Exhibition in my hometown, and a confession I had to make...
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- I'm back in Spain, where I'm exhibiting my work for a couple weeks. I still find some time to go out and shoot during two really foggy and beautiful mornings.
After the exhibition, I come clean with a confession I had to make...
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You have a very unique style all your own. You do great work. Don’t let the negative comments dissuade you from doing the work you want. It’s great to see you grow and mature as an artist. Keep going, don’t look back!!!
Thanks, Eric! The first ones were a bit surprising and concerning, now if anything they just encourage me more. Thanks for your continuous support, it's great to share all of this with everyone here!
The surest way to know that you are doing good work is when others start putting you down. Keep on keeping on my friend.
Thanks, Thomas, always appreciated ☺️👍
Well, I rarely enjoy landscape photography and I find Kenna's work (and Adams' too) quite forgettable as their images are too "perfect". But your work touches me at a deep level. It has soul. Its imperfection makes it perfect to me. It has grit. Also the fact that you are using whatever camera is at hand (small, cheap, older...) reminds me that gear does not matter in the least. What you do sometimes with an older RX100 blows my mind. Please continue what you are doing. Your work is important !!!
Most things are already photographed, and only our own interpretation left ☺ You do a very good job and can be an inspiration to other photographers to show their work.
Thank you! I agree about your own interpretation being the thing that is left, probably what photography is all about too.
As a fellow professional photographer/artist I know exactly what you are talking about with nay sayers and so called art critics. Let me just say you do excellent work and I am busy trying to find (and watch) all your videos - that should tell you all you need to know..:)
I was smiling watching the exhibition scenes because it made me happy for you that people were enjoying your work. Keep up the work.
Thank you!!!! Really appreciate it :)
Unfortunately, it is easy to provide a negative feedback than to encourage someone to keep doing what they like most. You really good in what you do. I like your style and photos. Keep up the good work !
10 photographers 10 different possible views of the same image. You make photographs for your pleasure. If you don't take a photo because of that those people won. And your "copied images" look great! Haters are everywhere. You have amazing work out there.
Thank you, Christian! I couldn't agree more with you. If we weren't allowed to do "what's been done", there would be no progress at all in anything. Thanks a lot for your kind words and for watching!
All artists have been influenced by forefathers, be it music, painting, or photography. Inspiration is the word. "Imitation is the greatest form the flattery". Well done!
I completely agree, David :)
What Eric said. Crazy folks have the gall to say such ugly things. I think your work is awesome and agree with Eric it has a really neat style. As a film shooter myself it also inspires me to try new things and experiment around. I hope you don't let those folks get you down because I'm a fan of both your work (both stills and your videos). Keep on keepin on duder!
Thank you, Tim! It actually encourages me ☺️ Always glad to hear from a film shooter!
It is perhaps valid to note that most popular songs are written around the same three chords. Like hearing, sight is a sense that all us beings share. The way you perceive is different although the notes or the colors are the same... The naysayers are usually those who do not have the the drive to wake up before the sunrise and be back home in time for breakfast, enjoy the smiles of family and friends... You see my friend, they are driven by the urge to say no. You are driven by the urge to live and experience. Keep on..
That that you describe is the hardest part of photography by far. Talent and camera gear matter to a point, but getting out is the real challenge, and to do it often. To be willing to be out there, cold, hungry, tired, and to accept that all of that effort might be for "nothing" as you might come back empty handed. Thanks for your comment!
Even with almost 5 million subscribers Peter McKinnon get haters and 👎, the Joy's of (anti) social media and keyboard warriors with nothing better to do with their time. Keep up the great work.
Great example of “been there, done that”...especially using Kenna as an example since so many are accused of copying his work. And the iPhone shot at the end, brilliant. 🤣😂😅
Don't listen toxic people. Get inspiration from other artists is totally normal.
Do you know what? You inspired me, yes, and I have to thank you.
like your work, dont care about looking at the floor, looking at a hard drive while you walk. dont care about the b-roll, keep it simple and clean like your photography.
I have fallen in love with your work and i have gotten inspired to go out and shoot landscapes and especially FOG haha, keep doing what you're doing!!
Thank you!!! Haha, yup, I love the fog :)
I thought the long exposure was brilliant. Don’t worry about the hates - they’ll always be there. You’ve got a really compelling style, regardless of where you take your inspiration from!
Tu eres un artista en todo el sentido de la palabra. Tus fotos son poesía, arte y melancolía. Eres una inspiración para mí.
There is a saying in fake latin something like "nil illigitimus carborundum" which translates loosely to "don't let the bastards grind you down". Keep doing what you are doing - your approach is very engaging and accessible, your enthusiasm is infectious and I like your pictures. I have been taking photographs since 1977, I take them purely to please myself and I still get a tremendous buzz out of it when the light is exciting.
Thanks, Bill! Glad you find it accessible, I think photography should be that way. I love to hear that, that after 40 years you still get that feeling from making a photograph. That's something I hope I can keep feeling for a while! Thanks for sharing that, made my night :)
Everything was already photographed in the past by someone. The moment I saw your photos I felt like they are Kenna inspired. Why not, because he is a great inspiration and maybe idol for many photographers. But everyone has his own point of view to look at things, to interpret them. So no photo will be the same. It's usual to copy pictures you like to learn how the original photographer has worked. That's totally fine, too.
I like your work and so do many others. Keep going. :)
Great video. So much packed into one! Very cool exhibit.
Thank you!
Looks like a beautiful town to shoot! Your work is great. Ignore the trolls -- while you're out making photos they're sitting at home critiquing someone.
Thank you so much! And yes, you are right about the trolls :)
Hola Adrian, recien sigo tu canal y me tiene super pegado... aprendo un monton viendo tus videos. En cuanto a la gente que lanza comentarios sin importancia pues siempre sera mas facil criticar que crear. Un saludo desde la bella Colombia!
Muchas gracias, Jhon! Espero poder fotografiar ese bello país en el futuro :)
Having haters on the internet is the biggest sigh of success! Just be yourself and fok those who don't like it! I think you're doing great job. You've inspired me many times! I even bought a tripod thanks to you😁😁😁😁 Cheers Mate!
Thanks, Piotr! I guess that's right about haters haha. I'm glad you found some inspiration here. A tripod is a very useful tool! Even if you don't need it for low light or long exposures, it makes you slow down and think a bit more. Cheers!
Refreshing work !
Makes me want to keep making my own images , if nothing else because of an internal obligation....
Thanks, Joseph! You totally should, I believe creating something makes us happy :)
Okay, this is my response to those that say it's been done before and you are just copying someone else. With that sort of logic, everyone who loves to cook should never use a cookbook. You are ripping off someone else's cooking skills. What nonsense. Keep shooting what you like, Adrian. We love your work.
Dear Adrian,
You really don't have to apologize for anything. You don't have to be ashamed of your work either. All photos that are made are made because they have already been made once. Everybody wants to be or become Ansel Adams, just look at how many pictures of Adams have been made by photographers of this time. You don't have to think you're good, I know you're good. And I came to this conclusion by looking at your work. Your view on photography is yours and nobody else. Because of you, I am now also going to photograph square format. That does not mean that I want to copy you or copy your work. No, I think you have convinced me that square format is a nice format to photograph. Let the people who are jealous of your work talk, and enjoy, just as you can, the wonderful moments when you make a beautiful creation again. This is my opinion Adrian, nothing more and nothing less. I think you are a good photographer and enjoy your work. Greetings from the Netherlands, Toine
Taking ideas of other photographers that are inspired by other photographers is not bad, it's what you want to do, and I like them. People that complaining about other people's work are uninspired, lazy, and no fun to talk with
I agree, Rob. Thanks for your comment!
Congrats on the exhibition! Your work is looking better and better and I think you’ve managed to find a style of photography that really emphasizes the subject matter over equipment or method. This is very evident when comparing your digital photos with your film ones, they are so similar in tone and style.
Thank you for your comment ☺️ I do love being able to get similar results from film and digital, this way I can shoot either camera depending on what I feel like using and get the same images. Thanks again!
For me, your photographs have a distinct style. I don’t think of Michael Kenna particularly when I see them, but in any case, as you say, there is nothing wrong with being inspired by other artists. Keep up the good work.
I wouldn’t have made the comment without being very familiar with Kenna’s work.
Thanks for your comment, Nick. He has been a great inspiration of mine, and I have no problem in saying so (I've talked about him plenty of times on my blog). Thanks again!
I love your photography, which make me love your videos :)
Thank you! I'm glad you like them :)
Everybody is influenced by every photograph they have seen in their life whether they realise it or not. To say otherwise is foolish. Your images are excellent and stand on theyre own merit, ignore the photography snobs 👍. Your iphone image is quite an eye opener both in the image itself and technologically 😊. Personally I still love black and white film photography, even though I use digital cameras and my phone, they all allow me to take images of my world which is the point of it all 🤗👍.
That's right, making images is the point. The camera you use doesn't really matter, just use whatever you can and whatever you enjoy using. Thanks for the comment!
Delete the jealous haters from your mind ! They're all just talking heads full of B.S. ! You work harder than most and your images are so beautiful. If that is bad, then please keep up the bad work ! I really love your images and have learned so much from your videos and really hope you can just skip right past all the negative anal babies and continue your journey ! Thanks for all you do, LarryMac
I am new to your channel so just coming across this one now. I don't think I can say much more than what Eric S, Thomas P, and LisaP have said. I enjoy your style! I found you because I have become interested in Bronica SQ cameras. Coincidentally, I intend to do most of my work in B&W as well. Your images have certainly inspired, and I hope I am able to create one that is close in the not too distant future :-)
I think the photo shows an arrive from the ocean to the rock on the island in a few minutes (as you described that it took a long exposure of 5 seconds) so every second is a minute, and now have to cross the rocks to get to the mainland.
It's so awesome to see the photos of Oregon on that wall!!!
Love your channel, love your photography. We all know the negative comments you get have nothing to do with you and your work and everything to do with the people making the comments.
Thank you for your support! I agree, the best thing to do with them is to just ignore them. Thank you!
Clearly you have your own style. And a different one.
Not always I think you get the "best shot from a location", specially because you completely stay on your "square HP5@1600" format (again, it is your style) but I respect and keep watching. All of us, "photographer", amateurs or professional, have a majority of "misses" and then we have a "bingo shot" :)
You have the courage to expose your job, part of your life, etc. Most of those who critique badly don't even have work to show for sure...
Keep going with your work. Hope the best for you and your "dream"! (Your living it) :D
Thank you, Goncalo! For sure, more often than not I do not succeed at getting the best possible shot, but that's part of the game. Most of the images I share here on this channel will never make it to my website, the place I consider my main repository and where only the images I like are posted. I still show them because I want to share the journey, the multiple failures and mediocre images that we get before we are able to make a "good one". Thanks again for your comment!
Very clever thoughts about your own work. Just continue to be genuine without listening to stupid people who want to criticize you. Take care, Göran from Latvia
I'm glad you disagree with these people who are saying such negative things , I think your style is unique the only similarity to Kenna that I can see is the square crop, so we should all stop cropping square ?? I love your work and I love Kennas work equally :)
Ignore the haters. Keep up the inspirational pics.
Keep doing what your doing Adrian , you have developed your own style, i personally believe that a hell of a lot of photographers are inspired by other photographers in my eyes it does not mean your ripping them off , if you look at my Instagram page I’m probably Being accused of the same , keep up the good work and looking forward to the next one 👍
Thank you, David! Appreciate the support. Feel free to share that Instagram account, I'd love to check it out ☺️
Great video, I know there are a lot haters out there and a good real artist must know how to disregard this negative influences. We learn from the expertise of others and the future generations will do the same from our work. I don’t think we should pretend to be unique in a world where everything have been discovered already, but we can always add a different twist to it. Congratulations on your exhibition success.
Thank you so much, Roberto. I couldn't agree more. There will always be someone out there trying to drag us down, and they'll use any excuse or argument to do so. The best thing is to ignore those negatives influences and move on. Thanks again for your comment and support!
Big fan from the Philippines here man! Awesome work and style. Hopefully you can visit our tropical country and take photos of it. Thanks man for inspiring film folks like me.
Thank you so much! I’m glad to see these videos reaching all the way to there! I’d love to visit that part of the world one day, it looks like a beautiful country. Hopefully soon. Thanks again!
Never be concerned with the opinions of haters. Don't tell anybody but I copy you. It's our influences that drive us.
Regarding so-called plagiarism, there are four major elements to a photographic image. In no particular order of importance, the first is the photographer, second is the location, third is the environmental conditions. I will come to the fourth shortly. All are variables. The photographer's photographic knowledge, experience and life experience are unique. The location can be viewed from an infinite number of positions and can be photographed using an infinite combination of technology (e.g. focal length etc.). The environmental conditions are also an infinite variable. Time of day or night, weather, time of year, historical date, etc, etc.
The fourth element is the viewer of the final image, also an infinite variable because the mood, age, circumstance, location etc of the viewer will all have a different effect on how the viewer feels or interprets or merely enjoys the image. The photographer has no control over the fourth variable. Therefore, anyone who accuses a photographer of plagiarism had better have some very compelling, unassailable evidence to substantiate their accusation or be prepared to be regarded as a complete idiot.
Ansel Adams photographed some locations that have since been visited and photographed by millions. I feel safe in the statement than none of these later photographers have ever managed to reproduce any of Adams' images because a photograph is an instant in time and time is ever changing. That is not to say that any of the later images are any better or worse (whatever that may mean) than those of the great Ansel but if the end viewer gets pleasure from them does it matter if the later image bears some resemblance to the work of the great master?
Aside from this the photographs looked absolutely beautiful displayed on the exhibition walls. (Almost as good looking as the food. 😂)
Thank you Adrian.
Felicidades por la muestra. Me gustan tus videos y tus fotos.
Muchas gracias, Germán!
This is how the internet works, haters gonna hate
Yeah, I don't really know why, but it is what it is....
keep up the good work amigo...don't listed to the negative comments...great pics and youtube channel. By the way, is HP5 your main BW film? saludos
Thanks, Jonas! It is. I've tried different film stocks but I keep going back to HP5. I usually push it to 800 or 1600, I like the look of it and it gives me a lot of flexibility. I liked what I saw from my first and only roll of Delta 3200, so I will have to give that one another try.
Hi Adrian, exhibition looks great, like how you decided to keep just to one size of image and frame throughout all your pictures, how about getting a darkroom set up and printing the traditional way.
Hi, Stephen, and thank you! I'd love to have a darkroom, I will have one at some point in the future (that's why I'm keeping all my negatives) but I don't have a permanent home as of right now and it's just impossible. Thanks again!
@@aows That is a problem, as you say "to great to overcome" at least you'll have the opportunity in the future to look forward to and motivate your current photography.
@@stephendeakin2714 yup! I look forward to settling down and working on all these negatives. Just not yet :)
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I've done solo photo walks inspired by your photography and not to copy you but to take inspiration from you.
Glad to hear that! Walking with the camera in hand and just observing is one of my favorite ways to spend my time :)
would have been interesting if those photos taken around the 10:30 mark were in colour with the muted lighting
It would've been a good time for color photography, for sure! I just seem to "function" better with black and white :)
Wasting film? You only waste film if you either don't capture images or you just throw it away unexposed. I have never heard such silliness. Trolls, I tell you, just trolls with an obvious boring existence.
Hehe, I totally agree. You only waste film when you don't use it. Thanks for your comment :)
Excelent work Are you spanish?? Best regards from ARGENTINA
Soy :) Un saludo desde España :)
a tomar por culo tanta negatividad! me encanta tu canal y tus fotos. Ojala q vengas pa canada para fotografiar algun dia!
cheers.
Haters gonna hate
Haha, yes
buscando información sobre la bronica SQ he dado con este canal y resulta que eres gallego??? el mundo es un pañuelo!!
Jaja, así es :D
Vivo a una horita y algo de Monforte... me pasaré a verla esta semana que entra... tiene muy buena pinta... felicidades, Adrián!!
Por supuesto, si alguna vez vienes más por el norte, sería un placer compartir contigo una jornada fotográfica.
Puedes ver algo de mi trabajo en instagram.com/contadordeexposiciones/
Un saludo desde As Pontes!!
Oh, me encanta ver que hay gente de por aquí cerca en el canal :D Me va a ser complicado esta semana (y la siguiente ya ni estoy), pero voy a pasar enero y febrero por aquí así que sí, un día podemos ir a sacar unas fotos. Un saludo!
aows Sería fantástico! Ya he visto los vídeos de Cedeira, Valdoviño... así que veo que por aquí ya conoces... 😊
Pues será un placer poder acompañarte y compartir un día de fotos y charla, me encanta “cómo ves”...
Un saludo y espero poder conocerte!! Muchas gracias, Adrián!
Si o si ,guárdame un folleto de esos,je,je,je ,o más fácil,me lo mandas en pdf y me lo imprimo .
Contento con la expo?,Ya eres profeta en tu tierra!!,j,j,j,j,j
Cambiando de tema.Si hiciéramos caso a todos lo comentarios de la gente ,si son ultra positivos ,no avanzaríamos ,y si son negativos ni movernos de casa .La serie de fotos que muestras hoy me parece muy buena ,pero la del banco con el puente es brutal!!!,a que más de uno te dirá que hay una parecidacon e4l río Sena en Paris.....
Jaja, por supuesto, este es el PDF: drive.google.com/open?id=1RYUy6SYkZWmQOfaYpbXl1VkWVz7TPK6W
La exposición muy bien, vino bastante más gente de lo que pensaba. Montar las fotos y enseñarlas le da más sentido al trabajo, además de lo que se hace online evidentemente. Me queda otra más en un par de meses, aunque intentaré conseguir algún sitio más para este trabajo, y luego ya empezar a pensar en la siguiente!
Sobre los comentarios, totalmente de acuerdo. Para mí lo mejor de compartir tu trabajo y aventuras online es el intercambio de ideas. He aprendido un montón de cosas viendo a otros, y muchas personas (la mayoría "desconocidas") me han inspirado. Sinceramente, creo que somos muy afortunados de vivir en estos tiempos y poder conectar con gente que de otra forma nunca conoceríamos. Si llego a nacer 50 años antes, estas imágenes se hubieran quedado en esa galería y en este pueblo.
Y yo que pensaba que mi foto del banco era la primera en la historia... jaja
@@aows Graciñas,j,j,j,j,j,j
Y como sabe la gente que tenes dinero? jajaj que me perdi? jaja
Wow! People are shitty. Just ignore it.
Yeah, there's nothing to do about it. Just move on.