How I Film & Photograph my Pottery

[@hubertringwald9699]

I wonder how much talent can be in a single person. The quality and sheer quantity of his work never ceases to amaze me.

[@NateRidgway-gl5vq]

He has the most positive comment section I've ever seen

[@fwong]

The "How I edit my shorts" section may be the single most coherent and concise breakdown of the only workable mindset towards making great, sticky online videos that people want to watch - thinking about the subjective experience of your audience and trying to make that as pleasurable, interesting, and evocative as possible.

[@domonkosolasz5007]

Florian, thank you so much for all the content, it is a true blessing having you on this platform. I started watching your videos about a year ago, and when I began with my first pottery course the teachers didn’t understand why I know everything already. :) I have my own home studio now and still learning a lot from you. Pottery is amazing and it is largely because of you that I found it. Thank you so much 🙏

[@vioig1449]

Truly a fine artist, incredible. Dominating 2 mediums 😍👏🏼

[@mothernature6973]

I love your pottery and I love how you can express them to kids for them to be inspired by you like me

[@sherihartman3958]

Thank you Florian I feel your excellent attitude is encouraging. Your help builds my confidence in my personal growth as a small batch potter.

[@dianeuranowski3694]

I am blown away daily by the generosity you display in sharing so, so much informatoin with us, your followers. All I can say is thank you! 😊

[@juanQuedo]

Having studied photography and filmmaking, and worked in the industry I am surprised that you still doing all that by yourself and with "IMovie!", as you said that alone is basically a full time job. So I appreciate you were pretty open about youtube's income. People (and more even so British people😄) try to avoid those questions. You have earned every penny of it. Your videos and photos have, with no doubt, your maker's stamp too. You see one and know it is a Florian Gadsby.. the only thing I am missing on this video is a photo of what you consider a bad one from your beginnings. To give us something to hold on if we feel we are there😆

[@emmaprophet2881]

What an incredibly helpful video. You explain the process in a way that makes it very understandable

[@johnnyzhu5601]

First!! Thank you for sharing your process. Excellent work as always

[@ashandplumb]

Absolutely brilliant - thanks for all the tips and advice Florian. Amazing to see your process and approach. DP

[@marlytah]

It amazes me how much I love watching your videos even though I don't do pottery nor film/edit anything. I just appreciate the high quality content of your pottery and videos and get mesmerized by your explanation of everything. It's beautiful to see, pleasing to hear, interesting to learn and relaxing to my mind. Thank you! Love from Brazil

[@simonebertino8600]

Amazing as always. Big respect for your way. Your learning and your teaching. Thanks

[@Alex_0Z]

actually super helpful i gotta take portfolio pics for uni thx

[@ChadAdelhardt]

Great clip. Thanks. Just a note on lenses. 50 to 70mm are called normal, meaning they ‘see’ the same as the human eye. They are designed to have as little distortion as possible. Same with any micro/macro lens of any mm. If you go above or below 50 to 70 with other lenses regardless of the quality you will get some distortions. This isn’t always a bad thing depending what you want in the image.

[@xbaczewska4197]

I so look forward to every video. Your images are stunning (which I appreciate as a graphic artist) and your tutorials are elegant, informative and encouraging (which I appreciate as a potter). Thank you for all you do.

[@paulinemegson8519]

I admire anyone who can take great product photos. It’s truly an art all it’s own. I make stuff, and to sell that stuff I need to have images of said stuff…..and I’m unutterably bad at photography…..like really abysmally bad. And I know people say you can “learn”, but to learn I have to enjoy the process otherwise my weirdo brain throws up block after block, and in the end I give up.

[@lanaayyad9602]

Waited this whole time

[@JamesCassidy1959]

I think you would be great in a travel show that explores the ceramic traditions in other cultures

[@KaraLeighFordCeramics]

I love the breath tip for reducing shine! Cue all the hyperventilating potters all over the world shooting their pots!🤣

[@moniqueskelton9233]

Thank you so much for all you offer our community

[@semanado]

You're very generous with you knowledge, thank you

[@kirillch]

You have a balanced system of making products, shooting, marketing that is a higher level then any marketing profi may suggest. :)

[@danmatisse1313]

Wow this is really nice of u 💪✌️

[@carolynpearce4829]

This was the most interesting video. It really puts me at ease about not filming in my studio. I do take photos of my work using a light box, but only when I need an image for something. (I will try the warm moisture trick.) I will just stick with watching your videos.

[@janetomalley8435]

Thank you, as always, very helpful. The ball head quick release tool looks like a huge time saver, and its prime day here in the US, so I may just get one on Amazon. One thing I thought I'd tell you is that I have gotten in the habit of tethering my camera to my laptop to make sure I have a good photo and eliminate some of the clutter on my storage drives. You probably already do this but in case you don't, I thought I'd mention it.

[@TracyCullenPottery-qn6pn]

Thank you so much for generously sharing your process.

[@jaimwah]

It's amazing you have any time to make a pot.

[@NateRidgway-gl5vq]

He changes camra angle every 10 seconds

[@monaadstudio]

Your videos are such a blessing. I watch them often and also noticed they bring me back to center (literally) whenever I'm feeling discouraged, so thank you for making them. On the topic of shooting, do you have a recommendation for recording such clean beautiful audio?

[@monaadstudio]

recommendation meaning equipment wise🤘

[@fistok2]

Thanks Florian for all the amazing content you post. I would love to know your thoughts about what's the ideal order of pots to master in order to best advance as a potter

[@senkikorre2059]

You couldn't have made this video at a better time for me. Thank you so much for all the fantastic videos you make.

[@Silumet]

One question I have is about how you do your narration and sound recording, on top of the video recording.

[@JKB-lm1oe]

Florian, thank you, and a question -- How do you label your shots/videos? by date? by type? With so many images in your photo database, I wonder.

[@georgekingceramics]

Do you use any extra sound equipment or is it just the camera ?

[@JimConleyProductions]

Wonderful. Thank you! Question: The narration. Do you write a script or just speak extemporaneously?

[@muhammadsaifali3962]

Views are not enough against your struggle! 😌

[@NateRidgway-gl5vq]

I take pictures of my peices on a chrome book in 420p

[@nikki3996]

blowing warm air to remove the glossiness... genius

[@LalaZhourPotteryWorkshop]

Thanks a lot

[@lautaromurua6234]

Florian, thanks for all your amazing work, really the effort is seen in every detail. Short Question, do you film en how many fps? in order to do the speed variation in the post edition? Thanks again.

[@jasonproleika7481]

But how did you film this one…

[@floriangadsby]

THE REAL MYSTERY

[@proffrop]

Bellissimo contenuto e attenzione ai dettagli e all'interesse del tuo pubblico.xomplimenti per i tuoi video e per la tua arte che microfoni usi?

[@svinotha8052]

Sir , what would you suggest me gas kiln or electric kiln for my initial stage of learning process in pottery?

[@floriangadsby]

Well, it depends on many factors! Electric kilns are typically cheaper and easier to use, so I'd go with one of those.

[@svinotha8052]

OK sir . Thank you so much for your suggestion sir !!

[@swschilke]

What about using 2-3 camera's with different angles and editing this to a video. Less stopping and setting up the camera new.

[@floriangadsby]

I suppose the expense of buying my gear x3 is the issue, gets expensive!

[@meanwhile_0]

Have you thought about bumping up the resolution you shoot at? With both phone screens and desktop monitors increasing in resolution, KZbin's 1080p format and its lacklustre bitrate tends to lose a lot of the detail in the clay bodies you shoot. I believe the EOS 5D Mk4 is capable of 4K videography, so ultimately it'd depend on if your current Mac is up to the task of editing it.

[@floriangadsby]

The issue is storage space! I hate deleting footage and storing tons of 4K gets expensive quick!

[@Zeldur]

You mention having to clean your hands every time you move the cameras. Could you use a piece of plastic as a barrier then clean it up at the end of the day with everything else? I know gloves would be impossible to put on cleanly

[@katiikN]

but what equipment are you using to film your filming equipment?

[@hannah2938]

Me: breathes on pots before taking a picture 📸

[@DAGABHAI11KVijaysingh]

🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@BaseReality]

Do you still use the 5D classic, or was it just a placeholder that you could film with the newer 5D?

[@floriangadsby]

I used to use it all the time. I LOVE the images it makes, they’re a bit more moody/interesting? But lately, and I can’t figure it out, it’ll take photographs like normal, so the am SD inserted. They’re they’re, on it, but when I plug it into my computer it’s like they never existed 🫠

[@BaseReality]

@@floriangadsby "a bit more moody/interesting?" - I would describe them as "deep/solid". And then refuse to elaborate if someone pressed me on exactly what I meant. You've tried a new SD card?

[@user-kp5ix3cj1s]

I'm curious as to what mic you use for your voice overs?

[@floriangadsby]

A blue yeti! :)

[@user-kp5ix3cj1s]

@@floriangadsby That is interesting. I'm in the deep dive of what mics to get for audio and room sounds. And really like the sounds you produce. Do you use a different mic to pic up the pottery making sounds?

Hello sir. Could you tell me please how much youtube pay to a pottery content creator per 1k view?

[@MrLewooz]

hmmmm.... I would USE the tube but not become a slave to the tube..... (rough boy)

[@floriangadsby]

Wise words. I have thought about changing my video output next year to twice a month as compared to once a week - higher quality, more clips, no necessarily longer but they’d have more time invested into each. Let’s see.