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Thank you for this product tip, I ordered it straight away and am already looking forward to it.

30 kg extra in equipaments...

I use the Wimberley Sidekick very effectively on my monopod (and tripod). I have a quality compact ball head on the monopod, and the Sidekick just slips onto the ball head to add gimbal functionality. You have the option to used either the ball head or gimble and change options in seconds. The Sidekick centers the camera/lens over the monopod, and also provides a great handle. In my opinion, this combo is better than either of the options you show.

Fantastic review! Incredibly helpful and informative.

2 points of contact seems irrelevant for security. If one fails, everything is falling down regardless. I suppose to limit the swinging you mentioned, it may be helpful though.

Thanks! You are a great instructor and now I can take a break from carrying around a heavy lens now and then.

Of course a single image can tell a story. It may be what really happened or what the viewer thinks happened.

I think the key to selling yourself is to have confidence. like you said earlier in the video, you dont have to be a great photographer to make money, you just have to know how to market yourself. If your goal is to book workshops, you need to have the self confidence to know that the work you do is on par or not better than the people who will book your workshop. I've been doing photography for a year, and I could certainly show my friend who has never used a DSLR how to shoot wildlife, but would I be able to teach Scott something with 7 or 8 more years of experience than me? Problably not. 4 years is good because most of the people booking your workshop will be newer than you, so you will have more to show. Less than 4 years, you run into the risk of trying to teach people who have been doing it longer than you. That would suck.

From the beginning of time, static images, whether etched on a cave wall, drawn, painted or photographed... have told a story. When a person views a compelling image for the first time, they instantly develop a story. This may or may not match what the artist intended, but it is a story in it's own right. I have always felt the art is not complete until someone else connects with it.

A single frame can absolutely tell a story. Period. The End...

No. The image requires the imagination of the viewer, each viewer in fact...until reviewers , marketers, critics, propagandists etc. get involved. Then, an image can indeed tell an entire story...sort off, kinda, maybe.

Yes! Folks with imagination can come up with a story of their Owen with different type story! Some folks look at them with the literal point of view… I guess that’s their story…. Still believe “A Picture of a thousand words!” Thank you for the different points of view.

There are these groups that are (pretend to be) "purists" posting with the text "not edited" but they forget they post a jpg file, already edited by their camera. Very annoying.

As an artist whose medium is a camera for me every picture tells a story. Some of those stories are quick and short and others can be an epic saga. The fun thing is when others view our creation the story may speak differently to them. I love when others see the story I intended. But I enjoy hearing the different stories the observers may see.

Excellent! As a newbie, I am not familiar with "dodging and burning". I usually crop and do minimal adjustments. On to youtube to learn about "dodging and burning"!

I think this person quoted me heh. I say this all the time and will always go out to shoot with the intent of telling a story. I don't find much value in just image..bird stick, other than it might be pretty. If the image doesn't help you form some context to what is happening, then I don't think I did a very good job of making the image. Sometimes it's just a snapshot and i'll put that on IG, if its a real story or something special I'll save it for alternative viewing platforms or media where it will have more impact. So yeah I think it's a very valid comment to say an image can tell a story, in fact its exactly what is should do.

Yes, a single image can tell a story. More precisely, a single image can inspire a story. It can connect with a viewer in a way that the viewer sees a story in the photo. The examples I'll share are Steve McCurry's "Afghan Girl" photo, Cartier-Bresson's photo of the boy proudly carrying two bottles of wine, and Tom Mangelsen's "Catch of the Day" photo of an Alaskan brown bear in the process of catching a salmon. While I agree with the comment that it is not easy to tell a story with a single image and is, arguably, very difficult, I disagree that it simply can't be done. Great photographers and photos tell a story. I don't even consider this to be controversial. I would challenge anybody to look at a collection of truly iconic photos and not imagine a story that goes with them.

Of course, a single image can tell a story. Although many do not unless things are well thought out. Think about much of the artwork created throughout history. Those are single images and do have very good "stories". When you really think about it, even a good title can sway a person to create a story for the photo.

For me, a great wildlife photo will represent the sense presence of the moment - reality. Heavy post processing (digital painting) has diminished the art of photography and the real story. As that orange thing would say, Make Photography Great Again!

I haven’t read all of your comments and don’t reply, but having shot one of a million that tells a story I have feedback and yes it’s possible. First a story is made up of a subject, event and conclusion. Words are used in both poetry and prose to create imagery that supports the story and usually leaves underlying themes that relate to the readers’ own life experiences. In short is a bird sat on a stick in the pretty light a story. So what’s more what’s missing and what other imagery could be added to the photo to support a happening that we all can relate to. All short and quickly thrown together without edit so forgive any typos, misspellings, or misinformation I may have recklessly forgotten. Not all stories are good or interesting so I believe they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. After 4years and one million billion photos I have yet to shoot a great one. Good topic because often I feel that this topic is based on an old song. Personally I think that the story is just an addition to a beautiful photo which is my true goal and motivation. Love your photos btw and find them inspiring.

I've made 3 out of 5 of those mistakes. I hope that I don't make those mistakes anymore. RAW files are 0s and 1s, binary data. They have to be edited. JPEGs are all edited based on choices you make.

Short answer, Yes. I believe a good photo creates a story in the viewers mind, though that story will almost certainly vary between viewers. At least, it provides enough visual interest that the viewer spends time thinking about “what is the story behind this image”, stimulating their imagination. I wrote this answer immediately after your initial question and before watching the rest of the video, so it sounds like we are of similar mind.

With wildlife it is more challenging to tell a full story. That said, there are many historic photographs that clearly tell a story and even years later tell the same story. Many times it is images of war or the aftermath. The extreme nature of the image and inherent relatability tell the story without needing words. I have seen wildlife photos tell a story but I think the key is the viewer’s background. The more knowledgeable a person is about what is in the image the more evident the story is.

My take on this - a single image can't in itself truly "tell" a story. A story needs context. While an image can suggest context (sometimes very strong context), the viewer cannot know with certainty that the story they are interpreting from the image is true. Therefore, I would say that a single image can provoke a story in the viewer's mind which may or may not be the true story, but without context (for example, honest text from the photographer who witnessed a scene) they cannot verify whether their story is the true story. Stepping outside of wildlife photography and into news/journalism - editors (good ones, anyway) go to great lengths to verify the story behind a picture they receive. There are many examples of misleading pictures that have been used to convey a false narrative in news. The same can be true in wildlife - the story we tell ourselves when we look at a wildlife image may or may not be true. Does it matter? In wildlife, probably not - but in other genres it can matter a lot.

So, so, so right! Several times I've been patiently set-up and photographing our local wild horses, when someone sees them and decides to get closer by walking in front of my lens. Every time the horses get spooked, and my session is over.

Yes…a single image can absolutely tell a story.

This is one of my favorite bird photography videos! Native plant gardening feels like the natural outgrowth of a passion for bird photography ❤

Yes, one image can tell a story. Just look at the work of good street photographers. That does not mean that all photos tell stories, or they have too, but they certainly can.

Yes a good photos can tell a story, by capturing action or when your subject has context, and especially if it creates an emocional response in the viewer... to solve the debate though, the "story" is information about whats going on with the subject at the time. inferred and is subjective. 8:41

Great video as always Scott. I think it's mostly a combination of the photo and the person looking at it. But for sure, in my opinion, a photo can tell a story too. Wishing you a great weekend. Cheers, Bjoern

Not every image tells a story. Some images are just snapshots and nothing more. However, the best images almost always tell a story.

No to both questions. It would be near impossible to tell a story with a single image unless it's absolutely clear what's going on in the picture but even then there is room for miscommunication. For example, when a photographer takes a photo of a soccer player crying who just saw his teammate taken off the pitch on a stretcher after suffering a heart-attack, the viewer may incorrectly infer that the player is upset after losing a championship match. Without that additional context--a player on a stretcher or the other team hoisting the cup--the viewer is lost after viewing only a single image. The story is merely, "a human appears to be sad." That's pretty weak. Same with the nature image equivalent: "A bird is sitting on a hippopotamus." There's no story there. If the photographer is trying to leave it up to the viewer, then that's pretty lazy isn't it? The viewer creates their own story based on the image they see, but they're not telling it. The photographer is implying/telling while the viewer is receiving/inferring. It's fine to snap pics of a sad person, or a bird on a hippo, but photographers should know better than to pass those off as stories. I think they mean scene, not story. But a story is made up of scenes.

I think a good image can inspire the viewer to imagine a story. It may not always be the same as the story of the creator - FYI - good video

Yes. Most definitely. A single image has the ability to tell a definitive story. The cavet though is this ... its rare. Captures like this are few. So, what about all those other images? It all depends on a persons individual experences as they see an image and then somehow tie back the emotions of that image to what they have had or would like to imagine to have, if they were in that moment. And yes, only those who have had a like experience or a wish for that experience will connect.

My opinion is - yes. Your photo of the 2 birds (plovers????) says to me, a young one exploring and being watched by a parent. The story may change too with the different mood of the viewer. Nice job!!!

Famous journalism photos come to mind and if these don't tell a story in a single photo then it can't be done. 1945 V J day Sailor kissing woman in Time Square. 1965 Muhammad Ali standing over Sonny Liston. 1972 Vietnam napalm attack. 1975 Soiling of Old Glory. 1989 Tiananmen Square...

After watching further, another point I would like to make, is a fellow photographer has a much different take on a photo because they have greater understanding of what it takes to capture and process an image. I think that it also loses it’s magic when viewed by a fellow photographer and they tend to compare it to their own work/photos so it very much depends on where the viewer is on their journey. For example, I had to numerous opportunities to photograph Great Grey Owls so I am much more critical of other photos of these owls by other artist.

Hey Scott. Love your channel. "Thought" you should know that the thumbnail has a typo. 😊

In today’s s world of extremely short attention spans, I think a photo needs to be compelling enough to catch the viewer’s attention long enough to see the story you are trying to convey.

“Every Picture Tells a Story” written by Rod Stewart and Ron Wood in 1971, so they clearly thought so. It may differ by the individual's perception or not but we’ve all got our own idea, or “story” to intereperate a scene, book, picture, or event.

Yes. But just like jokes, some people can tell'em and some can't.

Not all photos tell a story, but a photo you look at and almost instantly consider it a great photo, does, in my opinion tell a story.

Great question, and thought-provoking as always! I think in rare cases a single photo, with no context, not even a caption, can tell a story, but I think it depends on the viewer and the degree to which they are filling in context (historical or imaginative) in their own mind. Think of a photo of Woodstock - there are some amazing photos from that concert, but when we see one, our brains start filling in the details behind the photo. Picture a photo of an elephant with no tusks - our brains start filling in the story about rangers cutting off elephant tusks to prevent poaching. If the viewer doesn't know that is why the elephant has not tusks, then no matter how powerful the image is, the story will be lost to that viewer. A photo isn't so much telling a story as prompting the viewer to tell one, which in itself is very powerful and in no way diminishes the photo. In my wildlife photography, I use my photos to help tell the stories of what I see and observe in nature. To me, just posting a pretty photo cannot on its own accomplish what I want - which is to tell that story of what I saw or experienced. So I feel a need in almost all cases to add words, a written story of what I saw to go with the photo. Bottom line - the rare, exceptional photo can tell a story, but in the vast majority of cases the context/story is being written by the photographer or the viewer.

I think a single photo can tell a story..but the question I would have is What story? The one that the photographer wants to tell or story/interpretation by the viewer..so for example I decide to do a photo essay on harvesting by a local elder from my First Nation. If the picture is an animal being trapped or skinned, etc the person who sees it may have a negative reaction. Now if I do photos of the harvest and the community rituals around the preperation of the meat and then the celebration and gathering of the community it shows the whole process. Anyway a really good question and helps make us think about the roles we have in bringing our images to the public.

Yes it can. Especially street photos or reportage. Can a photo of a bird tell a story? Yes, but it’s much more complicated to capture and there are much fewer stories to tell)

A single image can tell a story, esp with text. A collection of images can often do better. There's a lot of bird posting which is aimed to wow, with little explanation. I for one would like to hear more about the experience of getting the shots - how long was the wait ? one keeper out of 100 ? etc its like the posters are on another plane of smart photography and are happy to keep the plebs uninformed of the nitty gritty

I think it's very difficult to tell a story with one photo. Maybe wildlife running from a burning forest can do that. I think it's more about conveying a mood. An osprey diving into the water can create excitement in the viewer. A mother animal with it's offspring can warm a viewer's heart. A predator catching prey can be exciting. sad. happy or many other things. I know I'm looking at a great photo if it changes my mood

I feel like a single image can definitely portray a story. A single image can also show a creature's mood, attitude, or even the struggle it has with the environment it lives in.

IMO this is a case of confirmation bias about what a story and/or photo is. Being open to experience allows to the maker to generate art that is not ordinary (confined to normal expectations). It can be argued that this is one way of distinguishing art from technical competence. Again, imho.

Of course one image can tell a story. Just search for the most important or influential photos of all time. Then do the same for paintings or sculpture. Humans have been telling stories with a single image since we painted on cave walls. You don't need a complete novel to extract a story from an image. And, as others have said, it may not be the same story to everyone who views that image but it's a story nonetheless. A poem can be a story and in my mind images can be poetry. James Popsys, another UA-cam photographer says, "A good photo should be an image about something not of something." I think that sums it up nicely.