Valuable Photography Techniques, with Nigel Danson
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- I sit down for a talk with Nigel Danson and we discuss the most valuable photography techniques for landscape photographers.
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0:00 - The use of filters
5:50 - Is focus stacking necessary?
8:24 - Finding a composition
11:27 - HDR photography
14:38 - The importance of printing
19:14 - To edit or not to edit?
23:45 - Tripod or handheld?
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Mads and Nigel together? It really DOESN'T get any better than this! Great video.
I rarely comment on videos, but this one has prompted me to express something.
Until two or three years ago, getting "into" photography was always something I wanted to do, but didn't really know how to start / progress from the basics.
I then started watching RUclips videos, and soon found a selection of people whose output I found helpful. Within this group, I then found myself looking out for every video released by Mads and Nigel.
So - some feedback to both of you....
I like to feel that I have now progressed to being a "competent" landscape photographer. I don't do it for money, or for praise from others, but purely from the enjoyment of capturing images that reflect the beauty around us.
I don't feel that I would ever have achieved this without watching (and purchasing!) the material you have both produced. You both have the ability to explain both the technical and artistic aspects of your art in a clear and simple way. But more than that, you both convey your enthusiasm and positivity so well, and this is just as important - it is infectious, and it inspires people like me to learn and appreciate the possibilities of producing images that we can be proud of, and that other people really enjoy.
I'm sure that behind everything you do, there is a lot of hard work that people like me will never see. But I am very sure that there are so many people out there who are just like me - very grateful for all you have both done to show us what we in turn are capable of achieving.
So thank you both - and I will always be looking out for each video you produce, I never fail to learn something from every single one.
When 2 epic RUclipsrs get together to do a video,it ends up being legendary.
To quote Nigel. It doesn't get better than this.
So fun watching the two of you interact.
In the "Old Days", as a landscape/nature photographer, you would wait each month for "Outdoor Photographer" magazine to arrive to learn new techniques and get inspired. Perhaps pick up a couple of photography books along the way. Now it's Mads and Nigel on RUclips and it's so much fresher, so much more timely and useful and way more inspirational. And the two of you together in a video like this? Epic!
Thank you so muh for such a kind comment, William! RUclips has increased the exchange of information quite a lot! :D
Can you imagine being in class with these two? Heavenly thanks for this video.
Oh my goodness. The two men who have been the biggest influences on my own journey as a photographer.....sitting down to have a chat about photo stuff.
It truly does not get any better than this!
Next time you're out, take the same photo and expose them the same, one with iso 64 (or lowest) and one at 100. Then compare the colors, some camera's tend to lose vibrance in the colors. Why? Science, lol. I have no idea, but it happened on my canon r5/6. Great video with Nigel, Mads.
Thanks guys enjoyed the collaboration 😀
Fun watching the two of you together. It’s so neat that you are friends. Two of my favorite RUclips channels!
Yes, gents, I tend to agree with filters, avoid like the plague except for waterfall, ICM, perhaps leaf shine
Two of my favorite YT Shutterbugs together!!! We now need a trip to Canada to get together with Simon d'Entremont! Apart from the photography, it’ll be a riot listening to the range of accents 😋
You guys are the absolute, ruddy best - or should that be… “Epic”?
A great conversation boys. Interesting topics ..... shows how there is no "one size fits all" in photography. Thanks for sharing!
This is so to the point and non-dogmatic. The point about making an assumption that brilliant lighting is going to make the photo (my understanding of the point) resonates so well with me. I get over-awed by the light conditions that I snap away and often get disappointed when I see the results in the cold light of day.
Two of my favorite photographers together!!! What a treat!
Absolutely great video guys. I was watching it at 1:30am, sad I know, but never dropped an eyelid it was so riveting.
It’s good to have you both in one place, at least once.!!!
Excellent! Just excellent! Thank you.
Having a cup of coffee in the morning and watching two of my favourite photographers talking about the stuff we all love is pure joy! Thank you Mads and Nigel!
I just love you two! You’ve taught me so much since the pandemic changed me from an occasional photographer to a total photography nut! Also, Mads, every time I hear you I just looooove your accent! Aarhus? I have friend from there, and he sounds exactly like you.
Haha, thank you so much, Caroline. Yes, Aarhus indeed 😁
Its nice to see Mads in your studio!
Two of my favorite RUclipsrs together, how epic. It can’t get any better than this.😎
Nigel and Mads my two favorites landscape photographers. Nice Day.
Cheers from Bordeaux 🍷📷
Wow, wow, wow. What fun to watch two great photographers share a table and their thoughts on photography. Loved it!!
Imagine having €100,000 and buying a trip to an epic place and then learn photography and post processing from these two gentlemen. That would be more epic than going out with the US President in AirForce One. What a great video and Mads and Nigel are so nice to listening to.
Two favorite man... ❤️❤️
My two favourite photographers, very enjoyable video!
For me, comp is dependent on the purpose of the photo. Sometimes a shot is for the memory and though there are imperfections the brain brings back the other elements (sun on my shoulders, smell of the woods, sound of the birds) that made it a memorable scene. If the shot is for public consumption only, then the comp must be geared towards visual appeal only.
Love having two incredibly talented photographers together!
Agree with most of the comments here. Nigel and Mads are my two favorite landscape RUclipsrs. I have learned so much from both of them in the short time I’ve taken up photography. Discovered both about four months ago and search out their videos on types of locations in preparation for going out to shoot.
In my opinion, all you need is a ND 6-stop, ND 10-stop, circular polarizer. Also, circular polarizers are often not talked about in video, but they can add that extra "pop" when you cut out the glare when shooting video (if you shoot it of course).
With respect to what you said about using something like hyperfocal distance vs focus stacking, I don't like it when, describing depth of field, people often say that everything within that range is sharp. I prefer to say that things in that range are NOT unsharp. But things are certainly not equally sharp because subjects at the boundaries of the depth of field are on the very verge of being unacceptably unsharp. Only subjects at the distance being focused are optimally sharp.
I edit all my raw photos as I agree they all need to be edited. I even go back and edit my old JPEG images as they look better edited than non edited. Since I usually do landscape photography with hiking groups I have to use hand held and photograph fast.
The two of you together?!
"It doesn't get better than this"
"Absolutely EPIC"!
😁
Thanks to you both!
(Btw about printing: i have my best shots of the year printed as a big (the photo's about 35×50cm) year-calendar)
Works great for regulary look at your best shots on a daily basis...
Thanks again Nigel & Mads!
Great video, two of my favorite photographers in one place! Greetings from Coshocton, Ohio.
What I learned from printing was to turn down my screen brightness. When I first started printing I was like 🤯 so dark. Had to learn about screen to print. Picked up digital the last few years. Came from my k1000 then to mft then grabbed full frame. Still learning "tricks" to edit on digital.
Oh my I enjoyed this conversation with two of my favorites!!! Nigel, so glad to see you feeling better, and Mads, see you in March sir! 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks a lot, Robert! See you sir ;)
So nice to see you both in one video together!
That was a great session. I'd finished work for the day, made some toast, sat down on the couch and put RUclips on. Mads and Nigel, I thought, this is going to be good; and it was. Nice one. With my wee bridge camera dynamic range and a smallest aperture of f8 are my two biggest headaches, but I've learned to use exposure blending and focus stacking, after a lot of head scratching, to get round these. So, in a way it's been a practical learning experience for me. I use a tripod a lot of the time, but there are occasions when the light is changing really quickly that the camera comes off the tripod and there is that sense of freedom for a little while. Not all the shots are crisp, but I do get some that I'm pleased with. In those cases I tend to take a lot more shots than I need, just to make sure that in those shots even just one is going to be okay. Yesterday, I sent an image to a good print shop. It was the first time I have ever done this and this was a new step for me. I spent hours just going through image after image in Lightroom until I found the one I wanted to print; a little piece of Derbyshire. Now, all I can do is wait; that's the hardest part and wondering if I had done all the necessaries before sending the image to the printers. Keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks Mads and Nigel for a great video.
Really fun video - very good job explaining your views on these topics. Kudos to you both.
What a great video. Incredibly helpful and inspiring. Looking forward to your collab with James Popsys. Thanks so much!
Always nice to hear two top notch photographers heaving a chat about, well, what else then photography. :)
It helps to expand our knowledge base.
WoW, ... my favorite photographers in one show. Love it.
Great discussion, fun and learning opportunity…. Can’t wait till the “third musketeer (James)”
joins you guys!
You guys rock. Thanks for inspirering us.
A very interesting Q&A session. Next time include James as the third leg of the tripod group.
Something may come very soon ;)
Great video, thank you both!
I totally agree with Nigel and have to say: a photo isn't a photo until it's been printed, it's just an image.
Best morning surprise! My two favorite landscape photographers. Very informative discussion.
Very entertaining and educational. This worked really well I think. All topics were very relevant for me and like the straight answers cutting through all the BS of filters and focus stacking etc.
I owe these two . Lockdown was a pain for many , i sat through 100s of hours of their RUclips videos and podcasts for which i will be eternally grateful , it was therapy , and still is ! Thankyou fellas .
I am so happy to hear we helped you through such a terrible time! 🙏
Simply the best way to start the day! Many thanks guys 😊
That was a great discussion. It’s good to see you and Nigel getting together to do this.
This was a great episode/vlog. Great to sit and listen to what you guys prefer. Keep up the great content 👍🏻
happy to see you both in a conversation, hope you guys stay safe and healthy always, great content. ❤️
EPIC - It really DOESN'T get any better than this! 😉
great video! always interesting to hear two photographers talk. you can always learn a lot from it.
Excellent video! I hope you two will do more of these in the future.
This is great - 2 of my favourite tubers talking so much sense! Thank you.
Thanks guys, this has been a really useful discussion. Hope there are more in the future.
Excellent gentlemen, thanks
Well done gentlemen, great discussion
Watching a video with you 2, guys, talking about photography, sharing from your own experience, made my day better. Is a such a pleasure! I admit that I have a big respect for both of you, since I discovered yo on youtube (more than 3 years ago), every episode brings value, advises, something to learn anyway. "A huge thank to you" (I'm quoting Nigel) for this project and I hope you will continue doing this king of discussions.
I love your vision about photography, about the common projects, the way each of you refers to the other (not in this episode, but in general), the whole collaboration. I could say you are like a team - but a bigger one, world wide spread.
Looking forward to see you, guys! (a big fan of both of you from Romania). 👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks for the video!
Guys, I really appreciate the passion and enthusiasm you two displayed! Love to see more of you both riffing of one another to pass on useful information.
Absolutely awesome!!! Two of my favourite landscape photographers. Great discussions.
Excellent video staring my two favorite landscape photographers! Well done...
That was a very nice Q&A and a very fun video to watch!
You guys obviously had a lot of fun together, great to see 2 of my favourite landscape photographers having fun together like this.
Excellent! Two of my favorite pros to listen to.. thanks for sharing.
I will be always watching and following you two even i will be out of photography for sure. Good to see you in a same place talking about photography.
i really enjoyed your discussion. Thank you.
I love these discussion videos and this one covers an excellent range of topics. Thank you for sharing, your time and enthusiasm is appreciated and inspiring. I am looking forward to your videos and photography from this trip, both of you. Best wishes
Thank you for this epic video! So much valuable information between the two of you! I hope you continue to share your insights for landscape photography together. Great way to start the day with your smiling faces talking photography! LOVE ❤the swan photo! I need to print some of my images...🙂
Thanks guys. Great tips
Absolutely brilliant guys. I've learnt so much! Thank you
That was really great! So wonderful to simply sit on the edge of a conversation between two wonderful easy going photographers. Loved it. My take away was around the using of compositional techniques not as rules but as tools. Loved that. That image on the sand bars . . . . .yeah wow . . . . .
Great chat guys, really enjoyed it. Since moving from my Canon 600d to the R6 I have found I am doing most shots handheld with ISO of up to 6400. Agree with the printing side too, using the Canon Pro-300 to print my shots and put them up on the wall or giving them to family and friends has been really rewarding.
very well done, guys!
AWESOME VIDEO THANKS ❤🙌🏼
That image of you on the sandbars is one of my favourite images from this year Mads. Likewise I don't mind editing a lot, as I get a lot of enjoyment from the editing process partly from the enjoyment of seeing the image coming to life and also from the point of continuous learning
One I think you missed which is very important to learn shooting into the sun! Taking the photos in the field can be tricky and processing them at home is also hard when you first start to practice this technique .
Absolutely great discussion. 👍 My two favourites 😍 🤩🤩🤩🤩 Thanks so much guys.
I definitely agree with the editing part. Once I started editing with Lightroom, I actually found it started to help with my composition. Once I understood more what I could do with an image once I got it back, I started to realise in the field that more shots would work which I would normally have dismissed. Great video guys
I totally agree. Editing is a great way to view and review your images. I sometimes think, maybe I should leave more space in the margins or or focus in etc.
Good discussion. Please do again sometime.
So great to see you both in the same video, more of that ! You both have been my greatest source of inspiration for about 3 years now and my photography has improved a lot (Still have a long way to go thou )
Great to hear your thoughts on these! Very interesting and helpful as always! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Dream-team! More of this :) You are my favourite photo-youtubers, I cannot miss a single video from the two of you, and learned so much from you and your amazing educational products.
Much more to come :D
Very nice guys! Really enjoyed the video. 😊
Great conversation with lots of tips.
happy to see you both in a conversation, hope you guys stay safe and healthy always, great content by the way, from Philippines with ❤️👌. you guys inspired me always that's why i keep on taking pictures using only my mobile phone, can't afford a gear for now, maybe later.
Now after having binged all sorts of RUclips videos from different creators, I imagined this segment to be funny to use the ranking by class from S to D format 😂 excellent video and extremely informative!
Nice one Mads, hope you've had a fantastic trip, look forward to seeing some future content based around Wales and the Lakes.
You guys are masters and it's always fun listening to either of you. As a former painter, I love editing. Improving that skill has made a massive difference in my photography.
P.S. Topaz DeNoise is brilliant. I took a bird photo yesterday at ISO 10,000 because of the high shutter speed I needed and the late afternoon light. After DeNoise, you'd think I took it at ISO 200 or lower. I can't recommend DeNoise enough.
Very enjoyable!
Great vid, excellent
One Word - Lovedit!!!
Really enjoyed this!
Great conversation!
Great video Mads. Especially the printing section. What a dynamic duo, like Batman and Robin. It’s up to you who is who. 👍
Wisdom! Invaluable. Thanks.
Throw in John Heaton and Nick Page? Michael Shainblum too! It will be the dream team!