During lockdown and the fact I don't like watching TV much, I spend a lot of time on youtube. The world and his wife seem to be Landscape experts or so they would have you believe! However, it seems to me that a great many seem to follow each other about and then deliver the same message. How often do we see the same waterfalls, the same lighthouses, the same seafronts, and mountain vistas? They all seem to use the same recipe give or take. It has to be the golden hour or the blue hour, sunrise or sunset, you must use a tripod, a wide-angle lens, and now your subject is so far away you must have some foreground interest (a big rock or plant of some sort) you must use the rule of thirds (one tool of many for composition). Various grad filters, various Stopper filters, and a Polariser. And so it goes on, they even meet up sometimes to massage each other's ego. Of course, they want more subscribers so they can earn some money for their efforts. Some of them even offer workshops. I doubt many have an adult teaching qualification of any sort. Being a half-decent photographer doesn't make you a good teacher, and I wonder if they lay down their aims and objectives. Or maybe they end up at some honey pot locations get you some nice shots and feel ok about it. Worse still is when it is an overseas workshop and you get the feeling you are just paying for a said leader to have a jolly. More so if his camera is out as much as yours, when he should be teaching and not them showing how good they are at your expense. But hey they are not all bad and here are some on youtube I quite enjoy watching and why. Gary Gough is a professional photographer and is good at passing his skills on. Mali Davies has to be watched for his enthusiasm, he will make you want to go out with your camera. David Griff, what a lovely guy, follow him around Snowdonia mountains and the coast around the Isle of Anglesey. Jason Jones, just an ordinary guy from Snowdonia, but when he steps into the Dinorwig Quarry, his photos tell a story with feeling. Gavin Hardcastle gets some good shots and explains how he got them, but best of all he has a sense of humour, always good for a laugh. If you make a comment on their Vlogs expect a like or even a comment back. Those who fail on this bit of PR are lacking. Many of the vloggers can be a little bit of help for beginners beyond that I am not too sure. The truth is if you want to look at the work of good Landscape photographs, search out, Mark Littlejohn, Joe Cornish, Micael Kenna, and Charlie Waite. That should keep you busy for a while. Many vloggers sell Calendars, save your money and get some of your pictures and make your own and hand them out as Xmas presents to friends and family.