Wow, he's got some stunning work. I'm adding it to my bookmarks, so I can go back when I have a little more time.
My #1 is still Thomas Heaton. I think he always will be because he's the reason I picked my camera back up, I've learned so much from him, and he is just such a humble sounding guy.
Indeed - awesome work. I would say that for me Erin Babnik jumped into first place few months ago. I still love heavy processed images of Ryan Dyar or Daniel Kordan, but her style caught me immediately. :)
This will probably get me a lot of heat, but I've only ever seen one Ansel Adams photo. I've internationally gone out of my way to avoid looking at his work.
Well, it's not a bash against him, I'm sure his work is fantastic. I tend to avoid following too many professionals for a few reasons.
First is the fear of subconsciously copying their "style" or ideas. One reason I love photographing Japan, is it seems a lot of English speaking professionals don't spend a lot of time here, and when they do, it tends to be the "Iconic shots".
The other reason is because sometimes when I see outstanding work it's honestly a little depressing knowing I will probably not get the chance to take those kinds of photos. Taking these kinds of photos take a lot of time and money, and I'm not always able to sacrifice those things. Unfortunately having a family, having a full time job to support that family and being an outstanding photographer tend to conflict, but I make time when I can, so baby steps. (Also I haven't been able to get a credit card here so I can't even make a website for my portfolio)
The final reason is the same reason I haven't watched films like "The Godfather", "Scarface" or "The Shining". At this point, I've heard so much hype, there's no way the reality will meet expectations.
One of these days I'll get around to checking out his work, haha.
All great points!!! I'm in the same boat as well I also have a family to deal with for kids but never let me get out of the house I only get out on the weekends which obviously sucks. I totally get where you're saying not living up to the standards of professional photographers because we have so much to do in life but I'm sure trying to get to that level is almost Out Of Reach but I'm sure one day in our life we can get there. As for the movies the only one that list that worth watching is The Shining.
I've seen some, and they were brilliant - for their time, considering the tools available to him. I'm wondering if people could actually tell a photograph taken by A.A. from any other B&W landscape image (and by that I don't mean pictures taken in your garden).
Yeah, for him specifically, I haven't looked at his work because I've never worked in a dark room, so I don't know if I could fully appreciate his work. I don't want another Salvador Dali situation, haha.
Karl Ndieli or Karl Shakur as he goes on social media is pretty wild. He does a ton of drone stuff now, but the locations and compositions he finds are pretty spectacular.
I really like Erin Babnik, Thomas Heaton, and Patrick Thun as well. Sarah Bethea is a fun one to follow on instagram, she finds a lot of unusual/not often photographed spots as well.
I actually bought the video on the picture of the rain forest and am watching it as we speak, some good tips in there, made me think about my editing style.
For me Dewitt Jones, as a contemporary of my age group, set the benchmark. (https://dewittjones.com/) Many years back I took a workshop with him and learned photography is more of a mindset. Much of what you learn in photography can be applied to life and conversely, much of what you learn in life can be applied to photography.
Wow, he's got some stunning work. I'm adding it to my bookmarks, so I can go back when I have a little more time.
My #1 is still Thomas Heaton. I think he always will be because he's the reason I picked my camera back up, I've learned so much from him, and he is just such a humble sounding guy.
However, this guy's work is just outstanding.
Indeed - awesome work. I would say that for me Erin Babnik jumped into first place few months ago. I still love heavy processed images of Ryan Dyar or Daniel Kordan, but her style caught me immediately. :)
Erin Babnik is nothing short of phenomenal. Genuinely one of the most insane portfolios I've ever seen.
I love Thomas Heaton as well though!
Ansel Adams and ill never change my mind...however there are some incredibly talented people that i would definitely like to emulate.
This will probably get me a lot of heat, but I've only ever seen one Ansel Adams photo. I've internationally gone out of my way to avoid looking at his work.
hey I'm not offended everybody is allowed to have their own opinion ...even if it sucks hahahahaha
Well, it's not a bash against him, I'm sure his work is fantastic. I tend to avoid following too many professionals for a few reasons.
First is the fear of subconsciously copying their "style" or ideas. One reason I love photographing Japan, is it seems a lot of English speaking professionals don't spend a lot of time here, and when they do, it tends to be the "Iconic shots".
The other reason is because sometimes when I see outstanding work it's honestly a little depressing knowing I will probably not get the chance to take those kinds of photos. Taking these kinds of photos take a lot of time and money, and I'm not always able to sacrifice those things. Unfortunately having a family, having a full time job to support that family and being an outstanding photographer tend to conflict, but I make time when I can, so baby steps. (Also I haven't been able to get a credit card here so I can't even make a website for my portfolio)
The final reason is the same reason I haven't watched films like "The Godfather", "Scarface" or "The Shining". At this point, I've heard so much hype, there's no way the reality will meet expectations.
One of these days I'll get around to checking out his work, haha.
All great points!!! I'm in the same boat as well I also have a family to deal with for kids but never let me get out of the house I only get out on the weekends which obviously sucks. I totally get where you're saying not living up to the standards of professional photographers because we have so much to do in life but I'm sure trying to get to that level is almost Out Of Reach but I'm sure one day in our life we can get there. As for the movies the only one that list that worth watching is The Shining.
REDRUM... REDRUM...
I've seen some, and they were brilliant - for their time, considering the tools available to him. I'm wondering if people could actually tell a photograph taken by A.A. from any other B&W landscape image (and by that I don't mean pictures taken in your garden).
Yeah, for him specifically, I haven't looked at his work because I've never worked in a dark room, so I don't know if I could fully appreciate his work. I don't want another Salvador Dali situation, haha.
Karl Ndieli or Karl Shakur as he goes on social media is pretty wild. He does a ton of drone stuff now, but the locations and compositions he finds are pretty spectacular.
I really like Erin Babnik, Thomas Heaton, and Patrick Thun as well. Sarah Bethea is a fun one to follow on instagram, she finds a lot of unusual/not often photographed spots as well.
ok i have never seen Babnik and now i have ....yeah she's got skills
I actually bought the video on the picture of the rain forest and am watching it as we speak, some good tips in there, made me think about my editing style.
I've been thinking about buying on of his myself. We'll see...
For me Dewitt Jones, as a contemporary of my age group, set the benchmark. (https://dewittjones.com/) Many years back I took a workshop with him and learned photography is more of a mindset. Much of what you learn in photography can be applied to life and conversely, much of what you learn in life can be applied to photography.
Thorsten Westheider have you seen this guy works? https://www.alexandredeschaumes.com/
here's more of his work: https://500px.com/alexandredeschaumes