What Does Kim Do With All The Photographs She Takes?
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- Опубликовано: 18 июл 2022
- Join Kim as she heads out for an evening of photography. She shares what she does with all the images she takes and talks about the current devastation being caused by bird flu.
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I feel the same as you Kim, I just retired from the medical world and I printed photos and put on hothead walls of my exam rooms. If a patient really liked one of my photos and wanted to buy one I would just give it to them frame and all. I made a lot of sick patients feel better through my photography. Love your channel.
This is so lovely Bill! What a kind thing to do for your patients. Thank you for sharing this story. It made me smile 😊
What a kind and generous thing to do for your patients. My hats off to you kind sir.
What a nice thing to do, I bet it lifted their spirits too.
I've been having a lot of hospital visits for cancer treatment, and some of the photography that is on the walls in The Christie are very good at lifting my spirit while sat waiting and walking through the corridors.
Sadly not everyone seems to notice them, but then again if they aren't feeling to good that day it is understandable.
@@randompete2204 all the best to you with your treatment.
Having a camera is a bit like having a dog - it makes you go for a walk and exercise, explore places, it's the motivation to go and be part of the world around you. I take about 250 photos for every one I actually use. Like you say it connects you to nature, and I'm right with you there!
That is so true.
This is exactly how I feel about my photography. Photography is my therapy and it has saved me so many times. Getting out and taking images gets me out of the house and out of my head. I’m very good at what I do, but I do it for me. Thank you so much for sharing your views and for your images.
I am right there with you Kim, I don’t do anything with my images. Photography is my place I go to forget the chaos of the world, it’s my “zen” place. I love photography because it renews my soul. Thanks for sharing!!
I am one of those with 1000’s of photos on hard drives. I share them on Flickr mostly. I find it great that I can show people my part of the world as others show theirs. That’s what I enjoy the most about your videos/photos I can visit your area of the world from the convenience of my phone/tablet/computer without flying there….can’t afford to travel the world. So just seeing your photos and videos they have all but one thing….smell. I feel like I am there…and that’s good. I agree totally there is joy in just getting out and taking a picture of a moment in time. You’re philosophy is spot on! Fred in Texas
Insightful lovely video Kim 🙂 It has a Sean Tucker vibe 💛
I felt exactly the same about 25 years ago and I stopped putting a film in my camera, but continued to take photos with it. The images are still somewhere in my head and the experience connecting with nature is unforgettable. Thank you for this great video.
As others will also say, I don't photographs, I take memories. I am 76 now, and after a lifetime of travel I often just look at some pics randomly, and remember the times my wife, family and myself had. My wife and I have frequently just sat and chatted for long periods recounting the memories inspired by some old pictures.. Fabulous!
This is so beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing this. Gave me a warm feeling. I do love that - we don't take photos, we take memories ☺️
Just what photography is all about.. creating memories! Wonderful! What a lot of wonderful memories you must have?
I’ve been making photo books for the past several years, either telling a story or just picking my favourite images. It’s neat to see how I have progressed in my photography skills. And I love sharing them with others so they are encouraged to do something similar.
I made a photo book for my dad of the birds I have photographed since our lockdowns and he loves it. Dad shows everyone his bird book but I am just happy to make him happy in some small way.
I am with you all the way, Kim. I dont have a dog, so take my camera for a walk instead to enjoy nature. Nothing can beat that feeling of being in the moment and a photo really doesn't come close to that feeling. It just acts as a memory of how that moment felt. Priceless!!
Listening to your video and comments really bought home to me what I’ve felt for some time I just like to get out with my camera and enjoy the peace and countryside rather than creating an image for someone else. I also store my photos on the hard drive for my own pleasure. Thank you for being inspirational Kim.
You have a camera where other people have a dog to get out the house. I say this while trying to figure out why I'd got so many photos in lightroom and If i copied files of an old memory card or not as I never do anything with photos either just leavign the m on the hdd. The sky lately has been amazing at sunset. Thanks for sharing this Kim
The last picture of the sky is like an bird angel from the sky. So beautiful.
For me, the joy of photography comes for the most part in the creating, and then also in the sharing and inspiring. Thanks for all that you do to inspire here on the 'tube, Kim! ❤
Thank you for this Kim. You're right - it's about the experience, not just the photo; seeing that perfect image means you experienced it, and had to be in the great outdoors to have that experience.
I love your videos, the way you connect with your inner self through nature is a lesson for us all.
Thank you Kim for this insightful and interesting film. You're right, the Avian flu tragedy does not get anywhere near enough air time but its great that you've brought it to people's attention. To answer your question, I hope one day I will take good enough images to print and put on my walls. For now I'm happy learning about the art of photography and enjoying the moment 😊
What a great way to explain photography in a nut shell...I do commercial photography for a living but actually what you say is so true...do it because you love it..thanks for sharing your experience with us kim
A similar subject came up with Allister Ben the other day. I explained that I took images because of the moment, just like you. I keep the images as a record like footprints through my life's journey. Someday I will not be able to go out and I'll have all these images. When I look at them I'll feel transported back to that moment. If someone asks I can tell them all about the evening or morning andcthe location. I might recall a funny story about how I got there or relay a historical event that also happened then. The image becomes a trigger for our mind. It's our image. It's not in a portfolio but it means and feels a lot to us.
Alistair Ben and others are lucky to have a body of top knotch work that they can write and print books. Most of us will just tell stories of our lives. Where when and how each image came about. The drives become a record of us. Our journey. Our footprints in the sands of time. At the end of our life we can hope someone will care for the drives but more than likely our story will fade away in a landfill. Sad but like the dead birds nothing is permanent. The birds will return in time.
Lovely thought process kim. I really enjoyed this video.
Just learning in my first year taking pics and I keep them on my hard drive. Always looking back at the places I've been and try to improve my images the good ones I keep.makes me happy because the camera sees things you don't.thanks kim
I have been waiting for your next upload. ❤ Thank you for your lovely words and great video but most importantly thank you for raising awareness of the sadness of bird flu. Thank you for inspiring me EVERY SINGLE DAY!
I'm just the same Kim! Photos = memories. I love taking them and occasionally look back on them but not often. I'd rather go out snd take more and enjoy new moments!
I love to share them with others too.
A really lovely video Kim!
I think this is the most compelling video on your channel, thank you Kim. I shoot film, mostly black and white, and do nothing with the images except occasionally post on instagram and use as background for zoom calls.Photography gets me out of the house, exploring and learning my surroundings, and processing the film, scanning negatives, etc., is a nice technical challenge that I enjoy. So, if you like, it's a sanity preservation activity. Luckily I have a day job that frees me from the need to make photography a commercial activity. Thanks Kim, this is a rare youtube video that actually made me think.
Wow so true. Thank you for your words and insights. I’ve subscribed immediately! 👌
Thanks for this video, it did indeed inspire thoughts about my personal purpose in photography.
Essentially I take pictures for myself, I share some on social media and occasionally print as gifts or to make note cards for people, but that is all.
I agree with your point about the process of creating and connecting with your subject as being the reason to do it, it is my way of engaging with the world around me.
However over the last few years I have realised that my photography has fulfilled another purpose and that is to maintain my well-being. I know this is close to your heart and I think you were the first person that I saw on RUclips talking about 'mindfulness'. Over the past two years my sanity has been maintained through going out and taking pictures. Thanks for the vlog.
Spot on! I went through a phase where several years of exuberant photo-taking came to a near standstill, save for occasional iPhone snapshots. Why? The utter despondence that it was all for naught. Having amassed several thousand images, the vast majority have never been seen by anyone but me through the rear-LCD of the camera I took them on.
I recently went on a safari and in preparation, upgraded my kit to do justice to the wildlife and scenics I would encounter. I’m glad I did, not only for actually getting more meaningful images, but it rekindled my passion for freezing moments of beauty.
I’ve since started cataloging my stash chronologically, and by event. It’s taking me and my family on an amazing journey of past experiences. I’ve never sold a print in my life, but would love to. Or a photo-book, perhaps. But that aside, going through this collection has given me the impetus to go out and indulge in the activity again, savoring the moment, whilst preserving memories for the future.
After an accident photography was away for me to reconnect with nature, but also with myself. Most of the images end up on a hard dive some on social media, but most of all they inspire me to get up and take the next one. Thank you for the video’s.
This is so lovely! I'm glad photography has given you this. So beautiful! Thank you for sharing ☺️
Such an inspiring video, This is truly a hard lesson to learn as a amaturer photographer to be inspired by the process and not be discouraged when your photos don’t turn out as expected. Thanks again for sharing
Kim I feel exactly as you do about photography and you expressed your thoughts and feelings about nature and the photographers mind set just beautifully!! I'm a HUGE FAN of you and your work!!
I've been taking landscape photos for over 50 years and have recently been asking myself the same question as you. In the past my answer has always been similar to yours, but having recently retired, I scanned several thousand transparencies, many of which have now inspired my first attempts at watercolour landscapes. I continue to carry a camera, but painting has added a new dimension to my creative efforts. So you never know what the future may hold for you! Keep up the good work. You're an inspiration!
You are so right Kim, 9 years into photography here and still the best thing about it is actually being there in the moment and forgetting the rest of the world for awhile best hobby ever
It's the joy and process of taking the photographs and getting an image that I am proud of that really matters. Also looking back at those images on the hard drive and invoking the memories of that time and place. Nice thoughtful vlog Kim.
Thanks Kim for sharing your experience with great location...yes I only keep my pics on my computer as I am 78 yrs old and just love taking photos & connecting with nature & surrounds wherever I am...I am only a hobbyist & just record a moment in time.... terrible about the bird flue situation & the heat you are experiencing... cheers from Australia 😀❤️
Beautiful video Kim, you are so right. we need to enjoy more de process and connect.
Happiness is everything in life - long may it last. Photography makes me happy - you too!
I SO relate to what you said about why you capture images. For me too, it's about being in the moment (photographic mindfulness). I work remotely, study remotely - and my camera is what gets me out of the house so I can connect with something that's much bigger than me, and which takes my mind to a much calmer place. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts (and your wonderful images, of course).
Thank you. I have been thinking about the same thing lately. Thinking about storing more and more of my photos. Watching this got me thinking, maybe my photography should be more about the experience of being out taking pictures rather than the pictures themselves. Thank you again !!
This is such a great video, and such wonderful advice. Thank you for this.
Totally agree with your reasoning regarding why you take so many images. It is all about the enjoyment of getting out and experiencing the world around us.
Your right about the bird in the photographs it just adds that little sign of life and freedom to the picture. Nicely done. I love taking pictures of birds because they just signal a simpler way of life, a bit of fun, and a lot of freedom to go where you want to go whenever you want to. They just seem to trigger that dream I’ve always had to be able to fly. The freedom that provides. The opportunity to see the world from a different perspective every day.
I didn't expect that! You eloquently expressed my own sentiments. Some of the images I create are used as screen savers on my laptop, but I typically don't share them with other people. They primarily serve as a tool to improve my own experience and preserve or recall memories. I enjoy the process of photography, learning, and improvement. I use it as a tool for expanding my awareness. For me it tends to shift my focus from the ugliness of the human experience over to the beauty. It is easy for me to get mired in the ugliness, so the search for beauty and making myself more aware of the polar opposite of the ugliness of the external world, helps to balance the equation and have a more enjoyable experience via this extremely limited perspective as a human.
I'm glad you answered your question. People ask me this all the time. Mainly stuff either gets stored on hard drives, the dross gets deleted. Lots on social media. Social media can be like showing slides to friends and family many years ago. The difference is they're not a captive market now and choose whether or not they want to view them. Sharing online in different groups and letting other like minded people gauge your work can be very rewarding too.
I have had the same question Kim. One thing I do is have my favorite photos on a screen saver slide show. They take me back to the feelings of the time and place when I took them.
Your thoughts are my thoughts Kim, thankyou so much for this video, will watch it many times to remind myself that photography is about enjoying nature, the world, people and places, the moment. You are a huge inspiration to me, thankyou sooooo much
Visual memories. My film slide days. I was in a. Camera club and each meeting we would see what the members " caught". My slides are my visual memories. Look at the slide, recall where, what the day was like. Returning home after being out taking photos and the anticipation when the slides returned and enjoying the memories.
This is so beautiful Robert! I love this - visual memories, what a lovely term 😍
Well said Kim. Thank you for a brilliant thought provoking video. You've got me thinking!
Thanks Kim, really thought provoking. I think there's a conversation about taking time to properly experience other people's photos (rather than flicking through). An image that conveys your experience of the moment can provide a wonderful emotional connection with the viewer. Mindfully taking time with an image as a work art.
23 degrees! You've had it quite easy Kim! Although I'm sure I don't need to tell you that. It's been as high as 34 - 36 here in Nottinghamshire! Having said that, as I look out of my bedroom window there is the most spectacular sunset I've ever seen! The colours in the sky are out of this world! Pinks, purples, oranges! Amazing. And where am I?..Indoors! Typical! 😂😂
With regards to what you were saying about 'doing stuff with your images', I can completely relate to what you were talking about.. for me too, it's not just about the final image.. it's about getting out there with my camera. It's about simply being outdoors and connecting with nature and my camera is simply the tool I use to do just that.
Yes we've been lucky up here! Has been 28 degrees in places but thankfully not where I am 😊 Hope you're surviving ok down there! Lovely that you have a sunset to enjoy. Embrace the moment - they'll be plenty more to photograph.
Thank you Kim I have been asking myself the same question for years and you just finally answered it 👍 great video
Love this. When I look at one of my hundreds of thousands of photos, I can pretty much remember the moment i took the photo.
I am with you. Someone used the term „zen“ in the comments. Usually I compare it with the concentration it takes to shoot a bow. But since a few years I have started to print books of my journeys or certain topics I follow. I am a journalist and storytelling is my thing. Reducing thousands of pictures to one hundred, editing them, sequence them, makes me go through this intensive moments of taking them again.
I can tell by the smile on your face (except when talking about the birds) that you are doing what you love! Even the birds are part of that love. Pictures do tell a story. After only a day and 100+ comments it seems I have learned how many people are just taking the photos for themselves. That surprised me. 48,248 pics (not so many since I started digital in 1999). I don't use social media so they are all on my hard drive and some have been printed for me and friends. Thanks for asking great questions.
Well done. For me, I create albums on my cloud drive for everything I shoot and give access to my family and friends to enjoy. Very seldom do I print an image. The process of creating the image is most gratifying. Keep up the great work Kim.
Thank you for sharing your philosophy on taking photographs. I've always been of the mind that if you can't do anything with what you've photographed then what's the sense of it. You've gotten me to appreciate another side of the art. I do enjoy the moment when I press the shutter. Thank you for showing me another side to pressing that shutter.
HI Kim, I recently found your site and am enjoying your channel. You're answer to the question sums up my whole reason for getting into photography in the first place. It is my connection to nature. Each photo reminds me of the journey I was on when I took the photo. It has been an awesome journey! Keep Charging!
Another awesome video Kim! Thank you reminding us what is truly important. Exactly how I feel about photography! For me, it is all about being in nature and in the present moment. If I get one great photo or 100, it is completely secondary to me. That moment when I enter the swamp is magical and that in and of itself, is enough for me. My photos are for me and I do have a couple of prints for my home.
Thank you so much for your wonderful thoughts. That is my thoughts exactly.
Thank you for a very insightful video, Kim. I appreciate the different slant you have taken when answering this question. It takes a bit of work to get to the stage where you take photos purely for the experience it brings rather than feeling the need to do something with the images.
When I returned to photography after a few lean years I felt the need to share my journey so that I would keep myself motivated. I decided to chart my experiences in an online blog. Four years later it’s still going. I don’t have many readers but that’s ok. If only one person is inspired to start photography from something I write then I am happy. I get to share some of my images in the blog and it also feeds my other passion, writing.
Thanks for a lovely video as always. They really keep me inspired.
Experience, experience. Nothing can replace that, least of all selling them. And experience cannot and should not be sold. The experience and memories are so personal, so intimate. I agree 💯 %
Absolutely love how my camera helps me see the flowers details of the world. ❤
Well said kim. It's like a mountaineer who climbs mountains. What do they do with their memories? It's about enjoying the experience and just being there.
Excellent summary of your feelings. You are not alone!!
I am exactly the same way, it's not the destination but the journey. The road trips to different places, different sceneries in nature and the connection with it. Feeling grounded then there is the different animals you get to see. Even if I don't get the shot I got to see something beautiful 😌 loving your channel 😊
The camera is the tool that makes you wait for that moment to take the photograph it is the reason you stay and ponder the scene.
Sucking in its beauty. Your patience is a virtue and the camera demands your patience and then you see the moment you have been waiting for and the camera fires and preserves that very moment. You feel elated seeing the image. Time is progressive it can't be reversed
A great feeling knowing you were in the moment at that precise second, just a point in time captured forever. This is very rewarding.
When I look at some of my special images taken some years ago it takes me back in time and reminds me of that moment.
Same here Kim, I do give people images, dogs, people, motorbikes I take around town, just email them to them. Avian flu is terrible. Back in the 90's we had a disease that made kangaroos go blind, so the poor things starved to death or went in front of cars. All these things are heart wrenching. They dont ask for these things...... Great spot, lovely video as always. Look forward to the next.
Hi Kim, Another superb video, it's so sad regarding the Bird flu, as for what I do with my images, I retired from sports photography this last March where i sold to various outlets etc but now I add the occasional one to social media store them on my hard drives, but mainly like you and a lot of people on here it's my enjoyment and helps me get closer to an outside world that is so beautiful. keep up the great work Kim
I completely connect with this. You articúlate here something that I am also often asked… I have a modest RUclips channel, blog and FB page which act merely as an outlet for me to express what the taking of a photograph does for me. It takes me to amazing places at times of the day and night when nobody else (other than those with a similar passion) would be there. I get to see things that can just take my breath away. The photographs and videos help me to remember the experience in a way that my aging brain cells would otherwise fail to keep up with. I love to look back at things I did years ago and recapture those special moments. Thanks for your great videos.
I'm with you on the experiences of being out there and enjoying the moment of snapping the photos. I too have loads of photos on hard drives but I have what I call my highlights. I have all of these photos on a flash drive and also in my computer and run as a slide show when we have a get together at the house. Everyboby likes to see them and brings back so many good memories. You can remember exactly where you were and so many details about the photo. Absolutely love photograbhy . My escape from the crazy world. Love seeing your RUclips videos. Keep getting out there, Thanks !!!
Thank you, I think I love you for your sincerity, it is so refreshing. I am 69, a former Hippie (oh yeah the 60s) retired professional soldier, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and through my wife, I have found photography to be a very healing gift. I have been shooting now for a bit over 5 years and accumulated well over 30,000 compositions both film and digital. I print some and give them away, maybe a few for myself, but usually I just share them with the world, not that I'm great.
Actually, I think I am mediocre, but we are our worst critics, right. My belief, my mantra if you will: If you love something you do not profit from that love. I love it because it allows me to capture a special moment in time that only I was privy to and I feel a need to share it so others can as well.
I have been told "you're really good, you need to sell them" but evidently they don't get it, I mean if you love something that is so personal you don't sell it do you? Some do, I do not. Keep up the great work.
Thanks for saying it so much better than I ever could. I would like to be able to send you a couple of mine in a way to say thanks, but I honestly don't know how that would be possible.
Thank you for sharing your wise philosophy, a philosophy I share. Photography has been my passion for over fifty years, a private passion that keeps me connected with this unique planet we’re privileged to be a part of. Thank you.
A heartfelt thanks Kim. Your video really resonated. It filled the gaps in my understanding of my photography expectations and experiences. Thank you
Brilliant to hear this Tom. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment
I have been taking photographs for over 50 years, 10 of them as a professional in the 1980’s. I moved on once I realised that in the professional advertising industry, I was basically the technician at the command of creative directors.
For the last 16 years I have used photography to capture memories of travel adventures and as a creative hobby. I try to share an image online every week with family and friends. In addition, each year I print, usually on canvas, about 12-15 photos at between 40 x 60 to 60 x 90 cm to hang on my walls and then give away to family and friends. And I make an annual calendar to gift to friends and acquaintances. I make slide shows to share with the people I accompanied on adventures. Lastly I have produced 8 books of either major adventures ( 30 month motorcycle trip the length of the Americas) or favourite images of a year. In my dotage, I find comfort looking through these books in reliving the memories!
Thanks Kim. That was a lovely message.
I've been doing photography as a hobby for over 20 years. I love being out in nature and love birding. I live in Miami, FL, where it's always green. One of the things I love to do is go somewhere to see fall color, so I try to do that yearly. I set up a website and I love to share my images through blogging. There's always a story to tell, so that's the way I do it. I don't have many followers, mostly family, but it makes me happy to share. I haven't picked up my camera in many months. Like you said in another video I watched today, I've kind of lost my mojo and I'm tired. You have been very motivating to me. My camera is out of my backpack and I'm charging up my batteries. It's very hot here too, but I'm thinking about getting out this coming weekend to my local botanical garden. Glad I stumbled upon your channel. You are truly a special person.
Right on! You nailed it Kim
I've been photographing, on and off mostly off, for the past 50 years. I've done darkroom printing a bit. Moved to digital about 2012. I made a photo book of my children when they were little and gave each a copy as a gift. When the pandemic hit and we were advised to shelter in place I thought to print and send cards to family and friends as an old fashioned way to connect. Hand written cards are way more personal than texts or tweets. I did that many times and for the last few times I printed and included two postcards, with stamps, so people could reach out to others with a handwritten card.I like that photography gets you out in nature. For me it gets me out, be that nature or the street, but in addition I "discover" things i.e. I'm more aware of what's around me.
Thanks for the video. Keep shooting.
Beautiful inspiring video Kim. Very sad about the sea birds. I like you, feel the experience of just going out in nature with camera is so much more than just going out to get that 'perfect' photo. I like very much what you said about your camera is your tool to get you out into nature. Love your photos and channel. Take care stay safe and Bless You. Your friend, Blair
that's it, enjoying the moment as if it were therapy🙏😊 thank you Kim
First time to your channel and I loved hearing your perspective and eloquent explanation. I identify with what you’ve said, putting them into words that I’ve felt when I’m out in the field, but haven’t been able to fully express. Photography propels my pursuit and appreciation for the natural world. Without it, I’d still be the same homebody and studio rat. You’ve instantly helped take off some of the pressure that I place on myself to constantly produce. Thank you!
Thank you for watching Robert. I am so glad you found this video helpful in helping to take off the pressure. Enjoy your trips out with the camera 😃
Love the video and I agree with you that photography gets me out so I can enjoy the creativity and nature. What I do with the photos is secondary. I share them with others so they can enjoy the beauty and maybe brighten up their day a little. You really got it right in this video.
Great video Kim. Drawing attention to the plight of nature can never be more emphasized ! As you say we actually live 'in' nature and the great truth is 'we have no alternative' or another nature. This is it !! Like your approach and thinking behind 'what do I do with my images' and why you make images !!
I am with you. I enjoy getting out in nature, but I also take pictures and share with those that are unable to get out in nature.
Hi Kim
I’ve just subscribed to your channel
And what do you do with your photos was a brilliant episode,
I feel the same when out with my camera and you notice things you’d walk past without a camera
Takes me to another world when I’m immersed in getting the perfect shot (sometimes) looks like I have a few episodes to catch up with
Great work thank you
All the yes. Im new to photography and have just got an actual camera. So im trying to learn a lot but I love taking photos and doing editing as well. Last week I went up to a little mountain here in Norway in the middle of the night. As I waited for the sun rise I heard deer began to sing to eachother in the valley below. It was so magical to experience. I had no idea they did that. And then the sun began to rise and I swear, it was such a beautiful moment. Have a ton of beautiful photos from it. Im so glad I can take my camera out in nature and take photos of things like that. We are lucky to have found this joy. I have no idea what to do with the photos other then to post on social media, but I know this is what I want to do for the rest of my life :)
Thank you Kim for sharing yourself, your heart, with us. I share my images with others through social media and I share my ability to do photography with some groups to document events. I too use photography as an excuse to get out. I have recently revived an old passion of documenting wildlife with a camera trap. It's heart breaking to see those birds like that. You should use those images in a campaign to raise awareness.
I'm very much in agreement with you Kim. I have always enjoyed photography since I started in the late 1950s. (I really do not enjoy time at the PC so I use it for cataloguing and retrieving images but edit as little as possible).
There's fun and satisfaction in using a well made precision tool to create something you like. Owning such a camera encourages one to go out and use it, get some exercise and spend time in places you love and can relax in, and add interest to a walk. I quite often meet a dog walker who starts a conversation by asking if I've taken any good shots. I like to say one reason I carry it is because I no longer have a dog, and in many ways the camera does the same job - even including giving you work to do at home.
(My apologies for the late comment. I normally watch your videos on a smart TV because of the larger screen, but I can't add comments on it so I've turned the laptop on to send this one).
Hi Kim, great and honest video. My life rule I live by is “ it’s not the end result, it’s the journey”. For me taking nature photos is a very humbling, personal and awesome experience. I put some on social media because I just want people to look and appreciate nature and how lucky humanity is to be here. I was unaware of the bird flu in the UK, as I live in Tasmania, Australia, very sad and I hope a remedy is coming.
Hi Kim,
Thanks for such a thought-provoking video on so many fronts. For the most part, I don't do much with my photographs, but in the last three years, during year and at the end of the year, I put together what I believe are my very best photographs of the year. The most it has been in one year is 12 and it has been as few as eight. Just before Christmas, I did print them in a small book, because there is something deeply satisfying in holding something tangible in your hands, such as a print. It also immediately brings back the memory of the emotion I experienced at the time that made me want to make the photograph in the first place. I agree with you that the real joy of landscape photography is being out with the camera and engaging in nature. Sometimes when I go out and the photography isn't happening, for whatever reason, I still feel I have been fulfilled in going out and engaging with the landscape, from experiencing the smells of wildflowers, listening to birdsong or a chipmunk rustling in leaf litter in the undergrowth, or just feeling a gentle breeze on my face, the back of my neck, or on may legs. The images are an added bonus, if they happen. But I also do agree with the philosophy of Ansel Admans, who was a musician (pianist), before he became a professional landscape photographer. He said something along the lines of the negative is the composer's score and the print is the performance. He also said if you get 12 really good images in a year - so-called keepers - you're doing very well. I don't expect to come back with any photographs every time I go out and as soon as I realized that engaging with nature was the important part, I have no longer been disappointed when I come back with just memories.
I had read about the avian flu issue, but there's nothing like seeing tangible evidence of a dead gannet to really bring home the seriousness of this. You're right, as photographers, we see so much of the adverse impact that we are having on the planet, and I hope that our photographs, whether printed, or just shared on social media, can make people realize the earth is precious, it needs to be cared for and it is the only home we have.
Yes, just being out and taking the photos is often reward in itself.
I mainly share my photos on Instagram and my Facebook page, and I've recently started my RUclips channel to show the taking of some of the photos. I haven't gotten nearly as philosophical as some RUclipsrs, but I'm having fun with my amateur quality videos. I've sold a few photos in the past, and definitely would like to continue to do so as I can. As much as I would like it to be, photography is not my full time job, so I'm not really worried about making money at it.
Our photographs represent our connection with the world around us, and therefore represent ourselves. As long as that continues to be the case, what we do with them really doesn't matter.
This is lovely Chris! Thank you very much for sharing your own relationship with photography and your thoughts on this subject. I love that photography is a reflection of us. Keep doing what you're doing. Sounds like you're enjoying it 😃
I look at my photography as a sort of time machine. When out in the world i take pictures of places i visit and looking at them later down the line they take me back to that moment in time
What a raw video and at the same time beautiful Kim ... I hope that bird flu is long gone and birds are getting back to his normal life.
Hi Kim,
I enjoy having my images for a memory of the experience. I share with others on social media that appreciate them.
I have also created two books to reflect on specific events, as an account of something I have done.
I’ve just started printing my images after investing in a whopper Canon printer. For me it closes the cycle. The images I’ve printed are on display at home for me alone. Reminds me of my achievement and the process and effort I went through to get the shot. Nice video Kim, I like the direction of your channel.
I was so happy to hear your philosophy of enjoying the moment of taking the photo. I enjoy wildlife/ birds and I have had people ask me what I do with them. I share on fb groups, or on my fb page and get nice comments from friends, which is encouraging. I also print out on Mixtiles. Not too expensive and I can rotate around. As an aside, than you for your heartfelt connection for the plight of your birds. It is so sad.
Thanks Again Kim! Stay in the moment!
Yes I am the same, am just happy enough just getting out with my camera and taking pictures. For me it helps me clear my mind and helps me destress. I may share on with friends and family. I also share some on viewbug platform. Keep up the great work
This is very refreshing take and has helped me put to rest my own mental battle with all my photographs. The camera is a TOOL to connect to nature and/or people. Thx!
For me, digital was an incredible release - that I have the equivalent of 42 roles of 36 exposures is a freedom to be explored. Like you, I take comfort & satisfaction from just being able to browse the picture to find something that I can use if the contexxt arises. Just enjoy.
Totally agree with you Kim, yes it would be nice to have everything in print but very expensive and lots to think about ie paper, ink etc but no it's all about the moment and getting out and enjoying what you do. Glad you did that video and pointed that out .
I recently used Lightroom to publish a 130 page coffee table book with almost 500 of my photos. I only printed 1 copy! Now I can flip through the book and remember the great experiences that go with each image! It’s been very satisfying!