Composition Critique of Student Images
Lesson 9 from: Portrait Photography FundamentalsScott Robert Lim
Composition Critique of Student Images
Lesson 9 from: Portrait Photography FundamentalsScott Robert Lim
Lessons
Class Introduction
04:10 25 Shots That WOW
14:08 3Four Fundamentals of Photography
08:05 4Create a Visual Impact with Composition
07:04 5Importance of Foreground and Background
08:30 6Create Depth in Landscape Images
18:09 7Photos Don't Always Follow the Rules
02:11 8Composition Practice Exercise
10:41Composition Critique of Student Images
05:28 10Keys to Posing
05:37 11Shoot: Classic Elegance Female Pose
14:46 12Shoot: Modern Female Pose
09:04 13Shoot: Rollover Female Pose
08:10 14Female Hands & Arms Poses Overview
19:52 15Shoot: Hands and Arms Poses for Female
08:58 16Seven Posing Guidelines
04:18 17Headshots Poses with Male Model
14:59 18Shoot: Headshot for Male Model
06:45 19Shoot: Sitting Poses for Male Model
10:03 20Shoot: Leaning Poses for Male Model
06:43 21Shoot: Standing Poses for Male Model
03:32 22Keys to Couples Posing
10:31 23Shoot: Couples Posing
06:17 24Couples Transitional Posing Overview
14:28 25Shoot: Transitional Posing
15:25 26Keys to Group Posing
07:12 27Accordion Technique with Groups
07:46 28Shoot: Accordion Technique
04:11 29Shoot: Best Buds Pose
04:54 30Shoot: Talk with Your Hands Pose
02:33 31Shoot: Lock Arms and Hold Hands Pose
04:34 32Run at the Camera and Dance in Your Seat Poses
04:13 33Shoot: Pod Method Pose
17:58 34Posing Critique of Student Images
09:32 35Introduction to Lighting
05:38 36Soft vs Hard Light
17:10 37Difficult Lighting Situations
05:52 38Bright Light Techniques
18:16 39Overcast Light Techniques
10:34 40Low Light Techniques
10:27 41Lighting Techniques Q&A
14:58 42Drama Queen Lighting
06:26 43Laundry Basket Lighting
09:44 44Make it Rain Lighting
03:48 45Smart Phone Painting with Light
07:53 46Mini LED Bokeh Lighting
08:22 47Choose the Right Lighting System
13:30 48Hybrid Flash System
06:42 49Innovative Accessories
05:35 50Gear Overview
06:19 51Theatrical Post-Processing
06:07 52Ten Keys to Post-Processing
08:37 53Essential Skills to Post-Processing
08:25 54Headshot Post-Processing
24:53 55Bright Light Post-Processing
09:45 56Flat Light Post-Processing
14:46 57Low Light Post-Processing
08:24 58Introduction to Fine Art Post-Processing
09:06 59Light & Airy Fine Art Post-Processing
27:34 60Dark & Moody Fine Art Post-Processing
13:36 61Post-Processing Critique of Student Images
36:56Lesson Info
Composition Critique of Student Images
Composition critique So here is some of your imagery and let's take a look at it and you see those shapes and see how well they are doing it or if we can kinda help these people, let's just run through it really quick, okay? So here's our first image and I like it, right? Don't you see the couple pop off right away They've got some foreground of the water reflection and then you've got a space right there that's perfect, it's like on a third of the frame there which is really nice, I love it, okay? So great image, okay? This image, I see what they are trying to do with the mood actually, the light is there right? I think the background there is a bit distracting still, even though it's blurred out. I think if this person actually posed the subject a little bit differently instead of if they were down or up because the lighting is there, right? It's just, I feel like the posing can be improved a little bit there and that will make it and then the background is a little bit distracting f...
ix those elements and I think you've got the makings of a good shot still, but gotta work with it. Here, they've got a lot going on, right? It definitely catches your eye with all the detail and everything but then you are trying to look for the subject here because that subject is not in a clean spot. So this little guy right here, actually it's out of focus a bit too, so they are focusing on that but this is the main subject and that became out of focus if let's say this little area was all red, then it would pop off a little bit more. But I would try to make that subject a little bit bigger and put it in a clean area and that would execute it a little bit better. Next shot, beautiful gal here, I love that rim lighting in the light on her, actually but, I think this can be improved because there's some distracting elements in the background, Right? She just doesn't snap clean back there so either go more shallow depth to feel, to blur that out or put her in a position where it's a cleaner spot where she is. Here's a good composition, you see a nice leading line here. I think though it could be cropped a little bit more because I think they've got two ideas here going, You've got the road coming in but then you also have these elements here and you are trying to kind of get both but I think it would be stronger if we just focused on the road and we kind of cropped it in this area here so you just focus on that road there and that's a perfect spot if you had a subject too, could pose them right there that would look really nice. Here's another photo, I love the mood here, And you can see they are trying to use that framing there and almost actually the trees look like a heart there, but all, everything is down here, okay? So, really we would, see how this is competing here, If that head was right here, this would be a lot stronger and maybe even if you cropped it, you can in Photoshop change these things and arrange them where the information is a little bit more around here and their head was a little bit higher, that would be even stronger. So, it's got a good idea, it just needs this head needs to be more in that clean spot right there. This photo too, I love the toning of it, has a nice feel to it, actually I think there is some sharpness issues here because this looks sharper than her face here, but as you can see we have a distracting element right through the head. Where would you put the subject after looking at that clearly, it's right here, right? So if we take the subject and put her in that clean spot, that would be better, or we position ourselves so her head is maybe here and we shift the entire frame up where her head is over here, possibly where there's a larger spot then that would work for you but that line through there is very distracting and so you have to find her a little bit cleaner spot. And this shot, wow, this has excellent potential with it right? It's a landscape shot, there's more but I like the lighting to pop them off. I actually feel that this is unwanted space here, so if we had this shot and it was cropped like this, I think it would be much stronger and you would still get the feel of everything, But in this case I feel that this is just dead area there and you crop that out, I think it would be a really powerful photo, I know how they are trying to think of it more of a symmetrical feel to it, but when you do a dead center, I feel that there has to be strong elements on each side and this element is nice, this element is distracting, so just get rid of that. But that's excellent image but thank you for those critics, submitting those photos, that was great and I'm sure people at home learned a lot with that.
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This course is amazing! Scott is extremely straightforward. He goes directly to practical problems, tips and etc. He explains every thing very clearly, and he is also very funny and charismatic, making you laugh as you learn. He shows that you don't need a lot of expensive gear to make very nice pictures. So I have saved some money as well, cause I was about to buy some gear that I wouldn't need right now. It is for sure one of the best photography courses I have ever attended to! I highly recommend! Thanks a lot Scott! You are the best!
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