find enjoyment in discussing, Im also one of them... but there are many people that are dogmatic - they take many things like "a truth that cant be denied or discussed". Meanwhile, art is way more flexible - and Im not talking only about photography.
Being creative with the gear you have! That’s the best method! Thank you for the support, my friend?
The only filter you need is a Polarizer! The rest you can do is in photoshop.
I've heard that from a few youtubers I like to watch. I definitely need to get myself a polarizer that isn't part of a big kit!
Who paid for the GFX?
I bought it initially, but if you're asking who bought it from me, then it was a gentleman from eBay.
It´s interesting that I feel you´re wrong in some ways... I feel, that most of the YT-channels about photography says just: the most important thing is that you go out and shoot photos and that the gear one starts is ok, but not for all time. Just the same you said. (and it´s obviously, because none of this professional Photographers go out with bad gear). And the two following myth I´ve never heard off (stick to your lane and the discussion about analog and digital).
Oh really? These were just the things I was hearing when I was first getting into photography from the RUclipsrs and influencers. They’re all things I’ve heard before. Glad to know more are breaking down the things that have been claimed!
@@JudeStreicherPhoto Maybe when you startet there were less RUclipsrs out or it was that just the not so good ones were sorted out meanwhile ;)
Honestly I find photography RUclips channels are generally pretty good at giving good advice. I find it more in like forums or on other forms social media you have some of the more like elitist groups of people who say you must do x or you need to have y to get good photos. When in reality everything is very up to the photographer. Yes there's good technique but nothing is applicable to every shot
All that matters is the print. Are you still a photographer if you don't print your images? LOL If you need to ask...
That's a great discussion, actually. When I get access to printing more, we will definitely have to revisit this one. Haha!
is this bad advice for a newbie?
I actually made this video with newer photographers in mind. My thought was they are often swept up in the RUclips algorithms towards either purchasing waaaay too much gear or using subpar equipment, feeling embarrassed because they don’t shoot film or thinking film photographers are snooty, etc. I hope that this video helps encourage new photographers while also relieving some of the external pressures they’re under.
You could have covered all this in 5 minutes.
Yes, probably. But where’s the fun in that?