Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
In this video I consider how having a YouTube Channel has influenced my photography and the things that I do.
The expression "don't go chasing waterfalls" is a warning to avoid taking the difficult path, but sometimes you have to find a new way. This is something that I have learned in the past twelve months, and although my journey has had it's ups and downs I feel I have to continue to pursue my goals which occasionally means chasing the odd waterfall.
This is the first video from a visit to the remote valley of Ennerdale in the Lake District, but I don't capture any images, instead I try to but realise that that the driving factor was to produce something for YouTube. They say you should always photograph for yourself, and ordinarily I do, but on this occasion I had let the need to create a YouTube video guide me in what I was doing. In this instance it didn't work out for me, but overall having a YouTube channel has given sent me down a path I didn't expect, but has been such a profound influence on what I do and why I do it, and I wouldn't change that for the word.
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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
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You can also support this channel by subscribing on Patreon.
Click here to see my Patreon page - bit.ly/DavidsPatreon
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
Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500027
Artist: incompetech.com
In this video I consider how having a YouTube Channel has influenced my photography and the things that I do.
The expression "don't go chasing waterfalls" is a warning to avoid taking the difficult path, but sometimes you have to find a new way. This is something that I have learned in the past twelve months, and although my journey has had it's ups and downs I feel I have to continue to pursue my goals which occasionally means chasing the odd waterfall.
This is the first video from a visit to the remote valley of Ennerdale in the Lake District, but I don't capture any images, instead I try to but realise that that the driving factor was to produce something for YouTube. They say you should always photograph for yourself, and ordinarily I do, but on this occasion I had let the need to create a YouTube video guide me in what I was doing. In this instance it didn't work out for me, but overall having a YouTube channel has given sent me down a path I didn't expect, but has been such a profound influence on what I do and why I do it, and I wouldn't change that for the word.
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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!
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 - bit.ly/DavidsPatreon
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
Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500027
Artist: incompetech.com
