Shoot local and tripod free with nature photography

If you had to shoot only local and go tripod free for all your images, could you succeed in making portfolio worthy work? Nature photography doesn't have to be restricted to far off exotic locations, or include every bit of kit under the sun. In this video I venture out with minimal gear and come away with three respectable new images and all from my local area.
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[@Retset]

I'm always gobsmacked by your ability to make the ordinary look extraordinary.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thank you so much

[@JamieOverland]

Inspiring work as always Simon. So much beauty in subjects we would normally overlook

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Cheers Jamie. Thanks for dropping in with a message.

[@carlarivas1238]

Hello Simon - the ethereal nature of your images in combination with your music choices are calming and peaceful. I truly enjoy your work.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thanks Carla. I work hard on the music choices so thank you for noticing.

[@keefr22]

Beautiful images again Simon, I'd happily have all three on the wall! And another lovely relaxing video that's cheered up my Saturday morning no end 🙂

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Really appreciate your comment, thank you.

[@patriciacostello9686]

Cow Parsley as I've never seen it before! Stunning.

[@Ceres1038]

I'm always impressed with your macro photography work. These images are particularly stunning. The second dandelion shot (or the first in the summary) is truly beautiful, and my favourite.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Really appreciate your comment, thank you.

[@duringthemeanwhilst]

dandelions are one of my most favourite subjects to photograph - from full clock heads to ones there are just one or two seeds remaining after the wind has blown through. as a subject they offer so much right throughout their life cycle, both as flora and a flowering yellow home for small bugs, etc. the cow parsley image is simply beautiful :-)

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

I couldn't agree more on the dandelion front. Thanks

[@davebenson1504]

You are amongst one of my favourite wildflowers Simon. I love dandelions, in the flower stage as well as seed heads.... I refer to them as taraxacum, to confuse viewers,.... because soooo many people see them as noxious weeds that they try to destroy.... Tripod free is a nice freedom indeed... "not quite an abstract, but definitely not your typical study". makes it an expressive image 🙂 Thank You Simon for another lovely visit in a local park

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thanks Dave. I believe there are hundreds of the teraxacum agg family

[@vlaney21]

Love, love, love! We walk by such amazing scens so often! Love the effects of shooting through.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Really appreciate your comment, thank you Valerie.

[@annettethomas5781]

Fabulous images all three different. I have never seem so much Cow Parsley in one place, what a spectacle so delicate. Love the simplicity of your images.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thanks for watching Annette.

[@winfredcaldenhove7346]

Simon, youre work is as ever more than worth looking at and never boring. I hope you keep on finding unique idea’s, can imagine how difficult this must be! Thank you again for this work with the dandylion.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Many thanks! I just photograph whatever takes my eye. Most of the time there is something to shoot.

[@susanfirth2279]

I really like how you explain your thought process and how you go about composing your images. Loved these images. The softness and dreamy look and feel, just beautiful. Taking the mundane and making it beautiful.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Really appreciate your comment, thank you.

[@iaincphotography6051]

Beautiful shots Simon, the flowers on cow parsley are so delicate.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Absolutely

[@ATSandeen]

The first image is my favorite. Thank you!

[@JamesRBurnsVLOG]

A somewhat dreamy take on the beauty around us. Lovely work Simon. Great use of creative focusing which is often over looked

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Cheers for that James. It’s very much appreciated.

[@brianmckeever5280]

Those are lovely. The second dandelion one is my favorite. I took a macro image of a salsify, where the seed umbrellas remind me of wine goblets. Thanks for reminding me of a great day many years ago!

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Really appreciate your comment, thank you.

[@quirkworks4076]

My gosh that second dandi photo was stunning, Simon!

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Cheers Peter. Thanks for that.

[@Gazzab6]

This film has given me so many ideas so thank you for sharing Simon.

[@StephenBellShot]

Beautiful images and wonderfully creative! I especially like the group of dandelions.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thank you so much

[@neilcousineau4956]

Nice to see you “not” using a tripod. I often bring and use my tripod for low light woodland shots, but a also often stop to take a quick hand held at interesting subjects and many times the hand held shots are my favorites. Thanks for another video of what’s on our door step. Cheers from southern Georgian Bay, Ontario Canada

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Cheers Neil. I certainly feel there are occasions where the tripod is more of a hinderance.

[@NickG65]

Beautiful images, Simon. Your ideas, creative process, and execution are phenomenal!

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thank you so much 😀

[@simoncarlton6424]

I live in Dorset and Cow Parsley is in abundance. I've always walk by it as I feel it is boring. Thank you Simon for changing my view. 😀

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

You are very welcome Simon

[@alwynwilliams2661]

Fascinating to create such etherial images in what most of us take for weeds! Wonderful .

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thanks for watching Alwyn

[@anna-karinmickwitz7249]

Beautiful, beautiful pictures, and very inspiring.

[@iainmurray5716]

Good stuff, Simon. Always a pleasure to see you at work

[@angelaoneill51]

Beautiful images Simon. I really love the Cow Parsley image. I have always struggled to capture its beauty as you have.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Yes it's not an easy plant to do justice too, albeit beautiful to see.

[@JaypeaFoto]

Love the second and third shot.

[@charlenenagel7962]

Lovely Simon! Your artistic flower images are some of my favourites!

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

It seems to be something I naturally gravitate towards. Thank you.

[@davidlesliewilliams1513]

Beautiful images, enthralling video - encourages us to get out and open our eyes.

[@lorrainebooth4718]

Beautiful images love the Dandelion clocks childhood memories trying to tell the time with them 😊xx

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Me too. Load of old rubbish :-))

[@malydok]

The second image blew me away. Beautiful work.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Really appreciate your comment, thank you.

[@jillbaxter4533]

wowser! Such simplicity yet absolutely not the stock images I am seeing over and over at this time of the year. Stunningly etherial and cotton wool(y). On my local walk (plenty to choose from here in Edinburgh) we've loads of dandelions (most gone to seed) and apart from the "everyone does it' shots I tend to ignore them. how wrong am I? I've tried to photograph cow parsley in the past with very little success but now I'm inspired and I don't have to get "that" image that I think everyone wants! You are a genius Simon. Thank you

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thank you Jill and those dandelions will come again later in the season.

[@mawavoy]

Great job all spectacular images especially number two.

[@therightfoot81]

Great video again Simon. All three images are just class.

[@beckywaters1843]

Always a wonderful learning experience from a Master!

[@billgreen1140]

Always a pleasure to view your films. Excellent work.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

So nice of you Bill

[@nancymckay7691]

Wow! Your images sing.

[@alanpinn2266]

Fabulous images Simon! Thanks for opening our eyes to what can be captured with some imagination. Wonderful shots! Keep up the great work! Cheers.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Glad you enjoyed it Alan, ta.

[@thepiratecats801]

All 3 images are wonderful. Great inspiration. Thanks

[@johncarnahan4067]

Beautiful photos Simon I saw them on Instagram and couldn't wait to get to the KZbin video to see how you photographed them I never thought weeds would make such a beautiful photo subject you have an amazing way of bringing out the best of nature thank you for sharing your video

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thank you so much John

[@valerievaleriem1769]

A lovely set of images Simon.

[@justmeinit]

You are a true master of photography, There is a reason the likes of Thomas Heaton look upto you. You have a special eye

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thank you so much

[@eyeammjh]

Stunning shots Simon. Thank you for sharing

[@davidbreeze448]

Three very good images, particularly like the image of the cow parsley it has an etherial look that I have never managed to capture.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

It's taken me a while David. Thank you.

[@ibarrabenjamin1]

Mesmerizing! I enjoyed every second of this video. Thanks for sharing.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Brilliant, thanks.

[@charlesfarnell1127]

Simplicity in perfection thanks so much Simon

[@larrylindell1027]

Lovely images and thoughts

[@ihavevitiligo]

Beautifully done! Always a treat to follow along. Cheers mate!

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thanks Keith

[@davidskinner274]

Beautiful images, Simon. Love the effect. Inspired to do similar in our spring. (Aus)

[@The21Governor]

Excellent as always Simon

[@stevejenkins5362]

Beautiful images as always

[@rickgovek2715]

Love love love these images. Thanks for the motivation to get out and create some photos.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

That's so kind thank you.

[@PMCN53]

It's always good to watch a master photographer at work...Thank you Simon!

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Too kind Phil

[@rolsonn]

Simon, outstanding and inspiring images. Thank you!

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Cheers for that

[@AngeloJesus]

Gorgeous images Simon, specially the last one. Also, a very interesting video, as usual.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thanks a bunch Angelo

[@mike.photography]

Hi…Simon you are among my favorite photographers on KZbin! Thank you for the emotions you transmit every time I watch your video! Compliments! I am writing to you from Italy and I wanted to ask you if you don't mind how you create the passe-partout effect in post production! Thanks again and congratulations for your photos! 🇮🇹

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Check out my video here for the mounts kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5vdh5uLZZaXoJY

[@lynnecliffe3056]

Delicately Dreamy

[@jimsjourney3926]

Three stunning images with the cow parsley my favourite.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Mine too.

[@garrydelday5816]

Gorgeous images Simon 👌

[@imagesbirds5066]

Beautiful set of images!

[@harvestmoon3850]

New to your channel Simon, and your work and presentations have inspired me. Thankyou for being there..

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thanks ever so much for the membership.

[@tompetersphotography]

beautiful work as per usual buddy! I must say I really like the shot of the cluster with the soft white frame

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Cheers Tom. Hope you enjoyed Norway.

[@robingrant8082]

Fantastic set of images Simon. Thank you.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Many thanks Robin

[@benjamincarlbrown]

Great set of images!

[@JeffJolly1]

Wow! My favourite image this time is the dandelion with the green background. Apart from the the lovely way the surroundings are defocused, I loved the one seed that is just breaking away from the head, perhaps landing somewhere else and becoming a future plant for another photograph. Lovely stuff ❤

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thanks Jeff, yes that sees did add a little bit of something extra to the image. It’s better for it.

[@rafaelespada1691]

Gracias Simon I love your videos .....

[@evgenygorshkov9893]

Hi Simon ! Nice video as always III Beautiful photos !!!

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mervroberts5134]

Absolutely loved this film Simon. That second image is breathtakingly beautiful. Amongst the finest images I have seen from you. Thanks for creating such inspirational films.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thank you so much

[@markchambers8826]

Thank you. Inspired me to get out and take more pictures this morning.

[@borromine]

Simply beautiful. Tremendous sympathy and deep connection with the plants themselves. Having used Pentax 67 and 645 between late 1970s and late 1990s, I have real love for those cameras. And still use a number of Pentax 645 lenses with tilt shift adapters. The 75mm f2.8 645 actually seems a bit better than Fuji gf options. But the point of this long comment is to ask why you have not switched to the GFX. I can imagine a number of reasons but would be interested in your thinking. I mostly use the 100S but much much prefer the controls on the 50S. Again great video. Peaceful and inspiring.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

I've been a fan of botany and botanical photography for years and always love making new images of plants. My reason for not switching to Fuji is in part lack of available funds right now and I'm not a big fan of the Fuji DVF. If I had the funds, I would probably go for Hasselblad.

[@SeanPepper672]

Fantastic set Simon again! Some inspiration I have to say. Loved the shot of the group of dandelions

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Cheers Sean

[@tonybongo1122]

Inspirational work.

[@RichB-js8ct]

Very nice Simon!

[@steveking6204]

Such creative shots....excellent.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@brianlaunchbury4491]

Beautiful.

[@weisskm]

Wonderful images!

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jeffreyhofmeister3103]

Greetings Simon, Thank you for this presentation. The idea of photographing a single subject. Got me interested in going though local fields & backyard to try my hand at creating an image such as the dandelion image you presented. It didn't go as planned but I fidget out to enjoy my morning.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Glad it was helpful!

[@chrisburnard5157]

Brilliant as always. Thank you.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thanks again!

[@vhobus]

Wonderful!!!

[@jobecker1122]

Absolutely great! So much inspiration, I want to take the camera and go out into nature. Thank you so much, Simon!

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Cheers for that Jo.

[@williampetersen2899]

Just absolutely beautiful images Simon. My favorite is the one of the parsley. It has such a painterly feel to it with a stylistic nod to an Oriental artform. Damned inspirational! Of course, being here in Wisconsin, USA, and having pulled some dandelions this morning during an outing in a local woodland (along with some garlic mustard) because they're not native, I may have a bias against the dandelions!

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Hi William, thanks for your compliment. The invasive plants are a nuisance aren't they. We've certainly got our fair share from north America, among many other places.

[@wajidqureshi4105]

Excellent video.....inspirational as usual....stunning shots especially the dandelion.....will get the macro lens out to capture dandelions nearby.....we are surrounded by them and not given a thought of taking a shot till watched your video.....i may experiment by spraying some water droplets under the right lighting conditions.....thanks for sharing what is possible to capture without photo stacking and allow depth of field to add its beautiful softness..

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

You are welcome Wajid

[@etibkel]

cool images!

[@jorgeramirez1450]

Very lovely images Simon. Thank you for the ongoing inspiration!

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@billbromer]

Thanks for the inspiration. ❤❤ I spent a couple days last week with just my camera and 100 mm macro working on more artistic representations. Unfortunately the botanist in me still loves seeing all the details of the flowers but I am making some good photos. Really liked your dandelion seed heads. I also was working on some of the dandelion flowers when bright yellow with muted light. I really enjoy your videos with their combination of seeing, visualizing, and technique.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Yes, that botanical study type shot can hold you back from being creative if you let it.

[@williammorrison5739]

As always a great video with exceptional artistic images of nature.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Really appreciate your comment, thank you.

[@markbray3038]

Stunning thanks Simon.

[@jillbaxter4533]

Thanks!

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thank you so much Jill ❤

[@f4.therapy]

Great images Simon! I think we’ve seen you do a fair few now, but have you done daisy’s yet? I’d like to see your take on them! 👍

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Not yet David but I will I'm sure.

[@andrewsimpson5436]

Beautiful images as always with the "clump" a stand out. As a 100% tripod user I've been thinking about this so you've given me the nudge I think, I'm even thinking about going all JPEG too but that might be a step too far!

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

God no, don't do that!

[@matts3957]

Great photography Simon. I love that thing you do looking through foreground vegetation to create mood/ atmosphere. I was looking forward to the subscriber tripod giveaway at the end until I realised my mistake. The thought of you not using a tripod must have been so far removed from reality that it never even entered my mind 😂

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Hmmm, not a chance Matt :-)

[@williamdavidson1490]

Wow the image at 11:16 is amazing. I've never shot with a Macro Lens before, you've got me intrigued! The white fall off around the in focus area, was that the lens or done in post? Cool shot. Cheer's from Vancouver Canada.

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Cheers William.

[@PhutureproofUK]

Lovely shots and great to create something a little more abstract and less obvious. Question: is there much post on these, such as negative dehaze or something like that?

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Certainly none of that and very little else at all. Global adjustments with blacks and whites, levels etc.

[@PhutureproofUK]

@@SimonBoothPhotography That's what I hoped you'd say.

[@siofna9709]

Hallo Simon A simple dandelion and a great shot, that´s you :-). Will it become the flower of the year? Last month I also made some images from dandelions and loaded it up on my community tap. But my images are far away from yours. Have a nice time. I will see you in your next video :-).

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

I'm sure they are also great shots. Cheers for watching again.

[@siofna9709]

@@SimonBoothPhotography Oh no, I had only a tiny compact camera with me :-).

[@steved180]

Watching this vid has made my hay fever worse.... worth it tho for the wallpaper shot, ill be giving that a go ... thanks

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Thanks for watching

[@graememillican8188]

when you are in long grass and woodland do you ever pick up any ticks

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Not really in the places where I visit.

[@alanbooth8120]

Hi Nice images give me some ideas, just a quick question you don’t seem to be wearing country innovation clothing any more ? Thanks

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

I still have the coats and wear them a lot when I'm not covering ground. With my heavy camera gear, I decided a lighter clothing system was needed.

[@cgriggsiv]

Okay Simon question which pentex are you using From what little I can see it looks like it is a 645Z or the D I recently picked up pantex - HD 35mm f2.8 limited edition macro and the thread is 49 mm And yes I find you in aperture priority mode helped out quite a bit while shooting in extreme tight quarters Well as usual awesome little video and have yourself a good day was 5 days ago and I'm just getting chance to view it now

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

I'm using the Z. A great camera but my god, it's due an update!

[@cgriggsiv]

@@SimonBoothPhotography And updates yes but you have a 50 megapixel medium format My Pentax K-70 is only a 23.74 megapixel sensors do you have the upper advantage

[@s70cas7ic0]

What's the lens situation in the whiteout photo? Did you use a simple macro lens?

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Yes, I focused through the near distance heads.

[@Northumberlandwoodlands]

Simon I'm trigger happy and need to learn how to take less ( and better ,) images......what's your ONE piece of advice... Tony

[@SimonBoothPhotography]

Absolutely, slow down and take less. Be more considered.