Thanks for the info. Im almost 50 and decided I’m going to go for my dream. No more being scared, I’m going to be a professional photographer!

@theschoolofphotography

Жыл бұрын

Good luck 👍

Such an important point about replicating others' photos with the most instagram likes. Your food analogy is spot on. Some people aren't aware that the photo itself is only part of the story when it comes to Instagram 'success'. Hashtag research, interaction within the app, posting times, and other factors all contribute to the 'success' of a post. The scroll mentality seems to be high at the moment, with minimal interaction, if any - probably a reflection of the current lockdown, it being January, etc. Thank you for getting me thinking about creating my first photography project as an amateur. I think my target will be to create a book (for personal reflection).

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tania, glad to have helped :)

Thank you, Marc. This is very inspirational! I was fascinated with every word you said here.

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Don, glad you liked it 👍

Thank you so much. Learned a lot, Mark, best video i've ever seen on the matter. Cheers!

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Sergio, glad it helped 👍

Marc, thank you for all of your technical videos. I've watched and learned from many. That said, this is an incredibly inspirational video, and I'm glad to see this aspect of your work. I'm inspired to return to a personal project I had planned before the pandemic. I've already reached out to my subjects. Thank you.

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

More than welcome Laura, glad this video has helped. Don't forget to #theschoolofphotography on social media so we can see your work 😊

Great video Mark! Thank you very much for sharing those thoughts/concepts with us. It's a pity that KZread only allows me to click once on the thumbs up.

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rui, appreciate that 👍

@johnpaulvidolin9782

5 ай бұрын

AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME !!! I was just thinking about a project, and I clicked on You Tube, and you popped up ! Freaky !!! Thanks for the kick in the pants to get me going !

Excellent Mark always excellent!

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nicolaus 👍

You’ve inspired me to carry out some ideas I have. And, you’ve so clearly outlined the steps to do it.

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help Jim 👍

Sound advice, loving the channel thanks for your hard work and expertise.

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wally, glad to help 👍

Working on a project right now, thanks for the inspiration!

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Bert, glad it helped 👍

I just came across this video after researching personal projects. I must say that I picked up a number of wonderful tips from your video. Your advice has resonated with me as I have three projects that I am working on now but I often put off doing the work. I appreciate your tips on moving forward.

@theschoolofphotography

5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful Jim 😊

Nice tutorial! Thank you.

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Such good advice and a reminder to focus on why we take photos to begin with. It is so true about the likes, a photo that I post which I love will barely be noticed whilst the generic landscapes and wildlife photos create a much larger reaction. I try to balance the two. Taking photos that I love and know people will enjoy and also taking photos that I know the majority of people will not necessarily like or understand, but I do. I will definitely be starting a personal photographic project!

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Sharon, glad you liked it.

Thanks for the great advice!

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome 👍

Absolutely brilliant and inspirational. Your passion really comes across to me too! I could also relate to one of your projects; I volunteered & then continued to work with recovering drug addicts for 15 years. Thank you so much for sharing this. This video and "I must create" are soooo inspirational :-)

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew, glad you liked it 👍

Good stuff about the personal project! Thanks for outlining one style of photography above other. I always thought that getting up in 3am , cutting thru the dark woods and surrounded by hyenas just to bring that one image of sunrise is much easier than walking thru the streets smoking and sipping coffee while taking the images of less fortunate around . .. I do both from time to time ...Don't think one type of photography is easier than the other.. in Fact I think that what others do is more difficult than what I'm doing. As for personal recognition and success is all about marketing and always been this way.. Like in the 80s and 90s when you had to be connected to get yourself featured in a gallery and so forth.. If not being appreciated by others how else would we be self satisfied and happy about our work.....

Bravo !!

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks David 👍

The 'British Boot Sale' is a genius idea! I bet is was a great project to work on.

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Miles, yes it certainly was 👍

Thank you

@theschoolofphotography

9 ай бұрын

You're welcome

Resourceful indeed

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video Marc and congratulations again on your previous exhibitions. I think your observations about "chocolate box" images and the nature of online consumption are quite right. I sometimes think that calls for a more art-oriented approach to the use of photography are a bit intimidating for most. I suspect that if people were encouraged to explore photojournalism as a way of seeing and storytelling that many would discover their capacity for artistic expression. After all, art is just a class of communication that can take many forms, and communication is something we all can do.

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Very true Peter, thanks 👍

After 5 years of making photo's of several items like landscape, sports, festivals and so on I got the idea of making a project. I had several ideas of my new projects but who to do that? This video give me just the right support to make some proper plan. I'm starting this afternoon. Thanks a lot!

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

Very nice, thank you again. I guess now the only thing to do is to just keep at it.

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Wayne, yes keep at it, nothing to lose!! 👍👍

Great video As you ve seen I started a mini art project using OO guage railway figures some pics I put up on the tsop Facebook page. I produce images from ideas I get either from something I see or from a play on words. I do get pleasure from other peoples feedback but it is for my own satisfaction thinking of and then interpreting an idea into a piece of visual art ( in my eyes anyway🙂🙂 ) .

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Graham, love the work 😊👍

Mark, thank you so much for the video. It was very informative and helpful. Neil M.

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Neil 😊

It looks like some people have something to occupy themselves with during this covid crisis !!.( backing up files ( onto spare hard drives) is always a good way of finding material for projects that may have been previously forgotten )

As im sitting here watching thos video, as am reminded of my personal project that i am doing. I am currently doing a history story of one of the mill villages that is here where i live. Shortly after i started I realized that there is a historical group that is hiding a lot the history of this town and in order to get what I need. I am going to have to pay to get it. It is so sad. I can't finish my project because of it. So i am glad that i am able to get what i can.

@theschoolofphotography

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe contact them to see if they will let you do the project. Good luck 😊👍

Don't forget to put a copyright symbol on your pics ( on a CD/DVD/ disk on a key " samples" ) to potential publishers/ publicity folk .Also from my personal experience , ask if there are file size limits /dimensions that are required for exhibiting your work , so that any resizing can be done before it's ( potentially ) too late for final admissions

This is why I quit posting to all social media. It’s completely fake, and nobody spends more than a couple seconds looking at your photos. I’m now focusing entirely on printing my stuff in zines and small affordable books.

I have a question that might even make a good video. I want to start printing my images (Landscapes/Nature Type photos) and sell them. How much should I charge? What material should I get? Does the material affect the price/value of an image? Should I print them online (with more options to choose from) vs local (safe delivery)

@theschoolofphotography

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Nikos, they are personal decisions that each photographer makes to suit their work. I'm afraid there isn't a one size fits all but we do work with a photographer that does similar things, check it out here www.theschoolofphotography.com/courses/fine-art-landscape-photography

@nikoscamera6395

3 жыл бұрын

@@theschoolofphotography thank you!

How do you spell that, British Boot Sale?

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