I know what you mean; it's often more interesting to see a vlog where the photographer creates an interesting image in either a less-than-stellar location or create a very different composition in a well know location.
Thomas Heaton is definitely one such vlogger. He (and others) have said something along the lines of 'just because it's picturesque, doesn't mean it's photogenic'. In one video in the Lake District he did talk about not taking the obvious shot.
I've seen a few videos from different people where they talk about the struggle of finding a shot when the location is less inspiring, or the light is bad or they haven't researched the location properly beforehand. That stuff is more interesting and definitely more down to earth for your average viewer.
It's true there are plenty of vloggers in general who are (just) trying to entertain, but there's no reason an educational vlog can't be entertaining. Sometimes it's the engaging personality that makes the video entertaining, meaning people pay attention more to educational stuff, and they come back for more because it was enjoyable.
Which class at school/college did you like? The one with the teacher who gave a dry factual delivery or the one with an entertaining/engaging delivery?
I tend to end up going out when I have free time rather than when the weather is good (that's what raincoats are for right?), so I've ended up with lots of moody grey images recently
I've definitely found myself inspired by watching landscape photography vlogs and pushing myself to get out more.
@taxboy Who have you been watching that caused you to post this?