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If you feel jaded or want a stimulus in your photography!
Here are a pair of very interesting YouTube videos by Sean Tucker.
Very interesting as he is a professional portrait and product photographer doing landscapes and street photography.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22gsEmjvqLs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoabxgSgocY
I recognise his feelings expressed in the first video. Working commercially, there is a tendency to get in a rut mainly because you attract a client base that requires the same sort of photography. I recently summarised my commercial work, for an interested party, into 10 categories..... Hotel interiors and functions, Engineering machinery fabrication, Architectural metalwork, Kitchens and home improvements, Work/Leisure/Safety wear, Agricultural machinery and processes, Indoor and outdoor furniture, Plastic moulding, Haulage transport and storage, Educational equipment and supplies.
By and large, all these situations, whether in studio or on location required the same sort of set up. Tripod, lighting and depth of field control. So there is definitely a tendency to run on automatic. The only creative satisfaction comes from varying composition.
So embracing ...or actually revisiting (as I have years ago done landscapes and birding in non professional mode)... different subjects, can be daunting and frustratingly difficult to re-educate your photographic eye and skill set.
I confess my days of getting up at 5am to trudge up hills and along shorelines are behind me. (Apart from when Graham comes to visit 😆) I am afraid the comfort of a nice warm bed (and partner 😉) are too strong a pull.
I thought his landscapes were very good...not sure if he did them all in one day or more?
Having done architectural, office and street photography ...I didn't think much of his second video. Sorry.
Last edited on Sat Feb 22nd, 2020 11:05 by Eric
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