This is why your photos are boring. 

That’s totally fair, but I also want to challenge you a little bit (out of love!). Even in ugly places you can capture cool photos, it’s just about isolating aspects of your environment and utilizing it as best you can. As I’ve grown as a photographer I actually like shooting in boring places just as much as I enjoy stunning places, but for a long time I would only shoot in the best of the best locations. It’s only recently that I realized this. Given, I can’t say much about your backyard so I understand why you’d want to shoot wide open there. With that said, I don’t mean don’t shoot at f1.4 at all, I certainly still do quite a bit. But just not for every photo as when done this way it’s the easy way out and prevents photographers from improving other aspects of composition. Thanks again for the comment and appreciate you watching!

@@seandaltHow about you go to the ugly places and if you use models try some average looking ones and you shoot some of those extraordinary photos you’re talking about for us.

A simple thought: ugly background can also be interesting, depending on how you frame it. Perhaps a longer lens is the appropriate tool, doesn't have to be f/1.4.

I feel that he specifically addresses this twice in this video. I know what you mean though, I try to take pictures of my kids and we don't even have a backyard so it's usually just a messy house haha. But one of my favorite things to do with photography is finding some irrelevant thing that I would normally be upset with being in the background, and literally make that object the star of my photograph. It's really dumb and it's not anything I ever post online, but it's a really fun challenge to try and see if I can change that jolly rancher wrapper from an annoyance to something more fulfilling.

In the beginner social media arenas, they all want the super blurry backgrounds a "bokeh" ..... Its beginning becoming a fad and losing alot of the charm it had for occasion use. Too often its a crutch for not picking the right background. Photograph of people arent only for the art, but also for the memories. Twenty, 30, 40 years from now when that photo of your son is seen, those recognizable items in the background of your images of your son will be memory triggers and conversation starters.

Thank you my man! Really appreciate that 🙏🏼

So are those tips and advices! Much appreciated @seandalt

Much love James really appreciate that, and apologies for the late reply!

Exactly, that’s what it’s all about right?

Thank you for the love Vivek!

Thank you Mindy! ❤️

Appreciate the love Jake thank you 🙏🏼

Thanks Jim, appreciate the comment and glad you found the video helpful 🙏🏼

Thank you!

Absolutely! Thanks for watching 🙏🏼 tried to include some tips that aren’t discussed often. Might need to make a follow up as there’s a few other things I’d like to mention

Hi Sean sounds great. Can you possibly do a video or another video on shutter speed? I know I seem to have difficulty in this area at times thank you, sir.

Thank you for the love man! Appreciate the comment 🙏🏼

Hey absolutely, thank you for watching 🙏🏼

Hey Johnny appreciate the love my man! Happy to hear that

Thank you Gloria! ❤️

Thanks for the comment Jim, glad the video gave you something to think about!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Hey Oliver really happy to hear you enjoyed it man thank you. Welcome to the channel brother!

Thank you for watching!

Absolutely, thank you for watching!

Appreciate the love, thank you :)

100%, I think that’s why many of my favorite shots are actually quite minimalistic. Appreciate the comment Kevin 🙏🏼

Absolutely, appreciate you watching!

Absolutely, thanks for watching ☺️

Thank you! Kinda came out of nowhere 😂

Thank you! I’ll def make some editing videos :)

No problem my man 🙏🏼

Much love my man!

Much love my man, appreciate the comment 🙏🏼

100%, I’ve lived by that statement for quite a long time. Patience goes a long way in photography

Lovely comment thank you so much 🙏🏼 for road trips just always keep your eyes peeled. You’re crossing so much ground and you’re going to stumble upon some pretty cool places. Take your time and stop frequently, especially in good light!

Thanks for the comment 🙏🏼

Thank you brother!

Hey Kennedy, amazing words man thank you so much. You are correct in that all the photos in this video are mine. I appreciate you taking the time to write this and a big welcome to the channel :) more content soon!

Haha legend, thanks for the support Gavin 🤙🏼

I think there is always a time and a place! My point with this was when a beginner gets their first prime lens they shoot everything with a super shallow depth of field. I don’t mean to say it doesn’t look good at all, but not every photo needs to be shot like that if that makes sense

@@seandalt Ahhh, yeah, I get that. Just because you can do something special with a lens, doesn't mean you should ONLY do that?

@@lidge1994 Exactly!

Granada, Spain. Beautiful place!

@@seandalt thanks! 🙏

Thank you!

That’s totally okay if you don’t like my photos. They’re not for you and that’s fine. Ultimately photography is subjective, as is any other art form. I love my work and love the craft even more, hence why I make videos about it :) Best of luck to you Carlos!

I thought I showed that shot in the video. If not I meant to. Either way, it’s still quite signature to my style and fits the vibe of the video. Appreciate the comment nonetheless Leonard!

Everyone’s on their own creative journey, and what’s boring to you might not be boring to them or to others.

@@seandalt There's nothing wrong with being boring, and on avg most things are boring to most ppl.

Cruel but funny😂😂

@@paulwilson7093 joke only works when it's true hahahaha

Ehi, if you're a boring photographer, just use film! The grain and poor colours will cover up any lack of creativity and personality 😎😂😂 unfortunately photography is a form of art, and art is a way of expressing something, but you have to have something inside to express it... most simply don't... and I mean no offense with this phrase, we can't all be Picasso or Andy Warhol...

And what’s a “real photographer”?

@@seandalt Someone who makes photographs instead of posting videos on lame trending nonsense. Study more Eugene smith and less RU-vid You don’t see Sam Abell or Don McCullin trying to “trend” and get subs and likes, they made real work, world changing work. Same goes for Steve McCurry Philip Perkis Henry Wessel jr Aaron siskind Sharon Rupp Joel meyerowitz Garry Winogrand Robert Adams William Allard And on and on If you think making videos on RU-vid makes you a photographer, your priorities are out of wack. What are your projects like? What is your editing process? By editing I mean selecting works over a year for a major project, not manipulating photographs on a pc or Mac to make colors look different etc What project themes are you working on? Is there a book In Process? Etc etc What is your process to get inside access for a story or for your projects? my original comment was for people who want to go deep into their photography, looking up “this is why you’re work is boring” videos isn’t going to change that. Learning from the greats and figuring out how they did what they did, is the key. Stories Projects Editing processes (cutting out images from the project and sequencing them) Inside access Shooting something that has meaning to you, not of random crap somewhere that’ll look neat on instacrap , and never get seen for more than an eighth of a second. Etc These things are what make your work potentially great, not watching social media videos for social media creators who just want money, or how to move sliders in Lightroom, while listening to some trippy background music everyone else uses. Tips like “open your lenses to get a dreamy background” is shallow garbage. I can tell you’re insulted but hey, tough words are sometimes needed. If your channel is like all the other 1.500.000 videos out there about “how to make your photos look sweet”, then you need a big push to go deeper. And I think you deserve better and should have someone push you to greatness. Or just stay comfortable and prioritize content, not real photography and the work involved

@@nickfanzoI’m not insulted at all, we are all entitled to your own opinions. Photography is a subjective art form after all. I just don’t engage in emotionally driven interactions like this so I wish you the best my man!

@@seandalt Same to you and I hope I helped someone go a little deeper with their work. We should all strive to make our work stand out from the insta garbage that all looks the same

Thanks for the comment 😉 helps support the channel

Thank you for your honesty lol. Luckily photography is purely subjective so if it’s not for you, it’s not for you and that’s all good

@@seandaltYour photography isn't boring. It's unique and has a lot of character.

I didn’t photoshop that town in, I photoshopped it out to prove a point. The town was in the original shot. I don’t photoshop subjects into my shots

Yeah, he removed the town with photoshop to say without a subject (the town) the photo was less interesting. When he added the photo back(as it was) the photo got more interesting.