Real Landscape Photography Tips

[@ntsms69]

Best tip, often overlooked. HAND HELD. The equipment is now so much better, that hand held now offers 'so much' more opportunities.

[@GaryGough]

Agree totally 👍👍

[@toomuchkit964]

Best tip ever from the big yin, don't forget your wellies !!

[@GaryGough]

lol so true :))

[@larryrudnick1519]

I've followed that last tip for 35 years, keeps life much calmer... :-)

[@GaryGough]

lol me too wink wink 👍🤣😊😁

[@garyclaytonphotography5708]

Well I think just like you did in your video. Have fun and laugh. A pleasure to view.

[@GaryGough]

Thank you Gary, very kind 👍👍

[@mariomifsud1302]

Excellent help and well done for your landscape photography.

[@GaryGough]

Thank you

[@paulgoodey3478]

Great shots of wonderful landscapes Garry, some good oil for all. Thanks for all your inspiring videos, top viewing.

[@GaryGough]

Cheers Paul 👍👍

[@martintolley9234]

WRT to "don't tell the wife" - my man in Wex in London greets me with a smile and a chat when I pop in for a kit fix, but pretends he's never met me before when I'm accompanied by Mrs T.

[@GaryGough]

lol top drawer :)

[@localnavy433]

That last tip was the best and truer words have never been spoken lol. Thank you

[@SteveZodiac777]

Thanks for a fun video - great tips and great photographs!

[@GaryGough]

You're welcome, cheers

[@vproven]

Great images. Keep up the good work and keep sharing.

[@GaryGough]

Thank you 👍

[@AlexMcDougallPhotography]

Thanks for the video. Some great images especially the woodland and glencoe ones.

[@GaryGough]

Cheers Alex

[@nickcoates02]

One of my Ecology tutors used to say, "if a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing badly!", meaning you might not have much time or the ideal equipment but better imperfect than not at all.

[@josephstanski5180]

Wow! Soooo good. Thank you so much Gary.

[@GaryGough]

Cheers Joseph

[@andymacdougall6593]

Hey Gary, I was the photographer in the house next door on Skye during that very wet and windy week. Never got a chance to say hello, but was interested to see what you got in those “challenging conditions”! Unfortunately I had to leave on the day the snow came. Shooting hand held was definitely the order of the day in those winds though! My tips from that week, “keep wiping the lens” and “use the weather you’re given” my best shots came from the worst weather, worth all the drenchings.

[@GaryGough]

Hi Andy. Would love to have said hello, sorry we missed each other. Challenging conditions indeed. You're so right, and as Alistair's tip said "if the weather gives you lemons, shoot lemons" 🤣😊😁 I'd love to see what you came away with

[@andy1753]

I always think photography is easy to learn but difficult to master. When you have a master making it look easy that's Gary Gough. Another great watch!

[@GaryGough]

Very kind Andy, thank you

[@garybeaumont1373]

Very enjoyable, great pics (as always). Thanks for the thanks and let’s hurry up and get out again!

[@GaryGough]

gary beaumont - already ready to rock 😁

[@Brenda-xc7sq]

Your images are so beautiful, I love the accuracy of their focus and the gorgeous colours. The tips also apply to all genres, so thank you.

[@GaryGough]

Thank you Brenda

[@johnsparkes8963]

Great watch great images. I find loads of images in woods mind I do get over excited and shutter happy.

[@GaryGough]

Nothing wrong with being shutter happy :)

[@johnpunnett1426]

Great video Gary - some great hints & tips & some drop dead gorgeous pics. Loving the Glencoe footage which also serves as a great reminder of the fantastic 3 days imaging I had in your presence..

[@GaryGough]

Very kind of you to say John. It was a fantastic trip with a brilliant bunch of guys 👍👍

[@1spitfirepilot]

That managed to be very useful and huge fun at the same time. Excellent!

[@GaryGough]

Thank you as always xx 👍

[@neklamp2431]

Great photos, great tips!!!

[@GaryGough]

Thank you 👍👍

[@MargatePete6137]

Thanks for that Gary, and you are never to old to learn, watching your an others blogs, there is always something to pick up.👍 All the best.............Peter.

[@GaryGough]

Thank you Peter 👍

[@janboag8361]

Great presentation Gary. Love the moody skies and rugged mountains such a change from other channels which are sunrise/sunset focused. Best images are when the weather is changeable 👍

[@GaryGough]

Very true Jan. Cheers 👍👍

[@marchbourne]

Tip number 1 is spot on lol, great video Gary.

[@thomasjcahill2798]

Your best one yet!

[@GaryGough]

Very kind Tom. Thank you 👍

[@marktaylor9579]

Great tips, great images, and a wonderful sense of humour, my top Vlog of 2019 by far. Thanks Gary.

[@GaryGough]

Mark Taylor thank you Mark. Very kind of you to say xx

[@robertleathers5630]

Great video! Number one tip was hilarious

[@GaryGough]

lol cheers 👍

[@lynnmilner6310]

Love your latest video great tips last tip could work the other way don't tell hubby what you spend. Great photos I used to live in Fort William it's a stunning place

[@GaryGough]

Very true Lynn. Beautiful place indeed. My parents did their courting in Fort William in late 50's

[@jimcooke5590]

brilliantly put together gary, and yes totally agree with the last tip that's why we all got to where we are today

[@GaryGough]

lol So true. Cheers Jim

[@jimhamilton8775]

Brilliant Gary.

[@GaryGough]

Thank you kindly as always Jim. Cheers

[@markjutsum6187]

Good to see the smiles and hear your dolcid tones again, I thought nessy might have got ya! Late tip -Watch out for the local tipple it will blur your shots MJ

[@GaryGough]

lol top tip 🤣😊😁

[@peterosborne9802]

Last tip... brilliant. Lol. Especially your new camera bag. 😂

[@GaryGough]

Cheers Peter 👍👍

[@markpursglovephotography]

Great video, Fantastic pictures, Amazing country. :)

[@GaryGough]

Cheers Mark

[@MrCochise71]

Hand held landscape photography. Great tip. Been doing more and more of it. Gary is the man. The last tip 😂😂😂

[@GaryGough]

lol Cheers

[@mitube6387]

believe me, the last tip from Stephen is an international tip. Cheers from Germany

[@GaryGough]

lol I think you're probably right :)

[@Cumbriahandyman]

Don't know how I missed this one, maybe the notification never arrived. Beautiful locations.

[@GaryGough]

Maybe you've gone off me now John 🤣😂😁 Hope you picked some tips up? Cheers John

[@nigelbramley4188]

Speaking of so called KZbin experts, which there are many and have a huge following. It's the images that count not the constant talking or equipment tests. I consider my self lucky to learn from a darkroom and film, though I use do use digital now. Having said that, the photographer who constantly produces the goods with stunning images in my opinion, is Gary Gough. Thoroughly entertaining too.

[@GaryGough]

Very kind of you to say Nigel. Thank you. You probably noticed I bit my tongue when filming though :)

[@johncusick3993]

Great Vlog Gary, thanks again!

[@GaryGough]

Cheers John

[@MarkMcNeill22]

Really enjoyed this vlog Gary well done 😁

[@GaryGough]

Cheers Mark

[@peterdovey5182]

What cracking images you shown Gary, are you planning any workshops down here in the south west of England ?

[@GaryGough]

Hi Peter, nothing planned as such. I normally head North but I have a few plans for the South early next year.

[@vincentspratling365]

Hi Gary. One of my places the Isle of Skye . I love the handheld shot of the mountain

[@GaryGough]

One of my favourites too. Cheers Vincent

[@gryphongryph]

This is a superb video Gary,, really like this format, the photos you make are always stellar. Ps... when will the next round table be ? Miss you guys!

[@GaryGough]

Very kind of you to say. Hopefully I should have an update up that in the next couple of days

[@valeretorfs3077]

I even love your music, soooo good, RESPECT!

[@GaryGough]

Very kind, thank you

[@allanmarshall4582]

Much easier than squinting the eyes. Set the mode to Black and white on camera. Get a good idea on shadows and highlights. Image will download in colour, when you show it in your software.

[@GaryGough]

I do that already so I'm with you on that one :)

[@allanmarshall4582]

@@GaryGough nice one Gary

[@82300sd]

Love the last tip from Stephen!

[@GaryGough]

Cheers :)

[@Halfpint71]

The photos of the stranded boat in the mist at fantastic. Love that sort of shot. Great tips, especially the Monster Munch one.......but Beef flavoured! 😀

[@GaryGough]

lol Definitely onion flavoured for me :) 😊😁🤣 Cheers Dave

[@pratamnak]

Wow.... never been number one at anything before.

[@GaryGough]

A very worthy winner 😁😁

[@davidpearce2981]

Best tip I ever had .... don't answer the phone when you're doing the ironing. What a location.

[@GaryGough]

Never buy a mermaid tights was another :) Cheers ya mad fool 👍👍

[@andykennerley8159]

Hi I have just got in to photograph I like to come on one of your workshops I love landscape thanks 👍

[@GaryGough]

Looking forward to you being there. www.shootsmart.co.uk/landscape-photography-workshops/

[@markburton3306]

My skillz at putting a bag over a camera are legendary :) great video

[@GaryGough]

lol Thanks for starring Mark 👍👍

[@lueyd6267]

Sir, A great vlog and of course the places you took us was phenomenal ❤️❤️❤️ loved the tips

[@GaryGough]

Very kind, thank you

[@WizWise]

After hearing your No 1 tip I have now amended my will with a note to my son, "don't let your mum sell my gear for the price she thinks I paid for it!" Great video, now I wish I was back on Skye.

[@GaryGough]

lol Love it 😁😊🤣

[@FredWilbury]

Lucky man on the Isle of Skye..... 😎👌

[@GaryGough]

Thank you

[@dreamcatcher3622]

Inspiring - and that music you used is ridiculously beautiful as well.

[@GaryGough]

Thank you. Music credits are in the description

[@JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67]

Loved the video Gary, the food tip was the best, I never leave without my Cadburys Chocolate and a can of IRN-BRU, which is a bit of a luxury here in Canada.

[@GaryGough]

I'm a Galaxy man and Coffee :) Must be my age 😊😁🤣

[@JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67]

@@GaryGough Think I am older than you, and still love the sweet stuff, but then we Scott's are not known for our diet, ps I mentioned you In my very first video from pollett river.

[@antonoat]

Loving the Isle of Skye, great video as always Gary. Tip, side lighting can be best for showing texture, contours and often detail, remember photography doesn't have to be a competition!

[@GaryGough]

Thank you

[@mikemitchell3889]

Gary, Oh, you said "tips." I thought you said "ti...." well, never mind. Good to see you back, buddy! Good wisdom you've accumulated and disbursed here. Thank-You, Mike

[@GaryGough]

lol Sadly at my age it's only ever tips I get to look at 🤣😊😁

[@nickreid6474]

Great fun Gary, loved the tips and loved the moody images of the boat - surprised though you didn't include a tip about not flying a drone near the pier!!

[@GaryGough]

None taken Nick :) If only I'd known 🤣😊😁

[@Dan-kb2oz]

Good Stuff! Tip 1 is basically like 'A joke isn't funny if you have to explain it'. Of course tho with abstract photography this doesn't matter so much as it probably won't have a 'story' but a good one for more 'standard' photography. Going up to Scotland with my trusty LUMIX G9 soon, looking forward to shooting in a few Lochs and mountains :) Cheers Gary

[@GaryGough]

Cheers Dan. Hope you have a great trip

[@billonthehill9984]

Some outstanding tips here Gary along with a healthy dose of humor thrown in! The one with the " pickles " gave me a good laugh too... As always, great images! Bill on the Hill, Vermont, USA... :~)

[@GaryGough]

Very kind Bill as always. Thank you Sir :)

[@daveturner5305]

At apprrox 13.45 you suggest that 'practice makes perfect'. I'd like to amend that to 'perfect practice makes perfect'. There's little point practicing if the method used is incorrect. Trite - maybe - but true.

[@GaryGough]

Love that Dave. So true too 👍👍

[@jonathansadler4911]

Great job buddy.

[@GaryGough]

Thank you

[@stephengriffiths1158]

Hi Gary if I could take pictures a fraction as good as you I would be a world beater keep giving advice we are listening cheers mate

[@mickhursey3887]

Great video and great tips. I live by The No1 tip and when I pop my clogs, if the wife sells my kit for what I told her it cost, someone is going to get a real bargain ha ha 🤣

[@GaryGough]

lol I'll keep an eye out, hopefully for you it won't be too soon 😂😁🤣😊

[@AceHardy]

📸

[@GaryGough]

👍

[@richardtierney7724]

Excellent :-) BTW what has happened to the Photo Nerds vlogs?

[@valpayne2963]

Great video and some great tips, thank you. I’d be interested to hear your opinion - whilst to self critique your images is good, there is a danger you might not spot potential improvements as you will only see what you can see. You might think your image is fantastic when actually it’s pretty average. But, if you get a better photographer to critique your images,they can really point out opportunities to improve.

[@GaryGough]

Very true Val. Cheers 👍

[@deepee42]

Like your vids, shows what you could achieve

[@GaryGough]

David Parkin cheers Dave

[@tofudrifter]

love the soundtrack! very irish-esque....forgive me if i butchered the region name

[@GaryGough]

lol No problems at all. Glad you liked it - The music credits are in the description BTW

[@casualtmusic]

Great tips... And stunningly beautiful images! Mine never turn out like that, so I think I'll just go and buy a new lens (-definitely won't tell the wife what it cost!).

[@GaryGough]

lol I see what you did there :)

[@casualtmusic]

@@GaryGough All in a day's work, my friend! ;)

[@GaryGough]

Casual -T 😁😁

[@elainesmith9293]

Last tip so true, but in my case the hubby 😂

[@GaryGough]

lol Glad you liked it 😁😊🤣 Thanks Elaine

[@RamblingTog]

Just an observation, there are not many KZbinrs shooting landscape that actually get in or up the mountains it almost always shot from the roadside.

[@GaryGough]

That's because it's hard work :) Besides, wouldn't you rather live in a crappy house overlooking rather than live a castle looking out to crappy houses?

[@toomuchkit964]

Regarding the last tip - always buy black, it's less noticable. It also helps to buy from your local camera shop, they understand the rules.

[@paulcomptonpdphotography]

I must I agree with some but dont agree with many haha. It's funny how people see stuff at the end of the day photography is subjective and you should do it for yourself and it o ly becomes an issue if you need to make money from it. My tip to everyone if to chill out and have fun with taking photos.

[@GaryGough]

Top tip Paul and I agree wholeheartedly 👍👍

[@heavenscape]

My best tip to all: Always give your photography instructor a tip.

[@GaryGough]

That should have been my number one tip. Love it 😊😁🤣

[@thompy1uk]

Totally agree with the “sexist “ comment.. My wife thinks I got a bargain purchasing my Nikon Z7, 24-70 F4 and 14-30 F4 for the brilliant price of £800

[@GaryGough]

lol As a Canon user I think you paid £700 too much 😊😁🤣 Cheers Paul

[@cotswolddroner7714]

I wrestle with commenting on a photo I've taken. I feel sometimes people need a push to get what you're trying to say with a photo. People's brains are so cluttered, they need some reining in to get them to focus and see your point. But another way to look at it is maybe you are only playing toward the people that are getting it without the comments...

[@GaryGough]

Fair point. I'm very self critical. If I feel I could have done better I get upset. It keeps me on my toes :)

[@Ramblingdads]

When are the daily Vlogs coming......? We need them........😉 Bloody great that Gary!!! Thanks for the comment inclusion at 19mins 😉👌🏻👍🏻🎬📸🎞📹🎬

[@GaryGough]

Cheers James and thanks for the suggestion. Always good to have me on repeat :)

[@grahambarnett6107]

Hand held landscape photography, I wish, to start with you need a steady hand, and a reasonably fast shutter speed.

[@GaryGough]

Obtaining a fast shutter speed whilst out shooting during the day shouldn't be a problem. If in doubt just raise your ISO

[@gettle323]

by woodland do you mean forest??? are those shots HDR'd? keep up the good work. unfortunately my wife pays the bills. but get out and shoot, can't score without shooting.

[@LarsKiel]

👍👍

[@GaryGough]

👍👍 😁 Cheers Lars

[@eltinjones4542]

I buy the odd lens that my wife doesn't know about - hasn't seemed to improve my photography though 😂👍

[@GaryGough]

lol Cheers🤣😊😂 Elton

[@tonyhayes9827]

Disagree if you fail to plan you plan to fail. Sometimes the unexpected produces the absolute icon. Do all the planning you like but stay aware.

[@GaryGough]

Agree with you to a certain point 👍

[@grahambarnett6107]

Hear is my tip, do not get so philosophical about your photography, you can think yourself into a hole. Love the music.

[@GaryGough]

Very true. Cheers 👍👍

[@bikerdave1967]

Not really a landscape specific tip, more of a beginner tip. Always have at least one spare memory card, which you keep in your bag.to protect against the day when you get your camera out and realise your card is still in your laptop at home. It happened to me when I was on a boat in the North Sea. I was totally screwed. I called myself a few names that day.

[@GaryGough]

I think we've been in that situation :)

[@davidbailey4976]

Great advice Gary - but that repetitive music in Pt 1 is IRRITATING! AMAZING images. Thanks.

[@TimberGeek]

I have a small problem with your top tip as she's the branch manager at our bank. ;-D

[@GaryGough]

TimberGeek - stick a fork in you, you’re done 😃😁😀

[@TimberGeek]

@@GaryGough Indeed, one reason my camera is 10 years old and my lenses are even older. ;-)

[@MaliDaviesPhotography]

Tips? Lmao 😂 tips... every time you said tips it sounded like... well watch it back Gary. Haha brilliant! I’m more of an arse man myself 😘😜 hope your keeping well, your looking well as ever, you tip

[@MaliDaviesPhotography]

On a serious note! Location, vlog! Belter

[@GaryGough]

Cheers Mali. Thanks pal as always. When are we going to eventually get our collab sorted?

[@MaliDaviesPhotography]

Gary Gough good to here from you pal. I’m out next weekend, will drop you a message this week and we synchronise 😊👍

[@steveperkins3718]

Great video - I now ask my local camera store to write me out an invoice from the local strip club as I think I’d get in to less trouble.

[@GaryGough]

hehehe 🤣😊😁

[@urmumsgstring8254]

i understand using a phone camera to help find and visualize a comp but refuse to elevate my telephone to the status of a real camera, instead try using a comp/ viewing card like charles cramer and the master ansel adams, you will find comps much faster than your overpriced iphone :)

[@martinbyrne6643]

Our landscape is blighted with seika spruce woodlands ‘ devoid of color ‘ sown to close together for maximum profit with little or no life in the understory’ looks the same regardless of the time of year’ bring back our natural wild woodlands and give wildlife a refuge and help the planet as well ‘ we owe it to our future childern

[@huwalban]

What has happened to PhotoNerds Gary? It all seems to have dried up. Thanks.

[@petera1033]

IMPOSSIBLE to make a bad photograph at that location(s) -:)

[@GaryGough]

Very true 👍👍

[@stevemozzie6497]

Re 1st tip. I think that people who don't take photographs don't always understand the elements that create an effective image. As with many aspects of "Art", we do need a little bit of education.

[@GaryGough]

Agree totally Steve 👍

[@c.augustin]

Oh, the number one tip could be easily rewritten to be non-sexist (because it is true in any way and form): Never reveal the true cost of your equipment to your significant other! Well, it might not help due to the internet and Amazon …

[@GaryGough]

lol Thanks 👍

[@tjmanou6422]

We all love wife jokes. Not because we hate them. Nothing sexist about that. ;)

[@GaryGough]

lol

[@JanneRanta]

I dont think that best comment is sexist. It appliest just as much if you're female and/or you have same sex partner.

[@GaryGough]

lol thank you Janne