Pros Critiquing Pros "5 Min Portrait" Air Show Photos Ripped Apart

[@GrimnirWolf]

The way Matt does critique is constructive and useful. Jared's critique...? Not so much.

[@nicholasmapes]

Jared - "this sucks, I hate it, your stupid.... I'm not trying to be a dick, just critiquing "

[@marcusamancio8302]

I think both are constructive, but jared doesn't take it easy at all

[@MundMoriginal]

It's incredible how good an experienced eye can spot detail so quick on these pictures.

[@saaj30july]

"you're trying to tell me that my lines aren't straight" LMAOOOOOO

[@kelvinmugittu]

yes

[@byVizq7]

Shit that got me good Lol

[@simioneitor1975]

Oof

[@yuenglingking]

"aaaannnd the plane is dead center" lol

[@CarlosFlores-ve9ps]

yuenglingking 😂😂😂

[@BillFerris]

Jared Polin for putting your work out there for an open critique. An ability to give constructive feedback and an openness to receive the same are important to creative growth. This video - and others you've done - do a lot to educate other photographers, to show that criticism can be a good thing. It helps us get better. Please, do more videos like this. A variation on this theme would be to review a sequence of exposures and talk about the process of selecting *the* shot from a series of photos capturing the same scene/subject.

[@PCHCP011]

I'd agree

[@timothy790110]

Jesus Jared, why did you get so defensive and agressive? Just look at your body language. Critiques from another pro is a great way to learn. I dont get people getting defensive when they get crits.

[@GrimnirWolf]

Well, other than Jared having a lot of gear and a somewhat well known youtube channel... I don't know how pro he actually is :v

[@alejandromarmolejo13]

GrímnirWolf lol right. Where can i see his photos?

[@omerfarukunal4203]

GrímnirWolf agreed I tried to find his portfolio but I couldn't find much than his 5 min portraits and they were like snapshots.

[@scallen3841]

I will always ask what can I do to correct my errors , I also add show me as well . Telling someone is easy showing or giving real time instruction is another thing .

[@nicholasmapes]

Hes so used to dishing it out, and he cant take it...

[@maxbo3361]

His reception to the criticism is hard to watch and disappointing. Otherwise, would like to see more like these.

[@RunNGunPhoto]

Jared, welcome to my everyday of being a military photographer :) Long, fast lenses and lots of panning. Lots of cropping is crucial to aircraft photography. Yes, you lose a little resolution, but it's better then losing the shot altogether.

[@MauriceWijma]

Very nice information he gives. I've shot some motorsports a few times, and I love to fill the frame with the landscape where the cars will go to. A pretty difficult job when you can't go everywhere, but when you get it, it makes the picture tell much more. This, of course, is a lot more difficult with airplanes.

[@limestarinc]

Matt is so right on the money with this critique. Everything I agree with. Moving subjects should have a path, the artistic shots, etc. I am a cropper.

[@kipkipful]

8:55 he is just dying inside, he just can't process it

[@bodiseifer]

there are loads of videos out there for tips and tricks for aviation photography but you guys covered the bases and for anyone getting into this kind of photography for the first time should watch this. great video guys.

[@brianbrooking496]

This guys critique was awesome and delivered it with intellect and eloquence, Jared did good, for a guy who talks for for a living, must have been hard to take a back seat. This critique vlog definitely benefits from Jared from being a little muted.as allows him to become a subject and allows Matt to become teacher. Great balance and critique was well received.

[@birdie2580]

not sure if this is a known thing or something just i use, but i go by "would i use this as my wallpaper". especialy with airshow pics

[@lokatpic]

My first time shooting an air show was in Fillmore, Calif. Thanks Jared for putting your photo's in . I did not have the right glass was a bit too short. But I did get good pictures. I see now where I can improve. Thanks to Matt Ciao for what he said and taught us.

[@skillick]

who cares if you crop a 20-30 megapixel image? Videographers will shoot 4k (8 megapixels) and crop down to 1080 (2 megapixels) and it looks great. When you have so much resolution like a dslr in photo mode it seems like overkill to not crop even though it would improve the composition of the image.

[@jeepjoseph9036]

He said he was shooting a d4s which is only 16mp fx

[@cro0w]

I don't know if your friend was nervous because he was critiquing you or what. You don't know how professional you are until you get out of the comfort zone.

[@oasisbeyond]

Like Jared but every pro crop's it's evolution. We have the resolution to do so, especially capturing a moment. He has ocd though. For animals, sports, planes... You need to crop. For portraits get the shot right in camera.

[@ocphotography9136]

Cropping was always a thing with film photography then people stopped doing it in the digital age because the resolution wasn't good enough. Now we have the resolution so the cropping technique is once again being used, nothing at all wrong with it.

[@panaceiasuberes6464]

So Jared says he's taking the critique in but at 6:44 Matt clearly says "don't be afraid to crop" and the No-crop goes stubbornly "I don't".

[@tectorama]

I've just come back to this video. I have encountered some of the problems Jarred had. Using a long lens at a relatively slow shutter speed. It's very difficult to get a sharp image of a prop driven aircraft and get prop blur. Sometimes you have to "spray and pray"... As Matt says, you have to break the habit of a lifetime and crop your photos.

[@BokushingusKendoTV]

This video helped me tremendously for shooting at Miramar airshow today!! Pan with SS of 1/320 is soooo hard!!

[@KingKabukiSushi]

Great episode! I've shot at a local airshow for a couple of years so it was good to hear some of things I was doing right, also plenty of tips to help me improve. Thanks for sharing your work, I enjoy critiques such as this, constructive feedback. Also just wanted to reiterate the point that was made about the open/friendly community of photographers at airshows, this was my experience even as a basic amateur.

[@tobereed]

This was my favorite "segment" of all. Informative and entertaining. Big Ups,props,good job and all that.

[@skydive7273x]

I really enjoyed this video. There was a lot of very useful info and very good constructive criticisms which I think everyone could use. But if I could be so bold as to offer a suggestion - I would have liked Matt to have gone through your photos and pick the ones he thought were the best. I liked all of the ones you picked but I always wonder if I am leaving some good photos on the cutting room floor as it were. Also I wonder how many would overlap from the ones you thought were best and the ones he thought were best. Again thanks for the video

[@donaldjones2106]

2018 I shot my first air show. If I would have seen this. I would have gotten better pictures. Great critique. Very consturctive. Thanks Jared for putting this on.

[@MrVonmega]

Did you use or not use a polarizing filter? I think that could have saturated the sky a little more in some shots.

[@yupme4596]

A polarizing filter would saturate the sky for sure, but it would also minimize the light intake for the camera. I wouldn't use the polarizer unless it's for static planes.

[@31320luis]

I feel like most of the early photos that were during the overcast would look great black and white. Idk what the thought of black and white photos while shooting aircraft but I think it would be cool to see the contrast of the shades of clouds

[@jimmielynch1262]

I love watching these, they're my new addiction. Thanks for these, I'm learning a lot.

[@hi9313]

watched the whole thing and dont even have a camera

[@elboogie2324]

I don't have one either, but saving to get one soon.

[@kelvinmugittu]

bruh i laughed waay too hard at this comment

[@crispyfucca]

Do you have one now?

[@jonjacobik7949]

One of the best formats. I learned a lot. Thanks

[@thim0]

That diving plane at 20.40 is epic. Awesome shot. Much cooler the closeups in my opinion. I'd print that!

[@Csoery]

Most of it is just personal, tbh... E.g. some ppl are crazy about bokeh, I think it's totally overused, for me it's on par with color separation. He said the planes being right in the centre is wrong, I would disagree, I think in some cases it's perfectly fine to center your subject, and I can see no point in forcing an off-centre framing just because it's a good composition technique when it doesn't feel natural to your eyes when you take the shot. I liked the air show video and this one as well. I appreciate that you show photographers as they really are: human... Too many self-conceited "pros" out there.

[@MundMoriginal]

You kinda misinterpretation the point. It's not about that it's bad when it's in center, it's not good because there is too much uninteresting area around the plane. A closer shot or cropping the image would make it much better. Besides, yes, there is much subjective when talking about photos, but we have two people who do that professional for many years now and if anyone, THEY know which pictures sell, that's what it is all about. Nobody is forcing you to change how you shoot airplanes, these are suggestions from people who know how to shoot something to get it how they imagine it and how they think a picture works best out of many years of experience.

[@henrygaraffa5584]

the rule of thirds is not a subjective thing, images always look better when the subject either fills the frame or is close to a thirds line.

[@MrLivesformusic]

Henry Garaffa m

[@PrivateCustard]

Not a bad effort there Fro, not bad at all :) As a frequent aviation shooter, it's nice to see how an 'outsider' (sorry, I tried to think of a better word!) deals with the subject. I know you don't like to crop, and it certainly has its benefits when going for shots that take in the whole environment. But, if you visit a show on a day with pure blue skies, and no clouds, the drama of uncropped shots just won't be there. What you need to do, if it's frame-fillers you want, is visit Oshkosh. I have a friend that shoots (and writes) for AeroResource and Jets magazine, and what he brought back to the UK from his week in Wisconsin was utterly mindblowing! If all else fails, you should get yourself over the pond, to visit Old Warden, a vintage Mecca, where 300mm is often too much!

[@AdamDooley]

I really enjoyed your airshow videos! Both the critique and the 5 min portrait! I went to an airshow earlier this year with the Blue Angels as the centerpiece. I reacted much the same way you did with practically feeling overwhelmed by the "attack" of the jets. I'm very ADD like you at times and the jets can overwhelm the senses and your sense of orientation. It almost requires taking small break from time to time just to recover my senses from the stress of it.

[@earthboundmisfit404]

Great video, especially for those looking to learn and explore aviation photography. One question I have is what drove the change in ISO? For the Thunderbird sequence I noticed the ISO at 400-500. Was this a technique to tune in exposure settings without changing shutter/aperture? Any concerns of noise going to the higher ISO? Thanks for the video and any advice you may have.

[@RunNGunPhoto]

Sometimes ISO was necessary when his aperture was at f22. He couldn't raise his shutter because it has to stay low to keep the propellors blurred. So when the exposure is too dark, ISO is what you have to raise sometimes.

[@wayneyoung146]

Just love it. Well done. What my mate James said too me. Yourself and Matt Ciao are on the same line. Like hard sunny day. Get the meter reading from grass . As Matt said at the show. look at Horizon then go 45 Degree up take a meter reading.

[@peterhill603]

Good constructive review. I've not been to an airshow for many years. So it was a down to a light meter, Kodachrome X, became 64 (ASA) and a manual camera set to between 1/125 and 1/250 and hope for the best.

[@ferrarilamboaston]

i am a nikon shooter but i would suggest that you use the new canon 7dmkii with the tamron 150-600mm usd vc lens which is an awesome piece of glass! this would be my go to setup for the planes and there wont be any issues with not having enough reach.

[@terrybunch3828]

Sigma's lens is better in this focal length.

[@TalesOfWar]

Indeed. This is one of those places where the crop sensors are more suited. A 7D MkII even with a 70-200 would give you more range than this D4S with 300mm given the crop factor would give you 320mm effectively.

[@MegaYoyo42]

I've not done any aviation photography before but after seeing this I'm now going to step out of my comfort zone and give it a try. My fave rite photo is the silhouetted jet against the clouds, it just made my hair stand on end👏👏👏👍 that would look great blown up on a white wall.

[@HogueT1]

Andy Roye It's really fun and challenging. I'm heading to one next weekend.

[@RunNGunPhoto]

Just did a video on photographing aircraft. Aircraft and airshows are challenging.

[@patprop74]

Jared , would air shows be a good place for a crop senor dslr vs the full frame so that, one could take advantage of the 1.5 cropping?

[@RunNGunPhoto]

In short, yes, if you don't have long enough lenses.

[@mike309saa]

See what I'd do with photo at 19:05 is set shutter speed to freeze it all including the props, then just add the prop blur back in photoshop. Of course it's better to do it in camera but when it's hard or close to impossible to do then it's easier to add blur than it is to take it away. It's what I'd do personally.

[@williamneuman7783]

Just found this video. I have been shooting airshows since the mid/late 70's. Started with a kodak 110 and in 78 bought an Olympus OM-1 35mm. My problem is generally freezing the prop. I need to keep shutter speed down.

[@ParkerUAS]

I have found myself in the 1/160 range for my best shots. I went so far as to to calculate the prop RPM of various aircraft (which was a PITA when you have to find cruise RPM and then the prop gearing) and calculating it down to how much of an arc I wanted. This really didn't help a lot. 1/320 is good as well, but on a 4 blade prop like most WW2 fighters I wasn't getting enough sweep for my tastes.

[@SimbaC2007]

26:55 That is a Line abreast right echelon would be staggered formation on the right side.

[@lariveePhoto]

Somethimes you cannot have too much long lenses on hot weather in you are far away. You'll just get the "heat waves" in the air and everything will be wavy.

[@terrybunch3828]

Hmm interesting never heard about this.

[@lariveePhoto]

ill get some samples of that

[@kwizmon]

@@lariveePhoto and then you didn't. Boom!

[@GeorgePop]

Nice shots, being a photographer means that you should be able to shoot almost anything, and trying for the first time to shoot fast moving subjects it's a challenge and you have to adapt on the spot. I shot some F1 cars going by last year in the afternoon in the rain, it wasn't easy but it was a lot of fun and I've learned a lot about shooting fast moving subjects in low light. Nice airplane photos and the ones with the red helicopter were very cool!

[@samgabor100]

d9 or group or 3d What would be a better choice for Airshow Nikon DSLR Full Frame Thanks

[@MalcolmPowder]

Did you not consider using a TC Jared?

[@tommyhosteng7799]

That diving Mig shot was incredible!!

[@MattHaslamProductions]

Are you doing the AC show again this year? I'm really excited to shoot my first air show so thanks for the tips!!

[@conawayjb]

I must say I am not normally a fan of your work but there were some damn nice images in that set especially for your first time out. What camera were you shooting?

[@FranklinZheng557]

d4s

[@Leroy_Outside]

any way i can use some of these photos for a power point im doing in class on aviation photography? that ascending harrier shot is so sweet i cant find anything like it on google img

[@flickingfeathers]

I enjoyed that, gave me a nice insight into a branch of photography I was always a bit turned off by. Thanks

[@danadrian2752]

Hi guys! As someone who shoots film I was wondering what the equivalent lens would be for a medium format film camera to a dslr’s 400-600mm lens like what was discussed in this video. I don’t know much about digital cameras so I’m sorry if this sounds like a noob question. There is a 500mm lens available for mine so I was wondering if that would be good enough for this type of photography.

[@ammmullan7129]

Where can we learn more about Matt?

[@eliasali9383]

hey I want people to critique my photos where do I put them? thank you 👍

[@JonAlycia]

This was awesome to watch! I learned a lot by listening to him. I would love to see more of these Jared

[@chrisklugh]

I love how easy it is to give a critique, but taking it is another thing. But if your going to give it, you should practice taking it. Over time you will get batter at giving it so it don't sting so much.

[@andrewdebaron2761]

Hi Phineas, Matt, great critiquing. Great show and really, really useful. Friendly, affable, relaxed. thx guys!

[@MitchDenham]

Jared shoots drifting with Larry Chen? I'd watch that shit.

[@TPD605]

Awesome video! I really enjoyed the live video and the critique afterwards. Please do more videos like this. This is my go to channel for photography tips.

[@ThailandAmazing]

Hey ummmm question? I used use a canon film camera. But here is my question. My canon I could zoom in. Get focus. Zoom out. Take a shot. It would be perfect focus. So I tried to do same with my Nikon d3400. Zoom in. Focus. With auto off. Back off take shot blurry. I’m like hey. What’s up. So I’ve tried it many different ways. What am I doing wrong or is it that the digital don’t work that way. If not or does. Your thoughts. Cause I’m not happy crappy. Guy

[@maxrshelltrack7443]

Lmao Damn Jared that coast guard chopper's in flight not sitting in the hangar.

[@laszlophoto]

does photography turning a lip work?

[@teovajs2422]

Hi i want to buy a camera. What do you think about nikon D3200 18-55 + 55-200 for 553 dollars? Its worth it?

[@KZHX]

D3200 Has nice IQ not too many features unfortunately. I don't recommend the dual lens which you've said. You'll be much happier with an 18-105 just because you don't have to switch lens

[@teovajs2422]

Thank you

[@MichaelZola]

Pros critiquing Fro's, this was a great episode. Great job Jared Polin

[@Chriskamaras]

Jared has such a passion for photography that it might seem that he comes off harsh on the critiques. He wants people to learn and better themselves therefore he doesn't sugar coat.

[@keepmovn8039]

1. Out of all the images and only ONE got zoomed in to see if its sharp or not. 2. How do you shoot sharp image when a good composition is off center out of the focus point? 3. How to produce sharp image on a shutter speed mode for propeller airplane when the camera always chooses very narrow aperture (f22+) ?

[@jfeagle214]

Great video. Liked this style of video where it's new to you and learning from the experience. Good job.

[@O.G.H.]

Jared seems to give harsh critique, yet he is unable to handle one if it's about himself. Not very professional

[@taylamayde]

matt ciao what area are you from? you kinda say expuuuriment like us in st louis

[@findus605]

Good to see Jared squirming with being critiqued, he may now sympathise with others he slays in the same position.

[@alessandrocernuzzi4956]

Great vid, very informative! You've def got some great shots there. I've never shoot planes at a show but it looks like those things are elusive AF! I'm going to give it a try at the next acrobatic planes show ;)

[@helthuismartin]

The pictures are al 1 stop under exposed.Use the next time centralfocuspoint combined with spotmeting and contunious focus,A.I.Servo on the Canons.

[@mateo...]

More of these, please!

[@AidanGunn]

Jared your not pro..

[@MDCCLXXVI1990]

And you can't spell. You're***

[@localgames1]

MDCCLXXVI1990 No. He spelled it correctly. Just used the wrong choice of words.

[@jeepjoseph9036]

more of a pro than you

[@timobb]

This was good, as an airshow photographer myself I thought your pics were good, like Matt said though you lens is never long enough.

[@69_MK]

Cropping doesn't just result in loss of resolution, bit also disorientes the shape of the lens.

[@evilgouki]

anyone not gonna talk about how they pronounce propeller

[@freeandcriticalthinker4431]

Nice approach on the criticism. Just wish my wife could handle them same! AND wish I had someone to do the same with me. This is probably one of the most difficult parts of photography and can also interject friction if your not very careful

[@mentalbriefcase]

These videos are great. I liked this one, as well as the video of you showing your first baseball pictures. It'd be awesome if you could do more videos that show how your photography has progressed over time. I learn a lot from these types of videos. :) Thanks, Jared!

[@brockman562]

damn...this guys is a master in aircraft photography. always new shit to learn.

[@marcusamancio8302]

The guy is saying that the horizon is not leveled. Jared is saying "right" but he is actually thinking "omg, how did I forget the damn horizon, i feel embarrassed" (couse hes such a pro)

[@MrK67017]

Always an uncomfortable position to be in. Heading to the New Garden Air Show today for a few Flickr page photos. This critique will help.

[@Xevion]

One thing that annoyed me here is essentially how poor the setup you've got running here is. You're rotating a image back and forth, why not bring up a large TV so that you can view the image alongside him, a nice big 8K TV (or best at time of recording) mirroring the laptop screen. Also, you're supposed to stay quiet. But you're not really doing a great job of that. Hmmmm....

[@AstroSam66]

Where is the problem just to display what Matt is seeing to a Monitor? So you don't have to ask him what he is seeing right now? It's annoying!

[@dbauernf]

Nice video! Good idea Jared.

[@SubBassX]

"What are those normal people called? Civilian boats"

[@Aciimov]

Umm I just scroll down and I read your comment when I listening to it at the same time lol... 12:21

[@CPTTango30]

I was hoping it was Moose Peterson. But, Matt was great also.

[@AdamDooley]

Deer Jared Polin, I normally try to let the advertisement play out when watching your videos in order to support your work. There is one ad from a company that I normally LIKE that I always skip. I don't know how to best get this best relayed to the advertiser. The company is Borrowlenses.com. It's an overly loud basethump that pumps through a stop motion video. Again, I like the advertiser, just hate the ad.

[@simioneitor1975]

16:18 you’re welcome

[@burnout9069]

I know this is old news, but. WTF is with the lack of cropping before any critique? It screams amateur.

[@dh-flies]

You know what they say about opinions....

[@MykeyBrooksMyKeyDB]

For a first try them shots were awesome! But I think a few could of been cropped.

[@terrybunch3828]

This is just all luck and just letting the shutter fps rip on through. You can focus in the center and you still can get images in rule of thirds. Happens while shooting birds in flight and this type. Its all moving way to fast. Its just dumb luck. You're only good for because the gear you are using. Or whatever your teacher told ya, and applies to most people when shooting something involving speed.

[@CarlosFlores-ve9ps]

Terry Bunch your stupid

[@soundwavebrainwave9126]

Jared is heavily insecure about he being a pro photographer and can't take any critique like normal man, but on the other hand when he critiquing someone work it seems like he's trying to get that photographer feels like shit.

[@ryanbailey112]

Prefer Jared's critiquing myself. I am thinking Matt might have been nice for the show and who you are? I find Jared can be somewhat aggressive and people take offence however it's to the point and the truth is told which is helpful.

[@toniereeves1677]

I don't like any of the photos. I have seen him put down photos way better than these.....

[@AlexaBellaMuerte]

He can't handle it

[@kentuckyfirearmsnetwork8700]

Lol next picture 😐 there the aircraft is dead center in the picture lmao good vid Jared

[@iyot1020]

Thats because of his stupid ass rule of not cropping