The Best of my Black and White Photography - Looking Back to Look Forward

[@mitymous1]

Beautiful images and wonderful stories. These reviews are fantastic!

[@el0blaino]

They're stunning pictures, Paul, wonderful to have you share them and tell their stories. Thank you!

[@paulreidphotography]

My pleasure I’m so glad you enjoyed the video

[@muzicgr8]

The pics are burned up and way over sharpened the skin looks like worms

[@JohnPatrickWeiss]

I loved the shot that won the Leica Master Shot award, and the others in the shop. Thanks for inspiring us with your monochromatic photography!

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much for always watching and letting me know your thoughts! I appreciate it

[@lensman5762]

Well, you know what the decisive moment really means. Brilliant photography.

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much!!

[@federalsoi11]

Marvelous photos. A journey into a quiet timeless world. Thank you Paul Reid.

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much for watching the videos! I really appreciate it

[@donjagoe]

Wow. You are a master of the genre. What a pleasure to hear you describe each image. Thank you.

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much for watching the video. I’m so glad you enjoyed the images

[@Tridente01a]

These pictures are so stunning ❤😊❤

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much

[@MattWiener]

Lovely captures, great video!

[@paulreidphotography]

Glad you enjoyed the video!! I really appreciate you watching

[@dandeakin945]

Great images. Favourites were the candid image of the two girls on the train and the first one of your partner stood on the beach. Love the videos.

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks mate!! So pleased you enjoyed the video

[@dirkfortenbacher]

I love these reviews. Its all about what you see as a fotographer. Its not the camera. Don't go shopping equipment - go shooting. Its that essy

[@weegreenblobbie]

Fantastic work!

[@igorputina7909]

The image at 11:11 is a beautiful environmental portrait. Love it. Also at 12:33, good portraits.

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much

[@carlosvreugdenhil1500]

I love this video.Thanks

[@robinbhairam7508]

Absolutely stunning … made smile when you opened with don’t chase the next camera … “Spend a year with the equipment you are using and get to know it …” I wonder how many, like me, by the end were thinking “… I need to get me one of them Leica Monochroms …” 😂😂 - Beautiful images Paul 📷

[@paulreidphotography]

Ha haaaaaa! I probably would do the same myself

[@anikapaldi7161]

“Out of this world” - my favorite! Such a lovely image and the story you tell is the same as I imagined!

[@paulreidphotography]

I love that image too! Just magic unfolding before my eyes. Thanks so much for your kind words

[@Vintage35MM]

Stunning tonalities 👍

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate that

[@Yves-xe5jw]

Magnifique ! Always beautiful images. Très humaniste....

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much!! I really appreciate it

[@PedroLeitao]

Excellent photos!

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much!! I really appreciate it

[@MarleenSteurbaut]

I love your photographs. They are amazing!

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much for your kind words!! I really appreciate it

[@zfrancisdumas]

Great pictures, seriously, they are all beautiful.

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much!! I really appreciate the kind words

[@michaelbierbaum-z5x]

Thanks for sharing Paul, nice.

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much for watching. I really appreciate it

[@paulspink2701]

Beautiful shots sir! Thank You for the continued inspiration 📷

[@paulreidphotography]

My pleasure! Thank you for watching!!

[@shaddring]

Brilliant

[@jimtrull683]

Nice collection of images Paul.

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much! I appreciate it

[@iaincphotography6051]

Sublime work Paul.

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much!!!

[@chrisloomis1489]

Paul ; I like Sophie's sweet smile too , so uncomplicated and grateful in life , so much we can learn from her joy and uncluttered outlook or innocence I suppose. Refreshing and timeless , and yes the shot with man and spanner's in his shop ... I love to photograph people too in their element as you get a deeper human interest and connection. Life is a treasure. Your girl is beautiful too lucky man You. 💪🏻

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much for your kind words! I really appreciate you watching the video.

[@JS-shim]

Amazing photographs Paul. Your videos have been of immense value to me. I hope you come to Sydney one day. I would love to attend one of your workshops.

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much for your kind words!! I hope so too

[@dt-classics]

Hi Paul, it's exactly as you say. Constantly buying new equipment prevents you from concentrating on photography. When we're out and about and everything is going well, we should be able to forget about the camera and just focus on pure photography. How wonderful to receive a little more detailed information about your photographs. Absolutely breathtaking are No. 1, 4, + 9, what inspiring works of art! Have more of that sort of thing, and a good time... ;-)

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much for your comment!! And thanks for watching the video. I really appreciate it and you telling me the ones you like

[@anapatricialopezhernandez2444]

Loved this bw gallery. I also tried colorizethis to breathe new life into some old family photos.

[@booksbyboris8605]

Very nice!

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it

[@Jarillaartmusic-jt7qu]

Beautiful

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much!!! I really appreciate it

[@Roses.arerosie56]

Nice shots man, B&W rocks!

[@Jake-g9l7i]

Paul , I had indigestion and couldn't sleep. Btw my brother's life was saved by his cat Ginger . He was in a deep sleep and Ginger was going crazy to wake him up. He got up and went downstairs to find the kitchen on fire. Always pay attention to animals they have much stronger senses than humans .Regards to you and yours, from Jake E.

[@saurabhbhardwaj6753]

Beautiful images Paul. Many congratulations! I have a Q2 and now you go the thinking, coz about 80% of all my images. I convert to monochrome.. But now I need to consider if M11 or Q2 mono coz 28mm seems too wide.

[@paulreidphotography]

If you have a Q2 then maybe an M monochrom of some sort

[@GeoffGrant2010]

Thanks Paul! Wonderful photos. You should be proud! Thank you for sharing wonderful thoughts and tips! You talked about exposure, but can you comment on focus? Are you focusing primarily manually, or on the Q2 spot or multifield? Thanks. Geoff

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much. So it really depends on what I’m shooting. For run and gun street I zone focus more than anything. For portraits at the distance I take them the eye and face detection works great. For images that are set up where I am waiting for someone to enter my scene I focus manually on where I believe the subject will be entering the frame.

[@GeoffGrant2010]

@@paulreidphotography Thanks so much for taking the time and a thoughtful answer!

[@howardtyler7]

Great stuff as usual Paul! The shot of the”innocent”looking lady under the bridge is incredibly filmic! If you’ve ever watched any Hitchcock you could possibly read that she could be the one up to no good? The rope that she appears to be carrying under her arm and clutching her phone and determined expression?? The “sinister” chap in the background could easily be a red herring!!?? Bravo!!

[@paulreidphotography]

Oh yeaaaaaaah!!! Love it!!!!!

[@alex-E7WHU]

Before COVID i had a lovely little fuji xe2 and a meike 24mm f1.4. captured some lovely mono images with it. Had to sell it unfortunately when we closed for mockdown.

[@paulreidphotography]

Hope you get out taking photos again soon

[@Jake-g9l7i]

Hi paul,found your channel over Christmas and it made a nice surprise. When the 2nd photo came up here and before your narration came back on I thought you had slipped a Brassai in to make a point of some kind. I can't tell you how much of a compliment I consider that to be , but perhaps you know and agree. Liked and subbed. Best wishes to you and yours from, Jake E.

[@paulreidphotography]

I’m so glad you like that one!! It’s a favourite of mine for sure. I’m happy you found my channel. I hope you can have a bit of a binge watch of other episode too

[@dharmabob2]

Excellent captures. Do you ever get aggressive reactions from the candid shots?

[@paulreidphotography]

@@dharmabob2 it’s happened once in my entire photography life. I managed to calm the situation down but as long as you realise they have the problem not you then it’s all good. You will always get people who just want an argument out there. My thing is that even if I know I’m in the right I am submissive and just let them feel they have had the upper hand. I know what’s right and it’s not my job to teach them a lesson.

[@dharmabob2]

@@paulreidphotography very true......that's a very good percentage from the 1000s (?)of portraits that you've taken. Thanks for answers and happy shooting

[@derekgillan7314]

Looking at some magnificent images, they wouldn't have been taken with the latest camera

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much

[@JittikMieger]

Absolutely loved your shots! Psssttt....! Just curious.... What's on the arcade cabinet? :)

[@paulreidphotography]

That’s the old Atari Star Wars game

[@jeremypetrick8760]

Did you use the Q for all the images? Very well done

[@paulreidphotography]

I did indeed! Thanks so much for watching

[@PaulTakesPhotos]

Thanks to you I am contemplating buying a monochrome camera... Not sure if it is praise or cursing 😂😂 keep on producing your videos and keep the same pace. So nice to see somebody taking their time instead of blasting out everything in 3 mins. Quick question: what is the most challenging thing about shooting blackand white only? Except for managing highlights and shadows 😂❤

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much!!! The most challenging thing is separation from subject to background. With only shades of grey, sometimes things blend together.

[@PaulTakesPhotos]

@@paulreidphotography oh thank you for the insight. I am still torn whether to go that route as I do find the B&W on my Ricoh g3x and Leica Q very good but B&W dedicated cameras fascinate me. Probably will rent a Leica Monochrome to shoot with it for a week. See how I enjoy reality :)

[@StevenBeard]

Did you take the Q2M down the mock-up pit at Beamish? I will next time I visit my sister who lives a couple of miles away.

[@paulreidphotography]

Great idea!!!!

[@chrisloomis1489]

Paul ; I would like to go to the Leica SL 2 / 3 as my main Mirrorless system from SONY , yet my " new " camera is a ROLLEI WIDE 55mm F4 with the DISTAGON Zeiss lens. I have one other TLR the 75mm 3.5 Bay One TESSAR in a D model , so I have shot that for 6 years , though limited. I love the 28mm Leica CL .. too. Do I sound like the every 6 month " change " type ?? 🤔

[@paulreidphotography]

Ha haaaa! I just think getting to know a camera properly takes time. I have more than one camera so I do switch depending on what the shoot is. I also have more than one lens. I’m thinking along the lines of a carry everywhere camera and sticking to one thing for a while with that.

[@tonys717]

Nice work Paul you got exceptional image quality as well. Enjoyed watching subscribed will be back.🙏🏼

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks so much for your support

[@rakov1]

I might have missed it but are these all out of camera or is there some post work?

[@paulreidphotography]

Thanks for your question. They are all RAW edited files

[@rakov1]

@@paulreidphotography Ta. The pics in this video blew my mind - sublime. I'll check later but if you're still near your keyboard... Do you have any videos showing how you do your edits?

[@flickmerauld9858]

If the foreground girl in the three person shot against the door had been looking at her phone too, it would have taken away from the image, distracted, been too cliché - this is, of course, just my opinion - but as it is, she draws the eye to the other two, instead of away. Sorry, I shouldn't butt in. It's just that sometimes the logical choice isn't the one that works best. But a lovely set of images as usual. Your work reminds me of my old black and white film days, going through a box of fibre paper to get that perfect print. Magic!

[@paulreidphotography]

That makes me feel much better about that image!!! Thanks so much for watching the video and your comments

[@BillWittman]

If I had a better pencil I could be a great writer======

[@paulreidphotography]

Indeed!!! Thanks so much for watching the video

[@bernardmathey6232]

To know your camera you need 3 Years (Henri Cartier-Bresson?)

[@paulreidphotography]

I mean it sounds like good advice!!! I’ve had mine for three! Ha haa

[@Jake-g9l7i]

Hope I didn't wake you up. I thought you would read my comment a lot later in the day. I am slowly going through all your videos as they come up. You're not a Buddhist monk are you? They get up at 4.0 am .I'm signing off now for some shut eye .Best wishes to you and yours. Jake E.

[@paulreidphotography]

Ha haaa! My dog was bothering me so I had to get up and see what he wanted!

[@NikNikkel]

What‘s about person‘s privacy? Is it allowed to take piocs form other people without asking permission? I‘m very insecure about this subject because im also do streetphotograpy

[@paulreidphotography]

Here in the Uk it is totally acceptable and legal to take photos of people in public. If someone objects I will always stop taking their photo or delete it for them

[@NikNikkel]

Thx Paul, here in germany it's more complicated and the laws about this subject are not very clear

[@_H_2023]

0:33 Wouldn't happen to be Thomas Heaton? and the likes of. Yes it gets very boring.

[@paulreidphotography]

Indeed! Thanks so much for watching the video! I appreciate it

[@glenhumphrey8822]

Taking a photo of a person is stealing God's artwork.

[@paulreidphotography]

Oooooooo! Thats a good one that!

[@muzicgr8]

Sorry but these photos are way over sharpened and way to much post adjustments. the peoples skin does not look real and you used way too much smoothing of the clothing textures. Sorry

[@paulreidphotography]

Don’t be sorry mate! You can have an opinion. My photos do have a look from the Q2M. However they’re not sharpened or smoothed. They’re Dodged and burned. Light and contrast! That’s all I use on the RAW.

[@muzicgr8]

@paulreidphotography well they look awful

[@muzicgr8]

Oh and that's not dodge and burn, it's over sharpen and smooth. They could be great photos if you left them alone. The people's skin looks alien.

[@paulreidphotography]

@@muzicgr8 thanks for your positivity! Always good to hear from a fan!

[@howardpayne6064]

Got to love a keyboard expert lol. He’s obviously a master of his craft. Maybe he should share a link to his portfolio so we can all see how it’s done 😂