Micael Widell Newsletter #34: Best Photography Youtubers according to My Followers
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 from preschool, and therefore me not being able to work very much. But that's kind of what happened during January as well.
Despite this, I managed to get a few videos done; I gave you my 21 best ideas for indoor macro photography, I reviewed a very interesting nifty-fifty lens for Sony, and I came up with a theory of why black pro-mist filters do not really work for macro photography. I also made a video for my Patreon supporters listing 7 books and films that changed my life.
So, all in all, I think I made this into a very good month, despite the conditions I had to work in. At the moment the whole family is healthy and filled with energy, including me, and I hope that we can stay that way for most of February!
/Micael
Most Loved Photography Youtubers
I did a list a long time ago, with the most popular photography youtubers among my followers. I thought it was time for a 2022 update. So I asked my instagram followers who their favorite photography youtubers are, and I then summed up all the channels who received at least 2 mentions, into the list below. Enjoy!
- Thomas Heaton
- Morten Hilmer
- Thomas Shahan
- James Popsys
- Kai W
- Nigel Danson
- Adam Gibbs
- Jared Polin
- Peter McKinnon
- Sean Tucker
- Gavin Hardcastle (fototripper)
- Andrew Lanxon
- Stephan Wiesner - in German!
Many of these I already watch on a regular basis, but some of them I hadn't even heard of, such as Morten Hilmer and Adam Gibbs! Since these are voted by people who follow my Instagram, who obviously like my videos to some extent, it seems likely that their videos will resemble mine in some sense, so I am very keen on going through this list myself!
Inspiring photos from Instagram
Here are some photographs I have found on Instagram recently that I really love and find inspiring. Click the username to visit the photographer's instagram profile and follow them.
@ekatsvart
@lindavantuyl
@vernoomedia
My Published Videos since the last newsletter
- Viltrox AF 50mm f/1.8 (for Sony FE) Lens Review
- My 21 Best Ideas for Macro Photography at Home
- Why Black Pro-Mist Filters Don't Work for Macro Photography
- 7 Books and Films that Changed My Life (Patreon exclusive)
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. If you like my work, please consider supporting me on Patreon. And lastly, please also feel free to tell your friends about this newsletter, and to reply to it if you have feedback or comments :)
/Micael