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It is finally finished
April 30, 2025
Captain's log It's been three months again, since my last newsletter. I've been making less Youtube videos than ever before during this period. The reason is...
Three months of life and photography
January 31, 2025
Captain's log It's been three months since the last newsletter. Earlier I forced myself to write one at the beginning of each month. These days I write one...
I'm making photography videos on Youtube again!
October 23, 2024
Captain's log It's been a little more than a month since my last newsletter. My plan then was to steer away from being a photography youtuber, and to become...
Micael Widell Newsletter #63
September 18, 2024
Captain's log It’s been a few weeks since my decision to stop working full time on my photography channel, and instead start working on my new life advice...
Micael Widell Newsletter #62
August 7, 2024
Captain's log You might have noticed that there was no newsletter last month. I simply didn't feel like it. In fact, I haven't really felt like doing any...
Micael Widell Newsletter #61
June 5, 2024
Captain's log May was not an awesome experience for me. Our very long and cold winter lasted well into the month. And when winter finally turned into summer...
Micael Widell Newsletter #60
May 5, 2024
Captain's log April was unusually cold in Sweden. We had snow and ice all the way to the end of the month. So that was a bit frustrating for someone like me,...
Micael Widell Newsletter #59: My Favorite Camera Gear
April 6, 2024
Captain's log February and March are generally months I don't enjoy a lot, since the weather is usually very bad here in Sweden. And weather-wise, this year...
Micael Widell Newsletter #58
March 3, 2024
Captain's log February is typically one of the most boring months of the year for me to do photography. It is dark, wet, cold, slushy, muddy and gray. But I...
Micael Widell Newsletter #57
February 6, 2024
Captain's log January was great! Had lots of fun with photography, and made 7 videos with pretty varying topics: Almost lost my finger – iPhone 15 Night...
Micael Widell Newsletter #56
January 2, 2024
Captain's log We had an unusually snowy December in my hometown Stockholm, and also of course in Boden where I usually spend Christmas – so I did a bit of...
Micael Widell Newsletter #55
December 7, 2023
Captain's log Last month I didn't send out a newsletter, because I was travelling with my family in Japan, and simply didn't have time to write a newsletter....
Micael Widell Newsletter #54
October 4, 2023
Captain's log I've been feeling a bit less enthusiastic about photography and my youtube channel lately. I have periods like this every year, so I'm not too...
Micael Widell's Newsletter #53
September 5, 2023
Captain's log I need my youtube work to be happy and content with my life. It is like an outlet for my need to be creative and productive, and I can feel...
Micael Widell Newsletter #52
August 6, 2023
Captain's log During July I've been taking some time off from youtube work, to travel and hang out with my family, who were also off from work and school. It...
Micael Widell Newsletter #51
July 6, 2023
Captain's log My June was pretty great! Did a lot of fun experiments. I tried a weird tentacle macro flash, I did some POV videos, I finally decided between...
Micael Widell Newsletter #50
June 5, 2023
Captain's log May was nice! Winter finally turned into summer, in like 2 days, with no spring in between. Weather got warmer, insects started appearing...
Micael Widell Newsletter #49
May 5, 2023
Captain's log My April was a pretty good month. Although I was disappointed that this winter has been so very long and cold, and when spring finally came, it...
Micael Widell Newsletter #48
April 2, 2023
Captain’s log March was a good month. I bought my first Olympus camera, which I will be very excited to try out and compare to my Sony setup, soon when...
Micael Widell Newsletter #47
March 6, 2023
Captain’s log February was a pretty “meh” month for me. My kids were sick at home a lot (in Sweden, the month of February is even called VABruary by parents...
Micael Widell Newsletter #46
February 6, 2023
Captain’s log The year has started pretty well for me! I haven’t been as productive as I normally am in terms of number of Youtube videos, but that is...
Micael Widell Newsletter #45
January 1, 2023
Captain’s log 2022 is over. And it was one of the best years of my life so far! I got to spend all my waking hours doing what I love doing the most: Make...
Micael Widell Newsletter #44
December 5, 2022
Captain’s log November was a good month. It was the first month since I started making youtube videos 5 years ago, that I could take out a livable salary...
Micael Widell Newsletter #43
November 6, 2022
Captain’s log September was a pretty eventful but also tough month for me. A few highlights: I held a macro photography contest which received thousands of...
Micael Widell Newsletter #42
October 3, 2022
Captain’s log September was a pretty eventful but also tough month for me. A few highlights: I held a macro photography contest which received thousands of...
Micael Widell Newsletter #41
September 5, 2022
Captain's log August was a pretty solid month for me in terms of work. Despite the month starting with a week of family vacation, I managed to make and...
Micael Widell Newsletter #40
August 2, 2022
Captain’s log In July I had vacation but I still couldn’t stop myself from producing five videos. I love doing this work so much, and now that my views are...
Micael Widell Newsletter #39
July 5, 2022
Captain’s log June was crazy (this is the title of my latest video summarizing the month)! For the first time since I started my YouTube channel I was able...
Micael Widell Newsletter #38
June 5, 2022
Captain’s log May was a very nice month for me and my photography. Summer is finally here again, and the insects are back after a long winter. I did a Laowa...
Micael Widell Newsletter #37
May 5, 2022
Captain's log April was... kind of meh for me. Nothing really exciting happened. So this newsletter is short. I made some videos though. I tested Laowa's new...
Micael Widell Newsletter #36
April 4, 2022
Captain's log In the beginning of March, I felt very bored and uninspired to do Youtube videos. I think it is partly because my Youtube channel hasn't been...
Micael Widell Newsletter #35
March 1, 2022
Captain's log February was a great month for me! I got time to work, I made videos I was excited about – I simply enjoyed life and work as one should. Today...
Micael Widell Newsletter #34: Best Photography Youtubers according to My Followers
February 1, 2022
Captain's log It's getting really tiring for me, and probably for you as well, with this intro section so often being about my children being sick and home...
Micael Widell Newsletter #33
January 9, 2022
Captain's log This month's newsletter is very late and short – I usually try to write them as soon as the month changes. The explanation is that our whole...
Micael Widell Newsletter #32
December 5, 2021
Captain's log November was a good month! I tried the MIOPS splash device, something I want to play around more with in the future. I got to be one of the...
Micael Widell Newsletter #31
November 8, 2021
Captain's log October was a pretty regular month for me. Not too boring, not too exciting. I made a Q&A video to celebrate 60 000 subscribers on youtube. I...
Micael Widell Newsletter #30
October 5, 2021
Captain's log September was a very unusual month for me, in good and in bad ways. This month I was the most distracted I've ever been from doing my...
Micael Widell Newsletter #29
September 5, 2021
Captain's log August was a bit of a tough month for my creative endeavours. Partly because I had less hours than normally to do work, partly because the work...
Micael Widell Newsletter #28
August 6, 2021
Captain's log July was a hectic but nice month for me. My three year old son was home from preschool + 5 month old daughter = lots of time and energy just...
Micael Widell Newsletter #27
July 3, 2021
Captain's log June has been a pretty nice month for me. I did not produce as many youtube videos as I normally do though, due to the whole family having a...
Micael Widell Newsletter #26
June 6, 2021
Captain's log May was a good month. Not spectacular, but not bad. Just good. I made many solid new videos. I had a lot of time for my family. I enjoyed life....
Micael Widell Newsletter #25 🔹 Video-posting record 🔸 Discord growth 🔹 Aesthetics wiki 🔸 Instagram finds 🔹 Carolyn Mara
May 2, 2021
Captain's log I have always wanted to post 2+ videos per week, but never ever have I been close to actually doing it. In April I did 9 videos in one month! I...
Micael Widell Newsletter #24
April 3, 2021
Captain's log March was a month where I struggled to find enough time to do my photography/youtube work, due to our newborn daughter still needing lots of...
Micael Widell Newsletter #23
March 7, 2021
Captain's log February 2021 was the month I went from part-time to full-time youtuber. But despite that I have less time than ever to make my videos now,...
Micael Widell Newsletter #22
February 1, 2021
Captain's log So when you thought that the world and the internet couldn't get much weirder, 2021 kicks off in the weirdest of ways. Feels like we have...
Micael Widell Newsletter #21: Hindsight is 2020
January 2, 2021
Captain's log So here we are, at the other end of 2020. For me personally, 2020 wasn't all that bad. Sure, it was slightly worse than any of my most recent...
Micael Widell Newsletter #20: Going Full Time Youtube
December 7, 2020
Captain's log November has been a pretty bad month in terms of my photography. I think one of the main reasons is that it has been so dark and rainy outside...
Micael Widell Newsletter #19: My Top 10 Favorite Photography YouTubers
November 7, 2020
Captain's log Hi ya'll! I've had a pretty okay month, even though I've been sick a lot in colds, which really sucks. Before I became a parent I was almost...
Micael Widell Newsletter #18
October 4, 2020
Captain's log September was a pretty good month for me. Had a good rhythm in making YouTube videos and enjoyed it a lot. Tried interesting lenses and cameras...
Micael Widell Newsletter #17
September 6, 2020
Captain's log Almost 2000 subscribers - wow! Thank you for being part of this little group where I can share thoughts, ideas and inspiration that do not...
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