Landscape Photography | The Struggle Within

Photographing the landscape of Assynt, in Sutherland, Scotland. This was a difficult trip on many levels and my results may reflect that. However, it's important to stay true to yourself in order to capture the landscape, the environment on a personal level.
Campsite 1 - Ardmair Point www.ardmair.com
Campsite 2 - Port a Bhaigh www.portabhaigh.co.uk
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Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus OM-D E-P5
Olympus 12-40mm PRO
Leica 8-18mm
Panasonic 35-100mm
Olympus 12mm
Olympus 17mm
Olympus 25mm
Olympus 45mm
Sigma 60mm
Canon G7X
iPhone 6s
Rode lav mic
Tascam audio recorder

[@dougvarvil6435]

Your videos always put a smile on my face. You do not take yourself too serious. I also appreciate your openness in discussing your thought process for working out your compositions. keep up the good work

[@Treydmusicmedia]

Why I like this video: 1) You take many photos of a subject and don't mind sharing them with us. I take many shots of a subject, too, but I always feel a bit shy about confessing to this practice. When I grow up I want to be like you! 2) You show the importance of the little "rocks" that need to be in a picture to ensure the visibility of the leading line. 3) You dance around the issue of ideal shooting light and the time limits of a trip to an area impacting how, when, and what you shoot. This is a common issue for me. 4) You demonstrate a way to use filters I hadn't thought of before. 5) You have excellent taste in background music (and you post the credits). 6) You provide excellent discussions on the considerations of composition. Wow! I've so many thing sot say for just one video! Of course, this video is longer in duration than most of your postings. But it was worth every minute of watching! Thank you, once again.

[@superash82]

Glad to see your channel is finally getting the attention it deserves. From what I see, 30k seems to be the sweet spot where your subscribers really start to take off. Keep up the good work Craig 👍🏻

[@markharris5771]

Great video as always. I’m never sure if you realise what an amazing inspiration and educator you are? The small light rock that was holding the image together explained so much, as did the long exposure. Your channel always keeps its own identity when so many landscape channels seem to be morphing into one. Thank you.

[@PaulMiguelPhotography]

Totally agree with that Mark. Always enjoyed Craig's style and sense of humour. And he is a really excellent photographer.

[@e6Vlogs]

And everyone should go and check out Paul's YT channel, cos he does wildlife like I could never do!

[@PaulMiguelPhotography]

Bless you Craig! Thanks mate.

[@markharris5771]

Paul Miguel Photography I’m sure I’ve put a reply saying how good you are, I know I mentioned you and a Simon Booth on Morten Hilmer's channel today.

[@PaulMiguelPhotography]

Mark Harris very much appreciated Mark, thank you, It all helps. I like Morten too, he's just so chilled!

[@jemaluang1]

Thank you for sharing Craig, love that lines on the water , great idea, great shots !

[@El-Tel63-Terry.]

If you ever get fed up with photography...... comedy could be the way forward ! 😂😂 ....... boring Sunday evening saved with a 17 min vlog from you....great stuff Craig, thanks. 👍🏻✌🏻

[@yujinlandscapephotography.7787]

The best love landscape photography, Craig. It is great tips. 👌👍

[@jamesclark1152]

Great video Craig, thanks, keep em coming. Looking forward to part 2

[@leanderhoefler7054]

What a stunning location. The shots at the end are brilliant. Can‘t wait for part two!

[@StephenBoyd21]

Everywhere you go I can actually picture myself in the same place, taking the same shots. I watch a lot of photographic youtube videos and most of them have photos from far flung places that I know that I'll never get to visit. You are the every man photographer and I thank you for it.

[@marcelzwart3527]

Great vlog Craig, always love the bit of humor you are putting in it. You once again made some beautiful pictures. Just love the ones with the boulders. The scenery is also absolutely stunning.

[@johnmcfarland2055]

Wonderful scenery, images and humor. Enjoy how you explain your thoughts on composition.

[@NewZealand-RVTravel]

Love your eye for shots. Just great.

[@kenhenley7599]

Patience and thought...two great assets. Some beautiful images.

[@searam1]

You crack me up! I hope when I travel to the UK, I have terrible weather like you just had! Great to hear from you!

[@philharrison7092]

Superb vlog as always Craig. I look forward to part 2 from my favourite vlogger.

[@Fagapperd14]

I love your videos, composition ideas and the good humor :) Thanks

[@tysonator5433]

Great video, love the humour as I can not help having a chuckle, ...ha The photos look great to me as I know I would struggle trying to find composition in that type of landscape.

[@BrianWest58]

Love that last color shot. I think I learned a bit. Thanks, Craig.

[@chuckyzzz]

Amazing countryside.

[@kenny75photography2]

Great vlog, Craig and some stunning images. Great cloud woo-ing technique too, must try it myself sometime!

[@martingranger40]

Awesome job, and thank you for taking the time to do it! I learn so much from your vlogs - you have a great "creative eye" - well done as always, and keep the vlogs coming as I'm always looking forward to the next.

[@MrFreakwent]

Good encouragement when I see the moody images you were able to get! I would note your dry wit is a real treat in your videos - it has added to my enjoyment. Well done,sir.

[@felixconnolly1467]

Beautiful images and great humour!

[@MrPotts44]

Great video and like how you always get a great composition from what appears to be a difficult landscape scene, great water streaks too.

[@TheNonsenseAdventures]

I really enjoyed this, really showing how to make the most when its not coming together the way you planned.

[@MiguelACoronaDM]

Always informative and great humor. Cheers!

[@ChrisHunt4497]

Love the colours in your shots, Craig. I always find landscapes like that overwhelming and never sure where to start. So I could probably concentrate on colours and find something. Thanks for the inspiration. 👍👍 Two thumbs up.

[@eltinjones4542]

Finding it difficult to go out and take photos lately but both Jason Jones and your good self keep me going. Thanks for that 👍

[@danielhamilton2157]

fantastic, I always learn something from your vlogs, keep up the good work!

[@MarkKellyPhotographyUK]

Stunning scenery great video and images👍

[@gwarrink1]

Thanks for this very inspirational video. I'll be visiting the Isle of Skye next week and planning to do landscape photography. As I'm from the flat (and maybe boring) Netherlands I think I can imagine that at first the new landscape can be so very overwhelmingly beautiful, that I don't know where to begin. The first few days I will be taking a few steps back and soak it all in. After that, with the inspiration I got from your video in mind, I'm sure I'll get home with some amazing photographs. Thanks.

[@garyclaytonphotography5708]

Excellent video as always.

[@RalphGoldsmith]

Good video and some great compositional tips.

[@jeep970]

lovely images ....

[@grahammcarthur1794]

Great stuff.

[@alexandros-markovits]

Great images!

[@cjmartin69]

Amazing how you can capture compositions. I live in NL which is the most eastern province in Canada and we have similar types of landscapes as this but how you managed to come up with the shot at 11:44 is amazing to me. I would walk into this scene and probably not see this composition. This is why I love watching your channel you make it seem effortless which I know it isn't but it makes me look at my local area and think there has to be shots everywhere around me I don't have to go to Iceland to take great landscape photos..... ;)

[@gui4j]

fantastic images Craig, really like the opening ones , glad to see someone else struggling with the wet lands ... ankles are nothing , i was nearly up to my knees in the new forest last week ,,, :) the uk is sinking for sure ...

[@waindalton8575]

That was good fun.

[@billp1301]

Craig, great vlog, love that part of the North West and thanks for some ideas on blue sky days. In Scotland are you kidding, blue sky and Scotland don’t go together.......

[@rustinggently]

Wooing clouds! Tip 1- pay for the drinks, tip 2- hold doors...want anymore? Looking forward to part 2.

[@RS.Outdoors]

Great stuff and one of my favourite places to visit. It is a hard place to photograph at times but you got some lovely stuff. Atb

[@Dralcoive]

You got some good shots there.

[@vermontmike9800]

You ought to do an iPhone/hipstamatic only video sometime. Those images were excellent.

[@DanMehlig]

You take so many shots Craig (it's a good thing!), do you have a video on how you manage your photo library?

[@richandiben]

Pretty.

[@Bazzo61]

Stunning photos and in conditions you describe as not ideal! You captured the mood of these places beautifully. Certainly not post card photos - far from it :-)

[@fredrikwardhoff]

Lovely lanscapes up there... mmmm someday..... 🤪

[@kevinmarshall7604]

You appear to have the same sense of humour as me, great shots love the black and white shots. Keep the videos coming.

[@valdiskrebs566]

Great composition! What would you do without rocks?

[@TheCurls1]

Great stuff Craig. The pano was great. Any tips on shooting panos would be awesome. Do you recommend using the special pano bracket (sorry don't know the correct name) cheers big fan

[@e6Vlogs]

johncitizen76 Check out my three London videos shooting panoramics

[@TheCurls1]

e6 Vlogs OK will do. Thanks 👍

[@NewZealand-RVTravel]

Are you using a filter for these shots and f so, which one? Pete

[@TheBritishlandscapes]

Great video thanks and enjoy your sense of humour. Recognise most of your locations including your first campsite at Ardmair which I have used a few times myself but can you share the second one - don't recognise that one Thanks

[@e6Vlogs]

Derek Fogg in the description below Derek

[@TheBritishlandscapes]

Thanks very much, Craig. Looked at all comments but stupidly forgot to look there. Looks promising great spot.. I haven't stayed there but was a site around there that closed down and this may be it reopened.

[@dennislockwood65]

Hi Craig, what about the happy snappers. If like most amature snappers you are on holiday somewhere, you don't have time to wait about for best shot so most shots will be on automatic. It's not a bad thing, you still have to choose and compose so have you any guidelines for us. Dennis

[@e6Vlogs]

dennis lockwood Dennis, it’s often about suiting your subjects to the light and conditions. Therefore you can shoot some subjects at midday. It’s something I have covered many times in my eGuides.

[@wojtekgrabowski1]

god damn...your jokes like "im down here" etc are so bad...but i love them :)

[@allandavies1187]

Hello Craig, complaining about sunshine, don't you realize, most people do not know what sunshine is up there lol. As always I find your vlogs funny and entertaining. Don't worry, Scotland will soon be back to its old self, dreich and gloomy lol.

[@BMRTV]

4:14 Reminds me of Top Gear

[@puipaskorn1178]

use f8 for landscape every time

[@NewZealand-RVTravel]

Oops, if so, I mean.

[@BartRos1980]

Hmmm Hipstermatic app. Unexpected but ill allow it...