Landscape Photography | Avoiding the Cliché

I'm back in the Lake District. Again, photographing one lake. Ullswater this time. But, I'm avoiding the familiar views. Boathouse Not Included!
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[@momcatx2]

I just love your videos. Very inspiring. You speak so friendly and relaxed. You don't rush your instructions, and you don't come off as superior. Thank you so much for that. You make me want to grab my camera and get out of the house.

[@pedalman130]

Great to find new viewpoints, lovely images. This is what I am going to try this year.

[@MiguelACoronaDM]

Always enjoy how you walk us through your compositions Craig. I learn so much from your "focus" on the essentials of balance, lines, and light. Thanks for all your hard work here, especially on those steep hills!

[@markboweringphotography4408]

I love your unique approach to photography. Very refreshing. Keep up the good work. I look forward to your vlogs.

[@nimbus5379]

Excellent photo's again - always something different - thanks Craig

[@jimhamilton8775]

Top class video Craig. Photography at its best.

[@SidBonkers51]

Another great video Craig, intrigued by your saved for later challenge sequence.

[@kenhenley7599]

Some really useful tips and advice...and of course more stunning images.

[@tonyb2760]

Quite a handful of great images and an enjoyable video. Thanks for sharing

[@philipnixey436]

The S curve stone pier shot is genius. I love your Vlogs so very much.

[@markdayphotography7948]

Great vlog Craig, some stunning non-cliche shots

[@MargatePete6137]

Thanks for sharing Craig, always interesting footage. Looking forward to the footage you've saved for the next video. All the best..........Peter.

[@carlreid4161]

I like your sense of humour as you begin your vlogs keeps them nice and light and a little Harry Worthesque! Love the photos Craig of one of my favourite lakes and how you go about setting up your compositions, some handy tips there too so a good learning exercise for myself as I've just taken up photography. I particularly like how you mention what you are using etc for my next shopping trip to the local camera shop! I loved the spirit level on the hotshoe close up as I thought at first it may have been a flash bulb ;)

[@geraldmcdowell4890]

Great stuff Craig! Enjoy your insight and diagramming your compositions. I share this channel allot with camera friends. Very nice even in the rain I use bands and different straps to assist when adding equipment.

[@robertjohn819]

Thank you for showing this superb vlog your the komposition king.

[@grahamscarbro5500]

Another great Vid Craig , truly inspirational with a great sense of humour :-)

[@jacasado77]

Amazing view, location, mood... Overall, love it!

[@philk9227]

Another great vlog and some cracking images!

[@demarestk]

Love the elastic band - umbrella solution :)

[@jamesclark1152]

Great video Craig, thanks again for sharing your skills

[@bryanspark]

Great video, especially liked the Martindale shot and the first shot of the jetty

[@PhillTicehurst]

great video s craig keep up the good work and the dry humour

[@yujinlandscapephotography.7787]

I always interesting your amazing view of nature, location, and you said with smile. Thank ever much!

[@felixconnolly1467]

Great images,great humour, thank you!!

[@allandavies1187]

Very enjoyable as always Craig and you are a funny - man!

[@oldgittarist]

Superb, as ever!

[@VALYK29]

I love your videos, I learned so much from you.

[@tebb66]

I look forward to the next one

[@colinmair2576]

Seen this vlog again just this lunchtime at work, just as I am about to head down for the lake District on Friday for a week. Love all your vlog's and as lots of people say, i enjoy your style a lot.... Will try and see the locations you mentioned and have a go... Colin

[@birdingbilly]

How refreshing it is to find a photography vlog about photography rather than which is better Canon or Nikon and why anything other than f2.8 lenses are rubbish etc etc.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

I'd say we're quite a lot who're making that kind of vlogs ;)

[@birdingbilly]

I will check out your channel

[@bobbywu8031]

watch some thomas heaton

[@madeiraislander]

you just gotta know where to look. I've been photographing with a potato and it hasn't let me down.

[@charliethebubbles]

One of your best vlogs, to me the black and white of the bit of land and the s curve was the best image. Looking forward to the next one.

[@lesliedanielmolina]

I like your channel. Pure photography at its best. Your experience shows!!!

[@e6Vlogs]

Thank you Leslie

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

Awesome watch Craig cheers

[@draxe9121]

I enjoyed the video. That last image was terrific.

[@kenny75photography2]

Stunning video shot at 5:57. Love that view.

[@desgardner7169]

It was the S curve picture that I liked and as soon as I spotted it I just knew that would be your picture too, I enjoyed the video, and I have to say I have not been to the Lake district since 1973 and I don't suppose I shall return now......so thank you for sharing your pictures to us......

[@martyndigitaleye]

Cool video Craig.👍

[@johnmcfarland2055]

I think those geese would have been a nice addition to that composition, and/or the sailboat. Having a more pronounced focal point is often advantageous.

[@momcatx2]

I said the same thing to myself. I thought, Huh, I would have included the geese. Then I saw his shot. Ahhh I get it now.

[@JamesRBurnsVLOG]

I agree with Mads. That S curve mono was rather new and refreshing to see. I’m sure Hallin Fell wasn’t as steep as that when i did it 😬 Love your different take on finding compositions

[@angus7278]

I'm watching your video from the west coast of Canada and glancing up at a photo on my wall that I took 21 years ago in the Lake District ...an Ullswater jetty! Thanks for all your videos, I appreciate your tips and unpretentious style.

[@e6Vlogs]

Cheers Angus. I think 21 years could be pre-cliche!

[@kenholt6244]

Craig, I have never commented before but I do enjoy your videos and thanks for sharing. I did enjoy your pinhole camera, having made one myself I hope to try your location sometime. Kind Regards Ken

[@markharris5771]

Another wonderful video, I think you now have the KZbin record for the greatest distance walked from your vlogging camera. You images as always were stunning, with great tips.

[@e6Vlogs]

I'm leaving it and going home in the next vlog!

[@alexreay4164]

Really enjoyed that. Ullswater is a very special place for me and my wife, it's where we met and then married at The Rampsbeck hotel which is only 10 seconds in to the video.... lovely photos as well by the way :-)

[@andreasrochow5170]

Lucky you! The weather, the clouds, the light are important components of what you call "composition".The death of long exposure photography would be windy or even stormy weather! Thank you for your artistically impressive advice. They are always an aesthetic pleasure that I enjoy with much respect.

[@yujinlandscapephotography.7787]

fantastic! 👍

[@buyaport]

Though I don't share your enthusiasm for mossy stones that fill the frames and your stern effort to make those (gorgeous looking I find) mountains look like ant hills, I like your videos, your presentation and the huge effort you put into putting the videos together very much! Thanks!

[@tuisitala9068]

What I find really interesting is your idea of good light. Many of your video shots show light that I would not consider as suitable usually because to me it looks flat. You take your shot and suddenly a fine picture emerges. I must try harder!

[@runninblue9415]

So good 😁

[@maggyfish]

Fantastic 😂😂 that hill

[@kevw9846]

Another great video, thanks, but I'm now feeling a bit like a cliche photographer, having taken the jetty picture on a visit last year :( I even printed & framed it & it's currently got pride of place in my kitchen. I'm now contemplating offering it to my local doctors surgery in disgust!! Keep up the good work :)

[@e6Vlogs]

I'm sure your picture looks great Kev, but it does seem to go down well with the sick and injured!

[@andreasrochow5170]

Hello Kev W, what you like can never be a cliche! Even "kitsch" may be art. Postcard is quality.

[@wojtekgrabowski1]

good job!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

That s-curve pier shot was really cool! :)

[@charliethebubbles]

Mads Peter Iversen my favourite.

[@darrendavenport3334]

Mad Penis Iversen nothing beats a good S-curve....

[@carlreid4161]

It was but for me too man made and took something away from the natural beauty of the lake

[@alanpounds2660]

Only just appreciating your style now. Been watching for about a year, learned loads I must say. But I think I could spot one of your images from a random bunch. Well done. Really like your blogs. Too few per month. Sacrifice family life and do more. 😂😂

[@e6Vlogs]

Well, you don't need me to tell you where you can find more if you're desperate for more content...

[@waynebritton5596]

Wouldn't you know it ?!! I photographed that same pier earlier this year with ideal lighting and reflections... oh well. And half way up the lake found some great foreground interest on that same bank. Thanks again for a great inspiring video.

[@e6Vlogs]

It's a popular jetty Wayne! It does a make a good shot of course, but sometimes it's about looking beyond the obvious!

[@verycd]

Learning a lot from your videos. There seemed to be some haze in the air but your shots look so clean and sharp.How did you do it? Another question. Why did you choose the EM1 rather than the EM5 or EM10? Is it Mark I or Mark II? Thank you

[@southdevonpixiephotography4119]

Brilliant video. P.S your a funny guy. I would like to see your take on Christmas photography..?.

[@BMRTV]

3:07 That's almost the sidewalk mtn climbing sketch :)

[@FrankWalsh]

I'm curious, what filter system are you using? it looks nice and compact on the m43 lenses.

[@kenny75photography2]

Yet another great one, Craig. That S shaped shot was great and the heathered tree shots were nice also. Keep meaning to ask, see the Canon G7X you have, is it the Mark I or Mark II? I use the Mark II myself.

[@e6Vlogs]

MKI

[@MarkRLeach]

Loved the video, but is there an issue with the sound sync?

[@G0FUW]

CraigDid you ever post the 'hold that thought' separate vlog?Great work by the way!

[@e6Vlogs]

See the end of this video...

[@G0FUW]

ah, did not make the connection, sorry. I am in the middle of a Lake District project (long project) having realised I have been visiting the place for 40 years and I don't have a decent set of images - lots of pictures but few I would want to hang on the wall! I did a dawn session at the top end of Crummock in November. Magical place, which I see you have been to. Keep up the good work Gary.

[@JohnMacLeanPhotography]

9:00 I think I would've preferred with them, than without!

[@willnotbetracked8222]

Loving your style - especially your sense of humour! Are you a clone of me or something? 😀 It's a thumbs up from me

[@davidsmithson9236]

Oy, the record's stuck....Oy, the record's stuck....Oy, nice video.

[@woodthorpe100]

Very interesting as usual. Do you shoot in black&white or do you convert.

[@e6Vlogs]

I convert later John. But I often advise those who aren't used to shooting in black and white to set their camera to B&W, just so you get a visual guide on the LCD screen of the effect. That helps a lot.

[@TheHikeChoseMe]

docks can be neat..as long as they are interesting.

[@godofhope]

Is MFT the right tool for landscape photography? It's light for traveling yes and you can use larger aperture and shutter speeds to get everything sharp in the frame. But I found this grain in shadows and sky relatively too much annoying for my taste compared to APS-C and Full Frame. A 5D and a 24-70 + 70-200 are pretty heavy though ... A EOS M with a 10-18, 17-50 and 55-250 is a pretty small and light alternative. Did I miss anything?

[@e6Vlogs]

Hell yeh its right format for landscapes!

[@FrankWalsh]

Ugh, not this old horse! No, you are absolutely right, you can only properly shoot landscape with an 8x10, everything else is rubbish

[@janm2473]

Good afternoon, You indicated on one photograph that it was 17mm plus other info. This means that you used your 17mm f1.8 on your camera today? I'm a real novice so I trust you'll understand my ignorance.. :)

[@e6Vlogs]

Um yes.

[@filippodordoni6380]

Am I wrong Craig or u r still using a fantastic EP5?

[@e6Vlogs]

Yes, still use it, still love it!

[@jerybis]

So good! You should have split this long video in several shorter clips, making a teasing little serie by keeping us waiting for the next one, producing a kind of addictive entertainement ;-) ... just saying. all good anyway.

[@kosmidts]

Good vid! But maybe a little controversial...Isn't any photography full of Cliches these days? Repeating and copying oneself? Like the use of a ND.

[@petrub27]

he never laughs or smiles ; or does he?

[@e6Vlogs]

Damn, I need to edit that out better!

[@rodd1000]

So you use a tripod to capture stable images? Then you attach an umbrella to it??? Wtf???

[@e6Vlogs]

Well, that would be a valid point if that's what I said I did, but I didn't, so it isn't really!

[@rodd1000]

e6 Vlogs “Two wrist bands here attaching the umbrella to the tripod” your words!! and you can clearly see it in this video.

[@e6Vlogs]

Karl ...and i do also say i take it off when taking the picture. But if you don’t like the idea, fair enough.

[@carlreid4161]

@@e6Vlogs good tip though for setting up before taking your shots ....as you said sir ! I will save those wrist bands recently got a couple when I bought a t shirt and cap combo in the US....now I will keep in my bag!

[@pedalman130]

@@rodd1000 It obviously wasn't windy, an umbrella wouldn't work in the wind. No wind = no wobble.

[@JustinWolffPhotography]

Can I claim first comment??

[@AliSanaei]

You can indeed! Brilliant composition spotting, as usual. Nice tip to get rid of rain drops ;-)