What ALL beginners get WRONG about photography!

[@jefferyrobbins3468]

One thing I really liked about this episode was that for a few of your photos, you showed both the raw image and then the final processed image. Would love to see more of that. Kind regards

[@steveking6204]

Mads, would love to see you show the RAWS and the final image more often (or routinely). It would help tremendously those of us who watch you regular AND (more importantly) sell may copies of your Photoshop course.

[@jamesmcmillan4234]

Mads, I just want to say thank you for this video. I was having a rough day with my photography. Seeing this beauty that you captured, it just made my day and reminded me why I love landscape photography. Thank you so much.

[@davidabrahammaicolliersint8625]

Thanks!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Wow, thank you so much! 🙏

[@tonyjhughes]

It’s caffeine!! The secret ingredient is a steaming hot cup of tea (preferably Yorkshire Gold ☕️)!! Without that I wouldn’t even get out to take photos 😂

[@JohnPaul-ii]

Good to see you have the Raw images first then the edited. Love the views over the plantations with the fog, magical. Thanks for sharing again Mads.

[@MrKeith57]

I loved the way the green made that tree pop in the center of the composition. It's a prime example of how post production can be an art form in itself.

[@scotty4418]

I go by the mantra “All in attitude, all out effort” so what you spoke about today Mads resonated with me as you need to put the work in to improve and to get the best results. Planning and research is a big one for me and to understand the environment you plan to be shooting in. Loved the images this week, especially the drone images

[@philiplaurent8896]

nice videos , I have been following you since lgt, you are a source of inspiration and your explanations are very simple to understand, very hard to apply in the field, your work is fantastic, for us amateurs, very big bravo mads

[@randyschwager84]

Amazing, as always! Thanks for taking me along!

[@carlgoldsmith5444]

I always love your tutorials as they reinforce what I am doing is correct.

[@TimvanderLeeuw]

Of those drone shots, I prefer those without the sun because in those shots you see more of the patterns in the treelines and the landscape. I'm sure that has nothing to do with the absence or presence of the sun -- just the chosen compositions. Although I do really love the mood and the blueish of those photos without sun as well.

[@mariamullin4031]

Beautiful photos as always

[@wismokey]

Good talk about photography. It is about attitude. I see amateur and professional, neither is better than the other. But an amateur pushes the button and lets the camera do the work and a professional is in control throughout the entire process; field to finish.

[@richardpesce5325]

Great advice and examples Mads! Thanks.

[@retirewithjames6745]

Very good explanation!

[@lauramiller6609]

Just loving your work, you educate and inspire - I know I'll end up doing your editing course over the winter - thank you :)

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you! 🙏 I hope you'll learn a lot!

[@ChrisHunt4497]

Wise words Mads from the Master. You have said before this is your favourite time of year. It is mine too! I love the heather shots and your reminder not to walk on heather is perfect.

[@niksiotv6204]

Stunning photos and valuable advices 😃

[@rossimusicinc]

Another great video. Thanks.

[@AnomandarisPurake]

the photo at 11:55 look like a painting!!! amazing.

[@paulseymour7485]

Super shots. Beautiful conditions and location. So neat to see the before and after shots.

[@artefia-photo-video]

Nicely explained! Thanks Mads

[@petercollins7848]

Thanks Mads for all your content. And you seem a very happy and grounded KZbin photographer (I make that comment in a reply to another comment), so many other photographers on KZbin seem to be depressives and have problems with their lives and are regularly moaning about something!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Hehe, I've noticed that trend too :p

[@chrisjones311]

Stunning images Mads. Beautiful

[@philipwong8555]

Thanks for the inspiring video and commentary. Envy the environ in your local area with such beautiful scenery to enjoy and shoot.

[@hywel3143]

Hi, Mads. The heather bloomed very early in North Wales as well this Summer - vibrant colours in the first week of this month (August), and even in the last few days in July on the north coast hills such as the area around Aber Falls.

[@paulwillmott8931]

Mads you see things some don’t keep them coming love your passion.

[@josephcampisi8762]

Those drone shots are sublime.

[@charliejg]

I was waiting to see if post processing/editing was going to be on your list. For me, it's the most frustrating part of photography. That is partly because I don't have a great editor right now. I was one of the unlucky folks who was using C1 Express which was deprecated. One thing that is a major hurdle for amateurs is the cost of the tools, whether that is hardware(cameras/lenses) or software(image editors). Thanks for the beautiful views of the heather field and fog. Have a great weekend.

[@robertwhite-photography]

completely agree on right time, right place. I have been accidentally there which supported that lesson with me. Oh and btw, thank you for always giving these lessons in English! You always pull the beautiful out of a scene... wow great shots Mads.

[@DeepikaAditya]

U r one hell of a great photographer living in a one hell of a photogenic place

[@roberthansen2498]

Thank you for also giving tips concerning use of drone. I have a camera and a drone and is eager to learn.

[@eldergeek9416]

Enjoy your point of view, bought the 1st book for my wife, she is learning photography.

[@ANDREA-gs9pq]

One of the best!

[@Berry_N]

Missed a video and YT stopped putting them in my feed. Geez YT! Catching up, thanks for the video.

[@JohnCross-rz5uq]

About Amateurs and professionals photographers, i have both been a professional and amateur photographer, the most skilled photographers I have met, they were/are amateurs, I think it is because the do photography of love, a professional always have to think about earning money, so they get easy stressed and loses the love to photography, if they ever had it !

[@SergeiBarol]

Hello Mads! Been watching your videos for a long time. Thank you for the knowledge you share with us, it's very very valuable. I have one question.. I live in Estonia and I am trying to do landscape photography. I am actually having a lot of trouble with it, because in Estonia we have a pretty flat landscape: no mountains (even small ones), no ocean (seascapes), no epic views/vistas, waterfalls, etc. that I see in your photos or any other professional photographer's photos.. here in Estonia we have mostly coniferous forests (pines and spruces), fields, swamps (with paths and low pine trees). There are very beautiful sunrises and sunsets, but other than the sky it is very hard to find a composition. What to do in this case and what to photograph? (I really want to do photography).

[@georgemason2472]

Great points and shots. Bird photography has similar features. Birds in breeding colors are prettier which is seasonal. Molting birds are.......

[@raphaelcoelho1557]

Masterpiece! Amazing how you deal with the excess of fog at the foreground. I just got amazing woodland photos but I'm getting problem on deal with that. Do you use dehaze there? Processing woodland or too dense foggy situations would be nice on a video.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

@@raphaelcoelho1557 I actually cover that in my course ;) But yes, I sometimes do use dehaze :)

[@bencompson]

I think #1 is the key and possibly the hardest part for amateurs. As a pro, being there at the right time is part of the job. For an amateur the amount of time available to shoot and the flexibility to shoot when the time is right is the resource that tends to be most lacking. At least in my case. I've got great gear, a decent eye, etc etc. I just don't have the available time. This is not an excuse. I would say most serious amateurs can produce work as good as most professionals. I think they are just less likely to be as consistently good as a pro.

[@aaohknsn]

13:11 huh, that can't be the same picture can it? From soft foreground to supersharp. Understanding weather prediction can help too. Last weekend I searched where in my area i could find mist. Got up early, drove an hour only to find super dense fog i cound barely see anything 😆

[@nevvanclarke9225]

I use Google Earth a lot and I think good photographers and I put myself in that professional landscape space now which I've been in for awhile is that we can create something out of an average scene if the light is good. I think if light is good you can create just about anything you can have the most magnificent scene, but if the light Work then it's pretty hard to get a good photo that's not to say is more important than the scene but I think it's probably the number one ingredient. And the ability to see something in a composition that other people may not see I use very much a mindfulness approach

[@at4095]

Hey Mads, do you do anything to your drone after flying in the fog or clouds? I was wondering what impact if any, moisture can have on the drone components such as electric motors or gimbal.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Never had any issues :)

[@at4095]

@@MadsPeterIversen Happy days! I will be able to sleep again ;)

[@trevorsneath4665]

Happy amateur here and loving your work :-)

[@maciejstrzelczyk1990]

Post-processing with examples - how can I do this with comparison slider like you have in the Post-Processing chapter?

[@JohnCross-rz5uq]

The most annoying thin with newbies in landscape photography is that they have a strong meaning about landscape photography only can be pure nature landscape and fx a beach with sea and sky, they do not mean is a landscape, but a landscape can be many different things. This is not excluded to be on for landscape, fx some newbies also set stricht rules of what street photography, who are those newbies who want to deside the "rules" of photography !?

[@Gary-LX58UDV]

Mads, have you ever thought of producing a Hardcopy book of your favorite images. I have some of Nigel Danson's books, perhaps something like these. I know they are expensive to produce but ask if anyone else are interested who would pay up front for a limited edition. I always enjoy your videos, so thankyou for producing them.

[@tjsinva]

Maybe signs of an early Winter. 😲 Carry on. 👍🥂

[@elizamajewska-vl7kr]

got your books but i wish photoshop course was less expensive . i am sure its amazing but just too much for me . maybe one day

[@chrismassa5891]

wow…so much for having a light backpack.

[@torbenkristiansen7732]

A ‘secret’ could be to make the image look better than reality in a way that seems natural. Some can, some can't.

[@chrismassa5891]

The idea of 10,000 hours. It is tough when it comes to creativity.

[@markgilder9990]

Comparing landscapes to music. I’m playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order 😊

[@slazper]

Hej Mads. Kunne være fedt hvis du ville dele i dine videoer hvor du er henne i landet når du filmer i DK (uden at det er bag en paywall) 😀

[@photography_by_henk_101]

👍

[@CocoKoi321]

Is get the sigma 150-600 its got a better aperture then the tamron 150-500 and more range and same price

[@ibhansen1278]

Hej Mads. Blot til info, så virker mange af din link ikke i din text, samt så er en del af din text forkert, ligner lidt copy past. Håber du kan bruge det til nogen. mvh ib

[@MadsPeterIversen]

@@ibhansen1278 hej Ib, meget af min tekst er det samme på alle videoer. Det er bare standard. Hvilke links drejer det sig om? Der er en del jeg ikke har opdateret længe ;)

[@philippeblockmans8463]

F16 and be there 🙂

[@SeaAngMo23]

Heather is so beautiful.

[@mdc123-v2v]

The only time I'll be first for anything in my life.

[@philips3066]

Not first to Like though 😀

[@fintonmainz7845]

"Master" would be a better term. "Professional" just do with $

[@villageblunder4787]

Secret Ingredient = Medium Format!

[@villageblunder4787]

Correction:- Medium Format and Drone!

[@michamusic1359]

​​@@villageblunder4787i don't agree. Of course it helps, but its not the secret ingredient. Its inside You.

[@mzk7774]

Does he only make money from the photo courses and youtube? No money from the actual photos??

[@Joh146]

For sure not. Why do you think so?

[@northstarcreative]

Does anyone buy prints these days? Or do you mean people paying to use his images on websites/publications etc?

[@meme4one]

It's just click bait "the one secret to doing xyz". Just like the title of this video. All click bait.

[@Joh146]

There is no clickbait. Mads explained that there is the no the one secret of professional landscape photographers but several things you have to obey, research and to do constantly to get the right shots on purpose.

[@meme4one]

@@Joh146 "the biggest misconception".... Is also clickbait.

[@TAdams-hx9lk]

What does it matter as long as the content is good?...which it is.

[@Jake-vt4ow]

He’s an outstanding photographer. If you don’t like his work, don’t watch it. Sheesh.

[@braddahjerry]

He just said that "you can have the best camera equipment but being in the right place at the right time is key. The misconception is relying on having the best equipment that will capture the best photography