You're such a great teacher. I feel like we're sitting in a room together talking about photography and life, learning, exploring - very inspiring. Keep sharing! x
Great points man! Honestly a lot of the videos you’ve been coming out with lately feel like they’re speaking directly towards me at the perfect time lol
5 days ago I actually needed this video. This is the stuff I live for - quality education. I haven't met many people that are willing to share stuff they know.
Thank you for everything you do Evan, just got into college and hit a huge creative slump but your videos help immensely and have helped me for awhile now, can’t wait to see what’s next from you!
Great advice and tips man! The ending absolutely did it for me. Emotions.. photography and music is what makes me feel alive so to be able to capture a feeling in a photo is purely magic.
Been watching your videos since I started photography and that tip about emotion and giving people a feeling from your photography is 100% true. That’s the feed back I get back from most of my audience. The other tips like color can take you to the next level as well. Thanks for all your advice over the years Evan, you’ve really helped me grow as a photographer.
Evan. EXCELLENT video. EXCELLENT points that really can inspire creativity, give new photogs solid foundation, but also help break experienced photogs out of ruts. Go back to the basics. Simple and elegant. Another one I like as a "secret"/side topic is to experiment, yes, but to also practice often at MAKING EVERY PHOTO INTENTIONALLY. I suck at that, lol, I take way too many often. Takes discipline. Cheers, bro!
Love this, also love the book recommendations. This video is so helpful and you can see your passion whenever you talk about photography. Can’t wait to see what else you come out with.
Just spotted this one. I've always said there are two things that separate the person who takes pictures from the photographer - the ability to see something extraordinary in the ordinary and the skill to show that vision to others. People have told me I have the first (or I rather I look at things different) and I am constantly working on the second.
Color is amazing, but here in Mexico, many models put filters to your editing. You study color ro much to get them as beauty as Lightroom or photoshop can help and still, they place a filter to your photos and if you disagree, they end up uploading an Instagram story saying bad stuff about you and they ruin your reputation. That's why I hate to work with models.
Talking about composition, if you are landscape photographer, Street Photographer or so, it's good, but on Portraits, I have seen colleagues that when they are shooting, models said to them: NO WAY, THAT'S NOT MY ANGLE, although it is, but they don't want to know it and mostly, they go with the basics.
Watched a few YT tutorials and camera comparisons (Tip: don't watch camera comparisons) videos today, by good people, but they made me a bit sleepy...then THIS. Thanks, Evan...gonna shut YT down for today and go out and make a picture. Keep it up, bro
Love the videos and your photos man. Really inspiring. Any advice for creating new ideas? I recently broke out of a creative slump with a bunch of new ideas that were all kind of fails. Trying to stay motivated.
Also want to say its great to see you working hard and looking to the future after a break up and want to say thanks for making more people full in love with photography
Secret skills? Anyone that thinks these things are secrets has been living in a very dark box for a very long time. I'm not detracting from Evan's work, I don't know it. This video though is a long, long way from telling you anything that you can't find out in 10 minutes on the Tube or elsewhere. I'd go so far as to say it's cheap clickbait... see all those links in the 'Show more...' I see a lot of 'fanboy' comments, very few honest comments, it's a shame.
If you already know it all, then you are not his intended audience... And a catchy "click baity" title is likely a part of the reason he can make it as a you-tuber for a career, instead of shooting weddings or whatever
@@rileyjpas It's not a question of whther or not someone knows it all... no-one does. If the video content is '101' as this is then to title 'secret skills' is misleading to say the least. So yes, another click bait video, I think the tube has enough of that already. His intended audience is anyone willing to click, nothing more and that's fine until it's done in a deceitful way. If the intended audience was the less experienced then it should be pitched so. Newbie or seasoned pro, point out to me one sentence in the entire video that could be taken as the revelation of a secret skill?
@@Englishman999 I mean you never know, your right but it's still good information and for someone like me can be really helpful plus allot of what he says isn't bs. If you simply someone who already understands these skills this isn't the video for you so just simply move on. You think 70k people who seen this vid cared so much? Man is a RUclipsr he knows what he is doing...
The goal is to make your subconscious mind love photography as much as you do. Your eye and your minds eye working in sync 🧬 Love your work and videos Evan, you’re the man!
First I just wanted to say thank you! You have teached me so much about photography it's insane and for that I'm forever greatful. My question being: End of this year I'm going to travel in South america and a couple countries in southeast asia for about 12 month in total. I want to start my career as a travel/documentary photographer. I do not really have a portfolio yet and in my head that's what I wanted to focus on during this trip. Building my portfolio. How should I go about building my portfolio? Am I complicating things in my head. Should I just find interesting stories and simply photograph as much and as often as possible? Sorry for what may be a loose question.. I have a good amount of money saved up meant for this purpose. Really giving this a go. In 1 year if I want I can go back to my job in Sweden but that's not what I want to do. I'm 28 years if this is to any help Oh and you rock dude. Keep up the awesome job you do. Love from Sweden 🇸🇪
Amazing vid Evan! I have noticed on my images that if they bring back memories for a person, they tend to perform much better online and people want to buy them too. I really need to take your advice to heart on that last point! Going to start watching movies and listening to specific music before my photo walks ✌🏻
I like letting my clients choose the photos they want edited/enhanced/retouched; saves on computer time, turnaround, etc. Depends on the client, but I use this approach with product, food, and event photography.
I really like these points. One thing I have a hard time with is the social aspect. I had a photoshoot recently and I wasn't by myself as there were others photographers there. However, my ability to be social with the models and actually execute ideas became difficult because of how nervous I was. So how do I go about getting better at this? (Anyone can answer)
If I worked in a photography store, I'd ask a customer " are you planning to shoot pictures of the moon with this equipment? Yes? Well I'm sorry, but I can't sell this gear to you...
I kind of gave up with that. I usually let the model pick there favorites and keep it moving. 9 times out of 10, I would never pick that ones they picked. They don't know about sharpness or composition or lighting.
I hate talking with models, because most of them have empty heads and we don't get anywhere. They want to have the perfect shot rather than a natural one that can be successful. Thanks Disney!
As always thanks for watching/listening, hope y'all have a great week!
Hey are you selling any cameras I have a t3 Canon I would love to get a new camera
Looking forward to receiving my book this week 👍🏽🔥📸
You should do a Sinn commercial
and then give us a 10% discount code :-)
1. Make people look good
2. Composition
3. Color
4. Emotions
You're such a great teacher. I feel like we're sitting in a room together talking about photography and life, learning, exploring - very inspiring. Keep sharing! x
Thank you 🙏🏾love listening to yous speak. Everything you say makes sense.
Great points man! Honestly a lot of the videos you’ve been coming out with lately feel like they’re speaking directly towards me at the perfect time lol
Love to hear that! I make these videos to help 🙌
Clicked for the FJ in the thumbnail. That's something I certainly couldn't ignore.
5 days ago I actually needed this video.
This is the stuff I live for - quality education. I haven't met many people that are willing to share stuff they know.
Love the tips, I just woke up and started watching photography skills haha
Thank you for everything you do Evan, just got into college and hit a huge creative slump but your videos help immensely and have helped me for awhile now, can’t wait to see what’s next from you!
Great advice and tips man! The ending absolutely did it for me. Emotions.. photography and music is what makes me feel alive so to be able to capture a feeling in a photo is purely magic.
Been watching your videos since I started photography and that tip about emotion and giving people a feeling from your photography is 100% true. That’s the feed back I get back from most of my audience. The other tips like color can take you to the next level as well. Thanks for all your advice over the years Evan, you’ve really helped me grow as a photographer.
Inspiring...needed that. Thx dude.
Man the colour grading of this video is so soothing , it's a treat to eyes
Evan. EXCELLENT video. EXCELLENT points that really can inspire creativity, give new photogs solid foundation, but also help break experienced photogs out of ruts. Go back to the basics. Simple and elegant. Another one I like as a "secret"/side topic is to experiment, yes, but to also practice often at MAKING EVERY PHOTO INTENTIONALLY. I suck at that, lol, I take way too many often. Takes discipline. Cheers, bro!
Thank you for this. Really appreciate your taking the time to make this video and share.
Great advice, im always looking to improve my thought process and you hit some good points!!! Thanks so much!
great thanks. i learnt something!
Video is looking like butter!!
I really enjoyed the video today. Great tips. Really appreciated it❤
Nice color grade on the video. Spot on with everything you mentioned.
Love this, also love the book recommendations. This video is so helpful and you can see your passion whenever you talk about photography. Can’t wait to see what else you come out with.
After like a million sponsored videos, you are the first one to actually «sell» squarespace to me
Best video I ever seen. Un abrazo desde México!
This was super helpful! Thank you, Evan 👊 color theory is one of those skills I really want to learn more about.
very good points here! definitely important to work with your model rather than a one sided approach, always works better.
Just spotted this one. I've always said there are two things that separate the person who takes pictures from the photographer - the ability to see something extraordinary in the ordinary and the skill to show that vision to others. People have told me I have the first (or I rather I look at things different) and I am constantly working on the second.
Cant get enough helpful tips from Evan. Thanks for all the tips.
Thanks for watching!
@@RanftEvan Always looking forward to a new video from you. So watching is a given. Keep it up. You inspire more people than you realize.
love the honest content man no bs straight to the point !
Really appreciate it!
Color is amazing, but here in Mexico, many models put filters to your editing.
You study color ro much to get them as beauty as Lightroom or photoshop can help and still, they place a filter to your photos and if you disagree, they end up uploading an Instagram story saying bad stuff about you and they ruin your reputation.
That's why I hate to work with models.
Great video and excellent points!
Beautiful colors! I prefer melancholy over sadness. Good thoughts!
Talking about composition, if you are landscape photographer, Street Photographer or so, it's good, but on Portraits, I have seen colleagues that when they are shooting, models said to them: NO WAY, THAT'S NOT MY ANGLE, although it is, but they don't want to know it and mostly, they go with the basics.
Such a great video! Thanks for spurring me on to keep practicing!
These are genuinely some of the amazing tips I've ever taken from any video on RUclips. Thank you so much for this one ❤️
All of the points are so valid!
Awesome, please add your color grading LUTs link to the description
Great video Evan 👍
Enjoyed watching it ❤️🔥
Just thank you for all of this.
Awesome. Thanks!
Watched a few YT tutorials and camera comparisons (Tip: don't watch camera comparisons) videos today, by good people, but they made me a bit sleepy...then THIS. Thanks, Evan...gonna shut YT down for today and go out and make a picture. Keep it up, bro
Thanks for video🙂
Love the videos and your photos man. Really inspiring. Any advice for creating new ideas? I recently broke out of a creative slump with a bunch of new ideas that were all kind of fails. Trying to stay motivated.
Journaling and writing ideas always help me come up with new ideas or ways of seeing things! Give that a try!
@@RanftEvan I'll give it a shot, thanks man.
Super helpful and insightful Evan - appreciate you man!
art is basically just communication, and when have we ever lived without that..
My dude, your videos are always on point
Great video! Love watching your stuff dude
Thank you! 💯🙏
Still my favorite photography channel
The thing about making the person looking good in a photo is very important
Great to see you back
Thanks!!
Also want to say its great to see you working hard and looking to the future after a break up and want to say thanks for making more people full in love with photography
Secret skills? Anyone that thinks these things are secrets has been living in a very dark box for a very long time.
I'm not detracting from Evan's work, I don't know it. This video though is a long, long way from telling you anything that you can't find out in 10 minutes on the Tube or elsewhere.
I'd go so far as to say it's cheap clickbait... see all those links in the 'Show more...'
I see a lot of 'fanboy' comments, very few honest comments, it's a shame.
daaaaaaaang lol
If you already know it all, then you are not his intended audience... And a catchy "click baity" title is likely a part of the reason he can make it as a you-tuber for a career, instead of shooting weddings or whatever
@@rileyjpas It's not a question of whther or not someone knows it all... no-one does. If the video content is '101' as this is then to title 'secret skills' is misleading to say the least. So yes, another click bait video, I think the tube has enough of that already.
His intended audience is anyone willing to click, nothing more and that's fine until it's done in a deceitful way. If the intended audience was the less experienced then it should be pitched so. Newbie or seasoned pro, point out to me one sentence in the entire video that could be taken as the revelation of a secret skill?
@@Englishman999 I mean you never know, your right but it's still good information and for someone like me can be really helpful plus allot of what he says isn't bs. If you simply someone who already understands these skills this isn't the video for you so just simply move on. You think 70k people who seen this vid cared so much? Man is a RUclipsr he knows what he is doing...
Nice video! And love the colorgrade on the video🔥
Appreciate that!!
I've missed Your videos. Good job Evan!
Art is forever.
The goal is to make your subconscious mind love photography as much as you do. Your eye and your minds eye working in sync 🧬
Love your work and videos Evan, you’re the man!
blessing on the 300k
Evan!!! keep killin it.
As always, awesome content!
i wanna get back into photography but i never have, i really enjoy it and it is one of the things i am really good at
First I just wanted to say thank you!
You have teached me so much about photography it's insane and for that I'm forever greatful.
My question being:
End of this year I'm going to travel in South america and a couple countries in southeast asia for about 12 month in total.
I want to start my career as a travel/documentary photographer. I do not really have a portfolio yet and in my head that's what I wanted to focus on during this trip. Building my portfolio.
How should I go about building my portfolio? Am I complicating things in my head. Should I just find interesting stories and simply photograph as much and as often as possible?
Sorry for what may be a loose question..
I have a good amount of money saved up meant for this purpose. Really giving this a go. In 1 year if I want I can go back to my job in Sweden but that's not what I want to do. I'm 28 years if this is to any help
Oh and you rock dude. Keep up the awesome job you do. Love from Sweden 🇸🇪
Always helps to build a portfolio/proof of concept! That’s usually what leads to the 💰
commenting for the algorithm
couple of minutes in....you take a lot of pictures and you need to be able to determine which ones are good and which ones are bad. My mind is blown!
Weird, I hit the like button about 2 seconds before you said to. Haha Keep up the great videos my dude.
Inspiring talk! Love our work! Greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹
I hit the button @EvanRanft
Green colour in video looking ❤️
Great points as always Evan!!
Amazing vid Evan! I have noticed on my images that if they bring back memories for a person, they tend to perform much better online and people want to buy them too. I really need to take your advice to heart on that last point! Going to start watching movies and listening to specific music before my photo walks ✌🏻
I like letting my clients choose the photos they want edited/enhanced/retouched; saves on computer time, turnaround, etc. Depends on the client, but I use this approach with product, food, and event photography.
Tbh, some clients don't have taste
@@abdoolunlimited7728 True, but they’re paying the bill. Gotta keep them happy. 🤷🏻♂️
@@ryantanakaphoto True but in that case would you do two different edits? One for your client and one for your portfolio and website?
Thank you brotha. These are the skills that can really make an artist great.
Firstly I want to say that the color grading in this video is 😍😍😍
Thank you so much!
Good points 👍🏼
Awesome 👍
I really like these points. One thing I have a hard time with is the social aspect. I had a photoshoot recently and I wasn't by myself as there were others photographers there. However, my ability to be social with the models and actually execute ideas became difficult because of how nervous I was. So how do I go about getting better at this? (Anyone can answer)
Would love to get better at this as well
What's that camera case you have in your thumbnail 🤔😍😍
Where did you get that sweatshirt
"Make people feel something"
Great video as usual! :)
Being a budding artist, I've really started enjoying your insights.
Have you tried tethering/capture to a computer during the shoot to let them pick the shots that they like?
If I worked in a photography store, I'd ask a customer " are you planning to shoot pictures of the moon with this equipment? Yes? Well I'm sorry, but I can't sell this gear to you...
Please drop the lut you used for this video
What kind of cases for your gear are those?!?
Would love an 1826 hat! Have any left over I can cop from you?
Alrightttttttt, you said Travis Scott again. Instant like and instant comment. Thanks for the epic tips man!
I kind of gave up with that. I usually let the model pick there favorites and keep it moving. 9 times out of 10, I would never pick that ones they picked. They don't know about sharpness or composition or lighting.
Sweet
Yo can we talk about the talking head shot for a sec ? It is stunning!! Good job bro ⚡⚡
Thanks!! A lot of natural light to work with in the new place 🙌
Are you wearing a Sinn U50 diver?
Biggest inspiration as always man ✨❤️
🙏🙏🙏
super valuable my guy!🔥
Thank you so much, always the goal!
In love with your photography ✨🙌❤
Thank you so much!
Is it a good idea to aske the person that you are taking a photo of to think about something bad to make them feel sad for a moody photo
When you sell something on squarespace, does squarespace take a cut?
Depends on which account level you sign up to
Nice Sinn.
Speaking of colors I feel like I’m watching the matrix with all the green tones
I gave this a thumbs up before you told me in the video. #outplayed
Ayee that’s a real MVP move!
I hate talking with models, because most of them have empty heads and we don't get anywhere.
They want to have the perfect shot rather than a natural one that can be successful.
Thanks Disney!
I hit the like button before i watch the video. Sorry .
3:00 models told you that? How many? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣