Everyone in the corner shop: “Here comes coked up Tony again”
“So, Mr Barrett, I was going to ask why you are applying for the horse-racing commentator job, but I think I already know the answer.”
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I’m mostly focussed on portraits at the moment and my favourite recent discoveries for educational content on YT are Nick Roush and Martin Castein.
Might be an acquired taste in humour but I’ve also been very much enjoying Camera Conspiracies 
I’ve enjoyed some of his videos, and he brings some much-needed levity to issues that some people get VERY serious about. My only problem is that I don’t always know when he’s joking and when he’s serious! I know that’s part of his schtick, but sometimes it borders on “I honestly believe this but I’m disguising it as a joke”.
Definitely a channel to be regarded as entertainment, which I think most YT channels should be, to be honest.
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Another humorous take on photography comes from “Camera Newb,” where extensive research is performed by watching YouTube influencers. 
Full Frame Camera Conspiracies
“On YouTube I saw a lady photographing a model at golden hour, and it looked so glamorous; I knew that was the job for me. The fact that I’m shy and introverted, and have absolutely no experience setting up a business were just minor details.The most important thing was to try and get the kind of camera that these professionals were using.”
All delivered deadpan.
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Here is a video I like from Mike Szpot (Illkoncept). Mike is a photographer and filmmaker from Brooklyn, NY.
He uses strong color grading, but I think it works.
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Nice vid. It has a few moments that I often see in such videos where I think “That’s a great shot right there in the B-roll, take a photo!”
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Yes! aows is really inspirational, and Morten’s videos are often beautiful short films. His wildlife shots are so far beyond the usual “crisp shot of BIF”. Not such a fan of Simon Baxter tbh.
I haven’t seen anyone mention Peter McKinnon, which I can well understand because he can be (is?) a royal pain, but he also sometimes produces some really good stuff. This is one of my favourites
Gavin used to really irritate me with his silly skits, but now I like them (except the ones with Thomas Heaton - I’m sure he is a lovely guy, but he is no comedian). Maybe I’m just getting more childish as the years go by.
On the other hand I once liked Sean Tucker but I have now christened him the Godfather of Gloom - he always has such a downbeat attitude to photography. What’s wrong with having some fun, Sean?
Yeah, his videos are all too often like personal therapy sessions.
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For a little while, I watched him regularly, but I don’t any more. His vids have become “Come watch my video and see how cool I am!”
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What don’t you like about him? I would have thought he’s fairly non-controversial, in that he just loves trees and takes nice photographs of them. I guess sometimes his videos can be a bit philosophical about just a pretty scene, but I appreciate his overall message of valuing and protecting woodlands.
I haven’t actually watched him recently, but it was the opposite for me. I used to love his skits in the early days of his channel, but at some point it got a bit tiring, especially because he would sprinkle political comments in there and seemed to want to point out how hilarious and attractive he thought his wife was. I have nothing against her, but I was more interested in the photography and daft jokes.
Simon d’Entremont has a very practical video about sensor and lens resolution.
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Isn’t this common sense? I am in awe that videos like this even need to be done 
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Taking pride in superiority of education isn’t that fine a characteristic. Some people learn electrical engineering in high school, other’s don’t know how to properly wire an induction hob as adults.
He followed the YouTube likes, and ended up with a channel repeating the very, very basics. Still more valuable than camera tech review channel #2928199, in my book, even if I’m not the audience.
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This was not my goal at all and I apologize if it came out that way, it’s just something that seems obvious even without higher education, simply by doing experimentation yourself.
EDIT: I am well aware that we all have different levels of knowledge and insight into any particular topic 
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The challenges of text-only communication. Yes, experimentation would often be the answer, but surprisingly many people just don’t do it! I believe this is, to some degree, a school-system-induced learned helplessness. I fall into the same trap myself, in many fields.
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Sure, but not everyone has access to multiple bodies, or a range of lenses from different product lines.
On the one hand, it is great that some people invest the effort in testing gear, compiling all that information, and making it available for free. DXOmark, Photons to Photos, and similar sites provide a lot of useful information.
On the other hand, one still needs experience and knowledge to put it that information in context. Yes, sensor A may have +0.7 stop of DR in some ISO range compared to sensor B, or lens C may resolve 17% more at the center compared to lens D, but for 99% of applications that will be irrelevant.
Advice from an experienced photographer puts the information above in context. This is invaluable.
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