Composition is the key. There is no substitute for a great composition. It's what brings the photograph to life and gives it structure. Sometimes you don't have to do much (or even any) editing at all if the composition is great. Everything else is on the lower level of relevancy. Composition is the glue that ties the scene together.
Thanks for sharing! One thing worth sharing that changed my landscape photography was learning about transitions when composing your image. For example, dark to light, big to small, high contrast to low contrast and cool to warm. I don't know if you cover this in your teachings but it will make your landscape photography superior. Almost guaranteed.
During my workshops I talk some more and I address all these things you mentioned in a presentation related to painters. When I started learning photography, back in 2005, I didn't had all the resources from today. So I started with painters and over there I noticed these techniques where you have darkness-light-darkness or the warm color focus area is surrounded by cold colors (also noticed this in old Disney and Pixar cartoons). All these techniques are very powerful and simple but many photographers don't know about them
Thanks - this was a master class for me. You articulated the things I have stumbled into but never really thought about them in this way. You are absolutely right and I will be remembered this each time I go out. The light is such a fickle substance. A lot of times for me it is very transitory and you have to be quick to capture it. I love when you look and really see the subject in all its glory. Excellent video.
During all my workshops, I force the participants to ask themselves this question, before they take a photo: "What am I photographing here?" I don't need to hear the question or the answer ... it's only for them but this simple exercise will create in time a way of thinking and at some point you don't even have to ask yourself this question and the answer will be already there
Thanks Tom. Inspiring. And your comforting voice complements your message! I do mostly street photography, but good presentations about any aspect of photography are always helpful. And I think your emphasis here can be applied to street photography - not the beautiful landscapes you’ve captured, but the emphasis on subject, composition, and light. Often street photography focuses on an event, an accidental and momentaneous choreography of movement. But light, composition, mood, paths of entry into the picture - all that makes a street photograph better as well. Thanks for a thoughtful presentation that really moved me.
@@garygoldsmith2889 I agree. For example, during the Tuscany your we visiy few small cities and we do more urband landscape then street but we apply the same principles for dramatic images
Of couse the world foesn't look like that but I'm not a descriptive photographer. I never hide that I edit the photos to match my artistic interpretation. It's the same with BW photography
@@BonciuToma Glad we cleared that little misunderstanding up! I personally don't want a 'How to' editing video, since all our post programs are likely going to be different anyway, but a before-and-after comparison would be very instructive (and also inspirational).
Composition is the key. There is no substitute for a great composition. It's what brings the photograph to life and gives it structure. Sometimes you don't have to do much (or even any) editing at all if the composition is great. Everything else is on the lower level of relevancy. Composition is the glue that ties the scene together.
Thanks for sharing! One thing worth sharing that changed my landscape photography was learning about transitions when composing your image. For example, dark to light, big to small, high contrast to low contrast and cool to warm. I don't know if you cover this in your teachings but it will make your landscape photography superior. Almost guaranteed.
During my workshops I talk some more and I address all these things you mentioned in a presentation related to painters. When I started learning photography, back in 2005, I didn't had all the resources from today. So I started with painters and over there I noticed these techniques where you have darkness-light-darkness or the warm color focus area is surrounded by cold colors (also noticed this in old Disney and Pixar cartoons). All these techniques are very powerful and simple but many photographers don't know about them
These are the best landscape photos I've ever seen. You have inspired me to try harder.
Thank you for the kind words and I'm also glad I can offer a little bit of inspiration :)
Thanks - this was a master class for me. You articulated the things I have stumbled into but never really thought about them in this way. You are absolutely right and I will be remembered this each time I go out. The light is such a fickle substance. A lot of times for me it is very transitory and you have to be quick to capture it. I love when you look and really see the subject in all its glory. Excellent video.
During all my workshops, I force the participants to ask themselves this question, before they take a photo: "What am I photographing here?" I don't need to hear the question or the answer ... it's only for them but this simple exercise will create in time a way of thinking and at some point you don't even have to ask yourself this question and the answer will be already there
@ yes. For me the the only question is, tell me about the light.
Thank you for sharing Tom, very nice images and Vid.👍
Wow... beautiful pictures!!!!
Thanks. Your photos are gold!
Thank you so much for the kind words
Thanks Tom. Inspiring. And your comforting voice complements your message! I do mostly street photography, but good presentations about any aspect of photography are always helpful. And I think your emphasis here can be applied to street photography - not the beautiful landscapes you’ve captured, but the emphasis on subject, composition, and light. Often street photography focuses on an event, an accidental and momentaneous choreography of movement. But light, composition, mood, paths of entry into the picture - all that makes a street photograph better as well. Thanks for a thoughtful presentation that really moved me.
@@garygoldsmith2889 I agree. For example, during the Tuscany your we visiy few small cities and we do more urband landscape then street but we apply the same principles for dramatic images
Great tips, thanks Tom. It's also good to try to tell a story with your pictures!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for your time
Thanks for the helpful tips
I'm so glad it was useful. Thank you for your time
Thank you for sharing Toma ,your english e foarte bunǎ 😀
Thank you foarte mult :) ... daca intelege lumea ce spun, e bine :)
Great tutorial solid information.
Glad it was helpful!
Love the photos shown, but I'd like to see the pre-edited ooc either RAW or jpegs also... Because the real world very rarely looks like that.
Of couse the world foesn't look like that but I'm not a descriptive photographer. I never hide that I edit the photos to match my artistic interpretation. It's the same with BW photography
@ I'm not suggesting you're hiding anything, what I'd like to see is what you see as starting material, and then what you're able to do with it...
@@DarfBleeder I understand. I'll think about it for future videos
@@BonciuToma Glad we cleared that little misunderstanding up! I personally don't want a 'How to' editing video, since all our post programs are likely going to be different anyway, but a before-and-after comparison would be very instructive (and also inspirational).
Ai dreptate. Multumesc!!
Mersi si eu pentru timpul acordat. Zi faina! :)