Being Creative and Making Art with my Nature Photography

I thought this week I would try and be a bit more creative in my approach to nature photography. Art is always something I have at the back of my mind when making images, so with my current project now underway, I thought I would flex my creative muscles and try and take the images a step further. The question is, is it art or just a load of old junk. You decide?
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[@carlarivas1238]

Hello Simon - I appreciate that you switch things up. I agree that it forces you to see things differently. The leaf images are very dreamlike. Thanks again.

[@alwynwilliams2661]

Enjoyed both films very much. The quality of the images and the artistic impression were fantastic, To see what you see is just amazing. Hope you enjoy Scotland and bring back more wonderful films. Cheers!

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

I brought back Covid Alwyn. Not my finest moment.

[@johncarnahan4067]

Thank you for sharing your video Simon and beautiful photos the last one of the leaves was a fantastic image my favourite was the first one of the bark

[@ddki9094]

I love the gold leaves image.

[@shaunkeenanphoto]

Really enjoyable to watch you experimenting and challenging yourself both with your route walk and with the final image. I agree that not every image will be great, but experimenting is an essential ingredient for progress. Cheers

[@sbimages5408]

Some really nice abstractions, well done

[@qkamoen]

I love abstract photography. It give you a variation of your work and you can learn so much from it. Nice video!

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch the film

[@jhmnieuwenhuis]

Thanks Simon. Very inspiring video series.

[@davidferreira473]

I do like the birch leaves shot. I enjoy photos that I categorise as 'hidden worlds' - images that show a different or unexpected view of natural subjects. Thank you for this video Simon - you've inspired me to take a walk over to my favourite willow trees that might just still have a few leaves hanging on! :)

[@wolfgangmarvelous7239]

I like the "sycamore scar" photo. One of my favorite motifs is patterns and shapes on tree trunks. Many times the best photos come from trees or stumps long dead; The desiccated wood reveals images not usually seen in live trees. As for the photo of yellow leaves, I like the idea and I think I'll try to apply it this fall and winter.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Good luck Wolfgang

[@brianmckeever5280]

A very intriguing tryptic! Definitely some food for thought in there, thank you!

[@siofna9709]

Hello Simon The last image looks good, but my favorite is the second at 9:40. Greetings :-).

[@davidskinner274]

I love the a;attract. Very inspirng

[@user-gs1he8oh2i]

Thanks! Thanks to your films, I began to pay attention to little things, it's very interesting.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Glad to hear that! Nice one

[@Retset]

I loved the abstract nature of all today's images. The tree scar was my favourite, closely followed by the fern. The yellow leaves looked just like a watercolour painting which was most pleasing.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thank you

[@danevarkevisser4670]

Simon - Once again you have produced a beautiful set of images. As you have probably worked out, I just love this sort of thing. You prove again that there is always something worthwhile photographing in a woodland and experimentation is the key to keeping it interesting. I am not typically a fan of using a shallow depth a field to make an image unless there is more to it than isolating a subject. The fern image is a great example of using restricted focus well with a view to creating something that is interesting and fresh. Thank you for another inspiring video.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thanks Dane. I think you just have to photograph the things that speak to you and in a way that pleases you the most. This is my approach these days. Although KZbin forces my hand a little.

[@grantnewton5705]

I love the variety of a fully sharp image, sharp part of a shallow DOF image, and a fully out of focus image - all great images, all very different approaches - well done Simon!

[@jamesmonte9214]

Wonderful video Simon 👍

[@JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67]

Art, for me Simon, I do a lot of abstract stuff almost every time I go out now and I must say It has let me get so much more out of my photography, fantastic video Simon, Thanks for sharing.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Cheers John

[@annettethomas5781]

Lemon pear drops did it for me, great image loved the ethereal feeling to the shot. You look you find and you photograph just shows there's always something waiting to be photographed even along a forest path. All images stand on their own and as usual I loved them all.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thanks again Annette

[@lynnecliffe3056]

"There are opportunities, you've just gotta look for them." "Experimentation in photography" opens the eyes to seeing possibilities. ✅

[@chrisburnard5157]

Fantastic, thank you.

[@uncle0eric]

I appreciate so much your showing the ideas that didn't quite work out. I think we can sometimes learn more from 'failures' than successes (I put 'failures' in quotes because I can't think of a single word for 'possibilities that didn't work out quite as well as I would have liked.')

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Ta uncle Eric. Great KZbin name :-)

[@kathrynhall9920]

I loved the yellow leaves against the sky.

[@janfrosty3392]

Nice film, nicely structured Simon, like all three images, the yellow leaves remained me of similar photos and how I fell at the time taking them in South island of NZ a few years ago.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Ouch, now that suffering for your art.

[@lasnierjeanluc715]

I greet you very warmly. These works that you present to us contain many things that make you move. Thank you very much, Jean Luc from Germany

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Many thanks Luc. I appreciate your kind words

[@jonathonbartle6903]

A delightful set of images, Simon. I really liked the fern frond images. You didn't seem very pleased with some of them (eg at about 8:24). I thought they were artistic, reminding me of geese taking off from a lake. The "final three" images, of course, were beauties! Thank you.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Hi Jonathon. I think it was that some just appealed to me more than others. Needless to say, I've now deleted them. I'm pretty ruthless when it comes to editing.

[@LouisaLee63]

I love you sharing your artistic images. I may not like all of them, but I get inspired by all of them.

[@johnfallows3822]

Hello Simon, Art or a Load of Old Junk? I think back to the days when I did my City and Guilds in General Photography at Ashton-under-Lyne and ask what my tutors would have said if I had presented similar images. Sadly they would probably have said 'go away and try something else'. That was in 1972, and having reached 75 years of age I can't decide what to think now! As with many images, it's in the eye of the beholder. Abstract is Art, so what is really important is what the artist thinks........over to you on that one. 🧐🤨

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

I had a similar experience with a camera club. Best to satisfy yourself and let the rest worry about their own images, Enjoy your own ride and do what pleases you.

[@mikeray4902]

You help me see that landscape is not always about the grand vista. But there is also art at a small scale in nature.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thanks Sharon. Watch them as many times as you can please :-))

[@sharondmeber3802]

Wow! Great video and so inspiring! I really enjoyed all 3 photos but really love the abstract yellow leaves 😊 another video to watch multiple times!! Thank you

[@user-zg6ci3wq9x]

Another captivating video, thank you. I personally love the abstract shots,but when I have experimented in that way before, people just don’t get what they are about ……. I think the trick is probably to lead people to a new experimental place, but not so far that they can’t relate to it …. I think you have the balance just right. Thank you.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thanks you so much. I think the music often helps people connect with the images.

[@davebenson1504]

There can be hundreds/thousands/many more of different images because the trail is different every visit 🙂 such a gorgeous texture linescape to kick off the tour this week 🙂 enjoy watching you experiment... it is so important to play 🙂

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Glad to have you along for the walk Dave

[@glynparry6598]

Very inspirational Simon. Love the approach and images

[@duringthemeanwhilst]

looked at individually I thought what a mixed bag of images. but when viewed as a triptych they all seemed to find their "place"

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

They can work better a set. I agree.

[@ihavevitiligo]

Bravo! Beautifully done, beautifully discussed.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Cheers so much Keith. I expect your trip is over now?

[@IanFord-un6jr]

Great video and equally great shots. The yellow leaves were a brave but I think successful image , which had a summer feel to them with the over exposure. Thanks for a clear explanation of how you achieved it……..time for us to experiment now!

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@billbromer]

Well I miss the red pants 😊. I see and feel the art in the bark scar and birch leaves images, but I struggle with the fern frond. I think that having just the two middle pinna in focus draws my eye to the center and then I don’t know whether to look toward the tip or the base of the frond. As you said this is art and I find the three images as a group very appealing. Thanks, take care.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Sorry for the late reply Bill. Thanks for your thoughts. Art is always going to be subjective and accept that not every image is for everyone. This is why I try to take the three.

[@julianwilliams4750]

Hi Simon. Do you ever shoot specifically for black and white final images. I shoot using B&W film and wondered if you would consider a video or two dedicated to capturing nature in B&W and how you would apply yourself differently than shooting in colour. Best wishes Julian

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

No I'm not a fan of black and white in my own work Julian. I love colour in nature. I've dabbled but it just doesn't grip me.

[@steveh1273]

Good days work.

[@alexelley6283]

excellent video, you use the camera as an artist uses a brush...

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Oh that's so very kind of you to say.

[@StevenLawson]

Hi Simon, is there any way I could get an address where I could send you a zine I made a year ago focusing on my local woodland - it fits perfectly with the theme of your recent videos on focusing on one specific area for an extended period. I'm not looking for coverage or anything, I just thought it might be of interest to you. Kind regards from a fellow Lancastrian, Steven Lawson.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Email me Steven. [e-mail] and I'll send it to you. Thanks for the generous offer too.

[@dimitristsagdis7340]

for the leaves against the sky you are only over-exposing? Not altering the focus point?

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

No, I'm doing both.

[@dimitristsagdis7340]

tnx@@SimonBoothPhotography