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45 Comments
  1. Pierre T. Lambert says

    Who can Relate?! 🖐
    Let's focus on the content not its title! Have an awesome day! 🔥❤️
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  2. Sushant Gawade says

    This happen to me today
    Nice Video
    Thanks for motivation🤟 keep it up buddy.

  3. dvascukynas says

    Dude I just wanna say I’ve been watching a few of your videos and you’re a true inspiration, you have this fight like no other, I’m a newer photographer, only been using digital for about 5 months now, and I have felt that urge to quit at times but I know the days get better and that push to work hard will only pay off. So thank you for that man!

  4. Mayorphotografix says

    Quitting is never an option…it happens to all, thats what make u who u are✌

  5. Sigmund Evensen says

    Click bait, if you want to stop, then do it.

  6. Robert McDaniel says

    What Sanket Nawle said. Rock on, Pierre.

  7. Ray Sustain says

    It's the French way of saying persevere….

  8. Geet George says

    Hey Pierre… I really don't think you should go for these click-baity titles. You're really good without all this. Please don't become like the rest. You have a good channel, keep it that way!

  9. Ash Patel says

    Great messages on the Video, just poorly titled.

  10. Toxic Tabasco says

    Nice… I can relate. This year has been a cloudy windy year in the SW. Searching for the Milky Way horizon shot for over 6 months. The only night that was clear without strong winds, I was ran out by a video production crew in the middle of nowhere.

    Thus, too late to get to another location for the Milky Way. Nevertheless, When planned well there will be more success than fails.

  11. Bart Ros says

    Its a fair point. And you are right. Should not give up on your passion. I think somehow people think the road to fame and money is super easy. Not realizing those that have worked super hard on it, and still are, and always will be. I guess thats the insanity of influencers also. Seems all easy. Lots is fake or a ton of work or even both. Last few years I made a decent living with some services I did not like anymore and Photography. 2019 I decided to go for it full force. I feel I have grown. And while I had some financial succes it also is time to manage money well in order to keep growing. I make a few photography based products sold locally and soon also nationally. Mostly a book, a calendar and postcards. People are constantly shitting on it. “Its cant ever be successful, nobody makes money like that” or they just find it stupid al together. I dont think its stupid to want to live the way you want to. Even if its just a regular pay up to some point.

  12. John Cantrell says

    Getting good shots can be a lot like fishing. You can have really nice gear, but it is your technique that will catch fish. And some days, the fish just are not bitting, or you get rained out. But it is the enjoyment of doing it that makes it worth it. Photography is the same. I spend all week waiting for a day off to go photographing. So if it for some reason do not work out, I still was not stuck working that day, so it is still something to be thankful for!😉

  13. TheMobileMan says

    I know you are a positive person and the click bait title was BS.

  14. Not Applicable says

    Quitting Photography clickbait

  15. rennhor says

    in my country, like almost every place you aren't allowed to shoot unless you paid them =/

  16. Johnny Koziel says

    When I saw the title I got SCARED

  17. LordArioh says

    clickbait, tho I don't even need to watch it,

  18. Seth Adam says

    Quitting is for people without passion, the haze you encountered is from the fires in Canada, it appeared you did not scout your site out, piss, poor, prior, planning. The example of weeds in an ally did not look like a forest.

  19. Paul Michael James says

    It's very unrealistic to think that good photos happen easily. It takes tons of tries to just land a few good ones. I think that social media pressure to post fresh content all the time is what causes people to think good content can be produced easily and consistenly but people don't see what it took to produce those photos. People like Josh Jackson shoot thousands of photos for each photo they end up posting. We live in a world where people want results fast. Secondly, I firmly believe inspiration does not come from shooting all the time. It comes from what you put into your head, things like photo books or literature classics, movies etc. Also, many great photographers do not have an Instagram so if all you look at is Instagram for inspiration, your scope will be limited to the same type of repetitive content. It's important to look at photo blogs, books and visit galleries. Subscribe to monthly zines for example. They will allow you access to photos that you would never see otherwise. What you put in your head is what comes out of your camera.

  20. Thomas Ploner says

    Had a dope session yesterday evening 👍 but hell yeah, we all know that!

  21. Goat Eye Photography says

    I set up a rule for myself: If I come home from a trip with absolutely zero decent images, I have to learn what was going wrong. If I come home with at least one decent image, it's a success (Though I analyze the other pictures). Sometimes it's quite hard though that 90% of all pictures aren't the super awesome ones.

    That said, yesterday at sunrise in my area was like close to the jackpot in lottery. 😅 The weather forecast promised me a bit more spectacular clouds, but it's okay, I got about… 10 good images or so. But I think if the conditions are right for an amazing sunrise, it's basically a nobrainer.

  22. Jack O'Neil says

    Thanks for the perspective Pierre

  23. William Matthews says

    Just the talking to that I needed -Thanks

  24. Zulf Photography says

    Quitting Photography is not an option. Eradicate that thought from you head fellow photographers. If you have a bad day or experience it's OK to take a break and come back with more passion on another day.

  25. 100Equipoise says

    Excellent video title. Thanks again for your work. Truth.

  26. Alex says

    I almost unsubscribed… I was 100% sure that this title was just misleading clickbate and so it was. Good inspirational video though. But, man, that was close. Don't do it again. Or do – eventually it's your channel 🙂

  27. Glen Bledsoe says

    Okay to shoot a photo with a cell phone, but not okay to shoot with a professional looking camera? Photographers have this problem often from what I hear. I shoot with my Sony 6500 with my Sony 20mm 2.8 lens when I want to be inconspicuous. Otherwise I get out my Canon 6D with all of its bigger camera lenses.

  28. Jim Vines Presents... says

    I hit Hollywood Blvd. for 45 minutes this afternoon–it was a lovely gray day, so I was inspired to get outside–and I got a bunch of pretty nice street scene shots.

  29. Juan Alberto Casado says

    some of the reasons why sunrises are overvalued xD

  30. Clark Barrow says

    I really enjoy your videos even if you just photograph a frog. Don't let people telling you you cannot shoot something bother you. Life is too short to worry. Just move on and have a great day.

  31. Lee Watson says

    Got me a little scared but got it thanks
    For the video

  32. Cameron Dyck says

    i really needed this pep talk. thank you so much pierre !!! i love you jokes lol.
    i know its a cliche question but what would you suggest to me to try as something new and fun? ive shot my area so much that its boring now, suggestions ?

  33. Brian Egerton says

    I had a similar thing happen to me a night ago, went to a high point overlooking the village/small town where I live but it was too cloudy to star with. I wanted to tryout some filters but it didn’t work well out but I’m learning, only just starting out really. I may have been doing this a few years but it’s only the last 3-4/years I’ve been taking it more seriously but I’ve not used filters much so it’s a learning curve, even though I couldn’t get the sunset there were some great colours coming through the clouds, which themselves were quite stunning. My shots were so unnatural but even so they looked good as something a little different

  34. Sergio Santana says

    What a coincidence you uploaded this. Had a bad session myself. 1 hour commute for very very bad weather. Dope video!

  35. Aaron Moiche says

    This was a really great and helpful video. Took tons of notes. Thanks Pierre 👌💪

  36. Brett Wooderson says

    Such truth there Pierre. I have got some great photos when Mother Nature has not put on a great sunset or sunrise. One of my favourite photos is of some kids fishing on a jetty with fishing boats in the background. I was there trying to get the sunset but it was way too cloudy that night. I hung around taking photos of everyone fishing etc… then the fog rolled in and I got this really cool looking scene. I have also got some rally cool black and whote sunrise/sunset with city skylines. I take it as a challenge when things don't go to plan. It'ss a bit like your 10 minute challenge because you don't get much time to adjust to the conditions. Keep up the good work Pierre. Loving the podcast too.

  37. T4m3ryn 9163 says

    What's your views on joby tripods?

  38. leoncloud says

    Love your videos and yes no matter how you try to spin it the vast majority of people will read this as you quitting photography, which does lend itself to being clickbait as many have pointed out. Even how you handle the opening segment of the video is still keeping with the feeling of you quitting. You knew what you were doing but hey its frustrating you resulting to this cheap tactic when you really don't need to but your work is still great. Your video doesn't even discuss quitting really it's all about frustrations and losing motivation so your title could have been around those areas.

  39. Françoise Camara says

    Tjs you for you advice

  40. Trev says

    BS title dude be honest with your audience. stop this crap we're not here for clickbait just for cool photography techniques.

  41. nimmira says

    Story of my life 🙂

  42. CS Explore says

    Wow, Pierre, great video! I feel like I haven't gotten a good shot in a month or more. My new schedule at work is brutal and freelance photo gigs taking shots for clients, I really feel like I have not had a chance to shoot for myself. I can feel that im starting to lose touch with my inspiration. I wasn't going to go shoot tonight but just watching this is making me want to get packed up and go.

  43. Ken Toney says

    Clickbait 😎

  44. ANDREW GALLUP says

    Pete, Get an Italian Beef Sandwich and go to the Art Institute and chill. Take in a Cubs' game. Chicago is filthy with classic architecture. Get into the neighborhoods.

  45. AF8Images says

    Totally agree Pierre, I almost always come back with a shot, often not the one I went out with in mind. Have a folder with your favourite shots in it and on a down day, look through it. Guaranteed to lift the spirits😀

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