seen a few on this theme lately. good one. photo is like sport in many ways. you need to know how to handle the ball, to make offensive and defensive moves, to pass, to communicate to a teammate you're open, to confuse your opponents. those are the rules. but great players dont just run the drills. they do the drills until they're reflex, then they get out there against players who also know the drills and they all try to fake each other out
true af. i used to think about taking *only* nice photos basically for external validation, but now i just shoot anything that's interesting and made me want to lift my camera up no matter how "not nice" it looked.
Great vid and great photos. A bit of constructive feedback: It felt like you reiterated the same point several times through the video in much the same way each time. I’d have been interested to hear more about that experience with the cover photo for example, and you could have used more of a storytelling approach to getting your point across. I’ve subscribed and looking forward to your future vids, keep it up 👍
Take pictures of nothing. Lots of spontaneous images. And you will evolve into your owns style. Reqires lots of practice, stamina, critical sense and introspection. Works for me but may not work for you... 😊
Very interesting comparison. Thanks for this. I often shoot Ultramax here in Tokyo because it’s literally half the price of a roll of Portra. I’d sure choose Portra if it weren’t so spendy!
I think rules are important. You need to know them by heart. When you know how to set your camera up for what you envision in your mind withouth having to think much about it, you're at a proper stage to think about "style." I wouldn't play them against each other.
I'm an old guy and grew up learning film and got a degree in fine art photography. What I see nowadays is exactly what you described. The "nice" stuff. Landscapes, perfectly composed. Portraits with beautiful people with that perfect rim lighting etc. etc. It's boring. It seems like a lot of modern photographers have gotten away from the real psychology of the human being and just gone for glitz and glamour. If you're going to do a landscape, make it your own. Put some people in it. Wrap them up in cheese cloth or something. MAKE your photos. Everyone nowadays just TAKES photos. Anybody can do that.
I think there is a balance between a Nice Photo and a Crap Photo. I see so many people take nice photos but I also see others take crap photos of some rubbish in an alleyway or some graffiti sprayed abandoned building. Just a waste of film/electricity. While others try to copy others edginess not taking the time to think "Ok yeah this person is famous but why? Is this any good?". I operate this way. ALWAYS mind your backgrounds and take whatever you want but never take a photo simply for the sake of taking a photo. Have some reason to shoot the shutter button, film, digital or even cellphone. Anyways nice vid
Hey mate, this might sound really dumb to ask but this is a film camera so I'm trying to figure out how did you get all your shots on the computer? Did you have to physically scan your film or do these cameras have some kind of image transfer via some cable? I want to get into this type of photography but very new to it
This was a perfect comparison! Comparisons between identical shots was perfect. This is the kind of video that really immerses you and makes you forget you’re watching one. Great stuff Max!
Great discussion Max, spot on. It’s easier said than done I think, especially while traveling, to avoid those touristy shots. Enjoyed the one-on-one format too. 👏
You're right, and it's ok to experiment. What helps me is spontaneity. That's related to my personal project/concept but when you got less time to think it sometimes lead to surprising results. Just have to get better at it now.
Great video, love your work. Photography improves when you adopt the mindset of taking photos for yourself, not trying to take a picture you think will be viral on IG. I have been shooting since 1979 and with a SLR since 1988. I am a multi discipline photographer. I feel shooting less photos, slowing down gets you more interesting shots.
If nice photos make you happy, go nice. I don’t care if im nice or something else and dont care after 19 years. It's probably a random mess of daily enjoyment and absolute boringness for most others. This is what it was for most before social media ruined that fun for this new generation. Embrace the nice if you're having fun!
It's funny, found you through looking up this old Olympus Trip 35 that I had lying around for ages, looking to get into photography. Consistently, I find several of your videos, like this one, is just as applicable to my music (which I have been doing for the past 10+ years). This is really great, honest artistic advise.
Will the camera automatically know if some of the film was used, like are those original pictures still ok or will it take a picture over it if you continue using it?
Planning a Grand Canyon film and digital photo trip... I like the Monument Valley shots. Not sure if you can shoot astrophotography with film but northern AZ is awesome for that .
Slow shutter speed but not too slow. The thing in the foreground is moving fast so you can shot at 1/30th of a second or so and the foreground will be blurry but the background will be clear because the background isn’t moving
I find the ergonomics of lomo cameras confusing, why is the on switch on the front, where it cannot be seen from the shot taking position, why does the on switch have three positions the one opposite off not being the most commonly used setting ? These are not cameras set up for The Vital Moment, but seem to aspire to the complexities of bellows cameras.
