Q&A - Photographing Strangers, LF vs MF, Finding Good Ideas, Art + Commerce

Today, we’re doing a good old-fashioned photography Q&A, focusing on topics such as dealing with burnout, a lack of energy and enthusiasm, cliches in the photo world, how to find the right project idea, photographing strangers, large format vs. medium format, the future of film, how I earn a living on YT, balancing craft and family life, and much more. Thanks to everyone who submitted questions. If you’re interested in sending one in for a future episode, you can follow me on Instagram and shoot me a message. ►Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kyle__mcdougall/ 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Best way to start a photo project? 02:45 - Avoiding Cliches 04:27 - The importance of consistency in a project 05:48 - How to know which project idea is the right one? 07:19 - Doing a project with no end goal 08:33 - Photographing strangers 09:53 - Why shoot large format? 11:58 - Is the Mamiya 7 worth the hype? 13:01 - Rollei 35AF or Pentax 17? 14:30 - Coolscan 9000 vs Camera Scanning 15:40 - How do you see the future of film photography? 16:30 - What are your sources of income? Full-time YT? 18:10 - How do you balance art & commerce? 21:10 - 3 tips for beginner photographers 23:10 - How do you deal with burnout? 25:44 - How to balance work and family life? 27:30 - Favourite non-photography-related book? *DISCLAIMER* Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission if you click on the link and purchase an item. The money I earn helps me consistently produce this type of content. ►Order my new book 📚 ‘An American Mile’: https://bit.ly/3Og6Z45 ———————————————————————- My '35mm Film Photography Course' on Skillshare (FREE with this link): https://skl.sh/2JrGhFs My 'Medium Format Film Photography Course' on Skillshare (FREE with this link): https://skl.sh/3r7KLta Where I source music for my videos (One FREE month with this link): https://fm.pxf.io/c/1953156/1347628/16252 Videos on this channel are filmed using the Fuji X-H2s: https://bhpho.to/3UEjFVs ►FILM PHOTOGRAPHY GEAR (*these are affiliate links): My go-to medium format camera: https://ebay.us/GaK9Kp My favourite 35mm film camera: https://ebay.us/82WyVI My favourite 35mm film lens: https://ebay.us/u0V817 My favourite medium format travel camera: https://ebay.us/FVcfWk My go-to light meter: https://ebay.us/QIFXF0 My favourite film stock: https://ebay.us/orbudp My favourite 645 medium format film camera: https://ebay.us/ydY4HK →Instagram: https://bit.ly/2GuYV21 →Website: http://kylemcdougallphoto.com