Uploaded March 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In this video I critique some of my recent images to identify how I can improve next time.
In case you haven't seen the videos I mention, here they are:
Blizzard
youtu.be/uNofbzmI5h8
Missing the Light
youtu.be/lkmawov2aAE
Beach
youtu.be/lHqzxB-1jw0
Studying your images closely and identifying what you like about them and what can be improved can really help you improve your photography the next time you are out.
If improving your photography is important to you then this is a really valuable exercise, and I'd encourage everyone to give it a go. It was fascinating to see how the choices I made at time time of taking the image resulted in sometimes good and sometimes not so good results, but more interestingly it was the smaller details that I hadn't noticed at the time that presented the bigest opportunities for improvement next time.
I reviewed images from my last few videos and am considering doing this more often in a second video each week so I can discuss that weeks images, and tell a bit more of the story and circumstance behind capturing the image and creating the video. Let me know in the comments if this would be something you want to see!
Thanks for watching, and I'll see you next time.
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Check me out in Instagram - instagram.com/daviddixonphotography
I'm on Twitter now too! -
twitter.com/dixondavidphoto
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Below are links to my photography gear - they are affiliate links which means that if you go on to buy something I may get a very small commission paid to me by Amazon - you DO NOT pay any extra! :) - the small amount I do get from these links goes back into this channel, paying for the time and equipment needed to produce these videos. Thank you!
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Filming
Filmed with amzn.to/2tGdq7c (f1.4 for beautiful cinematic footage, and does 4k!)
To keep the frame rate consistent a variable ND filter is invaluable! amzn.to/2xpun8L
...stuck to my Lumix using: amzn.to/2z9sYHU
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Drone! amzn.to/2plTnu7
You can also support this channel by subscribing on Patreon.
Click here to see my Patreon page - goo.gl/KChpU7
I am very pleased with the direction my channel has been taking recently, and really appreciate the supportive comments from many of you, and I am just setting up a Patreon community now with the intention of growing this channel to reach a wider audience with the message and style of video I produce, so that you, and many others like you, can continue to learn about the mental wellbeing benefits of photography, and more about my own personal style and approach to this subject - I will be looking to add rewards for members of the Patron community in the near future, so watch this space. Thank you.
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Music
Light Thought var 3 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: incompetech.com
In this video I critique some of my recent images to identify how I can improve next time.
In case you haven't seen the videos I mention, here they are:
Blizzard
youtu.be/uNofbzmI5h8
Missing the Light
youtu.be/lkmawov2aAE
Beach
youtu.be/lHqzxB-1jw0
Studying your images closely and identifying what you like about them and what can be improved can really help you improve your photography the next time you are out.
If improving your photography is important to you then this is a really valuable exercise, and I'd encourage everyone to give it a go. It was fascinating to see how the choices I made at time time of taking the image resulted in sometimes good and sometimes not so good results, but more interestingly it was the smaller details that I hadn't noticed at the time that presented the bigest opportunities for improvement next time.
I reviewed images from my last few videos and am considering doing this more often in a second video each week so I can discuss that weeks images, and tell a bit more of the story and circumstance behind capturing the image and creating the video. Let me know in the comments if this would be something you want to see!
Thanks for watching, and I'll see you next time.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Check me out in Instagram - instagram.com/daviddixonphotography
I'm on Twitter now too! -
twitter.com/dixondavidphoto
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Below are links to my photography gear - they are affiliate links which means that if you go on to buy something I may get a very small commission paid to me by Amazon - you DO NOT pay any extra! :) - the small amount I do get from these links goes back into this channel, paying for the time and equipment needed to produce these videos. Thank you!
Tripod amzn.to/2o2snjR
Camera amzn.to/2obtjSy
L-Bracket amzn.to/2EFENrw
70-200mm lens amzn.to/2EJO81C
17-40mm lens amzn.to/2HgiBCN
50mm (nifty fifty) amzn.to/2F2gGkx
Holga Lens amzn.to/2Hhm4AX
Memory card holder amzn.to/2EIeHE8
Spare batteries - way cheaper than official Canon ones and do a decent job amzn.to/2sm8B2g
Backpack amzn.to/2p7kr20
Hiking backback amzn.to/2o8ulP8
Filter pouch amzn.to/2HiXyiX
Cable release - cheap as chips and faultless essential bit of kit amzn.to/2p7mpPR
Filter holder amzn.to/2oA8ZwU
10stop filter amzn.to/2plM1XM
ND grad set amzn.to/2plXMxm
Filming
Filmed with amzn.to/2tGdq7c (f1.4 for beautiful cinematic footage, and does 4k!)
To keep the frame rate consistent a variable ND filter is invaluable! amzn.to/2xpun8L
...stuck to my Lumix using: amzn.to/2z9sYHU
Lavlier mic amzn.to/2p7tM9W
Drone! amzn.to/2plTnu7
You can also support this channel by subscribing on Patreon.
Click here to see my Patreon page - goo.gl/KChpU7
I am very pleased with the direction my channel has been taking recently, and really appreciate the supportive comments from many of you, and I am just setting up a Patreon community now with the intention of growing this channel to reach a wider audience with the message and style of video I produce, so that you, and many others like you, can continue to learn about the mental wellbeing benefits of photography, and more about my own personal style and approach to this subject - I will be looking to add rewards for members of the Patron community in the near future, so watch this space. Thank you.
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Music
Light Thought var 3 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: incompetech.com
