My Rubbish Photography

[@sergiopablo6555]

This is probably the most unique photography video on KZbin right now. No other photographer that I know of has dared to do what you have done here. It takes a lot of confidence and humility to expose yourself like this. Truly outstanding.

[@dju-dju]

You. Are. The. Best. Not to be over the top or anything, but what you bring to your fellow photographers is extraordinary in the literal sense of the word. I appreciate your work so much and particularly the impact you have on my journey. This video just confirms it. You are just like the rest of us, we witnessed it, and instead of bringing you down in our eyes, it lifted us up. Thanks for that. Peace from France ❤️

[@snapsbyfox]

Merci 🙏

[@huetuber1204]

In all honesty, those hesitations that I also make is what bugs me the most. I’m looking at something interesting and I keep saying to myself “should I?” When all the while, somewhere inside me is yelling ”TAKE THE SHOT!!” Then I end up missing the opportunity and I’m kicking myself as a result. Sigh…. 😔

[@richardrude2819]

all the time ...

[@marcowernich2698]

It becomes even harder for me to 'TAKE THE SHOT!!' when someone walks by. Maybe it's my lack of photography experience after one year, but I often hesistate when people are around that could (and surely WON'T) judge me.

[@kalistratov_photos]

This is a masterpiece. All the pain a photographer faces in one video.

[@Ikeetgeenbrood]

This video is SO important. It gave me a sense of great comfort that my frustration with not getting the images I want and a ton of trial and error are shared among the best of us. Thank you thank you thank you for bringing this community to an emotionally higher level, and honestly, you ARE my favourite photographer and teacher of photography. Not to mention how extremely educational this video is. It's like having a masterclass with you by being with your eyes, which is such an invaluable experience. Have a great day!

[@thesruti]

This video is so relatable on so many levels. Between Oct '22 to Jan this year, I spent five weeks in Italy trying to get the best out of myself in architectural and street photography. However, after a point, everything I clicked felt "rubbish" and I constantly felt I'm not framing, composing, clicking anything that I haven't before. There were days I liked quite a few of my shots. Then there were days where I felt very unfulfilled. However, there was nobody to tell me that's just how it is, and that that's ok. Up till now, in this video. So, thank you, Roman. :)

[@darylneumann8636]

Excellent work. Good to see that the professionals have a fairly low hit rate as well. Makes us amateurs feel much better.

[@rayul7833]

Brilliant. I haven't encountered another photographer who is this focused on providing value to aspiring photographers.

[@ronald-404]

what makes your videos unique is that you just dare to show your mistakes and struggles. And that's what makes it so educational. Thank you. greetings from the Netherlands

[@emptypixels]

Thank you for being vulnerable with us, Roman. Showing that you go through the same struggles as we do and that even though you have created some absolutely stunning images that you can also create some very average photos. This is not something most photographers would ever do, but it means so much to those of us who seem like we just can't capture many good images. I often struggle with self-doubt, but this video makes me feel so much more confident in my work and to push myself to worry less about the end result and have more fun and enjoy myself.

[@SonOf_Icarus]

As someone enjoying the ups and down of starting photography as a hobby this video was incredibly relatable and inspiring. Keep at it!

[@taufiqsaidi]

This video is SO important on many levels 💯💯💯

[@donatosalvini3575]

THIS. This is so important for anyone who wants to be a photographer: the idea that even the best photographers in the world can't take great pictures 100% of the time. Thanks a lot, Roman!

[@imaads.vision]

This is why I respect you Roman, not everyone has the attitude that you do to showcase photos that otherwise wouldn’t be shown - absolutely one of the best in the community for a reason❤️

[@SimonWestPhotography]

It’s always good to see the good and not so good we shoot! Thanks for sharing Roman! My photography is becoming much more like this than sitting there with a trip and creating a shot!

[@keeganoconnellphotography]

Love the idea and transparency of showing all photos! Great video!

[@MsFxtrdr]

Nothing out of the ordinary here mate. I just came back from a wildlife photo tour with 9000 images. I like about a dozen. Probably a couple will go to the portfolio. Telling a story, getting the perfect light, right moment, focus..it's a numbers game mostly.

[@kalistratov_photos]

A few more thoughts on the video and one more comment to support your work. 1. The ambulance boat story was insane. Hope the lady and the old guy are fine. 2. I don't know if it helps, but lots of fun hustle sometimes can be going in Venice at night... not to mention the city at night looks stunning. 3. I love the overall feeling of complete absence of inspiration you experienced that day. All your comments like "oh I took the picture of the same guy and made him feel bad" or "fuck I wish I had a 90 mm with me" or "hesitated again" are exactly what we all feel pretty often when we go out. The fact you didn't rush into some interesting characters or something interesting happening also contributed to that. I appreciate that feeling of no inspiration in this video, because after so many inspiring videos on photography there should be some leave-the-hope ones. Simply because it's a natural part of taking pictures not yet properly represented (until today). 4. If you give another shot to this genre, I think it could be totally fine to utilize the burst mode and just use 1 picture from a burst in the video. If the whole burst sucks, it will still be represented.

[@kathealy60]

Follower for quite a while at this point; rarely comment. I loved the format of this video and the challenge you presented yourself. It is good to see someone as talented as you go through this type of process - start to doubt yourself or second guess yourself and truly become very relatable to schlubs like me trying to step into street photography (which I have been avoiding because I am scared sh*tless to fail!). Thanks for the vulnerability you put out there. I found this video gripping, intriguing and informative. Appreciate what you do on KZbin.

[@ImagesbyAsh]

This video shows the actual side of street/travel photography. As you say, fantastic location, top gear, great light, but these do not guarantee that every shot is a banger , even for an incredibly talented and experienced photographer as yourself. Your experience echoes a fairly typical day out for me; hesitation, missed opportunities, boring subjects and the trying not to play safe with cliche shots ( although, I'd be super happy with what you considered boring or cliche 😉 ) Thank you making this video, Roman, and for showing us what you go through when you are out shooting. This make you and what you do so much more relatable. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@lucian5194]

Watching this is like I'm reliving the times I'm going to take photos...take photos and then wonder just why I took them, hesitate too much, waiting for "the right moment" and losing the shot etc. It's a great video, different than any other pov street photography

[@94ruken94]

I truly love the video Roman. You actually give me that extra motivation I needed today to go out and take photos. We always see the best of the best, and thanks to this video I can see we all makes “non sense photos” sometimes, and it’s okay. It’s fine. Truly happy to see this video. It makes you more human.

[@ralphacosta3891]

I appreciate the work that you produce, and I am glad that you were able to share this as to highlight to everyone the process and the progress it takes to producing a good image. That beyond the gear, the perfect location and expenses for the travel; the photographer, the artist cannot get away with the limitations of their capacity and ability of capturing the best images. There will still be the individual's context, no matter how capable the individual is. It takes a lot, and rightfully so. Thank you for this post, and thank you for continually inspiring us to humble ourselves into the process

[@orsygodri1155]

At 21:04 was I the only one that found that the shadows of the hanging clothes looked more interesting than the 21:10 shot? :)

[@smarthousetech8593]

I love the more secluded less crowded areas as well. It's so warm and personal imo.

[@snapsbyfox]

Agreed! Tourist season has fully kicked off. Thankfully I’m gone in 2 days as it’s just way too much

[@manuelg5188]

Thank you Roman for being honest. At some days you go home without a banger and it's absolutely okay.

[@victorparadise5878]

Another awesome video! Keep shooting. Stay humble. Enjoy the process. Frames come and go.

[@AndreAdda97]

Great video Roman! About the "ambulance thing", as an italian i can say to you that public healthcare is simply not administrated as expected by the taxpayers...

[@eric.ko.]

Always enjoy the process my man.

[@scopelandyard5792]

Wow...This video impressively demonstrates that photography is not just about pressing the shutter button on a camera, but rather, many factors come into play that one cannot always control. For that, I have the utmost respect. It takes a lot of courage and inner balance to show it unedited and unprocessed. In my opinion, this makes you one of the best photographers.

[@mikefoster6018]

Love this. A really healthy video for us, as it's much easier for us to criticise your work rather than our own ... but then that opens the door for us to relate it back to our own photos.

[@donmendenhall3559]

This was extremely helpful. Thanks for being vulnerable enough to show some of the realities of streetwork.

[@newtonsantos_photo963]

At 4:41 timestamp, you just missed a pretty blue window on the wall 😅 anyway, who take photos, really knows the Challenge that comes on Monday's 😜 Nice having such tour in Venice through your lens, Roman!!! Peace, take care. p.s. Ah! I have just moved to fujifilm 😊 and, I am already in love ❤ See ya, blue skies 🤙🏻🍀📸

[@meritxell7470]

Thank you, Roman! You have inspired me to get back into photography after many years of artistic frustration. This video says it all!

[@bmeclipse]

I couldn’t help but think in a situation like this how nice a medium telephoto lens would be. You prove that you can take great shots in seemingly dull situations.

[@abchappell01]

That was actually a wonderful video presentation. I really appreciate your Honesty sharing with us that that not all photos that you take are award-winning shots. You have to take a lot of photos in order to hopefully end up with a few quality photographss. I learned a lot watching this video presentation. Thank you very much.😊

[@sergiimiroshnyk628]

The best thing with you is that apart of your taste and great skills, you are a nice person. I just like your way of thinking and integrity as much as your photos.

[@snapsbyfox]

That’s incredibly kind of you mate. Thank you.

[@Sam-Lino]

Agreed! Watching Roman's vids makes is so apparent how nice of a person he is.

[@paulhickey6896]

One of the best photography videos on the net. Well done!

[@eilishwarnes]

This is amazing! It’s so easy for imposter syndrome to grow when you’re focusing on your 90% photos which might be “bad” when in reality this is every photographer

[@ChrisFromNY]

Whether you decide to do this again or not, I think it's a great exercise that can help weed out a lot of the unnecessary images we tend to take in a day using digital. It reminds me of days running around with film and understanding each shot is costing me money haha

[@jasmijnnobelen445]

This true POV is really interesting! Even though the intro was very clear about taking loads of 'bad' pictures, one could still feel the insecurity and vulnerability. You didn't need to be, because this was really helpful! If you want to continue these real POV's, sharing even more about your thinking process would be very interesting. Even the simplest of thoughts. Thanks for the video.

[@o5b0rn3]

Thank you so much for showing us that you are human too.. 😊. Takes a lot of courage and selflessness to open up your thought process to help us.. Thank you!

[@dtay345]

Bravo Roman. The most honest, and as a result, bravest photography video I've watched.

[@avaraveda649]

I put this video on to watch whilst cleaning my room, ended up sitting and watching the whole thing because it was so relatable and captured my full attention and curiosity! Also just LOVE Roman’s photography, honestly, he’s the best! Great video, and I know you don’t want to do more of them, Roman, but I’d be keen for you to make more of these! Anyway, I better clean my room now 😅

[@ogb78s]

Really appreciate this video, it's another entry in the down-to-earth, honest, and useful collection of videos that is your channel. I hope to see it grow further. Thank you.

[@gusmite]

I stayed in Venice for three days back in February. Took around 1k photos and I think I there isn't even 5 of them that I really like. I see you as a professional photographer, so it is really nice to see that even you have to struggle a bit to get a rewarding picture. Thank you for sharing this kind of video. It really inspire the inept photographers like me to keep going on.

[@gearytagawa4680]

This was one of the only videos out there I can actually identify with. 😊 I’m glad I’m not alone with missed opportunities due to too much thought and hesitation. Thank you for taking us around with you even when your discomfort level was high.

[@monsieurgarage]

I have long learned that good photography is all about sorting and selection.

[@Just_Call_Me_Tim]

That area, and your reasons mentioned, are exactly the kind of thing I'd travel for. I don't really care about touristy things, but rather the people and how they live. Some might think it boring, but people are equal parts weird, confusing, and fascinating! Of course, I'd also just like to sit and have a coffee somewhere quiet lile that.

[@TheJust022]

Such a colourful city and your B&W shots are the best!! In my opinion 😄

[@caseyek739]

I love the execution of this idea. Very insightful as to what other photographers go through and how we’re all not so different.

[@DavidRosen-wc4sz]

Thank you so much for being vulnerable and sharing the outtakes. It’s really encouraging to see so many of the same types of struggles, knowing that you get beyond them by persevering. Every photographer working on their craft should watch this video.

[@sjootme8496]

I've shot 35 and 50mm for street for decades, but last year I embraced 28 and 24mm. Following your footsteps in Venice I saw so many beautiful wide shot opportunities (establishing and closer up) I would hardly have spotted before. Example: the colorfully dressed ladies at 8:20 with the small square and large wall/windows in the background. I so imagined a 'Sir Robin'-close shave with a 24 :)

[@danielisenberg9434]

Hey Roman! Thanks for letting us in on your process. This felt really relatable. :D Cheers!

[@iamthedevil60]

Love this video because of its subject matter. Being selective about shots is very similar to how a film photographer will behave, and I think that is a good thing, even knowing fully well that shots will be missed. But such missed shots have often resulted in lessons learned that can be relied on in the future.

[@Crable75]

It's the best type of video to understand fundamental things while taking photos. The other videos show the only result and it doesn't let you see what really happens through the process of taking photos. Liked this video!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@juliewerner1553]

Thank you so much!! I learned a lot. It had to be tough for you at times, but you were amazing!

[@pbeaucha]

It is nice to see that you are having the same issues that we have, this is great for us to make us pick up our cameras and go take pictures. Thanks

[@ItsTheBigHorse]

what a beautiful city. me and the wife have always wanted to go there for a midweek break. awesome video Roman.

[@kaneclements7761]

Roman. That was brave on your part and comforting for me. I have a lot of storage holding digital images that have no right to be seen again. Occasionally I sweep back through them and suddenly see something worth revisiting.

[@ricmondelli5846]

Roman thanks for keeping it real, I feel like I am in good company! Great job on showing the effort that must be put into street photography 😊

[@paulbirchley8863]

I love your photography and I appreciate the fact that you are always honest, but this is next level! Brave move to make this........respect!!

[@ljrockmedia]

Hi Roman, i've been watching your videos for a while now and this one is one of your best. A fantastic insight to your days photography, and how where i would have gone straight to shooting the complete scene of some of your shots you just photographed a very small part of it. Certainly going to make me think more before shooting.

[@washingtonradio]

Sharing all the photos from a day teaches others that even the best don't always get a keeper, many photos are meh at best. This gives hope to others to keep going out and shooting.

[@6thphoto]

Love the video, I find it very honest and refreshing. I think taking a lot of rubbish photos is good to learn how to appreciate the good ones😀

[@sebastianhetman1900]

Thank you for sharing something so raw and authentic. It's good to see someone else's process and compare differences in approach.

[@mrrob6547]

Not sure how I've missed this video but anyway...what a fantastic video! Seriously, this is so useful and refreshing to see! The "not sure why I took that"..😂 yeh I know that feeling well!! I like the thought of trying to be more picky with what you take and it's nice to see that you also have the struggles of doubting yourself at times etc

[@andreym7012]

I've always admired your work as a photographer Roman, even though personally I prefer a different style of shooting. But I have to say that you've outdone yourself as a content creator this time around. The topics you are addressing and your approach to sharing your personal knowledge and opinion is something the modern content creators lack - 99% of the relevant channels are simply hype/trend hunters in disguise. You manage to not only figure out what it is your viewers need, even before we do, but also a clean and clear way to deliver. Thank you!

[@andreym7012]

This is asking for a #HonestPhotography hashtag 😎

[@orsygodri1155]

27:54 - loved the reflection of the dude on the other side of the street more

[@ethanperez4774]

That old guy looked SO MAD lmao. Always my fear of shooting pictures of people in public. I'm so bad at it and they almost always turn their head straight at me right as I'm about to get an otherwise great picture lol.

[@JasonFisk]

Gawd bless you sir, for doing this. It's something we rarely see in the social media, let a lone youtube. I resently worked a small music event. Small, but the music was awesome. Less than 25% were worth keeping. And I'm guessing that only 10% of them (that 25%) will see the light of day. That's around 90-100 photos in 4200+ for one 6hour event. Also the colour plate in Venice is amazing. 30 - 34 is my kinda style.

[@anadrol9934]

I love your style ! Please make more videos about composition ! Editing is also interesting.

[@snapsbyfox]

Thanks! I've already made a bunch of these on the channel :)

[@emanueleroggia342]

I'm from Italy and the problem about the ambulance people is that basically Italian public healthcare is a mess: people are underpaid, hospitals tend to cut expenses a lot so they basically do the minimum to grant that you're alive and that's it 😅 Keep safe while in Italy 😅

[@winston_dlee]

Love this! I've been in a drought lately with my photography and seeing this has really helped reminded me that it's okay to go out and come back with nothing. As much as we all want to be proud of our photos in every photowalk, there are going to be many times we just don't come back with anything. And that's fine because it's all about the process and having fun.

[@wilfs1196]

Felt exactly as you described throughout the video. Some days I wandered about taking photos at random, trying to use all of the rules of light & composition etc, & then ask myself why am I not enjoying this.Started out the next day, more relaxed & seem to have taken better photos, especially on our European trips as this was a one time deal.Get to try it all over again later this summer. Really enjoy photographing in countries that are new to me.

[@bandittree]

This was super cool to see, and made me feel much better about all the missed shots or ones I didn't like/ didn't know why I took. Just a suggestion for the future: I know you've mentioned you listen to music while you shoot, would be fun to bring some music to videos like this! Either way, love your stuff, cheers!

[@rockinstrawberries]

Wait. I love this. This is the most real photography I’ve ever seen from someone that’s not myself.

[@sigurdrille9693]

Thank you! Very truthful, very honest, and, in fact, very inspiring for me. Great video!

[@wymanair]

Thank you for breaking this down- I understand that you have no interest in doing this again, but thank you for taking the time and Making the effort. I believe it should serve to be inspirational to a number of us viewers who struggle with a) perceived ability and b) not being in one of the most photogenic parts of our world.

[@nikkonkde]

I love this idea. Makes me feel better and I appreciate your work even more!

[@stevegodsell]

brilliant video, very honest and really practical, thanks for showing your process. Bit worried though, the phrase "Time to make some images" nearly happened. You'll be buying a Leica M and an X100V next.🤣😂

[@sjootme8496]

When I'm not happy about the progress (even in cities like Rome, Siena, Barcelona, etc), I switch to one mission, be it one color, shape, one particular subject or (off-)framing.

[@fromony]

Such an inspiring video🙏🏻 Thank you so much for sharing.

[@rugososphotos3646]

Love this idea, wish more photographers would do this type of video once in a while, as a challenge, as inspiration, as education, as fun :)

[@philby1]

I’ve never been to Venice and though it looks like a nice place to visit, for photography it does seem to look the same everywhere with not much variation. Once you have photographed buildings, canals, boats and people. I’m sure some can do it well but I think I would find it a difficult place to photograph.

[@Albert-nu5ls]

Thank you for this video and showing the process that goes through all our heads. This is so recognizable.. 😂

[@darksideemt]

Like others have said this video made me feel much better with my photography. I have been in London a little over a week now with a quick trip out to Canterbury and I'm over 600 shots so far. Yes that is going to take me forever to go through when I get home and pick out the good ones but seeing the notes you put in the video it sounds like that is normally how you are as well. I have really been trying to use some of the things you've said in the other videos I've been watching over the week since I found your channel but know I have a long way to go.

[@ShafiqMadina]

I don't usually do comments but really wanted to say that I loved this video. It made me feel less rubbish in my own photography. Very grateful.

[@Meandmypc12]

12:40 from my experience of living two years in italy, not in venezia or veneto but in emilia romagna, is that they really don't care. Especially if they have to go out of their way or standard procedure to help someone.

[@50CentimosPhotography]

Thanks for being that honest 😊

[@lytdeborah]

I like this video a lot, it's really different! Gives me the confidence and knowledge that it's ok to just keep shooting and not all will be great #dontthinkjustshoot

[@mmoreels]

I loved this video. Being somewhat familiar with Venice from a photography perspective, I loved being able to see your perspective and then think about how I might have taken the shot - sometimes I was in sync with you and then not. It was a great learning experience - thanks a lot. I thoroughly enjoy this type of work.

[@TheNovaq]

Is such a relief seeing that you are making meh photos as well. Watching your IG with perfect frames only made me doubt that I could ever be half as good. Thank you for this video! PS Waiting for Capture One styles..

[@vitalis]

24:55 missed opportunity on the woman wearing a yellow top and blue pants sitting on a red bench. Perfect colour combo.

[@thanhngale5060]

The point made is so important thanksss

[@laurelb8372]

I enjoyed the video, shows how it isn’t always easy. I did some street photography last week in Asian stalls area, found myself mostly taking vegetables or textures rather than people 😉

[@theejpp]

I have so much respect for you anyway, and this video only cemented my thoughts further. In the day and age of social media, we forget that there’s more than the stuff we see. Pulling the curtain back like this is cool and helps people like me - a hobbyist at best - remember that it’s okay to take pictures of shit and more specifically that it’s okay to just spam the shutter button. Can’t have a lot of good pics when you don’t take many in the first place

[@meesy498]

Its rare I pause a Roman video halfway through to comment, you know, I'm usually too engrossed in the quality content, but I had to this time to say that this is such a great idea for a video and also really important information. I'm just an enthusiast photographer and some of my favourite photos I've taken are often nestled in between a bunch of really 'bad' shots. The other day I went out in my local area down the river and took more than a 100 shots, hoping I would get stunning river views and my favourite photo turned out to be a row of red leaves that were literally growing out of a gutter on a boathouse. It was so unexpected as I just thought it was a relatively interesting subject, nothing special, but when I got home and started playing around in lightroom I loved it more than any other shot. Keep up the great work mate.

[@yakamo]

Great video, good to get an insight to your process and how you think. Can relate to it a lot.

[@paulelam2789]

I know this video is a year old but I just found it today….. Well I’m only 10 min in so maybe I’m jumping ahead, but it seems like the lesson is to not overthink and just follow your instincts! You do great work my friend and I’m glad to see you have found some success on KZbin etc. by using your camera! Kudos my friend