AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

Okay, I know this might be controversial, but I'm interested in what fellow members here are watching on YouTube related to photography. Any special interest or largely unknown content providers worth a subscription?

I think I've heard of those Northrop folks, and I subscribe to quite a few of the mainstream popular photographers as well, but there are some much lower profile photographers, gear hounds, and critics out there who are worth a view or two. I'll start with a few of my "unknown" favorites:

Matt Day. A photographer who largely uses film, is just discovering what some of us might consider classic gear, and has a modest, self deprecating style about him. I like his work and I like his sense of "Aw shucks" modesty. I never miss one.

Analog Insights. Jules and Max review gear and shoot around Munich, with a focus on film Jules has a very quiet, low-key style, and does some research. A lot of fun with high production values.

Bighead Taco. Vancouver based photographer produces a TON of contents, including finding rare cameras in Hong Kong and Tokyo. Another really fun series to follow, from "brass and glass" to the latest high tech stuff.

Chris Sherlock. Kiwi expert on the Kodak Retina series, who produces a lot of repair videos focusing on the Retinas but also showing great tips for repairing shutters, self-timers, rangefinders, and other common elements on old gear. Sometimes rated PG-13 for cussing when a screw unexpectedly falls off the operating table during surgery.

David Hancock. Another film nerd. All I have to say is that he has a shot of a Bolsey C on his masthead. That level of geekhood should be rewarded.

Gary Gough. Landscape photographer with some interesting views. You'll likely love him or hate him.

Tim Grey (available through B&H). My favorite photoshop teacher. Another "love or hate" personality, but he knows his stuff, works slowly, and shows details on screen. I've learned more from him than from all of the Adobe tutorials.

Jamie Windsor. I like him, and I still find his screen presence annoying. But he has a lot of good ideas and insights.

Lara Platman. Quirky is the word. UK based photographer who has some, um, creative ideas and loves fast cars. Not many subscribers or videos on offer, but check her out.

Pixel Village. India-based photographer who gives a lot of excellent tutorials on basics. A great channel for newbies with thorough and well-explained videos.

Steve Perry. UHH's outdoors guru produces some of the best content on the Tube of You. If you haven't watched his videos, what are you waiting for?

Zenography. British based film geek, with a unique narration style and a wide variety of gear. I want his collection when he gives up the hobby.

And finally, the quirkiest, most endearing old guy on YouTube - Peter Elgar. This senior citizen from the UK is a service veteran, and tells stories, sings songs, and occasionally shows a picture or two. He is, not surprisingly, focused on older gear, and has such an endearing story telling style that you are almost guaranteed to follow each video as he re-focuses, wanders off topic, and occasionally drops something. "Don't tell me wife!" he whispers about every new piece of kit that he's acquired. We really need to appreciate the experience and wisdom of some of those who make even we near-geezers feel like yutes.

So what's on your subscription list? I'd love to hear!

Andy

srt101fan

Wow Andy! Impressive list of Photo YouTubers with well-written mini reviews. I don't have anything to contribute but I'll check out some of your suggestions and look forward to more to come....

Haydon

Andy I think you hit a key point about "creativity". Gear hounds focus on specs but the creative process isn't part of their teachings. I left the Nortthrups and Fro's long ago. They won't teach me what I need to know. Lighting, composition, techniques and the creative process are the key to my YT watching.

I enjoy watching HK Visuals presently but environmental portraiture isn't everybody's interest.

https://www.youtube.com/user/RehearSoul

Quixdraw Loc: x

Never touch the stuff.

rwilson1942 Loc: Houston, TX

Mark Galer for Sony cameras.
Anthony Morganti for post processing tutorials, especially Lightroom and Photoshop.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Ditto.

akretiree Loc: Anchorage

If you're into bird photography, Mark Smith has some well-done videos for watching (not so much educational).

IR Jim Loc: St. Louis

Gerald Undone
A good resource for accurate technical information about photography.

Beyond Photography
Quirky and fun instruction on the application and techniques of photography.

YuriFineart
I like his workflow and techniques for processing RAW landscapes in Lightroom.

AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

Thanks for some more ideas to check out!

I'm curious about those who disdain YouTube entirely. Do you not like learning through videos or is it just something about YouTube in particular that you think makes its educational videos worthless? Or is there just nothing you need to learn at the moment?

There are undoubtedly a lot that qualify as uninformative and opinionate crap, but I've found both entertaining and highly informative content, myself. Any number of processes and procedures are much easier to learn when you see them in action, and getting a variety of artistic viewpoints always helps broaden my views and encourage new ideas.

Andy

wetreed

YOU TUBE is great. There is so much you can learn there on almost any subject.

LarryFB Loc: Depends where our RV is parked

Frankly, I don't waste much of my time on uTube, I prefering shooting photos and seeing what works and doesn't work. If I'm having a major issue with a specific task that I can't seem to solve, then I may try to google the issue and see if I can get some new ideas.

Photography isn't about reading about methods that other people use (although that can be helpful) to me it's more about the challenge of obtaining a great photo.

PaulBa Loc: Cardiff, Wales

PaulBa Loc: Cardiff, Wales

Christopher Frost - kit reviews
Anthony Morganti - Lightroom/Photoshop
Dustin Abbott - kit reviews

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Right now I’m the most interested in Luminar and ON 1 tutorials--there are some really good ones by a variety of folks.