How I Find Inspiration - Shoot Emotions, Not Subjects. 

Love the concept of peaceful solitude. I think many folks who like to travel alone can relate (me for sure)

i try to live by this too.. it's like when you walk out of a movie you don't remember so well each scene by scene, more how it made you feel.

We’re so focused on lens sharpness or film simulations that we forget about emotion. Well said 🤙🏼

Dude this is exactly what my college essay was about! I wrote about a new, more personal, feelings-based approach that I’ve started taking and how my photos became more meaningful.

Makes total sense!

Thanks, another great video. I totally agree. Be brave, be different, and be yourself.

I reallly like how you have gone from just a photographer to make this kind of videos, it has been cool to follow your journey all the way from the beginning. Keep up the good work

Very well explained - I totally agree, photos with soul and emotion hit different..

your video makes a lot of sense to me. I am very fond of photographic techniques and I always let myself be influenced by seeing other people doing some technically difficult photography.

This is great advice and I totally agree! My best work have come from just going with a mood/feeling.

Thank you

This was very well explained Teemu, thanks for sharing. Some of my most precious memories traveling alone had similar "moods" to your work, and I've been a fan on your insta for a while now. Cheers

Honestly I think doesn't apply just to photography, but to all sorts of visual art. Learning how to express specific feelings is what make things feel genuine Anyways, this was a nicely put together video. I can imagine this can be a difficult idea to put into words lol, but you explained it really well

Great video. It's crazy how much photography youtubers (including me) often forget to talk about this! Mood is very important.

Rn im in a stage of feeling boring of technical things, and rn trying to explore more this kind of things

That's exactly the reason why I take so few photos. Not that I do not have any emotions, but the moments worth capturing and to share with others are so few. Don't get me wrong, I'm the most emotional person in the world (crying watching Spongebob 🤣), but sharing or keeping those moments is a different thing. At least for me. Coming from film photography every single shot counts. Keep on going, your journey has become one of my favorite YT channels and in IG accounts (next to the man of cats Mr. Bloom himself and Joe Allam). Thanks for sharing all this!

Great video! I try to capture emotion in my photos too, it’s a powerful tool and gives you so much more creative freedom. 😁🎨 📷

Thanks Teemu, your videos have definitely helped me develop as a photographer. I also don't have a background in arts and these videos makes photography feel a little less overwhelming to me, even when the topic is slightly abstract like in this particular video.

Do you think this approach might fit under the "Contemplative Photography" label?

To me it’s the reason why I take pictures, like I feel a certain vibe that I can’t explain and I want to capture that moment into a picture. Btw, bought your course, it’s great but can we have a Discord channel for the students to share and critique their works ?

I always called this "to shoot emotions"...

What do I do if I'm already dead inside?

Do you have photos of those mountains? 🤣

Thank you