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
Perspective
there's an old erroneous saying, often stated in relation to landscape photography that is summarized by the phrase F eight and be that now the reason it's erroneous is while the FAA part of some technical merit, the same never lose to where they're actually is, which surely is the important point. Back in the day, art critics denounced then modernist painter Claude Monet for his apparent disregard for composition. One critic they adore do, Ray wrote. He sits down on the bank of a river and paints what he has in front of him, which is a little like saying, as photographers, you and I just point the camera and shoot the point. Gerais failed to grass. Wasit was by choice of viewpoint of exactly where he sat on the river bank, that more nave performed his active composition. The truth is far from disregard. Money was an absolute master of composition, so same critics later came to applaud when he walked his garden, Monday would stop screw up his eyes, shielding them with his right hand, h...
is step back and forth, move a little to the left, and then to the right and then nod. This signified had just selected the subject of his next piece of work. And this is what I mean when I talk about perspective in life. Perspective is how we see the world in photography. Perspective is how we present the world. We see in this sense our point of view and the cameras point of view are intrinsically linked. We position the camera to compose the elements in a particular way to reveal the story we want to tell. To change the story, we simply have to change the cameras point of view. Unfortunately, the camera is on inanimate objects, so to change its point of view like Monday, you have to move camera to subject distance affects the visual weight of the objects in the scene, stand close and nearby objects of visually heavier san. Further away in the visual weight reduces because objects appear smaller in the frame, moving slightly to the left or right changes the negative space, maybe eliminating a distracting object or highlight. Or it might create separation between overlapping objects and changing position doesn't mean changing location completely. Most often is the tiniest movements, a subtle shift of the side. It's like crouch a step backwards, or forwards that have the greatest impact. No
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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