Being Creative and Making Art with my Nature Photography

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I thought this week I would try and be a bit more creative in my approach to nature photography. Art is always something I have at the back of my mind when making images, so with my current project now underway, I thought I would flex my creative muscles and try and take the images a step further. The question is, is it art or just a load of old junk. You decide?
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Комментарии : 68

@carlarivas1238 10 месяцев назад

Hello Simon - I appreciate that you switch things up. I agree that it forces you to see things differently. The leaf images are very dreamlike. Thanks again.

@alwynwilliams2661 11 месяцев назад

Enjoyed both films very much. The quality of the images and the artistic impression were fantastic, To see what you see is just amazing. Hope you enjoy Scotland and bring back more wonderful films. Cheers!

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

I brought back Covid Alwyn. Not my finest moment.

@davidferreira473 11 месяцев назад

I do like the birch leaves shot. I enjoy photos that I categorise as 'hidden worlds' - images that show a different or unexpected view of natural subjects. Thank you for this video Simon - you've inspired me to take a walk over to my favourite willow trees that might just still have a few leaves hanging on! :)

@wolfgangmarvelous7239 11 месяцев назад

I like the "sycamore scar" photo. One of my favorite motifs is patterns and shapes on tree trunks. Many times the best photos come from trees or stumps long dead; The desiccated wood reveals images not usually seen in live trees. As for the photo of yellow leaves, I like the idea and I think I'll try to apply it this fall and winter.

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Good luck Wolfgang

@johncarnahan4067 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing your video Simon and beautiful photos the last one of the leaves was a fantastic image my favourite was the first one of the bark

@shaunkeenanphoto 11 месяцев назад

Really enjoyable to watch you experimenting and challenging yourself both with your route walk and with the final image. I agree that not every image will be great, but experimenting is an essential ingredient for progress. Cheers

@qkamoen 9 месяцев назад

I love abstract photography. It give you a variation of your work and you can learn so much from it. Nice video!

@SimonBoothPhotography 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch the film

@ddki9094 11 месяцев назад

I love the gold leaves image.

@jhmnieuwenhuis 11 месяцев назад

Thanks Simon. Very inspiring video series.

@sbimages5408 11 месяцев назад

Some really nice abstractions, well done

@brianmckeever5280 11 месяцев назад

A very intriguing tryptic! Definitely some food for thought in there, thank you!

@danevarkevisser4670 11 месяцев назад

Simon - Once again you have produced a beautiful set of images. As you have probably worked out, I just love this sort of thing. You prove again that there is always something worthwhile photographing in a woodland and experimentation is the key to keeping it interesting. I am not typically a fan of using a shallow depth a field to make an image unless there is more to it than isolating a subject. The fern image is a great example of using restricted focus well with a view to creating something that is interesting and fresh. Thank you for another inspiring video.

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Dane. I think you just have to photograph the things that speak to you and in a way that pleases you the most. This is my approach these days. Although RU-vid forces my hand a little.

@siofna9709 11 месяцев назад

Hello Simon The last image looks good, but my favorite is the second at 9:40. Greetings :-).

@JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67 11 месяцев назад

Art, for me Simon, I do a lot of abstract stuff almost every time I go out now and I must say It has let me get so much more out of my photography, fantastic video Simon, Thanks for sharing.

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Cheers John

@Retset 11 месяцев назад

I loved the abstract nature of all today's images. The tree scar was my favourite, closely followed by the fern. The yellow leaves looked just like a watercolour painting which was most pleasing.

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Thank you

@АлександрВанников-т5щ 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! Thanks to your films, I began to pay attention to little things, it's very interesting.

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Glad to hear that! Nice one

@annettethomas5781 11 месяцев назад

Lemon pear drops did it for me, great image loved the ethereal feeling to the shot. You look you find and you photograph just shows there's always something waiting to be photographed even along a forest path. All images stand on their own and as usual I loved them all.

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Thanks again Annette

@grantnewton5705 11 месяцев назад

I love the variety of a fully sharp image, sharp part of a shallow DOF image, and a fully out of focus image - all great images, all very different approaches - well done Simon!

@uncle0eric 11 месяцев назад

I appreciate so much your showing the ideas that didn't quite work out. I think we can sometimes learn more from 'failures' than successes (I put 'failures' in quotes because I can't think of a single word for 'possibilities that didn't work out quite as well as I would have liked.')

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Ta uncle Eric. Great RU-vid name :-)

@janfrosty3392 11 месяцев назад

Nice film, nicely structured Simon, like all three images, the yellow leaves remained me of similar photos and how I fell at the time taking them in South island of NZ a few years ago.

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Ouch, now that suffering for your art.

@davidskinner274 11 месяцев назад

I love the a;attract. Very inspirng

@lynnecliffe3056 11 месяцев назад

"There are opportunities, you've just gotta look for them." "Experimentation in photography" opens the eyes to seeing possibilities. ✅

@chrisburnard5157 11 месяцев назад

Fantastic, thank you.

@jonathonbartle6903 10 месяцев назад

A delightful set of images, Simon. I really liked the fern frond images. You didn't seem very pleased with some of them (eg at about 8:24). I thought they were artistic, reminding me of geese taking off from a lake. The "final three" images, of course, were beauties! Thank you.

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Hi Jonathon. I think it was that some just appealed to me more than others. Needless to say, I've now deleted them. I'm pretty ruthless when it comes to editing.

@LouisaLee63 11 месяцев назад

I love you sharing your artistic images. I may not like all of them, but I get inspired by all of them.

@jamesmonte9214 11 месяцев назад

Wonderful video Simon 👍

@DamianHall-f2p 11 месяцев назад

Another captivating video, thank you. I personally love the abstract shots,but when I have experimented in that way before, people just don’t get what they are about ……. I think the trick is probably to lead people to a new experimental place, but not so far that they can’t relate to it …. I think you have the balance just right. Thank you.

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Thanks you so much. I think the music often helps people connect with the images.

@lasnierjeanluc715 11 месяцев назад

I greet you very warmly. These works that you present to us contain many things that make you move. Thank you very much, Jean Luc from Germany

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Many thanks Luc. I appreciate your kind words

@kathrynhall9920 11 месяцев назад

I loved the yellow leaves against the sky.

@sharondmeber3802 11 месяцев назад

Wow! Great video and so inspiring! I really enjoyed all 3 photos but really love the abstract yellow leaves 😊 another video to watch multiple times!! Thank you

@mikeray4902 11 месяцев назад

You help me see that landscape is not always about the grand vista. But there is also art at a small scale in nature.

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Sharon. Watch them as many times as you can please :-))

@davebenson1504 11 месяцев назад

There can be hundreds/thousands/many more of different images because the trail is different every visit 🙂 such a gorgeous texture linescape to kick off the tour this week 🙂 enjoy watching you experiment... it is so important to play 🙂

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Glad to have you along for the walk Dave

@glynparry6598 11 месяцев назад

Very inspirational Simon. Love the approach and images

@johnfallows3822 11 месяцев назад

Hello Simon, Art or a Load of Old Junk? I think back to the days when I did my City and Guilds in General Photography at Ashton-under-Lyne and ask what my tutors would have said if I had presented similar images. Sadly they would probably have said 'go away and try something else'. That was in 1972, and having reached 75 years of age I can't decide what to think now! As with many images, it's in the eye of the beholder. Abstract is Art, so what is really important is what the artist thinks........over to you on that one. 🧐🤨

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

I had a similar experience with a camera club. Best to satisfy yourself and let the rest worry about their own images, Enjoy your own ride and do what pleases you.

@julianwilliams4750 11 месяцев назад

Hi Simon. Do you ever shoot specifically for black and white final images. I shoot using B&W film and wondered if you would consider a video or two dedicated to capturing nature in B&W and how you would apply yourself differently than shooting in colour. Best wishes Julian

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

No I'm not a fan of black and white in my own work Julian. I love colour in nature. I've dabbled but it just doesn't grip me.

@duringthemeanwhilst 11 месяцев назад

looked at individually I thought what a mixed bag of images. but when viewed as a triptych they all seemed to find their "place"

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

They can work better a set. I agree.

@billbromer 11 месяцев назад

Well I miss the red pants 😊. I see and feel the art in the bark scar and birch leaves images, but I struggle with the fern frond. I think that having just the two middle pinna in focus draws my eye to the center and then I don’t know whether to look toward the tip or the base of the frond. As you said this is art and I find the three images as a group very appealing. Thanks, take care.

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Sorry for the late reply Bill. Thanks for your thoughts. Art is always going to be subjective and accept that not every image is for everyone. This is why I try to take the three.

@IanFord-un6jr 11 месяцев назад

Great video and equally great shots. The yellow leaves were a brave but I think successful image , which had a summer feel to them with the over exposure. Thanks for a clear explanation of how you achieved it……..time for us to experiment now!

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@ihavevitiligo 11 месяцев назад

Bravo! Beautifully done, beautifully discussed.

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Cheers so much Keith. I expect your trip is over now?

@alexelley6283 11 месяцев назад

excellent video, you use the camera as an artist uses a brush...

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Oh that's so very kind of you to say.

@dimitristsagdis7340 11 месяцев назад

for the leaves against the sky you are only over-exposing? Not altering the focus point?

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

No, I'm doing both.

@dimitristsagdis7340 10 месяцев назад

tnx@@SimonBoothPhotography

@StevenLawson 11 месяцев назад

Hi Simon, is there any way I could get an address where I could send you a zine I made a year ago focusing on my local woodland - it fits perfectly with the theme of your recent videos on focusing on one specific area for an extended period. I'm not looking for coverage or anything, I just thought it might be of interest to you. Kind regards from a fellow Lancastrian, Steven Lawson.

@SimonBoothPhotography 10 месяцев назад

Email me Steven. Info@simonboothphotograpy.com and I'll send it to you. Thanks for the generous offer too.