7 SECRET Ways to Take BETTER Photos @Firstmanphotography

Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Use these 7 secret elements to take better photos

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$iPhone vs. DSLR: Is Your Big Camera Obsolete? With the recent announcement of the iPhone 15, we explore the possibility of replacing your big camera with a phone in 2023. Join me as we head to the Lake District to do some landscape photography, including a long exposure and conclude the day with some printing!! Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - http://www.squarespace.com/firstman - Ad Become a Patron - https://geni.us/FirstManPatron The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #photography #iPhone #spon$ $The Hidden Impact of Photography Competitions Today we discuss the troubles and pitfalls of photography competitions and discuss the impact they can have on us as photographers. We also head to the Lake District for a session of Landscape Photography. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - http://www.squarespace.com/firstman - Ad Buy my book - https://geni.us/Illumination Enter the Raw Room - https://geni.us/RawRoom Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Twitter - https://geni.us/TweetMe Vero - https://vero.co/firstman Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #landscapephotography #competitions #spongebob 0:00 Intro 0:45 Are we even good enough? 1:40 Landscape Photographer of the Year 2023 4:00 The Problem With Photography Competitions 6:35 First Photo 8:00 Does Your Style Fit? And 2nd Photo 11:30 Squarespace Ad Read 13:11 The Biggest Impact of Competitions$

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$This Photography Gear has Changed My Game Today we’re talking photography gear, but not just any old camera gear, we’re looking at five very different things that have brought me a massive amount of value over the last 12 months. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - http://www.squarespace.com/firstman - Ad Follow Andrew on Twitter - https://geni.us/AndrewAtkinson Buy my book - https://geni.us/Illumination Gear - these are NOT affiliate links, i do not benefit from your click: Printers - https://www.canon.co.uk/printers/professional-photo-printers/ Jackery 500 - https://uk.jackery.com/pages/jackery-10th-anniversary Lights - https://shop.aputure.com/ & https://lumecube.com/ Shimoda Bag - https://shimodadesigns.com/ Learn Photography - http://bit.ly/RawRoom Landscape Photography Masterclass - 7 Day FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/landscape-masterclass Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Twitter - https://geni.us/TweetMe Vero - https://vero.co/firstman Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear Intro 0:00 Printer 1:07 Jackery Explorer 500 3:49 Aputure & Lume Cubes 7:05 Squarespace 8:44 Shimoda Action X 10:05 One Last Thing 11:55 #photography #gear #spon$ $My BEST Lens for LANDSCAPE Photography We head out to do some landscape photography and discuss why the 70-200mm focal range is amongst my favourite in a lens. We also discuss how to print your photos that contain a lot of black and get good results printing at home. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - http://www.squarespace.com/firstman Pre-Order the Collector Edition of my book - https://geni.us/Illumination Learn Photography - http://bit.ly/RawRoom Landscape Photography Masterclass - 7 Day FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/landscape-masterclass Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan T-Sirts and Merch - http://bit.ly/FirstMan1Store Buy Prints - http://bit.ly/PrintsFirstMan Workshops - http://bit.ly/latestWorkshops The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Loupedeck+ Editing Console - http://bit.ly/2Ei0Cgn Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #landscapephotography #inspiration #spon$

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$Landscape Photography and Wild Camping | Fear, Mistakes and No Sleep!! We head to the Lake District to go wild camping and do some landscape photography. With fear to overcome and mistakes being made, this was a trip to remember. Lexar Cards - https://geni.us/LexarSDcards Learn Photography - http://bit.ly/RawRoom Landscape Photography Masterclass - 7 Day FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/landscape-masterclass Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan T-Sirts and Merch - http://bit.ly/FirstMan1Store Buy Prints - http://bit.ly/PrintsFirstMan Workshops - http://bit.ly/latestWorkshops The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Loupedeck+ Editing Console - http://bit.ly/2Ei0Cgn Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #landscapephotography #wildcamping #spon$ $A Complete Guide to Macro Photography Today I share my complete macro photography tutorial. We look at the gear, do a full photo shoot, go through the post-processing and then print the images at the end. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - http://www.squarespace.com/firstman - Ad Buy my book - https://geni.us/Illumination Enter the Raw Room - https://geni.us/RawRoom Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Twitter - https://geni.us/TweetMe Vero - https://vero.co/firstman Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #macro #photography #spon 0:00 Intro 0:55 Gear Options 7:27 Photo shoot - Part 1 11:22 Message from the Sponsor - Squarespace 12:51 Photo shoot - Part 2 20:53 Post-Processing & Editing on an iPad 32:57 Printing Tips$

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$What 1 YEAR of Landscape Photography Really Looks Like... Today we’re gonna embark on a year round journey of landscape photography, where the troubles of the world will be washed away, as we discover how we can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, and leave us with a deep sense of meaning and fulfilment. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - http://www.squarespace.com/firstman - Ad Enter the Raw Room - https://geni.us/RawRoom Follow First Man Photography for the latest updates: Twitter - https://geni.us/TweetMe Vero - https://vero.co/firstman Instagram - http://bit.ly/InstaFirstMan FREE eBook - http://bit.ly/eBookFirstMan The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. Photo Editing Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop - http://bit.ly/AdobeFirstMan Video Editing Adobe Premiere FREE Trial - http://bit.ly/PremPro1st Music - http://share.epidemicsound.com/firstman My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Manfrotto 055 Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/055Carbon Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - http://bit.ly/FirstManGear #landscapephotography #inspiration #spon 0:00 Intro 1:00 A Mild Winter 10:44 Squarespace ad read 12:40 A Cold Start to Spring 23:00 Wild Camping 31:40 Caught in a Thunder Storm 36:53 Summer 40:48 I Crashed My Drone!!! 44:45 An Epic Autumn 52:50 Photography With Friends 59:30 A Winter Wonderland$ $Landscape Photography is a Stupid Hobby Landscape photography can feel like a stupid hobby. Early starts, heavy bags, bad weather, long walks, and no guarantee of anything worth photographing. But that is also exactly why it matters, you never know what you’re going to get until you take that first step out the door. DxO Photolab 9 - Get 15% off with offer code FIRSTMAN - https://geni.us/DxOPhotoLab 30 Tips in 30 Days - https://geni.us/30Tips Become a Patron - https://geni.us/FirstManPatron The below gear maybe of interest to you. They are affiliate links which means if you follow the link and decide to make a purchase the company gives me a small fraction of the sale which helps me to keep making these videos for free. My Camera Gear Filters - https://geni.us/PolarProSummit Canon 5D Mark IV - http://geni.us/Canon5DMk4 Three Legged Thing Winston 2.0 Carbon Tripod – https://geni.us/3LTWinston2 Manfrotto BeFree Carbon Tripod - http://geni.us/Befree Canon 16-35mm F/4 - http://geni.us/Canon1635lens Tamron 24-70mm - http://geni.us/Tamron2470lens Canon 70-200mm - http://geni.us/Canon70200 Canon 400mm - http://geni.us/Canon400mm Canon 100mm L Macro - http://geni.us/CanonMacro My Full Gear List - https://geni.us/AdamsGear #landscapephotography #photography #spon 0:00 Intro 1:19 Mali Davies and the First Shot 3:34 ICM Technique on a Blossom Tree 5:21 Sunset Magic & Frustration 8:24 DxO Photolab 9 Ad Read 10:12 Sleeping Setup in the Car 11:05 A Bad night for Mali 11:46 Sunrise Shoot 15:57 360 Degree Cloud Inversions 18:54 Stupidly Meaningful Experiences 21:17 An Epic Haul$