A Practical Exercise for Photographers

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Today I'm sharing a self-assignment, a practical exercise for all photographers.
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@alanescalante1 Год назад

In my opinion, this is by far one of the best videos you’ve ever made. Growing up in LA, you never really think about this. I’ve been going to those since I was a little kid, and it made me happy to see them portrayed in this light.

@WillemVerb Год назад

I appreciate that Alan! Thanks for sharing.

@charliejakesanchez Год назад

I agree, this might be his best work

@Batou_73 Год назад

Could not agree more. The shot at 4:38 is (in my opinion) one of your best ones ever! The story made them so personal. Love it.

@YOUAREMYKIN Год назад

Agreed! The best, at least my favorite ✨

@danielremian Год назад

I feel so lucky to be able to watch videos like these for free. I'm incredibly inspired by your projects and thought processes. Now I just need to find some motivation and maybe I'll finally finish a project or two...

@elopewithisabella Год назад

one of my absolute favorite videos you've ever made

@izzie833 Год назад

Beautiful story/assignment.

@csmcrckrs Год назад

1:45 ... always stunning to see how much our ways of perception are influenced by Caspar David Friedrich!

@pablocornejo4201 Год назад

You sir are a true artist!

@lifeisgood12341 Год назад

I like seeing the need for photos in a news article and making that a goal

@liamgscheidle8880 Год назад

This was a phenomenal "self-assignment". You made me feel the subject and brought out its meaningfulness through your photos. Well done, sir.

@stefanwarbanski Год назад

man, you know what, good for you. this is awesome. i had an idea kinda like this that i didnt follow through on, that i now will

@camsclr3390 Год назад

Your photos are always so calming, they bring me so much peace.

@WillemVerb Год назад

Thank you :')

@jordanosman Год назад

I love this! I'm absolutely going to put this idea to use. This will help me stay engaged and focused! Cheers from Sacramento!

@Misiek2135 Год назад

That's so awesomeee! I love that idea so much, that i want to do it but with filming!

@TariqueAli Год назад

For someone that’s not got any commissioned project or planning on any soon, every assignment is a self assignment ;) also really love the shots on the series

@kalebmusser Год назад

Really beautiful work Willem! Love he concept of self-assignment.

@WillemVerb Год назад

Thank you very much!

@PaulStrk Год назад

Beautiful video Willem. Fantastic subject matter and a great way to think about building a body of work!

@duschbrauser Год назад

Beautiful idea and pictures

@charliesands7 Год назад

One of my favorite videos from you! These are great man, thanks for the constant inspiration

@darylljann Год назад

Gorgeous photography. Gorgeous story.

@danielquezada1463 Год назад

it’s one thing for you to ask owners to take photos of their location but the fact that you ask to take photos of them is probably such a big deal to them, their children’s children will talk about their family business and they’ll have photos not only of their business but also them, you’re a beautiful soul willem. never change haha such a nice video and I don’t think we will ever understand how much they appreciate you for doing this for them

@RostykMakushak Год назад

❤ Willem, what a wonderful project! I LOVE POWER LINES! For the past year I’ve been working on a project documenting sport activities in my local community park. Which happens to be under the power lines! 🤩 The backbone of this documentary project - male portraits of people doing different sports. I love projects such yours - just simple mundane things. It’s a great photographic exercise and it’s something for your soul.

@albertcumin Год назад

Best video you've made by far IMO. Really something a lot more personal and interesting than most of the photography channels. You can tell it's something you really enjoyed too.

@dylanheid9270 Год назад

Man, this video is gorgeous. Thank you so much for sharing your content, you really are an inspiration.

@bryanflo4500 Год назад

I would posit that there's a lot of beauty in industrial spaces and in the built environment as a whole. I am into this juxtaposition of industrial against 'curated greenness', however. Also, I see you were hanging around Sun Valley at 3:11!

@jacobmaness7244 Год назад

Ah love these photos. Hard to pick a favorite, but 5:30 and 6:54 really speak to me. Great light and I like the story telling. Self-assigning is a neat trick to get you to shoot from a more journalistic approach I think.

@hewchinling Год назад

The photos are beautiful~ Thank you for the inspiration, gonna take on a self-assignment too 🙌🏻

@doptimist Год назад

Great work, love the narrative. I have a self assignment here on the west coast of Ireland I’ve been putting off.

@jonasaugustin5580 Год назад

gorgeous photos and a really unique story! Love your work :)

@joeltimothy8698 Год назад

Dude, I LOVE this! Firstly, the photos are beautiful - well done (as usual). You showcased this juxtaposition so well, and really made the beauty to evident. I’ve also been trying to self-assign things recently, and this is really encouraging me to just get out there and do the projects I’ve been envisioning. Thanks for the inspiration, Willem!

@Lillyjoy Год назад

I love this! I just thought a few weeks ago that I should start doing things like this in my spare time and to experience new types of photography that I’ve never done. It’s a nice reminder that you posted this and I love the idea.

@grantthescribe Год назад

This is beautiful, Willem. A wonderful concept and excellent execution. Amazing video, also (as usual). Keep up the great work.

@EmilVargaPhotography Год назад

Love the idea of self assignments, never looked at it that way! Love your videos, keeps me inspired!

@jhingsto Год назад

awesome vid. as a fellow transplant to socal i've also noticed and admired the greenery under transmission lines. another cool self-assignment could be casual food spots that are unique to LA. mostly i've noticed tons of burger shacks, mom and pop donuts shops (mostly asian owned!), and of course taco stands.

@NunoAlmeidaPhotography Год назад

I love this idea! Definitely one my favorite video of yours, well done!

@MrNamaikisaru Год назад

Excellent.

@madiking8758 Год назад

Needed a video like this right now! I just landed in Ireland and I’ll be here for a month for a photography artist residency. I’ve been trying to narrow things down so I don’t go crazy with getting film and shooting!!

@RM.TokyoPhotographer Год назад

Awesome Vid...that way you held the tripod sideways...I had a heart attack :D. Hoping to make my self assignment of the countryside sometime

@ColtonMatocha Год назад

This is a phenomenal video. A great idea that people can do as well, but also some really wonderful images as always!

@mckenziemelcher4120 Год назад

Wow this one really warmed my heart. Great video and great work.

@DavidFamous Месяц назад

This was a fire video. Curious how many images you had in total for the assignment!

@egomez7850 Год назад

Beautiful video! Can we get a shoutout to all the nursery owner’s you went to? It’d be nice to give them some visibility as well 🤓

@nowherechannel5935 Год назад

Beautiful work as always

@michaelyolch79 Год назад

Interesting project. I was surprised to find myself so saddened by the pictures that house both, flowers and enormous industry. It just reminds me of how much fragile beauty humankind has destroyed in the name of "progress."

@erikkoletnik Год назад

That is so out of the box. Great job, looking forward to see more of this project. :D

@VincentPeraza Год назад

Thank you so much for sharing this! These photos, especially the ones of the nursery owners, really made me smile. Self assignment is a great idea and this video has inspired me as an artist to get out there and make some images with a bit more focus and direction.

@tylerfukuda Год назад

Most of these are in Gardena, CA. My hood!

@benja1378 Год назад

Amazing video and photos + story! Hope you gave the plant nursery owners copies of the photos! ❤

@ZachShock13 Год назад

This car guy is telling me how to take photos now? Madness

@TheShelbinator3000 Год назад

Great video Willem -- a good reminder to explore more for the sake of it and to be more open to what can constitute personal work. I know this wasn't the intention... but sounds like a good photo essay to pitch to the LA Times Plants vertical? :)

@sabinemetz Год назад

Was it our mutual friend Wesley Verhoeve? It must be, he tends to inspire like this. :-) Really love the story that unfolded here, the images are so tender and powerful at the same time. Love it!!

@qvarfoto Год назад

Fantastic video and concept, very inspirational! Hope the owners watch this episode too, to see all the love they get. Cheers!

@abhaypuri298 Год назад

Hey Willem. Is it possible to just pursue photography on weekends while doing a full time job or is it necessary to do it everyday? I want to pursue photography for travel and architecture , I am an architect by profession ! do respond if you can . Thanks alot ! And keep up the good work !!!!

@mkkrt Год назад

Wow

@weisserth Год назад

Nobody wants to work or live under power lines - understandingly. The plant nurseries don't seem to mind - probably that real estate is reasonably cheap for that reason. It's a great photography project and good on you to notice that relationship!!

@WillemVerb Год назад

Exactly! Thank you ❤️

@Hexeen Год назад

Crazy video as usual! As someone who is inexperienced in photography, I find it difficult to replicate the effects and atmosphere of your photographs without post-processing. That's why I wanted to ask you how much is due to the film and how much to the post-production, if present? And what 120 mm film do you usually use?

@WillemVerb Год назад

I think it’s mostly the subjects and light. I shot across 3 different formats for this project. Lots of the photos were digital on a Fujifilm camera as well. So it’s certainly not one specific process.

@jazper4518 Год назад

amazing how many rolls or sheets did u shoot?

@WillemVerb Год назад

Id guess about 20 roll over the course of a week

@peas524 Год назад

Amazing video bro ❤

@bensantmyer6773 Год назад

Dude these are so hard

@lexmonteny1386 Год назад

wich type of rolls are those?

@WillemVerb Год назад

Digital and Portra 400

@vasumahant8788 5 месяцев назад

where can i see this series?

@hollywoodheiner6028 Год назад

The best practical exercise for a photographer: Order a dang expensive lens on eBay Japan, find out it has fungus and try not to cry. I'm sure I'll make it next time.

@ricobohm7781 Год назад

Lol, I just now realized you are actually from Belgium. I noticed your belgian/dutch sounding name, but I always assumed it was just some ancestry. I guess I can stop pronouncing it the american way now xD

@evertking1 Год назад

Way back... Damn I'm getting old... Lol

@bigbarnwell Год назад

As a mag editor, I can tell you that this is a good story. Great instinct. You should pitch this around, and I'm convinced someone will pick it up. I do these mini "commissions" with a friend. We regularly agree on a specific task for a roll and battle it out once the pics are in. It's great fun and a really good way to stay active and keep trying out new stuff. We live in different cities, so it's also a good way to stay in touch.

@WillemVerb Год назад

Thats awesome!

@sandrariano8113 Год назад

Yes!! I would love to see this in Nat Geo :)

@Whateverworksman93 Год назад

It's been fantastic seeing LA through the eyes of a newcomer, and even after a good while of you moving out here I feel like you're picking up on things I've taken for granted in all my years as a resident.

@WillemVerb Год назад

That means a lot! Thanks

@just_a_guy Год назад

I love this idea. it even makes things that you've shot before different because of the restrictions that you set for yourself, whether it's a location or subject. now I have some ideas :) thanks Willem

@WillemVerb Год назад

Happy to hear it, its amazing how much inspiration you can find by limiting yourself to a very specific subject.

@cortletcher Год назад

when i was looking at the original footage i was trying to think of what photos i would take if i were there to photograph it and then i saw your pictures and was blown away at your ability to contextualize the whole story while maintaining beautiful compostitions

@samuelkuro Год назад

Great Tip! Beautiful shots! I'm in love with the details and all the layers you photographed. Really interesting place especially all those power lines going over it.

@WillemVerb Год назад

Thank you Samuel!

@EthanFromLondon Год назад

Could you please share how to set the lighting in this video because it is perfect. What are the camera settings and what can someone like me do to get close to this look. It is very cinematic and dreamy like it was filmed on a Leica or something. Thanks

@WesleyVerhoevePhotography Год назад

Love what you did here Willem! Great story and beautifully captured. And yes yes yes its so empowering and such good practice to self-assign! (side note that piano music was so perfect)

@sabinemetz Год назад

I knew it was you! ;-) You both are inspiring the shit out of me with this, thanks 🤩

@jordanbon Год назад

This seriously could not have come at a better time!! I’ve been so lost (stepped away from photography for the past 4 years) so this idea of a focused, self-project is exactly what I need. Tysm for sharing!! Your work is a huge inspiration to me😊

@Tom_77777 Год назад

Honey wake up, Willem has posted!

@waveril5167 Год назад

I ordered everything from Longweekend, it arrived today here in Switzerland :D The shipping was just 3 Days, awesome!

@WillemVerb Год назад

Awesome!! Thank you

@OLEYNIKOVLIFE Год назад

Спасибо!

@fustigate314159 Год назад

@3:20 "...that dated way back..." ... 1993. I'm reporting this video as offensive 🤣

@johnenjulia-6664 Год назад

Heel mooi Willem ❤️

@alexbemanian Год назад

Love the concept of this project. There’s a lot of beauty in LA if you know where to look

@plantmanp Год назад

I got you on any plant nursery locations you need bro! I’m in LA as well 🌱🔋

@ericrjennings Год назад

I’ve been looking to start a self project myself.

@SteveMillerhuntingforfood Год назад

Yep, a great self project. And many awesome images. The images of that woman were really good. Those same utility alignments are also used for RV Storage. Not as pretty as plants.

@Chinese.driver Год назад

Great tips and beautiful shots I'm really interesting place especially All those power lines going over it.

@ThePhiloctopus Год назад

5:33 fuck I NEVER would have thought of this image. So inspiring but also I feel like I'm never gonna get that photographers eye

@Dahrenhorst Год назад

You won't see that in my country (with a few exceptions, probably). First, we don't have that many overland power-lines by far, secondly, nobody would voluntarily spend their working hours directly under power-lines for an extended time, and lastly, nobody would want to buy and eat vegetables being grown under the constant influence of so much electromagnetic radiation.

@bennmurhaaya8518 Год назад

I hope you'll continue visiting these nurseries, the juxtapositions of fragile plants and towering infrastructur are amazing ... I would def by a book on this subject (On the sunny side of the street sits on the shelf behind me as I type this).

@thomasmurray3941 Год назад

Willem! Can you recommend some labs to process my film whilst I’m in LA? Also love the videos!!

@oliviahanham7796 Год назад

Amazing amazing photos! By far my favourite project of yours!!

@michaelbennettphoto Год назад

I loved the photos dude! There were so many stunners

@mikehembree7973 Год назад

This was great One of those nurseries is right by my house. I've been taking pictures of the powerlines though instead of the plants, never thought to go in...

@pablosviewfinder Год назад

The timing of this video is crazy. I drove by a nursery by my house and I was thinking about going in to buy some plants haha.

@wcwendychapman Год назад

Excellent video. Great suggestion and lovely work.

@SabInRealLife Год назад

This is a great idea! And also great video, thanks Willem :)

@filmwithrob Год назад

How do you cope with the continuous rising cost of Film rolls? I pay like 14 euros each

@nicholasfoley9403 Год назад

Looks like on of these is in the Torrance Area on Crenshaw! If so they are awesome over there. Cool to see a local spot in one of your videos. I was just talking about these nurseries to a friend and how being an east coast transplant means I had never seen something like them before. Love it!

@Bonsees Год назад

Love this!

@pleewis Год назад

In my opinion this is your best project since you went back to Belgium and took those 4x5 photo's of the small chapels and take aways. If you'd combine portraits like the once you made in this video with you'll have a very strong project.

@actionimagesphotography Год назад

I was kind of hoping you were going to say you sold the photos to an LA magazine before you told us about it.

@tsengkokoko Год назад

Pleaseeeeeee make a camera bag. the santa fe shoulder bag is very much my vibe, but i want something that can hold my camera while having easy access to it!

@rebeccasuur Год назад

Somehow this made a bit emotional haha. I admire your eye for hidden or overlooked things so much.

@LikeButtahApparel Год назад

“Babe wake up, willem posted another banger”

@JanMaxwell_Photography Год назад

Wonderful pictures! I often forget that fields of flowers are not a usual sight for everyone. One of your best videos so far. Great story telling and stellar camera work!

@Fortnlterandom Год назад

I want you to do a challenge and go out one day and shoot only with your phone or only on digital and try to make it look as close to film as possible