Learn to See Hidden Photos All Around You
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Hope you all enjoy this video. One of the best compliments I ever had was from someone who said upon looking at one of my photos - 'I was standing right next you and I would never have seen that'.
Once again I decided to attack my face with a razor before filming :D
Your work is priceless! Please take a look at my upload from yesterday, your comments would really appreciated, the final “cover shot “ was so rewarding. I did fear black and white would be waste of the incredible light but luckily I think it worked ?
Keep it humble keep it coming
That happens to me all the time. I actually started a group to try to help others to “see” outside the box, Seeing Fresh. To some it comes naturally and to others it’s a real struggle. Like asking a classically trained painter to make an abstract. It’s not necessarily in their comfort zone. Loved the video. Thanks!
Honestly I didn't notice the razor thing, the content is superb. Would you share your first name? Or give us one to use? Wanna say thanks .... I'll put in Bob for now. Thanks Bob :)
Thank you Alex, I am past gear acquisition and ready to move on to the level that you present here in your valuable videos. You have been very informative and helpful. I do not live in a vibrant, exciting area so I have to look harder for subjects or elements that go beyond the day to day that I’m so used to seeing. All the photos you present here are beautiful.
@@catmonkey6826 haha - my name is Alex. You can find out more about me on the channel page. Glad to have you here
Photography is probably the art of seeing what others don't see.
Good call! Fully agree!
@@ThePhotographicEye thank you for such beautiful videos ❤️
Definitely, people always comment on how I notice things they never do and I have an odd eye for little things
At least street photography is just that
I often think it's seeing things that everyone sees, only in a different way, or from a different viewpoint.
It was such a relief to come across your channel. I am genuinly tired of browsing videos discussing gear + mega pixes + lenses etc etc... Now AT LAST found found someone who discuss the nucleous of photography, not simply "gear porn" discussing technicalities, prices, etc etc.
THANKS ever so much for discussing the more important things, very enlightening and refreshing!!!
Absolutely right...we keep getting seduced by GAS...but it's not the camera that matters, it's the photographer. Excellent content
Thanks for being here. Yep, I was also tried of that, so decided to help to balance things out.
Yep, GAS is seductive. I love new glass as much as the next person, but there's so much more to photography than gear.
Because if that I to stopping watching photo videos.
YES! Exactly my thoughts too
This is probably the best "instruction" video about photography that I have even seen
A great way to improve these skills is to take a photograph of the whole scene or object then a further 5 or 6 images of parts of the image as in a collage. Its amazing how you find an image you didnt see at first.
Yep, that's a good exercise. Thanks for reminding me. Try and photograph a tree in as many different ways as possible also is a good one
I do this all the time in landscape (old buildings).
This was like a university lecture. This level of rigour is refreshing to find on TH-cam
Thanks, glad you enjoyed my rigour :D
Two minutes into your video, i paused with a loud WOW, subscribed to your channel and then resumed watching. You are a great mentor. Please keep these beautiful videos coming.
I like your relaxed slower and concise approach to film and speech. The pauses actually add a lot
Great comment and pleasant accent.
Going out with a picture already in my head; my most practised sin. Realising what a great shot I just missed; my most common regret. Over the decades I’ve honed my skill in recognising a unique photographic opportunity, mere seconds after its passing. I bet somebody has written a haiku about it.
Also my worst trait until a few years ago. Now I'm far more comfortable letting my mind wander photographically speaking.
@@ThePhotographicEye I think I need to slow down and take more time at any given place. Let the surrounding have some room to impinge.
@@daemon1143 impinge - is right 😷
And then, let the wavelength of light, impinge on your retina, film, pixel...👻😷🌻🌈
What a fantastic video. This is what education should be like. The “Hows and Whys” are so much more than “Hey look at my new gear” or repetitive copies of someone else on Instagram. Thank you.
Thanks Gabriel. Luckily I'm able to share the education I received, so it's my turn to pay if forward.
This is what I needed, been in a rut for a few months. I was doing these things and somewhere on my journey I've stopped. Thank you, there's something so uplifting about people like you sharing information that can make a big difference. Subscribed and about to immerse myself, thank you again.
You are so welcome, thanks for watching and being here.
"and when you're relaxed, you take better photographs." Excellent advice.
I’ve found your channel recently and I’m already glued to it. That glare in your eyes says everything about your passion for photography! Thank you!
So true, i am guilt of going out with a view already in mind and setting up my tripod too quickly. I really need to hone my skills and understand what and why things/object catch my eye and I capture that essence. Great insight and very thought provoking
Got head ache from constant zooming in and out but stayed for the great information, that's how good it was. Thx
Thanks for staying with it Tony! Pleasure to have you here
Totally agree with your comment
What an awesome channel. Some people are destined to give us photographs, and others are destined to teach. You, my friend, are the latter, and it is no less noble. Thank you for this channel.
Finally somebody that addresses the essence of photography. Thank you !
Thank you so much for reminding us of the basic need to see things around us and context. Your channel is such a breath of fresh air in a saturated world. Always a joy to watch. Thanks for your generous thoughtful and insightful advice and well chosen illustrative examples.
Thanks for commenting Rolf. It's great that everyone seems to really enjoy the content :D
This reminds me of the advice from one of my early teachers. "When everyone is focused on one thing, turn around and photograph what's going on behind you."
A photographey chanel that doesn't talk about gear ,I love this 👌
So true it not all about equipment it about the eyes, seeing photos that no one else sees, very creative photo can be a thing different and unusual
This was brilliant. I can't calculate how many photography videos I've watched, but this short, clear, honest, and insightful 9 minutes easily takes its place among the most impactful few. You've got a new subscriber, and a new person to say 'thanks very much'.
Honestly the one thing that opens my eyes the most is seeing pictures like the one at 0:26, because it's something I would take without hesitation most of the time. But over and over again I've been told by older photographers that whole different and unusual subject thing. To essentially never take a photo of something that doesn't have an extremely clear subject in it unless the photo is of something that'll never be seen again, because it comes across as a snapshot otherwise. And so I ignored the common shapes and leading lines if they didn't go to something that immediately stood out. I still need to remind myself that it's okay to take a picture of something that someone else might find dull as long as I'm having fun doing it.
Hear Hear!
Great to hear Azenturi!
Seek and you will find…that’s what I feel after stumble upon your channel! It’s different and love it!
May I add something I have been experiencing?
I'm not sure how to say this but watching your videos, taking photographs, and oddly enough, attempting to create photo-worthy scenes in the game 'Cities Skylines'... has shown me that HOW you see the world matters.
So I say, you are doing more than showing us how to see a photo's potential, but showing us how to see the beauty that is present and unnoticed. I think that when you see the world with this lens, you get to see beauty as if you were color blind and suddenly see a wide range of colors.
I hope this resonates as it seems moot, but for me, it has changed my life. I do not take photographs for others. I take them so I can SEE the beauty that was always there and I did not notice.
It is an exercise in finding the beautiful.
I usually take the obvious shots first and then try to look for other angels and viewpoints. And its often one of the last images I take of a subject which I like the most.
Sometimes I look around and literally say out loud. Okay now. What would a better photographer than me see? What am I missing? If a better photographer was standing right here with my camera. What would they shoot? It helps me to shift my mind into a different gear. More of a seeing mind than a shooting mind.
Was camping in Dorset last year,at our regular site,and sat outside,as the sun rose in front of us.Picked up one of my cameras,and was trying to get an"arty"photo.My wife looked at me,and said,"look at the light on those thistles.I Laid down in the grass,and took backlit pictures, with phone and cameras.I use one of those pictures as a screen saver,and the best bit is,it was taken on a 20 year old,5mp Minolta Dimage7.Sorry for rambling,but have been a keen photographer for 45 years,and although you think"taken this,taken that"my wife's observation was spot on.
this is like a prayer for photographers. Thank you!
As an aspiring and amateur photographer I found this very, very, VERY inspiring. Really loved your pace and rhythm.
And, as a profesional musician, loved your background music too.
Thanks Rodrigo. I get some stick about the bed music, but that's life I suppose. Great to have you here.
Your perspective on the perspective, acknowledging in that instant - what you are seeing is unique. Keep a camera at the ready.
Study the horizon and the minuscule. Find one within the other. One process is to see the out of place. Excellent piece of work.
Fabulous insight into taking photographs. Never thought about a lot of these things. Will have so much fun trying out these.ideas. Thank you
i feel like your voice would be great for a planet earth film lol - great video:)
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This was great. One of the first photography videos in awhile I didn’t want to click off of before the end.
I just love your topics. This is how Photgraphy channel should be. Well done
Thanks! 👍 I'm really pleased you like them :D
How refreshing your videos are I really come away feeling that I have learnt something after watching , thank you
Saul Leiter had the trick of looking at the mundane and capturing the masterpiece.
As do so many of the greats. That's probably why they are great :D
Yes he was great.
Hey Alex! Hope this finds you well. Stumbled upon your channel today. And I'm glad! You've curated photography gold right here. I thank you for your effort. Stay safe!
What opened my photographic eye to this subject was a picture an instructor used years ago. It was of a beautiful flowering plant. The “whole” scene showed it was a flowering weed, growing in a ditch by the roadway. The instruction topic was using the camera & lens to isolate interesting elements - as part of seeing the shot. Great video.
I really loved this video. On the one hand, everything that you said is simply based on common sense, and is discussed in depth in any photography/art/drawing class, but the main trick in to implement this. I would mention that the basic rule before all of those that you spoke of is: Take Time. When you rush you see the obvious, you see the preplanned composition. It's related to the relaxing - stress free photography..
Yes, taking time. Go at ones own pace and let the subjects speak to you.
Again a much enjoyed talk and I was glad to a shot by Jay Maisel. People ask me at times how did you see that. I think that from looking at so many photographs, Artworks, and even graphics over many years things have stuck in my head. Then again I am not always looking for the obvious. I hope many people having seen this will go on to try something new...
Yep, I also tend to take that route of filling my head with visual ideas to draw on later.
This was amazing advise - watched it before, but watched again a few times and took in something new each time.
Such a good story teller. Informative, educational, entertaining
the best content we all neeeded on the web. Thankyou.
I have been in situations where people have taken award winning photographs and I missed the image. You could argue it's a matter of luck or equipment but that simply isn't true, you have to have an idea of what you want to say and the technical expertise to make that idea a concrete reality in the form of a photograph. That initial idea comes from your visual education, and the wider an deeper that it is, the more possibilities you have at your disposal.
At the core that's what I'm trying to do with this channel - help people develop a visual education. Something IMHO that is sorely lacking online, not just TH-cam.
Thank you for all your videos. It's a wondeful change from all those channels that seem to focus exclusively on 'numbers' and gear and to ignore other aspects of photography.
I am an armature photographer and I really appreciate your channel
Great video. I needed to see this. I’m just a hobbyist but constantly stuck trying to get creative. This made so much sense
Whenever I need inspiration I come to your channel.
Utterly wonderful, stunning photos and matching ideas!
yes yes yes, it's all about the art of SEEING and noticing
Started in the 80s with developing b/w film and prints. Every shot cost money which helped to ensure better results. Nice vid, cheers!
Yep, I think that's a crucial right of passage that's so lacking today.
Maybe if shutter lifespans were measured in 1000's of actuations rather than 100'000's people would be more choosy!
Thanks for watching
I've been looking at videos for some time. This is, by far, some of the best instruction i've found anywhere online.
Thank you for the inspiration...
It's my pleasure, I'm so pleased you're enjoying them
Thank you for igniting my love of photography again. I have been in an image slump.
Thank you for presenting such a fantastic lesson in the art of seeing. It has already caused a revelation in the way I see things around me. I was at a stoplight and saw a group of palm tress on the opposite corner. That weekend, I returned and photographed the scene. As I turned around to go back to my car, I instantly saw another potential photo of those tall narrow Italian trees with a dead palm tree about six feet tall and it’s dead but silver colored fronds sprayed out like wings. After taking that picture, as I continued to walk to my car, not more than fifteen meters from the last “shoot”, I saw a bush growing on a fence with long claw-like leaves with a section considerably lighter than the rest; displaying an interesting contrast and texture from the leaves. I was seeking only one shoot, and with my eyes opened, I stumbled upon two other interesting shoots within fifty meters of each other.
Excellent to hear Roger! It's a revelation when you start to see the opportunities around you :D
These videos make so much sense and are the ones I have been needing to take my craft forward. Thank you very much.
My pleasure Robert.
Glad to have you here.
This video is one of the best I’ve seen on TH-cam about photography in the last months. 👍
Wow, thanks!
Amen, some of these practices I've done not knowing, seeking and find your creative spirit 📷♥️📷
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Mate I rewound, stopped this show and stared at the series of photos photo by Duane Michals because my brain spoke that there was more to it then the time you allowed my eyes to see. (Time stamp 7.00)
You talk of finding a framed shot and waiting to press, so it seems one must first write your own book first, Brilliant.
Tony Australia
This was refreshing, simple, and obvious, however I seldom think of these "tools" when I go out shooting. I usually end up being the photographer at parties taking boring pictures of everyone to later post on Facebook. My most dreaded assignment for sure. I will have to utilize some of these techniques next time I go out, thanks!
Hi Alex,
Thanks for this video.
It's an eye opener.
This is because I always think about what I want to photograph and because of this I always get stuck on creativity.
Stupid of me that I never came up with it myself.
Because of you, I'm going to grab the camera again tomorrow and get out there again.
If I don't come across anything, at least I had a nice walk.
Thanks again.
It is a very great thing to contribute astonishing photographic common sense... It's remarkable AND uncommon to hear such potent ideas and concepts. You bring such powerful ideas in a punchy and economical way.
I need to re-run the video to take it all in and apply it... 9 minutes well spent! Thanks and best regards, oh... SUBSCRIBED! 😀😀
Thanks for the sub! It's great to have you here and I'm really pleased to hear you're enjoying the videos.
Thank you for this video as it has reassured me that I am not some kind of `photographic freak' haha. Most of what you have talked about explains my photography perfectly. My friends say I am able to find subjects with some kind of sixth sense from viewpoints they would never consider. I once laid flat on my stomach to capture a bent and twisted tin can only to be asked by a passer by if I needed an ambulance! I have only just found your channel and must say I have enjoyed everything I have seen so far which is so refreshing from the norm so thank you again.
To me, great photography is the art of turning the ordinary and mundane into the fantastical, idealized, and beautiful.
I shoot weddings and engagement photos and I love going to new places with couples and walking around. We often walk back the same way we came in because sometimes what you don’t see was behind you. I have my head on a swivel looking about for the stunning environmental photo.
Photography is art of composition.
Wow! Just discovered this channel and watched a couple of your videos. Thank you for bringing such a refreshing and informative amount of content that focuses on the art of photography rather than endless discussions about gear.
I learn something from your talks every time. Thank you for creating such useful content.
Happy to hear that! Thanks ever so much Fred
Very good points. I think searching method might be a bit too hard for beginners? I usually tell that they should pick a subject and start with that. Once get started after a while photographers starts seeing more. The orinigal subject might be something different when the session is over. Thanks for the video, it made me think.
I thoroughly enjoyed this - and completely resonate, unusual angles, positions and framing really make us second take, it's fresh and exciting.
Great video. All of these are great photographs and with the possible exception of 1, none rely on f 1.2 to make it. Videos like this can help encourage people to focus more on creativity, observation and composition rather than the obsession with having the latest gear and ff thin depth of field.
Fantastic video, for sure we need to learn to detach from our senses in order to see what otherwise we will miss! Thank you for covering such important topic.
Glad yo enjoyed it Alexander. Thanks for being here and watching along
Lucky to have chanced upon this video :)
Real value...
🙏 Thanks
I love your videos, I come away feeling educated and at the same time, relaxed and mindful. Thank you.
Probably one of the best videos on photography that I came across by "accident". Thank you! New sub!
I finally found an educator! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗
Thanks Jose!
Wow amazing. Sent this to a brand new photographer wanting to learn as my first tutorial. Of all the other works I know. I picked this.
Great to hear! Thanks for sharing it with them James.
Ok, who are you? This is some of the best advice I’ve gotten as a photographer and as a witness to my present.
Thanks for the knowledge drop!
This was an incredibly rewarding video. I am grateful.
You've put into video what I have been trying to teach friends about photography i that the most important skill is seeing things not pressing a button! Great stuff
Brilliant - enjoyed every minute...... and the way you made me aware of what to look for left me wanting to see more. I will be looking at things a little differnent now!
Awesome, thank you for watching and I'm glad it helped you out.
Just discovered your channel, thank you for talking about the actual art of photography and not about gear, technical settings, etc.
Nice video. Thank you! But a naggy thing happens @6:03 where you show the worst kind of photo to make the case for subjects not being in their element; a potentially awesome point, but the point is lost because it's a picture of a picture. I have learned to never take pictures of pictures, or of anyone else's photographic art as the subject of the photo - allowing for the fact that sometimes it is captured within the scene (in the background) so long as it is not the subject, as this understanding might be another way to look at it (a photo of people looking at the Mona Lisa, the people are the subject). In this point of view, taking pictures of someone else's art as the subject of the photo it's theft. And as a result, the worst kind of photo. Your point, however is a very valid one, and I thank you for a great video and reminder of the path. ** Funny side note, if you've ever been there, I laughed and cried a little bit when rounding the corner of the museum to see the Mona Lisa as you can hear the clicking of cameras and see the flashes bouncing off the walls before you even get there.
Love every episodes of your channel, really substantial insights. I just love the wide range of photos you've selected and they're eye openers for beginners like me.
Thanks for watching and I'm really pleased that you're enjoying the videos.
I love this definitely priceless. This is probably one of the best information in photography.
Thank you for the video! What a fresh air of breath you have been for me. I cannot see to access art of seeing playlist tho! Where is it moved on!
HOW AM I JUST FINDING ABOUT THIS AMAZING CHANNEL?!
No matter, you're here now :D
I just discovered your channel and your content is fantastic. It is both educational and inspirational, a rare find on TH-cam these days!
Welcome aboard! Glad you like it
Very well said and lots of great tips! It certainly takes some getting used to when trying see as a photographer.
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Thank you for making this video. While I’m not new to the ideas or lessons, this video is one of the sharpest and most pointed expressions I’ve encountered. The hard part can be to make these approaches innate. This takes time, and tour video, regularly viewed, is a strong base from which to grow.
Also, I appreciate the thoroughness of presentation: book links, links to other videos. This extra touch in your part is wonderful. Not everyone bothers. Thank you.
A truly inspiring video with such invaluable advice. Thank you so much.
I use photography to be there now. No matter how long it take to take. Friends can walk on. People can walk around. I need to focus on that thing in that moment. Its for me. Everyone and everything else is residual.
This video is a nutritious meal of advice and information. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Hopefully it's low in sugar and non fattening :D
thank you. My Paris photographs are, incredible... what I want to do. Back home, eh...but in Paris, especially when I was broke and there for business...I found I was photographing with a mission. Spending a lot of time doing it because I couldn't afford anything else. And I looked UP, I looked DOWN. I even gave myself assignments...like "Just photographs cool doors". Once it was "Photograph 1-100 all over Paris" (that was tough as I had to take notes). These are the ones people use (I have "free use" on a photo sharing site). The local ones, I know this place too well, I haven't taken the TIME to really spend on LOOKING. It isn't Paris, it's that it's fun to look there as it's all new. But here I could make it new also....
Full of information. Interesting and a joy. Trés Bon. (Thank you)
Merci Ian! Really pleased to hear you like it :)
@@ThePhotographicEye I just love your knowledge and most of all your enthusiasm. If you are ever in Normandie. Thank you.
This 24k gold photography advice!! Well done and thanks!!
Subscribed. First time I’ve seen a video of yours. It was refreshing to see a video about this. You’ve wonderfully articulated an issue I have in my photography but have been unable to overcome. Very practical and applicable to any genre of photography. I’m going to be watching this again and again (as well as the other videos that follow) and making mental notes about how this fits me, and then applying them. Thank you for taking the time to do this.
My pleasure Gary. Thanks for watching and I'm pleased that it was helpful for you.
This video was very eye opening. Thank you.
Great video. I love your work. The music is also excellent. I'm glad I found your channel. Thank You.