Why Projects Can Help You Become a Better Landscape Photographer

In this video, I visit one of the odd lighthouses at Portishead to discuss how photography projects can help you to become a better photographer. I then edit my photograph to show you how I think post-processing choices can improve your images. The software I used for the monochrome conversion was by Nik Software https://nikcollection.dxo.com Please visit my website for more images http://bit.ly/jonseddongallery This is the kit I use MY CAMERA GEAR Camera: Nikon Z7 (this mirrorless full frame camera has transformed my photography) https://amzn.to/2I5TwM2 Main lens: Nikon 24-70 4S (an incredibly sharp mid-zoom lens) https://amzn.to/2Mf8owV Long Lens: Nikon AF-P Nikkor 70-300 mm 4.5-5.6 (relatively cheap and sharp lens with that little bit extra reach) https://amzn.to/2Xje8XO Prime Lens: Nikon Nikkor 50 mm 1.8S (Fast prime ideal for street photography) https://amzn.to/2IiAXof Memory Cards: Sony QXD (I use Sony memory cards and they have so far been faultless) https://amzn.to/2VXT4oe Spare Batteries: (I always take a spare and always buy official Nikon batteries) https://amzn.to/30RXtfV Aluminium Tripod: Benro FG18A (Benro equipment seems very well made and cheaper than competitors) https://amzn.to/2EAwhJd Ball Head for aluminium tripod: Benro IB0 (unfortunately the tripod doesn’t come with a ball head - this one works well) https://amzn.to/30TF4Q0 Carbon Tripod: Benro Mach 3 TMA48CXL (this is a bit of a monster but light and extremely stable) https://amzn.to/2HIwSdV Ball Head for carbon tripod: Benro B3 (More suited to the larger tripod) https://amzn.to/2I1p064 Camera Strap: Peak Designs (this is so much better than the supplied strap with its quick release system and it comes with fittings for two cameras) https://amzn.to/2EJhmfU L-bracket: Smallrig (Specially designed for the Z7 camera) https://amzn.to/2ECsFWT Filters: Haida NanonPro (good quality glass filters that are pretty neutral) https://amzn.to/2J7LVOG Bag: F-Stop Tilopa with large ICU (carries a whole lot of kit with room for clothing and food) MY VLOGGING KIT Camera: Panasonic Lumix DC-G90 (Small and light with a great sensor, with picture quality good enough to be a second landscape camera) https://amzn.to/2Fj3cT2 Wide Angle lens: Panasonic 7-14mm f4 LUMIX G (Nice compact wide-angle) https://amzn.to/2LDFgNW Standard Zoom: Panasonic 12-60mm Lumix Tripod: Benro TSL08CN00 Slim carbon fibre with ball head (very lightweight and remarkably stable) https://amzn.to/2YxW8t1 Camera Microphone: Rode VideoMicro Compact (Great and small mic) https://amzn.to/31LWQ7Z Lapel Microphone: Rode Smartlav+ (again great sound from this tiny mic) https://amzn.to/2XqcF60 Portable recorder: Zoom H1n (Decent sound quality, but it eats batteries) https://amzn.to/2FlZYy7 Drone: DJI Mavic Pro (huge fun looking for different compositions using this) https://amzn.to/2J9qJrR MY POST PROCESSING SETUP Laptop: Macbook Pro Lightroom console: Loupedeck + (this input device enables you to adjust sliders without moving your eyes from the screen, giving genuine better results) https://amzn.to/32N3aNp Monitor: Dell U2515H ADZG 25-Inch LCD Monitor (very clear monitor that I’ve had for a few years, but see no reason to change it) https://amzn.to/2JJVJPh Monitor calibration: X-Rite Color Munki (Essential equipment to ensure the colours on your screen are the ones you print) https://amzn.to/2Sx2zdH Tablet: Wacom Intuos Pro (I have the medium, because the small wasn’t available when I bought mine) https://amzn.to/2SwSTjG Printer: Canon Pro-1000 (awesome A2 printer) https://amzn.to/2Gq9PTQ Paper: I only use Fotospeed