Another really great day documented Jared with some fab shots, really like the Santa with his finger up to his lips, like saying don’t tell anyone I’m the real one, especially with that cool beard !! The shot of the child being carried and looking over the parents shoulder straight at the camera 👌 Great little mini series, very inspiring Best wishes Tim 😊👍

Really enjoy your street episodes. Makes me home sick for New York, especially Astoria.

That corner was popping haha

Your Street Week is really great, I enjoy every episode on KZbin. Best wishes from Germany

At 2:33 is wonderful light and the depth choice is spot-on correct. Keep to the closed-down apertures, you are besting your everyday. At 4:47 you found the composition and wonder light again. Wow, from 7:17 on, it was going full-on vibe. You and NY are getting into Christmas. Keep up the course you are on, do not fall for shallow depth of field, KZbinrs swaying you with methods, silly puddle shots, and all their rubbish, and you are on your way. The gear is working, with exception of the failed SD card ( too many overwrites ), thus the 38mm field of view is something you see and feel, is just proper for you. Never waste a minute of time thinking how someone did this, when you can better do that. - Loren Schwiderski, street photography.

I love watching this annual SantaCon. With your POV, it's quite immersive and fun to experience the multiple Santas in one location. Love to see your photographer buddies are enjoying the moment as well. In fact, I do want a print of the grumpy Santa that denied you a shot from last year's event. No rush. Enjoy the holiday "spirit". Some Santas seem pretty drunk LOL 😅. Looking forward to your last vlogmas 🎄.

Good one 🤘

NYC in Christmas is very overrated. Blame the Hallmark movies 😂

Great video!

Hi Jared. Nice to get out and stretch the legs for an hour with the camera. Some nice shots in this one. The lady shot at 2:53 looks like a Garry Winogrand image. Congrats on achieving 5k! 10k by the end of 2025? Looking forward to the next one. Take care buddy. Tony

5.02k baby!

Great shots! I also own this lens, and somehow it just seems to produce really pleasing images.

I really like the change of pace in this one, Jared. Nice work

Astoria looking sassy! Thanks for the effort and the sharing. The 24mm/2.8 is such a great do anything lens (as is the Canon 40mm/2.8 for full frame). Thumbs up.

5 videos a week would be crazy but would be exciting 😂

We’ll done on 5k subscriber’s Jared you deserve it.

Hi Jared you did the 5k well done, that’ll be at 10 before you know it !! Loved the lunch hour session capturing real life and keep it real 👌 All the best Tim 😊👍

Thanks for sharing photo gallery. I’ve never been at any gallery show. I think it will be fun and learn more.

Hi Jared! As always I enjoy your videos! Very down to earth! Short videos to keep your viewer's attention. I enjoy seeing you able to use a regular size camera. Unfortunately age and medical condition has kept me from using my regular DSLR's, so I use my Pixel 9Pro phone and about three 20 year old digital compact cameras. One is a Kodak Easy Share CX6200 and is a 2 megapixel. That camera I can push down the shutter completely down, without having to push it half way to lock the focus on like my Nikon DSLRs. The other is a Nikon Coolpix S4200 and a Kodak Easy Share M577. They have a touch screen where I can touch the area to focus and then they focus and take the picture. I don't have to worry about my hand tremors using those cameras like my DSLRs. The right index finger gives me blurry photos with my DSLR's because I have to push the shutter half way until focus is locked. I'm not looking for sympathy because I knew this day was coming and I was preparing on changing my photography style because of the tremors. But the reality now has set in, now that I have the tremors. Just a lesson for all your channel followers that sometimes you have to plan for a change in your photography, for unplanned reasons. Best wishes, Duane

5k SUBSCRIBERS MILESTONE 🎉 HIP HIP HOORAY 🙌 BTW, another great vlogmas video. Looking forward to the next one 🎄

Congratulations on 5K! Hope you, @ChichBolt and your families have a Great Holiday. Cheers!

I think I have a crush on your cat. :)

Congrats on 5K!🎉

This was so fun to run out and shoot. Our creativity combo has some potential haha Congratulations on 5k Jared! 🎉

Howdy Jared, Another great vid PLUS you got some great shots as well considering the weather and lack of people compared to your other NYC vids. So happy to see that you are now over 5000 subscribers ( yet very surprised that you don't have at least DOUBLE that ). Please tell your roomie that I appreciate his tagging along with you and doing some great videography as well. Keep on shooting and putting out the quality content.

Great shots!

Curious to know if you use zone focusing for those quick shots in tightly packed areas? Or do you rely on the cameras auto focus?

Hi Jared So important to capture 5th Ave being closed for the day, a once in a lifetime street event. Great you managed to carry on filming with what you had, I guess it’s right that photography is problem solving !!! Looking forward to day 3 All the best Tim😊👍

Hi Jared. Day 2 was great but there is nothing worse that kit failing on you. A piece of advice if I may. Just pop a couple of spare cards in your pocket that you can easily switch over to save you the stress. Interested to know what your settings are as I also shoot Canon and have the 24mm pancake. Do you use zone focusing or rely on autofocus with a fast shutter speed? Take care buddy. Tony

Great lighting in this episode! I’ve had GoPro corrupt 2 micro sds on me in the past, since I’ve moved to DJI action 4 it hasn’t been an issue. Still sucks though.

0:29 Hello! I love the reflection of the rust colored building. I want to try to find something similar! I enjoyed your video.

These videos are really therapeutic, I like the NYC captured through you photographs. Love from India!

It is extremely rare for an SD card to fail. BestBuy or B&H would be good sources. SanDIsk is good quality. The other issue of restrooms seems to be the norm nowadays.

Same thing with photographing downtown Chicago I had no idea I was going to have to actually plan and research finding a clean bathroom!

Beware when purchasing cards on Amazon. They’ve become notorious for selling counterfeit SD cards.

Day 2 of street week! This week is going to be so fun being able to get a new video each day! It’s like a little Christmas present 🎁

Love that last photo! Rock center can be too crowded in the holidays.

Howdy Jared. This definitely shows a distinct difference between Providence and NYC and each has their good points. I lived in Houston for the first 28 yrs of my life and it was fairly fast paced BUT it is slower than frozen molasses compared to NYC. NYC has its own kind of vibe regardless of the time of year but winter time is definitely FUN and Crazy up there and you have captured that very well. It is nice that you and your roomie are able to spend quality time together and help each other with the videos. Chich seems as if he is a pretty laid back guy... as we say in Texas, he's so laid back he's horizontal. This was another great video and I appreciate you sharing it with us. Looking forward to seeing the next video.

from where i live, as soon as they see a camera point towards them they call the cops 😂😂

Hi Jared. WOW!! The difference between this video and the Providence video is outrageous! That was super busy but what a great chance to grab all those special intimate moments of people on the street. The scene with the girls on the bus was amazing and is what makes being on the street so good with that type of interaction with subjects. My favourite shot was the guy with the cigar. Great camera work from Chich as well. Oh and ask your Mom to get you a belt for Christmas 😂 Looking forward to day 2. Take care buddy. Tony

Hey Jared! Watching you in this vlogmas lite series is quite reminiscent of your NY holiday videos last year. Just by watching this first video, you seem more jovial and relax in comparison to your last year’s solo adventure. Thank you, Chich B, for being such a wonderful, supportive friend to you. Now being an actual New Yorker, does your perception about the city change? Any plans to visit other cities in the near future? Moving on to your next vlogmas. Great job ❤👍🎄

Hi Jared. Great video and it is always nice to go back and shoot somewhere different. The puddle shot was my favourite. I did the opposite years ago moving away from the busy streets of London to a small seaside town on the coast. I recently went on a London photowalk with Alex Kilbee who runs The Photographic Eye channel on KZbin (well worth a look) and it was totally different from what I am now used to. Sometimes it is good for the photographic soul to step out of your comfort zone and take on a new challenge just to keep things interesting. Take care buddy. Tony

Awesome day one bro..rel peeps and keepers...can't wait for it...Santa con coming to?

This is great news 👌

Wow busy in NYC Jared loved the photos and Video work from Chich I went to London last week with my Wife to see the Christmas lights, it’s the first time I’ve ever been there for Christmas, great vibes Looking forward to tomorrow’s episode. Best Wishes Tim 😊👍

Street week is here!!! 😮

Howdy Jared. This was a great video and Providence is so laid back it is horiontal compared to New York City. You seem to have adjusted to the slower pace and got some great shots of your hometown. The relection shot was, in my opinion, really well captured. The picture, from 2021, of the person with the umbrella in the alley is DEFINITELY a shot to be proud of. Another photo of note in my opinion, was the one at the 11:10 mark when you walked into the the shadow making it appear as if you had a hat on. Keep shooting and putting out the videos AND thanks for sharing your work and perspective of the areas around you.

great video Jared - Sometimes just switching to a prime from a zoom gets me in the groove, and other days the zoom works magic. Looks like a great small city to shoot in :)