When You Need to Break Free - Go Hiking & Do Photography @Firstmanphotography

Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

If life is grinding you down, get out into nature and take some photos. #photography #landscapephotography

When You Need to Break Free - Go Hiking & Do Photography

$Photography Has Entered a Strange New Era The photography landscape is changing below our feet. Here we take a look at the latest artificial image generation and discuss the implications for the photo industry. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - https://geni.us/SquareSpaceFirstman Become a Patron - https://geni.us/FirstManPatron If you’re down here looking for a link to Chat GPT or Sora there isn’t one. 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. 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Find out more about the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-4600 - https://geni.us/CanonPro4600 - Ad Get in touch with Canon’s Birmingham showroom and request your free print sample. Make sure to specify the imagePROGRAF PRO-4600 in the form. One sample per customer only, subject to availability. - https://geni.us/CanonPrintSample - Ad Become a Patron - https://geni.us/FirstManPatron 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. 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Should You Meet Your Heroes? Photography Edition!!

$I Quit Posting My Photos on Social Media… And It’s Changed Everything Here I share why I have quit sharing my photography on social media - what’s changed and why it might be time to rethink where—and how—we share our photos. Become a Patron - https://geni.us/FirstManPatron Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - http://www.squarespace.com/firstman - Ad Watch custom guitars being built - https://geni.us/MilehouseStudios Arc Browser - https://geni.us/ArcBrowser Nostr Web, iOS & Android - https://geni.us/NostrPrimal iOS - https://geni.us/Damus 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. 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Recently, Ive genuinely feared my photography career might be over—and honestly, I think it is. Today, Im sharing the biggest lessons from 7 years as a full-time photographer, why this chapter is ending, and the exciting opportunities I see coming next. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - https://geni.us/SquareSpaceFirstman Become a Patron - https://geni.us/FirstManPatron Mail Davies Workshops - https://geni.us/MailWorkshops 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. 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In this one Im being honest about the excuses that quietly kill our photography, the ones I keep telling myself, and what Im actually going to do about it. Get a FREE trial with Squarespace and 10% off your first order by using the offer code FIRSTMAN - https://geni.us/SquareSpaceFirstman - ad 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. 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