Bridging the Gap: Classical Art Designed for Photographers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ส.ค. 2024
- Learn what artists have known for centuries...but no one ever translated for photographer.
We will look at how many of the design problems that photographers face have been addressed by classical artists. Bridging the gap of classical art and street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson combined the two practices and set the world of photography on a new course. We will look at how he and his followers at Magnum, converted the lessons from classical artists into the photojournalism, street photography, and portraiture. We will introduce the visual language, examining its basic grammar and the ways in which photographers can build up each element in their own work. They will be given specific examples from master painters who were proto-street photographers.
Walk away with a completely new way of viewing the design accomplishments of classical art. Museums and galleries will breathe with new life as the geometry of art and design is decoded specifically for photographers. You will be given a list of "common compositional mistakes" that many photographers make because the they are only taught to artists. We will also reveal where the "Rule of Thirds" comes from and look at additional techniques to use with a 35mm format.
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Best composition video I’ve ever seen on TH-cam! One of the best B&H lectures 😄
Very pleased you enjoyed it Tejas!
Please keep this live. What great info
This is an amazing lecture by a very talented teacher and artist. I've taken Adam's 4 courses on UDEMY, A room for Improvement, which I found very useful and I highly recommend. This lecture is a great follow up to those 4 course.
A must watch for those who desire to be good photographers.
efficient, clean, deliberate, no cliche'. the notion that principles and guidelines are better known even if ignored is priceless for all workshop leaders: tell your followers to "be literate so you can choose". Humbly inspiring,
Grazie Adam
@cinemahead
This is probably the best lecture at B&H. Whilst lots of lectures by others provide you with a "what to do" without the crucial "why", Adam conveys the essence of "why" in an easy to comprehend way. It's pure luck to put into action someone's concept without understanding why it works. An excellent and valuable way to spend an hour and a half!
You prolly dont care but if you are bored like me during the covid times you can stream all of the new movies on instaflixxer. Been watching with my brother for the last couple of weeks =)
@Mark Maverick Definitely, I've been using InstaFlixxer for since december myself :)
Outstanding! Best video ever regarding making epic photo images.
+albireo9 Happy you enjoy it : )
This is a lecture that I will revisit time and again. A wonderful exploration of what we can learn from the techniques of fine artists! Thank you.
same here.
Bravissimo Adam! Loved the references to art history and how certain techniques are used by photographers, I learnt soooo much! Many thanks and keep up the excellent work!
Thank you Paola! Very happy you enjoyed the art history as much as I do.
Extremely well presented talk! Learned a lot in such a short space of time and that is due to Adam's clear explanation with examples - thanks Adam 😊
Great talk: I have picked up a few important points that should add impetus to my photography. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent!
Great great lecture! Thanks so much Jesse Pinkman
He knows the techniques but his words are out outrageous.
Great presentation ! This video had a lot of aha moments.
+Michael Sittig Very pleased to hear that : )
great video,,, x2 watching
+xyla aqsa Thank you!
great is ,that you pass the knowing from the past to the modern understadable form..that is so important to understand this globaly..that those roots came from some source and are fresh forever .
+Branislav Ciberej the roots just needed a little translating...happy to oblige
This is great! Thank you for your insight. It is enlightening to see how my training in other art disciplines applies to making photographs.
+Andrew Tan you are welcome...it is all connected.
One of the best lectures by B&H
+Don Small thank you!
i loved this, thanks!
Glad you enjoyed!
Is there a Nobel Prize Photography Category: Adam must win it ...
Adam, I wonder if we could use the different shapes to make 'exercises'. Say, go out and look for dots, or lines, etc in different days, as a way to practice.
Yes, you could start with verticals, horizontals, and diagonals. Connecting random pieces of geometry will be less helpful because the aim to to build a system.
Davvero interessante! Consigli introvabili, valgono oro!Avresti qualche libro, video (ecc..) da consigliarmi per imparare bene questi concetti?
Grazie mille per aver pubblicato il video!
Btw, how's your italian going??
Thanks again for the useful video.
+Davide Pochetti Sto studiando lentamente : )
Wow, Adam really enjoyed this lecture going to watch some more of your vids here on YT. After watching I have a couple of questions (well more..):
1/ Has to do with cropping/framing, I notice your photos in the end about craftmanship and visiting that town seemed to be an odd ratio? Did you crop these photos in a certain ratio/way and what is your take on cropping and framing in-camera? In general how many photos do you take to capture a "static" situation, like the town's.
2/ What your opinion on the latest Steve McCurry photoshop "scandal"? In general what's your take on using post-processing to make a composition more interesting?
3/ As I am living in Amsterdam I have access to see some master paintings, from the likes of van Gogh, Rembrandt and Vermeer by visiting the Rijksmuseum.
Now my question to you which painting(s) from these masters would you analyse as a photographer?
Kind regards and happy shooting
Hi Huh Wow,
Thank you for the comments...in response to your questions.
1. All of the pictures are in the 1:1.5 aspect ratio. The are all full photos. Occasionally I straighten them in LR, but no major cropping ever. The amount of photos I take vary, but call it 5-7 for a static scene. Be sure to give yourself options. No one gets awards for making "just 1 exposure."
2. Everyone has to create their own standard. Steve is old enough that it wont have much impact on his status or career. If he were 30 years younger he would be in a different situation. BUT, that said artists generally have little interest in reality. Photo-journalists and documentary are a different lot. They are interested in "how things actually are." My interest is how I perceive them and considering a camera is strictly mechanical...it will never deliver perception. Rembrandt or Van Gogh never painted what they saw. They were creators not recorders.
3. Amsterdam?! That is great. Anything by Rembrandt, Van Gogh, or Vermeer will do you well. Vermeer's lighting set up is something every photographer should know. Rembrandt is more advanced and cameras have trouble handling warm darks and cool darks like how he painted. Worth studying. Van Gogh is useful because so few of his pictures are content driven. The guy made interesting paintings of almost everything from boots to bar scenes. Too many photographers rely on exotic content for the strength of his pictures. Van Gogh went to the country, the coastline, or town and never ran out of material. Start with those painters studying just one of them for 6 months. Then move on to the next...I'd recommend Vermeer > Van Gogh > Rembrandt...then repeat the whole cycle. You will be amazed how much you missed the first time.
Best-AM
I just have a quick question on the first image of your own work you showed, the image of the master Japanese blacksmith talking to an out of frame student. Why did you choose a vertical composition when you have so many horizontal lines in the background? Would it not have been a stronger image had you allowed them to decide the orientation?
+james clark Could you clarify your question? Do you mean the one where he has his finger over the tip of the knife?
+Adam Marelli Yes! The image that appears around the 53 minute mark. Also, I’d just like to thank you for sharing all your insight both here in this video and on your blog!
+james clark The things that made this a vertical image for me were as follows...the vertical line (of his body) is the longest line in the composition. It is called the line of gravity and is an invisible line that represents his relationship to the ground. It runs down his face to his knee that is supporting him. also the diagonals in the background converge on the center space where he sits. It pulls everything to him. Also his gestures align vertically, the hands align vertically with his head. Then with all of those verticals it call attention to his diagonal hand gesture.
Thank you for the kind words on the site : ) Best-AM
On one hand I really love this videos because they teach so much and Adam is a great teacher. But on the other hand, I find myself in a bind, because now I know how these photographs are made and those techniques are repeatable not created by chance, they take away some of the mystique of the art. It leaves me with a very awkward feeling. Does that make sense?
Tokyo in Pics it still takes a lot of randomness and chance for all of those elements to come together.
@@AdamMarelli Thanks for the reply! You're completely right of course. I just having trouble wrestling with this. There is nothing more in life I enjoy than photography, even though I consider myself intermediate at best. Probably I'm looking for situations where nature/circumstance conspire to give me perfect pictures rather than me making them. Actually, that thought gave me something to think about. Thanks for the help!
Tokyo in Pics some days I feel like the photo-gods are smiling on me, other days they are nowhere to be found. It is a funny game. Trying to enjoy the highs of the ups and the lessons of the downs has been the trick.
Adam, am I allowed to subtitle this in Turkish and post it?
Do you want to subtitle the entire thing?
Adam Marelli I would like to do the whole of it won't do any harm for you. I bought your figure/ ground class and found it informative so I would like non english speaking people should know you too
That would be ok with me...thank you for offering the translation and hope that you are enjoying the Figure to Ground class!
Thank you Adam, I am getting more fan of you. One question, are you online coaching on gurushots or somewhere else?
My online classes are hosted on Udemy.com or I offer One on One Skype sessions from my website amworkshops dot com