Iceland's Western Fjords - Composition is the real creative craft

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    Composition is a marvellous game of problem solving and is an incredible craft. IN this video I look at a scene from the Western Fjords of Iceland and work through it to work out why it works.
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Комментарии • 31

  • @dronepilotcontractors4094
    @dronepilotcontractors4094 Год назад

    I like the composition with the left Ridge meeting at the bottom of the little Rock as it seems to tie in the rest of the scene.

  • @sarahthomson8183
    @sarahthomson8183 Год назад +2

    So fun. Never tire of it. I like "cat and mouse." I often call it the hunt. I've heard some say "receiving" the images..

  • @lisajoseph5817
    @lisajoseph5817 Год назад +2

    There's something thrilling about screeching to a halt and leaping out of the truck (or firing from the window) as you spot something compelling. Then you breathe and think, "Hmm, take a few steps over there. Even better!" Of course, you need to be mindful of traffic, hazards, etc., but it's the old Cartier-Bresson "decisive moment" applied to landscape photography.
    Thanks, as always, for the content.

    • @Alister_Benn
      @Alister_Benn  Год назад

      A pleasure - thanks for taking time to share your enthusiasm

  • @hayepa1
    @hayepa1 7 месяцев назад

    This video is pivotal point for my photography. I think I earned new viewpoint of photography. Thank you so much.

  • @mattdelcomyn8012
    @mattdelcomyn8012 Год назад

    Poetically articulated as usual. Thank you Allister!

  • @RonSantiniPhoto
    @RonSantiniPhoto Год назад

    I just got back from Iceland, and you are correct. Finding compositions when the weather is not in your favor is a challenge. However, findjng a composition in the chaos is a "cat & mouse" game that pushes us to look deeper into the scene and come to a result we truly love. Thanks again for the in-depth analysis.

  • @tjmanou6422
    @tjmanou6422 Год назад +2

    brilliant info. thank you very much

  • @cdiewald
    @cdiewald Год назад

    I thoroughly enjoyed this video and learned a lot from it. I would like to express my deep appreciation for your style of talking, to us, showing us, and communicating your enthusiasm. Such calm, quiet, yet intense communication, no unnecessary fluff... Thanks, will follow you on RUclips.

  • @bigbigsquid
    @bigbigsquid Год назад

    Excellent ❤🙏🏼😃

  • @mortenthorpe
    @mortenthorpe Год назад

    Love my GFX 50R and the 100-200 f5.6 lens :) that lens is, as any other Fuji gf lens… amazing

  • @martinoberstein8431
    @martinoberstein8431 Год назад +3

    Thank you once more, Alister, for describing your open-minded attitude! I like the idea, that you should only use your camera if you are drawn towards an attractive aspect in the landscape and at the same time accept that the landscape isn’t there for you, if that does make sense…

    • @Alister_Benn
      @Alister_Benn  Год назад

      Thanks so much, I really appreciate that

  • @trishsala4512
    @trishsala4512 Год назад +1

    Thank you! Great video. I really enjoyed exploring the compositional options of this scene and why one might make different choices. I love how your favorite image was the one that caught your eye in the first place!

    • @Alister_Benn
      @Alister_Benn  Год назад

      Many thanks, I appreciate that. My gut usually knows what it’s talking about 😂

  • @georgemason2472
    @georgemason2472 Год назад +1

    Thanks for the video. Appreciate the thoughts. A real plus to GFX is all the available megapixels and the creative cropping it allows you to do. Although my first DSLR was I believe 6 + megapixels and I still look at some of those shots.

    • @Alister_Benn
      @Alister_Benn  Год назад

      I know, 102 just seems an enormous amount! Handy though and I have a passionate love affair with this camera now. Thanks for your great feedback

  • @tonyandsheilaphotography
    @tonyandsheilaphotography Год назад +1

    Great video. I’ve been away from your channel and YT as well for awhile. What a treat to watch this one. I had just been looking and tweaking some photos in LR that were taken over a month ago before watching it. Thanks!

  • @JimEmbury
    @JimEmbury Год назад

    Thank you. Good points to reflect on.

  • @esanford
    @esanford Год назад +2

    Very helpful video. The idea of re-visiting images taken in the field has always appealed to me. As I become more familiar with the GFX-100s, I am noticing that my "seeing and visualizations" are changing somewhat. The "new depth of field" is causing me to look at "sharpness" in a different way. I felt validated with your explanation of the image stating that only the "important" things need to be tack sharp.

    • @Alister_Benn
      @Alister_Benn  Год назад +1

      Thanks Ed, I always hugely value your feedback

  • @joeplumber4078
    @joeplumber4078 Год назад

    Thanks, Alister! When you say "none of the three versions is better than the others", you describe the conundrum I find myself in after virtually every shoot. I come back with a host of variations of a certain composition, and for the life of me, I can't decide which one I like most, but when you think of a portfolio, you'd usually include only one image. Do you happen to have a recommendation for tackling this?

  • @thegroove2000
    @thegroove2000 11 месяцев назад

    I have just ordered my very first film camera a TLR medium format and I think it may make me more focused, taking more time when to comes to the scene, lighting, composition and framing. Slowing down.

  • @mortenthorpe
    @mortenthorpe Год назад

    I think the best edit for this photo would be a white tone split toning… the subject-plane and foreground… make it warm… l,Ike maybe around 3200 k, and the background, leave it the cold blue it has

  • @dwrisdon2487
    @dwrisdon2487 Год назад +1

    So AB, would lean towards Michaelangelo's comment that you "liberate" the photo from its surrounding material? Just a thought, Bill

    • @Alister_Benn
      @Alister_Benn  Год назад +1

      Very much so, I don’t believe compositions just exist, I believe they are the function of creative noticing, or recognition

  • @kenharnish5778
    @kenharnish5778 Год назад

    Love your videos. The audio isn't always great, you have a soft voice and I have a hard time hearing you. Thank you for sharing your photography

  • @naples4u1
    @naples4u1 Год назад +3

    Seriously? Allister, you're giving a lesson on composition, yet you position yourself in front of a wall with hanging guitars. Whilst they are stunning, I cannot take my eyes off the one that is coming out of your head. The two on either side of your head niceely frame your face, but I would suggest that you remove the one directly behind you.

  • @artat777
    @artat777 Год назад

    Screw the photography! How about those guitars!lol why are so many photographers also musicians and vise versa. Creative outlets.