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Photographic Passion Seminar: Part Two (Patreon)

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2020-05-08 00:43:47
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In this second part I look at some of the narratives I captured in 2019. If you have any questions just add them to the comments for this post.

Link to Part One: https://youtu.be/BLwq6JPS3PE

Previous Seminars can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWC-IgKORdDH-TjqJyU7hdJTJg3f_fOm3

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Passion: Seminar - Part Two - May 2020

This is Part Two of my May 2020 Seminar for YouTube Paid Members and Patreon members. This Seminar looks out how I have kept my passion for Photography alive after working for 40 years in the industry. If you are a YouTube member I invite you to switch to Patreon to receive a better and more feature-rich service via the Patreon website and Patreon App - https://www.patreon.com/markgaler Recording of all the previous Seminars can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWC-IgKORdDH-TjqJyU7hdJTJg3f_fOm3 #SonyAustralia #SonyAlpha #SonyAmbassador #SonyAlphaANZ

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Christopher Hawksley

I was thinking about your suggestion to make a photo book (where all photo's need not be hero shots), and your assignment at the end of "Landscape Essential Skills" so I thought I would see what you think of my strategy for showing pictures. The music is from my father. It is about 4 minutes, and only Pro Flickr accounts can see beyond 3. What you will not see is the thousands of Taiwanese tourists in my take on Alishan. https://www.flickr.com/photos/167393567@N08/shares/39j67k

Christopher Hawksley

In case anyone is interested, all pictures in above Alishan were shot with Sony a7R3 with mostly 16-35 GM lens

Mark Galer
>>36736256

Great to see you are responding to the idea of constructing a narrative out of a sequence of images. I have a Flickr Pro account but the movie still stopped at 3 minutes. You may want to explore other platforms such as YouTube for sharing video files. This would allow viewers to go full-screen more easily when watching. My initial suggestions for this type of project would be to use fade transitions between the images so the playback flows more easily and also explore how you can use multiple images on the screen at the same time - triptychs of your vertical shots. I would also consider cropping the horizontal stills to the 16:9 aspect ratio as often as you can to minimise the black letterbox effect on both sides. It is definitely a great project and the next time you are out I would also consider capturing some local faces and detail shots into the narrative which will enrich the viewing experience. The music is great but may overpower the viewing experience for some. You could consider matching some local indigenous music to the location you are shooting in to build the ambience. Forest sounds and bird song cold also be added to add atmosphere to the experience.

Christopher Hawksley

Wow, those are amazing comments and ideas - thank you so much!

Mark Galer
>>36814623

Great - I would still make the slide transitions fade more slowly and you could also research the 'Ken Burns' effect where you zoom slowly when an image is up for amore than a few seconds. Keep up the good work :-)

Cheryl

Mark, perfect timing for your inspiration(al) videos. I have long disrespected my own work that was not “hero” oriented. You give me permission to go deeper into my own sources of visual pleasure. It is an interesting time to be focused on the local. I have a question, often when I travel I want to photograph from windows-hotels, trains, cars, planes etc. Do you just ignore the dirt between you and your image?

Mark Galer
>>36933617

I often just ignore the dirt but reflections on the glass can be problematic. You will see a product I list in the ‘What’s in Mark’s bag’ section on my website called a ‘lenskirt’ that eliminates this problem. I think there is also a rubber product on the market that does the same job.

Peter McCarthy

Mark, I enjoyed the two seminars and learning about your photographic passion. They served as an excellent extension of our introductory chat a couple of days ago. We certainly share a passion for travel, but I was also inspired by you challenging all of us to find personally interesting narratives closer to home. I found the discussion around "inconsistent positive reinforcement" to be quite provocative. It has helped to funnel my thoughts for my next photo project. Thanks.

Mark Galer
>>37004338

Thanks for the positive feedback. Sometimes photographers put too much pressure on themselves if they leave the house looking for the hero image - sometimes we just ned to leave the house to see what we can discover.

Gregory Hughes

Loved this trip through your career, Mark. The Balineese ceremony images were emotionally moving, and they all had that sense of respect you were talking about. So many rich tidbits in these vids, going back for a second helping...