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[@billpanuska5775]

Henry, your videos are getting even better. This one has a professional quality that speaks to your skill and experience. As for my looking back lesson: I would slow down, be more careful, more precise. I have always darted about looking for all possible compositions instead of concentrating on a few superior takes.

[@paulbonge6617]

Really very astute of you on taking your time being more careful and precise. Those things are all important parts of "seeing" and it's the same for every single photographer who's even a little serious about photography. We want to get EVERY shot EVERY time we go out, but I learned as a beginner, lugging around a medium format sheet film camera on an old and heavy field camera tripod of my father's, and from photographers like my father and others, to take your time and restrain your urge to take a lot of shots. Further, back then when I was beginning, sheet film was expensive for a 10-year-old, the tripod was heavy and the sliding wooden legs stuck, the whole contraption was cumbersome and took time to set up. Those difficulties in and of themselves taught me more about economy when out shooting. Often, I'd work so very hard to set up the tripod only to go under the dark cloth and realize what I saw wasn't going to be a good photograph at all, AND for CHRIST's sake it was upside-down and backwards! Slowing down and being more deliberate is key to good image making. Either as you say, we dart about taking pictures of everything (and often pictures are ALL they are) or we take our time, take fewer pictures and getting perhaps a few only, but of those fewer pictures perhaps we get one or two much better photographs than we would have when rushing about taking lots of pictures. In my day every exposure COST you and you didn't waste them. Today, I still have this tendency to "count" and just the other day I came back from shooting some infrared and I said to someone, I just shot a whole roll today, meaning I had taken 36 photographs. When I was looking through them in my studio, it was a new card, and I had PBP0001 to 0036 and I had to shake my head, what were the odds of that? You're absolutely right, the more deliberate and patient we are in the field, the more economical we are in snapping that shutter, the more time we spend in seeing, composing and exposing, the better our end result. We are never going to take ALL the pictures it's possible to take! That is impossible, so maybe we take our time and take ONE really good one! There's always tomorrow...

[@BrianKroll]

First time on the channel. Nice content, I’ll be subscribing!

[@rayb1853]

Loved that last image in the video!

[@drazenzuvela1647]

You have curious sheep behind.🐏

[@lornaelliott6670]

Sadly I hate digital post processing, mainly because it is too daunting to learn properly since I grew up in the world of film. I tend to focus on composition and light purely to let the camera do as much as it can reducing the amount I need to do with software. Each to their own I guess, but love all the videos as it gets me thinking.

[@stevec1256xp]

I'm from film days myself and was taught to get the composition and exposure at the shutter button. But even so, the masters of our art did some work in the darkroom. The temperature of film developer could enhance or bring down contrast. The choice of paper dictated clarity. My point is, don't shun post-processing. Post can be your best friend even used sparingly.

[@ekstrod7132]

If you look at the composition on Henry's camera and the haze and lack of definition in the landscape you can see the finished processing improves the photograph no end. Cameras are not fool proof: they cannot expose for highlights and shadows equally so some processing is required if you want proper results.

[@Pookm2]

The most important parts of editing are usually just exposure, contrast, shadows, highlights, maybe saturation. These are the basic functions that can make your photos pop, and are very easy to learn. can be done in seconds actually.

[@craigpiferphotography]

Believe it or not, post processing was a large part of what drew me to photography. Of course, back then, it was simply called developing. The moment I saw an image appear in the developer tray, I was hooked. I joined my high school photography club and spent as much time in the darkroom as I could. Now I really just enjoy getting out and capturing images, but still see the importance of processing. All the pieces have to work together.

[@reallyoldsubdude387]

I had gotten away from photography (started in 1970 with my first SLR that I bought on the SUB Tender in Holy Loch). When I decided to return to it years later, I had decided to go your route and develop myself. Alas, I could find no film locally and the only cameras available locally were these digital things.

[@ericsmith1066]

Why not get rid of the camera and take up painting...

[@lakesrhino1]

Agree that post processing is right up there, but for me, having a good subject is number one . Without that, however good your processing skills are still won't be great. Mind you, your idea of adding the Eiffel Tower might work. 😂😂😂

[@alanpinn2266]

Another great video Henry! Love the images and location. I'm also another one that loves post processing! But for beginners - I think stressing composition and light are still the most important things to tackle. Learn to compose an image and read the light - then the image will look after itself for the most part. No matter how much processing you do - it won't fix a bad composition. Keep up the great work mate! Cheers!

[@davidligon6088]

Well, since I started with a 100% manual Pentax film camera, it would have to be getting aperture, shutter speed, and focus down until it is just instinct. Back then ISO was just part of the film, and there were limited choices. Today, I would say, in order, learning how to use, along with the strengths and weaknesses of your camera, specifically for the exposure triangle and focus to make good decisions there, then picking a post editor and exploring and practicing every nook and cranny of its capabilities.

[@grahamstretch6863]

Great video and the processing does bring the photos to life! The first things I told a friend who started doing photography with me. Shoot raw and jpeg even if you don’t want to do Post Processing at the moment as you probably will and you can go back to them. Don’t keep every shot, some are not worth it, you will be happy that when you go back to PP your first shots you don’t need to sort them too! Create a file system that you understand, don’t let Windows put them where it thinks they should go, who he hell knows what date they took pictures of a Kestrel, but put it in a folder named Kestrel, you’ll alway be able to find it! I know that’s 3 things, but it’s what I told him all at the same time. As for raw vs jpeg I try to help the understanding by explaining raw as “all the ingredients for the cake, you can add or remove some flour or sugar or leave out the cherries” jpeg on the other hand is “the cooked cake, you can cut it open and add some cream and you can ice the top with fondant or flat icing but you can’t change the cake because it is already baked.”

[@LINDAOZAG]

RAW and JPEG for speed, otherwise RAW.

[@Calypso-rb9sf]

I went crazy buying lenses and gear early on. Several years later, probably 80-85% of my best shots were taken with my 24-70mm f2.8 lens....almost none at f2.8. If I had just bought the 24-70 f4, or 24-120 f4, I would've been set and saved a ton of money.

[@keefr22]

When I started, the only 'post processing' you could do was dodging and burning in the darkroom (yes, I'm old!!) I also worked in IT for over 30 years, so apart from watching great videos like yours Henry, the less time I spend on a computer the better! So if the image from the camera isn't to my liking, so be it, that's how it stays!

[@alangauld6079]

I started as a darkroom assistant and there was a lot more than D&B, although that was the most common thing. But we controlled contrast in multiple ways from developer type, temp and concentration through multi-grade printing papers and, yes, d&b while printing. We also did exposure bracketing, one of my jobs was cutting out masks(in cardboard) and feathering the edges with sandpaper. But there was also spotting to remove objects(cloning we call it now) and occasionally multi exposure(aka composites). We even occasionally(it was hard to get right!) used unsharp masking to enhance (aka sharpen) edges. Most modern photo editing techniques come from the darkroom. Incidentally, I too wound up in IT as a programmer and photography became my hobby, but those apprentice skills still come in useful.

[@keefr22]

@@alangauld6079 I should have typed 'the only post processing I could do'...!! 🤣

[@likelime.]

I like the editing in this one mate. Made me laugh!

[@Just-a-Guy1]

For a new photographer, I wish I'd learned everything my camera can do. When I started shooting in 1977 with my Olympus OM-1 with the 50mm f1.8 kit lens, learning the camera was simple. Get your focus and light meter where you want it and take the photo. When I started with digital in earnest taking photos became an endless school of details, many of which I'm still learning. The principles of the exposure triangle haven't changed from film to digital. What a camera can now do with the information of light is a different world. Knowing how to run the machine that is a camera makes work better and lets one concentrate on light, composititon, subject choices, etc.

[@ThorstenMerz]

That's a great point. I would even go so far as to say that modern day cameras actually get in the way of the creative process, as we end up having to make a multitude of decisions as to what settings to dial in - a complete distraction of what we should be focussing on. It's why heading out with a prime lens (50mm perhaps) and shooting 100% manually (even if only as an occasional exercise) can be a great way to foster and stimulate creativity.

[@Just-a-Guy1]

@@ThorstenMerz Yeah, I like my 50mm.

[@jerrymarshallphotography]

In the last almost three years I have gone through 3 cameras and each time I really have not taken the time to learn the gear. My first camera was a very beginner type camera, the second was much more advanced, but I never took the full time to learn all it could do. I always wanted something newer and better (or so I thought). Now I have a Fuji X-T5 and there is so much to this camera, I don't know how I will ever be able to learn everything about it. So I guess for me, I would learn what my camera can do based on what I want to photograph, because really, I am still trying to figure that out. Great vide Henry, always enjoy your commentary and knowledge that you so freely share with the world. Crack on!

[@machanrahan1074]

I've never got past being a beginner but since no one will ever see my work it doesn't matter. To answer the question about what's important I agree it's post production. The exposure-triangle for good/balanced shots is easy to learn (from magazines in the seventies); as for composition, well my photo-my rules (bent out of shape from the same magazines.) That said I did do a one-day course will Alison and Rob at Cotswold House Photography in Bourton on the water, last year. Great day ! They took me to places which inspired me. When we looked over the day's shooting, Alison took less than 30 seconds a frame to transform the photos I'd taken-exposure triangle and compositional framing all my own. She made ordinary snapshots into, for one or two examples, living fine art! They're on my wall still. I watched her do it and she explained it but all I can do is change the contrast. So I take snap shots and leave them in the camera. It gets me out of the house and walking.

[@LINDAOZAG]

Knowing what to focus on is the gift. I don't know if it can be learned. It's like which outfit it the best to wear, it takes a special talent. The best $$$ camera equipment doesn't make a great photographer.

[@DanielAucoinFineArt]

I understand that when you’re making videos, it’s kind of hard to wait for that perfect light to film and take some great photographs at the same time. If I have any suggestion or tips for any beginners who love landscape photography is to always bring the camera with them and stop when the light and atmosphere is screaming for photographs. And the most important thing about this style of photography is stopping and taking probably fewer images, but capturing a few ones that really shines. Thanks, Henry, for the video!🙏😉

[@nathanlind4509]

At 51, I started a new hobby in photography. Now, just 2 years into it, I would go back and tell myself to enjoy the ride! Don't stress about all the learning details. They have come and I'm confident many more will come. Just enjoy the fun of your photography journey. Love your channel from across the pond in wonderful Wyoming, USA! Keep up the good work!😊

[@scotty4418]

Becoming proficient in processing has definitely been the difference for me in stepping up my game. You touched upon it on your video Henry so for me stepping back to younger Jim i would say, shoot in Raw as you then can unlock the potential of your image when you learm to process to a good standard. Great images this week by the way

[@stefanliljeholm2351]

Thats exacltly way i have gone back to film....klick..klick...klick..send to film company...and i have (real) fotograf in my hand😊.

[@hArtyTruffle]

Beautiful shots mate.

[@Albertstan]

Great video Henry. The dialogue is polished as are the finished compositions. ‘Yous’ is good! My tip to my younger self would be ‘get out there with your camera and shoot’. Today with digital photography you can shoot to your heart’s content without worrying too much about the cost of processing. Back in my younger days it was prohibitively expensive to shoot too many images. I wish I had some though. Later when I turned to digital I wish I had grasped the advantage of shooting RAW. Memory use was the problem back then but as you stress in your video post processing is the key to a great ‘popping’ photo. Keep up the good work Yous.

[@lindaw5890]

Gorgeous images - as always. I think the first thing I would do would be to slow down and secondly, learn to shoot in RAW. It took me a very long time to work up the courage to do that and now I can't imagine shooting in jpeg. I agree that post processing is at least 50% of a successful image and most youtubers I follow seem to skip over that bit to focus on composition and settings. I could take the same images at the same time and not have near as good an end result - largely because of the edits. I think it would be great if - even once a month - you'd quickly, at the end of a video, throw in a bit of your process. Thanks for another entertaining video!

[@VideoGameBoxReviews]

Honestly after photographing RAW and editing for a while I just photograph JPEG, I get just as good results and don't have to spend a lot of time with bad or expensive software.

[@wherezthebeef]

Another Ripper, M8. To answer your question: I'd focus more on enjoying the moment and less on technical aspects of the photography, even far less on post. But.. I'm not selling prints and don't share my photos outside friends and family. Life's too short to spend endless hours in Lightroom or Photoshop, my 2 cents. 🙏

[@rasesh4u]

Gorgeous images. Really like your work. Greetings from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

[@liamdoran2257]

Finding this vid, and your channel fills me with confidence. I've been using Photoshop, and Lightroom for over 2 years now but only just recently bought my first DSLR. Actually learning PS eventually gave me a passion for photography 😊

[@darrylritter4275]

Hmmmm Day one... That would've been late 90's for a first camera. Point and shoot film lol. For a REAL digital, 2010. Honestly, I wish your channel was around for excellent information and viewing pleasure back then. So I would say... composition and lighting. Mind you....I just like going out to shoot photos and usually I get something I like.

[@huwalban]

I've met plenty of photographers who hate the processing step and do all they can to avoid it. I've also met plenty of photographers that have all the technical skills in the world and are whizzos at PS, but cannot compose a picture if their life depended on it. Put the camera on JPG only, and Auto, and concentrate of creating an image that holds together without any gadgets. Software is there to help, but that is it.

[@thinkvlog_4life503]

Nice Video And Fantastic Shots, Keep Up The Good Work... So For Me If I Can Go Back To The First Time I Started Would Be ... To Go Out And Film/Shoot As Much As I Can Before It's Too Late ..

[@nicepeeps1]

I think that the beginner DSLR photographer quickly recognises that photo production falls into two halves- taking the photo and processing the photo. I think it is a sliding scale tho. I think it starts out as a 50/50 balance, in taking/processing, as we strive to improve our keeper rate. As we learn our skills, the balance changes, to maybe 70/30, as we learn what result we want and learn to manipulate the camera settings to achieve the effects 'in-camera' and do less post-processing. We have to appreciate that we need a percentage of post processing, via our RAW converter. In addition, as we baecome more skilled, we begin to experiment with post processing, not necessarily to improve our 'keeper rate' but to change the effects and the nature of our photos, using HDR, IR, focus stacking, compositing etc.

[@badger67]

When I decided to take up photography again in 2015 with my old Nikon D3000 and it's incompatible little zoom 🙄, I was completely taken back by the menu and the lack of controls on the body itself. I didn't have a clue. I was well versed in my old manual SLR's back in the 80's and 90's, but this was a whole new ventre. What on earth is ADR?! Where's the aperture dial??? I couldn't understand why every shot was out of focus until I learnt about the little green spot bottom left corner!!!!! So in hindsight, if I were to start again, I would learn the basic operations of the camera, and learn the terminology. Then go out and practice. I must admit though, I did very little PP in the early days. I'd been an Apple fan boy since 1994 and I had Photoshop 4 on it, and I knew how to use it, albeit for graphic work not so much photo editing. Showing my age here mate. But I stopped using Macs in 2015 and moved to Linux, and there's no Photoshop on this platform. But, the Open Source software is superb, just a different learning curve. So when I started pushing the limits of the old D3000 I just had to start PP properly. Ah, the good old days 😁. Superb vid as usual mate. Gorgeous panos too 👍.

[@paulbonge6617]

I was raised using sheet film and medium & large format cameras. The Dierdorf 5x7 & Graflex 3-1/4x4-1/4 so Saint Ansel & my father and his friend Minor White didn't leave me any leeway to deviate from the "Zone System" path from the camera to negative to the print! Or 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 each as important as the other and the success of the end result is only as good or as bad as your steps along the way. From the camera and using the Zone System you previsualize so that you know exactly how the print will look, there are NO doubts. Ansel always said the negative is the "Score" and the print is the "Performance!" In the digital age I still see in the old way and mostly working in B&W (BW only in post with raw or jpeg) it's fading over time, but I still see the negative & final print in BW before I press the shutter release. Today's technology does not require such complicated and technically challenging postproduction as we had with film. Knowing which developer to make up for the negatives I had, then paper grades and enlarger settings, contact print or enlargements and all the process. NO MORE CHEMICALS and breathing those fumes for hours and hours in the darkroom for me! Post is still complicated BUT it's a lot less time consuming and it's EASIER, and I'm hardly a master of Lightroom or Photoshop and I'm constantly learning, but the simple answer is working as I do, I keep it simple and do very little to overmanipulate the image in post, hardly doing more than fiddle with levels/contrast/exposure to get what I want.

[@DougHamiltonArt]

That also was true in the old film/darkroom days. Yes, you needed a good negative to start with. However, it took great effort to make the print sing. And it took years to learn a reasonable workflow starting with choice of film all the way through to how to finish and mount a print.

[@aarjaycee3601]

the Eifel Tower in the Fells (or should that be EiFELL Tower?) ZUT ALORS!!!!

[@treharris1677]

What would I have done? I shot film as a kid with an Olympus OM2-S and missed the digital revolution over time with a Canon point and shoot when raising my kids. December '22 I came back to cameras, namely digital, and always favored Canon. I wish I had done more research and purchased a slightly older sub-pro Fuji like the X-T1, ie $300 bucks. Cameras are very light and I prefer the filmaic qualities they present. I wish I had looked a little closer at the pics I like and gone to a camera system that presented better what I liked to see. Hindsight is 20/20.

[@jamesmlodynia8757]

I guess being that you run your own channel people getting into photography might listen but unfortunately many people think they know better you have a large group of that are allergic to post processing. But the one thing that I would say is don't fall into the full frame camera trap. The notion that full frame is the only way to go is nonsense, I would rather have a really good APSC camera than a cheap full frame camera with cheap glass. Another issue is that you don't need to post process jpeg files is bad or poor advice. While jpeg files are processed to a point in camera there are still many improvements that you can make to a jpeg file. Often times it's minor cropping, some times it's cloning out distractions basic house cleaning you can say, you can make a black and white file or add filters to the file to change the look or mood of the file and depending upon what photo files you are using, you can use natural picture profiles so you don't end up with a over saturated file. On other thing about post processing, you can do as little or as much to a file as you like, myself being an older person I don't believe it composite photos where elements of several different photos are combined together to create a photo that never existed, that is no different than a AI created photo. My editing is very straightforward no matter what kind of file I am working on, I think some people are put off of post processing because some people take it to the extreme. On thing i learned in my many years of photography is this. Printing is a valuable skill to learn, printing your own work will get you more involved with the photography process and being able to view and enjoy your work with out being attached to your computer. You don't need a full frame camera to make compelling images, you need a camera that will let you enjoy the photography experience and allow you to grow as a photographer good glass is more important than having a full frame camera. Learning the fundamentals of photography and using your camera settings properly is more important than owing a full frame camera. I have multiple camera bodies from full frame, APSC and micro 4/3 and the most I used my full frame cameras was during the time that I was photographing events, now that that is mostly in the past I find myself using my APSC and micro 4/3 cameras more than any of my other cameras. Lastly in the years before I got involved in digital photography I never processed my film, I sent it off to Kodak for processing and printing so my prints were basically as they came out of the camera and I was never happy with the results. When I started digital photography I had a lot to learn about digital photography and using a computer also how to print digital files so I had to make some decisions about what file type I would use, the camera settings I would use and so 0n. The one thing that I found using digital cameras 16 years ago when buffers were small and frames per second were around three that the only way I could photograph birds from my kayak was I missed a lot of shots shooting raw because as I said the shots with raw files were so much less than high resolution jpeg that the only time I was using raw files was for landscapes, and as the years went by and camera resolution increased the difference between the two files got less. I was still post processing both types of files and printing from both with great results that now I only use jpeg files, all the while I paid attention to my camera settings especially white balance and exposure. I will say that if you want to make photography more than a hobby and want to make it more of a business than using raw files and getting deeply involved in post processing past doing basic editing as I do would definitely be necessary skills.

[@foxdenham]

Agreed - For me, 'taking' the image and 'making' the image, hover around the 50/50 paradigm. Best bit of advice I ever got was, "You can't polish a turd". To this end I try to get a photo as it 'presents itself' and I then record it in Raw, even if this makes for a slightly flatter image, pre processing. This now gives post-processing gives much more room to 'reveal' the image, without having to under, or over compensate. It is rarely a 'fix' but a fun, creative endeavour. To this end, subtle and considered polishing, allows me to find the image I first saw and now, hopefully matches the end result.

[@josecavazos1194]

In response to your question at 3:00, I would tell myself shoot in RAW and learn better composition. I could always go back and fix my post-processing if in RAW, but I can't fix composition.

[@andyroe7296]

Hi Henry, another super video. Some wonderful images here. Looking back, I would urge myself to take more time and turn ‘snaps’ into more considered images.

[@vermis8344]

What would I tell myself... don't buy a m4/3 camera for taking photos in a gloomy forest in a country known for it's rain.

[@mtmccornack]

During my photography early days, I decided that I do not post anything publically (no matter how good/simple) until it's gone through some form of post-processing. I do not believe in SOOC (strait out of can) images and feel that even the most delightful image can be improved dramatically with a simple edit or color adjustment.

[@robstammers7149]

Hi Henry, the following is just my humble opinion. Post processing has always presented me with problems, firstly a steep learning curve, I use Serifs Affinity which is pretty powerful, akin to the other big two (which I can't afford), the steep learning curve, I'd say, puts new photographers off. I say that because in this day and age of instant results of near perfect speedy results from phone cameras, post processing is time consuming. I'd also say, most us dont want to spend hours in front of a computer trying to learn post processing jargon. Learning how to use a digital camera alone is enough of a challenge for newbies, where if I'm right, most us are using older DSLRS, as mirrorless bodies are just too expensive (and their lenses). Today we are forced into being cost conscious, having to make priority life style choices. Great video Henry, loving the channel.

[@scarcesense6449]

Post processing is probably even more than 40-50% of the job. I remember an old book from film days saying it was 2/3 of the job. We've just got some pretty nifty tools these days to make it much quicker and easier - and reversible. I do wonder where we go in the not too distant future. The Eiffel tower in the lake district is a bit obvious, but I clipped a parrots wing and the AI just put it back. It's not perfect but it's improving. At a certain point your own editing, or even the photo itself, becomes insignificant. I suspect photography may become a lost art only for the true enthusiasts, like those retro markets where people carve wooden chairs and weave baskets, or fixing an antique car that by every measure is inferior to a cheap used hatchback. Hundreds of hours of dedication using finely tuned skills vs modern convenience will deter most everyone. On the plus side, I'd be up a mountain with or without the camera.

[@maryl1833]

WhenI bought my Fuji X-S10 a few years back, it was taking me forever to find anything on the huge menu. To the point that I decided to type out a list in Excel, of each and every item in that menu - 17 pages worth. That list was so daunting, and 90 percent of it meant nothing to me. I almost quit right then. . . I still can’t just take a quick shot. I’m really trying to avoid auto but it takes minutes just to set up a simple shot. (husband patiently waiting behind me amps up the guilt). PP sounds fun - but that’s another daunting bunch of functions.

[@urbananjar]

I’l add PREPRODUCTION to the list of important things. Where do you go to shoot? What equipment do you bring? Haveing some extra batteries and memory cards. Haveing a plan, but also be capable to improvise.

[@timothyramsey9828]

First and foremost, I get a lot of value and entertainment from your videos. Would love to join you on a shoot down the road a bit. Second, if I was to go back to mh photography day 1, I pretty much shot everything back then on film. Manual everything, when I made the jump to digital, somehow my brain left me hanging at having to learn digital on Auto... 😔 I know, what was I thinking.. Today my first suggestion would be to not even start shooting on Auto at all, forget about it and begin the journey with complete control over your images.. Cheers

[@andyblessett1951]

I'm 70yrs old... no, I cant get there... I would love to be your age again, xx

[@candanceswaim7893]

14:25 love this photograph. Im a new follower all the way from Huntsville Alabama 😊 really love the way your breaking it all down but will bring on location. I’ll definitely be watching more. Also, your talking voice is very lively! 😊

[@brendallsterling4117]

Such beautiful photos. I still need to learn to stack my photos. Thanks for a lovely view of the mountains. Brenda from Maryland

[@anthonyharding2258]

I think looking back, I would have told myself to SLOW DOWN. To first do my research before even arriving at a site, but most important to leave the camera in the bag when I get there and just wander around a little until I see something that really inspires me.. then look at it a squinch more and afterward, pull out the camera. So tempting o just pull out the camera and hammer away.. and miss something I might have seen otherwise. Of identifying additional options so I know where to set up. Don’t know how many times when I started I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off, winging it, and then stumbling on what I really liked when I could have found options right from the start..

[@ashstubbings2603]

That did surprise me mate, to be honest! I thought you were going to say something about composition! 😀😀 For me, post processing isn't as important as perhaps it should be. Maybe that's probably why my photography is pretty average and yours.. er..isn't! 😁😁

[@khanscombe619]

I find It’s so different Today in digital. In Film days I’d say Most important was composition. As after that , many average hobbyist were fine leave processing left to a lab & or an automated system of exposure & print. It was a small few experienced & or the much needed lab equipment & chemistry to finish it.

[@minus1db]

I would have told myself don’t take a photo of something, take a picture about something

[@bloberoonie]

Cracking images Henry, many thanks for your continued excellence and input.

[@eltinjones4542]

To be honest Thomas, regarding post proccesing - Less is more I bracket but use the 'best shot'?. The dynamic range in modern cameras even Mf3s is very good To each his own 📷👍

[@pathogan4854]

Completely agree Henry ! I came from film but did not no about the development end of it to much ! shoot the roll bring it to the local shop before lunch on a Tuesday. The Agfa van would pick it up and you,d get your prints back the following Tuesday . When I went digital again post processing / manipulating was "cheating" rather than enhancing and bringing out the best of the raw files !! Cracking images in this one man even the Eiffel Tower did,nt look too out of place 😀 I hope you have a great weekend !!

[@haroldhickling58]

Post processing can only be as good as the image you actually take. For example post processing cannot make a bad composition into GOOD ONE. Post processing is in my opinion second to actually achieving good images in the first place. You can improve a good image but you cannot create a good one from a bad image. In the era of film the great photographers had to create in the camera. Darkroom developing could only improve slightly the image. As a beginner I would prefer to master composition first and post processing second. I would suggest that your views are somewhat biased by where you are in your photography journey. you have developed an incredible photography skill set but i would suggest that your initial photographs did not come about through post processing but through your own dedication to light and composition. I have followed several channels and seen images totally transformed from what the scene actually looked like to something totally different after post processing.

[@normski4ash]

Day 1 ? That would be 1965, I was 12, Thus I am now 70 ! And I haven't got a clue...

[@ellyelzinga01]

The Eiffel Tower looks perfect in that landscape 😂I am not even sure what I would give my attention to if I could go back. There's a few things I suppose. Composition, editing (I didn't even use Lightroom back then, can you believe it? very, very bad), learning how to proper use the F stops and when to use which focal length.. Looking back at old pictures, sometimes I'm horrified that I thought back then that it were good images 🤣 Your images were class again today!

[@JeffreyJohnsonC]

Think it depends on your goal. If you want to be a professional photographer, it would be good to find out if you like pp before deciding. You don't even need a camera for that. Plenty of people sharing RAW files online to practice with.

[@redrobin1129]

Really enjoyed your video Henry, did I imagine that sheep 😂 Loved your first pano shot with the starburst sun 👌

[@0ecka]

Well, unfortunately, cameras are incapable of producing exactly what we want, what we see with our own eyes. Human vision is way more advanced in dynamic range, white balance, distortion corrections, aberrations, etc. Therefore I need to process my photos to make them look just like I saw each of those moments with my own eyes, or the way I'm imagining it. Cameras are just tools. We don't have to accept the camera default interpretation of reality. And I think that it is essential for the beginners to understand that if their out-of-camera pictures are not what they expected to get, or even dull and rather boring (compared to all the nice pictures the internet is packed with), it's not because they failed, but because they need to learn how to process their images to get exactly what they want. Which, of courses, does not replace any shooting skills. Plus, we can expose and compose with the post-processing in mind that we are going to do later with our pictures. I think that post-processing has everything to do with the act of taking a photograph, if it's not just a snapshot we are after.

[@stephenthompson1998]

Started 60 odd years ago with 35 mm Exa second hand camera and using slide films, my guide stressed composition makes the photo never just take the first shot you see and check focus aperture and shutter speed before pressing the button. As a schoolboy you cannot afford to rip through a film!

[@jamesmlodynia8757]

Henry, i agree with you 100 percent. But before I get into why i agree i will say this, that statement is going to piss of alot of people that are allergic to post processing. Now i look at photography like baking a cake, you can eat a plain cake but it tastes like one, once a cake is frosted and decorated that cake is now elevated to a higher level and if you do it well enough you might be able to sell that cake and so post processing is the icing on the cake so to speak i will add that even if you shoot jpeg files, post processing will help because many times you will not take a photo in perfect light. Every camera that I use, Pentax,Olympus,Fujifilm, Panasonic and Nikon give me a different file regardless of it being raw or jpeg and post processing helps them all

[@stro8202]

Recently discovered your channel. Absolutely loving your videos👍

[@davidross5930]

Exposure, composition, feeling/reason, that's it- finish in LR.

[@RickLincoln]

It's hard to make an artistic painting without knowing how to use your brushes. Once learned, the brush in your hand becomes an extension of your creativity...almost as if it isn't there. When I learned, there were no auto modes. No exposure meter in the camera either. To be clear, I'm not one of those "manual or nothing" guys...I use auto modes for events, sports and other fast moving situations where the light is ever changing. That said, understanding how to shoot without the camera making decisions for you will allow you to work with it instinctively and when you do need an auto mode, you'll understand precisely what it is doing and how to work with it. Hand metering your exposures or using your camera's spot meter is the unsung shortcut to developing an understanding of dynamic range/contrast and how to use light and shadow creatively. When one is not chasing changing light, allowing a box full of microprocessors to make decisions for you...decisions that affect your final image is the antithesis of creativity and control. Photography is a craft or art with a never ending learning curve, but that's how I started.

[@drazenzuvela1647]

Can you tell the difference using Z7 and Z6/5 with this particular lens ? Tnx!

[@JohnPaul-ii]

And you were so close to the top Henry, guess this is not Wainwright number 53. Not yet at least. Stay safe 🇦🇺

[@phillnavin1212]

The importance of lighting. You can stand in the same spot and take 10 images, 9 are crap and one is 👍 The only difference was the lighting.

[@hankroarkphoto]

I think it was Ansel Adams that said the digital negative is like a composer’s score, the post processing the performance. Or something like that :-).

[@zaneclone]

I think I share your penchant for editing- and for me it has mostly been about bringing the camera's image back to as close as the scene when I shot it... most notably the dynamic range and tones... I like shots as they appear with the naked eye... so someone else sees what I did... Kudos for bringing the sheep back lol :D

[@stevehassall6862]

I think that a lot of newbie photographers don't realise that some of the photos that aspire them into photography are "altered" beyond belief, so when they try to copy an image and theirs isn't all singing all dancing and looking like the dogs doodahs it can be very detrimental to them.

[@grahamtowers5513]

I am rubbish at processing, I have no idea what dodge and burn is and I have heard it used a lot. I have tried dark room , Luminar, I can't afford Photoshop or lightroom. I have been trying photo editing for a couple of years now and feel I haven't made much if any progress, even watching tutorial videos on here

[@paulsimmonds2030]

You are absolutely right. Post processing is a big part of the final image.. In fact, post processing led to me NOT getting rid of my 20mp camera in favour of a 47mp camera. Lightroom is so good now that I can upscale my images to over 90mp and you would never guess that a 90mp camera was not used..

[@whynotphotography5615]

I wouldn’t have wasted so much time with Instagram and would’ve gone into making a KZbin channel and create videos around my photography. There are a few reasons for this but I won’t go on a rant and bore you 🙃

[@keithratcliffe5576]

I saw the thumbnail and thought that you may be talking about something that I discovered, almost to my cost. When I put a new card in my Nikon I always format it by going into the setup menu and selecting it then going through the protective 2 stage confirmation process. I then start taking pictures. What I discovered is that if I then accidentally catch the menu button it returns to the Format selection and if I don't notice it and accidentally catch the OK button it starts the confirmation. I have only ever had this happen once but I now protect against this by backing out of the menu fully before shooting. Hope this is useful.

[@munromobile6539]

Just come across your channel and I like it, lots of info for us novice photographer's. Also your vids are very professional, you could have your own TV series, my vids need to be more like yours ! im very glad that I have stumbled across your channel, I will be watching a lot more of your stuff.

[@giffyfaces]

Post processing provided it enhances the photo is great but so many go over the top and ruin the natural look. My post processing is minimal. Noise removal of necessary and slight exposure correction..

[@JonathanRobinson11]

Great video. I would say that in the beginning it’s most important to learn to “see” as a photographer. To be able to look at the world and know how the camera will interpret that. Also, looking at as much photography books as possible.

[@hamsterneckliving]

I wish I’d focused on seeing the light more in compositions. Or maybe that’s because I still feel like I’m lacking in that area. OH, and you’re cracking me up with the pop-up sheep in mid-sentence. 6:05

[@nolawernicke9078]

I would have loved to have spent more time in the darkroom (the last time I was in one was back high school) Great photos, by the way.

[@khanscombe619]

Post processing can b its own thing. Not as straightforward as the old film days. You gotta be more computer savvy & on top to know the camera outputs & app inputs

[@wdb1932]

I would have invested in better glass sooner. Processing included developing negatives and printing when I started.

[@davidmccarthy6061]

In my prime the photo had to be complete in camera because a dark room was almost never available and cropping was basically it. Now there are home computers and incredible software that makes the impossible possible.

[@robertlagrange6388]

how do you go from the Peak Designs shoulder clip to the Arca Swiss on your tripod?

[@chrisandrews12345]

Thank you Henry for another corker. IMHO these photos have to be up there with some of your best. I hope at least one makes next year’s calendar!

[@isotechimages.9130]

Would like to see you detail your camera a bit more l noticed quite a buildup of crud around the edges of the glass in your viewfinder. Sorry Henry l a bit of a clean freak when it comes to camera gear.

[@tilerman]

If there is one thing i have realised when watching this video, and it has nothing to do with photography, it's the fact i have not been out of the city for years. And it's quite a sad realisation. It's so beautiful where you are and it's been a long time since i've been to the hills. Or seen the coast. Life just gets in the way. Must promise myself to get out there and get out of this city. Great video Henry, cheers mate and all the best.

[@JEmmertz]

At least you managed to get the stray sheep in in post - must have been AI, and it looked completely natural... 😉

[@laurensiemens1436]

Time of day plays a big part in your composition. I hide away from picture taking through the heat of the day.

[@gerarbara]

The one thing that I wish someone had told me was to ask myself WHY am I taking this photograph? This what I ask beginners when they ask me if I like their photo.

[@alan20063]

I think the same as I did. Learn how to use a camera entirely in manual mode. Often when out shooting in difficult lightning conditions etc I can switch to manual quicker and take the shot without spending time going through menus.

[@jakibotham5600]

Post processing never entered my thoughts when I started taking photos. Of course what it looked like once taken was important but the editing is not as important to me but I only do it for pleasure not profit

[@LINDAOZAG]

I love post. I do prefer shooting without shadows. I'll wait for the clouds. :) Happy shooting!

[@joe3eagles]

I'm the consummate "lazy bugger". Post processing is too much of a chore for me. There are times, however, that I wish I could love it, as you do! If I were to go back to the beginning, I'd put more effort than I did back then into things like composition and scouting. I was more of a snapshotter than a photographer back then.

[@trevorpayne2749]

Cracking images. Enjoyed the video. Thanks

[@jpobrien1973]

I agree! That is something I knew so little about and that as I've learned it, it's helped my work look so much better!