Does This REALLY Make me a BAD Photographer?! 😳

[@dazzypops]

Stunning shots, well worth braving the elements for! The family where the child looks to be heading upstairs is my fave.

[@RobertJohnson-dy5db]

You are so right Henry, it’s such a subjective art. Wise words. Revisiting somewhere is great but you can achieve similar learning from reflection and studying your current work. You may miss out on an opportunity to interpret the same scene differently…but as you said in the past, another opportunity is always around the corner.

[@MikePageKaltenberg]

I love winter photography, but I must admit that I prefer the autumn version of that first composition.

[@Twobarpsi]

I liked the Fall picture more than the Winter shot of those trees.

[@hamsterneckliving]

4:15 totally unrelated to the topic but the music at this point in your video reminds me of something from long ago. I love it. Totally relaxed and nostalgic.

[@scotty4418]

When I go back to a place, it is generally on the basis, I know there is a better image to be had and see the challenge in returning. The other reason is your favourite woodland image demonstrated, you were awaiting the right conditions so we are compelled to return. Circumstances and opportunities will ultimately play a big part in when and where we get out and I would rather return to a place if it meant getting out and reaping the benefits of being out with the camera as opposed to not being out and hankering to be out there. Lovely images Henry, loved the snowy conditions you captured this week

[@wittikko]

I like snow, but that no snow look was fantastic

[@andysuzierawlins5462]

Hey Henry, I think what makes You a good photographer, is that you're so introspective and honest. You do you. You're also lucky to have the opportunity to visit many places. I tend to stick to the same ones, it's much easier for astrophotography to do that, well for me anyway. Thanks for your hard work. I sent an Instagram dm to you when you were in madeira, because I was a bit concerned about you when you had that low day.

[@ekstrod7132]

The fact that you captured the same shot in different seasons says it all.....great shots even in snowy, misty conditions.

[@pierremaxted214]

Autumn and winter shots of that scene in the bag. I look forward to the spring and summer versions!

[@JulieAllen-fy7ln]

Love the last picture of the trees, great with the misty background! You are right, it’s about whatever gives you inspiration, and the Lake District is great for that, in mostly all conditions 😀

[@derekskinner2048]

I have just reurned from a location I have visited many times. Different weather & seasons give me enough inspiration.

[@phileo_ss]

'I just don't see how it could get boring'. How true that is!

[@andymcgarty3099]

Great video. Nice to see the photos you were talking about taking on the live stream :) Lovely shots of the trees in the snow.

[@AnthonyJohnson1]

The final picture of the ‘family’ is fantastic. I do like going back to the same spot, particularly through the changing seasons. As long as that same spot is not a honeypot location that is!

[@justinoertel345]

That last photo is amazing! 🥶 ❄️

[@tmeeten3195]

Always sticking around to the end Henry. Love your enthusiasm. I am not one for often going back to the same place as there are so many other places to be visited but I agree that sometimes it is necessary if "that" shot is worth it like yours was.

[@Peter_Reed_Photography]

@ 4:05 I like both images. Each has something interesting and are aesthetically pleasing for me.

[@danevarkevisser4670]

The fact that you don't like to go back and shoot the same scenes doesn't make you a bad photographer. But going back to the same location and shooting the same scene again and again either in different or even similar conditions definitely improves your photography. It improves your eye and you start to get a better understanding of the conditions that benefit that location and scene. With patience and time you draw on this experience and you apply this knowledge more broadly. I think anyone who shoots the same locality time and time again and particularly woodlands will vouch for this. Perhaps living on the edge of such a photogenic landscape like the Lakes District makes you feel you don't have time for this, but I think you would still benefit from this approach.

[@ulftornert2855]

Love that family of trees with the young one at the right having a little "tantrum". What a brilliant, loving and humorous interpretation. Love it! 😀👍

[@trevorpayne2749]

Love that ”Family” image! The others certainly aren’t shabby but that one’s great. Thanks for the vid

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thank you!

[@JudeStreicherPhoto]

As someone who is often revisiting the same few locations, I can say that it has helped me see new subjects I didn't notice the first time around in other seasons. That being said, it gets a bit old after a while. Having the opportunity to explore new locations every week would be a dream come true! Haha! I love getting out into difficult conditions with a camera just like you've done in this video. They often yield the most dramatic and special results as fewer people are willing to be out in it with you! Well done, Henry! Keep it up!

[@thesharpercoder]

Most photographers that I know have a favorite spot they like to go and photograph over and over. I have a local harbor that i like to visit at sunrise. Why would we do that? Photography is a never ending journey of learning. As you learn and discover new things, returning to familiar ground to retake the same or similar shot is chance to give an A/B comparison…well almost. I love visiting the harbor at sunrise because every sunrise is different! I am looking straight at the sun as if I am behind home plate looking out at a baseball diamond, and the sun is rising over the outfield fence.

[@chrisandrews12345]

Love the simplicity of the last photo Henry.

[@grahamallen3941]

Thanks Henry for an another fascinating video. I don’t you are a bad photographer for not keep going back to a certain location. Sometimes you have taken the various scenes it then becomes monotonous for you. I prefer to expand the areas where I want to visit, fair enough if the conditions are not right then by all means go back. I loved doing the ballet photos, different location etc. loved today’s photos. All the best Graham

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thanks 👍

[@christophermason7735]

Henry, have you ever thought as I do that landscape photography fulfills our inner hunter gatherer instincts. We walk, we explore, we concentrate our senses on our surroundings, and then instead of finding food we capture a photo. Outdoor macro, wildlife and landscape photography all make use of these inner impulses that evolved to hake humans what we are. In many ways the time we spend outdoors with our cameras is very similar to early humans. And you as a pro really are looking for your dinner. No sales of prints you go hungry 😬

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Definitely mate, I love that

[@justinoertel345]

I prefer the photo with no snow out of the comparison which is interesting because usually I gravitate towards snowy photographs instead but I think it’s the color that really works out well with that composition! 🤩 😎

[@richardsmith5021]

There's an old adage that you can't step into the same river twice, it's ever flowing and changing. The same is true about landscape photography. While you might return to the same area, it will change throughout the day as the lighting changes or as weather conditions alter the landscape as you have so aptly shown in this video.

[@tonycpaul]

Living in Australia, I love snow! I rarely see it. I go back the same place often, beaches change with swell, wind, sky and conditions, so it rarely gets boring, but there are days where there is just not much happening. I like the original photo, and enjoyed the family ( I thought you had brain freeze at first). All the best, keep the honesty going!

[@carljarvinen1189]

Love your image of the “family”. In my opinion including the “young child” makes image more interesting.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

I totally agree!

[@benbentley26]

Fair play to you being able to gain the motivation in dragging yourself out in poor weather. I wish I could do that. I'm struggling a bit to get myself out at the moment, with work / home life balance.

[@steveramsay5941]

Admire your conviction to get out in those conditions…. Also that shot of your camera and lens covered in sleet was the best single endorsement for weather sealing any brand of camera…. I also think your original shot of the trees was fabulous…. but the snow shot captures the raw wild landscape that I love about our planet…. It’s not always about blue sky days….

[@rogerhampton2844]

It's like going to the same holiday spot each year. There are so many places to see and photograph. I'm sure you can make an incremental improvement each time you take the same shot, but you'll miss a lot of potentially wonderful alternatives.

[@terrymartin4489]

Another amazing inspirational video with some awesome photos. I find that when I am taking shots, I get excited about some photos on the back of the camera and not so much on others. Sometimes I am pleasantly surprised with some and disappointed with others. On the going to the same places over and over, I find that I find different things each time I go to places. The other thing is when you go to the same place, you can get different shots from different perspectives as well as different shots during different seasons. Again, thanks for the inspiration and the videos and pictures you do.

[@jennifergoodwin5597]

I have a grouping of 2 photos not taken by me but of the same location taken in different seasons. I think there’s a place for revisiting a place but in my opinion every photo is a visual of the place when you were there and each has a beauty all it’s own. Some hold my attention more after taken but I appreciate the memories from all of them. I prefer to explore rather than revisit a spot over and over again. I have a few places I revisit and sometimes my photos capture something magical and sometimes they’re just ok.

[@noelmasterson3646]

The baby tree definitely needed including Henry. I know what you mean about being uninspired revisiting the same spot, however, I have done this on a few occasions, in different conditions and ended up with better shots and would like to revisit a few more.

[@GJuve1]

Great vlog Henry! Thanks for sharing! So I think you need to find a balance between revisiting locations and going to new locations. Revisiting is definitely about perfecting your shots, but inspiration comes from the new and unknown. As long as you set out with a plan for the location you're going to you'll always end up getting the most out of it. I'm fairly limited with good locations where I live, so I routinely revisit places.

[@ashstubbings2603]

That one that you took where you said the trees look like a family.. I can just imagine the little one shouting "Hang on! Wait for me!" 😂😂

[@lizewers5962]

I have gone back to a couple of places I have shot before, however I'm always looking for something new while I'm there, as i dont find it very inspiring at all. Inspiration for longevity is definitely my go to. I have also noticed as I've progressed, I have become more critical of 'what I choose to take pictures of'.

[@johnruddick5313]

Very important to reflect on your work. Visiting the same location is an important part of the learning process, comparing your images you’ll start to understand your creative processes. Why did I shoot from this point? If I’d moved 10 meters to the left, I’d have got this etc, etc. I spent my entire career as a commercial photographer thinking, mmmmmm that image would have been better if, etc. As a creative professional I almost just didn’t like my images because I’d taken them. Obviously, shooting industrial, interiors design and architecture, I had no cause to return to an exterior shoot, unless weather conditions were poor. I enjoy your enthusiasm and your commitment, keep it up!!

[@nigelford7860]

I always look forward to Thursdays and you never disappoint! As ever, a hugely enjoyable and thought-provoking video!

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thanks Nigel!

[@G0FUW]

I have commited to revisiting some local places throughout this year just to see how they look at different times. Love your snowy images, they show how the same scene can look so different. Not better, or worse, just different and equally lovely. Thanks for sharing.

[@stephenrogers1480]

Really liked the last image Henry. I also liked the first two of the same location. For me, neither is better than the other because they are different, and in a way it was pleasant to see the same location shot in different conditions. Possibly a theme/project there, pick a location you really like, and shoot the same image in different conditions, or across different seasons? To answer your first question though, I do return (often) to my favourite local locations, always seeking a better or different image to what I have shot previously. so I suppose, that subconsciously, I might be doing what you suggest! Thanks for the video, and have a great weekend.

[@andy_simmo]

I only get closure on my favourite locations if I have my wish list complete so i keep going back until I do! and it can take years!

[@Suhailkhan53]

Very interesting. Going back to the same place is really not my cup of tea unless it is something important you think you have missed.😊

[@neilstevensphotography]

Much prefer the Snow shot I think... Its got more drama to it - Agree with what you say about revisiting and shooting old Images, I tend to get a bee in my bonnet about a certain Composition, and get transfixed by what I'm after, and will go back multiple times to get it - That often results in me getting bored with that location, and I dont go back for an age afterwards.

[@alangauld6079]

I have a half dozen spots that I keep returning to because I've not managed to get the shot I really imagined yet. But a few are major expeditions (like Coire mich Fearcher in Torridon!!) so I can't get there very often. But if I can predict the light then a second visit is often better than the first and I do that fairly often, but multiple visits? - just a few places. I loved that "lunchtime shot" of the tall birch, for me the best of the day's crop.

[@lphilpot01]

I can definitely related to the "inferior photographer" thing (i.e., Imposter Syndrome). Maybe it's a matter of experience, maybe it's a matter of subject matter (or a severe lack of), maybe it's a matter of gear... who knows. But sometimes I feel like... well, you remember those scenes where dad is working on something and Junior is playing with his toy tools next to him on the floor? That's how I often feel in respect to other photographers. I'm Junior and am just kidding myself. It can be really discouraging at times. I suppose it would be nice to have some advanced mentoring, critique, etc., but given I'm 65 that may be past me -- Not to mention that I know no one. 🙂 At any rate, a great video as usual Henry!

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thank you!

[@svetlanagrobman3476]

The same here 😢.

[@alanbudge]

For me, if you enjoy the experience of getting out with your camera and are pleased with the results, you can’t be a bad photographer. I don’t have a favourite landscape photographer but you are the most inspirational by a country mile. The fact that you don’t use the latest and greatest gear and will pop into Greggs for a sandwich shows that you are one of us. Absolutely love the pic at 9.30.

[@robertdavis1255]

Thanks Henry for another interesting video....I like the pics taken of subjects in snow as there is no snow where I live...so many variables with compositions that I love..... cheers from Australia 🦘🦘😊

[@joeyrobertson4926]

Beautiful images Henry! I tend to go to the same places over and over again and felt the same way especially after watching Utubers go to such amazing places. But by going back to places I’ve shot before I learn from my mistakes and make corrections to try to get a better photo…so now I think of it as a great way to learn photography and prepare for those new adventures 🙏🏼📷😎

[@ellyelzinga01]

I don't think there's a right or wrong in photography. And I don't think you miss out when not going back to a place more often. Because if you go to that same location, you miss out on a new one. And if you go to a new location, you miss out on whatever changes there are on that same location. No matter what you do, you'll always gain something and miss out on something at the same moment. So I think it's best to do whatever it is that you enjoy the most. The birches do look like a family, and I think it's a very interesting image! And I think I prefer the snowy image of the two at 4:10, because the trees stand out more than in the colorful image. But then again, I do love the layers in the colorful image.

[@paulclark7664]

Yeah ! I'm guilty of revisiting past scenes. But things change with the seasons, as you well know and something makes one want to do justice to the scene . Perhaps looking for the definitive shot ! Great pictures ! Love your use of colour in the warm forest scene! Another winner, Henry 👍

[@TonyHogrefe]

I revisit old compositions, but I don't do it with regularity. I tend to do it after a period of growth, or after I have learned something new that is applicable to that old composition.

[@timothydalton8023]

Another excellent presentation Henry. You asked for our preference of the same location shot at different times of the year. I definitely preferred the snowscape with its “softer, more delicate “ look. Purely subjective as you say, but my favorite. Love your photography!

[@paulbonge6617]

Does This REALLY Make me a BAD Photographer? YES Henry, JEEZE it's time to become an accountant in a small London office cubicle with no window and only a flickering fluorescent light over your desk! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Of course not. Pablo Casals who discovered Bach's 6 Cello Suites in the exercise/studies section of a music store, and gave the glory of that music back to us in the last century, awoke every morning later in life to play one or all of the Suites and often said that he discovered something new every time he played them. SO KEEP GOING BACK TO GOOD SPOTS and HOPE to see something new every time! BRAVO 🙏

[@davidskinner274]

I go back sometimes rather than often. Local woodland excluded! Keep up the good work, Henry. Nice images by the way.

[@LynneH-ej6rx]

I always enjoy your videos and photos. The family of trees photo is stunning! Thank you for sharing your adventure with us.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thank you so much!

[@timrosenburgh8597]

I enjoyed the video as usual Henry. Great conditions and a good decision to go higher. Out of the 2 image's to choose from i found very hard, but i think the one with the snow. The other image's were really good. Look forward to the next one.

[@andypotts8062]

You did well to photograph in those conditions and I really like the one you called a family of trees...I don't mind revisiting a location as I look for a different perspective or different weather conditions. Many thanks and best wishes.

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thanks 👍

[@mishmash3442]

I prefer your original image of the two. But love your videos that explain your thought processes. (And your choice of sandwich)!

[@malcolmreah7769]

Revisiting the same place is a thing i do at only a couple of places, because these places give me inspiration, the main place for landscapes is Glencoe, I was there last Thursday, and the other place is my local reservoir for Macro shots of raindrops in particular

[@lyndapassey2752]

Just 4 mins in to this video. I love them both but I love the one in the snow the most because of the separation of the trees. It is so bleak I can feel the cold. Perhaps you could do a 4 seasons of the scene.

[@lyndapassey2752]

I’m with you on the breathing spaces

[@burtjake4137]

Another cracking video really like the snow image at the start it's got more drama in than the other lovely images thank you Burt

[@Kayahdog]

Given the theme of this video, I would love to see your last image of the Silver Birch Family revisited without the snow falling. I think that composition and final image is wonderful and delicate in its current form. Think about going back with only fog or mist and some dappled light on those trees. I can see that in my mind and it looks spectacular! Carry on...

[@TonyHogrefe]

Regarding your discussion at the 8 minute mark; I think you'd benefit from a 3 way geared head for those tiny precise adjustments.

[@RickDecorie]

I do revisit places I've shot, but not to get the same or similar shots, but to explore further. There is always a trail not seen before or a time of day that one has not used for a place visited many times.

[@FrancisBrooks-ob2ny]

I tend to have favourite places close to home that I visit over and over and over again. I very rarely come home from these places without something new, something different. That’s a lot of the fun for me.

[@richardduwe2248]

I do some landscape photography, but I am more into Macro, specifically floral shots. I will revisit the same locations/subjects because they change over time. Flowers change shape & colour as they grow & mature. I see no issue revisiting locations & getting a better/different perspective on a subject.

[@marlenehazlehurst8666]

Sometimes we get the best shot first time...others rakes a couple of goes. We just need to chill out more and not worry what people say or think...ok, easy to say but hard to do. Yet another video. Keep it up, once you thaw out.

[@RinJERKS]

Yet another great video, Henry!

[@davidfrost3770]

I prefer the first image over the snowy last one, only because I am getting a liking now for seeing layers in the distant backgrounds (maybe I am now finding my own preferred style of images)? I have a favourite spot whenever I get chance go up to Scotland, I always go back to take shots in same location across a bay, the light and weather is always changing up there (as you well know) and with plenty of layered mountains in the background you can get some great images especially when there is a moody sky with a dying sunset.

[@patrickguilfoyle8884]

I prefer the B&W image #1, great video

[@karenbergmann209]

I love your imagination of those Birch trees as a family. That makes it more fun. Simon Baxter does something similar. One cool thing about going back to the same place several times in different seasons is that you can see how nature changes with each season.

[@69mrwolf69]

You never know what you will find going back. A few years back, I discovered a burnt bridge I had been trying to find and just how the trees were I was able to find it and take pictures of something it took years to find.

[@kevinburke6446]

Yes, I have returned to the same areas to shoot. There is an old wooden barn and fields in the Shenandoah Valley of western Virginia that I have returned to for more than 20+ years, at different seasons and time of the day. The barns continues to age, trees grow and the weather is ever changing (as do my skills and equipment). It has helped me learn and enjoy the art of photography.

[@jimbruton9482]

I prefer the original, most likely because I can hardly wait for winter to be over!

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

😂😂👍🏼

[@wednesdaythroughthelens830]

I assume familiarity with a place can add insights.. but the quality of any particular image doesn’t depend on this fact. But I have familiar woodlands where I always check the seasonal/monthly variations.

[@typhoon-7]

I have probably 7 or 8 "regular" areas I return to and get them in different weathers, seasons and light. I love exploring new places too but sometimes when I just want to focus on the photography and not worry about finding the place because I know where it is. Living in Highland Perthshire it means a couple of lochs, forests and waterfalls so plenty of choice. But i also find it useful when i have new kit to try out. Recently i got a Fuji Medium format and my first trip out was to a familiar spot so could just concentrate on getting used to the new gear.

[@paultracks2529]

Lovely images all. Always worth going back to favourite locations since light and weather conditions will make for very different images. Please tell me you also zoomed in to capture different compositions contained within the photos you presented in this video? There are several more “bangers” contained therein 😮!

[@ShaunTaylor-bw7jr]

Great video as usual. Last pic of trees spot on 👍. Kid kicking off 👍

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thanks 👍

[@dennismwallentin296]

Good video Going back to a location is a good thing. I learn more about composition, viewing the location differently each time and I learn more about myself. I spent one day/week in a specific location for 22 weeks, that was boring but I managed to finalize the project 😅

[@steveboys5369]

Hi Henry, another interesting video and thanks for sharing. Re snow/No snow - SNOW! ... and that's a keeper as is the "tree family" at the end. I agree with the main elements of your video .. as with many things, it requires inspiration and perspiration, but the amount of each is a personal choice ... and in you there's an abundance of both in the best possible way!

[@jefnatuurfilmer]

Come back there in the spring.

[@alexbehrendtinthedirtyoldt9993]

top video. The mist certainly made that shot with the tree family, I agree it was too messy after the background was more visible.

[@PhotographyByRune]

I simply can't afford to travel so much much around, so its often the microtrip as I call it. Somewher ein the local area, and I end up in the same places. But weather and time of year change, as you demonstated here. It does help that I am right between the Norwegian Lofoten Islands, and Swedish Lappland, lol.

[@simonlewis7224]

Like them both, but when asked to choose, it’s none snow version

[@johnlowe7097]

Great video Henry loved the image of the family of silver birch trees you certainly know how to capture a great image 😊

[@lindaw5890]

I absolutely prefer the "No snow" - mostly because of the wonderful colours in it, but also because Nova Scotia has just had 2 1/2 - 3 feet of snow dumped on us in the last week. Oh, my back!!! ;-)

[@Nutterorgables]

No, Henry, it makes you an interesting and precious photographer. If what I see on KZbin is representative of modern landscape photography then we have plenty of "landscape tourists" visiting and revisiting the same well-known sites and trying to squeeze an extra 1% of beauty from the scene. You are one of the few who are (quite literally) willing to put in the extra miles to see what's around the corner or over the brow of the next hill. Although you love photography, you clearly also love the landscape and have an insatiable curiosity about it. Live how you wanna live!

[@anthonyharris1210]

I don't believe there is such thing as a perfect photo and you can always improve so I personally think going back to the same spot several times is never a problem. Were always learning so so can always improve.

[@garrydelday5816]

Snow or no snow…difficult they were both lovely but I would go with snow. I have a scene locally that I have revisited, not to try to better the composition but to photograph it exactly the same but in four different seasons, each one requiring slightly different settings to get the desired effect and the best possible image on each visit. That, I think makes me a better photographer. Photography is very subjective, in my opinion perfection can only be gained in your own eyes, someone else will always find fault 🤔 Love the “family” group of Silver Birch image Henry, as your imagination described it, one of the kids having a strop, so much character and captured at the perfect time, 5 minutes later and opportunity gone 👍👌

[@robgutkowski7141]

I like them both, for different reasons. Of course, I subscribe to the idea that bad weather makes good pictures.

[@DaveKingMusic]

I think it can be interesting and productive to shoot the same locations in different seasons.

[@davidmilisock5200]

The image without the snow.

[@andybusard6694]

I like the no snow one better.

[@alexwaterton9769]

Well done Henry, another great post, where was the lens hood saves a little cloth wiping don't you think ?

[@HenryTurnerphoto]

Thanks mate!! I just prefer the cloths 👍🏼👍🏼🙏🏻

[@FrancisBrooks-ob2ny]

Good call Henry; the little tree makes the shot for me.

[@KPAki1Ler]

I visit the same 3-4 woodlands all year round because they're all ever changing & there's still areas I'm yet to explore. They are large areas so its not the same spots but yea

[@michaelhurley8958]

I enjoy going out and exploring different areas at different times of day and year. However there are a number of areas near where I live that I have gone back to and photographed a number of times. Depending on the weather, time of day, season, I've always found something different in each image. My wife and I have friends who own a farm west of where I live. There is an area in their 80 acre wood lot that I've photographed a number of times. Same path, same trees, however, I have now photographed that same spot in the spring, summer, fall, and winter. Each of the four images is very different and tells a very different story. I do understand not going back to the areas one shoots in. But at the same time I have always found something different. Now to be fair sometimes its worked and other times its hasn't. But then that the joy of photography. Some days you have it and everything clicks and other days it doesn't and you wonder what the hell am I doing. At the end of the day each of us looks at an image or a composition and sees a little bit of our soul. Sorry, didn't mean to preach.