From Scout to Edit: Nature Photography with a Nikon D850

In this photography vlog, I take you through the scouting, composing and editing of 3 locations and 2 images. From scouting a new waterfall and woodland to foraging for summer fungi, I share my thoughts while practising my photography skills, resulting in plenty of ideas and inspiration. I hope you enjoy the video!

A big thank you to MPB.com for sponsoring todays video. You can check out some of the kit I used in this video on MPB with the links below.

Gear used in this video:
Nikon D850 DSLR
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 DG HSM Macro Lens
Nikon 16-35mm f/4 F-Mount
Tripods: Vanguard VEO 3 Range (3T+ and GO 3)
KASE Armour Filters and Holder Kit

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Video Timestamps:
0:00 Hello Hello!
0:23 A Summer Waterfall Scout
5:07 The Customary Fungi Image
9:20 Holy Oak Tree! Location 3
13:21 MPB
14:25 Edit 1: Fungi
21:22 Edit 2: Waterfall
24:28 Images, Print and Ending

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Autumn Forest of Dean Fungi Workshops 2024:

You can find Hi-Res versions of the images in this video on my website here:

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[GG-zvku]

I would appreciate seeing more editing videos. They are incredibly insightful.

[SD_UK]

Welsh person providing phonetic assistance, best they can..
' frood-grrrairch' But the ch is prononounced the same as in the Scottish word 'loch' .
Some other Welsh person/pedant (!) will probably come along and advise different, but no matter, it's just a name, the place, and celebrating the place is infinitely more important.
Love your content and your images. Keep on dancing.

[patford]

Cortney I always enjoy your videos because you think out loud and give us insight into what you are doing and why. You hit it out of the park with this video giving us insight into your entire process. Thanks for taking us along! At 11:41 is there a face on the tree looking over your shoulder?

[russeljimmies]

Your videos are always 10/10 interesting calming and educational!

I LOVE MUSHROOMS

[stephangauthier]

Thank you for showing the editing part as well. It's as important as shooting in the creative process. Few creators do it. They either show the final image or an endless tutorial. This is just complete and well balanced.

[darrellashby]

Another excellent video Courtney! You demonstrate perfectly the virtues of patience when composing a shot to get the image you’re going for, including the decision to not take the photo if it’s just not meeting your requirements. That really resonates with this amateur. Also enjoyed the post editing bit, equally educational. Thanks again, looking forward to your next episode. 👍😀

[markholliday]

I always enjoy watching your process and seeing the joy you get from photography and nature. It was interesting here to get an idea just how you approach the editing process as well. It is obvious that you take every aspect of creating your art very seriously. Thank you!

[margot]

Very interesting, I love that you printed it at the end.

[MalakiOconnor]

Fantastic video! as a fellow photographer I love watching other photographers workflows, and much enjoy seeing how others approach editing!

[hanuitenbroek]

Very interesting to see the thought process behind your editing, and to see how you use very subtle corrections to bring out your vision. I enjoyed this video very much much.

[mortenthesbl]

So nice to see how you work. The editing part is different form how I work and that made it very inspiring - always nice to pick up new ways to do things :-) thanks for you videos they are always a treat to watch!

[olavisaksjoflot]

Great video Courtney - much to learn for many of us amateurs here! 😄📷

[AndyBurton]

Having recently got back into photography quite late in life, you really are an inspiration and I learn such a lot from you. I watch your videos regularly (you're my wife's favourite - especially the dancing!!) and your recommendation for MPB I'm pleased to say, lived up to your description when I used them recently. Carry on enjoying your work as it really does shine through. Today's video was even more special - thank you.

[jaybradley]

I really appreciate seeing your editing process. Thanks for the video.

[alvinbirdi]

This was really good and informative - great to hear your thinking through the entire process through to editing.

[kathylinaker]

Don't forget the nice adjustable flash on your d750. Thanks for your great video!😊

[Arjeee]

Wow what an amazing channel. So impressed with the quality and the story. Definitely subbing

[thecaveofthedead]

This was really informative. I was particularly struck by your 'pre-burning' technique - darkening and desaturating etc. and then painting back in. I've just switched over to using Lightroom Mobile for my [far less sophisticated] editing approach and so this graphic pen based approach is very useful to me.

[joanneabramson]

Fun video. Love seeing the evolution of your process and the music was wonderful.

[Heroa]

I really enjoy your videos, thank you