Every Photographer should try this!

I'm in Iceland (and an airport hotel) talking about how to tell stories with your photos this week. Hopefully it's useful :)
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[@cburg]

I'm sure Noah will look back on these photos when he's older and thank you for the effort you put in. Great work, mate.

[@alexlaouri]

Seriously, you have changed my whole perspective on Albums! i was just throwing all photos in there. Your way of organizing the photos was en-lighting! 👍

[@petersmitham8273]

That’s a lovely heirloom for Noah and his future family…thanks for sharing the early years of his life….🎉❤🎉

[@nathanquirk7027]

This might be the most informative and inspirational 20 minutes of photography content on KZbin.

[@nicolasguillenc]

This is the best ad for that company haha, loved the content and it makes me really want to create a photo book

[@jonstout7635]

You always make me laugh. Education and entertainment in one 12 minute production. Thanks for all your hard work. That closing photo of your son is a treasure if there ever was one!

[@kore996]

This is my favourite video that you’ve done in a while…not taking away from your other videos but this one hit a bit better for me.

[@alpao74]

Thank you James, very educational :) For me the shot of Noah walking by himself towards the sea (10.09) was the absolute hero shot ❤❤❤

[@simonepanizzi2094]

I know you are a great photographer, but seen you use different apertures than F11 or plus, made me smile a lot. No news, as I was saying, you are great at what you do, but I just realized how good you really are!

[@piero_75]

Love the shot of the trucks lined up under the mountains. And I think denouement was the word you were looking for.

[@melvinnoeding]

I think that every single photo is telling it‘s own story. Whether it's the people in the photos, or objects, they all have their place in a picture you've decided to take. I think it's nice when you look at your photos again later and maybe even go back to the place in your mind. Photos save moments, freeze them so to say, and so they automatically tell a story in my opinion :) A bit philosophical, but that's part of it I guess

[@jc.baptiste]

Yes, but it’s great and very artistic to be able to tell a global story, with a serie of shoots. It’s much more difficult also.

[@Pierretlambert]

Wholesome ❤ usually go on a shoot too with my daughter and wife - trying to get the awesome looking knes

[@ashstubbings2603]

Good grief! Is Noah really 18 months old already?? That's flown!! I've had a few goes at putting photo books together with..some success, but by no means this level success. But that's because I now realise I didn't fully understand the principles of story telling in my photography. This video does really help, so cheers for that. I shall try and commit these things to memory!

[@AndreaLivieriPhoto]

Lovely images, James! And the book looks gorgeous. I really enjoyed how you presented the concept of storytelling😀 Ciao

[@mykeljewell]

I knew that last photo was coming something that features just Noah but man that’s just soooo gorgeous. I have a newborn and I hope to get even one image remotely close to something that beautiful

[@emmarita487]

Si, Crescendo is the peak .. :) so that would qualify as your finale. Love the images.

[@mpearce888]

Great video. I was really struggling for something to get my Dad for his 70th and I think this solves my problem. Good to hear about the different kind of shots you use. It's given me some ideas. Thanks

[@wesleysteyn3006]

Great vlog! Loved the storytelling and all the amazing tones in the book.

[@strangelogic4]

Omg. James did a video that wasn’t about gear!!! And it’s excellent.

[@jeffML3926]

Such a valuable video!! Glad I saw this to help inform my perspective a little as I look back at travel photos... I believe photobooks are the best tool and great memento to capture our little escapes from life!

[@tomkingsley9128]

That first scene is exactly my kind of photo too. Some people think I'm weird for taking pictures of these things but the end result always makes me happy

[@UlliMueller]

You are a fantastic story teller. Lovely.

[@alexflint6408]

Love the photos!

[@walontuoja4336]

Very nice food for thought and background processing for the next trip! Makes for a more cohesive photo book!

[@kore996]

Thank you for sharing your family adventures and it’s good to see how other people photograph their family while out and about, especially now that I have a 3 year old myself right now. 🇨🇦 😃

[@anthonybradbury4124]

Really nice photos and brilliant description of using them for storytelling. Interesting, enjoyable, educational and inspiring.

[@FotoSharp]

I've watched many of your videos the past few months, and this one is probably my favorite.

[@jan-hendrikswanepoel3744]

This is probably your best work to date, and your work is always good 😊 Great job, man.

[@petemorrison4745]

That last image of the little fella on the beach is absolute class 👌👌

[@asaperez-bercoff1873]

Love the photo of Noah on the beach that you used as a thumbnail for this video!

[@suew6307]

James, thanks so much for great content as always! I love the book and the pictures, awesome shots! Thanks for the info on Saal Digital 😊

[@VenomIIID]

I love the idea of a book. Great execution.

[@kennethhughes8392]

Timely. I was about to start selecting through my photos from our first family trip to Hawaii, so nice to see you insight on how to put it all together.

[@maricello13]

Beautiful book! Crescendo by the way means getting louder. It is the build up in acoustical terms, so to speak.

[@TheAccidentalPhotographer]

Super helpful video. Was only today starting to look for videos on creating photo stories for a route 66 trip next year so this is timely and as always really helpful!

[@alex.mortz9]

I always look forward to your videos James. Really enjoyed the format of this video and of course your images, as always! Absolutely nail the photos! Great work 🤙🏼

[@pimvd13]

Maybe your best video jet. Very helpful!

[@rob9386]

This was incredible' can’t believe you gave away all this knowledge

[@SethPay]

Funny I JUST ordered my own sample book from Saal via promo they shared. Pretty fun and easy process!

[@tomblanar2592]

The title of the book could very well be "Emily and Noah" (note the absence of James). As the photographer of the family this is the problem that I have...appearing in my own travel and event pictures. For this very reason I've begun to use a 360 camera more so photo books show that I was there too.

[@MJARNOLD57]

Thank you James! Beautiful images. Excellent in-depth tutorial on storytelling. Thanks for including Emily and Noah.

[@heatherbroom2459]

Love this video, love this style of photography. I think over the years, I have come appreciate good story telling photography more than epic, hero, perfectly composed and executed landscape shots (but you still have some of those too). Thanks for sharing this book and for the tips on how to do one for our own!

[@alexmeek92]

Possibly my favourite video you have made, really interesting and stunning photos. Loved it.

[@OZbibaO]

the @13:22 spread really looks amazing, and 14:22 is absolutely amazing

[@danthe_cameraman]

I've been wanting to make my own photo book but never really loved the way the story follows through. This has been a huge insight into how I can better structure a story driven photo book. Cheers James!

[@niels_1608]

I learned a lot from this! My next vacation book will be a lot better!

[@katytaylor9267]

Love your videos, James. Fantastic work. As a musician I would say you created a visual 'crescendo' towards the photo with Noah at the beach, which is called the 'climax'. A 'crescendo' leads towards the climax of the phrase, usually then followed by a 'decrescendo' (which means the volume decreases) All the best to you and your family. Will keep my eyes open for more inspiring content 👍😍🙏

[@robertwhitemoto]

Simply great stuff! Thanks for taking us along!

[@johnlewis1243]

One of my favourites James. Lovely story and great explanation of your theory and approach 😊 Super interesting.

[@davidhuth5659]

Very cool project! Noah will be happy to own it I'm sure.

[@kqschwarz]

Super video. Very personal, yet very educational. Thank you.

[@Realletsplaygrey]

One of the most inspiring videos that I have watched in some time. I've been in a massive photographic rut, been holding onto the idea of starting a photo centered KZbin channel and finally putting the courage together to do so. Thanks James.

[@djones1304]

Loved this. About to head off on holiday. Will document the trip using this story method.

[@johndurham5629]

Tremendous work! great story told in beautiful photos, as always, and wonderfully told, too. Love your videos and can't wait for the next one!

[@chrisgawatphoto]

Love your work!

[@cubingbuzz1]

15:00 defently my favorite shot

[@RadicalRumin]

Exceptional work, James!

[@kristeencochran4753]

Excellent. Love this. Thank you.

[@devincutter_]

Nailed it!!!

[@laurelb8372]

Beautiful storytelling, love how you put it together

[@KickAssLimited]

The photo where Noah looks out of the window with the silhouette is soo good! Appreciate you documenting the entire process :)

[@shannonsnow8298]

These photos are wonderful! Such beautiful memories!

[@anouk8553]

Beautiful pictures!!

[@kressiv]

Such a great book! Very well done. Would love more of these types of videos!

[@valpayne2963]

Aww, what a wonderful book for Noah. Hope you get to take him back when he is older and make another book. I make lots of books and Saal look well worth a try.

[@1idw]

Fantastic stuff. Well done.

[@user-rr4vl3fm5j]

Best video in a long time! Learned a lot :)

[@jcbarker1]

Loved this video and loved the book you put together!

[@frederickmcdonald6636]

One word - beautiful!

[@paulhughes9724]

Absolutely brilliant photo story book narrated brilliantly by yourself, love how you explained how it all fits together.

[@my_everyday_carry]

Great work!

[@marycarron5118]

Thank you James for explaining the storytelling process so well through your words and images. There are some really beautiful shots in there that stand on their own too. Your favourite, the reflections of Noah in the water balanced with the reflection of the mountain, is an amazing shot.

[@denisesavage2382]

A great way to bring to life some family time. Love the explanation and use of various types of images to help tell a story. I found that a piece of gold!

[@TsvetanVR]

It's been very interesting! To me, videos like this one, unlike many others out there, feel like a really good art class. I don't know if that makes sense but I would definitely like to see more! I also love the fact that you speak like a real human being, not a salesman or a reality show host.

[@johannaknowles8569]

I loved this episode 🎉

[@STERNWAERTS]

such a beautiful book man. great shots and wonderful tones and editing

[@jozi.horvat]

Thank you! Great topic and awesome shots.

[@ZuFFuLuZ]

Hi James, maybe you can solve a mystery for me? Why the huge white frames on every page? Everybody does that and I don't understand why. You are paying for the size of the book, not the amount of ink used. Use the whole page. You'll get a larger picture and it costs the same. Look at that shot at 11:17. It covers two entire pages without any frame and it works quite well. No need for artsy frames.

[@geoffmphotography9444]

Both clear and interesting with some wonderful images. Great work.

[@DimitrisVoutsas]

great video James, thanks

[@soundscape26]

Your kid will absolutely love this book in some years time.

[@mitymous1]

Super helpful!

[@StapediusReflex]

That’s a fantastic book. I love the cover photo most with the footsteps in the snow leading into the subject from the corner. And that shot at 11:00 is perfect. Very nice video.

[@jillgallagher8982]

Love this video, you are such an inspiration James, thankyou so very much, beautiful book and memories

[@andreeasoare1079]

Beautiful!

[@sue.Holmes1960]

Great vlog and lovely to see your book and the thought process behind it. Some treasured memories there 👌

[@johnbyrne444]

Fantastic photos, fantastic book.

[@DumbAsh00]

Saal digital is goated. They gave me a free book of my photos

[@Eddiesquid123]

Great photos James…👍

[@amirmireskandari1520]

Nice work! Love the story and the presentation of this book. Just ordered your book collection off the website, and can't wait to receive them :)

[@coreymcsween697]

Thanks, James! a very inspirational and accessible idea for a creative outlet!

[@steveschnetzler5471]

Seems like it makes a trip more real, when there is a documentation of it. Thanks.

[@paulfowler3416]

cracking photo of your son on the beach with the mountains

[@jerzyjablonski1432]

Great photos and nice explanation about workflow of taking and putting them together. I do print my photos, but never tried to put them in form of photobook, will need to try it once. Thanks :)

[@davidzlockie6981]

What a fantastic video! I loved every second of this video, I really believe it will help me become a photographer. It really helped put perspective into taking purposeful images! Thanks James!

[@LeviFiction]

Very cool. Love the thought that goes into it. Planning and story are definitely things I have a hard time with. Which then made it hard to come up with a theme for my first photo book. No central story or set up to work off of. Still a lot of fun though. Glad you guys had a good trip.

[@michaelnewmanphotography]

Man, I love this! I just put together a book about my family from photos I took in 2022. About 260 pages... a couple thousand photos. So less of a storytelling and more of a contact sheet type of vibe but I love your story telling, one photo per page. And the type of photos you took are more artsy and less snapshots.

[@luisrubio7235]

Wonderful work. First time I see someone explain this process clearly. Thank you.

[@leandrobrgs]

Great video! I’ll try this in a few days.

[@delflorentino]

Great step bu step of you storytelling , I relly enjoyed the content and thanks for all the tips!