Micael Widell Newsletter #20: Going Full Time Youtube
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 here in Stockholm, which isn't very inspiring. Sun goes up around 9 AM and goes down again before 3 PM. And I haven't actually seen the sun in weeks, because it is hidden behind a thick layer of rainclouds. It often feels like the night doesn't really fully turn into day, until it is night again. But I did venture out a couple of times to photograph in the darkness.
One thing I picked up in November was FPV drone flying, which has been so much fun. I have made a new video about my entry into this hobby, that I will post as soon as the sponsor approves it. The nice thing with this hobby is that you can practice it indoors, which is what I have spent quite a bit of time doing.
Lastly, I have some news that I am sharing publicly for the first time here in this newsletter: I am going to go full-time Youtube early next year! As you can probably guess, I am super duper excited about this. Up until now, I have only had around 2 days per week at best to create my Youtube videos, because of other work needed to pay the bills.
But now, thanks to everyone who watches my videos and my sponsors, I earn enough money that I think I can make a living doing YouTube full-time. In the beginning of February I will make the jump. Around the same time, my second child is expected, so it will probably not really be "full time YouTube" as in 40 hours a week in the beginning, but hopefully I will be able to spend more time than I do today.
/Micael
My favorite finds on Instagram in October and November
Below my favorite photos that I stumbled upon on Instagram in the last couple of months. I have focused on including photographers who have not been featured in this newsletter before. Click the username to visit the instagram profile of the photographer.
@nikola_rahme
@praveensnair
@shapomacro
@luckyjaiswal82
@aows
@luciano_richino
@alim__ar
@rgmacro
@calinicpetcu
@alexwildology
@ryan.koopmans
Favorite Photos of November
Here are two of my favorite photos that I took in November. From my video about dark forest macro photography. See more details about how I took them in that video.
My Published Videos since the last newsletter
- Dark Forest Macro Photography Tips
- Macro Photography Focus Stacking at Home with Cognisys Stackshot
- Macro Photography Live Q&A - Celebrating 50 000 subscribers
Goodbye for now
Thank you for reading this far, and see you in a month! Feel free to follow me on YouTube, Instagram and twitter in the meantime. And also feel free to tell your friends about this newsletter, and to reply to it if you have feedback or comments :)
/Micael