I know that you know and you don't need me to say it, but I’m going to say it anyway because this is America and I can say whatever I want, you’re very good Omar, really good.
Please do more of these videos! I don’t know anything about professional photography and it’s so interesting seeing you explain how some of these photos could be better.
Just excellent - I'm not particular into portraiture, but watched it because I love your presentational style....and I picked up a lot of useful tips for the odd time I do portraits. Another super vid
Ehi Omar, cheers from Italy 🙏🏼 18:55 That's my photo! Thank you for your comments, I really appreciate it! I had no reflector, I shot it in the shadows and she was standing on a white blanket so that's what maybe reflected the light. I really appreciated the comment on the white of the eye, I'll pay attention to it! Sometimes it's just a bit difficult because my girlfriend gets shy ahah. Great video! Loved all the tips and tricks.
Hey Omar! The photo at 9:02 was my dog! Thanks for the review and the tips. I was just lucky he loves looking out that window to find his mom which gave me the good lighting. I was worried I wouldn’t get the eye and nose in focus but next time I’ll give 2.8 a try. Ps. You are my favorite RUclipsr. Many thanks from Canada
@@ogonzilla how do you get rid of all the light coming from different directions when there are lights , can't turn everything off and put a tripod light in front all the time,.
Can I just say , I love your creative way of constructive criticism. You give amazing feedback and I’ve only watched 2 videos and I’ve learned so much from you .
Very helpful video, Omar. I love natural light and try to utilize it as much as possible. You have taught me a lot about maximizing that. Big thanks to you and those who submitted work.
Greets from Germany, Bavaria, Munich. I am in Homeoffice for about 7 Weeks, because of Corona. I am disabled and my son too. So, we are in danger they say. I thank you for your always positive vids, you bring so much joy in my home in this bad times. THANK YOU and all the best for your wonderful family. Greets from my whole 4 persons and one dog family.
What an amazing video. In addition to your photography skills, you have great teaching chops. Your strategy of talking about a skill (using good light), what you see in the photo and also what might be next for the person in their growth is superb teaching. Bravo!
Wonderful video. I love how you give comments on the photos. As you point out what should be improved in the photos, I kinda understand more about lighting
Oh man. That picture with the man from Pakistan... I really love it! I love how those collors combine and their contrast. I love that shadow on the man face which is aslmost like a scar on his face, but at the same time suggest that is somewhere in the nature in his own element. It is a photojournalistic photo and all of this elements to me sugest reality and not a pose. GREAT ONE! Blue sky, orange fields, green jaket, redish turban and tone of the face. Amazing!👍👍👍
I just found your channel and I glam thoroughly enjoying your videos and even better still I’m learning. Im binging you now and spreading the word! 😀 thank you!
This was a fantastic video! I'm new to photography and love these videos far more that fanboy gear reviews!! You are easily becoming my favorite RUclipsr! More vids like this please. Also I loved how you fixed that picture of the girl with heart hands. A video on how to recover/touch up almost good pictures would be great. Thanks!
Wow, this Video is amazing. These Infos help me a lot for my Future portrait photographing to keep in Mind. I like, that you are Not talking about a lot of theoretical stuff but give Short and precise suggestions and Tips how to improve Light, frame or model compositions. Keep Going!
3 minutes into this video and you blew my mind! I have so may photos that had "good" light, but just seemed off... guess I will be buying a reflector soon.
Great video! Kudos to the photographers brave enough to be critiqued! I'm amazed at how relatively minot tweaks can make aa photo pop. Thanks for making!
Hello Omar, i really enjoyed this one and i would appreciate you doing more of this kind of videos. I feel like i learned a lot. For my taste these could be like 10-15min every few weeks.
Brilliant, only just found your channel, was Canon DSLR, moved to FujiX100T, about to go XT3. I love your sometimes brutal summary, some maybe unhappy but its what we all need to improve. Keep up the great work.
This video is three years old, so no one will see this, so this is just me commenting into the vapor of the night. I totally understand where Omar is coming from. However, as a portrait artist (oil painter) the added shading depth and color from the environment of the "bad" photo in the thumbnail is exactly what I want, and what I go for when I shoot reference photography. The "good light" image is incredibly flat, to the point where I wouldn't paint from it. It would be a bad painting. The setups that Omar is going for appear to minimize the aspects that a painter wants to capture. I thrive on those subtle color changes that bother Omar. If a figure is in shadow but I can discern a blue cast from the sky I get giddy. A bounce light from green grass or a red brick path? Oh my god, hold me back! What I think it amounts to is that having a lower contrast image may be the goal or byproduct of a portrait photographer's style or workflow, but that end goal is exactly what portrait painters will point out in novice's work as something that needs to be fixed. I find that interesting. Perhaps the higher contrast image is not preferred by the photographer because they cannot - without serious photo editing - easily change the harshness or contrast of shadows and the painter can. Personally, I prefer the contrast and color variations in all cases, be it photography or paintings, but that's just me. Enjoy this three year old comment, nobody. :)
Good video, thanks. I am French with not a high level in English but I understand it, so that's good. We are indoor too here so that helps to see your videos.
oh Omar, you hit the nail on the head. Like me, you have two not so old kids. Brutal. Our schools are closed for 3 weeks and I bet they don't go back this year. What a mess. Stay strong, chaver
I know that you know and you don't need me to say it, but I’m going to say it anyway because this is America and I can say whatever I want, you’re very good Omar, really good.
Please do more of these videos! I don’t know anything about professional photography and it’s so interesting seeing you explain how some of these photos could be better.
I hope you do another one of these but for landscape photos!
That's the BEST lecture about light I've ever seen on YT. Thanks, thanks, thanks.
Omar, thank you for doing this series on lighting with humor and clarity.
You are a portrait pro. One of the best critiques I have seen.
YO...that's crazy nice
Just excellent - I'm not particular into portraiture, but watched it because I love your presentational style....and I picked up a lot of useful tips for the odd time I do portraits. Another super vid
Wow portraiture is a whole different ball game. It's what intimidates me the most about photography. A lot of great tips in this video
Ehi Omar, cheers from Italy 🙏🏼
18:55 That's my photo! Thank you for your comments, I really appreciate it! I had no reflector, I shot it in the shadows and she was standing on a white blanket so that's what maybe reflected the light. I really appreciated the comment on the white of the eye, I'll pay attention to it! Sometimes it's just a bit difficult because my girlfriend gets shy ahah. Great video! Loved all the tips and tricks.
Your thoughts on how to improve each of these shots are priceless! Very pragmatic, easy to understand, it really helps !
Hey Omar! The photo at 9:02 was my dog! Thanks for the review and the tips. I was just lucky he loves looking out that window to find his mom which gave me the good lighting. I was worried I wouldn’t get the eye and nose in focus but next time I’ll give 2.8 a try. Ps. You are my favorite RUclipsr. Many thanks from Canada
Cute dog!
@@ogonzilla how do you get rid of all the light coming from different directions when there are lights , can't turn everything off and put a tripod light in front all the time,.
I love all your notes... They're specific, to the point and helpful
They're one of their kind...
Thank you!
Hi Omar. I know you said great composition for the baby picture, but we don’t even know what he was playing...
Harold Bernard 😂
Damn, that's good.
@@ogonzilla 😂😂😂😂
Amazing tutorial! I really like that you are giving tips based on actual photos, not just talking. It helped a lot and thank you so much!
Very helpful video at a time when so many of us are locked indoors!
More videos like this please! I'm still working on how to find good light;)
Brilliant. Instructive and entertaining, TVM.
TYVM!!!!!
Can I just say , I love your creative way of constructive criticism. You give amazing feedback and I’ve only watched 2 videos and I’ve learned so much from you .
The horizon stare hooked me to see all your other videos!!! Great great great tips...
Very helpful video, Omar. I love natural light and try to utilize it as much as possible. You have taught me a lot about maximizing that. Big thanks to you and those who submitted work.
Thanks Gisele!
Greets from Germany, Bavaria, Munich. I am in Homeoffice for about 7 Weeks, because of Corona. I am disabled and my son too. So, we are in danger they say. I thank you for your always positive vids, you bring so much joy in my home in this bad times. THANK YOU and all the best for your wonderful family. Greets from my whole 4 persons and one dog family.
Thank you omar for the critique i appreciate it, soon i will submit some photo using my Fuji xt30.
leave time stamp and instagram if you like. Thanks!
This is one I’ll want to watch again.
Damn. So nice of you. Feedback really helps. Thanks!
Thank you. University of Omar. 👍😊
These videos where you go through a bunch of pictures and comment are very helpful. Thanks.
What an amazing video. In addition to your photography skills, you have great teaching chops. Your strategy of talking about a skill (using good light), what you see in the photo and also what might be next for the person in their growth is superb teaching. Bravo!
Wonderful video. I love how you give comments on the photos. As you point out what should be improved in the photos, I kinda understand more about lighting
Loved this one, please do more critiques they are interesting and helpful.
Oh man. That picture with the man from Pakistan... I really love it! I love how those collors combine and their contrast. I love that shadow on the man face which is aslmost like a scar on his face, but at the same time suggest that is somewhere in the nature in his own element. It is a photojournalistic photo and all of this elements to me sugest reality and not a pose. GREAT ONE!
Blue sky, orange fields, green jaket, redish turban and tone of the face. Amazing!👍👍👍
Thank you so much - this was great and I learned quite a lot. PLEASE do more of these. Much appreciated.
The concept of "QUALITY OF LIGHT" is something I learned from your previous videos. I am still learning.
Man, that "3 elements" technique for posing. I will never forget it. Thanks
Great video. I will definitely use the tip about posing and SS being double the focal length.
You're a great teacher Omar. It's all about the light dude.
This video was super helpful! I’m definitely going to focus more on making sure the eyes have catchlights. Thank you for emphasizing that.
Loved your little nuggets of wisdom! Thanks so much.
So many tips and tricks for an amateur like me to unpack here. I need to watch it a few times.
I just found your channel and I glam thoroughly enjoying your videos and even better still I’m learning. Im binging you now and spreading the word! 😀 thank you!
Thank you so much for these insightful critiques!!! I watched it many times !
This was a fantastic video! I'm new to photography and love these videos far more that fanboy gear reviews!! You are easily becoming my favorite RUclipsr! More vids like this please. Also I loved how you fixed that picture of the girl with heart hands. A video on how to recover/touch up almost good pictures would be great. Thanks!
Wow, this Video is amazing. These Infos help me a lot for my Future portrait photographing to keep in Mind. I like, that you are Not talking about a lot of theoretical stuff but give Short and precise suggestions and Tips how to improve Light, frame or model compositions.
Keep Going!
THX Omar, great discussion & learning points for us to see & adapt ..
I have trouble telling the difference between bad and good light. I found this video very helpful. Thank you.
Great video Omar, looking forward for another one
Soooo cool!! I definitely want to participate in the next one! 🐣🐣🐣
This was very helpful seeing the critique with examples.
Super helpful video. Learning a lot from how you analyze these.
Loved this presentation. I love all your videos. Thank you.
This was excellent. You really taught me a lot on posing, lighting, distracting elements, catch lights, colors etc. thank you so much.
Thanks. Please do more of these.
Great video.............as usual! Learnt a lot.
This was really interesting! So it is a good saying.. bring your own light..
Thanks for this video, critiques are the best way for all to learn!! Be safe!
Budding hobby photographer here- loving these very easy to understand videos
this was very helpful, i really appreciate the tips and im going to be working on them on my days off!
I'd love to see more videos like this!
Loved this video, lots of pics reviewed and quick critiques
Superb video. Waiting eagerly for part II
such a genuine critique...with the typical Omar style humour...which is great as always btw..loved it
3 minutes into this video and you blew my mind! I have so may photos that had "good" light, but just seemed off... guess I will be buying a reflector soon.
Awesome man!!
Thank you soo much! That was really interesting. I am a beginner and would like to know more of that!
Great video! Kudos to the photographers brave enough to be critiqued! I'm amazed at how relatively minot tweaks can make aa photo pop. Thanks for making!
One of your best videos, Omar. And that’s a not easy to say because the majority of your work is great.
Hey Omar, thanx for all the great tips! Just starting out with my Z6ii here, but for now I really love the images.
Really enjoyed watching this. This should be a series.
Hi Omar, there's always something to learn in your videos and they are relaxing and funny as well.
Great job 👍
You're hilarious, non-intimidating and I love your easy approach. Happy I found you!
Amazing and well done! discovering you late but enjoying you!
Learned so much from this VIdeo Omar, thanks for going through all these photos 👍🏽
I love your energy and humor. Haha. Your analysis is so spot on i learnt a lot thankssss
This video was so fun to watch, I learned a lot, good tips. Hope I can improve my photo skills. Regards from Chile.
Hi Omar, just starting to take people images and understanding better how the light works. This video was amazing, thanks for sharing!
hi omar! this video is very very good and helpful for me!
continue it!😀🙏🌹
I also liked the funny side of your talk😂
Thanks a lot. Your channel is really useful for me who new into photography. This is really like an excellent training class ...
Nicely done, good comments. Learned from it!
Good reviews and I learned from it as much as I enjoyed it. Keep up the good work.
Super helpful. (As an indoor project, the current self-isolation may be an opportunity for photographers to work on assembling photo books.)
Hello Omar, i really enjoyed this one and i would appreciate you doing more of this kind of videos. I feel like i learned a lot. For my taste these could be like 10-15min every few weeks.
It‘s just a pleasure to watch your videos, Omar. Thank you so much! Will practice right away with my kids and wife :) Regards from Germany
Brilliant, only just found your channel, was Canon DSLR, moved to FujiX100T, about to go XT3. I love your sometimes brutal summary, some maybe unhappy but its what we all need to improve. Keep up the great work.
You are the best
Please make the part 2
I am lost for words, you are very good!
This video is three years old, so no one will see this, so this is just me commenting into the vapor of the night. I totally understand where Omar is coming from. However, as a portrait artist (oil painter) the added shading depth and color from the environment of the "bad" photo in the thumbnail is exactly what I want, and what I go for when I shoot reference photography. The "good light" image is incredibly flat, to the point where I wouldn't paint from it. It would be a bad painting.
The setups that Omar is going for appear to minimize the aspects that a painter wants to capture. I thrive on those subtle color changes that bother Omar. If a figure is in shadow but I can discern a blue cast from the sky I get giddy. A bounce light from green grass or a red brick path? Oh my god, hold me back!
What I think it amounts to is that having a lower contrast image may be the goal or byproduct of a portrait photographer's style or workflow, but that end goal is exactly what portrait painters will point out in novice's work as something that needs to be fixed. I find that interesting. Perhaps the higher contrast image is not preferred by the photographer because they cannot - without serious photo editing - easily change the harshness or contrast of shadows and the painter can.
Personally, I prefer the contrast and color variations in all cases, be it photography or paintings, but that's just me. Enjoy this three year old comment, nobody. :)
Thanks Omar, a few pros do what you do. Much appreciated!
Very helpful, thanks :) And you're fun to watch, good presenter.
Awesome video, and I learned a lot! Keep them coming!
thanks for the tips/ideas for the good light sir Omar, 💕📷
Love your "staring into the horizon" comment! You're a nut (in a good way)! Got a nice chuckle from that one LOL! Great videos! Thanks!
Thanks Omar, I loved your subtle tips on posing and lighting. Do you have more videos like this?
Thanks for this. Very good and super useful for a beginner trying to figure this stuff out!
that before and after is amazing!
I really like the way you explain things. It is informative and soooo entertaining. 🙂 Thanks!
Thanks. I hope for one more edition of "portrait critique"
Love these videos! Learn lots of useful tips for a great variety of portraits. Pls do more of these!
Good video, thanks. I am French with not a high level in English but I understand it, so that's good. We are indoor too here so that helps to see your videos.
Awesome tips! Would love to see more of them!
Super helpful! More videos critiquing submitted photos on other subjects would be great!
I spit my coffee all over my desk when you made the posing face!!!
oh Omar, you hit the nail on the head. Like me, you have two not so old kids. Brutal. Our schools are closed for 3 weeks and I bet they don't go back this year. What a mess. Stay strong, chaver
Hang in there!
Excellent elaborated educating presentation. Thank you.