Don't Ruin Images for Other Photographers

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Day 2 of my landscape photography trip, day 1 on the beautiful Isle of Harris. It was a rough day, I was tired and feeling unwell, but for now the weather held. I exposed 2 images on this day, the first of which I am more happy with than the second. Enjoy.
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[@paulrobinson6548]

As much as I love your photography Thomas, I have to say that your filmmaking ability is top notch and getting even better all the time - and you're doing it without a film crew or a helicopter.

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

That's very kind, thank you.

[@praveentkphotography569]

Absolutely

[@Jakeurb8ty82]

my thoughts at the opening sequence

[@JasonWeinrich]

If you made t shirts with your face and your catchphrase "absolutely stunning" I'd totally buy one.

[@pip6293]

"fantastic"

[@andreacristoforetti2061]

Even "lovely"!

[@BBDigitalArts]

Square space 😜

[@onenarrowdoor]

This is what it's all about.

[@123Coffs]

Stunnin rather than stunning

[@wharfe83]

you are helping rekindle a love for photography which was beginning to fade. excellent work Tom!

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

That's what it's all about, thanks for letting me know.

[@tinageorge5953]

thank you for your helpful videos I am new to photography and want to learn to take striking photos Xx

[@glendagobstoppa3033]

Just go to nice places, simple eh.

[@MichielVanhoudt]

I've heard my name pronounced far worse than that :-) Excellent video as always! Thank you for making our Wednesdays great :-)

[@RC75]

Michiel Vanhoudt Heeft 'm inderdaad nog ca va uitgesproken 😉

[@markhavermans1205]

Michiel Vanhoudt hij heeft het goed geprobeerd! Een stuk beter dan de Schotse bergen waar Thomas zich inmiddels niet meer aan waagt!

[@mujahidurrehman]

Nice message in your video Tom. The one other thing I would like to say is that "don't litter". I am sure all of us have seen rubbish in the remotest places... it breaks my heart. I recently spoke to a photographer who consciously carries a bag with him and keeps space for bringing back rubbish that he finds on the sites he visits. Lovely video... I love the first shot.

[@Andrew_marr]

It’s amazing what dehydration and lack of sleep can do to your state of mind. But despite all that, you persevered and continued your pursuit for an image. The images you managed to capture here are wonderful. The first shot was stunning with so many interesting elements, I imagine many photographers would have passed by this and not seen it’s potential. Wonderful work!

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

Thanks a lot, Andrew. I was so exhausted by the end. Next time I wil be sure to take on more water and more sleep.

[@spoony6041]

Thomas Heaton should have slept in your tent.

[@ggzii]

Highly underated, really enjoy these videos. They aren't childish, full of memes or screaming. I can sit down, chill out and just watch a proper programme.

[@orion2250]

Inspiration to me..is being mindful of opportunities that may present themselves..being present in that moment, imagining what could be a possibility the next and watching the light

[@adailyodyssey]

I am from albania i have to remove trash from the top of the trees when i photograph sometimes... and you worry for not ruining the sand for another possible photographer after you... you have my absolute respect!

[@zachi70]

This is great advice about not ruining the scene with your footsteps for both yourself and other photographers. I honestly haven't given it much thought until this video. Thanks!

[@progtom7585]

Mr Heaton - you did a podcast with "the candid frame" a while back... the only thing i remember is the host remarking how much your vibe gets people excited about taking pictures... i have to say i cant agree more - totally bosch. Thanks for sharing, tom

[@songi84]

Inspiration? I'm watching KZbin videos for a while, and I live that you just brought up inspiration, as from the many photographers who making reviews and how to videos, you are the very first one who made me really feel that this is what I meant and want to do.

[@GM8D79]

It is awesome to see a place like this. Everyone needs need to be more responsible and keep beauty places like this. !!!!!

[@AvijitNag]

I am overwhelmed just looking at the scene in your video. I will be completely at a loss what to shoot and what not to shoot. i might probably sit at the edge of the water soaking my feet and soaking in the turquoise colour of the water. Thanks for a lovely video. Its how I can travel the world, through your lens.

[@biffyeager611]

That last image is "Absolutely Stunning" One of your very best! Great video again! Thanks!

[@andreas_engel]

This is so kind of you, thinking of next photographers don't ruining their future shots. So simple but it's great to hear it from you. I hope everybody notices that and keeps it in mind. Not only because of footprints in the sand, also not leaving trash in the landscape, breaking trees and branches, stepping on wild plants, ... 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@bryanrutherford516]

that looked good as a b&w. things always change. not always for the best. what a nice place for a deep sunset

[@cleverdaft]

Making landscape photography respectful..! Viewers see the finished product and probably have no idea the effort, enthusiasm and patience the creator has gathered to form such beauty. Loving your work H bomb!

[@stanokella]

I love the way you produce your content. The look, the edit and the music and the way you use B roll, ranks in the top of all the KZbin I watch. Which is a lot in the last 2 years recovering from 2 knee ops with lots of bed time and not much else. I'd love to see a video covering your non photo kit photo tips. Like the CD trick for beaches, or a shower cap over filters to stop spray, that kinda thing.

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

That's very kind, thnk you and I will bare in mind your video suggestion.

[@Himlovesrunning]

Inspiration dose...when needed ..this is where I come. And so far it has worked wonders for me.. Just 1 thing which is this song..

[@quzzze]

its so much more inspiring to see how you get to the picture instead of seeing tons of great photographs.

[@martyslonim1082]

I have enjoyed an evening of watching several of your videos and have found them incredibly inspirational. You have a great eye for the beauty of nature, a terrific personality and a wonderful way with words. And that is to say nothing about your photographic skills, which are exceptional. Thank you for sharing your passion for landscape photography with the rest of us Thomas in this way that really brings the wonder of it all home and makes us want to brave the elements, get out there and capture some stunning images ourselves.

[@michaelkostic233]

How many people would walk right past that first shot and not see the composition, you got a good eye Tom. Thanks for sharing it

[@martinhsu8598]

10:40 I loved this picture , it was ambient light the atmosphere. naturally serious and handsome

[@TRANSPORTCANADAGURU]

Great advise about not only leaving a scene pristine for YOUR photo, but also leaving it pristine for SOMEONE ELSE's photo/adventurer. Leave no trace!

[@EGlideKid]

You videos are like little miniature spiritual trips to the deeper side of photography. What you describe is what I feel when I'm completely alone and far away from anyone, shooting an incredibly lit scene of a huge space. Thanks, Thomas!

[@amal6419]

I had a simple but profound revelation watching this video. It has been in my subconscious watching all your previous videos, but for some reason it became clear watching this one: a stunning, sublime view/environment does not automatically mean there is a stunning, sublime image to be had. good to know.

[@mikelambert6245]

Their tourist board should be paying you for this promotion, you showcased it fantastically!! Absolutely stunning location and photos. Definitely added to places I should visit.

[@nevadaxtube]

Thank you Thomas for encouraging other photographers to be courteous and respectful. Sadly, I run into so many who have no respect for the land and other people who want to enjoy the same beauty in nature. Please continue to set a good example. Cheers!

[@shanestark7709]

The first thing you said in this video about inspiration hit home for me. I live in the states, in the midwest , and when I look at my surroundings, I don't see anything worth taking a photo of , let alone having enough interesting stuff to make a video and posting it. I have plans to go to a couple of local places but when you look at what you and so many other landscape photographers post it seems futile to try it. You all have great skills which you have developed over time, with experience, effort, and talent. You guys make it seem so easy to do and for someone like me who wants to start out it sometimes feels like I will never get to a point I will be even close to producing anything like the quality what you and others like you have achieved. Sorry for the rant but your video really hit a part of me that I need to work on. Thanks for the video and all the hard work you do! I have a long journey ahead and I need to get off my butt and get out there and shoot. Thank you, and keep doing what you do, you are a inspiration for many people who would love to follow in your footsteps!

[@On3legs]

Good to see we all go through the same issues getting the shot. Nice work! Cheers, Ben

[@OperationBlueprint]

Paused at 2:00. This screams production value. I can tell that you love what you do because this video shouts about it. Brilliant work Tom, keep it up 👍

[@bestkoreanorth5696]

I love your videos, it essentially captures the reason I went into photography as a hobby. travel, see the beauty of nature and capture beautiful sceneries. I don't care to make money out of it, nor do I plan to but your videos capture the other side of 9 to 5. job. just ordered a tripod, and Lee filter system for tamron 15-30mm.

[@tomwalker996]

I love how honest you are about how landscape photography actually feels

[@ericbosman2477]

Thomas, great video. It reminds me why i want to visit Harris and Lewis for the third time.

[@johnnyskitchen1669]

I love watching you work. The passion you have for what you do is quite evident! Very inspiring indeed!

[@AWAL602]

Your editing is really top-notch these days - not even mentioning the photography! If inspiration was the theme for this video, you really nailed it; there was something incredibly epic and soulful about this video. Great work!

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

Thanks for your kind comment, I really enjoy the editing process and setting the mood and tone of the video.

[@chriseyrewalker]

Great episode as usual Thomas! That first image made the place look almost tropical - almost. :-)

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

...almost.

[@AquaLoki]

Obviously the weather is anything but tropical. But some parts of the outer Scottish Islands have blue water, sandy beaches and even the odd palm tree!

[@luckyblueduck]

Love your enthusiasm, and the tidbits of photography philosophy! Keep them coming!

[@lokalkakan]

I really like the attention to the sound in the video, it`s amazing !

[@hiodone5063]

Hey, greetings from Germany and the highest respect for your work and the effort you're putting in creating the beautiful images. Thank you so much for sharing your photographs with the world

[@deric5488]

Its 10:12 PM. Just finished watching your video. Im so inspired that I grabbed my camera and am heading out for a little night photography. Thank you again for inspiring us.

[@AndrewHamiltonPhotography]

I will be following in your footsteps Thomas in just two weeks So looking forward to my Harris and Lewis trip and if my images are half as good as yours it will be a result 👍🏻 great inspiration and I've added extra bottled water to my list !

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

Hey, I am sure you will have a great time. It's a beautiful place.

[@esvignettes7592]

That curved last image is just simply breathtaking... thank you for sharing

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

Yes you are spot on. We have to just get out there and look for experiences to record on a camera of some sort to share (in my case) or just for the sake of getting out and about. I am totally in love with CalMac whether on foot, with my bicycle or (very occasionally) with my car. It gave my heart a lift just hearing the safety advice on the tannoy!

[@lisa-marieplevey365]

Fab video of somewhere I plan to take my landscape photography.

[@nealmuppidi]

The cinematography in theses videos just keeps getting better and better. nice work!

[@markharris5771]

As always brilliant, since being a small child and first hearing of the place the Isle of Harris has been on my bucket list.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Great video as always; full of enthusiasm for the wildness of our landscape!

[@BrettStevens13]

Fantastic Tom! Beautiful mages... You have definitely helped me with my own photography, as a beginner composition is always overlooked. You have shown that we must not always just capture the first thing we see but look for the best and most unforgettable ways of looking at the scene. Thank you Tom!

[@lonnieclemens8028]

Thank you Thomas Heaton for another good video. I can identify with getting a headache during an outing.

[@robcarr1899]

what a fantastic video. loved it. you talking about inspiration for what to shoot. That is the reason for so many people watching your Vlogs. ... you are the inspiration for people to WANT to become Landscape Photographers. you are so passionate about what you do, rubs off onto your viewers. Thanks Thom for another great video. Looking forward to seeing the next one.

[@jamilabbasy]

You really captured the emotion you were feeling during this shoot. One of your best videos!

[@8inary]

and the fantastic, is fantastic, absolutely stunning, is the fantastic that is, stunning, absolutely fantastic

[@DiiZeh_]

I love your work and inspiration! Beautiful shot, Thomas!

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

That's very kind, thank you.

[@RS.Outdoors]

Great film. Love living in Scotland and Harris is a place I have yet to visit. Taking up photography has given me the reason to go out and explore more and already visited so many amazing places I wouldnt have otherwise.

[@CzarekKukowka]

I've said one thing before - that You are inspiring me and other people to pursuit our images. But now I have to say "one more thing". You also encourage me to do more hiking! Mostly it's connected but my love to mountains and hiking is renewed:) Thanks!

[@praveentkphotography569]

I like your channel a lot ,because its making me really happy when I watch your videos, thank you so much for making this channel

[@amielley-u-care2462]

11:36 min the struggle of a photographer. "YES YES! THAT'S IT! ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!" "NO! NO! IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH!" *goes home heart shattered convinced there is no good shot to work with* I feel you.

[@derekgillan7314]

The Heaton is the best. Thanks for sharing.

[@seawildearth]

Just goes to show, Paradise isn't always found at the end of a 23hr International flight. Looking closer to home, this is awesome....

[@willparsons32]

Wow, When you said pristine white sand, you really meant it as it shows in the photos. The choice to do B&W over color on the white sandy beach was a good choice as it highlights the windswept curves in the sand - even the small ones that probably wouldn't be as obvious if taken in color. Really like your work - very ambitious!

[@PatriciaDavidsonPhotography]

Beautiful place and your images are gorgeous! The black & whites are my favs! Thanks for sharing ;)

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

That's very kind, thank you.

[@hassan2435819]

Your skills are like meditation for a soul. Keep it up Thomas.

[@donneilmackenzie4934]

I live in Lewis it's close to Harris lot's off great places​ for taking pictures. hope you enjoyed your time

[@rnbmeister]

Your videos are so well crafted. Makes me realised how far I have to come in filming and editing.

[@Nelepl]

This should be number one rule in landscape photography, great video.

[@joanexley7314]

I always learn so much from your videos. Thanks so much for sharing your settings (not many people do that and it's so helpful to we who are in a learning curve!) and your thought process. I look forward to each of you videos and come away inspired!

[@SuperNashwanPower]

You made tonight's insomnia less bad! Seriously, so good to watch this, Thomas. Inspiring us to push ourselves more with real honesty to boot. Thanks.

[@TheFlowMind]

Ohhhh Lewis and Harris! I was on that same beach just last summer. I had the chance to tour Scotland for 8 days with amazing sunny weather and I was shocked when I saw this beach. Truly amazing. Unfortunately, our tour guide let us stay there for only 45 minutes and my long exposure looked a bit weird but I'm gonna come back one day...

[@MikeJamesMedia]

Your videos are always pleasant to watch, and your results are excellent. Thanks, Thomas!

[@frankiestatham6798]

you are a true wizz at photography and you have the eye needed to create the most amazing compositions , such a jem on a youtube channel

[@overlandphotography]

Love your work Thomas and yet another great video. I was looking for a quote last night to accompany one of my own images. I found this one; “The little things? The little moments? - They aren’t little.”.... The author is unknown but the more I think about those words, the more I feel it relates to the work we both have the privilege of doing.

[@Mecholable]

Thanks for your contagious passion and motivation! Keep up the good work.

[@katkinz789]

OMG Luskentyre Beach. It's amazing there. Thanks for sharing this.

[@DJewell]

Thomas, as usual you have created a video with excellent images and still shots. I have been struggling lately with scene composition but after watching your Vlog today I am rejuvenated and more inspired to get out in our high desert and canyons of southern Idaho to get that great shot. . . From a landscape photography hobbyist. . . Thanks again for your work.

[@IsaiahLasage]

I seriously look forward to Wednesdays because of you! I get to sit back and watch an inspiring video from you. Thanks for the awesome content Heaton 👍

[@hawkwut]

Amazing talent you've got mate,both photography and film making.

[@jfvamvmobileevo]

I'm always inspired after watching your videos.....10/10 times. Thank you so much for making these!!!!

[@Tepewong]

Thanks Thomas. Great as always!! And thanks for the suggested video this week. Sean Tuckers video was also very nice.

[@jackpeeples9004]

I'm just being really careful to make sure I only step on the rocks. Not just for me but you know, another photographer might come along in ten minutes or twenty minutes, and I would hate to have ruined this pristine scene. Very thoughtful. Many would walk right on the sand. The next photographer might find his/her inspiration from the untouched sand by those rocks. Thank you.

[@JulianBaird]

One of the your best videos yet.

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

Thank you, Julian.

[@Johnny1973IB]

Enjoyed both images Thomas. Drink more water, stay hydrated and take care of yourself. John.

[@Vijay-yk6fn]

You always makes the best concepts on the photography

[@euanbrennan1502]

Wow Thomas, I think these are some of my favourite shots of yours, Keep up the awesome work and continue to inspire others to find a love in photography just like yourself, always love to watch your videos portraying your honest and insightful opinion on landscape photography. Keep it up,

[@TheRadioScreen]

Editing was top-notch in this video, Thomas. Keep up the good work!

[@ThomasHeatonPhoto]

Thanks a lot.

[@mccuejonathan]

Scotland really is the most photographic country in the world, albeit I might be slightly bias as I am Scottish myself. I am going to Harris and Skye on a photography inspired trip next week and can't even begin to describe how buzzing I am!

[@capturingfreedom]

couple of years ago, me and a team of 5,6 people were doing abandonment. we had a big argument about if they should take objects with them. I said no, cause if anyone would do it then in a couple of years the whole factory would be empty for a new abandonment photographer. great video

[@jmiscischia]

Two words: absolutely stunning!

[@oloapirutnev9646]

Stunning as usual,in every part of the world you go,love your sensational mood to teach your passion!Thank you for your channel all the best from Italy!

[@MatthewGore]

I agree that we should try to be courteous. But we should also remember that it goes both ways. I was in Arches a few years ago, at Delicate Arch, about a half hour before sunset. When I arrived, there were already 20 or more photographers all bunched up together to get the iconic (cliche) shot of the arch... ... and tourists kept wandering out in front of the arch to take pictures of each other. And the photographers were awful! I was embarrassed to be one of them. They shouted at the (other) tourists, telling them to get out of the way. These tourists had paid their entrance fees as well. They had every right to be there. They may have saved and waited months or years to visit, and they have just as much right to their souvenir picture as the photographers do their cliche post-card pictures of the arch. Great video, as usual! Thanks for sharing your experiences, Thomas! They make me want to visit the UK :-)

[@aquariuslady777]

Cannot wait to head to Canada this summer - you inspire my photography

[@tstret3104]

Your videos always make me so motivated.

[@jamesjohnston6765]

Two truly wonderful images from a lovely location. Thank you Thomas.

[@southwestscenes1]

Brilliant Thomas, wish I could go to the places you go to you are incredible

[@aDotFromTheFuture]

"Look no further than the Isle of Harris" So not that far, just short of 2000km...

[@adiagramonsnorkel]

aDotFromTheFuture Ha! I'm from the different part of the world. But I guess we have ouw own Isla of Harris

[@Kim_Miller]

:) Same from me. Here on the east coast of Australia the Isle of Harris is as far away on the planet we can go.

[@jbclarricoats5941]

aDotFromTheFuture I'm from Emerald, Central Qld. I need a beach!

[@connorfyfe8747]

Awesome as always! I've been binge watching all your episodes as study breaks during this exam season!!

[@Elysianplains]

Brilliant VideoThomas. That B&W image is a beautiful image.

[@thehumbleairgunner750]

Absolutely stunning first image, love the contrast of the white sand and the blue sky. As always Thomas, you've done it again 👍👍

[@MrCochise71]

thank you for making my day . Another amazing vid. And don't forget to stay hydrated my friend!