What a great coincidence! I received an order last night for six of my images to be used for an exhibit inside a pub. These were all impressionist images made around 2006 using an Olympus E-20 (my first digital camera) with 6 mpx. The client found them on my old web site and loved them. They were all made inside local pubs using the very colorful available light from indoor neon signs, back lighted liquor bottle racks and ambient light coming through the windows and overhead bucket lights. Customers are seated at the bar, or playing pool, or playing Texas Hold'em poke while bartenders are serving them. I made 16x20-inch prints for the gallery which added to some pixelation and turned them into "water color" prints. They all sold at the time and I have not made additional prints until now. This is some of the work that I loved best when I was doing it and I'm so happy someone else is sharing my enthusiasm for them. Long live photographic impressionist art !! I'm happy that you illustrated how you made these images and I really liked that first one!

Andy Grey is an absolute master at this , especially his post processing. Don’t understand why he has so few followers. He turns blurred images to Impressionism . Well worth watching .

Really appreciate the shout out Tom! 🙏😊 Good to see you're continuing to experiment!

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Your the master of ICM Andy ❤️📷 I love the way you turn scene into something ethereal

I've been going through my own creative block/perspective confusion lately and I love that you still embrace something new regardless of whether your audience will like it. I've always been a landscape photographer, but I've found recently that my photos were lacking emotion. A human element and emotion was what I was lacking in my own creative desire - creating a sense of dissatisfaction. My photography has taken a massive turn and I don't care what others think. It's what makes me feel fulfilled in my art. And that is all that really matters. Audiences will shift - art will always be self expression.

Return of the fuzzy-wuzzy photography as the f/64-group called this kind of photography. Personally I love myself some pictorial photography, and I'm glad if it would get a bit of a modern rebirth. As always lovely video, and there's something to this fuzzy-wuzzy photography.

Shoutout to Thomas who makes clickbait titles and then actually delivers, unlike 90% of photography KZreadrs.

Murr! No one has ever worked out what Murr is. You have revealed the forever secret. It's Motion Blurr (Murr). Fab video because you've highlighted the fact that A) You're still learning (as we all are) and 2) Just keep going because it gets you out of the rut. Thanks for sharing 👍👍

And there I was thinking my tremors would only be a bad thing for my photography 😀

You're right. You need to transform the photo into what your brain-imagination saw. Please keep pushing the envelope! It's inspiring. After your infrared post(s) I was a convert to IR.

The second image is my favorite one - there your idea works best for me.

Definitely food for thought Thomas. Many thanks. I certainly need a new string to my bow!!

I was doing something like this just a couple days ago, which discovered by accident. Using handheld long exposure shots with good ibis, like from 1 to 1.5 seconds where i managed to get most of the image pin sharp, and then a slight motion to create the superimposed movement all in the same exposure. At first it was accidental, and then intentional. With beautiful seascape past sunset colors, some waves, full moon - looks stunnig on the camera screen, and when zooming in. Have not taken it off my card yet to see how it holds up..

Wow, never thought that motion blur can create such a impressive and abstract artistic photo. The first black and white image really amazed me and opened my eye of seeing abstract images. Nice job Thomas!

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People can see art in anything, apparently.

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​@@doghouseriley4732 Seems like you just don't understand art

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@@ares5858 "Understand art" - that's so funny. Like it is something, literally by definition, that you can understand. That's made my day, thanks.

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@@doghouseriley4732 That's what makes it so interesting.

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@@doghouseriley4732 just because pieces of art don’t have to have meaning or purpose, it doesn’t mean that you can’t understand the concept of art. As someone as knowledgeable about art as yourself, I’m sure you know that real artists don’t care what you think about their images

I tried this years ago with my Canon 760d and never went back to it for some reason…thanks for this, going to get back into this rabbit hole! 👍🏻

Thanks a lot for this video! Your words resonate a lot with my current situation, being in a rut for almost a year and having this feeling of "being done with photography". I feel excited right now of trying this and being playful again instead of always hunting for the perfect moment/scene/image.

Being able to see your own art form from a different perspective is one of the most exciting experiences and I am definitely sure you are going to do this a lot more. Amazing to see you so excited. Cheers.

I thought about that video 3 years ago immediately. Neat to see you do this again.

I took a picture years ago from a cruise ship, the vibration and zoom made the picture look like a painting. Love these tips!

I've tried slow shutter speed motion blur many times over the years with wedding photography and landscapes and, unintentionally by kicking the tripod. Ooops, another piece of abstract art, hahaha! Experimentation is is all part of the fun with photography!

dude DUDE DUDE! YES! I have been doing ICM for years. Sometimes it's cool and sometimes it's incredible.

Hi Tom, I did this somewhat unintentionally while taking a shot of a tree I liked in a grave yard. It was overcast and dull but I liked the tree. 18-200mm nikon lens/D5500 with the VR turned off and a bit of movement - loved the shot I got.

I'm such a big fan of you for so many reasons. One of which is creative inspiration. When you first worked with IR photography, I immediately went online and purchased an IR filter. And now with ICM photography, it gives me yet another thing to try!

Oh my goodness, this video could not have come at a better tine for me. First if all I want to say I think all of those images are beautiful! This technique fascinates and intrigues me. The Impressionist look it gives to photos is soft, moody, mystical, artistic and beautiful . Second of all, I have been doing the sane thing for the last couple of weeks!! For basically the same reasons. I went out one day and everything was flat and ugly and then it hit me to try ICM! It transformed flat and ugly into beautiful! I’m hooked but I do have to try the multiple exposure technique too. I have the Z7ii also. I forgot to add that I am having so much fun with this technique not to mention the beautiful images I an making. Your enthusiasm is a joy to watch! Thank you Thomas!

Totally agree with you about trying new things. One of my favourite shots is when I was having my car washed whilst I was in it and the guy soaped the front windscreen which then made an amazing pattern.

It never even occurred to me that this was possible. Well done, Thomas, very well done.

I really liked them. They gave me an oil painting on a high tooth canvas feeling.

Hey Thomas, nice images! I look forward to seeing more 🙂

these ideas have given, what conditions had thus far felt so flat a whole other depth and dimension, to explore. much needed the injection of inspiration. couldn't''t have been better timed. looking forward to delving into it all, myself. thank you thomas!👏🏼

Thanks for the ideas in this Tom. Personally haven't always been a fan of ICM, however there are a few places locally where it may work quite well so will give it a go. Need to see if my D7500 does multiple exposures to. Must say, from your last few videos it did seem like you weren't 100% with your photography, but your enthusiasm levels on this, It was like having a photography video done by the Duracell bunny. It's certainly worth challenging yourself when stuck in a rut. I've found other ways to spark the enthusiasm again, are photographing at a single focal length, only using one lens, no tripod, no filters, photographing a different genre, just wandering round a location.

I have noticed a lot of photographers who use their pro equipment all day for a living own a whole different kit for their fun photography. Maybe a Fujifilm that can shoot film simulations, maybe a film camera, maybe a range finder. The more different and impractical for their professional work, the better.

Not even all the way through the video. So good. Inspirational. Great work Tom!

Love it when you branch out Tom. Some nice abstracts

That green tree image is stunning! So beautiful. Indeed like an impressionist painting. Well done!

I very much liked the 'pencil drawing' image of the two birch trees. I liked the green trees. The pond reflection was not my cup of tea, but you can't please everyone. The main idea is very worthwhile. A manual stack can achieve similar results if your camera does not have good multiple exposure features. I think the main idea to try new things is excellent, since we can all get in a rut.

These shots are my favourite. Amazing compositions, thank you for the inspiration.

For a moment there Heaton you weren’t making any sense, and I am not even intoxicated nor high-and I was like what is this guy waffling on about now? I decided to continue listening and I get what you mean, although I have to write that I liked the snapshot of the non-ICM tree. It seems gimmicky this new way of photographing, but the results are quite nice-shows energy and movement.

Good way to be productive during a hangover. ICM kinda comes naturally. 👍🥂

Wow. Love the shots. Have to try this at the weekend. Feel inspired. Thank you Thomas.

Love the impressionist photography. Cool Andy Grey and Pep Ventosa vibes

Love that you credit where credit is due! Fantastic to see what you do with the new technique (and your humility of only showing the ones that turned out)

I had incredible fun today doing double exposures. I’d always been aware my cameras could do it, but never tried it out. And I got a few shots that I love! Thanks Thomas 🙂

I really enjoyed the colour and feeling of the second image.

Fascinating idea and outcomes. Very inspiring.

I love these photos. ICM images feel more like art I think.

Your first point Taking a picture of a tree that looks like a tree. That is all I need to set off on a tangent of ideas! Thank you! Here is an idea in return. Most images are visual fast food. Easy to see the point . Try visual slow food!

I love that you are experimenting and trying new styles. The results are fantastic and you seem so happy and animated. Love that you are doing hand held too. Thanks for showing us new things to try. We just didn't understand the first wrist flick.

I actually like the image at 1:46 with you walking away through the snow. If that were poster size, I could watch it for hours.

I don't know if you will see this, but I want to say thank you very much, Thomas, for suggesting Gary McIntyre's channel and his ICM work. It is fantastic!

Hi Thomas. An exponent of ICM & ME, using Nikon is Stephanie Johnson.... been at it for years. I recently completed a 6 session course with her and learnt heaps. Worth checking out. I wil check out your link too. Good luck with it, it is such fun and rewarding when you get a good one. And yes, the beutiful landscape that you spend so much time on can produce very impressionist magical painterly images .I am specifically going to Sydney in June for Vivid and a workshop in the day time with Stephanie and, then I will have all night turning Sydney Icons with Vivid colour into magical ICM images. Can't wait. Cheers. PS... Kim Grant, one whom you mentioned a while ago now, I have been following her ever since, also is an ICM photographer from time to time.

I literally was thinking what if I don’t like photography anymore the other week after I’d spent a full week editing a video I’d burnt out.. fast forward 2 weeks and I’ve just received my new canon R5 😂😂 what an amazing camera too!!!

Thomas, great art work! Keep snapping!

I've owned multiple cameras with multiple exposure capability for many years, but I've never tried it. Now I'm gonna. Thanks.

Variety is the spice of life Thomas and think the 2nd image worked out extremely well for the effect you were looking to achieve. Was on a beach holiday in January and I elected to try ICM as my favourite genre (architecture) was not an option on this occasion so had fun trying out something different.

I loved the video Thomas, something I do a lot of, Thanks for sharing, the evergreen tree shot is awesome.

A good point about creative rut and a new avenue for me to explore. Thanks for a great video.

Another great video, Thomas. Well done! I am inspired!

Excellent video Tom. I have been entranced by ICM for some years now and am happy you are promoting this fun technique to the masses.

Those images are so dreamy, like mists of the mind. Very creative!

Very creative images. Thomas Monet has returned!

Yes, that's a picture of a tree .... 😂 Thank you so much for this few minutes of entertainment! It brought such a smile to my face within the first minute. By the end I had picked up my camera and tried out this technique with a 2 shot composition that my camera allows.

Mais um excelente trabalho realizado. Parabéns pelo empenho e dedicação. Sucesso no canal...

pulling and pushing the focal length on a zoom works well too

This is quite common... There are photographers specialized in this technique. It is great when you have strong elements, and/or strong leading lines in uninteresting backgrounds/environments it gives a special painting/artistic look to the photo... It also works very well with castle ruins and bucolic environments.

Always good to experiment, ICM is ht e Marmite of photography you either do or dont and some do it exceptionally well

Thanks Thomas, inspiring as always.

Thanks for a great tip! Did a little experimenting with zoom blur and will definitely try this thing out. Many days are just grey and dull and this may be a way out. Thanks again, mate!

I've experimented with motion blur and purposely trying for truly abstract images, but without a lot of enthusiasm. It never occurred to me to incorporate ICM and multiple exposures. A simply brilliant idea, Thomas, so sincere thanks for opening my eyes to it. My next excursion will be wholly focused on this technique. I think what I'm feeling is your actual excitement!

I like to experiment. Never tried multiple exposures. It’s working great - thanks for this Tom!

Yep. That's a tree..in a field! 🤣🤣Tom, you've got no idea how much I can relate to this! (Well, maybe you have, that's why you made this video. The number of times I've been out in flat, boring conditions and come home with flat, boring images! D'ya know what I liked the most about the photographs you took? It's that they didn't even look like photographs!😊 Nice one!

Reminds me Ragnar Axelsson's style. Love it! Keep experimenting Thom

Been watching your channel for some time, because your good at it. The video, ideas ,photos and the delivery. All good work.

You seem in high spirits, Thomas. Enjoyed the video!

Great idea! I’ll try it this weekend.

Thomas, this is your best video in a while, to be honest. It shows me a new technique and inspires me, to try it out myself. It might be very helpful in bad conditions. I dont enjoy every outcome, but thats how art works, I suppose.

I'd never heard of this technique, it creates some great shots. Hope we see more in future.

Very interesting Thomas, the first one in monochrome is similar to how some highly skilled artist use the method of smoke on glass.

Thanks for posting this. I am in a rut myself. It happens. In fact, if more artists shared their tips and frustrations, we could all learn from each other. I need all the inspiration I can get. 😊

Food for thought. Thanks for the inspiration 👍👍

Really like the images you got , I've been doing this with city shots and street in black and white .

Thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try and I bet we see a bunch of ICM - Multiple exposure photography soon. Anyway, I just tried a long exposure shot using the built-in Art filters and I'm very impressed. I usually don't use the Art filters but I wanted to try something new in an old location. It has been a long dull Canadian winter this year and we also do not have any new growth yet.

I have been doing in-camera multiple exposure / ICM for 3 years now. It forms a big part of my work and I have a collection called 'Imagined', two of my pieces are on their way to Canada for an exhibition. Have I got it right Thomas, that the resulting Nikon file is a jpeg not a raw file? I use Canon and the resulting file is raw, which is better for post processing. I have wanted to switch to Nikon but am put off by the lack of raw file on the Nikon resulting multiple exposure image. I also do everything in-camera as I don't like time with photoshop and I find it more of a challenge to get the composition right when working in camera. If you enjoy this style I would really encourage you to look at the work of Valda Bailey and Jo Stephen too.

This is exactly what I have been looking for! Thank you Thomas

Great one Thomas. It reminded me of when I did that in the days of film when I was able to take mutual images on a single frame and had no idea how they would turn out for days. Perhaps I'll give it another go as my DSLR has the same feature. Thanks for sharing.

I'm not good enough with straight images to try these curvy ones, but I am still practicing. It is interesting to see, I didn't even know what that menu was or did. Thank you for something interesting as always.

Thanks for this inspiring video Thomas. Here in Québec this time of the year is the same with remaining dirty snow and green not yet visible. Its time for experimentation! I will also do some pinhole digital photography.

I love painterly too Tom.

Love the content, I'm huge believer of always learning. Great way to expose people who may not know of this technique. Great video

Yup, that's a tree! I do find shooting black and white helps when I'm just seeing trees.

Here’s the difference: when I’m in a rut, my camera sits on the shelf. Thomas keeps shooting. That’s what makes Thomas great and not me. The key is the have high standards, but keep shooting even if you’re missing the mark.

Great video, I have been trying the same technique since last year as well. It gives you more flexibility to capture a scene and to add feeling/characteristic to a photo. And it makes more fun to shoot in a boring conditions.

Great exercise , lovely results .

My 3 year old does the same kind of photos. Impressive stuff.

Love how these shots came out. Something I shall definitely be trying. Thanks for the inspiration.

I often see this kind of photographic works in art paintings, which is also very interesting. I feel that what I see is not only the beauty, but also a more profound meaning. If it is a series

I’ve only tried motion blur on single shots and wasn’t a fan. I was pleasantly surprised by the effect you got by doing it on multiple exposures. Especially loved the first black and white shot - mysterious and beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration. JoAnne

We should all take images to please ourselves, and other photographers may like them. Friends might nod encouragingly and say "yes lovely", but the honest ones, and my wife, would say "It's blurred"

After moving to the country side of New York, I could no longer do street photography and had to think out of the box. Later I found out about a technique called "in-the-round" that follows the same principle of what you showed, but the images come from different angles. The Catalan artist Pep Ventosa uses that a lot and became one of my main sources of inspiration :) I would be curious to know what your images would look like using that technique (as your photography is always mind blowing 🙂) . Great job as always. This is, undoubtedly, one of the best photography channels on YT.

I was about to recommend breaking out the fish tank and household fluids again, but this'll work ;-) Interesting technique, might have to try it!

I love the surreal quality of these images!

Enjoyed the video ...I've found myself doing ICM in the past when having a creative block...the first image reminded me of a pinhole image...loved the colour one of the tree...many thanks and best wishes