Finding a Direction for your Photography (feat. Rachael Talibart)
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- Опубликовано: 7 дек 2019
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Website: www.rachaeltalibart.com/
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Website: www.seantucker.photography/
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In this video I interview Rachael Talibart who has found her niche in photography shooting waves and coastlines. She shares her story with us, including the personal experimentation and professional advice she recieved which helped her to discover the subject matter which keeps her creatively fulfilled, and helps her produce beautiful work which constantly recieves critical acclaim. I hope her story encourages you on your own journey to discover a direction for your work.
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You are one of the few youtubers who discuss 'photography' rather than 'gears'. Thank you.
Cough "Art of Photography is now completely unwatchable and Ted Forbes sold himself out for views" cough...........
He ultimately makes us understand the gear, no matter how advance, is but a tool. The heart and idea behind the picture is what it counts.
Any other channels/RUclipsrs who discuss 'photography' as an art rather than a technical exercise?
Thank you for this perspective. This resonated with me since, like her, I am not in not in my youth, I am more mature with still plenty of energy and ideas. And recently, after analyzing what to do, I realized I needed to follow my dream. However, unlike her that kept her nice day job until she was ready to strike out on her own, I lost mine due to tbe pandemic. So I decided to create my day job and working on it. Related to the field, but will allow me to work on my craft till I can make it. The loss due to the pandemic gave me the best silver lining of my life and forced me to refocus. Thank you for showing het story. Thank you for showing the possibilities. I loved what she said about letting things sit aside for a while in her editing process.
The documentary was really well made too, with beautiful visuals and music. The pacing, everything well done.
Yes Yes Yes!!!!
It’s mind-boggling that this type of high-quality content is available for free on RUclips. Thanks so much Sean.
What's even more surprising is how this guy doesn't even have 500k subs yet obnoxious RUclipsrs with giant fros have well over a million and all they do is advertise shit we don't even need.
I second that THANKS SO MUCH Sean!!
Those images of hers at the end are incredible...
I agree the photographs are incredible. At first I was thinking the beach area reminds me of the type of beaches in Florida, boring. I remember watching, years ago, the movie Ryan’s Daughter. It was filmed in Ireland. The story was good but I will never forget how beautiful the scenes along the ocean were. The same goes for the west coast of the United States. When you can take a boring landscape and make it something extraordinary you have vision and talent. She is a great photographer!
I'm so pleased you can find some grounded photographers for us to listen to. A great 25 mins, thanks both.
Rachel is very inspiring and gives valuable information. It is very generous of you Sean to have shared this video with us.
Everyone wants to do what they love and not have to worry of the financial impact. I loved this because she clearly states the sacrifice that this entails. It is not easy and will demand from you. I love photography but won’t quit my day job. Obligations are not necessarily a bad thing, I love mine.
I come to these videos to be a better a photographer, but walk away feeling like a better person. Thank you Sean & Rachel.
I feel like her final words are exactly the type of thing that we need to hear today. We see too many people claiming that you can "get rich quick" through photo and video. And while there are some people who do become very successful quickly, it's just not the reality of so many creatives. It takes time to become successful, but because of the constant stream of messages that "we must be successful in our twenties" we sometimes think that we are failures when in fact we are on the road to success.
most photogs are very poor and can barely scrape by. Fine Art Photography is very hit and miss. it might be MONTHS before you can sell something and all that time and effort and $$ you spent on a project is just sitting there like unsold inventory....not a good feeling
What hit me the most was "specially in your twenties, how are you going to find your voice? You dont even know what you like at that age."
I'm in my mid twenties and it made me think "shit, she is kinda right" just two years ago I thought I had matured alot and defined what I was.
So much happens and changed in two years that, after her observation, makes me think I still have a long path to walk to actually "get to somewhere", and that somewhere is far from a solid "destination". Things happen in life, you experience and learn new things, you meet new people that open new outlooks in life's prespectives.
People say life is short... It isn't really, its just the way you live and think about life that makes it seem like its short.
I really like taking photos but sean's videos are not just about photography and videography. They are deep works of art that, if you really pay attention, make you question your hobby as a way to look at life.
When he does a piece with another good photographer, he really knows who to pick, not just based on their work, but on their outlook of photography and life. Its just proof that photography is not just about taking pictures, its how you picture the world with you eyes.
Definitely agree with the sentiments in this thread. So much of the culture of today is for finding "success" in the immediate, but so few have asked themselves, "Is the concept of success they have the one that matters?"
@Unrelated Mad Two years after your post here, I wonder how your perspective has changed. While I agree that time and experience gives an artist depth in perspective, I think there's value in the journey all along the way. I don't know your work, but wonder if you're already "somewhere", and that somewhere is valuable because it is just the now of the journey.
Henry Miller had written, "One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things."
Your channel is an island of knowledge amidst a sea of November/December ad-driven click-hungry RUclips noise. Great insights from Rachael and lovely footage on your part. Thanks once again for a great video! - Cheers from Greece.
Really inspiring to hear that her career was a slow process
I felt she was talking to me. Thanks for the advice Rachael and thanks Sean for introducing her.
"Five" was an absolute banger
This is absolutely for people like me who’s starting this coming new year with new career on being a Full Time Photographer.
Thank you for your mind freeing words.
Good luck, Joe!!!
Good luck man!
Thank you so much everyone 💖💖
Same here! Next summer. Fingers crossed! Best of luck to you!
@@anniecompton503 Best of luck, Annie!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍
I watch several youtube channels for tips and new ideas in photography, when I want inspiration, this channel is where it is at.
Thank you Sean
I felt like crying watching this. So inspiring
NGL I did mate. Teared up a bit right at the end.
What an incredible photographer and person. She is so down to earth and humble, yet so incredibly talented. Thankfully she found her way out of that office and where she really belongs. She found her calling and a happiness most of us will only dream of.
Sean Tucker, you’re one “helluva” guy! Thanks for telling stories with such depth, inspiration, and meaning. Authentic is the word that comes to mind whenever I view your videos. I’m grateful that God put you in this space at this time. Thank you.
Roderick Hairston really true
Inspirational journey and stunning images. As someone looking for new skills and new directions, (especially, as I’m not getting any younger) it’s stories like Rachael’s and her advice, of taking the process slowly and letting one’s photography grow organically, is really helpful....
Never in my entire life had I seen anything maginificently beatiful like her work
After listening her story and found all of those images at the end of the video made my mind exploded. Instant admire to Rachael.
Mr. Sean, thankyou for this kind of content!
This video is beyond priceless for me. I'm grateful to find your chanel.
Rachael is one of my favorite photographers "out there". I absolutely adore her work. Great interview!
I love shooting all sorts of things, which is both a blessing and a curse. I’m fascinated with many different subjects in my day to day observations, but i have yet to fully commit to any particular niche or style. Rachael’s passion and her patience and perseverance with the craft are positively inspiring. I want to be able to feel the rich joy and love that she feels in her space. Thank you for this video.
yeah me too i shoot it all and dont have a focus. Im a roamer and shoot what I see thats available but need to start personal focused projects.
I’m binge watching this channel. No photography course is gonna tell you all this. I’m so so grateful for RUclipsrs like you who teach people like me. I owe ya’ll everything!
I watched and listened.... intently.... absorbed.... and then Boom.. the images.... oh my goodness.... amazing... so good... so beautiful. Sean.... you make the most amazing films. Brilliant.
I relate to your process as a photographer. I listened to this thinking I need to find a formula to refine my journey as a photographer only to feel justified in my own similar process. Thank you, now I will embrace my journey as a photographer.
It's lovely that she resists the temptation to be 'fast paced'. She allows every part of her workflow to take its own time rather than taking control of it. Her photography journey and process is wonderful.
Sean. Again. Kudos for not grabbing the spotlight with your audience but instead finding and sharing to work and stories of other inspiring artists all across this spectrum of creativity!
A master class to not only find direction in photography but in life. "Be kind to yourself and grow organically"
Thanks Rachel and Sean for making such highly valuable content for me
"If you’re going to try, go all the way"
bukowski 😌
Rachel's story and her honesty show throughout the video. She approaches her subjects and lives with the image in a most novel and transformative manner. Outstanding.
Thank you Sean Tucker for bringing up the Photographer and the Person of Rachel Talibart!!!! She is such an inspiration.
Sean what I love on your channel is that through time you evolved towards a philosophical approach to photography. No gear stuff and measuring ... inches ... and pixels in them or cheap tricks to advance your photography. Finding your direction or sight in photography is the hardest part in it. It is very personal. Congrats on where u are pushing your channel. One of the few photography channels .. not gear ..
Also, what an loveable and vibrant personality she has. I already admired her work, but now I admire the woman. I could listen to her forever!
Rachael's message especially the build up towards the end was like balm for the soul. Lovely video, Sean.
It’s refreshing to see a realistic look at what doing photography is like. So many people have a romantic notion of what its like based on the hot RUclipsr of the day when the reality is discomfort and disappointment 75% of the time.
I literally teared up at the end with those words and those photos...
Sean? You have a tremendous talent for finding conscientious artists. I'm constantly grateful for that, and the work you do with it. I've found a favourite of your channel so far, thank you, to you both.
One of the better and inspirational videos I've watched. Rachael true and honest perspective was an eye opener. Thanks Sean for this feature and hope you feel better.
Thank you Sean. I’m happy to have listened to Rachael, a sentiment that rarely happens to me watching videos on RUclips. Her photos at the end of the video are gorgeous.
I’m not at the point yet that I feel I need to choose a direction. I picked up street photography as a hobby after the lockdown in the Czech Republic was lifted and I needed something that pushed me to be outside every day. Which I did, and I’ve been shooting continuously since June. Often with your advice in the back of my head.
When the time comes, I’ll find this video and watch it again. This time, though, with more experience in my luggage and a perspective from which to apply Rachael’s words to my own situation.
"be kind to yourself". Those words are very comforting. Thanks for another great video.
I'm speechless. The only thing
I can say is thank you Sean for having introduced Racheal Talibart.
A beautiful story. The first half of the video was a bit slow. But in the second half, where she describes her days by the sea, was incredibly inspiring. All of a sudden I was reminded why I fell in love with photography, and how beautiful it can be to spend hours by yourself with a camera, just taking photos without any pressure or achievement in mind. Thank you Sean.
I made exactly the same mistake at Sheffield uni. It took me one week to realise I shouldn’t have done law. Like Rachel I stuck it out. After graduating I travelled the World and changed course. Became a landscape photographer, family took over for a few years and now I’m trying to find the time to re-focus on projects that I’ll find fulfilling. Can totally relate to you already Rachel.
Man it amazes me that you post everything I need to hear at the right time
Thank you so much for sharing this interview, Sean. This was possibly the most powerful interview/highlight of someone I've seen in a long time. The value in this interview is not simply from a creative standpoint either. Whatever your goals or passions are - the items discussed by Rachael are completely meaningful to anyone. Again - thank you so much for sharing this.
hi sean, maybe you wouldnt see this message, but this video calmed me in my soul. for a very long time i havent had this sort of calm and stillness and acceptance of myself. i saw myself in rachael and something changed inside of me. i have tears in my eyes now and things became clear to me. thank you for this
Thanks Sean. Photography is a passion for me that is caught up in a whirlpool of excitement, disappointment, frustration and anxiety. This video made me feel at ease.
Wise women have the best advice that should be taken to heart. Such as Rachel's. Pure gold.
Thanks Sean and Rachael. More of these stories please. That's inspiring!!!
Wow! This video really spoke to me. Thank you for coming up with such insightful content. And Rachael, thank you for giving us permission to journey through this slowly and organically, but also to not worry about how life is steering us, to just go out for half an hour if that's all we have. In a world that seems to be pushing you to do more, this was comforting.
I put off watching this as I thought it would be one of those 'instructional' videos of finding your photographic niche.
Instead, what it did is start an internal dialogue of what I wanted to do next in my life. I'm now at a transitional phase, with a new baby in the family and serious thoughts of leaving a comfortable corporate career to pursue my calling in photography.
But very rarely does your calling allow you to make a decent living and that thought has always been plaguing me for years. But what Rachel has shared has given me and probably many others who are in the same situation as I am a certain sense of hope that, yes, it's possible.
Thank you Sean for putting this up on your channel and Rachel for the insights we rarely get from other successful 'transitioned' photographers.
Patrick Lau Thank you, Patrick. Sounds like you’re at an exciting stage. Good luck with it all. :)
A wise and lovely personality, with some exceptional skills. Her love for photography is quite inspiring.
Wonderful interview - the time flew by. In this hectic world a quiet, calm message of being kind to yourself and enjoy what you do really resonates
Such a generous person, and a gifted, passionate photographer. I've had the privilege of attending 2 of Rachael's workshop on the Sussex coast. She has a keen eye for composition, but more importantly, she recognizes each photographer's strengths and focuses her efforts there. I've had more success working with Racheal than any other photographer. Thanks, Sean, for profiling this most unique and exceptional photographer.
Richard Rostant Hi Richard. Thank you! What a wonderful thing to say - that means so much to me. It’s been an absolute pleasure to work with you.
@@RachaelTalibartPhotography Sorry I misspelled your name in my comment. Oops. Looking forward to December 2020.
Just wow! I loved watching this. The execution of your videos is so different and refreshing to other content I watch on RUclips. Rachel was so humble, honest and a pleasure to listen to. Thanks for sharing with us and she's gained one new follower
Her advice at the end made my eyes water a bit. Loved this video and her thoughts about everything. Her photos are amazing! I feel lost at sea while looking at them yet I know she took them from the shore. I think that adds into her story from the beginning perfectly.
Wonderful, honest and down to earth. The best information available for 'us' wishing to be good at this.
This is the kind of material that is uplifting, provoking and so unique. Thank you for the great content you put every time.
What a truly lovely lady ...... thanks for showing the person behind the name and the photograph .... it’s often a real surprise. Rachael is truly inspirational ...... and reassuring for those of us bumbling along in photography wondering where our real direction lies.
She’s awesome! And Sean you’re awesome for sharing this with the world. I think loads of people benefit from this type of content. It’s the things we never talk about, but they’re so important to hear for people like me, who would like to ease into professional photography.
Love this! A rare, truly inspiring person. I hope this is me when my children get older.
Great story! Printing my images has been one of the biggest helps for me becoming a better photographer but Rachael has helped me take this one step further. I generally print an image then look at it for a few minutes and put it away in the closet. The idea of hanging the print on a wall to "live with" for a few weeks is going to take this to another level. Thanks!!!
Thank you Sean for this extremely captive and motivation message from this extraordinary women. She said something that many other channels don’t, she stated how if you are young explore life first before deciding and to be cognizant of your financial commitments and family obligations. She talked about not being in a hurry or even really looking at the photos and just soaking up the environment for inspiration and just letting it happen, fantastic.
Her though process of not deleting photos right away and keeping them to only realize that what wasn’t interesting that day could be a motivation step and photo for another time. I’m sure it has taken her time to unlock what was inside of her. And more importantly follow your passion and if it takes paying for a course to unlock it is money well spent. Great guest and fascinating prospective, Master Teacher, Sean Tucker.
“Do, or do not, there is no try”
I kinda live by this thought in everything I do. Like Rachel, my photography has taken a similar journey which has led me to landscapes.
I’ve decided to let my photography sit second in my food chain though, simply because I’m happy where I am in my life right now. Who knows? maybe that could change.........
A wonderful piece Sean and Rachel, food for thought.
This was awesome! Love Rachael"s work. A while back I commented on one of the platforms about wanting to see a behind the scenes of her working, and she responded, mentioning that someone was doing a profile. I guess this is it. Wonderful! Rock on!
Amazing video Sean. These interviews are like documentaries about photography. Really really beautiful video and what an amazing photographer she is. I am new to photography so I haven't heard her before unfortunately for me. Even if you haven't shown any of her pictures just by listening to her you can understand that she is passionate with what she does. Thank you for this Sean!
Thank you. I have to say I have started to lose hope in my direction with photography. After years of searching for the passion, it has left me. But there is something about you and this story that is very striking to me. Quickly, back in, wow, must have been 1999 or 2000 I was on a vacation. Hated my job and one morning I went down to the rock on the edge of the water. I watched the water crash on the rock and my eye began to see things in a frozen moment. Similar to Rachael's images. And that was a moment of regrowth to a passion I started five years before that. But life went the way it did and constantly I searched for a direction in the photography journey. And to this day I am still hopeful but have to admit I am exhausted in trying to find it.
There was one thing she said that struck me and maybe it will help. She said that she has her photography days. Days where no matter what the weather is she is going out. So I will look at that and see if that will work for me. And the crashing of waves once sparked my passion for photography in me so again I might live that same drive to the passion that she has done.
The ocean has a similar meaning to me as it does to Rachael. I didn't spend my time on sailboats but spent my younger years by the ocean in Long Island in NY. I have this one place I always went to and would sit in my car for hours watching the inlet where the ocean would meet the bay. And never was it the same thing and it always brought comfort to me.
Thank you Sean, you are a true believer in living the photography dream.
Best content I have seen in a very long time. Thank you, Sean.
Thanks for the film. I appreciated her journey and your film making. I hope you can bring more such stories.
These series focussing on individuals and their photography quest is absolutely outstanding, and something that all photographers can learn a thing or two. We are much more educated and learn more from these than watching endless drivel about camera gear and criticism from RUclipsrs like Tony Clickbait BS or the American Chipmunk (Fro).
Thank you Sean.
I have followed your channel for some time and have found the advice you have given incredibly useful in my journey as a photographer. I find the photographers that you highlight, and their work, beautiful. This video in particular has struck a chord with me. I am in my 40’s and am raising a family and try to carve out time photograph what I want to. The advice that she gave for someone in my stage of life is something that i think will be incredibly useful for me. Thank you for sharing her story.
This video just showed up at right time. I've been overwhelmingly exited about initiating my self as a photographer and filmmaker. Trying to make people know what I'm about to start doing, my family members made me stop for a moment and realize that I was taking it too fast too soon. Too fast for me to really have a clear idea of what exactly I want to end up doing with this new experience, and too fast for my "social media friends" to understand why from doing health and fitness content suddenly I'm a photographer. To be honest I feel kind of lost and insecure right now but thankful for those who helped me realize the obvious which I wasn't seeing. As she wisely said, I still in my early twenties and don't know exactly what I like and what I don't. Thanks for putting this out, it truly had an impact on me!
What a lovely feature, this video. I love how she explained, especially at the end, how she moved from being a lawyer to photography. I've seen my share of friends do the, "tomorrow, I'm going to X" (whether photography or not) without a plan of how they're going to do it or make the transition. And many have failed.
When I got back into photography in 2011 after a 20 year absence, I made the conscious decision that I would NOT make this my profession. I had taken a hobby and turned it into a business, and after 8 years, hated it so much, that I've only now started showing any interest in that old hobby...9.5 years after closing my business. I didn't want that to happen with photography.
Finding direction for me wasn't as difficult as I though it would be, just took some trial and error. Some things I hated, others were OK, others paid but I wasn't passionate about it. Settled on portrait work, even though I'm somewhat a misanthrope. Ironic.
Thank you again, Sean, for making these introspective videos. I really look forward to them.
So this is a VERY behind the time of this post comment. I have been following Rachel's work the past three years and only stumbled upon this vlog via your website. It is such a good vlog. I am near that part of my journey where I will be leaving my current career in December and moving to Portugal. This is giving me the motivation to concentrate more on my photography, assess and and take a moment to first appreciate on the skills I have acquired, the progress I have made. Knowing that that this is what I really would like to further. Thank you again for a wonderful insightful vlog.
Thank you Sean and Rachel! Thank you!
Brilliant! Practical, visual, and heartfelt. Thank you for sharing.
Needed to see/hear this at this exact moment.
Thank you 🙏
Of all the Channels I follow on RUclips, yours I think is the most meaningful and heartfelt!!! Thank You, Sean!
Thank you Sean and thank you Rachael.
Sean, another inspirational video, so incredible, thank you!
Rachael is so lovely and wise. It was just a pleasure to listen and the photos are just incredible!
Sean, thank you for bringing Rachel to us. Her advice and example is exemplary.
A wonderful interview. She has created beauty in her life.
The photographs are amazing and tell a story of their own.
The images in them look like haunting entities.
That was absolutely excellent, and quite honestly everything I needed to hear. Thank you to both of you for producing this!
This was absolutely the best video about photography I have ever seen. Thank you so much to both of you! This video has touched me as I relate to it so much right now as a new photographer with a new family that works in the city with all the weight of world as well. I'm not the best with words but I just want to really say thank you!
Fantastic film. Inspiring. I won't ever be a pro but the idea of slowing down, letting it happen organically, taking off the pressure and just enjoying has struck a chord. Thank you Sean and Rachael
One of the best journals I have watched in ages. Thanks Sean and thank you Rachael.
OMG I work in a law firm as well hating every moment finding really hard to do the transition! Sean please make a video about this, the transition between a well paid/salary job to self-employment. How and when practically people do this?!?! Thank you for this video! Amazing as always!
Same thing here
@playtrumpet Thank you so much for your recommendation! This book will be the next of my list.
I think the simple answer is that you can only jump when you’re sure that what you’re jumping to can pay the bills. I am a very cautious person by nature and I think that you can pick up from Rachael that she is too. Play it safe. When you can honestly say that photography has enough work coming in that you can make it, then it’s time.
I can only draw on personal experience, but for me it took 3 years from deciding to really focus on building a full time career in photography to build enough of a client base to photograph weddings full time. Throughout this time I was doing both and it was a struggle. I can relate so much to having a job that you hate, and I do believe that the only reason I held it together and didnt break down was being able to focus 100% on an end goal.
I would definately echo the advice to be cautious though. Make sure you are 100% ready, and if not put it off for another 6 months then review again.
@@ajtimages Out of curiosity, how can you build a client base in wedding photography? I mean, these are one-time clients. They might refer you, but it's not like a commercial client.
Thank you Sean and Rachel! This was so enjoyable and inspiring.
Thank you for the advice, Rachel. Huge fan of your work. Thank you Sean for having her on your show.
What an intelligent, compassionate and honest person is Rachael. Funnily enough I got a law degree in the UK and hated it from week one. And now I am in the creative world. So her advice about being practical while taking your time to live your life and understand what is important to you, resonated deeply. Her photography is sensual and visceral. And her patience and craft benefit from each other. But kudos to Sean for making a beautiful and inspiring film. A great video all round.
Encore une très belle vidéo, la découverte, pour moi, de cette photographe est un grand plaisir! Tks Sean!
Really awesome to see this video. I absolutely love your work Rachael. Your story is truly inspiring and motivating. Thanks for sharing.
OMG, Rachel's work is so calm and dynamic (at the same time), love it ! Thanks for sharing, and Thanks Sean for introducing her to us !
What an awesome video. it's a classic sean tucker video, it takes you on a beautiful journey of storytelling, beautiful cinematography with the beautiful background score. and powerful and beautiful images in the end. that makes you emotional and leaves you in awe. such an inspiration @Sean Tucker. hats off to you my friend.
This was just what I needed right now at this point in my photography journey.
As always imprerssive content, Rachael’s words were right on point . Good work !
I'm parked up in my campervan facing the sea with my camera just watching the waves and shooting away as I've been inspired by Rachael's work for a few years. then the rain comes in so I make a coffee and decided to watch something on RUclips and this pop's up! Thank you so much Sean and Rachael, I resonant with so much from that interview, very, very inspiring. x
Video that I've been waiting for. Your work is absolutely amazing.
Love from India.