My 3 favorite YouTube Channels
August 22, 2019“Knowledge has a beginning but no end.” - Geeta Iyengar
Let’s be clear here, education is crucial. Everyday, new lighting techniques, new retouching methods, classic composition methods and remembering the basics is a necessary part of the photographer’s working tool belt.
Keeping up to date is crucial to stay relevant as a photographer or adding depth to your style.
In this video, I will be sharing my 3 favorite YouTube channels connected to photography and visual artists. They won’t be purely about photography or even lighting but the lessons you will learn are sure to impact the way you work.
#1 Curtis Judd
My videos used to sound bad…really bad. Thanks to Curtis’, my understanding of how sound works for video improved a lot.
Who may wonder, who is Curtis Judd and why should I care? Curtis is a part-time photographer & part-time videographer plus a full time software manager located in Utah, Rocky Mountains.
Wait, he’s a part-timer? Yes but that takes NOTHING away from the quality of information provided by Curtis. Since 2009, Curtis uploads regularly streams and videos on the tools you need to be a better videographer - mostly sound but also some lighting. His in-depth review of the different sound recording devices, techniques and lighting will translate into much better work for you. They range from the entry-level gear to the expensive setups for demanding professionals.
My favorite video of Curtis has to be his review and comparison of the Zoom H1N - a device that I now own and love. His channel truly shows the depth that you can go in one subject, in this case - sound for video.
To wrap a bow around Curtis Judd’s channel, he is a no-nonsense and full disclosure kind of guy, qualities that I love.
Ok, Cooke Optics are not ‘creators’ per sé since they do sell cinema lenses but the team behind Cooke Optics has one of the best channels on cinematography out there. Don’t believe me? Here is a partial list of DP’s, cinematographers and lighting artist they had a discussion with:
- Phil Meheux: Goldeneye, Casino Royale
- Dan Mindel: Start Trek: Into Darkness
- Vittorio Stotaro: Apocalypse Now
- Terry Acland-Snow: Aliens
- Seamus McGarvey: Avengers
- Bradford Young: Arrival
The lessons you can get from learning from those seasoned cinematographers from movies you probably have seen are impactful. Let me reinstate that these are the best in the world at what they do and you can see the way they work and approach difficult moments.
Here’s a quick list of subjects Cooke Optics frequently discuss:
- Color Theory
- Lens Choice (it’s shocking to see how important that is - not just depth of field)
- Crop ratio
- Working with Talent
- And many many more subjects
So do yourself a favor and go check them out.
Again….ANOTHER COMPANY!?!? Urgh unfollowing!
Art Storefronts is a YouTube channel that tackles one of the most challenging issues a photographer faces in his career: marketing.
You may have a cool camera, some lights and a studio space but without income …you are dead in the water. Art Storefronts goes over strategies you can implement TODAY to make your business successful…and for FREE!
Which means:
- No E-Book
- No joining emails
- No purchase necessary
ART Storefronts provides strategies that will help you grow and sustain an income generating business. A subject that is not often covered in today’s world.
So that covers my current love affairs with those 3 YouTube channels. I truly believe the content that these 3 channels will help you stay on the path of constant improvement - tagging along with my YouTube Channel. I encourage to check them out and subscribe if you like what you read and what they do!
Cheers and as always, happy shooting.
Yvens