Pie or pizza?

@JayDowney

5 жыл бұрын

Cake!

@ntsms69

5 жыл бұрын

PINT

@WhiteWulfe

5 жыл бұрын

Calzone!

@trembichmovingmoments8778

5 жыл бұрын

If someone offered me a slice of pizza that is not even 1/8th of the pizza I'd end all my relationships with that person. So pie :D (I can live with having smaller pieces of pie) Great video overall =) Enjoy Sri Lanka! Cheers from Germany =)

@MatherfuckingKing

5 жыл бұрын

Pizza pie

I dig that 70's VHS porn soundtrack!

@DS-cf1zc

5 жыл бұрын

All he needs is the dodgy handle bar tash.

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@kerry5586

5 жыл бұрын

We know how you spent the 70s.

@GeraldBertramPhotography

5 жыл бұрын

@@kerry5586 ...and the 80s. 90's. 2000's....

Brilliant. I would encourage all serious students of photography to pay attention to this one. I am 67 years old and only recently settled into an updated genre. (My old one worked well but went out of style and it took me decades to transition from the dark room to digital😔).

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joanne 🙂

I love how honest this guy is!

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate 🙂

Five years full time. = an apprenticeship back in my day... also totally with you in your struggle with scissors! Lefties forever!

@johnlocke7097

5 жыл бұрын

I remember it well.

@paulbarnard5267

5 жыл бұрын

Been there done that. I wonder if that’s the source of the value.

@1985recon

4 жыл бұрын

Lefties unite!!

I too had the honour of being born left-handed. After many decades of struggling through scissored life, I was gifted a pair of left-handed scissors for my birthday. It was a revelation! I spent the next couple of days cutting up anything and everything! "Do you need me to cut that gas bill up for you?"... etc. Loved them. Then I moved house and they were lost to the mists of the back of a Transit Luton. I have been in mourning ever since, and may never recover from the carefree snippage I once knew. Ooh yeah. Almost forgot about the main message... Love it James. And you have given an old fart such as myself some ideas about how to go about improving things. The "Gear" bit has changed so much since I started out - it used to be focus, aperture, shutter, with an eye to where you wanted to twist the exposure regarding backlight etc. But, yeah. at least 50% of it has got to be getting out there and shooting. Love your work.

James - this video does a great job of quoting but not being a slave to the sources. One of my favorite of your videos so far, I'm well chuffed!

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 🙂

One of the most down to earth and straight up photo channel on this plat form, inspirational in a way that he’s an ordinary guy making amazing art

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 🙂

Thanks by way. I am new to DSLR photography. I have shot with point and shoot cameras for years and enjoyed it, but it was time to move up. I know very little so turned to KZread. After viewing many channels I found yours.You are very informative, and make a newbie feel comfortable while learning . Thanks again.

@bcegerton

5 жыл бұрын

Jodeane Sullens similar to me and the same reasons I started watching James and still do, although I’ve stopped watching quite a few others. Some channels have just gone wayward and all they seem to do is review gear. Nothing wrong with reviewing gear but not every vlog.

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear 🙂

You should teach at some sort of institution - students will love your style! And I think you would motivate them to just get better and better. We have to talk about your assessment of gear, though … ;-)

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks Christian 🙂

I 'took' some really incredible photographs the other day! Unfortunately the photographer caught me and now it's a whole 'thing'. ;(

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@photographingwithcarl8729

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@EnterSpacebar

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@writenow6948

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

This is one of your most useful videos. Very well thought out and well prepared and lucidly presented. Fab.

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 🙂

Great video! Your easy style helps me no end. I watch loads of photography videos but as I have memory issues I forget most within a couple of hours after watching them. Yours stick and I think it's because watching you is like listening to a friend tell a story. Thanks.

You are the best...just when you feel overwhelmed and defeated, blessed to come across this awesome video. Thank you for being you and keep it coming!!!

I think you have done a good job of breaking down the time needed to become a good photographer. I have enjoyed photography for over 50 years, yes fifty years. I still love it and still can't wait to get home after a shoot and spend hours in editing. Started out just taking pictures of my kids, then moved into wedding photography with medium format film cameras. Now I do landscape with my GX8 and GX85. Love photography and love Lumix!!

I’m newer to your channel but I absolutely love it!! Thanks for your comedic approach to things and for making great videos!

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Joe!

This was a really great video, i dont imagine many others (if any) could say it any better. I can totally see this video becoming an instant classic photography video on youtube. Wll done James!

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Conor 🙂

As a fellow left hander I've had the same pair of left handed scissors for probably 20 years!

@rebuildingpatrick3413

5 жыл бұрын

You can use regular scissors if you pinch the handles together as you cut. Normally left hand use pushes the blades apart but if you force them together they'll shear properly.

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Ahh, Santa will hear about this!

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! 🙂

@bigstick5278

5 жыл бұрын

Will Phipps::: As a true full lefty, left handed scissors suck. Now when it comes to metal sheers, you seriously need lefty.

Great take! I'm glad to see that the precarious shelf is hanging in there.

Your videos are always enjoyable and helpful to watch.

Thanks once again James for your insight into this art. Appreciate The Gap as well, I hadn't seen it. Very powerful.

Every time I watch one of your videos, your humble nature smacks me in the face like a frosty February morning in Alberta. It's such a nice change within the photography community.

Nice, another left hander, though I'm old so they tried to make me right handed, which I always hated, but lately realized I wouldn't be as ambidextrous... I play all my instruments right handed, but I do find myself doing a lot of things backwards.... I've had this philosophy about Mastering something, once you "master" it, you might as well quit, the learning & expanding process for, well anything, is the best part. The only reason to be a master is to brag really.... Great video, take it easy...

@Garacha222

5 жыл бұрын

I read that some people have become stutterers because of the disrespect for left-handers natural inclination. When you are punished for how 'god made you', and abusively try to force right-handess upon you, it is probably not ideal. Though, in your case, it appears you've adapted. My mother had some wierd thing about the russians taking over USA, and they don't allow people to be right handed. I was born a couple months after the Cuban-Missile-Crisis, so I think that event permanently affected her.

@evaderknives

5 жыл бұрын

@@Garacha222 Yeah, growing up I was always the weird kid, it took years to pay off, but it became a blessing because I learned not to be like everyone else & to think for myself(though I had awesome parents too, that instilled that in me). It made me realize trying to be other people is really boring, I just wish it didn't take so long to figure out...

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

I agree mate, learning is the fun bit 🙂 And cheers to being a lefty, the struggle is real, although sounds like it used to be worse!

Hi James, great video. Particularly identified with the bit about finding an interest within the interest in relation to genre, never really thought about it that way but it does make perfect sense. Cheers. Oh and also, perhaps as viewer feed back....I watched loads of your videos prior to subscribing and the reason I did subscribe is because you never ask ;)

Great video James! Enjoy your trip!

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 🙂

I enjoy James’ claims! Helpful stuff! Thanks so much! 💛😎

Sir you are a brilliant teacher. Being funny and humble too is an awesome combination. Thanks for taking the time to teach us.

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 🙂

Not natural talent,it's an ability to understand certain things quickly or more smoothy..I play foosball,and have played 2 people with 4 balls on the table,beating the crap out of them,and taught pool,yet never really wanted to play myself.I have some ability to do different things,and yes,it comes with a LOT of practice and repetition..when it comes to shooting,i like being in the streets when i see something that i would want to see on my wall.The other part is to KNOW YOUR GEAR,and sticking to a lens,maybe 2,and moving,setting up composition.Now since i have a sealed DSLR that's rugged,it keeps me from having to worry about the weather,and I am prepared to break,bend,and change some of the 'rules',if need be...Be careful of using other's work and books,because you need to remain open and ready for anything..Great Video.........................

really well put, thanks!

Thank you! Checked out the Ira Glass video & found it reassuring

Great video! Well thought out and executed.

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 🙂

One of the best videos I have watched in a long while. There is a saying about anything you undertake. 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers John, I like that saying 🙂

Good demo and explanation of where and how "gear" fits into the whole thing. Funny how it becomes an obsession for so many togs. I usually hate bringing business analysis type stuff into "fun" stuff but in this case it actually makes sense. Good job.

Great vlog James, I will find this very useful in becoming a photographer. Really enjoyed your talk at the photography show, wanted to come and say hi, but my nerves got the better of me. Hopefully will see you again in future shows. Thanks so much for sharing.👍🏻

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mark! Definitely come and say hi in future, I guarantee I was more nervous than you 🙂

@markjltilly

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks James, you came across really well, if you were nervous you definitely didn’t show it. Talking in front of people must be one of the hardest things. Good work!👍

Very interesting James and very well put together.

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Dave!

Excellent video James, one of, if not, the best of your explanatory videos. Great food for thought.

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Brian 🙂

@bcegerton

5 жыл бұрын

James, no worries

Great video mate, I always get something to take away from you, even for outside of the photography world. Keep up the great work!

Really good video, James. I noticed those items on my phone just to remember it from time to time

Another winner Mr. Popsys, what a great vid!

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Neil 🙂

This is amazing! I love this so much! ... very helpful! ... Thank you so much!

Good points. Shooting thoughtfully should lead to progress with all the elements on the left side of the pizza. Rock on!

Great video and really helpful

I really enjoyed this video James (as always). It's certainly made me think about a lot of things; do I know my camera well enough, do I understand settings well enough, do I need to analyse other people's work more and most importantly, in my opinion, who the heck thought that putting a full height door for a cupboard a foot off the ground was a good idea?!

Another informative video, keep up the good work

Great video. As another left-hander, I agree with the problem of scissors.

Excellent stuff! Well done you!

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Hillary 🙂

I tell my Daughter (and anyone else that comments on my art work) that anyone can be an artist, it just takes practice, practice, practice. I believe some people pick it up quicker than others and that is construed as natural ability. But it's just the ability to learn and apply quicker than most. As for the 10,000. hrs, I think i've put in over 20,000 hrs and i'm still the most amateur of amateur photographers. Or maybe that is immature photographer!

Wow.. that was the most lucid video on photography I think I've ever seen. Thanks!

Good morning James. I like the theory behind today's video -- and 100% agree with you that the actual number of hours required is very flexible and depends on a number of factors - such as quality of time spent, natural talent (I do believe there is such a thing) and others. One area I struggle with is that I cannot afford trip after trip after trip to "explore" the genre etc. So - when I do take a trip I definitely want to "get the shots" so many times I end up with very safe settings - not pushing or exploring the limits.

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

I know exactly what you mean Lance, I've struggled with that too!

One of your better videos and a great way to think of advancing your photography skills. I have always been skeptical of reviews where the person has had 20 minutes with the gear. It takes me at least 6 months just to get familiar, not expert, with new equipment. I have always considered photography divided into three components. "Shooting", processing, and the understanding the art of photography. I think each component requires almost the 10k hours of practice.

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers John!

Well said man! I really enjoy your silly style of one person conversation! On the topic of learning photography, I've learned that the more I learn, the more I need to learn...and I like that!

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear mate!

I agree wholeheartedly. Get out there and "shoot" or stay in and "shoot". I am a very serious amateur photographer. I have taken some kick ass photos in my time. I have also taken some really sh***y photos. The one thing they all have in common is that I had a GREAT time doing both. The sh***y ones weren't on purpose btw...

beautifully put

Great video!

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

Thanks for this video, i think it's really useful. I would describe myself as intermediate and it is tricky as i suffer from chronic fatigue, so i do not always get out and shoot as much as i would like to. However i totally agree with the amount of practice, i tried to learn to play guitar not that long ago, and it is a similar thing. There are lots of people who spend a lot of time looking at gear and maybe wanting another electric guitar etc. Then there are those who spend more time just practicing mainly, there's nothing wrong with looking at gear, but i think it reaches a point when you can decide whether something you want will be a good fit, and try it out and see how it works. I know myself i would rather be out shooting mostly than anything else, though i like to look at other peoples work. There are some amazingly talented people out there, and people like yourself who may have a lot more experience doing these videos can help out a lot. Nothing beats going out and actually using your stuff though i think. Great video :)

Brilliant video mate

This is just about the best photography channel I've found so far.

Makes sense that vlog, well done 👍

Awesome book by Gladwell! "Perfect" practice makes "perfect"! I completely agree with your chart. I know that I'm a novice, but I'm noticing that what you were saying is true. As I photograph a variety of things, I learn when to use manual focus along with other settings. I hope that I don't loose the love of doing this. There's so many things out there to get great photos of...

Love your lectures...

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

😂 Cheers mate!

Pizza!! - Good vid James, really well explained :) - More shooting & practise!!

I think getting feedback is missing - if only maybe 5%. I found it really valuable to discuss with fellow photographers why an image works or not, and to solicit suggestions for improvement. Even if I disagree, it makes me understand more about what I value in my pictures.

That was the most useful KZread video I've seen this year. Absolutely fabulous work James. Thank you.

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Matt, that's great to hear 🙂

Cool vid. Like an episode of art attack. Your coloured bulbs are STILL working!! You must of got the good ones.

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

😂😂 I loved that show! And yeah still going strong 🙂

I've never studied others. I don't care what other people shoot. I know what interests me and how I want to show it, and that's the foundation of what it takes to make good images. Direction and vision.

@jamespeirce2582

5 жыл бұрын

nicodimus2222 I’ve long shared some of this sentiment. But now that I’ve come to find some other photographers I quite appreciate I have also discovered that I find inspiration in their work which I can adapt to the photography I enjoy. Not copying their work, but finding that the perspective they may take, or how they frame or represent a subject, can serve as inspiration for my own ideas.

Great video James👍 I those travel photography as a genre, like to photograph everything🌴⛰🐝🌲🌎🗻✈ and 🐑🐏

"Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst" - Henri Cartier-Bresson (but he probably said it in French) I am still just amazed at this lens that is so sharp even as you talk naturally with a bit of lean in and lens out, while the background remains al-dente soft.

Great video and I agree with everything you said. I would also add taking time to get feedback from others...this could be added into the studying others category I suppose, but I think no matter what you are trying to master, getting an outside perspective can help you with aspects or ideas you may not have thought of. Keep the great content coming mate :)

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil, and great point - that's a big one I've missed!

Well done.

Pie! Coconut cream, please. Enjoyed the video James.

Realy good video mate :)

Should have posted this one on PI day (March 14). Oh well. Agree w/general principles, lots of room for variations among individuals. Another channel (Anthony Morganti) summarized the skills development process for photogs as (1) technician; (2) craftsman; (3) artisan; and (4) creative master - or something akin to that. No need for cutting out paper dolls, though - that phase comes later 😁. Cheers.

Merci James 👍🇨🇦

i personally subscribe to the theory that there is no "natural-born talent", but instead some people are able to better intuit the world than others. some peoples' brains are better tuned to intuition, and so they tend to "just get" things more consistently and quickly than "normal" people. I like this theory mostly because it makes the most sense to me (imo). there are definitely people who just kind of pick up and do many things, who don't always practice a lot. but rather, their brain connects some dots subconsciously and the way to do the thing they're learning/trying to do is more easily understandable by the brain.

Great analysis. Not sure about the 10,000 mark but for sure the pie chart rocks. This should be the basic for a lot of classes and not only photography.

A large portion to know whether you'll get better is the amount of mistakes you can find in your own work and the way you try to avoid those in the future (and not give up). The best people in any kind of profession will keep on working on the tiniest mistake. If you don't do that you can spend years and years without really improving, or certainly not towards a high level of skill. You can use the best tools, know all needed configuration options in the software you are using, but if you are too easily satisfied you won't make it to the best of your possibilities. I like to have a critical view on the things I do and I use that knowledge to improve the next time I do those things. That way I only need a fraction of the time to reach an above average level in most things compared to most people.

That was a seriously good video, well thought through and well expressed. Thank you very much! But yes, I'd have said something slightly different, namely that editing is a vital part of shooting, such that I wouldn't want to separate them so crisply. Shooting/editing are in essence the same process. [Gary Winogrand left behind many thousands of undeveloped film rolls, and to that extent, he had lost the plot.] And then I'd add printing, so shooting/editing/printing. The reason I add printing is that whatever you do with the photos, even if most of them end up online only, it's still a kind of printing them, and takes a specific expertise. And if you consider how hard printing is nowadays if your photos end up on paper of some kind, then some of your ten thousand hours have got to be put in there, at the printer, sweating and swearing.

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Great points Michael 🙂

Practice is key but practice will be most effective for someone with a ferocious interest. That interest will, by default, promote practice and study. This is true for everyone.

Great content. Leftie gang! 👐

Thanks for the video James. I read a comment on another video that said something like, "you've turned self-doubt into an art form", or something like that. This sounds like it's going to be a mean comment as I write it, but it's not. Just as our hero Rick, in Rick & Morty, is the "Rickest Rick", this video is the Popsyiest Popsys that I've seen to date. Granted, I've seen between probably 5 of your videos. BUT, this one has been my favorite so far as I pause it at 2:27 to write this stupid comment. In the theme of finding ones style as a creator, intentionally or not it seems you've found yours and I dig it the same way I dig Peter McKinnon's manic-ness. Thanks for the vids!

@JamesPopsysPhoto

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much mate :)

Very useful video. Thank you so much. Can you say some resources when you say study theory?

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Just basics books to start with should do the trick 🙂

Hmm, right-handed scissors, camera grips, etc. Left-handed siblings mention their challenges sometimes. Though right-handed myself, I am left-eyed: I have to use left eye with camera viewfinders, designed mostly for right-eyed photographers, so I feel your pain. I read your chart as 1/6 tools, 1/3 study, and 1/2 practice.... a rule of another kind? - Your videos are always good food for thought. ;-)

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick! 🙂

excellent food-for-thought. Thank you for putting this together edit: some prodigies are definitely wired differently, or have been gifted a fully functioning mind. Genetic support can exists. be aware some can also have significant deficiencies in areas away from their talents.

@jockturner1547

5 жыл бұрын

What I believe is that natural talent does exist, however it is not as useful as people believe it is. A lot of cases natural talent can be a detriment. As all skills require practice and honing of skill. If you are naturally good at something, it is common that you don't practice and hone that skill. Others who are not as naturally gifted will build a better working habit and often surpass those naturally inclined. There's a study, I forget where I read it, that supports this theory. I live in Victoria, Australia and here the final study score you get for completing highschool is called an ATAR. This study found that students with a higher IQ were less likely to score highly and those with a lower IQ often did better. The study believed this had to do with the fact that the students with the lower IQ had to study harder and worked out better study routines than those who had already excelled at highschool but had plateaued due to not building goody study routines.

After 100,000 plus snaps of runners …. I think I might have acquired the knack of what makes a good image. Pie for me please James.

Always wondered about that door

I'm literally reading Outliers right now... Amazing! 😂

Awesome explanation 😳👍🏻 I’m 65 next month and been shooting since I was 15. Almost up to 10,000 hrs 👍🏻🍷❤️📷☕️

I feel enlightened thank you grasshopper............btw that sort of cupboard is usually an airing cupboard in older houses more often than not housed the hot water cylinder, once replaced with a combi type boiler not required, and becomes a cupboard, hope you feel enlightened too

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

I certainly do Kelvin! Thanks 🙂

great video! would love to see a link to that hourglass gap video you mentioned! :)

Amazing videos! :)))

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

The shelf has survived 😂😂. Let’s hear it for another leftie that struggles with scissors 🙂🙂. I love your videos and you’ve taught me so much. Thank you 🙂

Wasn’t sure weather i liked your content... but, you are starting to grow on me.

@JamesPopsysPhoto

4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear my friend :)

Wonderful video James. Now get out and shoot! Oh, yeah you said that was happening...

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

😂 Cheers Andrew!

The door was probably home to a hot water tank at some point and that would have been off the ground so it's easy to maintain. I'm guessing the tank has since been replaced with a combi boiler or something. (the boring speculation part of these comments is now over)

Wait, did James popsy just post a video shot at the same place?

Will you be making a video on The Photography Show? Would be great to see one 👍

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Not this year but a couple of people recorded bits that might pop up 🙂

I’d like to add this. Having an eye for composing. I can’t call this natural talent, I guess more of a natural understanding of imagery, I think ! I was gifted with this and after decades of zero true photography I’m getting back into it as I’m almost ready to retire from my profession. Love beautiful images of all kinds. I see them in everyday life here and their. Learning digital photography isn’t just the camera. It’s the computer and cf card. C going from card to computer to editing to usb to print or customer. That’s what I’m trying to figure out now ! Any advise. ? Ps. I’m learning my D4S

That’s a marmot cupboard. People used to import marmots from the Austrian alps in the late 19th century and keep them in purpose built cupboards. They made them roughly 1.5’ (or half a meter in terms a marmot would understand) so the animals would feel at home due to their mountainous upbringing. Pretty obvious when you think about it.

@JamesPopsysPhoto

5 жыл бұрын

Ahhaaa! Thank you 🙂

Are the shelves still up? Left is best, right is wrong. Oh, and the cupboard thing saves you getting a bad back from bending down to get things.

I've been shooting since 2012 : ) But started making videos ever so kinda recently , serious videos anyways