80% of success of many creative careers has come from content on youtube. This is before creatives can afford to buy courses and learning materials. I am sure that is not only me. Many creatives get education from youtube and literally grow. It has been known as the YouTube university or the video encyclopedia.
However… there is a negative feel to this.
Being flooded by millions of videos, it can bring your brain to a level of confusion of what you watch. This has had a huge effect on me to a point where I am no longer fruitful and creative.
So, how did I solve that? I took control of whom I watch.
I went to youtube and made a deliberate choice on which channels I will watch and follow in every genre of photography and after a lot of vetting, I choose 10 channels that I watch to learn photography.
In this article, I reveal these 10 channels that I watch and to learn from as a photographer and I would like to share with you.
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Manny Ortiz
Manny Ortiz is a Portrait photographer based out of Chicago and he creates free online tutorials on Youtube and shoots with Sony. The reason why he is on this list is how he simply teaches photography, specifically portrait photography. He uses the available equipment and shows us how to use them to get amazing pictures. He also does gear reviews on his channel. He is able to create amazing images anywhere using what he has and that is what makes me love his channel.
Slr Lounge
We have been students of SLR lounge for 5 years now. SLR lounge is a business focused on creating photography resources including courses. We have bought some of the courses on their platform and they are so educational. To check out their platform, visit www.slrlounge.com.
But here, we are talking about youtube channels and their channel is so resourceful. They have every content you need about photography from camera basics, lighting and post production. They once in a while talk about gear and test new equipment.
The reason I love this channel is their knowledge on lighting and how their lead educator Pye Jirsa teaches. If you want solid and systemic educational resources, visit their youtube channel by clicking below
Fstoppers
If you watch SLR lounge then you might be aware of Fstoppers. They also have the same education model as SLR lounge. However their content is diverse and taught by experts in each field. One of their famous courses is Photographing the World series where they travel creating courses.
However if you want to see their resources, they have a youtube channel. The channel has all kinds of photography content from portraits, commercials, weddings, landscapes, architecture and more. The faces you see on the channels are Lee Morris and Partick Haul
Also you can visit their website www.fstoppers.com and they have all kinds of news from the photography and film industry whether rumours, reveals, launches and so on. Go check them out. If want to take a look at their channel click below
Karl Taylor
Karl Taylor is a big name especially in advertising and product photography. He has been a professional photographer for more than 20 years. However, he ventured into education and started Karl Taylor Education. To see the system visit https://karltayloreducation.com/
Just like other educators, he has a youtube channel where he gives free education resources. His videos are extremely educational and packed with alot of value. The content you find on this channel is more about advertising and product photography with different variations. If you are a beginner photographer, don’t look at the gear he uses. Why do I have to say that? He useIf you know about this type of gear, it is very high end. So as you watch, he uses this kind of gear.
However, don’t let that fool you, watch and learn the processes and workflow of creating and use it with whatever you have. I must say you will learn high level creative skills ini this channel and so go check it out by clicking below
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Alen Palander
Alen Palander is a creative director who is a photographer and a filmmaker, based in Canada. The reason why I love his channel is because of photography content that is diverse and not just tutorials. He is a storyteller and once in a while gives us video of his life as a creator.
Part of his videos includes gear reviews, vlogs and videos on growing a creative business. You can also check his work and products on his website https://www.alenpalander.com/ If you want to check the channel out by clicking below
Prince meyson
We are now in Africa where I come from and we have amazing talent to recognize. Prince Meyson is a beauty portrait photographer based in Nigeria focusing on dark skin. Honestly, he has some amazing work just looking at his instagram. Due to his success he has a platform where he sells courses on retouching and it’s called the retouching masterclass and you can check it out.
Adding on that he has a youtube channel where he teaches photography and retouching. When I was looking at his content I was really impressed at his level of skill and value you can get from his channel.
He once in a while puts out business tutorials for photographers and in the African context you should listen to him and how to grow as a creative.
IYou can check out his channel by clicking below.
Piximperfect
Piximperfect has been known to be the master of photoshop. If you are stuck on anything on photoshop, I would tell you to go on youtube directly to Piximperfect
He has grown over the years being a resource for photographers especially in post production.
The reason why he is loved is because of his clear and simple way of teaching and you understand photoshop and lightroom better.
The best thing is, if you don’t know this guy, run to youtube and check this channel out and have it as part of your library of channels you refer to.
To access it click below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKFmbx4Rtqs
Adorama
Adorama is a photography and film equipment store. Yes it is. But they have invested a lot in giving valuable free content on their youtube channel to photographers and filmmakers. Having more than one million subscribers, the best thing about this channel is the way the adorama team gets season and successful creative creating content on the platform.
You may say it’s a very smart way to market their store but let’s look at how beneficial the channel is in increasing knowledge and skills to us photographers. As you have seen the trend here, I will have to ask you to go check out this channel and see how much content is in there and how it can help you.
Thierry Kuba BTS
This is a channel that I discovered the other day. It may not have the best quality of production, but let me tell you why it is part of this list. For more than 35 years in image and sound, Thierry Kuba has specialized in product photography in recent years. His passion for light, liquids and special effects result in images that are on another level. Thierry knows how to make your products glamorous and desirable.
Thierry Kuba also likes to share his passion, he has a YouTube channel dedicated to behind-the-scenes product photography.
So this channel is a BTS channel as he created those glamorous product images. The few months I have watched him, I have found a lot of hidden interest in lighting and creating art.
Go check his channel out
John Branch IV photography
For all you wedding photographers, I got you covered. John Branch is a wedding photographer who is well known for his amazing photography work with these amazing tones. He is also known for being a fujifilm shooter, we don’t know whether he is a fujifilm ambassador.
Being a fulltime wedding photographer he has also decided to teach photographers all about wedding photography by having a youtube channel. In this channel he has tutorials on how to run a wedding photography business and even shooting a wedding.
The reason why I love his channel is because of the job shadows he takes us to for a full wedding or engagement gig.
If you want to understand the wedding photography genre, this is one of the channels I recommend. Go check it out
Peter Mckinnon
For our bonus channel, We all might know Peter mckinnon. Peter is one of the most successful youtubers that went viral due to some videos on photography tricks. Now he is already successful with more than 5 million subscribers. However, why is he on this list? He is a great photographer and filmmaker and he had very interesting ways to inspire creators in building a career.
Earlier on he was deliberate on creating photography tutorials and that is what I recommend you go look at, but even his videos are so inspirational as a creator and you should check him out.
Peter has a lot of content on camera reviews especially canon cameras because he is a canon ambassador and you will get alot of value from this channel
So, go check out Peter’s channel
