See With a Child’s Eyes
Lesson 10 from: Mastering Photographic Composition and Visual StorytellingChris Weston
See With a Child’s Eyes
Lesson 10 from: Mastering Photographic Composition and Visual StorytellingChris Weston
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
See With a Child’s Eyes
This is my first ever camera. I remember the day I was given it Christmas Day, 1977. I grew up in Boston, not Boston, Massachusetts, but Boston, England, a tough place for a kid with imagination. And that's where this saved me. With this in my hand, I became a great explorer. I was no longer Chris Western, the 10 year old Lincoln sheer schoolboy. I was my hero, Shackleton and Scott Columbus and Marco Polo. I was amazed at the hidden objects. I found old railway lines, gantries, dilapidated boats, things that until that first camera have been invisible to me, even though I walk past them almost every day. With this in my hand, I saw a new world, a world full of details, lines, shapes, colors, patterns and textures, a world seen through the eyes of a child. Picasso once said it took him four years to learn to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to learn to paint like a child. But I think he meant by this was it took him a short time to learn the skills of painting, just as it shouldn't ta...
ke long to master camera technique. They took very many years for him to discard his familiar perception of reality and rediscover the primal, childlike vision that enabled him to see the world in a unique way and paint such iconic pieces as Demoiselles d. Avignon as adults. The knowledge and experience we build up over time. Our culture believes prejudices and fears combined to tell us what is safe. But Children see a different world unencumbered by knowledge and not held back by experience. Children a curious and creative. To a child, a puddle is a playground for her. Last birthday, I gave my daughter, Holly an instant camera, and I brought it down here for the coast. I was amazed at the pictures. He talk not for their technical excellence but the powers of observation and delight and self expression that they revealed. Now, today, when I get a new camera, I no longer think of myself as a great explorers. I did when I was 10. But why shouldn't I? And why shouldn't you? Exploration isn't just about seeking out. What's undiscovered is about discovering new ways of seeing all things. Don't let what you know, dictate what you photograph, disengaged from judgment and see the world, not for what you think it is, but for what it might be if you could see through the eyes and mind of a child.
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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