Image Review: Promenade
Lesson 36 from: Mastering the Art of PhotographyChris Weston
Image Review: Promenade
Lesson 36 from: Mastering the Art of PhotographyChris Weston
Lesson Info
36. Image Review: Promenade
Lessons
Class Introduction - Three Steps To Creative Photography
03:48 2Firing The Creative Mind - Part 1: The Camera Points Both Ways
03:10 3Firing The Creative Mind - Part 2: Letting Go Of Judgement
06:53 4Firing The Creative Mind - Part 3: Detaching From Outcomes
04:12 5Practicing Mindfulness In Photography
02:43 6Finding The Visual Narrative
02:39 7Behind-the-scenes: Naples
07:52 8Seeing Beneath The Surface Of Things
02:30Finding Inspiration
03:19 10Slowing Down
03:57 11Three Reasons To Shoot RAW
02:29 12Choosing the Right Frame Format
03:52 13Don’t Be Limited By The Shape Of Your Camera
05:07 14WYSIWYG
04:15 15Choosing Lenses
05:02 16Perspective
02:44 17Considering Foreground And Background
03:10 18Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad But Three Into Two Is Better
03:43 19Separate And Isolate
02:32 20The Art Of Creative Exposure
06:38 21Focus On The Story
04:20 22The Passage Of Time
03:00 23Creating A Visual Sense Of Mood
04:24 24Color vs. Black & White
03:09 25The Decisive Moment
03:00 26Using Color As A Cohesive Tools
01:51 27Photography Is A Two-Part Process
06:55 28Case Study: Recreating The Art of Sumi-e
07:04 29Case Study: Making Something Out of Nothing
04:32 30Case Study: Moody Blues
03:29 31Image Reviews
03:02 32Image Review: The “Thinking Man”
01:55 33Image Review: The Golf Course
02:32 34Image Review: Dreamstate
02:38 35Image Review: Gone Fishing
02:24 36Image Review: Promenade
01:47 37Image Review: Sky and Reflections
01:57 38Image Review: Grass and Field
02:20 39Final Word: Show Me What The World Looks Like To You
04:44Lesson Info
Image Review: Promenade
Kevin Shot Promenade reminds me of my hometown A like his use of black and white, which takes me back in time to a period when promenades lined by beach huts, as we see here, were prevalent in British holiday culture. There is very little I would necessarily change with this shot. But the main change, I would suggest, makes a big difference that Ballard is a barrier. Every time I I wants to move forward in the direction the white lines want to leave me, I stopped at the Ballard. If we could go back to the moment the image was taken, I'd have stepped forward a couple of feet, so I was in front of it, which would open up the space in front. So the eye flows through the image space unimpeded as I've attempted to replicate here by cloning out the Ballard. It's a very small adjustment in camera position, but I think it makes all the difference to the visual narrative of the image. Perhaps the other thing I would have done is wait just a moment to press the shutter. So the walker passing by ...
the benches in clear space that separation between Walker and bench just removes an element of distraction in terms of processing, I might add a bit of contrast, although that really comes down to personal taste. And I would think about a mile vignette which draws the eye in and helps lead it in the direction the composition is taking. It a great example. I think of paying a lot of attention to the small details that can add the final few percent.
Ratings and Reviews
Gary Hook
Wow, what a wonderful journey. I love the concept of telling a story with one's photos and as I go through past images, I'm seeing them in a much different perspective. That's the good news, The bad? The lost opportunities I never 'saw' before; however that is a good thing. There is so much to internalize with the material so that it can get out of the head and into the 'heart'. I also found the concept really helps me with composition, both in camera and post. Biggest take away, as Chris underscored in his closing, is to slooooow down, take the time and feel it. Don't be so quick to leave one scene as there remain other aspects, yet to be discovered. A great experience that I truly enjoyed Thank you
Glenda
I loved this course - in particular the latter part of it in which he demonstrated how post processing lets you really tell the story of the image. Another fabulous course. Thanks Chris & thanks Creative Live.
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 photographic composition and visual storytelling) both courses are Complementing to each other and highly recommended.