5 Photography Myths We Need to Stop Spreading

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00:00 We've been LIED to
00:24 No 1
02:17 No 2
05:16 No 3
05:42 Jason Vong's Famous 3 B's
07:05 No 4
08:24 No 5
09:49 For More...

[muzlee]

My favorite one is “gear doesn’t matter”. The harsh reality is that it does. But not in the way most people think. It is not “more expensive = better”. Lenses, cameras, flashes etc are tools to create a look you want. The more tools you have the more options you got. You can do a lot with a drill, but that won’t exactly help you painting the furniture you just built. Also some subjects require specialized tools. Shooting wildlife with the kitlens is very inefficient.

[HonkiePlonkie]

What I have learned on youtube is: Don't sit around on youtube all day watching video's. Grab any camera, go out and let's see what the day will bring you. It's like fishing, maybe you are lucky and catch 200 fish, or maybe none. But atleast you improving yourself by just doing it. Getting out of comfort zones! And with comfort zone, I mean your house.

[martinweber]

Truth No 6: always buy a heavy camera and an extremely heavy lense. You'll always have a good excuse why you missed the shot because your gear was too heavy to carry around.

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Here's a nugget too... Pro's more often than not, will not have the latest and greatest gear (unless they are lucky enough to be sponsored by a manufacturer). They generally only replace when current gear is producing substandard images that the CLIENT can see, or if something breaks.

[MarkBennettCameraCrisis]

The biggest lie on YouTube is that Jason Vong is not my best friend.

[davidlandrum]

Lie #6: Professionals only use [insert brand name].

[말랑말랑멍몽이]

Biggest bullshit is “high megapixel=poor low light performance”

[libertyvilleguy]

“…..always create your photo with a Fibonacci sequence…”. Laughed hard at that one. Well done Jason.

[chrischan]

Direct flash is ok as long as you tone it down a bit, just turn down its power.

[MaiElizabeth]

I use flash in product photography. Only the built in flash and no other light. It came out fantastic.

[ZacharyDetton]

My first camera was a Canon Rebel SL3. I had fun with it but as a learned more and tried new things, I learned about how Canon nerfs cameras and that’s when I started considering an upgrade. Now I have a Sony A7IV, but if I had started with a more fully featured APS-C camera like a Sony A6xxx or a Fuji I wouldn’t have upgraded and it would still be my primary camera.

As for aperture, with the SL3 I bought the cheap 50mm f1.8 lens from Canon. I’d try to get photos of my little dog as she runs around and I quickly realized that the wider the aperture, the more time is needed for the AF. After watching a video from Pierre Lambert he was talking about aperture and NatGeo and how they usually want photos at f8 or smaller. I use a 35mm f1.4 but when I do street photography I’ll stop it down to f4 or smaller.

[HobbiesHire]

Great job on the video Jason! Thanks for making it.

[shadowcultur]

I’ve listened to so much of this over the years. Do this not that type of thing and it really does hinder your creativity. Just go shoot as much as you can and you will find out what works best for you.

[jeremytran]

That lock example from Prof. Hines was like a eureka moment when i was first starting out a couple years ago 🔥🔥

[grandpascuba]

I know lots of pros that use APS-C sensors. And a few that use micro 4/3,

[javiazar]

For every "pro's don't do X" I can find you a photographer getting paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to do exactly that.

[careylymanjones]

Where do we draw the line on sensor size? 8x10" film. There's a reason Ansel Adams schlepped that big view camera around.

[javierrzrd]

Agree 100%. I have friends with 5k cameras who are asking me for advice on how to get my results when it comes to product photography. I own a Sony A6400.

[Teslien]

Sensor size does matter in the sense of capabilities and bar set to capture those photons, which is why people buy a bigger TV. There's just more space to see the entire picture. So the idea is that, buying the most updated camera will technically/optically result in the most advanced photo/video of that shot. Which, if money is the only obstacle instead of building the camera by scratch, money is then seen as useless to a photographer. Therefore, money is useless. But alas, these companies do it to sell more gear. Save people, not money

[CatMeowMeow]

I'm honestly sick of narrowing down which smartphones I'll look at buying based on the camera. This is part of why I'm getting into photography. I don't like my camera being exclusively attached to my phone. And also why I'm going micro 4/3, I want the portability