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Long Exposure Photography is not really my thing. I don't like filters, tripods or the slower pace of working. That said, it's good to question your preferences and biases every now and then, so I thought I'd head out into the Peak District to check whether or not I'd enjoy the challenge of photographing flowing waterfalls with longer exposures than I'd usually go for. Here's how I got on with my Lumix G9 Micro Four Thirds camera...
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@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 года назад

The first 1000 people who click the link will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: skl.sh/jamespopsys2 Anything else you’d like me to try? Apart from bungee jumping...

@benravetta 4 года назад

Definitely Bungee Jumping please ....

@anywherenearzero 4 года назад

Love skill share. Used for over a year now

@alanguile8945 4 года назад

White water Rafting while taking photos!

@Zoran1899 4 года назад

How about sheep shearing?

@niallmurphy9376 4 года назад

A bout of fisticuffs with a Elvis impersonator. I'm not sure why.

@JanneRanta 4 года назад

I'm the exact opposite. I started photography I was heavy into making sure I processed everything faithfully. I was super precise about right wb, contrast and everything and in my head I wanted the photos to look the same as you see them in real life. Nowadays I just dont care, I will blast the contrast, or completely screw the wb if I feel like it. I've been told that I over edit but I dont care cause I like the results.

@mikejankowski6321 4 года назад

Janne Ranta That’s the only thing that counts.

@andrewcanton3539 4 года назад

I'm the complete opposite. I started off over-editing my photos trying to emulate photos I liked, I just didn't know how to execute it properly. Now, I'm all about processing faithfully but I add a bit of a punch because no one wants to see a boring looking completely faithful photo. In reality everyone edits differently and everyone has different tastes.

@trouwfotomakerij 4 года назад

Ha! I recognize that. The "faithfully processing". Until I realized that when I looked through my images, most of them were just "meh". They just didn't "do it". Not that I now over-process everything, but I sure learned that "faithfully" isn't always the way to do it.

@billkipper3264 4 года назад

I'm like you Janne. I generally don't crank the contrast all the way up but I do like a lot of it. I don't have any set way to edit. I just fiddle around with the settings until I get a result I like.

@markusdoring1506 4 года назад

Ah finally James is doing long exposure. Welcome to the dark side of photography. We've been waiting for you!

@howl5186 4 года назад

I see what you did there ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@gregoryvaughn4349 4 года назад

I get the feeling James won't be joining the dark side anytime soon... but, it does make me want to give it a shot.

@bcleste 4 года назад

I would like to see a long exposure with the leaves moving and no polarizing filter. I think the movement of the leaves but not the trunk would give it a painterly quality.

@synp9ynir 4 года назад

If it were only the leaves. But the thin branches are also waving around. Still it looks nice, if surreal.

@CarolyneMacMillan 4 года назад

More Pep Ventosa style for something different

@scottfineshriber5051 4 года назад

This is exactly the kind of video a lot of us need to see, I think-someone else going out and pushing themselves beyond their comfort zone, being okay with learning as they go. Thanks!

@eclecticjon1019 4 года назад

They're actually 2 really nice photo's. I'd be pleased if I had taken these.

@johnbuckingham6895 4 года назад

Your videos already are some of the best produced photography instructionals I've seen, James - especially your polished output from the past year or so compared to when you first started out. Excellent drone work has added a real cinematic punch as you've showcased spectacular locations, such as Iceland, Greenland, and the Lake and Peak Districts. Of course, the real reason I keep tuning in is for your totally unique mix of solid advice combined with your hilarious self-deprecating sense of humour, which sets you completely apart from overbearing "bro-tographers" elsewhere on RU-vid. (And I also really dig the funny "Popsys Pop"™ that punctuates your editing; it's something I look for in each new video.) Anyway, I find the long-exposure effect on waterfalls to be more than a bit of a cliché, particularly when the water ends up looking like a long, smeary blur of white cotton candy (or candy floss, in U.K. lingo). Your photos in this video found the right balance in giving the water a sense of motion without turning it into indesipherable mush. Thanks for sharing your own learning experience; it was quite enjoyable to tag along with you.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 года назад

Thanks so much John :)

@gasperkralj2027 4 года назад

*Scientists say that you should watch for one of the side effects of corona: Sudden urge to use a tripod*

@1985recon 4 года назад

I'm consistently surprised at how different we all are as a species. He can't wait to get away from the waterfalls so he can hear himself think, and I think so much clearer when I'm sitting next to waterfalls. It's just cool to know that we are all so different.

@EricJon 4 года назад

Shoutout to getting over your own biases.

@nevanoconnell3356 3 года назад

I’ve loved them because them always create such painterly photos. It’s like a photo of a dream.

@OliverReeve 4 года назад

Great vid as per! I only really do video work but rarely leave the house without a variable ND !

@BruceLauderdale 4 года назад

Your comedic timing is spot on!

@DavidSenteno 4 года назад

I agree about the motion blue in water. I prefer the slightest of blur. Enjoyed the video and the idea of you caring two tripods. 😁

@990drifter 4 года назад

Excellent wee video James and I too really liked your landscape images using the filters mate. I like you're style and very honest, simple and jovial manner and like you telling it as it is. I compare your manner and presentation style to that of Roman Fox, great street photo guy and great method of interaction with your subscribers. Too many others up their own arses and making videos, especially during lockdown more about them and their "journey", than the photography. Keep well and safe and look forward to the next instalment.

@rnspowell 4 года назад

For some one that don't like tripods and NDs you did an awesome job.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 года назад

Thanks so much :)

@martinnightingale6033 4 года назад

Hi James . Great vlog lots of fun to watch . As an old bloke who's very worn out . And a former motorsport shooter . I'm getting into Landscape photography . Quite enjoying the slower pace of shooting the countryside . Though being old and worn out I can't get very far from the car . Mmmm yes yet another challenge .

@dmlillian3315 4 года назад

Fun! I'd love to see you Macro & Astro as well. You're a good teacher.

@billkipper3264 4 года назад

I like the second photo. The water is blurred just the right amount and overall it's just more pleasing to the eye.

@raulsuhett 4 года назад

You say "mediocre results", I say "I wish I could do that". Hehehe

@JohnDrummondPhoto 4 года назад

From my own experience, waterfalls look best at between 0.5 sec to 1.5 sec. Another option is to only partly blend the two water exposures, so you retain some detail in the water. It looks like that's what you did, though you didn't say so. Milky water sucks. Though you'd never know that from Instagram. Your shots were certainly decent at least.

@paulhudson5464 4 года назад

I agree although a 10 stopper is great for smoothing out choppy seas.

@cccycling5835 3 года назад

So true. That has been my experience doing long exposures.

@chriswellstead776 3 года назад

I like your images, picked up a couple of tips as well, thanks.

@keithnisbet 4 года назад

Haha James. Your self-deprecating humour is so ápropos. You appear to bumble along with hardly any fancy gear and produce wonderful photos with the filters kicking around at the bottom of your bag. Actually, it’s very encouraging for the rest of us. Great job too. That lovely stream is right out of the « Shire ». I don’t know why they flew all the way to New Zealand to film Lord of the Rings!🤔👍

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 года назад

Thanks so much Keith :)

@Steelb-rg6to 4 года назад

This is the complete opposite energy of Thomas Heaton's channel

@sunnyhu4855 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing. This is very good insight to taking excellent photos.

@simondeath6298 4 года назад

Having binge watched the channel through lockdown it is a cheery episode again after an up and down week. The long exposures are great because it was a more simplified approach to them which makes it easier viewing than some other channels.

@valpayne2963 4 года назад

Love your videos, your humour and your photography!

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 года назад

Thanks so much Val :)

@CallMeChato 4 года назад

Great video, I really enjoyed the pictures but I do share your aversion to blurry water photos because it kind of reminds me of velvet clown paintings. Still shooting on the g85 I see. Me too.

@robfj3414 4 года назад

I really enjoyed your detail on choosing how to frame the shot and what elements appealed to you in making those choices. Your finished products looked great! Thanks for another visit to the countryside, camera in hand, James.

@kapurar 4 года назад

Another wonderful video. Thanks!

@kerry5586 4 года назад

I lived for several years next to a fast running stream and it was like being deaf for those years as all you could hear was the stream. It was especially bad in a storm when the stream picked up massive boulders and hurled them at the banking beneath the house. It was pure bliss when I moved and could at last hear the birds and the breeze.

@skkstudios2433 2 года назад

Hi James, your videos are very chill to watch. I'm a videographer and in my lunch break I always watch you on some kind of photo adventure! I'd like to say that the picture at 9:19 is kinda a lot better than the one at 10:12, I know it is very subjective. Even though it is subjective, I want to share my thoughts on why. The smooth water makes it a lot easier to the eye. The moving leaves is looking kind of odd (because of the low shutter), but I actually think it makes it even more creative. Somehow it actually works.

@joetag5429 4 года назад

Nice work. You enjoyed that process and I enjoyed you sharing it. There is more than enough “authority” in the world these days, a bit of humility goes a long way.

@dadskillz 4 года назад

Have you seen a guy called Mumbo jumbo, he’s a gamer but also does short cinematic films. They’re brilliant, good inspiration for film making.

@AndyNoblePhotography 3 года назад

Enjoyed the video James. First image my favourite 😊 👍🏻

@jimfok4343 4 года назад

Glad to hear your voice again. Happy Saturday morning! -Elaine J.

@gabrielstroup 4 года назад

Funny you uploaded this around the time I finally got a few filters, including an ND, that I tried out last night on a few river streams in my area. They’re fairly useful, but I too have an issue with water being too milky, so I always have to find the balance between motion blur and water detail.

@lylestavast7652 4 года назад

question your biases ! good seeing you embracing a tripod James... get a set of earplugs ... jump the iso on the still leaves shot for the higher SS, lower both back when you shoot the water... I'm not a 10 stop blur fan either - what I have done that I like is I'll burst off 20 shots of one of these scenes and then do an average or median statistics treatment in PS - start with a few images and keep adding until it looks "right" - I like active water, not cotton candy water... good video !

@wordreet Год назад

I was thinking about doing some long exposure stuff when I first got my latest camera kit. But mostly at night with either the stars moving or traffic showing as streaks of light . But I do agree about water, because I love the way it's ever changing. And I love clouds and the sun as well. Landscapes and skyscapes go hand in hand, in my opinion.

@nore8141 4 года назад

I like it. Great video and commentary thanks

@stefankuhn6887 4 года назад

Hello James, I like the second one because it’s a perfect compromise between blurry and structured water. Well done 👍🏻 (I think you should replace the scratched filter...)

@QuentinLeonetti 4 года назад

I was going to say that! It capture the feel of moving water better than the usual type of long exposure water photography

@youngkingpdk381 4 года назад

Long exposure, nd filters, tripods. I think James has gone mad! 😂😂😂 loving the videos James keep em coming!!

@panteraownsme 4 года назад

just found your channel, and have subscribed after the second video. thanks for doing what you're doing.

@anouk8553 Год назад

Really enjoyed this video!

@JasonLorette 4 года назад

Honestly think they turned out great. 👍🏻 I just got a Gobe ND myself, never thought I’d use it either, haven’t really a clue yet how too. I didn’t know PhotoPills would do what you used it for, thanks for that! Nice 3LT tripod, I have one and love it. Cheers!

@lisarobertson7011 4 года назад

Always enjoy your content James - thank you for all your great videos.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 года назад

Thanks for watching Lisa :)

@bateg06rpz 4 года назад

Love your down to earth content! That's mainly you and steve o'nions that motivated me to get the g9. Love it! And I just bought a 10 stop gobe nd last week and been trying it out. I do the same as you, just with less quality haha

@virgilplays 4 года назад

A good time to question our biases indeed!

@cheeto.1 4 года назад

MY ND64 has a espresso scratch too! Just made mine having a James Popsys video for breakfast today. I didn't know today was gonna be so awesome. Thanks!

@keyoguitar 4 года назад

The first one looks great James. I don't get the long exposure water thing either. I mean it doesn't look like water. Water flow is energetic and interesting, so I'm not sure why people want to flatten it and make it look weird. Ah well, each to their own: that's one of the main attractions of photography, we all have ideas and preferences. Rock on James, fun vid as always.

@Jazzmaster1992 4 года назад

I feel like long exposure has taken on two identities or use-cases, and the first one is the one you tend to take issue with (which is understandable) The first identity is the "deliberate" long exposure, where you make it long on purpose for a desired effective, like stair trails, streaking lights from cars, or smooth water. The second is one where you just had to use a longer exposure to let more light in because there was less available light, and flashes etc. weren't an option or perhaps not desired. I do often work on a tripod and shoot long exposures, but that's because I do a lot of shooting in the evening or early morning when the light is simply lower, not because I want the water to be blurry (in fact, sometimes I will raise ISO or do something else to shorten the length of an exposure when I have water because I *don't* want it blurred).

@Anymouse2 4 года назад

Exactly, Portra 800 or Cinestill 800T :)

@ShalevAbuhatzeira 4 года назад

James is using a tripod? are feeling good? any fever? ;)

@NeroMC 4 года назад

Just covid 19 stops

@robertnelson3179 4 года назад

2 tripods not just 1

@shanesilba9423 4 года назад

@@NeroMC lol i died

@NeroMC 4 года назад

@@shanesilba9423 🤷

@ibarrabenjamin1 4 года назад

Nice videos and the photos turned out great! It would be helpful if you write somewhere the exposure values when showing the final photos. I know you blended two images but you could include both values. Again, good job and looking forward to the next video!

@kinoshita8133 4 года назад

Really appreciate that u push to try new things, I keep reminding myself to do the same as I almost always shoot forrest stuff and it all looks the same now haha

@remdog7827 4 года назад

Not sure what I like more, the content of James' videos or just the views of the Peaks. I love the place, G9 is too big so I ended up buying a GX9 too that I can pack it in my backpack when mountain biking. Then I realised the problem, my riding buddies dont like to stop so I am buggered. I will look out for you next time I am in the area (Dark Peaks we go to). Wont be hard to spot the madman walking around with 2 tripods ;-)

@ivan7453 4 года назад

Hi James. Nice shots. If you do more long exposures, I'm sure they will get better.

@WillPhipps 4 года назад

I really liked this video! I agree with you about long exposure, I've tried my hand at it a few times but never quite got into it fully.

@BlairMaynard 4 года назад

By the way, on a windy day, the higher you crank the center column, the less wind-induced camera shake occurs.

@casperghst42 4 года назад

Highlight of the week; a Popsys youtube video. Actually the photos came out not too bad (as you said).

@JohnPaul-ii 4 года назад

Not useless alter all James. Very pleasant images indeed.

@davidposaas7350 4 года назад

Well, I think you did a great job with a couple of stunning photos! Really beautiful work. Either one would grace your next book imo :) "I can hear myself think again, which isn't always good!" Laughed out loud on that line.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 года назад

haha, cheers David :)

@CookedLight 4 года назад

Landscape shot looks like a painting, turned out really well

@WhosPhotoTube 4 года назад

I think they where good James. I don't like milky water flowing, looks rubbish, a bit of a blur yes.

@pixlplague 4 года назад

Next week: wedding photography!

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 года назад

Haha, the poor couple!!

@minus1db 4 года назад

Thanks James highly enjoyable as always and again I’ve learnt something !

@mitchbergner2795 4 года назад

Came out very well - for a newbie

@FakeNews_Ignored 4 года назад

James, very few of us taking photos need "two" tripods like you. Amazing how well you get along with them.

@VawnCreates 4 года назад

very informative video nice

@ciarancosgrave 4 года назад

@James Popsys - Take a look at Gary Gough's work. I normally find the whole "big stopper" thing very clichéd but Gary produces some really graphically beautiful, almost mystical images using this technique, especially in his coastal photography.

@lorenbacala8000 4 года назад

You are an amazing presenter!

@nicolasguillenc Год назад

I get what you are saying and that’s where your personal style comes into play… I personally like landscapes and nature yes, but I love the look that film presets give to pictures, it’s dreamy and nostalgic and I just love it and I don’t think that messes up my pictures, what do you all think?

@stephenwoodburn2970 4 года назад

Nice, James. I think these turned out great.

@stevenpowell82 4 года назад

Love my Gobe polariser. Can't believe how green everything is.

@miljomupp 4 года назад

Another good video from James Popsys! Something I liked about this was the very much hands on, thinking out loud as you are working approach. This video guided the viewer through the process in a no nonsense fashion but still allowed room for the occasional waffle. The only thing missing was a sheep.

@ThePurpleHarpoon 2 года назад

The image at 6:37 could do with a severe crop. If you cut the top off so the sky is gone, then lose everything below the bottom of the tree trunk ..... You end up with the most important elements .... which is often all that is needed.

@wendypinard1800 4 года назад

Those look great!

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 года назад

Thanks Wendy :)

@fabiovanroon1524 4 года назад

Thank you for another great video James. I like the results! I will dig out my “espresso coasters” out of my bag and experiment again. Good point on trying something you don’t like to re-confirm you still don’t like it. One never knows, opinions may change! 😀

@simeonmariephotography9620 4 года назад

James - You never fail to make me laugh and learn!

@martinberry1540 4 года назад

Bigger waterfall further up but requires a bit of a scramble, Fair brook is good for learning but there is not alot of diversity.

@tj4234 4 года назад

I have that exact filter. Great company Gobe.

@chasescooper 4 года назад

Same I barely use them. I used to use filters a lot . Lately I’ve quit using them (except for polarizers on bright days). I got bored of making blurry photos as I’ve matured as a photographer . Maybe it’s just the over saturation of images out there or the hassle to take the image - aka laziness 😂. Every now and then there is a situation, maybe a city scape... Damn I hate tripods, Gorillapod for life 🔥.

@djpodesta 4 года назад

The fun is in the thought adventure... 😁 PS... The photos turned out pretty good too... 👍

@dortmunddrums9876 3 года назад

Ha! I got that tripod you use a few weeks ago on sale! Was already used for some long exposure shots 😬

@RyanEdwardsPhotography 4 года назад

LOL at that intro! I think we've all felt the same way. Great video James

@peterjonesdelacruz 3 года назад

7:46 was such a pretty scene

@paulcomptonpdphotography 4 года назад

Looked OK matey

@michaelshick4612 4 года назад

I liked the photos!!!

@ellenstoune8937 4 года назад

People are so funny! They have all these preferences... Anyway, I quite like cotton candy effect with water. And if it were me, I would even enjoy the leaves moving around and I would likely include the movement in my final picture. But don't listen to me! I'm a weirdo, a happy weirdo, who enjoys ICM and stacking my lenses with extension tubes and sometimes I even add a diopter filter on top of it all. I love getting wildly experimental. Anyway, thanks for putting out these videos!

@nigelwest3430 4 года назад

I always think the best use for a 10 stop filter is to use it to eliminate people from pictures

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 года назад

Good shout! :)

@Realletsplaygrey 4 года назад

second image was really nice! both were good, but the second had a more calming vibe :)

@paulcreamers9870 4 года назад

Filters have their uses but I had cokin filters once and they left a purple tint on all my photos, it was fixab!e in lightroom but I then moved to Lee filters and so much better results.

@ellyelzinga01 4 года назад

I actually do like both of the pictures, even though I'm not a huge fan of long exposure myself eighter. Don't worry about the polarizer and almost forgetting to use it though.. I wasn't too smart this week, bought a polarizer about a year ago and used it for the very first time this week.. Could not see any difference in with or without polarizer, and it took me a couple of days to realize that this was because the sun was behind me and I only got a minimal effect, if not none.. And yes, I have used polarizers before in the past, so I should know.. 🙈🙈

@inthewoodswithbigfoot3941 4 года назад

I use a polarised filter for macro photography, but the only long exposure pics that I've done is astro and lightening photography. I'll have to blend the 2 and try this! Thanks so much!

@FFVoyager 4 года назад

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice; but in practice, there is.

@thatsamshow 4 года назад

Agree with you. Not a fan of milky water. I want water to look like the classic H2O variety. Save the milk for cereal.

@kierandaniels9374 4 года назад

Great video as usual!

@TheMoodyPhotographer 4 года назад

Your face in the thumbnail describes everything :D

@nikrowe4261 4 года назад

Good on you mate for trying something uncomfortable! I absolutely love LE photography and waterfalls are certainly one of the easier LE shots to practice with. As a landscape photographer who loves LE I would greatly appreciate seeing how you blended the 2 shutter speeds together nicely in edit, I always botch that part up, (this being your background I would imagine you have great pointers!) or at the very least point me in a good direction of resources?

@YoSpiff 4 года назад

Noooooo!!! Not the dreaded tripod!!! Ok, I'll watch the video now that I've gotten that out of the way.

@JamesPopsysPhoto 4 года назад

Haha, the one and only...

@nathandavis5099 4 года назад

I much prefer the second shot. I like the composition better, and I think it has more contrast and depth. On the shutter speed question, I'm a fan of 1/2 sec - 1/10 sec for moving water. The motion blur you get is more dynamic, sometime frenetic, rather than the milky, silky softness that comes at 5 sec and above. There's a place for the later, usually minimalist seascapes, but I find the former much more interesting.