PROFESSIONAL COMPOSITION TRICKS to get beyond the RULE OF THIRDS!
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My name is Simon d'Entremont and I'm a Canon Ambassador and professional wildlife and nature photographer from Eastern Canada. In this video, I'll show you how to compose your photos and get beyond the rule of thirds.
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My dad explained many of these principles when i first started to explore photography as a kid. Now, although i often think about what could i do to have a better composition (especially for landscapes), it turned into an instinct. It would feel very uncomfortable to take shots without these "rules". Yet, this is something you can never fully master, there's always new things to learn
This is the first video on composition that's been of any value on RUclips! Excellent as always Monsieur d'Entremont!
I've learned more about using a camera from this channel then I have in a lifetime of playing around with the camera on my own. You're a great teacher sir👍
Always great info. I appreciate the overlays showing the location of upper and lower 3rds. Thanks for taking the extra time for graphics.
Glad it was helpful!
Love your videos, they really exemplify the idea of understanding the rules means understanding how to break them.
Thanks so much, Simon! I spent so much time as a fledgling photographer trying to get birds in focus that I'm a bit overwhelmed by how to crop photos now that they're all in focus. This is very helpful. My wife probably thanks you too since I won't have to ask her "what should I do with this?" every 10 minutes.
I recently finished a great online course all about wildlife composition. This video is excellent as it reinforced and added to all that I have learned! I've already noticed an improvement in my photos once I began intentionally considering the composition.
That's great to hear!
Thanks for the video, absolute top quality as usual. One other thing to remind yourself is that, even if you can't get the composition right in camera, there ways to crop to make it more balanced and improve the composition (square, 2:1 or even 3:1 if you have a very boring sky and foreground). Maybe I'm biased towards wide crops because I use a 32:9 monitor, but I love wide/panorama shots.
Papa Photo back at it again. Thanks for all these amazing tips. I watch everything as soon as they come out. I can't wait until the next one!
Great video. I always forget something so this is a great revision tool for me. Cheers
Thank you Simon. Well done as usual. I always get something new to learn and try and informs me when I am doing something right intuitively. Cheers!
Excellent!
Another banger of a video!
I love how you can explain a lot of stuff with a very simple words and examples.
About those tips - I was pleasantly surprised that despite being a total amateur, I'm subconsciously already using most of them.
An excellent explanation of the guideline entitled the "Rule of Thirds." Thanks for the info.
I ,ook forward to your weekly videos because you never disappoint. Well done again sir.
Great overview of composition and how to maximize it
I've been dedicating some time to learn composition in depth, as I find myself struggling with this matter fairly often. Your input is always very insightful and a delight to hear and see. Thank you Simon for all your advice, I'll make sure to put it into practice.
Great video as always Simon!
Excellent advice as always Simon thank you - loved the 2 person shot with hats that at first made you think it was a mirror portrait and then all the elements reveal themselves that it's actually a clever and creative composition. Composition rules are fine but seeing shape, forms and tones before implementing strategies will expand your creative skills.
Once again . . . great advice and techniques you pass along. I always watch your videos as soon as they appear, because a always love the great tips . . .
This video is extremely helpful! I especially like the idea of using negative space.
Great tips Simon, and just stunning photos !!!
Thanks!
Great advices as always 👏🏻 Me personally I’ve found myself liking a lot to frame wildlife or particular landscapes with bushes or branches that are much darker in shade as to give a sort of “natural window” from which to observe nature
Excellent suggestions, indeed. Never be afraid to try different compositions for what "looks right". I often find the biggest compositional challenges are when one knoooows there is an image "hiding" within a scene but mentally moving about to isolate the composition still falls short. I've abandoned any number of images after looking at my .raw files when I realize I still haven't "seen" the image that is hiding in plain view. lol Some of my favorite images certainly don't follow the rules of thirds, though. I think tuning one's mental images of the final results is a process that never stops growing over the years.
Thanks for sharing the awesome tips!
The photograph of the eagle at 4.15 is awesome!!
Your channel is like a carnival in the world of entertainment and laughter. Continue to delight us with your entertaining and funny videos!🌶💡😵
I am finding that my biggest compositional challenge isn't finding good compositions, but in getting out of the "snapshot" mentality that has me looking at photos that honestly weren't composed in the field *at all* and seeing what I can coax out of them, compositionally, via cropping and whatnot. It's amazing how many bad habits created by years of a "Whip out the phone and snap a pic" mentality I am now working to break!
Thanks for that great tips Simon! Have a good day!
Thank you so much! Your tips have helped me improve drastically. I really appreciate it.
❤❤❤, it is the creation makes photography satisfying and attractive.
That's right!
Thanks for another great video man. A really excellent tip to keep in mind while out and about.
Great video! I like to think of "rule" of thirds as a device for measuring, not a law or regulation. Often useful for measuring out a first try at a composition if you're in a hurry. But the other elements of composition that you describe are more important. The end result might often end up fitting to the rule of thirds anyway, since you don't want to crowd the edges and want to include multiple elements. That means that worrying about the spacing first is not optimal, and the energy should be spent on finding interesting elements to include. (And avoiding inconvenient elements)
Thanks for another great video, Simon. I particularly like how you describe layers and I'll be looking for this in my future photography. One thing I hope people will be careful of is the use of reflections. Facebook is cluttered with so many photos where, for instance, a bird is standing in the water, and the reflection takes up as much space as the subject and strongly detracts from the impression of it being a photo of a bird to being just another cute 'reflection shot', which to my eyes look clichéd.
More great tips Simon
Shared with club, great tips!!!
Thanks for sharing!!
Love the video, thnaks for your advise
Thanks for watching!
Always great Thanks
All good points for most types of photogarphy. I have recently taken up Street Photography. Interesting in this genre, "pretty" photos are somewhat frowned upon and breaking the rules somewhat encoraged? At least, how I see it.
Hi Simon, there is to much emphasis on the Rule of Thirds, if it's done in the right scene it's good. Reflections and Shadows are nice things to photograph especially when it looks like a Mirror. Loved the examples and tips you showed with the Truck and the Looping Smoke. I haven't seen that type of shot done with the curve in the Smoke. And great way to finish off with, the bonus tip of Negative space. A lot of photographers avoid shooting Negative space. Very useful video this was to me as is all your videos. Much appreciated Simon. 😊.
Thanks Simon 😊
gd stuff as always simon. i know i got this in my mind, but just too lazy to go out n get it. tnx for the inspiration; it gets me outta my couch once in awhile, only to find out i need more practice to get it right. what's the hurry though i say. keep on keepin up, tnx agn,
Simon, there's a subject i'd love for you to make a video on: Presets.
However, let me be clear: I'm not asking for a video on presets you like or made, or on how to create them: what i'd love for you to tackle is how to understand what parts of an edit make sense as presets. i find myself struggling to determine which parts of an edit i would use in other edits, vs which parts of an edit are unique to that particular photo.
One day when in Africa again, organize a selfdrive week trip at the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, between Namibia and Botswana. My favorite place on earth for wildlife photography. Your images will have a totally different background
That sounds amazing!
Hey Simon, great video as always. Thank you very much for this.
I was wondering if you can also make a video about how to use the cameras for videos, I have and R8 and I'm kind of stuck with how to properly use the focus. Or maybe there is already a video about it and I've missed it? thanks in advance!
Here you go. ruclips.net/video/L-p6s2enQB8/видео.htmlsi=v8gKGzjPZ2qEcUYk
great vid as usual.. Thanks. When will you announce future Africa trips????
Simon - I'm going through your megapixel videos already, but wondering if you've done any crop comparison's with the new R1 and R5 Mk II? I'm considering switching back to Canon and do a wide variety of sport / fast action that would be better with R1/R3, and some other things where the R5 would likely be a better choice. Doing my research as it were....thanks.
3:48 did Canon not provide ND-Filter's at the event? I feel like blurring out the background more would've fit a lot better with the blurry branches in the foreground. That would've made it look more intentional and make the Car really pop out.
But i suspect it was either too bright to open up the Aperture more, or you'd wanted the Background as a nice scenery before panning behind the bushes and couldn't change the settings quick enough for the fast moving car
You’ll be just fine
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Love your vidéo man
Your videos are a journey of knowledge and inspiration. Continue to delight us with your amazing videos!🙄🤞🛖