Before you pick up a camera

[@ManettiAngelo]

it's hard to listen to Peter's words while you get to see visual heaven.

[@luissalazar2021]

I have been taking pictures since the latest 90s I was just thinking about giving up. But you Peter just gave me a jump start . Like A car dying of battery . Thank you so much. I am feeling alive again thank you Peter.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

WOW Thats awesome, I'm so happy I re lit your passion

[@leonjohnson3780]

I learn so much from Peter over the years. he has truly been one of the generous photographers who shares his knowledge and passion. Bravo.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you Leon

[@jontiffinphoto]

Have missed your presence on the local SATX FB forum Leon. Merry Christmas to you and yours!, best, -j

[@davidmilisock5200]

Well done, the Completion Backwards Principal, it's worked for decades. The more complex the project the more important it is.

[@cd6102]

These images are just pure poetry. Some of them have that surreal touch of a Boris Vallejo painting :)

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

wow thank you

[@jochenschrey2909]

TY for the focus stacking idea (& everything else too).

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

:)

[@blikart2504]

Great video for inspiration and more creative photo.Thanks.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Glad you liked it!

[@reneolejnik5482]

I love your mindset and your work !

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you so much 😊

[@keaphotoscom]

Thanks Peter, filling my head with beautiful ideas.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

My pleasure Happy holidays Andrew

[@adonuff3338]

Thanks Peter as a novice who collects old lenses you have given me an insight as how & when to use them better. Instead of just trying to get the best out of these old lenses I am looking at them in a different way now. Well done thanks Andrew

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks Andrew :)

[@pmbartley]

Beautiful images as usual! Loved the content and informative video. Hope you have the best of Holidays! Especially loved Tanya (wonderful hat)and all the black & white! Cheers!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you so much, happy holidays :)

[@jpvvandermerwe87]

Thank you very much Peter. Again, great insight into your world of thinking. Much appreciated.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Very welcome

[@OG-GMac]

Awesome photos, love the IR look in the first photos. Thanks for sharing, happy holidays!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you! You too!

[@Trojan0304]

Thank you for explaining the why , Happy Holidays

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Happy holidays!

[@ww1966]

Love seeing your photography outdoors !

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Glad you like them, more to come

[@bobwarren263]

Another brilliant discussion! On target and exceptionally valuable.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks Bob

[@Marc-lr6nd]

bravo , elles sont magnifiques ,toutes vos photos. certaines très particulièrement avec une douceur dans les gris 👍👍🤩🤩👌👌 J'adore . Encore merci pour votre travail et le temps passé à nous montrer votre travail

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Merci beaucoup

[@eddieteabagify]

an incomparable video of creative genius. i couldn't thank you more for your insights and creativity.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Wow, thank you!

[@frederickc3507]

All Remarkable images. The beach scenes in direct sunlight are brilliantly done. I just love your videos, you share a lot of knowledge and technique. Thank you, Peter

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Many thanks Frederick, happy xmas

[@bartabz2199]

A lot of these images are AMAAAAAZING Peter. I'm so jealous of the cloud formation you get out there. Here in Los Angeles our daytime clouds look like formless fog.

[@bartabz2199]

Did you use a red filter in any of those beach photos?

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks, no I didn't use any filter

[@ktnme82]

Thank you for your sacrifice of time and talent regarding these KZbin videos. Your personality is so wonderful and the level of success you’ve achieved is not surprising. You’ve made better photographers out of us all. Please keep up the good work and remember just how much we all appreciate it.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Wow, thank you so much Jared, have a great xmas :)

[@hejakma4682]

Amazing work, Peter. Thank you for sharing. Marry XMAS.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks, you too

[@RS-Amsterdam]

Great video. Love to take a peek into your brain ;-) Happy holidays and thanks for sharing !!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Happy holidays!

[@johnsantiago2786]

Great video some much insight and information. I've learned so much you Peter. Keep up the great work!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Awesome, thank you!

[@ma1899]

Jesus! What is amasing shots! Wow!

[@DPW86]

Ive followed you for awhile. Have to say this is my favorite video to date.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks heaps Dan

[@thewhiteroom2032]

Hey Peter, thanks a lot for taking the time to share insights like this. I have so much respect for you and your work And you inspire me to improve every time I watch.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

I appreciate that!

[@thewhiteroom2032]

It's truly an honor just to soak up what you have to offer! We appreciate you. Happy New Year to you and Bec by the way

[@zsombee11]

Thank you Peter for making this video!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

My pleasure!

[@marcthibault8723]

Love your work Peter! Thanks for sharing your thought process! 😊

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks

[@joshuagutierrez8407]

This is easily a Masterclass on thought processing. Thank you for such a great video. Lovely photos!!!!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you so much!

[@richardwagner3317]

These black and white photos are absolutely amazing. My choice is the young lady in the white sweater at 11:34. Amazing shot of her. Thanks for sharing your technique. Again, amazing. Always a pleasure to watch you at work. Enjoy the holidays.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you Richard

[@crissignori7482]

What an incredible series of photos !!!... I especially love the shot at 11'38" (girl in the black lingerie leaning against the wall BUT with the white flower in her right hand - WOW!) Bottom line you have to know the look you are trying to create and equally well you have to know how your lenses perform. Thanks Peter

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks so much

[@rolandkettle3343]

Extraordinary, how you composed these photo’s and developed such a economical strategy with lens selection. I’ve learn’t a lot from this post. I tend to take everything including the kitchen sink. Thanks again and have a wonderful XMAS. Regards Roland

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Many thanks and marry xmas to you Roland

[@billc4702]

Peter thanks for another detailed and instructive video. I am a keen follower of your channel from the south of WA where I have lived for 50 years. I did grow up in the Dandenongs however and know that golf course very well. Thanks for taking me down memory lane.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Cool, thanks Bill

[@michaelcorrigan5232]

Amazing image's & a great amount of insightful information.. 🤗 💜

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@hunter8980]

Excellent Topic for discussion!!!!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you

[@hunter8980]

@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer Welcome! I would certainly like to attend one of your photography workshops. I have to fly over 25 hours to come to Australia from USA. Are you going to have any workshop in New York city in near future? Appreciate your reply.

[@chriswilcockson8595]

Once again, a really good learning opportunity! Many thanks for this and have a very Happy Christmas!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks Chris and Happy holidays!

[@iandavy7595]

Great Video as always. Merry Christmas Peter & Bec, lets hope for a great year next year.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you and Happy holidays Ian

[@suzetteanthony5181]

Thank you. I got a lot out of this video. Now I need to try again.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you

[@ManettiAngelo]

this is Pure Magic.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you

[@jimpurcell]

Really like this series. Thanks for making us think!!!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Glad you like them Jim

[@guidobosch8459]

Thanks again Peter! 🙏

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

My pleasure!

[@grabtharandhishammer8251]

Great video as usual Peter. Wonderful of you to share your many years of experience with us. I dont think there has been one video where I haven't learnt something new, be it in technique or thinking.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Many thanks! :)

[@protsalke]

Really inspiring Peter... It is always amazing to learn from someone who are a really expertise person in his field!!! Many thanks for sharing with us... Best Regrards!!!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

My pleasure thank you

[@alexugljesic]

Agree with JPV, great insight. Thank you for sharing it with us. In my field (car photography), I stick to 28-300 zoom, always having on disposal availability of various focal lengths and apertures, adaptable to conditions and car model, as well as static or dynamic photography...

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks for sharing

[@MickPayton]

Again, so much useful information! A great insight that needs watching more than once I think, thanks again Peter! Have a great XMas and stay safe, best wishes to you all, Mick

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks Mick, you too!

[@ddelacruz]

Very nice! Glad you spoke on shooting with smaller aperture for detail and depth! 👍😁

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks Danny

[@jeje7822]

Thank you for sharing this knowledge/ideas with us. Really admire your work.. Happy Christmas and New year!!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks Happy new year!

[@VonThombrich]

Thank you for the video and the great photos!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you Thomas

[@Luca_2]

thanks Peter

[@jerrygrady6480]

Thank you.some of the best shots I've seen in a while. Very reminiscent of my favorites like Herb Ritts. Good inspiration is getting harder to find these days

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Wow, thank you so much Jerry

[@fuzzyjax]

I am so happy I subscribed. Fantastic video on so many levels. One thing is for sure, I am most definitely going to start experimenting/learning in b+w. Thank you Peter.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Awesome! Thank you :)

[@andrewchisholm3665]

Just WOW and bet you don't get this at a local camera club, and that is why I have not joined one. Thanks for posting about the Peter Adams book A few of The Legends, I got my copy just before Christmas and it is just awesome and I am loving just even looking at the photos

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks Andrew

[@josecarlossobrinhoensaiosr904]

sensational work peter , a hug a merry christmas from here in brazil

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks José and happy xmas to you and your family

[@Smoothblue90]

Good video. Thank you for your time and effort. I am a member of your Peter Coulson Inspire. And enjoy watching your videos there that are not on KZbin.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Awesome! Thank you. we have 2 new ones for inspire coming soon, have a great xmas

[@PeterTrainer]

Nice work Peter 👌🏻

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks 👍

[@David.G.P.]

Hi Peter, many thanks for this session. For me, this is lesson #1, many thanks for guiding us. I would slightly change the title: “before you pick up a camera and before you bring a Model”. If I were a publisher I would require you to persist your words in paper, to be used in art/photography education. I like so much the referenced pictures you share: Women in Nature, my preferred subject. Woman, earth, air, water (cloud/ocean/ocean) and all of them properly illuminated. For me, there is not greater expression of freedom than a half-naked woman in the beach sand; for me, it means naked humanity talking to naked nature, as a sensorial experience; it is a full pleasure for my eyes. Thanks for showing how outdoors backgrounds should be designed, to complement the Model, never to distract the attention from her. In my case, this is critical, because my “studio” is the outdoor, where there is room enough to project all my ideas/wishes/thoughts/…, where there is not limit to my creativity. Thanks for sharing your pictures in the forest, I think they are quite complicated, because nature could be very distracting. If I were a photo professional, I would experiment with outdoor backgrounds, before bringing the Model. Thanks for demonstrating how outdoor light should be driven. B&W is not the absence of color, but the arbitrary presence of light and its intensity. This video needs analysis to take the most of it (one picture on a time), and homework to experiment, after it; I think this Xmas break I am going to be very busy with these activities. Thank for bringing education and inspiration to the Internet. Once again, you dignify yourself, as a genius that shares his knowledge, and to the human race which beauty you capture

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks so much David

[@laurentbacq6427]

Toujours un plaisir de regarder vos vidéos très informatives. Et même en ne comprenant pas l'anglais. Juste en vous regardant travailler.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Merci :)

[@Smoothblue90]

More than once I've told people on the forums I'm on. That their goal should be. To get to the point. That they don't have to ask. What lens did you use? What settings did you use? I tell photographers their goal should be when they look at an image. Not to wonder what that photographer did as much as what they themselves would do to create that image. I realize that enveloped in that is some awareness of what the original photographer used. But far more important is learning to put your brain in the place of the photographer to try and imagine what lens and what aperture you would use to create that image. I remember just last week looking at a photograph of a man sitting in a pickup truck. And thinking that I would have shot that photograph with my 35mm lens with a smaller aperture.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks

[@ericsarnoski6278]

I sorta follow the same logic as you do . I work backwards , according to what the customer wants or the concept , I then script my shoot . If required for a particular location I'm not familiar with ,i will scout the location first , take some test shots of view points or angles , then select the lens and nessesary gear I will need.

[@shawn5210]

Thanks for the video Peter. Great images. What are some of your favourite beaches to shoot at in and around Melbourne?

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Portsea Back beach, Sandy Point and Wilsons Prom

[@truthsayers8725]

ANOTHER fabulous video. i never really did much portrait work (some T&I over the years and LOTS of Officer Portraits in the US Air Force) so i have a working knowledge of camera and lighting set-ups but i dont know how to develop my own "look". I also did some Graphic Arts in the Air Force but it wasnt much ARTIST work as it was more general stuff for briefings and the like. i always seem to have NO imagination. as a PJ, im not half bad but its really not what i THINK i want to aspire to. not much market for that anymore with so many newspapers going to reporters with iphones... STILL good inspiration, explaining why you do things the way you do!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks

[@alstuart8801]

Excellent video.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you very much!

[@Davis2you]

Very helpful to see how you fade Detail. Thank you

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

You’re welcome 😊

[@DavidWilliams-hv7so]

Thank you Pete for your wisdom on how to take pictures .Just like in life one never has to much knowledge . I learn something every time I watch your videos. My main goal today is to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year .🥂🎉🎆🎇🎉🎇✨

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you David, happy xmas to you as well

[@PhotoTrekr]

Interesting. Over the past year or two I've gone back to using prime lenses instead of zooms even though I shoot landscapes and used zoom lenses for years. I just enjoy shooting with the primes. But, using the primes requires me to visualize the photo I want more so than using the zooms. When I'm near home, I take my gear in two pelican cases then pull out the lens or lenses I think I'll need to get the shot for a certain location. For me it's just more fun to work that way. Happy holidays to you, Bec, and your families.

[@gm010379]

THANKYOU...

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks for watching

[@grantyale]

Rolling shutter with digital stabilization makes for motion sickness but hey, great stuff!

[@alanvandever9683]

Now you have me wanting to grab a model and go to the beach.

[@viktorpetukhov727]

I would forget the camera

[@andersistbesser]

Thank you for this video! So many guys think the only thing you have to do to „look professional“ is to buy an expensive lense and letting every picture drown in bokee..

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Absolutely!! thanks happy holidays

[@madmechanic7641]

brilliant Peter.. happy xmas.. wicked pics m8.. blow me away.. irish pete the mechanic.. with an old 5d2and a55/1.7 auto reflecta (took me long time to get) and if i can get anywhere near those pics i will be happy.. im a much better mechanic than a a photographer.. got too old now needing a much more relaxed lifestyle.. and do you know what Peter I'm never too old to learn and everytime I watch one of yours You educate me.. Ps: You ever need your car sorted ring me

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks Pete Merry Christmas to all the people in your life.

[@redharvest100]

Thanks again Peter. I really enjoyed this session as Almost all my shooting with models is in group classes and I have been wondering how to approach one on one sessions. Would love to hear your thoughts on how you create a concept for a shoot as well.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks

[@scottfineshriber5051]

Thanks for this. Very interesting seeing the effects of your shutter speed and aperture on two different formats. Was the indicated 71mm lens on the Hasselblad actually 90mm?

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Yes it was!

[@johnfistik968]

Top Photos.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

👍

[@bhogg92]

Merry Christmas Peter, and BEC! Very helpful thought process, thank you for sharing. While I was watching your video I noticed your side bar and started to wonder how you deal with file management. I've been working on making mine more streamline which is a slow process since I'm moving TBs worth of data around from external drives to a Drobo. I'd be interested in seeing your system and know how you deal with RAW files, how long you keep them, when (if ever) do you convert RAW to JPEG and delete your RAW files, etc. Thanks for all you do.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks Britt, I will do a video soon

[@martindrazsky7451]

Beautiful images here, for me much more interesting than your (excellent) studio work. Great advice also, especially regarding your creative thinking process, to ensure visual consistency and avoid getting carried away from the original objective of the shoot (which I must admit happens to me sometimes). Merry Christmas!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks Martin happy xmas :)

[@MattJoko]

Thank you for sharing! Side note, is there two intros in this vid?

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

ooooops see what happens when Bec goes on holidays, Thanks Matt

[@trancer03]

I only own one 7 year old camera and one lens so for me there are no choices to be made when it comes to gear. And since i don't earn or have any money that's probably never going to change.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

You can use one lens and camera so many different ways

[@michaelmclovin5098]

You are the Rick Beato of fashion photographers.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

wow thanks heaps

[@1946gsp]

Great tutorial. Inspirational and informative. I need to win the lottery so I can buy all the gear I need to make such choices. Right now, it’s “Do I use the Sony and the 1.8? Or the Sony and 1.8?”. Thanks, Peter, for your expertise.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks you can use the Sony at f8, I do :)

[@1946gsp]

@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer Thanks! I will

[@mickstarfighter]

As usual, an incredibly interesting, subtle, delicate, arty, passionate and pro insight of a very kind, natural, cool empathic and highly human human being, Great Fine Art photographer and great educator. I LOVE your tutorials as well as your way of behaving your own way out of the "nominal politically correct" mould, your most beautiful, so lovely and so arty photography celebration of the Beauty of Venus, and the really dynamic team you form with Bec. Tell her that yes Amsterdam, Holland and the Netherlands are the same and just on the other side of the border of Belgium, from where I send you both a big hi from Brussels, as well as my best wishes for a Merry Christmas, a happy New Year and a more "open" 2022 year.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks heaps Michel hope you have Merry Christmas, and a open New Year

[@d.k.1394]

top video

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks

[@ripthroughlol9714]

Not sure why your background looked wobbly, was kind of odd but great content on the material covered.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks

[@sharonraizor2839]

I only have one camera and one lens, so i have to make the best of it and learn what it can do.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

and thats the best way to learn your skills

[@RichardJPhotog]

Super basic, but inspiring as always.. love the content. Ive been shooting FF for 14 years. I know its not a Hassy, but I just bought a Fujifilm GFX, I'm getting a good feel for the focal length conversions but the aperture and depth of field is really frustrating me. For example 80mm 1.7 looks like FF 1.4. 110mm F2 looks like FF F4..to me. any tips?

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

No that doesn't sound right the 110mm f2 on medium format should feel like f1.5

[@kevincozens6837]

There is something about nudes and a beach setting that just naturally go together. There are some nice shots taken there and some nice shots of Bec. My favourite is the close up at 7:30. I didn't notice that one eye is slightly out of focus.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thank you

[@marciaregina-pm3fz]

Boa tarde! Poderia ter opção de tradução, português

[@Roberto_79]

In Awe… 😶😶😶

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Thanks :)

[@James-nh6jl]

Fixed lens focuses best hehehe

[@DannyO_Munich]

Great video! But that wobbling background is pretty distracting 🙈

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Noted!

[@volvoman2324]

delirium tremors? who is holding this you're making me car sick! OMG use that studio cam stand behind Peter. love the content mostly joking

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

I don't know what Bec was doing with on this shoot, I think she broke it :)

[@akirsch76]

The content was really good, but this video is far too serious! I'm missing Bec and her chaotic intro "Hi guys, I don't know what Peter is talking about, but who cares?" 😂 And there was no red wine in the video.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Bec is on holidays :)

[@Vlad0304UA]

I'm not sure if it will be clear what I will say, but by discussing the technical characteristics in detail, you are misleading newcomers that having received the world's best camera in their hands, they will be able to shoot the world's best scenes :) The result of photography is like playing musical instruments. You can be a virtuoso and play someone else's melody from the notes all your life, or you can be an average performer, but learn to improvise. Good music is obtained from a musician who owns the technique and even from a lousy piano he will be able to give the maximum. At the same time, Stradivari will not help a student playing scales. Probably these are banal statements, but often I see questions "how can I learn to shoot like Bresson?" Perhaps first we need to master the technique and technology of the entire process of taking a picture, and in the case of working with people - psychology and the skills of managing emotions. Better to dive right into the topic of "emotional intelligence". By the way, I may not understand the conversation well, but the dialogues in Peter's studio never seem mechanical and this distinguishes a good photographer from an artisan who takes a photo for a passport. Moving away from the topic of staged shooting of models to fixing reality, I have adopted a simple rule for myself: "if, when looking around, I have a name for the scene that is taking place, I must use a camera." Further, when shooting and processing the frame, the photographer can enhance this plot and hide unnecessary details that are not related to the topic. The NAME of the picture that has arisen in your imagination is the core of the composition. As a result, you can wait two hours for a bird in the right place in space or shoot one dark corner of a brick wall for years to find the right light. When you understand the subject and title of your future shot. Or it may happen that the scene you saw will never be repeated and if you "did not have time to pull out and put on the gas mask".. maybe lucky in the next life ;) There are other methods of shooting, you can just roll the dice in the hope of getting a good angle, but with more experience the photographer gains established habits and his own style. Usually they say to beginners: think what you want to say with your picture. In fact, they need to be told: learn to SEE what is interesting to you and capture your experiences in the photo. Otherwise, how are you different from the police camera on the wall, it also records everything for years. This is perhaps the main thing that I would like to say on the topic "Before you pick up a camera". There can be many opinions here, of course. Thanks and good luck promoting this channel!

[@dougpotosky4102]

Peter!!! I don't know if teachers like you. Are getting me upset or someone don't know what their talking about! You guys keep telling folks how to do this! How to do that! Why??????? Is my work in 2 books! The Smithsonian! A movie! 5 music magazines! Robert Downey Jr. On set of a movie! I can keep listing things for another hour!!! I have no schooling! No trainning!. I found my way on my own. I do not have 5% of the camera equipment you guys have. Why Peter? You guys are controlling the people following you. Your not empowering them! That is why I am getting pissed off! You all setting bad examples! Anyone doubt me? I can prove everything i just said about me. I'm saying this because I care! And I am not doing this for money! Maybe I am starting a Revolution in the world of photography. Everyone needs to find their own way. You follow the teachers. You all become robots!!!

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

Doug the only thing telling people is to have a reason to why THEY are using that lens and that aperture, NOT what lens and aperture to use. I hate schooling, camera clubs and robots. I continue to tell photographers there are no rules and shoot what they love to shoot the way they want to shoot. ps I don't see why you need to name drop, I never do that :)

[@Mrwhomeyou]

I mean if you don't wanna learn from others... ...but maybe some people don't want to "find their own way," maybe I don't want to invent mathematics by drawing in the sand... ...maybe that "self-taught" is inefficient and some people like to start their thought process on the shoulder of giants. I don't know, I don't have a problem with becoming robots.

[@dougpotosky4102]

@@PeterCoulsonPhotographer Hi Peter! First I know you are a great photograher! And respect you for that. I wish all teachers would tell their students. This the way I found what works for me!!! I live near Hallmark School of Photography. They are now closed. I have heard so many bad stories. Lots of students are over 40,000 in debt! Most of them hate! Photography. Never went into the field. That is what I am talking about. What teachers and schools are doing too so many. Do you? Understand that. Just one point I am trying to make. The students are being torn down. Not empowered. The Information overwhelms them. I have about 50 more stories i could say. Another time! Thanks! For reaching out to me.

[@jochenschrey2909]

@@dougpotosky4102 Who watches videos like this when in their life? Aren't there enough other channels bragging to rule their corner of the small business world with either just a 50mm or a 35 & 85mm combo, catering business focused beginners?

[@6042833]

Peter You are good photographer but lately you're going down the hill.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

why do you say that

[@6042833]

Because your work is being better in olden days. You used to shine Now you're predictable.

[@PeterCoulsonPhotographer]

maybe it's 2 years living in the most locked down city in the world, or only been able to shoot local, no travel and no international models no international clients :)

[@6042833]

@UCTkfCUbK1BzcaGXpIXimdoQ Like I said he's brilliant. But I prefer his old work.