I used to try and make success out of my failures and ended up hating what I created even more. Now I'm just happy to be out shooting and my photography has improved because of this. Stunning photos once again keep up the good work.
I have four categories of photos - great, good, snapshots for memories, and deleted. The deleted ones aren't failures, they just didn't happen to fit in any of the other three categories! And the best bit... nobody knows apart from me!!
Very wise words on success and failure Stuart. I think that we far too often push ourselves for perfection and can be hugely disappointed when we fail to achieve it. For me, my photography is about doing the thing that I like most and that's getting out in the great outdoors. If I manage to get a photograph that I'm happy with then great but if not then I've still enjoyed getting out there. Whilst I might be still struggling with my own photography I am enjoying being outdoors. As for your image of the sapling in the water, I'm going to say something about one of your images that I've never said or thought before...... I don't like it. I think that it's the water that's putting me off. Maybe all of the grayness is making the image a little flat but to each their own. Love the images taken at Loweswater though.😁
Thanks for watching yeah I’m not hugely keen on either of them as the conditions on both shoots weren’t ideal though as I say you make of it what you can.
I think that even ‘failures’ can be turned into positives, you can always learn something about your location for next time so that then you can be successful. Thanks for another superb vid 👍
So hard and frustrating trying to get ' that ' shot. Can come away with one or two shots that you're happy with after hours of shooting, waiting for weather etc. Both great shots 👍
Loved those two Loweswater shots and in terms of the little tree I actually prefer the first picture. It seemed to capture the feeling of early morning very well and the warmth was really evident. Thanks for the video.
Both great images but I actually preferred the one you didn’t like so much ! Very wise words about success and failure, I always judge it as a win if I’m out regardless of the conditions, every time is a treat ! Beautiful final Image, the light on the tree was to die for
@@StuartMcGlennon I often go back to an image weeks later and change my mind. I’m willing to bet that most that watched this episode would have loved to have taken either shot, myself included
Thanks Stuart. Sensible approach about success and failure. I'm usually quite happy to come back with one half decent shot and more is a bonus. But part of the pleasure is gradually learning a bit more each time and giving g it a go. Look really nice locations you chose for this week's vid. Thanks again.
On it with success/failure. There are some I know out there whom go out so often but only show the good stuff and profess to be experts. Bad days are still learning days and good says again I can look at my own stuff and know I could have or should have done better with the technical stuff for example. Anyway good vid brother
Thanks Stuart, always a pleasure to watch you in action and listen to your wise words. The Kipling quote is very apt and the other saying I always try to remember after a tough shoot is " Success is great when it happens, everything else is just practice"
Thanks for another really engaging vlog Stuart, loved the shots from Loweswater at the end, especially the last zoomed in one which fitted my eye better I guess. I’ve always (tried) to live by the saying that you never fail, you just learn - I say tried because I absolutely should make sure I remember that when things aren’t going so well which is quite often at my stage of photography 😂.
I get what you're saying about the sapling, but,,, Don't blame it on the sunshine Don't blame it on the moonlight Don't blame it on the good times Blame it on the boogie 🤣 As for success and failure, I just accept I'm shite but just enjoy being outdoors. Another fine vlog 👌
Well I'd given my insight on the topic in the video :-D plus I was at Anfield when I wrote that reply and was just doing my best not to kill someone at 2-0 down!
Really liked the message in this video , and the quote you showed, really hit home with me i think and i need to learn so many things are outside of my control so i appreciate the way you put this across. Some really nice images and as Daniel has already said, i think i also preferred the shot you were not so keen on , not to take anything away from the second image as its a great image. The images from Loweswater were also really nice, lovely light and as you said the light mist on the water was a really nice addition.
I understand your sentiments, because quite often we'll be out shooting in conditions which don't turnout quite the way we imagined they would. Is that a failure? Especially, if we were lucky enough to nail everything else and the only thing missing was that magical bit of light. In essence, we cannot deem that a failure and neither can we call it success. The key difference in improving our success rate is being able to adapt your approach to what we're trying to capture, based on the prevailing conditions we have. It's knowing what will work best in those conditions and picking the right kind of location in which we can exploit that advantage. It's a key skill that can only be learnt by attempting something and judging afterwards how successful it was or not as the case maybe. You also need to learn from those mistakes, so we don't keep on repeating them and growing more dispondent as a result. Do you think it's as important to look for the things you did right as much as it is to recognise what you could have done better? And to not beat yourself up too much when you do make a glaring error or oversight? Really like the images from Loweswater, as conditions there were almost of what dreams are made of. As for the lone tree, well it's not one of my favourites of yours to be fair, but I can see what you mean.
Thanks Ian yep it’s always important I think to take the positives, reinforcing those things to yourself can never be a bad thing, like anything it’s striking a balance.
Every outing with the camera can be different and all too often it doesn't work out, that gives me another reason to go back so that that failure will eventually produce the goods, some lovely pictures there Stuart:)
Had my fair share of failures recently, but as you say they are par for the course in our game. Lovely bit of light in those last couple of images, very serene indeed. Lovely work mate
Useful video there Stuart. I've had probably two years off serious landscape work as I got stuck in the 'failure' trough. Now I've re-set things and I'm calling them 'not quite successful' images. When we're assessing people at work, we're told not to class them as failed, but rather not yet competent. I think there are a lot or parallels here. Up your way soon, lets hope for some decent weather :-).
Hi Stuart, another interesting video and thanks for sharing. Wise words too ... we all know the ingredients of photography are composition, light, skill, kit and time, but the recipe is oh so elusive. Watching your videos is a good way to train my "photography eye", as I learn so much. BTW the Lofoten trip videos were both really enjoyable... Hint to other viewers, get yourself over to watch them, particularly the second one.
Thanks John, water barely touched to be honest as I took it when there was heavy cloud. I reduced some colour in the hills in the distance more than anything.
