Unfortunately we live in a consumer society with a multitude of websites full of people who seem to be trying to outdo each other. A 1.4 lens is seen as "not as good as" an f/1.2 lens. A Canon lens is seen as inferior to a Leica. A photograph taken with a $500 lens is seen as inferior to one taken with a $5000 lens. You know the drill. People start seeing things that don't exist. Where it all falls apart is when people talk about Hasselblads. Cameras don't create. Cameras don't light and cameras don't do post production (though I'm a minimalist in that department, preferring to get it right in the camera). Between you and Peter Coulson, - who once did a shoot with a Sony RX100 to prove the point - there's enough inspiration to forget the naysayers.
Thanks Karl. And for a lot of photography, one light but moved around and stacked in post allows many photographers to mimic the multi-light product shots
Preach Brother Taylor, preach! There will always be doubters and in most cases they don't want to learn. It's far easier to complain, hate and troll. I follow several photography channels and even when they shoot different subject matter, I learn something from all of them.
Remind me when I was a live photographer in the past and I used a Canon 60D with an old zoom not really fast (like 3.5 to f5.8) and people was "Your photographies are really great, but it's because you have great gear". Yeah, Canon 60D and an old zoom are great gear... It's just because I learned, lot of practice, not the gear. It's exactly the same in studio now, with my mentor I learn so much about the light that I can do shots with one light and knowledge...
With any profession , it will always be knowledge with trial and error and hard work that brings out the perfection of the end product. Always remember that the ones that complain never put in the work and expect the end result to be perfect .
Karl, I find your clips & knowledge inspirational. You remind me of my early photo roots with film in the late Sixties. I served my ‘apprenticeship’ in an old established properly run Camera Club in the west of Scotland, and like you at a young age - I could not afford to buy an expensive camera- let alone studio equipment. The Club studio was basic with a variety of No.1 & No.2 Tungsten Flood lights- I don’t think the brolly flash had even been invented. But it did also have a darkroom where I learned basics of ‘ D& P’. In competition I was up against Hasselblads - Nikon - Leica, Rollieflex and maybe one or two members using large format Linhof. All I had was my little 35mm Miranda FM - yet I managed to walk away at the Quarterly and Annual Competitions with four Silver Trophies. That was my proudest moment to look back on! I did not go on to a Pro Career like you which I regret. My early success was cut short by getting married. My enthusiasm melted away over the years and that was rekindled in the early Nineties when I went digital. I now have great admiration for your work and now (at 77yrs) trying to create a little home studio with small product photography- just for fun! Thank you so much for these invaluable clips- you are doing a great contribution to the art which most of us love!
Thank you Matthew, interesting to hear your story and how you found your way back to photography. I'm glad these videos help keeping you inspired! All the best Karl.
Absolutely right. I love working with speedlights, I have 4 of them and I mainly use only one when I'm doing Portrait outdoors, two sometimes. They are light and portable. I also have 4 studio strobes, all new but I hardly use them. I also use the speedlight indoors. Using one light allows you to be more creative with shadows and makes you more attentive to the surrounding ambient light or lack off because you are forced to look to find additional light for rim lighting effects, better flow of light. I love your product and food photos in this video. I feel inspired I am going to shoot some shots indoors tonight. Thank you for the awesome talk/video. ❤🙌
Awesome awesome video. I am a professional photographer and I do some 1 on 1 teaching to beginner to advanced photographers. I totally agree that getting them out of the mindset of gear be in the answer rather than knowledge is something that I believe every for toggle for goes through. As they mature as a photographer they do eventually start to realize that it is their knowledge and the appropriate practical artistic use of lighting that is more important than the brand name on the light there using. Really really love all your videos I hope you and your family are safe and healthy and thank you again for all your insightful education.
I quite agree, Karl. I have worked in another area of education and training. It's the skill and competence of people that matters most. Thanks for the video.
Another video full of wisdom and truth..... one wonder why people never seem to get the point... it's a never ending story that never seems to end somehow. Thanks Karl for putting things straight (again).
I bought your advertising DVDs about 5 years ago and they were a game changer for me! Your free RUclips tutorials are fantastic and anyone serious about producing great imagery would do themselves a huge favor by buying/subscribing to your educational materials. Thank you for putting the work in to help make others better.
So true, i run a training company in construction many years ago and people invested lots in equipment but not in knowledge,, we used to say all the gear but no idea, we got to fully understand the basics first. Keep learning
Recently I had a shoot inside of a small student accommodation room. I had no gear, only my trustworthy a7ii. I borrowed 2 tiny LEDs and a black sheet for the background. I'm still impressed with how much I could achieve with it. Granted I had to do moderate post processing, but nothing I wouldn't do even if I had professional equipment. It's always good to be reminded that we don't have to fall down the rabbit hole of shiny and newer tech.
It's exactly what you say! Keep experimenting, keep trying and don't be afraid to fail in order to succeed! This is, in my opinion, the best way to gain knowledge 💪🏾
Hi Karl.Thanks so much for all your knowledge sharing.People who doubt your knowledge themselves donot know what they are doing. Photography is all about learning and trying things and photographers like you really help so many photographers around the globe to take that one step forward. So please forget all those people who have doubts about your knowledge as we know that you are one of the best photographer. Thanks again.... From A learner
You are absolutely right, being able to create a photograph with a single light depends a lot on the knowledge and creativity that you have acquired over time, thanks for your video, I am a big fan of your work as a product photographer.
Good job Mr Taylor. I personally don't have a lot of equipment but I always say that it's not the camera but rather it's the photographer that makes the photo awesome. Having the equipment does help but it's not always needed.
You didn't need to explain anything Karl. Just watching one or two of your tutorials should be enough evidence for anyone who "really" wants to know your worth. As for the naysayers, best response is ignoring them altogether. Keep up the great education. I learn a lot from you.
Invest in your learning before your gears. That's ultimately the one most crucial lesson I've to remind myself of! At the end of the day, what makes outstanding Photography is knowledge and creativeness. Thanks, Karl for this essential lesson.
Myself as a beginner photographer over one year always think and have a mindset that one light is key, that mindset is based on sun light, sun is only one, that is why I never complain whenever I can only shoot with one light only, because I also never complain when I have one sun. The maximum of lighting that I can use are 2, but mostly only one light.
I am just starting out in photography and just discovered your channel and you are fantastic! Rant all you want... just don't stop sharing your information! This 1-light video has given me confidence to continue practicing. Thank you!
Excellent, sir. Working in a small studio, with a small budget, has forced me to learn to get the most out of a little. And, as it turns out, some of the images that come out of here with the best compliments are those shot with a single light source (and perhaps a reflector made from foamcore I got at Walmart). Understanding light and pushing creativity will trump gadgets almost every time. Bravo on helping us all see that!
i learn much better by doing. i have a difficult time watching a video and trying to mimic what im seeing. i am suffering from some memory issue too (unless its just that i learn better by doing, than watching). i love your presentations and your topics. not sure why ive never subscribed before now!
Thank you for sharing your many years of experience and knowledge, which I have followed for the last 7 years of more. There are always going to be those people that try and knock others and let them as it only reinforces how good you are which this video and your others demonstrate. Keep up the amazing work.
Keep cool Karl. Heads up to you for just not ignoring the trolls. I use the same Cam gear since 13 years and only updated lights, since battery beats cables outside for my work. However thanks to you and other Pros tips on techniques my results became better and better over the years to the point where it feels exciting and effortless at the same time. I felt I could always check out your teams channel for guidelines and check out one way to go about it. You provide high class education and don’t hide knowledge but on your level it requires attention from the students and some just don’t want to go there. All the best.
what a great statement and so true 👍 the comparison between the six-light and the one-light lipstick photos is a great example I`m only an enthusiastic hobby photograoher who has to be economical with the money, so I use elder speedlites and mainly different self-made diffusors, sometimes I use only a small LED flashlight + camera shutter mode "B" to light my homemade product or table top photos shot on rainy or stormy weekends for instance
I agree with you in every word you said. I personally don't have even a speedlight but I'm not so concerned about that too much. What I'm concerned about is the ideas I should have and find a way to achieve me. Gears just make things easier and the work more efficient.
Great video. When doing food photography I only ever use one light, but lots of reflectors (white foamcore) and black scrims. Sometime, no light other than window light.
If they change the camera and they fail, it was a lack of lights. If they buy lights and they fail, it was the studio. If they change their studios and fail, it was the model or the MUA. The problem may be that many believe that by knowing the exposure triangle they already know everything. If we give an F1 car to anyone with no experience and explain all the functions, even if they learn them very well, they will still lose the race. I can certainly say that you can have a lot of equipment and yet you still have to plan your shots and organize yourself to be successful, not all shots are the same, you have to think and that's why most fail. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge.
I love your ranting!! That's a great teaching for people who only see limitation of $$$ in producing great photo. A great chef can make great food with a cheap wok! It's the same thing as in photography.
nice video. I'm very grateful to this pro that gives his time to create content to help other photographers. im 60 now and i have start taking pictures in my teen years. in my personal experience the most important part, hands down, of a photographer kit is the lens or lenses. you can have three Broncolor strobe and a shit lens your pic will look bad. you can have three ikea lamps and a top of the range prime and your pic will look good (if you know how to set up your lights, that is). I cannot even begins to understand why anybody would hate this guy. He makes free contents from you from which can learn and gets hate in return? lol. crazy and sad.
Excellent video to teach and advice to the photographers about the one light photography. I will try and practice to do the best of my knowledge. Thanks a lot.
When i started with commercial photography i did a lot of editorial stuff. I literally said to myself i would use mainly one light and master it by doing so day in day out. I still mainly use one light, i started with a cheap falcon eyes battery powered light and nowadays i use the b10x plus. If you start out with one light you will really get a feel for how to blend ambient light with flash light. It's the same as when someone starts out with photography, i would recommend them using prime lens instead of a zoom lens. Keep it simple, don't give yourself too many options that will distract you. Try to master 1 focal length and or 1 light. When you feel like you understand this than go to the next phase and start adding more lights or different focal lengths. Gear is just tools, if you give a builder a consumer drill instead of a professional drill then he can still do the job.. The same goes for camera's and lighting. It might take a bit longer to get to the same result but it will get the job done, and clients won't even notice this. I see so many other photographers being so focussed on gear, it really annoys me most of the time.
Very kind thank you but I just make pictures and teach people how to do it. The very best are those filling our shelves, caring for our sick and keeping us safe.
I know people who have really great equipment and their output is flat and lifeless. I really liked this video, because I know it’s all about knowledge and creativity. Salute.
Brilliant Carl..! And well needed too! More rants please and don’t hold back. There are still lots that need a damn good telling haha. Amazing work as always! Very inspiring buddy 😊👏🏻
i can say with confidence that HATERS and only HATERS , disliked this video. I love Karl and i have followed him from since 2010. Great work as always.
When I was 22 I spent 2 years saving up for a camera. I spent a huge £1000 on my first camera. Being autistic, I have these extreme emotions towards some things That week, my house got robbed! 3 years ago, I was finally able to buy a camera again. I absolutely love it. I am still learning and struggling to get to grips with it but I use it everyday for my products for my business I have recently learnt that the light box I am using is very limiting. So I plan on getting a single strobe and bounce the light off the ceiling as I do alot of small products There is just something about photography It feels like an infinite journey of learning how to play with light and it really helps you appreciate the smallest of things in life I wish I had the money earlier on in life and never got robbed as I sometimes worry I will never learn everything I want to know. But for the last 3 years not a single day has gone past where I have not taken a photo I love photography with such a passion The noise the shutter makes Messing with the settings and setting up the shoot. It's just amazing
@@VisualEducationStudio Thank you Karl. Todays budding photographers have an absolute blessing of a platform to learn from people like yourself Thanks for sharing so much insider knowledge I know there are a few business owners out there But I would love to see a tutorial on setting up a small product photography setup for shooting small items with a white background Would you use a continuous lighting or a strobe light setup? Would be really useful
Well said. Best thing I did before signing up for your courses was to read Light: Science and Magic (such an eye opener) and then try to work out the examples using a single speed light and whatever modifier(s) I had on hand. Now when you talk about light in your courses , I can at least understand what is going on.
That's a good book although I prefer to learn visually so in our platform we demonstrate the important stuff in a way that i believe is easier to absorb for many.
The side by side at 8:16 really demonstrates the utility of reflectors and flags because when I first got to that point in the video I said "wait a minute, if it's one light how'd he get the background like that without another light?". I imagine if it's not shaped from a flag, it's the edge of the the light source from how it's directed.
Per me sei uno dei più grandi fotografi al mondo, penso che sei un grande professionista, sia nell'eseguire le foto, sia nello spiegare come si fa, per me sei stato uno dei grande aiuto per poter realizzare le mie foto grazie ai tuoi perfetti suggerimenti, quindi ti dico grazie, grazie e grazie!!!!
Absolutely agree! The knowledge is the most important, and the equipment it will be a tool to completely both. Thank you Karl, for you explain so clear the way of Photography. Congratulations for your channel. Antonio Moreira from Porto/Portugal
Hello Karl, you are absolutely right. The camera and light are just tools to get the job done, it’s the creators imagination and creativity that creates the image. An average canon dslr and some basic light are 100 times better today than they were 20 years ago. And people took some amazing pictures back then. But then again, people really needed to understand the basics of photography, because there was no looking over your shoulder to check the scream to see if your picture was ok, you didn’t have a delete option or an option to take 1000 pictures and then see which one was best. You had to wait to develope your filmrol. It’s like with any profession, a programmer can program on any computer, a good carpenter can make anything with a limited amount of tools. I’ve never heard a carpenter say “if only I had a better hamer 🔨, then I could built a nicer home”. If you can’t take a picture with basic camera, then you will never be able to take a picture with a 5000 euro camera..
The best honest advice I ever had. And you are right, I admire your honesty, because you could try to promote your equipment for sponsorship. Thank you
Fab stuff right on the money im guilty myself of not pushing the gear as far as it can go and needing to push myself even further with light experimenting and practicing way more and its something I am still working on for sure and making some good inroads. I recall you created a great video demo of a shoot with budget speedlites and a consumer dslr - I wonder if a reboot version of that for 2020 could make for a further compelling video further demoing your knowledge trumping whatever cost of gear.
Invest in yourself, rather than your gear that’s Deep, thank you Karl Taylor. because lot of upcoming photographers chasing latest cameras without outgrowing themselves with the old camera and without wisdom, understanding and knowledge of “it’s who is behind the camera not your gear”.
Excellent video which deserves some follow up. Great looks can be achieved with simple and cheap equipment, like umbrellas or bounced strobes (look how much Annie Leibovitz gets done with one or two umbrellas or Albert Watson with a few beauty dishes, V-flats and flags). The more expensive modifiers typically add creative flexibility (grids, focusing etc), greater ease of set-up and break-down or other features that are useful in specific shooting scenarios (e.g. a large metal dish reflector will not fly away in the wind). These features need to be weighed against cost and ease of transport and set-up. One has to think about stands, boom arms, sandbags for all these options. And also keep in mind that equipment is not the only (or often even the largest) success and cost factor - models, location, set, props and wardrobe, etc. usually play the key role. It all keeps adding up in terms of cost and complexity and, frankly, one needs to adopt a "production mindset". It is usually only in these "high production value" contexts that the expensive equipment that the "naysayers" drool over tends to make a difference.
Same applies with music. Many believe that buying a new pedal or a new guitar would make them better musicians, where a much better move would be just to train your own ears.
I‘m really enjoying the time I have these days and invested in a one-year subscription on your website. I am really happy with what I learned so far and can‘t wait to get back into the studio and test out a lot of stuff!
Hi Karl, I have taken your online courses, and I have no doubt that you can produce excellent pictures even without light. I have learn so much from your online trainings. unfortunately due to some cost constrains, I could not continue. PS. I usually do not comments on social media, but for this could not resist. Keep doing what do best. Your work speak itself.
Absolutely no excuses... Even only with available light with knowledge will create great images... The gear are there to help us to achieve our willing to make great image, and make our live easier...
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Unfortunately we live in a consumer society with a multitude of websites full of people who seem to be trying to outdo each other. A 1.4 lens is seen as "not as good as" an f/1.2 lens. A Canon lens is seen as inferior to a Leica. A photograph taken with a $500 lens is seen as inferior to one taken with a $5000 lens. You know the drill. People start seeing things that don't exist. Where it all falls apart is when people talk about Hasselblads. Cameras don't create. Cameras don't light and cameras don't do post production (though I'm a minimalist in that department, preferring to get it right in the camera). Between you and Peter Coulson, - who once did a shoot with a Sony RX100 to prove the point - there's enough inspiration to forget the naysayers.
Thanks Karl. And for a lot of photography, one light but moved around and stacked in post allows many photographers to mimic the multi-light product shots
This is gold!!
06:10 - See, the reason I can't make photos like Karl's is that I don't have access to professional-grade cardboard :-)
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so im not the only one who thought of that joke....
Karl..... As an amateur photographer, your words of wisdom really have propelled my work.
Thanks
And this is why Karl Taylor is one of my favourite photographers on RUclips.
thank you
Preach Brother Taylor, preach! There will always be doubters and in most cases they don't want to learn. It's far easier to complain, hate and troll. I follow several photography channels and even when they shoot different subject matter, I learn something from all of them.
stop making excuses, start learning and start doing! The most important thing in photography. Doesnt matter is this portrait/sport/documentary.
Absolutely
Remind me when I was a live photographer in the past and I used a Canon 60D with an old zoom not really fast (like 3.5 to f5.8) and people was "Your photographies are really great, but it's because you have great gear".
Yeah, Canon 60D and an old zoom are great gear... It's just because I learned, lot of practice, not the gear.
It's exactly the same in studio now, with my mentor I learn so much about the light that I can do shots with one light and knowledge...
With any profession , it will always be knowledge with trial and error and hard work that brings out the perfection of the end product. Always remember that the ones that complain never put in the work and expect the end result to be perfect .
Karl, I find your clips & knowledge inspirational. You remind me of my early photo roots with film in the late Sixties. I served my ‘apprenticeship’ in an old established properly run Camera Club in the west of Scotland, and like you at a young age - I could not afford to buy an expensive camera- let alone studio equipment. The Club studio was basic with a variety of No.1 & No.2 Tungsten Flood lights- I don’t think the brolly flash had even been invented. But it did also have a darkroom where I learned basics of ‘ D& P’.
In competition I was up against Hasselblads - Nikon - Leica, Rollieflex and maybe one or two members using large format Linhof.
All I had was my little 35mm Miranda FM - yet I managed to walk away at the Quarterly and Annual Competitions with four Silver Trophies. That was my proudest moment to look back on! I did not go on to a Pro Career like you which I regret. My early success was cut short by getting married. My enthusiasm melted away over the years and that was rekindled in the early Nineties when I went digital. I now have great admiration for your work and now (at 77yrs) trying to create a little home studio with small product photography- just for fun! Thank you so much for these invaluable clips- you are doing a great contribution to the art which most of us love!
Thank you Matthew, interesting to hear your story and how you found your way back to photography. I'm glad these videos help keeping you inspired! All the best Karl.
Absolutely right. I love working with speedlights, I have 4 of them and I mainly use only one when I'm doing Portrait outdoors, two sometimes. They are light and portable. I also have 4 studio strobes, all new but I hardly use them. I also use the speedlight indoors. Using one light allows you to be more creative with shadows and makes you more attentive to the surrounding ambient light or lack off because you are forced to look to find additional light for rim lighting effects, better flow of light.
I love your product and food photos in this video. I feel inspired I am going to shoot some shots indoors tonight.
Thank you for the awesome talk/video. ❤🙌
Awesome awesome video.
I am a professional photographer and I do some 1 on 1 teaching to beginner to advanced photographers.
I totally agree that getting them out of the mindset of gear be in the answer rather than knowledge is something that I believe every for toggle for goes through.
As they mature as a photographer they do eventually start to realize that it is their knowledge and the appropriate practical artistic use of lighting that is more important than the brand name on the light there using.
Really really love all your videos I hope you and your family are safe and healthy and thank you again for all your insightful education.
I quite agree, Karl. I have worked in another area of education and training. It's the skill and competence of people that matters most. Thanks for the video.
Another video full of wisdom and truth..... one wonder why people never seem to get the point... it's a never ending story that never seems to end somehow. Thanks Karl for putting things straight (again).
I bought your advertising DVDs about 5 years ago and they were a game changer for me! Your free RUclips tutorials are fantastic and anyone serious about producing great imagery would do themselves a huge favor by buying/subscribing to your educational materials. Thank you for putting the work in to help make others better.
Thank you for your comments.
So true, i run a training company in construction many years ago and people invested lots in equipment but not in knowledge,, we used to say all the gear but no idea, we got to fully understand the basics first. Keep learning
Well said!
Recently I had a shoot inside of a small student accommodation room. I had no gear, only my trustworthy a7ii. I borrowed 2 tiny LEDs and a black sheet for the background. I'm still impressed with how much I could achieve with it. Granted I had to do moderate post processing, but nothing I wouldn't do even if I had professional equipment.
It's always good to be reminded that we don't have to fall down the rabbit hole of shiny and newer tech.
It's exactly what you say! Keep experimenting, keep trying and don't be afraid to fail in order to succeed! This is, in my opinion, the best way to gain knowledge 💪🏾
Thanks
Hi Karl.Thanks so much for all your knowledge sharing.People who doubt your knowledge themselves donot know what they are doing. Photography is all about learning and trying things and photographers like you really help so many photographers around the globe to take that one step forward.
So please forget all those people who have doubts about your knowledge as we know that you are one of the best photographer.
Thanks again....
From
A learner
You are absolutely right, being able to create a photograph with a single light depends a lot on the knowledge and creativity that you have acquired over time, thanks for your video, I am a big fan of your work as a product photographer.
thank you.
Well said Karl, so true and so important to take on board.
Good job Mr Taylor. I personally don't have a lot of equipment but I always say that it's not the camera but rather it's the photographer that makes the photo awesome. Having the equipment does help but it's not always needed.
You didn't need to explain anything Karl. Just watching one or two of your tutorials should be enough evidence for anyone who "really" wants to know your worth. As for the naysayers, best response is ignoring them altogether. Keep up the great education. I learn a lot from you.
Invest in your learning before your gears.
That's ultimately the one most crucial lesson I've to remind myself of!
At the end of the day, what makes outstanding Photography is knowledge and creativeness.
Thanks, Karl for this essential lesson.
This is the best demonstration of skill. The best investment in my skills I ever did was school and then an internship at a commercial studio.
Myself as a beginner photographer over one year always think and have a mindset that one light is key, that mindset is based on sun light, sun is only one, that is why I never complain whenever I can only shoot with one light only, because I also never complain when I have one sun. The maximum of lighting that I can use are 2, but mostly only one light.
Thanks Karl, you’re my hero!
I am just starting out in photography and just discovered your channel and you are fantastic! Rant all you want... just don't stop sharing your information! This 1-light video has given me confidence to continue practicing. Thank you!
I appreciate that thank you.
Excellent, sir. Working in a small studio, with a small budget, has forced me to learn to get the most out of a little. And, as it turns out, some of the images that come out of here with the best compliments are those shot with a single light source (and perhaps a reflector made from foamcore I got at Walmart). Understanding light and pushing creativity will trump gadgets almost every time. Bravo on helping us all see that!
thank you
Yes, it is Knowledge and the willingness to Try. thank you Mr. Taylor
It's a good reminder of what's important.
i learn much better by doing. i have a difficult time watching a video and trying to mimic what im seeing. i am suffering from some memory issue too (unless its just that i learn better by doing, than watching). i love your presentations and your topics. not sure why ive never subscribed before now!
Thank you for sharing your many years of experience and knowledge, which I have followed for the last 7 years of more. There are always going to be those people that try and knock others and let them as it only reinforces how good you are which this video and your others demonstrate. Keep up the amazing work.
Thanks Simon
Keep cool Karl. Heads up to you for just not ignoring the trolls.
I use the same Cam gear since 13 years and only updated lights, since battery beats cables outside for my work.
However thanks to you and other Pros tips on techniques my results became better and better over the years to the point where it feels exciting and effortless at the same time. I felt I could always check out your teams channel for guidelines and check out one way to go about it. You provide high class education and don’t hide knowledge but on your level it requires attention from the students and some just don’t want to go there. All the best.
Thank you very kind.
what a great statement and so true 👍
the comparison between the six-light and the one-light lipstick photos is a great example
I`m only an enthusiastic hobby photograoher who has to be economical with the money, so I use elder speedlites and mainly different self-made diffusors, sometimes I use only a small LED flashlight + camera shutter mode "B" to light my homemade product or table top photos shot on rainy or stormy weekends for instance
Thanks Karl for this lesson 🙏
I agree with you in every word you said. I personally don't have even a speedlight but I'm not so concerned about that too much. What I'm concerned about is the ideas I should have and find a way to achieve me. Gears just make things easier and the work more efficient.
So very ...motivated speech ...speech is very motivated to repair myselves... rather than waste money by buying expensive gear......
Great video. When doing food photography I only ever use one light, but lots of reflectors (white foamcore) and black scrims. Sometime, no light other than window light.
You are passionate about what you do and it shows. Thanks for all you do to help amateurs like me to become better.
I appreciate that!
This is the best photography video ever made......!!!!!! David Rodigan would be proud of the Microphone Skills.....!!!
If they change the camera and they fail, it was a lack of lights. If they buy lights and they fail, it was the studio. If they change their studios and fail, it was the model or the MUA. The problem may be that many believe that by knowing the exposure triangle they already know everything. If we give an F1 car to anyone with no experience and explain all the functions, even if they learn them very well, they will still lose the race. I can certainly say that you can have a lot of equipment and yet you still have to plan your shots and organize yourself to be successful, not all shots are the same, you have to think and that's why most fail. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks Peter.
I totally agree with everything you've said. Invest on yourself.
Thanks Karl, for almost 5 years im following your advise through youtube
Excellent!! Study and practice, practice, practice. Very clear statement that of yours. Thanks
I love your ranting!! That's a great teaching for people who only see limitation of $$$ in producing great photo. A great chef can make great food with a cheap wok! It's the same thing as in photography.
Exactly and thanks
Karl is a Jedi master, the force is strong with him 😀
'These are not the droids you are looking for'......
nice video. I'm very grateful to this pro that gives his time to create content to help other photographers. im 60 now and i have start taking pictures in my teen years. in my personal experience the most important part, hands down, of a photographer kit is the lens or lenses. you can have three Broncolor strobe and a shit lens your pic will look bad. you can have three ikea lamps and a top of the range prime and your pic will look good (if you know how to set up your lights, that is). I cannot even begins to understand why anybody would hate this guy. He makes free contents from you from which can learn and gets hate in return? lol. crazy and sad.
Living in a cardboard box outside the corner store is my secret weapon in photography.:) Kidding, spot-on video...
Excellent video to teach and advice to the photographers about the one light photography.
I will try and practice to do the best of my knowledge.
Thanks a lot.
Could not agree more with you Karl! Well said!
Cheers
learning by doing and keep practicing is the key.
When i started with commercial photography i did a lot of editorial stuff. I literally said to myself i would use mainly one light and master it by doing so day in day out.
I still mainly use one light, i started with a cheap falcon eyes battery powered light and nowadays i use the b10x plus.
If you start out with one light you will really get a feel for how to blend ambient light with flash light. It's the same as when someone starts out with photography, i would recommend them using prime lens instead of a zoom lens. Keep it simple, don't give yourself too many options that will distract you. Try to master 1 focal length and or 1 light. When you feel like you understand this than go to the next phase and start adding more lights or different focal lengths.
Gear is just tools, if you give a builder a consumer drill instead of a professional drill then he can still do the job.. The same goes for camera's and lighting. It might take a bit longer to get to the same result but it will get the job done, and clients won't even notice this.
I see so many other photographers being so focussed on gear, it really annoys me most of the time.
Sir Karl, you're the absolute best.
Very kind thank you but I just make pictures and teach people how to do it. The very best are those filling our shelves, caring for our sick and keeping us safe.
I know people who have really great equipment and their output is flat and lifeless. I really liked this video, because I know it’s all about knowledge and creativity. Salute.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Brilliant Carl..! And well needed too! More rants please and don’t hold back. There are still lots that need a damn good telling haha. Amazing work as always! Very inspiring buddy 😊👏🏻
Thanks Gareth.
i can say with confidence that HATERS and only HATERS , disliked this video. I love Karl and i have followed him from since 2010. Great work as always.
I appreciate that
When I was 22 I spent 2 years saving up for a camera. I spent a huge £1000 on my first camera. Being autistic, I have these extreme emotions towards some things
That week, my house got robbed!
3 years ago, I was finally able to buy a camera again. I absolutely love it.
I am still learning and struggling to get to grips with it but I use it everyday for my products for my business
I have recently learnt that the light box I am using is very limiting. So I plan on getting a single strobe and bounce the light off the ceiling as I do alot of small products
There is just something about photography
It feels like an infinite journey of learning how to play with light and it really helps you appreciate the smallest of things in life
I wish I had the money earlier on in life and never got robbed as I sometimes worry I will never learn everything I want to know.
But for the last 3 years not a single day has gone past where I have not taken a photo
I love photography with such a passion
The noise the shutter makes
Messing with the settings and setting up the shoot. It's just amazing
So glad you are still able to enjoy photography after your bad experience
@@VisualEducationStudio Thank you Karl. Todays budding photographers have an absolute blessing of a platform to learn from people like yourself
Thanks for sharing so much insider knowledge
I know there are a few business owners out there
But I would love to see a tutorial on setting up a small product photography setup for shooting small items with a white background
Would you use a continuous lighting or a strobe light setup?
Would be really useful
Finally someone who speaks up about it being the photographer not the camera. Props Karl. Love your work. Like a Boss!
Word! The best video on RUclips! Finally the ”secret” recipe to become a successful photographer that actually works 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Glad it was helpful
Thanks Karl, always enjoy your work mate.
My pleasure
Well said. Best thing I did before signing up for your courses was to read Light: Science and Magic (such an eye opener) and then try to work out the examples using a single speed light and whatever modifier(s) I had on hand. Now when you talk about light in your courses , I can at least understand what is going on.
That's a good book although I prefer to learn visually so in our platform we demonstrate the important stuff in a way that i believe is easier to absorb for many.
That a best quote: "Photos that have nothing to do with the equipment, but have everything to do with the knowledge" - Karl Taylor
Cheers
@@VisualEducationStudio Cheers mate
The side by side at 8:16 really demonstrates the utility of reflectors and flags because when I first got to that point in the video I said "wait a minute, if it's one light how'd he get the background like that without another light?".
I imagine if it's not shaped from a flag, it's the edge of the the light source from how it's directed.
i love your stance on the subject. 100% true
Thank you.
Per me sei uno dei più grandi fotografi al mondo, penso che sei un grande professionista, sia nell'eseguire le foto, sia nello spiegare come si fa, per me sei stato uno dei grande aiuto per poter realizzare le mie foto grazie ai tuoi perfetti suggerimenti, quindi ti dico grazie, grazie e grazie!!!!
Absolutely agree! The knowledge is the most important, and the equipment it will be a tool to completely both. Thank you Karl, for you explain so clear the way of Photography. Congratulations for your channel.
Antonio Moreira from Porto/Portugal
Thank you.
You hit the nail in the coffin 👍👍👍
Thanks Karl! Some great motivation seeing what's possible
Any time!
Totally agree with what you are saying. I have more equippment than I'd ned for a lifetime, but what I lack is the knowlige 😶.
Hello Karl, you are absolutely right. The camera and light are just tools to get the job done, it’s the creators imagination and creativity that creates the image. An average canon dslr and some basic light are 100 times better today than they were 20 years ago. And people took some amazing pictures back then. But then again, people really needed to understand the basics of photography, because there was no looking over your shoulder to check the scream to see if your picture was ok, you didn’t have a delete option or an option to take 1000 pictures and then see which one was best. You had to wait to develope your filmrol. It’s like with any profession, a programmer can program on any computer, a good carpenter can make anything with a limited amount of tools. I’ve never heard a carpenter say “if only I had a better hamer 🔨, then I could built a nicer home”. If you can’t take a picture with basic camera, then you will never be able to take a picture with a 5000 euro camera..
One light one word ...Awesome Thank you
Thank you.
Thank you Karl
The best honest advice I ever had. And you are right, I admire your honesty, because you could try to promote your equipment for sponsorship. Thank you
I appreciate that!
Brilliant Karl, it was such amazing insights. You are right, an excuse will never give room for growth. Thanks:)
Thank you!! Karl.
Best video i have watched in a while. Thank you for the honesty.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have learned a lot from your videos. Will watch more. Thanks.
Fab stuff right on the money im guilty myself of not pushing the gear as far as it can go and needing to push myself even further with light experimenting and practicing way more and its something I am still working on for sure and making some good inroads.
I recall you created a great video demo of a shoot with budget speedlites and a consumer dslr - I wonder if a reboot version of that for 2020 could make for a further compelling video further demoing your knowledge trumping whatever cost of gear.
true...........Karl
Lovely & well said Karl, thanks for sharing
Thanks for listening
Invest in yourself, rather than your gear that’s Deep, thank you Karl Taylor. because lot of upcoming photographers chasing latest cameras without outgrowing themselves with the old camera and without wisdom, understanding and knowledge of “it’s who is behind the camera not your gear”.
Thank you Joseph
Great, Karl. Dankeschön.
Completely Agreed With You. Best wishes.
thanks you too
you have got all my admiration and support!!!!
Reminds me of the David Bailey Challenge - decades ago - same principle.
Great job Kyle ,Keep up the great work !!!👍🏽👏🏽
Cheers
Excellent video which deserves some follow up. Great looks can be achieved with simple and cheap equipment, like umbrellas or bounced strobes (look how much Annie Leibovitz gets done with one or two umbrellas or Albert Watson with a few beauty dishes, V-flats and flags). The more expensive modifiers typically add creative flexibility (grids, focusing etc), greater ease of set-up and break-down or other features that are useful in specific shooting scenarios (e.g. a large metal dish reflector will not fly away in the wind). These features need to be weighed against cost and ease of transport and set-up. One has to think about stands, boom arms, sandbags for all these options. And also keep in mind that equipment is not the only (or often even the largest) success and cost factor - models, location, set, props and wardrobe, etc. usually play the key role. It all keeps adding up in terms of cost and complexity and, frankly, one needs to adopt a "production mindset". It is usually only in these "high production value" contexts that the expensive equipment that the "naysayers" drool over tends to make a difference.
Same applies with music. Many believe that buying a new pedal or a new guitar would make them better musicians, where a much better move would be just to train your own ears.
Amazing stuff as always. I wish I could get a daily motivation audio clips from Karl, whenever I wake up ;-)
Ha ha thank you.
marvelous! I was always worrying about lights and equipment.
Love it! So true. You do phenomenal work, keep it up! You have to love the people that always complain, haha
I‘m really enjoying the time I have these days and invested in a one-year subscription on your website. I am really happy with what I learned so far and can‘t wait to get back into the studio and test out a lot of stuff!
Thank you much appreciated
He's right you know, thanks for saying it again out loud.
Thanks for listening
Hi Karl, I have taken your online courses, and I have no doubt that you can produce excellent pictures even without light. I have learn so much from your online trainings. unfortunately due to some cost constrains, I could not continue. PS. I usually do not comments on social media, but for this could not resist. Keep doing what do best. Your work speak itself.
Many thanks
Yes Master, I yield to you.
Absolutely no excuses... Even only with available light with knowledge will create great images... The gear are there to help us to achieve our willing to make great image, and make our live easier...
Absolutely
I love it! thank you for sharing your knowledge of lighting!
Thanks for watching
Preach, brother! Well said.
Cheers
clear words from a professional. Great
Glad you liked it