Ansel Adams and Visualisation in Practice
Lesson 14 from: Mastering Photographic Composition and Visual StorytellingChris Weston
Ansel Adams and Visualisation in Practice
Lesson 14 from: Mastering Photographic Composition and Visual StorytellingChris Weston
Lesson Info
14. Ansel Adams and Visualisation in Practice
Lessons
Your 10,001st Photograph
03:24 2Camera Gear
03:03 3Piece of Gear We Always Forget
03:47 4Be a Storyteller
03:09 5Finding Ideas For Photography - Know Your Subject
06:59 6Cae Study - Why Are Zebras Black and White Striped
01:30 7Photograph What You Love
02:00 8See the Extraordinary in Ordinary Things
01:31Have an Opinion
01:46 10See With a Child’s Eyes
02:34 11Tell Your Story
08:46 12Find a Needle in the Haystack
01:38 13Lions Hunting Under Star Trails
04:21 14Ansel Adams and Visualisation in Practice
03:20 15Keeping an Open Mind and Thinking on Your Feet
02:47 16Case Study - The Maternal Bond
02:42 17Don’t Tell the Same Old Story
02:38 18Relevance
01:06 19#1 Reason Photographs Fail
02:57 20Getting Rid of Clutter
03:59 21Post Capture Cropping
02:04 22The Elements of Design
02:31 23Elements of Design
01:38 24Elements of Design - Shape
02:21 25Case Study - Shape
02:11 26Elements of Design - Color
01:55 27Case Study - Color
01:50 28Color in Camera
01:42 29Pattern
01:54 30Texture
02:24 31Seeing The Elements of Design
08:52 32Gestalt Theory
05:10 33Case Study - Cove
01:36 34Case Study - Hat
02:09 35Light and Contrast
01:54 36Light and Form
01:26 37Light and Depth
03:48 38Perspective
02:28 39Lenses and Perspective
02:47 40Rule of Thirds
02:48 41Centre of Frame
01:36 42Case Study - Positioning the Subject
01:48 43Positioning the Subject - Dynamic Symmetry
03:20 44The Horizon Line
02:52 45Should the Horizon Line Always be Straight and Level
02:13 46Other Lines
04:57 47Rhythm, Balance, and Visual Weight
02:59 48Negative Space
02:29 49The Two Most Important Controls on Your Camera
03:41 50Training the Mind
04:26Lesson Info
Ansel Adams and Visualisation in Practice
Ansel Adams is widely considered the great grandfather of landscape photography and the pioneer of the process and technique of visualization. And, as we talk now in photography, speak of the external event, which is, we'll call it scenery. It's for everything that happens outside time and space and people killed Zap Samp snap recording things for their own memory in the future, and contrasting with that in the creative work is the internal event that happens inside your mind when you when you see the photograph, Stiglitz had said. Someone asked you about what is create pretty photograph, he said. I'm really go out into the world. I want to make a photograph. I come across something that excites me. I see the picture in my mind's eye and I make the photograph and then I give it to you is the equivalent of what I saw and felt The whole key lives very specifically in seeing into the mind's eye, which we call visualizations. Visualization is a technique you can use to consciously decide o...
n aspects of your intended photograph before committing image to sensor or film. It includes determining the main point of interest in this case, the castle and then mentally entering a space to connect, not just with the objects in the frame, but also the ambiance of the whole scene. In other words, you have to be mindful of your thoughts and feelings as well as the visual inputs of the physical aspects of the scene. From this place of mindfulness, you can decide what to include in the frame on what to leave out. You can decide on things like exposure not just technically, but also compositionally. For example, do you want to create a dark, foreboding image, heavy on atmosphere or a brighter image that's warmer and more welcoming? The answer is determined as much by your mood is by the objects in the scene, and this is all part of the visual ization process now putting this into practice As an example, I found an old book of pencil drawings that depict Bambara as it was 150 years ago. As you can see, although the landscape has changed considerably, the atmosphere of the place is the same. To me, it feels wild, stormy and isolated in the photograph on gun decorated. Those feelings I want to reveal and I'm going to use the objects in the scene. The castle wind bentgrass is the texture of the sound to do that in a way that Ansel Adams described as turning visual symbols into an emotional response. And when we look at the image, the senses one of abstract quality of the essence of the place rather than the semblance of objects the visual symbols Adams refers to are the basic elements of design, line, shape, color, pattern and texture. And the reason they're important in composition is the physiological and psychological effect they have on the viewer, which is a subject of Module five. Next, though, I'm going to show you a technique. I use a lot when I want to be more spontaneous with my photography.
Ratings and Reviews
Edmund Cheung
Perhaps the style of presentation and simple, short, and direct messaging does not "jive" with some; but others may really love this. Yes the production of each episode is stylized and perhaps a bit formal (like a TV Show?), but there is something to be said about it. Perhaps this is not meant for professional photographers? I think of myself as decent amateur / high level photographer. I found lots of great nuggets of wisdom and inspiration from this. Especially when I an in a rut for creativity. Yes I have heard all these concepts and ideas before. BUT it is always great to hear and see a different way of presentation and voice. Please do NOT take the naysayer reviews as the end all. You should judge for yourself and watch a few episodes. If the style and content click for you, I would highly recommend this course.
Abdullah Alahmari
Thanks a lot to mr. Chris Weston This course is great and It is a 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 course for me. Beside the other course ( mastering the art of photography ) both courses are Complementing to each other and highly recommended.
Kai Atherton
While I am perhaps more advanced in my photography then this course. It is always great to be able to go back to fundamentals and remind ourselves of the basic principles, and even camera function. I thoroughly enjoyed this course and Chris's other. It is a great motivational jumpstart when lacking fresh creative idea's.
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