The DOs and DON'Ts of WOODLAND PHOTOGRAPHY

I love this!

Please explain how the sun can rise over the west coast of England? I'm pretty certain it rises in the North East during Summer, and South East in Winter, which puts it on the opposite coast of England. Nice photos, by the way.

Wow! Thats a beautiful woodland and I can almost smell the wild garlic. New to your channel and really enjoying. I have just started a project and I am looking for inspiration. Struggling with compositions.

Very inspiring, thank you! I've been doing a lot of work with my telephoto getting wildlife, but perhaps this spring I'll get back to my roots some and do some more woodland photography :)

Really enjoy your videos, leaning is at the forefront. Super helpful content. Loved the complex woodland pic.

The photo book is amazing. Maybe you can add a bit information on each photo like where and when did you take it, what was the camera setting...

The fourth photo I think is superb love it 👍

Great video. Where is this woodland? Where did you enter? Great location for family and pet shoots

Gorgeous photos and great tips! 👍🏻

I’ve recently come across your channel and as a beginner photographer who loves woodland (‘bush’ here in Australia) I’m learning so much from your videos. Thanks so much

Always have a go on the swing 😅

Thank you!

A couple of things: First, I notice you shoot at 64 ASA a lot. That is quite low for such a modern camera. What is the reason you choose that?
It is always great to hear an artist vocalise their thought process while working. I did have a thought for another video though. It would be interesting to see what gear you choose to bring on such an excursion. What was in that black backpack you were carrying?

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Bedankt

Really like the look of the books. I did one trip with Blurb and I’m half way through putting another one together in lightroom. What interface does Saal use?

Nigel Danson
I really want to develop into a good photographer but just feel I am not getting there. Be doing photography on and off for last six years or so. Really just get 10 or 12 good photography a year. Sometime less. I really don't have confidence in photo editing as I sit there thinking, is this good or not, not just my perspective, also think about whether it is photo worthy for photo club print competition. I used lightroom, and ON1. I thought I could get photography opportunities while on vacation but being on vacation really don't allow time to really look for composition, really take the time to find a good composition. I took over 500 photos but a hand full of good photos. They are really tourist photos. anyway, I don't know any more, just frustrated. I love taking my camera, clicked away but when I look at them, I feel like I have a step backwards. I have an answer except keep trying. I have Canon Rebel 5t plus kit lenses. That's it.

The photo you thought was too cluttered really appealed to me. It was so suggestive of the area.

Why don't you share yo8r locations with other like minded. Sometimes people just don't get the time to look when they are stuck at work t days a week. What a great location. Amazing would love to shoot stuff like this but like most I work t days a week and don't get the time to scout

Dear Nigel, I think the pictures with the paths would have probably worked better if the camera was closer to the ground (and with mist, but that's something you said yourself)

As always, great advice! You have access to so many wonderful places! Your photos are superb! Thanks for taking me along!

Hi Nigel, thanks for your video - another very helpful one. I have noted down your tips and will bare them in mind next time I am out. I often try to take good photos in woodlands but struggle most of the time. I have an Olympus OMD5 EM3 markIII which is good enough for me I reckon, so feel I can't blame the camera!

Great video as always. I’d love to see a video on how you use a tilt shift lens. I’m considering buying one and am interested in knowing which lens you have. Thanks

Great video with very interesting tips about woodland photography, the images are excellent as well

"Things are looking a bit messy..."

Messy? Nigel, you haven't seen "messy" until you've visited the "local woodlands" near where I live. Now THAT'S messy!! Nice images!

Do you have a special editing style when it comes to woodland? I find it very hard to edit this type of photos to make it look sharp but still keep a bit of the "fairy tail" feel (If that makes sence)

Very good Nigel, Thank you.....

Beautiful greens! Do you still shoot with your 24-70/2.8, or do you reach more for the 24-120/4? I have been contemplating making the switch myself but letting go of the 24-70 is proving to be as difficult as I knew that it would be.

Thank you! I always struggle with woodlands. They seem so messy to me... your explanations in the field are really exceptional and I will try to apply what I learned here next time I am out in the woods. :)

Rain? What is that?

Waiting for the monsoon season to start in Arizona.

nice one, thanks for sharing your insights. and good to see that I am not the only one chasing fields of wild garlic, was a good hunting season ;) loved the silence in the woodlands, probably because of the light rain and no one else was crazy enough to run into the forest.

Please let me know if the tilt and shift lens works with the FTZ adapter and the Z bodies. I really want to use this when shooting 2+ story buildings from the ground. There's very little room to back up without being in the street or on the opposite side. I'm concerned that the adapter will cut off or vignette the shift effect I need to straighten out the building. You mentioned having a T/S lens so you seem like a good person to ask. I've looked online and found no information to indicate one way or another. I don't want to buy a T/S lens without knowing ahead of time. Thank you!

As always great video and always love to see your thought process on how you make a shot. Just a question, how do you decide on what aperture to use as I see combination of apertures used in each photo.

Thank you for sharing your expertise, concepts, rationale for the image, and settings! Magical images 👏🖼. Very helpful ‼️

A photographer in the field talking about his photos when taking them - definitely my favorite type of landscape videos! Also, great photos as always, buddy :D

Really great video Nigel. Loved it. Your work is inspiring.

Great video Nigel, many thanks.
Looking forwards to FotoFest and seeing you presenting - I've been a number of times previously and it's always a good day out.

I was in the process of making a book of a recent trip with Saal when I saw this video. Glad to see an endorsement. Thanks

Wonderful - I can smell the garlic. Love the photo with the fallen trees.

Hey Nigel, “Messy” in nature is still beautiful. Your photos are amazing.

Are all the images you show post edited in lightroom at all? Or were these just shot in jpeg and were done more so for the purpose of compositions?

Possible future video idea: The struggle of keeping the angle of the trees correct while shooting low for a foreground element, while also trying to avoid sky hotspots.
The hill helps, and the shift lens might as well (I've been considering getting a shift lens for forest photography).
Great video.

I look forward to your videos every Sunday morning. They always bring a smile to my face plus I get to learn something that will help me become a better photographer. The positive attitude you take to your work I believe helps with your work. We can all learn from that.