Wonderful thought provoking content, simply and effectively presented. Some thoughts to tuck away for those 'I know what I want, but don't know how to get it' moments. Really enjoyed this video, thanks!
Rule of the thirds never let you down! I think weather conditions come first, but mix the two together and it all comes together! Thanks for your views on this matter.
I particularly like your approach of looking at photography to be statistically modeled. Same for looking at photos and finding out which lenses are most used. Very fresh. I love it.Thank you.
I'm glad you're finding the approach useful! I'm trying to bring a fresh view to photography as I feel that many are the same points of view. Just my 2 cents worth! 🤠
Having shot for 40+ yrs I have heard about most of rules which I agree can be helpful for beginners. But IMO one needs to keep seeing lots of good pics to eventually 'get your eye in' or in effect 'learning how to see'. Nowadays I don't 'sweat' the so say rules (aka good advice guidelines) I just do what feels right to me. I kind of instinctively know what works. More often ir not most of my more successful compositions follow one or more of the main 'rules' .... but it's not because I'm consciously setting out to do so. Experience over 40 years, 25+ winning club competitions and latterly achieving success in international salons, has helped me to 'just see'. I believe with enough practice, viewing top work by proven artists, receiving critical feedback on your own work that one eventually just 'starts to see' instinctively. OK that's not much help to newbies starting out, but it works for me.
“To consult the rules of composition before taking a photograph is like consulting the rules of gravity before going for a walk” Edward Weston. The TH-cam method of composition. 1. Travel to far off land 2. Fit super wide angle 3. Identify clump of grass/sod of earth/rock to be used for foreground interest 4. Take the landscape picture with subject so small that it could and shoud be photoshopped out.😉
Since I’ve subscribed to watching you, I love your content! It is really added to my Landscape game. It really simplifies what leading landscape photographers do.
Well done and needed to be said. My experience in observing landscape photographers adhering strictly to the most popular composition rules is that many images by many photographers look much the same and in the end becomes somewhat boring as you see the same theme in almost every image. It's like someone using AI principles without AI. Just my opinion...
I am autistic, it affects the way I see stuff. I followed Alister Benn for a year or two, decided he was making no sense at all. I used to follow NigelI, for the adventure. I like diagonal lines. Parallel lines. Curved lines. Real lines, implied lines. I watch one of his videos occasionally. If you don't like people/things facing out of the picture, you miss a lot of good photos. A photo I remember from forty years ago was exactly that, a nun, in her habit, stepping out of the frame. I have nothing against a choppy sea. It doesn't have to have a rock or a porpoise to make an interesting photograph. Perhaps, if you look closely, you will see a face, perhaps Jesus or your favourite deity. I have a bird in one of mine, a seahorse in another. I know of a photo claimed to be a picture of Jesus. It was a patch of light and shadow in snow, nothing sharp. I don't understand any of emotion, mood, composition. Those follow from autism. Some of my photos are sharp, some are blurry from out of focus, motion blur, camera movement. Reflections from inside the train are fine, those are part of the scene. Holding the camera high over my head works, so does putting the camera on the ground.
Wonderful thought provoking content, simply and effectively presented. Some thoughts to tuck away for those 'I know what I want, but don't know how to get it' moments. Really enjoyed this video, thanks!
Thanks for sharing! I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
Great compilation and view on composition! I guess the most challenging aspect for photography.... Looking forward to the PDF...
Not far off, had a busy weekend here in Australia! Thanks for your support.
Send me your email and I'll send you the link now.
Rule of the thirds never let you down! I think weather conditions come first, but mix the two together and it all comes together! Thanks for your views on this matter.
Thanks Des! Glad you liked it.
I particularly like your approach of looking at photography to be statistically modeled. Same for looking at photos and finding out which lenses are most used. Very fresh. I love it.Thank you.
I'm glad you're finding the approach useful! I'm trying to bring a fresh view to photography as I feel that many are the same points of view. Just my 2 cents worth! 🤠
Having shot for 40+ yrs I have heard about most of rules which I agree can be helpful for beginners. But IMO one needs to keep seeing lots of good pics to eventually 'get your eye in' or in effect 'learning how to see'.
Nowadays I don't 'sweat' the so say rules (aka good advice guidelines) I just do what feels right to me. I kind of instinctively know what works. More often ir not most of my more successful compositions follow one or more of the main 'rules' .... but it's not because I'm consciously setting out to do so. Experience over 40 years, 25+ winning club competitions and latterly achieving success in international salons, has helped me to 'just see'. I believe with enough practice, viewing top work by proven artists, receiving critical feedback on your own work that one eventually just 'starts to see' instinctively. OK that's not much help to newbies starting out, but it works for me.
I'm not that many years behind you and I think that time and experience is often the greatest teacher, and not just in photography!
“To consult the rules of composition before taking a photograph is like consulting the rules of gravity before going for a walk” Edward Weston.
The TH-cam method of composition.
1. Travel to far off land
2. Fit super wide angle
3. Identify clump of grass/sod of earth/rock to be used for foreground interest
4. Take the landscape picture with subject so small that it could and shoud be photoshopped out.😉
Haha love this. Thanks for sharing.
Since I’ve subscribed to watching you, I love your content! It is really added to my Landscape game. It really simplifies what leading landscape photographers do.
I’m glad you’re finding it useful! Thanks so very much!
Send me your emsil and I'll send you the link to the eBook.
More astute guidance - thank you!
So glad you liked my video. Thanks.
Send me your emsil and I'll send you the link to the eBook.
Well done and needed to be said. My experience in observing landscape photographers adhering strictly to the most popular composition rules is that many images by many photographers look much the same and in the end becomes somewhat boring as you see the same theme in almost every image. It's like someone using AI principles without AI. Just my opinion...
Thanks Jim, ad yes it's just my opinion too, but it's how I think and thought it may be worth sharing.
Send me your email and I'll send you the link to the eBook. ;)
And I think you’re an amazing person. 😅
Did you manage to get the pdf compiled?
Should be up in the next few days!
Send me your emsil and I'll send you the link to the eBook.
I am autistic, it affects the way I see stuff.
I followed Alister Benn for a year or two, decided he was making no sense at all.
I used to follow NigelI, for the adventure. I like diagonal lines. Parallel lines. Curved lines. Real lines, implied lines. I watch one of his videos occasionally.
If you don't like people/things facing out of the picture, you miss a lot of good photos. A photo I remember from forty years ago was exactly that, a nun, in her habit, stepping out of the frame.
I have nothing against a choppy sea. It doesn't have to have a rock or a porpoise to make an interesting photograph. Perhaps, if you look closely, you will see a face, perhaps Jesus or your favourite deity. I have a bird in one of mine, a seahorse in another. I know of a photo claimed to be a picture of Jesus. It was a patch of light and shadow in snow, nothing sharp.
I don't understand any of emotion, mood, composition. Those follow from autism.
Some of my photos are sharp, some are blurry from out of focus, motion blur, camera movement. Reflections from inside the train are fine, those are part of the scene. Holding the camera high over my head works, so does putting the camera on the ground.
Great perspectives.
Send me your emsil and I'll send you the link to the eBook.
I really love 💕 your work. I just sent you an email. 🎉🎉
Thanks so much! I appreciate that.