Wired stays answering the questions I didn’t know I needed the answers to
@Iammaissa
2 жыл бұрын
I just love it! I need to meet the people that come up with the videos’ idea
@lizzie404
2 жыл бұрын
Fr
@joshualane1716
2 жыл бұрын
It’s so much simpler for me. If I take 112 photos, 105 of them are absolutely worthless. The other seven are usually varying degrees mediocre, and I just choose the least embarrassing one. If all else feels, I leave the whole pile on a hard drive and never look at them again.
@marquez2447
2 жыл бұрын
Wisdom leaks out of you
@jccjccjoanne
2 жыл бұрын
My story exactly. I keep 10% of my shots. My keep ratio was higher when it comes to film photography.
@CT1010101
2 жыл бұрын
I feel seen.
@CyrilPadiou
2 жыл бұрын
I feel you, sincerely
@TonyisToking
2 жыл бұрын
I’m surprised and intrigued by his method. Sometimes an over/underexposed shot has great framing. I often will keep it based on that alone. If you’re shooting in the right digital format, you can do a lot in Lightroom to fix it.
@katarinajanoskova
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I was thinking the same. It so often happens that I shoot something and it's not well exposed as I had the settings for previous frame/place but looks good so often I quickly edit all ok looking photos first before going to another round of pruning.
@Irnbruist
2 жыл бұрын
wanted to say exactly the same, wtf this pictures taken with a moderately new camera are more than workable and I would rather take one of this if the composition and moment is good than just look at the technical „perfect“ ones…
@JR_Taylor
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, my first pass is exposure correction.
@JuanLuisBst
2 жыл бұрын
I think they do it like that just for the show or something
@JR_Taylor
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's all an early April fools
@brycedelany8211
2 жыл бұрын
I love this video. It perfectly demonstrates that what makes a good photographer isn’t just what they can do with a camera but how they analyse their images after the shoot and being able to identify the good images.
@senoir.
2 жыл бұрын
He really had me in the first half with that final choice.
@RSpudieD
2 жыл бұрын
That's really interesting and not at all what I expected him to pick. I like how much thought and explanation each decision has.
@circeus
2 жыл бұрын
"And I don't like the look on its face it's kinda evil". What. Evil resting face is one of the best features of the average cat!
@terrancebrown87
2 жыл бұрын
Great topic. Whoever came up with this one deserves a lil bonus.
@vimalalwaysrocks
2 жыл бұрын
I could see Mr.Steve saying "bye-bye" to all the images in my camera right now... His criteria for good images is excellent.
@LimitedWard
2 жыл бұрын
This was really enlightening! I think he made the right choice in the end. It still tells plenty of story, just not the one we were primed for.
@BlueBeBlue
2 жыл бұрын
10:16 loved the above picture, i think the pose of the cat, the shadow on the wall, the tail constrasting with the background, the lightning, everything is spot on. The only think i can argue is the lack of a history, but the prettiest one is this one imo Edit: I thought about it, and the lack of a history really affects the overall product, is it pretty? Yes. Is it appealing? No. So yeah, after deeply analyzing I agree with him. What do you think?
@JuanLuisBst
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I like more the first one, but imo the cat is too much close to the frame, so idk
@victorpeters589
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe it has to do with video compression or the brightness of the video, but it seemed to me the the photographer got rid of some over or under exposed photos in the first 'round', but later in the culling process still had images on the board that could just as well be considered over or under exposed as the ones he got rid of in the first 'round'.
@timz9862
2 жыл бұрын
“I don’t like the look on it’s face. It looks evil.” - That’s called a cat.
@kennethkho7165
2 жыл бұрын
Cats are evil
@gjune36
2 жыл бұрын
7:52 my favorite
@etoinedevries7583
2 жыл бұрын
We actually just saw a television program with a competition between 10 famous dutch persons. It was about photography and the winner will have a photoshoot for a National Geographics magazine, really cool
@justlisten82
2 жыл бұрын
Aww I thought he was going to pick the one I liked the most! Mine was the one not chosen in the last 2.
@jezelf2774
2 жыл бұрын
Composition is first criteria for my eliminations. Then capturing the moment that was a chance or rare event if the exposure could be improved in post. It then becomes subjective of course; I would have tried to shoot a back view of the cat looking out the window at the city like he's trapped or its his domain - both final images are great but for me, his final one has distracting leaning vertical lines on the right ( my ocd would want them more vertically straight ) and the cat is lost in the white environment, but I do love the asymmetry. The city backdrop would be my choice...but would have to 'content aware' fill to remove the reflection of the light...or rather look out for it in the view finder and move it for another shot. But I'm just another armchair critic - each to their own, its what makes everyone's artistic expressions valid. Great video and I learnt some things.
@bradley9856
2 жыл бұрын
One of your best videos yet. Very nice
@noahbartlett2832
2 жыл бұрын
man's last 8 photos are better than anything I've ever even shot
@valeria_sue777
2 жыл бұрын
Evil little kitty going in for a kill🤣🤣🤣
@colinstu
2 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised by the winning picture. The all white background causes the cat to almost get lost in the picture. There's no definition or separation of the subject and background. This surely could've been fixed with some rim lighting etc / better flash setup... but if you have to go off what pics he took, I think his second pic was better.
@tseneelin5466
2 жыл бұрын
Why was this so exciting aaaAA I LOVED THIS SO MUCH!! so cool hearing his thought process behind everything (I can be such a hoarder when it comes to selecting photos HAHAH so this was really insightful!)
@AllDayBikes
2 жыл бұрын
That satisfaction when he picks the same one you did haha
@randyschwager2515
10 ай бұрын
Very interesting! Good learning opportunity! Thanks for taking me along!
@omomos
2 жыл бұрын
These videos put a smile on my face every day! :D
@CluelessYoutuber
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting perspective to see which one is a keeper out of all the shots taken. Never thought of it that way, but I suppose since I mostly shoot in digital cameras, a lot of the flaws on exposure and framing can be fixed with digital editing and cropping somehow.
@phantsa
2 жыл бұрын
Very cool to hear his reasoning!
@yakked
2 жыл бұрын
"Every day is a school day." Well said.
@MichaelSeneschal
2 жыл бұрын
As a photographer I find this super informative and fascinating.
@blueballoon2026
2 жыл бұрын
"You don't want to look down on an animal unless you're admiring it's paws."
@Jim1971a
Жыл бұрын
The second last image was better in my opinion. The white cat blends in with the white background on the one he chose, and there’s too much empty space on the left, and the cat is on the right and looking out of the frame. I’m a photographer.
@raminizadpanah8229
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent Choice........wonderful processing .
@OMtNI
2 жыл бұрын
I agree, it has a wonderful graphical feel and movement.
@air90air
2 жыл бұрын
With lightroom, under/over exposure is easily fixed. No need to throw out the whole picture.
@lukedowsing9532
2 жыл бұрын
Nat Geo is very weird in that they won’t edit photos ever. Compositional or lighting problems that can be easily fixed in lightroom arent, as well as all the other things you can do in lightroom with colour grading and mix, grain, texture vignette etc…
@bradley9856
2 жыл бұрын
This is most likely because they take these photos as JPEG and so there's minimal change that can be made to expose after shooting
@suan_pan
2 жыл бұрын
@@bradley9856 even amateur photographers are taking photographs in raw, no way professionals are using jpeg
@bradley9856
2 жыл бұрын
@@suan_pan There's a strong possibility he was using jpeg
@photografiq_presents
2 жыл бұрын
@@suan_pan A lot of photo journalists do. Its that kind of industry where you're not intending to edit afterwards, and jpeg quality is more than fine.
@midnightblooming
2 жыл бұрын
me choosing a selfie to post:
@natsukashiiohayo1150
2 жыл бұрын
Catto! 0:59 I love the last picture that he took down more than his final choice. The hard edges of the cityscapes against the softness of the flufffloofy cat and the rounded cushion it is sitting on. The lighting of that second to last picture is great too.
@bali2633
2 жыл бұрын
He talked like a pro for 12 minutes and at the end chose the image that is kind of empty. I liked the image number 2 (which he threw at the end) and the image where he compares the initials to.
@sanphotos
2 жыл бұрын
the one he threw at the end has many elements, the buildings are distracting. the one he picked will most likely photographers' choice. It is minimalistic and intriguing. I would have picked that too if I were to chose.
@HappyPineapple99
2 жыл бұрын
As an mateur photograher this was so interesting to watch. Thank you Steve for taking the time to show us your thoughtful process.
@Kevin14henrY
2 жыл бұрын
*I think the finalist is the best.* 👍🏻
@ronnymesias7788
2 жыл бұрын
Now I don’t feel bad for taking a lot of under/over exposed pics lmaoo
@fafmotorsport
2 жыл бұрын
Think about how YOU would select an image OUT OF CAMERA if you were not allowed to edit it after ;) That has been the thought process shown by this man; not the thought process of ‘which photo shows the most potential that I can edit later.’ Why? Well Remember, he is not young: he would have been learning his craft 50+ years back when-as he says-cropping wasn’t really possible; and certainly the digital tools available today to help the under/over exposed areas, magic wands etc etc we’re not available to him!
@ChapitZulkefli
2 жыл бұрын
i cosign. he shoot as the same mindset in films era.
@ACArsyady
2 жыл бұрын
I thought the first filter would be the focus. It tells the story more than other elements and it can't (or at least is hard to) be fixed
@murgoimarius8816
2 жыл бұрын
He is so good that one of his last two photos had the flash reflection in the window. LOL
@janaktekcham5875
2 жыл бұрын
cat having the time of its life
@JogieGlenMait16
2 жыл бұрын
It's Steve Winter, baby! Nice!
@gorgeous8821
2 жыл бұрын
Me taking hundred of selfies and filtering them all to post only one on my Instagram.
@kaoru6977
2 жыл бұрын
he was a master on his own field truly a professional
@David-jh6kf
2 жыл бұрын
he said “we don’t know what it’s doing or where it’s at” exactly what he said he was looking for the whole time lol 🤦♂️
@Vikram-wx4hg
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Editing is one of the most important parts of creating an image and perhaps the toughest.
@retlod
2 жыл бұрын
Steve: These are the finalists. Me: One is crooked; the other isn't centered between the window frames.
@r.d.collins9837
2 жыл бұрын
I like both photos, but to choose I'd need to do some cropping of both photos to eliminate the unnecessary and distracting elements.
@angelgomez-rm5ih
2 жыл бұрын
Why the miniature shows 124 pics XD
@MaxRideout
2 жыл бұрын
The only thing that woulda made me pick the other of the last two images is how dirty the edges of the white boxes are; I love the shadows, geometry, and expression, but if I couldn't clean those edges up in editing, I'd definitely choose the other one.
@yay-cat
2 жыл бұрын
oooo great video!! please do some more edit type videos with say landscape or street/portraits 🙏
@USGrant21st
2 жыл бұрын
There is nothing easier to fix than exposure, in fact +/-1 stop is trivial.
@Valentine-du8fx
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video 📹
@GauravPassiTV
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing. The master is always a student. Everyday.
@christianherzog76
2 жыл бұрын
So good! Keep it coming 🙌🙏🇧🇷
@katy8605
2 жыл бұрын
this was great
@chrispeden979
2 жыл бұрын
Culling is one of the things I struggle with because I like so much. It’s interesting to see his process and explanation. In the end he did not pick what I would have though.
@seralegre
2 жыл бұрын
for me is the hardest thing in photography. Being a photographer for 13 years and is where i struggle the most.
@JohnTravena
5 ай бұрын
More or less how I select which of my own photos to share with friends, family, & social media.
@vassilisstergioudis
2 жыл бұрын
I'm impressed and confused by his method. He rejects images which has "bad" criteria and stays with the one or two which do not have something "bad" on them. For me this method is 50% right. You can also look for "good" criteria and keep some images because of these. I'm not saying that this is a bad approach, but you can never, but never, get out of the box. What if one photo shows part of the cat but it's eyes are astonishing? What if the pose is "wrong" because the cat has just jumped and is photographed upside-down because it tries to catch a butterfly? What if...? This method rejects all of these images because you rely on these "bad" criteria. I would place "good" criteria and keep some of these discarded photos.
@tastaturensohn
2 жыл бұрын
I feel like this technique is only really applicable in situations where you can choose only one picture which is often the case in magazine. The title also says he's looking for the best picture of the shoot.
@maureenp2248
2 жыл бұрын
He did keep some images meeting "bad" criteria until later in the process. For example, one pic that had a hand in it made it pretty far even though he rejected other ones for having hands earlier. So it does seem that he doesn't use the criteria as completely hard and fast rules.
@dylanhill1640
4 ай бұрын
I use the same process but start with 36 pics.
@fabien4436
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty much the process i go through when posting a pic of my cat
@7phpj5gzd2
2 жыл бұрын
Pretty much the last 2 photos should've failed the earlier screening process...sometimes things like this just takes guts
@fingersmcginty
2 жыл бұрын
Good if you haven't edited a pile of photos, otherwise rather normal process. As for Bubbles' comment about no-edit, what it really is, is no manipulation of the image. But editing? Of course there is colour and exposure correction and cropping.
@marvinphotog8602
2 жыл бұрын
This is super great info.
@samuelalexander321
2 жыл бұрын
me: that’s lookin purrfec… dude: under under and under, bye bye. me:
@scorpionxss
2 жыл бұрын
" everyday it's school day "
@JuanLopez-hz2sl
2 жыл бұрын
Gracias!
@Mjao519
2 жыл бұрын
Really cool concept!
@juliaostlund9360
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't like the one he chose, I preferred the cityscape one. There's something just cold and barren about the white walls and the light shining in; it seems like it's the window creating the affect but it's like the sun shines but doesn't give any life or warmth. Like a cold day reminiscent of when you didn't have any hope.
@Piexus_
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mr. Winter super intresting!
@Jj-vd6es
4 ай бұрын
Imagine using a Sony a9 iii and taking 120 raw photos per second. 😃
@aaabbasi97
2 жыл бұрын
Its like watching a more interesting reality show...which pic will be left at the end
@buddi1790
2 жыл бұрын
"every day is a school day"
@bricktraveladventures1509
2 жыл бұрын
You picked the best shot IMHO...👍
@rainyt6693
2 жыл бұрын
Sumarry: Under Exposed And Over Exposed
@ItsAbhiVlog
2 жыл бұрын
Adobe Lightroom ? Me : why he's just not using Adobe Lightroom?
@trulsdirio
2 жыл бұрын
Those are hardly underexposed beyond saving them. If you shoot in raw that is. Overexposure obviously is more of a valid concern as there actually is lost information with that.
@mrpacificsurf
2 жыл бұрын
More explanation would be beneficial for the majority of those who don't understand why he through a particular image away, seems like a weird editing take to condense this whole video down to 'over exposed, over exposed, over exposed...'
@TasKarp
11 ай бұрын
I don’t know what I like more. The whole story. The images you created or the fact that you didn’t wear a mask. Thanks for sharing !
@savethedandelions
2 жыл бұрын
yes! i picked the 'right' one!
@funpathik
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks wired.
@pimlico3225
2 жыл бұрын
I would have picked the same one between the last two but I might be biased, haha
@Breeze1
2 жыл бұрын
Always shoot in RAW
@SoCalFreelance
2 жыл бұрын
My eye was drawn to the imperfections in the wood blocks -- perhaps a bit of Photoshop is needed.
@Jopa1204
2 жыл бұрын
Dear Nat Geo, I don't know if you know, but for a 10$ monthly subscription to adobe photoshop and light room, this cat can fly a helicopter around this building on a Photo 🌪 I just try say that most of the images could be corrected in post-production 😊😆
@sahilkhatri4182
2 жыл бұрын
Man removing under and over exposed images 👍🏻
@ay8788
2 жыл бұрын
i love how he talks lol
@trulsdirio
2 жыл бұрын
No cropping with film?! Like, how easy is it to just blow up the projection size a bit more to have it be bigger than the paper you use to then just be able to, well, crop and exclude anything you don't like?!
@Mayanstudios
2 жыл бұрын
Love the whole concept of this video! Great information in a silly setting, and who doesn't love cats!
@ratulahmed2823
2 жыл бұрын
Talking about buildings on background through the whole video and then select the photo with no architecture visible on the background. Whats the point?
@Kemikemik
2 жыл бұрын
Doesn’t everyone take 112 photos and the print them all out to pick there final one?
@boltmann
2 жыл бұрын
I've been wondering what the kitty thinks is happening...
@almazonly
2 жыл бұрын
Would he delete the other 119 RAW files?
@LowWeasel
2 жыл бұрын
yay, piecked the same 😎
@justayoutuber1906
2 жыл бұрын
Playing at 1.5 speed is perfect for this video
@nightcoder5k
2 жыл бұрын
I suppose none of these photos were edited. Almost every photographer I know edit their photos these days, some even go as far as replacing the sky, removing electrical cables and various objects in the scene besides doing dodge and burn and other basic editing functions.
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