Fine Art Photography ON A BUDGET

Hello viewers!
In today's video I hope to prove that you don't need fancy equipment to create awesome looking fine art architecture photos. I take some images using an entry level DSLR and an OK lens. It s a very short video, but I have created some chapters anyway.
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - welcome
01:18 - equipment I am using
01:24 - location information
02:23 - The building
04:13 - first composition + settings
04:45 - second composition
05:19 - leads head back to the office
05:41 - the edit
06:52 - the final image
07:09 - the twist
08:20 - outro
Music: www.davidcuttermusic.com / @dcuttermusic

[@jean-francois2180]

I was at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa a few years ago, admiring a photo exhibit. The person beside me looks at me and says that the featured photographer (I forget who it was) must have had a good camera. I responded that maybe he did, but that his images were good not because of his camera, but because of his talent. You just proved that point, which I think is an important one for photographers to remember. Thanks for the great video!

[@benharveyphotography]

Thank you for the kind words Jean, I appreciate that. I agree, and there are many examples of understanding your tools to get the best out of them. I am an architect and I wouldn’t ever consider saying that the pen or pencil I was using to sketch a building was limiting my creativity!

[@yuriajones]

I would love to see more about your editing process. These final images were on point!

[@benharveyphotography]

Hi Yuri, I have a whole playlist dedicated to this genre, simple head over to my channel and go to fine art playlist. Link to my most popular video here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJSThIlod5Vjgas

[@kdo888]

You got me with the plot twist! Terrific edit. Selections is the bane of my existence.

[@benharveyphotography]

Well, sadly for me I have to create all of the selections again for my Canon raw files!!! Jokes on me hey!

[@marcusoutdoors4999]

Brilliant video which my wife will never be allowed to see… I do indeed need expensive cameras

[@benharveyphotography]

Consider your wife blocked from watching my videos 😂. You are welcome.

[@danielbocse]

I love how you structure your videos! Great, high quality content and information!

[@benharveyphotography]

Thanks Dani - I try my best. Lots of trial and error, but I am pretty happy with how this came out.

[@neilcole3406]

Excellent image

[@SniperPhotography]

How very refreshing to see a DSLR user. Just goes to prove you don’t need expensive gear to take ,make and create great images. Once again very refreshing to see the DSLR camera in action.Frankly seeing and hearing that mirrorless cameras are the way to go has become very,very tiresome. Thank you for bringing this to us. Have subscribed.

[@benharveyphotography]

Thank you. I use a mixture of cameras, some mirrorless and I also use my Canon 5D3. The right tool for the job I say! Thanks for subscribing :-)

[@joetagg1961]

Nice video Ben. I’d love to see much more of your processing workflow !!

[@benharveyphotography]

Hi Joseph, all of my fine art tutorials (including editing) are on my tutorials playlist. Link below. Enjoy :-) kzbin.info/aero/PLmxk-zkWB1e40S_AlOuakK8Ur0XmMMMyZ

[@Siftedheart]

Cool ! No need to fear showing us your editing. We would love to see it with your input🙌

[@theeclecticphotographerajr5372]

Solid Tks

[@mustangshelby2740]

Good job Big Ben , but yes would love to see more editing in detail .

[@benharveyphotography]

Hello. I am not sure if this is my first video that you have seen, but I have made a few videos on this topic, link to my most popular video below. Check out my tutorial playlist for more :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJSThIlod5Vjgas

[@estherdiskin3968]

Came across this video today. Really loved it thank you. Simply explained

[@benharveyphotography]

Thank you Esther. If you like this topic I have quite a few that explain the editing process and the ideas behind the edits and genre. This is my most popular video to date if you haven’t already seen it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJSThIlod5Vjgas

[@EmAstonish]

Stunning image Ben. Would love to see you do the full edit and discuss it as you did it.

[@benharveyphotography]

Thanks Aston. The theory and reasoning behind how I make the edits has been covered in some of my previous videos (link below) but each images is unique and I will mix and match how I edit to suit the mood of the image. This was quite a punchy edit, sometimes I will opt for a subtle approach or sometimes emphasising a particular focal point. This building doesn’t really have that. kzbin.info/aero/PLmxk-zkWB1e40S_AlOuakK8Ur0XmMMMyZ

[@clarkbarrow6750]

Your work is great Ben. You’re obviously very talented and have a good eye for detail. Not everyone needs the latest and greatest equipment to produce great images.

[@benharveyphotography]

Thank you. And even better, I don’t have the latest phone. The IPhone XS is a few years old, so a newer one will be even better. I enjoyed making this video, I thought it would be a nice twist.

[@kbqvist]

Great plot twist!

[@benharveyphotography]

Glad you enjoyed. I am glad it worked out also, otherwise I would have had to create the selections all over again for the Canon photo!!!

[@insightvideo6136]

Nice job.

[@chrisfor]

Nicely done Ben.

[@benharveyphotography]

Cheers Chris.

[@95airgabriel]

sweet intro! those longboard wheels look gnarly

[@benharveyphotography]

The intro is a new editing style that I am trying out, all in camera transitions. The light up wheels are stolen off a kids penny board :-p

[@Reno_T]

Very clever :) Stunning work 👌🏻

[@benharveyphotography]

Thank you Reno. It was an interesting experiment. I didn’t know whether I could pull it off, but I am pretty pleased with the end result!

[@Reno_T]

@@benharveyphotography And you better be. Your video gave me the motivation to look at my backlog. Finally :)

[@Christographer_UK]

Yet another excellent video Ben.

[@benharveyphotography]

Thanks Chris. It’s good to have a local landmark that you can photograph also. Without all of the editing, you can still get some cracking shots of this building. Take a 70-200 with you and you will come away with some winners!

[@Christographer_UK]

@@benharveyphotography I might very well do that Ben.

[@TheMojo140]

Nailed it big time !

[@benharveyphotography]

Did I catch you out with the iPhone edit? Even when I was zoomed into 400% making the selections I didn’t know if anyone was going to spot it?

[@NatsWright]

Great little camera, my daughter has a 100D too! They're a bit more than entry level, but basic by today's standards! Great video!

[@benharveyphotography]

I think it took the title ‘worlds smallest DSLR’. I quite like it actually, it makes really nice images with a 50mm 1.8 on it. I had to take the pink strap off it for the video though :-)

[@NatsWright]

Haha, yeah, pink strap would have been a little stand out! It sure is a tiny camera, and probably still is the most dinky traditional dslr too. One camera i'd maybe like to get is the panasonic G100, while its not a great camera, it seems a little under rated by folks because it was overshadowed by the Sony Z-V1. I love trying different cameras, and adding them to my gear, whether old or new!

[@jjDemir]

My guy can you please make a simple A-Z process video for your editing, this is BONKERS

[@luismartins3262]

Holy unexpected plot twist, Batman! Seriously, great video as usual Ben. Been a follower of yours for a while now. I am glad you have given us insight to your editing process (ever since your Scotland trip) as I love the finished look. But after much thought, I don't want to use that method of editing because I would just be a Ben Harvey copy wanna be (or Joel's, or Julia Anna, or JC Images)! Gotta find my own way of achieving a similar look without it looking exactly the same as if you had done it. Know what I mean? Nowadays I get more from your videos on the shooting process than the editing process. Cheers!

[@benharveyphotography]

Nice Batman reference :-) Glad you liked the video, and I would confidently say that even if you were stood next to me on that day our images would look different. I don’t know if I have a style yet, my images change from photo to photo - so don’t think of it as copying unless you go to this building and try to replicate my image. I have been inspired to visit buildings and locations because of other photographers but never tried to emulate their edits. Use whatever tools and plugins gets you to your end goal - but I wouldn’t beat yourself up thinking that you are copying. Just enjoy it and tag me on the photos when you post them!

[@utama]

Damn... iphone 🤣 nice one

[@michpixlondon9555]

Good video! (except for the music :P ) shared to Bexley Photography Chatter members

[@TheMojo140]

Ben, watched it again. Are you planning to do another video on the editing on this image ? As I do have questions around the selections you created.

[@benharveyphotography]

Maurice, I have questions over the way I edited this image :-) I wasn’t planning on doing a follow up video to this particular photo, because I think I could do a better job with the actual photograph I took with my Canon EOS R. But I will have to make all of the selections again!!

[@kevinjones6328]

I think people forget about going second hand with cameras when they're on a budget. You can pick up some really good cameras that are, admittedly, a few years old but considering that many of them were considered 'professional' or high end prosumer cameras when they were released you get a lot of bang for your buck. In many cases they're the same price or cheaper than an entry level DSLR and I'd suggest that even though they're old tech they're at least comparable in features and are usually far better built. Lenses are a bit harder to get a bargain on though.

[@benharveyphotography]

I agree - I pretty much buy all my lenses second hand from MPB. The cameras I tend to buy new, if they are a new model - but I have a second hand Canon 5d3 and it does an amazing job for landscapes and portraits. I had the 5d mk2 before that and it would still stand the test of time for landscapes - it is primarily the focusing system that really lacked on that era of camera.

[@cameralabs]

Nice twist Ben!

[@benharveyphotography]

Thanks Gordon, I have been waiting for almost a year to make this. Imagine keeping the ‘twist’ a secret for a year!

[@neilcole3406]

Crikey where did that building come from, haven’t been to Worthing for a few years !

[@benharveyphotography]

It has been a few years in the making, but it really came out of the ground 2019/2020. Its quite photogenic though, which saves me having to go to London to shoot some fine art images.

[@gicechicken7062]

How is it with the copyrights of buildings

[@acmdv]

That building is built on where Splash Point used to be.

[@benharveyphotography]

I remember the concrete car park that used to be there - it was so tight to get your car in and out of there. Although it is the tallest thing around there is no disputing that it is an improvement upon what was there. It should create a nice hub for activity

[@brianmckeever5280]

M. Night Shyamalan watch out! If I'm being pedantic, one observation is that the iPhone XS might be the camera many already have, but isn't it about the same price as that DSLR and lens combined? And that tripod? $$$ or rather £££. Good content, thanks!

[@benharveyphotography]

That’s a very good point. But it is a fair assumption that the vast majority of people have a mobile phone and the XS is not the latest or greatest - so the message is you don’t even need the top of the range mobile phone to create good images. But yes the ‘proper’ camera is cheaper than a new iPhone.

[@jhhayden]

I have a question? At approx 4:17, you appear to be outside the building facing it with the ocean at your back yet the waves are not moving?

[@benharveyphotography]

Hey John, it looks like an optical illusion - there is no funny business going on. The tide has gone out and that is just pools of water on the beach, but they kinda look like waves. I hope it didn’t distract you from the content of the video!

[@Viator19]

If id produced that image id be skipping on a cloud in perpetuity

[@benharveyphotography]

Thank you! I am pleased with it, especially since it was captured on a phone!

[@PaulComptonPDphotography]

Mate you are a master at this stuff. How long did it take to edit.

[@benharveyphotography]

Hi Paul, I think the photo took about 3-4 hours total including all the selections and editing. The video took me longer to edit. Amazing how long it takes to make an 8 minute video!!! I hope you and the misses are well :-)

[@syedashar3061]

how to edit like that?

[@benharveyphotography]

Hi Syed, if your question is how I edit my images, I have created quite a few tutorials on the subject. Link to the playlist below. Just look for ‘fine art’ in the title or a black and white thumbnail! kzbin.info/aero/PLmxk-zkWB1e40S_AlOuakK8Ur0XmMMMyZ

[@scotty4418]

Just unloading all my Canon lenses after an unsuccessful 2 days in Aberdeen just at the point where you disclosed you used your iphone so definitely your venture out was more successful than mine Ben. Although in my case it was nothing to do with the gear, it was operator error in this instance and not being attentive enough when setting up. I would say you pulled this off and do you see yourself going back as it would be interesting to see what difference you could make between the iphone image and one with your full frame gear.

[@benharveyphotography]

Hey Jim, what happened with your shoot? You said you set it up wrong? The good news is that I do already have some shots with my full frame camera. However the joke is on my because I have to make all of the selections again!!!

[@scotty4418]

@@benharveyphotography was out the other night and was trying out the crop factor on the EOS R and thought I had switched back to full frame so ended up with 11mb images instead of 30mb and never realised until I checked them on the laptop last night when backing them up

[@scotty4418]

@@benharveyphotography was a return visit so still have some images from last time that I could still work on but wanted to see if I could improved the composition as the location has been cleaned up a bit since my last visit

[@benharveyphotography]

Oh dear. They should disable that effecting the raw files and only apply to JPEGs?!?

[@rockywaters9592]

I see stormtroopers mouths in that building.🤔

[@wilfordmurray]

Bullshit!