Good photos, bad photos (American West 2023 roundup)

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In this video I share a few of my favorite images from a recent landscape photography trip to New Mexico, Arizona and Utah, plus an important mistake I made.
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[@TheWooloomoolloo]

10:02. A stunner.

[@kruuuber]

Never heard the term "dirtying the frame" before, but I really like it. Great images and a valuable insight hearing you evaluate them. Both the successes and the ones lesser so. Much appreciated!

[@ashittandon9301]

Very unique and gorgeous images

[@dominey]

Thanks so much :)

[@elamenop88]

I absolutely love your channel. It's not over the top, just always feels like a genuine conversation. I come here to learn and get inspired. You're work is incredible and thanks for putting in all this work to share with us.

[@timothylinn]

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[@MDanceInc]

My wife and I are heading to Utah in April and are looking forward to getting some good photos

[@markcrean]

What a lovely and informative video, and as others have said relaxed and like a good conversation. Your ideas about space are intriguing. Maybe in that last image you are leaving the viewer to create their own scene and meaning, their own subject, rather than serving up the subject and leaving the viewer with nothing to create for themselves. I tend to feel “Why am I here?” at these moments rather than, when the subject is quite strongly presented, “Is that what I am meant to see?” I guess presenting a subject too baldly - for want of a better word - doesn’t leave much, enough, room for self-reflection. Looking forward to your next trip! And thank you.

[@sharpskilz]

That first shot is really nice.. its interesting to see different takes, I would be inclined to get mega low and go mega wide, for maximum weird. But youve no doubt got a better shot than I would have.

[@davidalanmedia]

Loved the image at 18:54 but moreover really enjoyed the back story of what worked and didn’t. Love the humility and honesty in your videos.

[@andrewherbert9938]

Lovley images Todd and a very thought provoking end to the video about photographing the space rather than looking for a specific subject , food for thought, thanks

[@HR-wd6cw]

Well, one thing I've been trying to get in the habit of (when shooting with a tripod) is to not set up the tripod until I'm ready to make the photo (meaning, I determine my composition first and then put the tripod where I need it to be to make that composition -- and this usually means holding the camera to my eye and moving around until I've determined where I want the camera to be.

[@richardbripleyutube]

Good one Todd! Thank you for your insight and considered thoughts, especially about the last photograph you discussed. An interesting POV about moving through a landscape and about the impact of the space. Seems like a cliché breaker to me! Thanks again and enjoy your trip to California.

[@davidkipperman5218]

Very nice images and the best part is you learn from the flops!

[@simonefaluschi3940]

Stunning images, interesting and useful review and discussion on your pictures. I like the fact that you get involved criticizing what you don't like of your results. Very helpful 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@UlliMueller]

Great, insightful video and beautiful images. I particularly liked the last image you discussed, to me that's the one telling the most interesting story. Thanks for sharing!

[@zantigar]

This is one of your most aesthetically illuminating and philosophically interesting videos. Great hearing your thoughts on the direction you'd like work to take - very inspiring indeed!!!

[@jeffbannon1345]

That was awesome! Thanks for sharing!

[@RaphaelMatto]

Wonderful video, thanks for sharing-esp nice to see the prints & the digital images side by side. Love use previous shots to scout the next shot!

[@JackZievis]

Great show.. Thanks.

[@rickbiessman6084]

Talking about spaces rather than all-too-obvious subjects: I don’t think you got too philosophical. I’m not even a landscape photographer, but what you say really made sense to me. I love a healthy dose of subtlety. That may not be the thing that "goes viral", but it is what makes me pause, breathe, and take in. And that’s something I really enjoy. :) Thanks so much for walking through these photos. I learn something new every time you do that!

[@TheNaturalLandscapePhotography]

I like many (if not most) of your videos, but this might have been the most enjoyable and informative yet! I really appreciate the way you critiqued your own work, your eye for composition, and especially your ability to put words to your advanced understanding of both the technical and artistic side of photography. Thanks for everything you do to help others with their photography and, as always, congrats on your meaningfully beautiful photos (your concept of photographing the in between spaces as the subject really resonated too!)

[@alexlford]

Love your image at 10:00 … famtastic

[@altrujillo3566]

Thank you, Todd! I liked that last image quite a bit and I understand your points. I can't remember hearing this from you on any of your videos but do you use any type of filters when out in the field?

[@sanjirou]

Like a liminal space in nature!

[@Canalsman]

I live in the UK so landscapes such as these are beyond my understanding; they are awesome. You are such an interesting person to listen to and your relaxed style fits your subject matter so well. The diagonal composition is exquisite and is a technique that I have used occasionally when pursuing my own love of landscape photography around Europe. The discussion at the end about photographing the totality rather than the specific is intriguing. I'm about to embark on a three month trip to Spain and Portugal in my RV (motorhome in UK speak) so I'll take the opportunities presented to experiment with this concept. Thank you for seeding the idea. In closing I love your channel and look forward to the upcoming videos very much indeed. I trust you have a productive 2024!

[@roncraig617]

On your last point, that's something I've been trying to work on (and not get distracted by the well known subjects). My goal is to try to capture "This is what it's like there".

[@stevechan5985]

Beautiful images. I like how you give us your compositional thoughts as you approach a scene. Are you no longer using your Benro geared tripod head?

[@danielcalvocamacho4538]

The good thing about photography is that you always have a 2nd, 3rnd and n-th chances to improve your compositions.