Fall. I have a bad habit of editing all my green summer photos to look like fall colors. Trying to get away from that and embrace the summer green, great tips here to help!
I'm glad to hear someone else has trouble with summer photography. You'd think in the summer with the flowers and lakes and warm weather it would be ideal, but I never seem to get much in the way photos (not to mention 5:30 am sunrises are for the birds). Winter is turning into my favorite - more dramatic weather, and snow can make for interesting scenes.
Living in SoCal we have 2 seasons. There's hot Summer and not hot enough to be called Summer (pros and cons to this pattern). I enjoy local photography between November and mid April. If I am traveling I really enjoy the colors and temperature changes of Autumn.
These are also quite appropriate for those of us living in areas that are not as photogenic as Yosemite. Sweeping vistas of corn and soybeans only goes so far. Good ideas, thanks.
Mark I really liked the silhouette tip. I’ve never made one but plan on giving it a try soon and I also hate the summer and it makes me a lazy photographer not wanting to get out and deal with the heat and terrible conditions
Summer in Michigan has the same problem that Gary mentioned... not a lot of waterfalls, gliffs or more extreme landscapes. However, summer is my Macro photography season and the advantage is that sun is up early and late giving a variety of shooting experiences. So, like you said in part of the video... I look for the details and using angles that are not common or available in the winter or wet months. Great video again Mark... Thank you and hope all is going well. I look forward to your 1 year review.
Living in The Pacific Northwest, Washington to be specific. Favorite season to shoot depends on what you want to to shoot. Want some crazy amazing colors in nature then spring and fall. Snow capped mountain tops with amazing detail from sunlight, then late winter through spring time. farmland definitely spring time. Crazy seascapes with super dramatic clouds id say fall through spring.
Great video! Excellent ideas Mark! Usually in Summer I spend time indoors because of the Summer time heat here in Florida. My favorite time to go out is Fall.
Great tips Mark! And great video as usual, Giving only 5 tips or ideas makes it easier for us to remember! Will definitely try applying some of them. Favourite season is definitely spring... because it’s good to be out again after winter.
thanks markk great ideas for shooting through the summer. I tend to like spring and autumn the most. Not so busy where I live and better light. I will try your ideas however.
Nice video Mark! I've been following you for about a month or two now, and gotta say you put up some amazing and inspiring content. If you ever plan on running some landscape photography workshops in the future keep us updated!
Ugh it’s mid 100’s here this week with zero clouds in AZ. This is definitely a brutal time. Hopefully the monsoon storms get here in a few weeks and I can go shoot some lightning! Thanks man for the tips and another great video buddy!
Since I live in the mountains (Alps) directly at a National Park, summer is my favourite season. It's warm (as it can get at 2000-4000m), I can reach the photo spots that normally are too dangerous because of avalanches, the Milky Way is spectacular as you can see the center. With a tent I can spent the nights outdoors (sometimes only with a sleeping bag) and photograph the sunset, Milky Way and the sunrise. And very important, for the reflection photos, all the lakes are not frozen what is normal between October till June. In higher mountains spring is in June/July as the snow gets away, so you have some flowers for your foreground. As a bonus I can also make some wildlife photography of all the ibexes, eagles, vultures, marmots etc. P.S. Of course I like autumn and winter but it's so freezing cold 🥶
What I like best about shooting in summer, is early mornings at sunrise. In summer, I can catch a sunrise every day if I want to. Autumn, winter or spring, I'm usually preparing for work/family which gives me only the weekends to do so. Going into forests during hot summers at 6 in the morning at sunrise, often results in bathing sunlight coming through thick mist, which gives the best results.
What great tips, thank you. I am least inspired in summer as the light is just not interesting. Loved the shots you came out with. I'm glad I found your channel and really enjoy your videos - I shared your channel with my viewers in my recent monthly favourites video. Hope you get some more subscribers from it.
Exposing for the sky is really quick to do with the AE-L button if you're in aperture mode. Going manual will probably get better results though when it comes to silhouettes as opposed to just severely underexposing the bottom half of the image.
Great video once again, thank you for the tips. For me, i like to shoot autum but summer time has his advantages too (warm short nights = sunset + astro + sunrise shoot with only 5-6 hours to be spend on place). For me is the most dificult to shoot in winter (if we have snow its to bright).
I really like that photo of the waterfalling with the silhouette of the trees. When I can, I usually love to add reflections into my photos. They seem to really make things more interesting, especially when the reflection is something completely different than the subject in the photo. For example, I shot a landscape photo with no sky. There was a small puddle that I was able to get a nice clean reflection of the clouds in the sky. I did about a half second exposure which caused the clouds to drag a little. It turned out pretty sweet I think. Thanks for another great video my friend! I gotta say, your thumbnails are great. I really like the uniformity and simplicity of them, but they are elegant at the same time. Look forward to next week's video! Happy Independence Day!
We don't have 4 seasons here on Maui (to speak of)...it's either winter or summer. The winter has better sunsets as the sun sets over the water, where winter sunsets are behind the west Maui mountains. It's ALWAYS green and lush, except for the sea level places like Kihei or Lahaina...it gets brown there during the summer. I kinda envy you guys for fall images...other than that, it's basically the same year round...either hot or cold (yes, it gets cold for us when it dips below 60)
Been watching your videos for some time now, and I really like that you are super down to earth, relaxed and calm. It makes for some great videos where you, as a viewer, are feeling very welcome. Also - I like your voice! Subscribed :D
Mark some of what you've talked about in this video I can relate to. There are times when it's just no fun going out in what ever weather mother nature wishes to present that day. However you kind of missed a point. You really should have suggested that, no matter what weather conditions are you should at least make an effort to go out and practice shooting. Without practicing you never develop your skills, and learning how to work around the conditions presented that day. Because that day you've decided to get out even though you really don't want to. May get you an image that you would be proud to present, and have a story to tell.
i love winter time.. however, i almost never shoot then. spring and fall for me for wildlife and stuff like that. but, i chase storms and i need summer for that.. hot, crappy humid summer. when its hot like the past week, i almost never head out unless there are storms near by..
Great tips, Mark, each merits its own vid. (Hint, hint, hint.) Spring is my fav shooting season. Would love to shoot more ”silhouettes”, but first I have to learn to spell the word correctly😁.
I live in Kysuce in Slovakia and forests dominates this region, i love summer because i got into photography just a few months ago and i really never shoot in summer so it´s exciting.. I am just about to buy my first tripod and i found one local place perfect for sunrise, hope that my results doesn´t dissapoint me because it will be my first sunrise shooting :D
I agree about the dappled light in woodland scenes, but I've found that my camera just doesn't have the necessary dynamic range to capture everything. I've had scenes where the best I could do still blows out the highlights AND blocks up the shadows. Yeah, I know, bracketing works, but I'm too lazy.
Hello. Please give me an advice...Should I buy the pack Canon 80D with the lens EF-S 18-135 f3.5-5.6 IS USM or Sony A7 II with FE 28-70 f3.5-5.6 OSS? Thank you very much!
Hello Mark, again a great video with ideas. Thank you for it. I have one question or proposal. Can you please do a video how to take a breathtaking night sky photos (Milkyway etc.). Mainly the processes is what I am looking for. Thank you and enjoy the summer. Have a great light every time. Regards, Jan.
As a Florida resident (currently) I prefer not being outside much in the summer! I'm going to shoot sunrise at The Chimney's at Linville Gorge in WNC next weekend; want to come?
I know what you mean. I lived in Palm Beach for 11 years - brutal summers there! I'd love to, but I'll be out of town, enjoy it though - it's a great area.
Six: astrophotography. Take advantage of clearer skies to shoot the Milky Way. I just came back from the Durdle Door in Dorset, UK where I did just that and the core came out soooo colourful. Soon on my Instagram profile @fabienb, of course!
Good advice and love the waterfall picture so much. Odd question; I get a littlebit distracted by your t-shirt - looks great and agreed with; great things take time. What brand is it?
In a climate like ours north of the border, winter is a season where we typically hide out so we don't take as many photos during that season. We relish summer because of the temperatures and the colours, especially in places like cottage country.
And summer is usually the most "touristy" season. But if you are going to shoot a sunrise, there's a quite good chance that you'll have the location for yourself due to the early sunrises.
One day I’m going to do things like this, just need to get my ‘camera confidence’ up. I’ve recently started with photography, and actually taking it seriously. If it’s not any inconvenience, is there any way you’d be willing to check out my Instagram? It’s mostly friends that follow right now, but I’m hoping to branch out. Thanks for your time! I like the video by the way!
What’s your favorite season to get out for some outdoor photography?
Fall. I have a bad habit of editing all my green summer photos to look like fall colors. Trying to get away from that and embrace the summer green, great tips here to help!
@@kristinhowell2248 Thanks Kristin! I've done that before as well!
Mabey winter, because I live in Norway and it's always snow in the winter.
I'm glad to hear someone else has trouble with summer photography. You'd think in the summer with the flowers and lakes and warm weather it would be ideal, but I never seem to get much in the way photos (not to mention 5:30 am sunrises are for the birds). Winter is turning into my favorite - more dramatic weather, and snow can make for interesting scenes.
Living in SoCal we have 2 seasons. There's hot Summer and not hot enough to be called Summer (pros and cons to this pattern). I enjoy local photography between November and mid April. If I am traveling I really enjoy the colors and temperature changes of Autumn.
These are also quite appropriate for those of us living in areas that are not as photogenic as Yosemite. Sweeping vistas of corn and soybeans only goes so far. Good ideas, thanks.
Very useful video! Thanks Mark. I really like your channel.
Ronald Thanks Ronald!
Thanks for this useful tips, the perfect excuse to go out and shoot in summer!
Antonio Agb Thanks for watching Antonio!
Mark I really liked the silhouette tip. I’ve never made one but plan on giving it a try soon and I also hate the summer and it makes me a lazy photographer not wanting to get out and deal with the heat and terrible conditions
Austin Wiley Glad it was helpful! I too get a case of the summer laziness as well.
Summer in Michigan has the same problem that Gary mentioned... not a lot of waterfalls, gliffs or more extreme landscapes. However, summer is my Macro photography season and the advantage is that sun is up early and late giving a variety of shooting experiences. So, like you said in part of the video... I look for the details and using angles that are not common or available in the winter or wet months. Great video again Mark... Thank you and hope all is going well. I look forward to your 1 year review.
Superior Image Studios Thanks so much! I very much appreciate it.
i liked that shot at 4:23 very much
Noealz Photo Thank ya man!
Hey Mark! Your intro has been my mood for the past month and a half. LOL Great video as always!!!
Alejandra Chandler Haha!! Thanks so much!
Living in The Pacific Northwest, Washington to be specific. Favorite season to shoot depends on what you want to to shoot. Want some crazy amazing colors in nature then spring and fall. Snow capped mountain tops with amazing detail from sunlight, then late winter through spring time. farmland definitely spring time. Crazy seascapes with super dramatic clouds id say fall through spring.
Marcus Brown Love that area of the country! So many possibilities!
Good stuff, thx. Fall and spring would be my favorite
Pace Clyncke Thanks Pace!
Great video Mark. Good suggestions for practice.
Martin Cutrone Appreciate it Martin!
thank you Mark
B H Glad to do it!
Great. Switching to black and white can be a good option in summer light, too.
Thanks! Yes, always a good option.
Great video! Excellent ideas Mark! Usually in Summer I spend time indoors because of the Summer time heat here in Florida. My favorite time to go out is Fall.
Sammy Santiago Thanks Sammy! I spent many years in So FL and understand what you mean 🔥
Great tips Mark! And great video as usual, Giving only 5 tips or ideas makes it easier for us to remember! Will definitely try applying some of them. Favourite season is definitely spring... because it’s good to be out again after winter.
Gérald Zammit Thanks for the feedback Gerald - it’s much appreciated friend!
thanks markk great ideas for shooting through the summer. I tend to like spring and autumn the most. Not so busy where I live and better light. I will try your ideas however.
Great tips Mark, thanks.
John Jackson Thanks John!
Love your videos! All of them gives me value!
Maja Levander Great to hear - Thank you!
Great Video Mark! Thanks for the summertime tips! Still looking forward to fall..🍁🍂👍👍
Thanks Steve! Me as well!
Great Video again, I love the lamp and ambiance it gives it your vids, I need it!
Brett Repman Thanks Brett! Appreciate that you enjoyed the video!
Nice video Mark! I've been following you for about a month or two now, and gotta say you put up some amazing and inspiring content. If you ever plan on running some landscape photography workshops in the future keep us updated!
JoshB8961 I sure will - thanks Josh!
Your videos are really helpful .. thank you
Dr Aktham Shraiba This is great to hear - I appreciate ya letting me know. Have a great weekend!
Ugh it’s mid 100’s here this week with zero clouds in AZ. This is definitely a brutal time. Hopefully the monsoon storms get here in a few weeks and I can go shoot some lightning! Thanks man for the tips and another great video buddy!
Mike Perea Photography Thanks Mike! Lightning and Milky Way are the big silver linings to summer for me👍 Other than that...brutal 🔥
Mark, during the summer, its time to travel to northern California through Canada, we still get nice cloudy skies and fog
David Ewers Photography That’s a beautiful area David!
@@MarkDenneyPhoto if you are up to it next summer let me know
Winter is my top season. These is great advice. I will be going on a trip soon and I will make use of these techniques.
Roger Wanhainen Appreciate ya watching Roger! It’s tough to beat some good winter photography!
Since I live in the mountains (Alps) directly at a National Park, summer is my favourite season. It's warm (as it can get at 2000-4000m), I can reach the photo spots that normally are too dangerous because of avalanches, the Milky Way is spectacular as you can see the center. With a tent I can spent the nights outdoors (sometimes only with a sleeping bag) and photograph the sunset, Milky Way and the sunrise. And very important, for the reflection photos, all the lakes are not frozen what is normal between October till June. In higher mountains spring is in June/July as the snow gets away, so you have some flowers for your foreground. As a bonus I can also make some wildlife photography of all the ibexes, eagles, vultures, marmots etc. P.S. Of course I like autumn and winter but it's so freezing cold 🥶
Tom Pohorski Yes, Id say summer sounds like great photography for you! That’s awesome!
What I like best about shooting in summer, is early mornings at sunrise. In summer, I can catch a sunrise every day if I want to. Autumn, winter or spring, I'm usually preparing for work/family which gives me only the weekends to do so. Going into forests during hot summers at 6 in the morning at sunrise, often results in bathing sunlight coming through thick mist, which gives the best results.
Marcel Peperkamp Ahhh yes - that sounds like amazing woodland conditions! I understand why you do it👍
What great tips, thank you. I am least inspired in summer as the light is just not interesting. Loved the shots you came out with.
I'm glad I found your channel and really enjoy your videos - I shared your channel with my viewers in my recent monthly favourites video. Hope you get some more subscribers from it.
Thanks so much for that, it's very much appreciated!
Exposing for the sky is really quick to do with the AE-L button if you're in aperture mode. Going manual will probably get better results though when it comes to silhouettes as opposed to just severely underexposing the bottom half of the image.
Thanks for these neat idea. Looking forward to trying them as our foliage and skies have just about turned hazy and monolithic green.
Great video once again, thank you for the tips. For me, i like to shoot autum but summer time has his advantages too (warm short nights = sunset + astro + sunrise shoot with only 5-6 hours to be spend on place). For me is the most dificult to shoot in winter (if we have snow its to bright).
Brano Yeah - snow can make nailing exposures a bit difficult in certain situations.
Brano Thanks Brano!
I really like that photo of the waterfalling with the silhouette of the trees.
When I can, I usually love to add reflections into my photos. They seem to really make things more interesting, especially when the reflection is something completely different than the subject in the photo. For example, I shot a landscape photo with no sky. There was a small puddle that I was able to get a nice clean reflection of the clouds in the sky. I did about a half second exposure which caused the clouds to drag a little. It turned out pretty sweet I think.
Thanks for another great video my friend! I gotta say, your thumbnails are great. I really like the uniformity and simplicity of them, but they are elegant at the same time. Look forward to next week's video!
Happy Independence Day!
Erick Lindberg Thanks Erick! I put a lot of work into them so it’s great to hear they’re noticed! Happy Independence Day to you as well!
We don't have 4 seasons here on Maui (to speak of)...it's either winter or summer. The winter has better sunsets as the sun sets over the water, where winter sunsets are behind the west Maui mountains. It's ALWAYS green and lush, except for the sea level places like Kihei or Lahaina...it gets brown there during the summer. I kinda envy you guys for fall images...other than that, it's basically the same year round...either hot or cold (yes, it gets cold for us when it dips below 60)
Mark, you give a nice approach on Summer photography. 👍 great job .
Richard Gerber Many Thanks Richard!
Thank you for sharing video. Good luck 👍
Project 4 Linux Thanks for watching!
Been watching your videos for some time now, and I really like that you are super down to earth, relaxed and calm. It makes for some great videos where you, as a viewer, are feeling very welcome. Also - I like your voice!
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Really nice tips. Thank you!
Albert Lugosi Thanks Albert!
early spring or autumn for me, for the color in the wildflowers and foliage, also a chance to get some snow on the mountain tops
Yes, Yes & Yes!
Mark some of what you've talked about in this video I can relate to. There are times when it's just no fun going out in what ever weather mother nature wishes to present that day. However you kind of missed a point. You really should have suggested that, no matter what weather conditions are you should at least make an effort to go out and practice shooting. Without practicing you never develop your skills, and learning how to work around the conditions presented that day. Because that day you've decided to get out even though you really don't want to. May get you an image that you would be proud to present, and have a story to tell.
Out here in UT fall winter spring definitely my favorites. Summer ... I bbq and go swimming 😂
Cochise Hart That for sure sounds like the better plan👍
i love winter time.. however, i almost never shoot then. spring and fall for me for wildlife and stuff like that. but, i chase storms and i need summer for that.. hot, crappy humid summer. when its hot like the past week, i almost never head out unless there are storms near by..
Jesse Bass Yep it’s tough to beat summer thunderstorms!
Great tips. Thanks!
Appreciate it George!
That was a very enjoyable, well paced and informative video. Cheers.
andy sheader Appreciate it Andy!
Great tips, Mark, each merits its own vid. (Hint, hint, hint.) Spring is my fav shooting season. Would love to shoot more ”silhouettes”, but first I have to learn to spell the word correctly😁.
Paul M Haha! It’s one of those words for me as well - can never spell it correctly!
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Runal Jogdand Thanks so much🙌
I live in Kysuce in Slovakia and forests dominates this region, i love summer because i got into photography just a few months ago and i really never shoot in summer so it´s exciting..
I am just about to buy my first tripod and i found one local place perfect for sunrise, hope that my results doesn´t dissapoint me because it will be my first sunrise shooting :D
DejvidPhotography Best of luck! I’m sure it’ll turn out great👍
I agree about the dappled light in woodland scenes, but I've found that my camera just doesn't have the necessary dynamic range to capture everything. I've had scenes where the best I could do still blows out the highlights AND blocks up the shadows. Yeah, I know, bracketing works, but I'm too lazy.
Mark, can you do a video on cleaning the sensor on your Sony A7R3? I'm in bad need of a cleaning (not sure how) and have never done it. Thanks!
Hello. Please give me an advice...Should I buy the pack Canon 80D with the lens EF-S 18-135 f3.5-5.6 IS USM or Sony A7 II with FE 28-70 f3.5-5.6 OSS?
Thank you very much!
Hello Mark, again a great video with ideas. Thank you for it. I have one question or proposal. Can you please do a video how to take a breathtaking night sky photos (Milkyway etc.). Mainly the processes is what I am looking for. Thank you and enjoy the summer. Have a great light every time. Regards, Jan.
jeniczek Many thanks and glad to hear you enjoyed it! I’ll look to make a video on astrophotography in the near future👍
I focus on staying out of this miserable NC heat! #bringbackwinter
MJ’s Aerial Photography It’s been awful this week!
As a Florida resident (currently) I prefer not being outside much in the summer! I'm going to shoot sunrise at The Chimney's at Linville Gorge in WNC next weekend; want to come?
I know what you mean. I lived in Palm Beach for 11 years - brutal summers there! I'd love to, but I'll be out of town, enjoy it though - it's a great area.
Did someone say SoCal vibes???? Always educational bro! Just wanted to stop by and say hey from San Diego California!
Moises Lopez Photography Thanks for stopping by Moises - appreciate ya man!
Hey Mark, great tips in this video, I can definitely sympathize, I'm not a fan of summer either (waking up for sunrises becomes a tough chore)
Dan Tsai Oh it’s brutal sometimes!!
Mark... I own the 70-200 Sony f4 if I crop into Apsc mode on the a7r3... how many mega pixels do lose ?
Summer is absolutely a No-No season for me :) me ain't gonna shoot under 122F .. nu-uh :)
haha! I here ya!
Six: astrophotography. Take advantage of clearer skies to shoot the Milky Way. I just came back from the Durdle Door in Dorset, UK where I did just that and the core came out soooo colourful. Soon on my Instagram profile @fabienb, of course!
Fabien Butazzi Cool! I’ll be sure to check that out Fabien!
Good advice and love the waterfall picture so much. Odd question; I get a littlebit distracted by your t-shirt - looks great and agreed with; great things take time. What brand is it?
Michel Slangen Thanks Michel! It’s a shirt I got while at Yosemite gift shop.
In a climate like ours north of the border, winter is a season where we typically hide out so we don't take as many photos during that season. We relish summer because of the temperatures and the colours, especially in places like cottage country.
Of course, I did make an effort to go out in -35° weather in January to take photos.
And summer is usually the most "touristy" season. But if you are going to shoot a sunrise, there's a quite good chance that you'll have the location for yourself due to the early sunrises.
Goat Eye Photography Yep that’s one of my favorite parts of shooting sunrise - usually less folks around.
One day I’m going to do things like this, just need to get my ‘camera confidence’ up. I’ve recently started with photography, and actually taking it seriously. If it’s not any inconvenience, is there any way you’d be willing to check out my Instagram? It’s mostly friends that follow right now, but I’m hoping to branch out. Thanks for your time! I like the video by the way!
Thanks so much!