What ALL beginners get WRONG about photography!

Hello Mads! Been watching your videos for a long time. Thank you for the knowledge you share with us, it's very very valuable. I have one question.. I live in Estonia and I am trying to do landscape photography. I am actually having a lot of trouble with it, because in Estonia we have a pretty flat landscape: no mountains (even small ones), no ocean (seascapes), no epic views/vistas, waterfalls, etc. that I see in your photos or any other professional photographer's photos.. here in Estonia we have mostly coniferous forests (pines and spruces), fields, swamps (with paths and low pine trees). There are very beautiful sunrises and sunsets, but other than the sky it is very hard to find a composition. What to do in this case and what to photograph? (I really want to do photography).

got your books but i wish photoshop course was less expensive . i am sure its amazing but just too much for me . maybe one day

U r one hell of a great photographer living in a one hell of a photogenic place

Enjoy your point of view, bought the 1st book for my wife, she is learning photography.

Post-processing with examples - how can I do this with comparison slider like you have in the Post-Processing chapter?

Just loving your work, you educate and inspire - I know I'll end up doing your editing course over the winter - thank you :)

Hej Mads. Blot til info, så virker mange af din link ikke i din text, samt så er en del af din text forkert, ligner lidt copy past. Håber du kan bruge det til nogen. mvh ib

Thanks for the inspiring video and commentary. Envy the environ in your local area with such beautiful scenery to enjoy and shoot.

About Amateurs and professionals photographers, i have both been a professional and amateur photographer, the most skilled photographers I have met, they were/are amateurs, I think it is because the do photography of love, a professional always have to think about earning money, so they get easy stressed and loses the love to photography, if they ever had it !

The most annoying thin with newbies in landscape photography is that they have a strong meaning about landscape photography only can be pure nature landscape and fx a beach with sea and sky, they do not mean is a landscape, but a landscape can be many different things. This is not excluded to be on for landscape, fx some newbies also set stricht rules of what street photography, who are those newbies who want to deside the "rules" of photography !?

Good talk about photography. It is about attitude. I see amateur and professional, neither is better than the other. But an amateur pushes the button and lets the camera do the work and a professional is in control throughout the entire process; field to finish.

Masterpiece! Amazing how you deal with the excess of fog at the foreground. I just got amazing woodland photos but I'm getting problem on deal with that. Do you use dehaze there? Processing woodland or too dense foggy situations would be nice on a video.

I was waiting to see if post processing/editing was going to be on your list. For me, it's the most frustrating part of photography. That is partly because I don't have a great editor right now. I was one of the unlucky folks who was using C1 Express which was deprecated. One thing that is a major hurdle for amateurs is the cost of the tools, whether that is hardware(cameras/lenses) or software(image editors). Thanks for the beautiful views of the heather field and fog. Have a great weekend.

Nicely explained!
Thanks Mads

I always love your tutorials as they reinforce what I am doing is correct.

I use Google Earth a lot and I think good photographers and I put myself in that professional landscape space now which I've been in for awhile is that we can create something out of an average scene if the light is good. I think if light is good you can create just about anything you can have the most magnificent scene, but if the light Work then it's pretty hard to get a good photo that's not to say is more important than the scene but I think it's probably the number one ingredient. And the ability to see something in a composition that other people may not see I use very much a mindfulness approach

Heather is so beautiful.

Secret Ingredient = Medium Format!

Thank you for also giving tips concerning use of drone. I have a camera and a drone and is eager to learn.

Wise words Mads from the Master. You have said before this is your favourite time of year. It is mine too! I love the heather shots and your reminder not to walk on heather is perfect.

Comparing landscapes to music. I’m playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order 😊

Stunning photos and valuable advices 😃

Thanks!

Happy amateur here and loving your work :-)

Mads, I just want to say thank you for this video. I was having a rough day with my photography. Seeing this beauty that you captured, it just made my day and reminded me why I love landscape photography. Thank you so much.

Those drone shots are sublime.

nice videos , I have been following you since lgt, you are a source of inspiration and your explanations are very simple to understand, very hard to apply in the field, your work is fantastic, for us amateurs, very big bravo mads

I think #1 is the key and possibly the hardest part for amateurs. As a pro, being there at the right time is part of the job. For an amateur the amount of time available to shoot and the flexibility to shoot when the time is right is the resource that tends to be most lacking. At least in my case. I've got great gear, a decent eye, etc etc. I just don't have the available time.

This is not an excuse. I would say most serious amateurs can produce work as good as most professionals. I think they are just less likely to be as consistently good as a pro.

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Super shots. Beautiful conditions and location. So neat to see the before and after shots.

One thing I really liked about this episode was that for a few of your photos, you showed both the raw image and then the final processed image. Would love to see more of that. Kind regards

I go by the mantra “All in attitude, all out effort” so what you spoke about today Mads resonated with me as you need to put the work in to improve and to get the best results. Planning and research is a big one for me and to understand the environment you plan to be shooting in. Loved the images this week, especially the drone images

Hi, Mads. The heather bloomed very early in North Wales as well this Summer - vibrant colours in the first week of this month (August), and even in the last few days in July on the north coast hills such as the area around Aber Falls.

Mads you see things some don’t keep them coming love your passion.

Another great video. Thanks.

It’s caffeine!! The secret ingredient is a steaming hot cup of tea (preferably Yorkshire Gold ☕️)!! Without that I wouldn’t even get out to take photos 😂

F16 and be there 🙂

I loved the way the green made that tree pop in the center of the composition. It's a prime example of how post production can be an art form in itself.

Stunning images Mads. Beautiful

Mads, have you ever thought of producing a Hardcopy book of your favorite images. I have some of Nigel Danson's books, perhaps something like these. I know they are expensive to produce but ask if anyone else are interested who would pay up front for a limited edition. I always enjoy your videos, so thankyou for producing them.

A ‘secret’ could be to make the image look better than reality in a way that seems natural. Some can, some can't.

Great points and shots. Bird photography has similar features. Birds in breeding colors are prettier which is seasonal. Molting birds are.......

The idea of 10,000 hours. It is tough when it comes to creativity.

Hej Mads. Kunne være fedt hvis du ville dele i dine videoer hvor du er henne i landet når du filmer i DK (uden at det er bag en paywall) 😀

Mads, would love to see you show the RAWS and the final image more often (or routinely). It would help tremendously those of us who watch you regular AND (more importantly) sell may copies of your Photoshop course.

wow…so much for having a light backpack.

Maybe signs of an early Winter. 😲 Carry on. 👍🥂