I’m a very average amateur photographer. I’ve enjoyed some of your gear reviews but I really like your approach to analysing your photos in this video. It has motivated me to think more deeply about some of the images I produce and I look forward to more of the same from you.
I liked this video so much and also all other comments and different opinions. I love both pictures, and I think I would do one common thing for them: including some more ground and the beginning of the structures. I think that would make me feel more comfortable. But I absolutely think I wouldn't be able to create these images if I were there. Thank you for the chance to think creatively and critically.
Hi Dylan. I have not opinion in the second imagen. But in the first, I believe that if you get yourself higher, the waterfall will disappear behind the tree, and we will lose the mist on the top. The two lantern are a complicated issue, I can’t say much without knowing the area, but I believe that the way is not to make them disappear, is show more of them. In this case, more is better.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to shoot any video while I was down there. Below the lanterns is actually a case where they keep lit candles. It's super ugly and that's why I cropped at the bottom. The only real option, unfortunately, is to completely remove them from the composition. like you say, it would be great to see more, especially if they had candles in them or something. But, that would introduce the ugly cabinet. Haha
😂 on the second pic when you displayed it I was looking at the left part of the roof and was like "just the tip, just the tip!". On the first one yeah, same feeling when I saw it, those two lanterns are a bit odd in that place plus it seems they have perspective deformation. But then who I am to judge. You always talk about how you feel when taking a picture and how you want to convey this to us. I appreciate. I love your self critique methodology (I always do that and end up destroying all negatives and digital files). It's the only one to really improve or at least have a critical eye. I see a lot of people just posting without even thinking what could be better, yet, they're the first to say "I wouldn't have done that, I would have done that" when it comes to other's work. All that leads to mediocrity.
Judge away! That's what happens when we share our work. Honestly, I'm happy with both of these images for what they say about the experiences. Neither is going to win a photographic award or impress on technical prowess, but they both achieve their aims. Going back over last summer's work makes me want to get back out there and improve on these. It's been a good way to spend yet another rainy day.
Hi Dylan, first off enjoy your channel and methodical no nonsense approach to either gear or - in this case - image review. As for the first image I would have excluded either the temple or the statue- to me they are almost competing with each other and my eye keeps moving from left to right. Whilst I understand your desire to have all 3 elements including the waterfall in the frame, it’s almost as if you there is no clear Centre of interest. I guess it comes down to personal preference. As for the second shot - agree with your analysis in that the image suffers from having chopped off the roof . I would have given the whole subject a bit more breathing space and possibly stepped back if that was possible. Was that image made with the native 23mm Lens or with the wide angle converter ? Again - nitpicking at a very high level here. 😉 Thx for having allowed the viewer some insights into your thought process.
Cheers! Interesting thoughts on the statue image. For me, the place itself is made up of those three elements and I wouldn't give one of them up. It would be interesting to see your take on it! That second image was made with the 23mm lens. No time to change there. As we both agree, stepping back would help. Still, I'm happy with what the image conveys, despite the slight compositional misstep that might have made it a little better. Thanks for watching.
Hello Dylan. I found your channel today and is really nice. You know what are you talking about and you do it right. I am not English speaker and sometimes is difficult to understand for me, but despite of that,, is a really good channel. just suscribed. BTW I was also living in Korea for 5 years, nice to found you. ;)
Thanks, Mikel! Glad you found me. Hopefully my English isn't too fast or complex. Take your time and feel free to ask if you need anyrhing explained further.
Thanks for this video, it's great to be guided through the process in each image, really helps to connect to the decisions. My only additional feedback is that the second image perhaps needs a little more space at the bottom. Really enjoying your channel - quick question, why aren't there any official X-photographers out of Korea? Seems like you'd be a good candidate for some sponsorship given the experience of Fuji gear you bring
Hi Sam, Cheers for the feedback. A little more space on the bottom might give a bit more breathing space, for sure. I think I'm a little too honest to last as an X photographer. haha. I meet with the marketing department here frequently and discuss what I do and don't like about the cameras. However, I think the X photographer program is more for those willing to be positive about everything Fujifilm does. ;)
@@DylanGoldbyPhotographer That's really interesting! I would have hoped they'd welcome rigorous constructive criticism. Keep up the honest content though!
HI Dylan, Enjoying your videos and channel very much. Easy going and thoughtful. I agree the things you pointed out would improve the images, but both have such strong points of interest they drew me in and made me wish I was there. More story and sense of place. No small achievement! Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it, Dave! I'm a firm believer that images should, first and foremost, tell a story and give the viewer a look into that moment. I'm glad they conveyed this for you.
I think this is a very interesting form of showing us how the photographer's mind work. In the first image I totally agree with you and got a great tip with the polarizer. In the second image I agree with your first improvement and it's also something I would have done differently if I had the chance. For your second reason I doesn't really agree with you. I would have lower my camera so it just cut of over the roof top. Hopefully it would cut some of the reflections off and not making my eye travel to that bright part. It could be due to my lack.of use with polarizers I say so..I don't know. And maybe there are other reasons that made you want to exclude the ground near the temple? Thank you for a lot of insights and a good brain exercise. /Robert
Thanks for watching, Robert. I'm glad you found it useful. This is something I do a lot with fellow photographers. We'll simply ask each other to walk through our decisions and see what we can learn from them.
I enjoyed this analysis quite a bit; the composition of the shot at 16:21 is fantastic. That and the image at 16:37 were my favorites in this set. Was Classic Negative your base for color grading?
Thanks, Earl. I actually shot this with Classic Neg in camera, but used Classic Chrome in post. I find that Classic Neg shifts the shadows a bit too much for my liking, but it does look great through the EVF while in the field.
Another excellent video from you, Dylan. 👍 I've learned a couple of things from this. Regarding the second photo, yes I agree with you the image will be even better with the tip of the roof included, depicting the character of oriental architecture. However, my favorite photo is the one at 16'29" in which the window/door frames the woman.
I don't do much at all. White balance, contrast, a little clarity and vignetting at times. Some subtle colour shifts and that's it. Honestly, I hate editing, which is most of the reason I use Fujfilm cameras! 🤣
I’m a very average amateur photographer. I’ve enjoyed some of your gear reviews but I really like your approach to analysing your photos in this video. It has motivated me to think more deeply about some of the images I produce and I look forward to more of the same from you.
I liked this video so much and also all other comments and different opinions. I love both pictures, and I think I would do one common thing for them: including some more ground and the beginning of the structures. I think that would make me feel more comfortable. But I absolutely think I wouldn't be able to create these images if I were there. Thank you for the chance to think creatively and critically.
Thank you so much for watching!
Hi Dylan. I have not opinion in the second imagen. But in the first, I believe that if you get yourself higher, the waterfall will disappear behind the tree, and we will lose the mist on the top. The two lantern are a complicated issue, I can’t say much without knowing the area, but I believe that the way is not to make them disappear, is show more of them. In this case, more is better.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to shoot any video while I was down there. Below the lanterns is actually a case where they keep lit candles. It's super ugly and that's why I cropped at the bottom. The only real option, unfortunately, is to completely remove them from the composition. like you say, it would be great to see more, especially if they had candles in them or something. But, that would introduce the ugly cabinet. Haha
I love the repetition of the architecture that leads the eyes to the nun at the temple.
😂 on the second pic when you displayed it I was looking at the left part of the roof and was like "just the tip, just the tip!".
On the first one yeah, same feeling when I saw it, those two lanterns are a bit odd in that place plus it seems they have perspective deformation.
But then who I am to judge.
You always talk about how you feel when taking a picture and how you want to convey this to us. I appreciate.
I love your self critique methodology (I always do that and end up destroying all negatives and digital files). It's the only one to really improve or at least have a critical eye. I see a lot of people just posting without even thinking what could be better, yet, they're the first to say "I wouldn't have done that, I would have done that" when it comes to other's work. All that leads to mediocrity.
Judge away! That's what happens when we share our work.
Honestly, I'm happy with both of these images for what they say about the experiences. Neither is going to win a photographic award or impress on technical prowess, but they both achieve their aims.
Going back over last summer's work makes me want to get back out there and improve on these. It's been a good way to spend yet another rainy day.
Hi Dylan, first off enjoy your channel and methodical no nonsense approach to either gear or - in this case - image review. As for the first image I would have excluded either the temple or the statue- to me they are almost competing with each other and my eye keeps moving from left to right. Whilst I understand your desire to have all 3 elements including the waterfall in the frame, it’s almost as if you there is no clear Centre of interest. I guess it comes down to personal preference. As for the second shot - agree with your analysis in that the image suffers from having chopped off the roof . I would have given the whole subject a bit more breathing space and possibly stepped back if that was possible. Was that image made with the native 23mm Lens or with the wide angle converter ? Again - nitpicking at a very high level here. 😉 Thx for having allowed the viewer some insights into your thought process.
Cheers!
Interesting thoughts on the statue image. For me, the place itself is made up of those three elements and I wouldn't give one of them up. It would be interesting to see your take on it!
That second image was made with the 23mm lens. No time to change there. As we both agree, stepping back would help. Still, I'm happy with what the image conveys, despite the slight compositional misstep that might have made it a little better.
Thanks for watching.
Interesting thanks
Hello Dylan. I found your channel today and is really nice. You know what are you talking about and you do it right. I am not English speaker and sometimes is difficult to understand for me, but despite of that,, is a really good channel. just suscribed. BTW I was also living in Korea for 5 years, nice to found you. ;)
Thanks, Mikel! Glad you found me. Hopefully my English isn't too fast or complex. Take your time and feel free to ask if you need anyrhing explained further.
Thanks for this video, it's great to be guided through the process in each image, really helps to connect to the decisions. My only additional feedback is that the second image perhaps needs a little more space at the bottom. Really enjoying your channel - quick question, why aren't there any official X-photographers out of Korea? Seems like you'd be a good candidate for some sponsorship given the experience of Fuji gear you bring
Hi Sam,
Cheers for the feedback. A little more space on the bottom might give a bit more breathing space, for sure.
I think I'm a little too honest to last as an X photographer. haha. I meet with the marketing department here frequently and discuss what I do and don't like about the cameras. However, I think the X photographer program is more for those willing to be positive about everything Fujifilm does. ;)
@@DylanGoldbyPhotographer That's really interesting! I would have hoped they'd welcome rigorous constructive criticism. Keep up the honest content though!
@@myblackboxrocks I'm sure they probably would. It seems like nothing but praise comes out of the X photographers. Haha
Very interesting
HI Dylan,
Enjoying your videos and channel very much. Easy going and thoughtful. I agree the things you pointed out would improve the images, but both have such strong points of interest they drew me in and made me wish I was there. More story and sense of place. No small achievement! Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it, Dave! I'm a firm believer that images should, first and foremost, tell a story and give the viewer a look into that moment. I'm glad they conveyed this for you.
I think this is a very interesting form of showing us how the photographer's mind work. In the first image I totally agree with you and got a great tip with the polarizer. In the second image I agree with your first improvement and it's also something I would have done differently if I had the chance. For your second reason I doesn't really agree with you. I would have lower my camera so it just cut of over the roof top. Hopefully it would cut some of the reflections off and not making my eye travel to that bright part. It could be due to my lack.of use with polarizers I say so..I don't know. And maybe there are other reasons that made you want to exclude the ground near the temple? Thank you for a lot of insights and a good brain exercise. /Robert
Thanks for watching, Robert. I'm glad you found it useful. This is something I do a lot with fellow photographers. We'll simply ask each other to walk through our decisions and see what we can learn from them.
@@DylanGoldbyPhotographer that's fantastic! I will try this on some of my photography interested friends. Thank you for the reply.
I enjoyed this analysis quite a bit; the composition of the shot at 16:21 is fantastic. That and the image at 16:37 were my favorites in this set. Was Classic Negative your base for color grading?
Thanks, Earl. I actually shot this with Classic Neg in camera, but used Classic Chrome in post. I find that Classic Neg shifts the shadows a bit too much for my liking, but it does look great through the EVF while in the field.
Another excellent video from you, Dylan. 👍 I've learned a couple of things from this. Regarding the second photo, yes I agree with you the image will be even better with the tip of the roof included, depicting the character of oriental architecture. However, my favorite photo is the one at 16'29" in which the window/door frames the woman.
Cheers, Paul! Yep. The heat of the moment can defeat us all, especially when holding the camera above our heads. Ha!
Lovely images. How much editing is done on your photos? I would be curious to see a before and after video of some of your shots.
I don't do much at all. White balance, contrast, a little clarity and vignetting at times. Some subtle colour shifts and that's it. Honestly, I hate editing, which is most of the reason I use Fujfilm cameras! 🤣