Hi Andy, I very rarely comment on videos but I must say that your content is really of excellent quality: It's always a visual pleasure and your advices are excellent. Thanks again and keep up the good work.
What a huge body of great work in one episode! Never seen these many world-class landscape photographs in one video on RU-vid. Mr. Mumford is my most admired and respected landscape photographer online, especially when you consider that he does not use exotic photo gear, not even a full frame camera, to get such brilliant results. Bravo!
Hi Andy, I want to take the time to thank you for delivering your lesson so clearly and simply, for everyone to enjoy. Your delivery and articulation is top notch and your work a true inspiration to get out and shoot. Bravo !
Magnificent photos, sir! While I love being in nature, I was finding it difficult to create great compositions after few years of doing photography. I gravitated towards street/architecture photography as they have a lot more compositional elements. And it wasn't it then I got my friend's telephoto lens that I realised that this was going to be my style. Over the years, I've shot with a similar philosophy, appreciated other's photos without exactly knowing why (beyond the rules of composition) and discussed about the things you talked about. But I couldn't put it in words the way you have. I think I have finally found a Role model.
Hello. I came across you while watching Fujifilm lens review videos. It is impossible not to subscribe from the first video I watched. You have excellent work, it is obvious that most of the photos you take are too wonderful to be real. The tips you give for manraza photography, camera settings, etc. are like a training course and very valuable.
Hi Andy! I really like your videos and photos :-) Great!! I have one question.. I would like to make a print of one my photos. What material do you use for your photo that you always have in your background? It looks awesome!
Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoy the videos. The print in the background is Epsom Fine Art paper mounted on 5mm K-Line foam (it's a kind of plastic that the print is glued to). Then there's a wooden frame on the back of the K-Line to keep it rigid
I would say your work is better than elia locardi or even Art wolfe. there are landscape photography you-tubers who have massive number of subscribers, they are no match for you when it comes to your actual work, your photos. If you could hire an assistant who could shoot the BTS of how you work, people would line up to watch that shit. be it 40-50 mins long videos. people will watch it.
Wonderful put down. Now I have to find some spots. Thailand doesn't have snow or much fog so it will be a task. But you never know what you may find out there...
Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed it. I should do something like that with the camera and tripod set up when I can travel again and make a vlog.
Really inspirational video, thank you... Looking at the technical information on your pictures with the focal length s listed would I be right in thinking that you used a crop sensor camera for these pictures?
Thanks so much Malcolm, really glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, I shoot with the Fuji X Series and most of the images here were shot with that. There are a couple from my old Nikon full frame cameras (the images in the video were taken over about 15 years, so there's a lot of different cameras).
Haha, I've been travelling and photographing for about 15 years and there are certain places, and times of year where there's a good chance of it appearing. It's not guaranteed of course, but I didn't show images from the times when it's not worked out.
Thanks so much, Im glad you enjoy the video. I've been thinking about doing a lockdown related video, but not quite sure how to frame it. At the moment I'm mostly doing photographs with my phone when I'm out hiking just outside Lisbon (if you're interested you can see the Story Highlights on my Instagram channel) and was thinking about maybe putting something together around that.
Truly inspirational Andy, the images in this video are beautiful. Having watched a few of your videos I am so impressed by both valuable information you share and the way you present them with amazing supporting images. Thank you!
Crucial & inspiring. Walking, thinking, composing. Indeed OIS telephoto for landscape: 70-300; maybe with 1.4TC… Fuji 16 f1.4 or 23 f1.4 or 56 f1.2 (or 16-55 f2.8) on my XT-4 for street…
Hi :) I'm a newbie hobby photographer. At what speed is the Reynsfjara picture taken? I'm asking because the waves are not frozen but the birds in the sky are. Thank you!
Truly amazing photos! Thanks so much for sharing. How did you create the watercolour effect in the Val d'Orcia and Alpe di Suisi photos? Absolutely stunning.
Hi Andy. Thank you for all the great information you gave and all the Masterpieces you share. I will join you in one of your work shops just to spend some time with you.
Thanks for sharing the knowledge Andy, lots of Amazing and Beautiful Images with Wonderful, Simplicity and Powerful composition... Ones of the hardest things in Landscape Photography is to simplify the clutter element and executing in the right moment....
2 words...Effin brilliant!!.....now a few more words, Love your channel and have always found your videos so informative. this one is no exception. So well explained and great examples to back up the ideas. Look forward to the next....cheers
Great photos to look at Andy, really beautiful, and the composition top notch, however I wonder how much photography skill vs. post editing there is. These photos seem to have been edited to a great extent. To me I see photography itself as an art, not only as a tool, this is why some people enjoy working with particular gear, and certain ergonomics. Software on the other hand is a port-artistic tool, and takes away some of the artistry, and in some cases one can no longer tell what is real and what was edited in the photo. How much fog was really there. Was the light through the clouds that bright and contrasty. Were the birds really there? You start to wonder. To my eye these photos have more to do with imagination and software, and less to do with photography, it may not be true but this is the perception I get. Again, they are beautiful to look at.
OK, there are a few assumptions in your comment, let me address some of your points: The mist was present in all the images. These are photos taken over the course more than 15 years of travelling and I visit these locations a lot. Many times there isn't mist, and when there isn't I don't edit it in, I don''t see any point at all in doing that, I just visit again. Obviously I didn't show any images in the video from shoots where mist wasn't present, instead selecting images from the times when there'd been lots of mist which perhaps gives a warped impression that there's always mist, but every photographer curates his portfolio. Likewise the birds, the location in Iceland is one I've visited many times and the rock stack is next to a cliff where sea birds nest. There are alway birds in any frame taken from there and just require a little patience to capture. In short, nothing has been added to any of these images that wasn't there at the time, they are a product of patience and many many repeated visits across 15 years of travelling. In fact a good proportion of these were taken when I was leading workshops and so clients were with my at the time of shooting. It would be problematic for images to then appear in my portfolio that people who'd been doing a workshop with me at the time knew weren't real. For me photography is a field craft, one I've spent years practicing, and while I understand that different people choose to edit their images extensively, it's not something I do (nor do I have the patience for it). Landscape photography for me comes out of the pleasure I get from being in nature witnessing it first hand, and it's an attempt to capture that feeling. Thanks for the comment.
Great video and very useful explanation. I like very much your quiet aproach towards nature and the sensitivity you transmit. Thank you very much for sharing your work and views!
Very helpful. You have succinctly articulated a number of concepts that I've been using, but in an instinctual manner, without really understanding why I was doing what I was doing. With this better understanding, I hope to see some improvements in my photography. Thank you.
Just bought a camera and saw ur previous videos on lenses and now am here.. Trying to learn landscape and i must say, this was so pleasing and a great learning for me 🙌 thanks.. Please keep making them! You got out support ❤️
Thanks for the content. Very thought provoking. The minimalist style is quite difficult for me. Good tips and I'm looking forward to giving them a try! Cheers!
Wow! what a pleasure to see this extensive series of masterpiece images, Andy! Excel in composition and toning! Thanks a lot for sharing your artistic images and your thoughts!
Great video (as usual) picked up a lot of great ideas to practice once we can start traveling again...oh and the image of the Vasco de Gama bridge made me miss Lisbon!!!
An amazing video, thank you so much for sharing this. Such great insights and ideas to change our perception of our surroundings. I love minimalism photos, trying to find them is much more difficult than taking a general landscape image. I think more visual thought has to go into capturing the minimalistic views.
Interesting Andy, one of the first lessons Joe Cornish taught was to arrive at the location, sit down and take in the surroundings before the camera came out of the bag! X
A wonderfully lucid and articulate video, offering sharp insights for those getting their heads round this. I think that you have really hit the nail on the head with this one, Andy. Thanks!
Fascinating video, i always search for minimalism but I’m still trying to master it. There’s a subtle line between a good minimal shot and a boring one!
Wonderful teachings as always Andy. And the grace of aesthetics in minimalist images like yours make me look over and over again to find beauty in my own environment. Thank you so much!
It really depends on so many factors, how much light there is, how bright it is, how much shadow or brightness there is in the frame. Basically you want to have your ISO as low as possible for quality, your Aperture at the place on the lens where it performs best (usually around f8) and then whatever shutter speed that gives you.
Just found your channel! I’ve been working at learning landscape photography for about a year now. It’s addicting and trying to learn as much as I can. Took about 5 seconds watching your video and I knew I had to subscribe to your channel! You are a masterful teacher and I’m grateful for the chance to learn from you. Can’t wait to go through all your videos!
Thanks so much for the comment Andrew, and thanks for the sub. Really glad you enjoyed the video...hope you enjoy the channel and good luck with your landscape photography journey
@@AndyMumford thanks for taking time to comment back. You made my day. I’ve been watching your videos every chance I get. Learning lots of great things!! Thanks again my friend
