Clearly a framework you've put an awful lot of thought into, impressively comprehensive & well articulated

@snapsbyfox

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it, cheers!

As a newer photographer I love videos like this that share "thought process". As you say, camera settings and rules are essential to learn, but that is only the foundation of starting to create better images. It's this more advanced thinking that leads to better images. Thank you for sharing.

Your photographs are not only well suited to demonstrate your points but are just great photographs in and of themselves.

Really useful content, Roman. This is worth watching a few times to drill the principles into my head. Well done!

@sandervandegarde569

2 жыл бұрын

I agree!! put it in my playlist for re-watching other times. Also well put together video you kept my attention for the whole 23 minutes you where explaining things.

I felt like being in a classroom being taught the ins and outs of photography. Thanks for sharing such wealth of knowledge!

Not even half way through this video and it's already the best video I've ever seen on composition. Very well thought out and put together 👏

@17:48 Roman, to me, the subject in that image is clearly the tiny car on the road. I think that, viewed from that angle, the image works really well.

Thank you to James Popsy for introducing you! As a newbie, I am overwhelmed by how much there is to take in and learn. I have watched and read a lot of stuff to try and make sense of it all, to be honest I’m am still struggling. I thought it had a lot to do with my camera being my iPhone. Then I discovered you, and now it is starting to make sense. I have watched about five of your video and in everyone I have had a light bulb moment! You explain everything so clearly and in layman terms that even I can understand and make sense of. I love how you use your own work showing both sides of what you are explaining. Keep up the great work, you are doing an excellent job! 😊

Legit one of the most clear, simple and overall best way I've seen someone explain composition in photography. Congrats mate, cheers

What an absolutely brilliant video. It really has helped me look at some areas of composition in a different way. My next little challenge will be to test myself and get a shot using the different elements you have used…… thanks

Great video man. You’ve become my go-to for Fuji tutorials and street photography, courtesy of the YT algorithm. Looking forward to the next one.

@KevinHPhotography

2 жыл бұрын

Same here haha. Even got an X-T30 as my second camera

Let’s take a second to appreciate the lighting in the room 👏

@eddieteabagify

2 жыл бұрын

In five years we are going to laugh at all these youtube presenters using this lighting set up. I am already sick of it. So formulaic. Who actually works in the dark like this? This isnt a dramatic movie.

One of the best explanations of good composing, I have ever seen. Thank you. Excellent Job!

This is definitely the most well articulated and hands-on tutorial on composition that I have come across in quite a while. Not only do you cover a lot of ground but you also provide excellent positive and negative examples illustrating your points. I think we can learn from composition mistakes even more than from good examples. And the fact that you showed how things can go wrong was very helpful.

This made me realize that most guides to composition don't take color in consideration! I love the way you explain your examples and especially when something doesn't work. Thank you! I'll probably re-watch this one in the future.

Balance, yes. I like it. Thank you for putting together a well thought out explanation of your ideas. Being able to articulate your craft is a mark of a professional. Really helpful. 👍

Brilliant. Thank you for showing your pictures and showing us how to make mistakes. I learned a lot from seeing a bad picture or a photo made worse by poor composition. Very very informative.

This is amazing! Thank you for sharing this. In all the bad examples I felt like that's how I'd compose it :D

Love it!!! Right at the beginning of the video I pull out the lightroom and re-compose tons of my images.

I Think this is the best tutorial so far in this genre. Keep on with this. :)

That video makes sense and helps us to compose better.

Excellent video. In addition to the key elements you describe, you have also provided instructive examples to make your points. You have very effectively taught me some additional aspects to consider.

this is very useful. I like the analogy of wearing a Hawiian shirt and pairing it with plainer trousers.

Extremely useful information on improving composition, the examples and explanations were particularly helpful. Your cropping examples clarified the points you were making for me. I can see that this will take some careful thought and planning, but it is clearly worth it if it results in more impactful and interesting compositions. Thanks so much for putting this video together, it is definitely one of the more useful I've seen. I would love to see more videos along this line.

Fantastic way to explain something that is overly explained on the internet, but actually adding great information and not saying the same things over

That was more interesting than any of the Landscape rule of thirds rubbish. First off it's a tool of composition, not a rule as there are many composition tools. A few such as crop for drama, looking for value masses, you can squint so they become clearer for your planned composition, design visions with Rhythm, avoid attracting attention to the edges., creating depth with overlap, keeping the shapes in your composition interesting. You have many shapes to compose with beside thirds, lead-in lines we know about but they can be S, L, 7, Triangulation points, Diagonals, Circles. We need to remember Art has been around a bloody long time, photography is an infant. Check out the Art galleries. Thanks for posting Roman, judging by the comments it's like you've woken people up to other possibilities. Bravo.

@bfs5113

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they are just observations through time, but bearing names such as rule, law, etc. that some people had tried to pass them off as short cuts to success in composition. Not to mention that the original ROT did not include the intersections, hence this current ROT has been just an urban legend (originated from the early DSLR forums day) that combined features from the golden ratio. Talk about the blind leading the blind. Although having some solid grounds (fundamentals) to stand on when they started out do allow some a jump start, trendy and be able to carry on shop talk with others. Hopefully, sooner than later to stop what Fan Ho had said, "...just placing subjects in gold spots and hoping for an image to work".

@iaincphotography6051

2 жыл бұрын

@@bfs5113 Hell yes.

Well explained, got me thinking about this more actively. Inspiration for next photo walk 👍

One of the most helpful videos I've watched lately. Thank you so much Roman.

Well done Roman, this a must see for those who want to take their photographs to the next level. Keep up the outstanding work.

Such a valuable video. I'm a huge fan of your style and I'm slowly trying to find my own using all your tips. I appreciate all these videos man

This is one of those moments where you 🤦🏻‍♂️as it's so obvious when it's explained and yet not taken much notice of when taking a photo. I've heard plenty of photographers bang on about balance, however none have really gone on to explain what they really mean. Thanks for a concise, no thrills but good explanation of what balance is.

I've been looking for videos like this for years! Thank you so much!

Thank you Roman for this video. Although I've been photographing for years and inherently know many of things you've discussed, it's always good to hear other people's perspectives as it really helps clarify my own understanding / misconceptions. All this to say, great work on this. 👏

Hi from Paris. Very very interesting and detailed explanations. Thank you so much.

This was a refreshing look at composition! Thank you for sharing!

what an amazing job explaining something that is so abstract!

I am trying to start this KZread channel and troubleshooting with composition but this video is great help for me

Natural educator. Well done!

I've watch many videos on composition, but this the first I've seen that actually explains WHY it is important. For me, knowing why I'm doing something makes it a lot easier to understand how to apply the knowledge. Thanks for going the extra mile on this subject.

Great info! Down to earth instructions, so we can all go aback to basics with composition!

First and most important: Thanks for that great video. I find your approach way more intuitive, free and less "mechanic" than following a set of rules. But I hope I may ask an understanding question with the cut at 10:40. The orange area on the left is bright, has strong color and is nearly as big as the shadow area. Shouldn't this side grab my attention rather than the shadows?

What an amazing content. Thank you for bringing all this advices together. Very clear and well presented.

for sure the best video about composition i have seen so far. keep up with the great work!

Brillant video! Elements and thier interaction in creating a balanced photo make so much sense. Can't wait to begin to conciously take and edit excellent photos!

Love your videos. This helps a lot and you explain it easy for everyone to understand. Keep doing the great job!

Thank you for your huge work, your reflection on the composition is incredible, continue!

This was really well articulated and thought provoking. I've been using the terms balance and weight myself when looking at compositions, but had never broken it down to which elements should be assigned more or less weight. The tower bridge shot is a fantastic example of how easy it is to make the image uninteresting by not giving the viewer clear areas of focus.

So interesting and clear !! Thanks for that precious gift Romane

Ok Roman, these tips are so helpful. I am happy you made this video because I couldn't find any other clip so far in which I learned more than the classic photography rules. Especially the color balance is something I will be looking for from now on in my compositions. Thank you so much.

Love how you go through explaining all the examples. It's so interesting!

Very well developed methodology on composition. I have heard of many of the techniques, but never explained in such a concise way. It is easy to visualize, therefore easy to remember. Thank you.

Thank you for this deep analysis. To start with it will be hard to put this into practice but with time and persistence I can see this way of thinking becoming a second nature when doing a composition. Thank you I really enjoyed listening to this video.

Brilliant video, Roman. Has made me think about composition in a completely different way. You've explained things in a very clever and clear way. Thanks for your advice and work. Love your photos of London, a lot if my old stomping ground, being an ex South Londoner!! Keep safe.

I am a food photographer and your framework of the attention hierarchy is so useful in food photography as well. It adds a different dimension of understanding on top of the basic composition principles like the rule of 3rds, the golden triangle, etc. I am going to continue to draw parallels between street photog. and food.

What an amazing channel you have. For begginers like me your videos are complete master classes. Thanks for sharing your knowledge, Roman. Awesome explanations rare to find.

I keep coming back to this video. I watched it many times. So useful and informative. Many thanks Roman.

This is amazing content! Thank you so much for sharing those insights ❤! You should definitely do more videos like this! Love it!

Absolutely one of the best videos regarding composition I’ve ever seen it’s something I struggle with and you’re clear explanations and examples were exceptional. Thank you very much.

You're a genius. Very thoughtful video - it's long but every second is valuable, direct and to the point - therefore totally worth watching. I like your style, and more importantly, I like your pics to backup your points. Great job, please keep these information photography skills type videos coming! Thank you!!

This channel is a gem, thanks for the content!

VERY interesting Master Class ! To watch again and again. Thank you.

Great video about composition, really helpful. Thanks a lot Roman!

I can only echo what others have said. This approach really feels like it could change how I shoot photos.

Thank you for your very detailed and easy to understand explanation! It has helped me tremendously in figuring out how think about how I can go about composing photos.

Thank you! I have watched so many videos about photography and most are just repeated basic information that i could literally find anywhere on the internet. I found your video about light and it was like an eye-opening experience to me after i watched it. Thank you again for all these awesome information.

Love it. saved to re-watch and I even took notes :). This also leads me to want to dive a bit deeper into Graphic design as it's similar and then use it in photography and analyze my photos that way.

Your videos are so impressive and helpful. Thanks man!

This is such a great framework. Thank you for the video!

Roman this is a great resource. Like you say, i am not aware of many/any other videos covering composition in street photography in this depth.

I have just subscribed to your site. Your photographs are wonderful and I can see clearly what you are talking about. I have seen all these elements of composition before but not your teaching about weight and emphasis. And balance. I look forward to seeing more of your videos.

Enjoyed this...well explained and yes I haven't seen a video explaining composition in more detail than this. Thanks

Most useful articulation of composition I have come across. Thank you.

Being someone who has always struggled with composition beyond the basic rule of thirds i found this video extremely useful. Loving your videos keep up the good work.

Interesting way of putting things! Many of your points are probably responsible for why I'm not always happy with some of the wider angle images I take. Good content!

Fantastic presentation. Very helpful and your examples photos are spot on.

This is crazy, I have bene following some of this but I didn't actively know what I was doing until I watched this video!!! You are great!

So inspiring, thank you.

Love your videos. You tell it like it is. No hype or BS. Your message is (to me anyway) is”Look. If you want to do this, you need to get your butt out there and do it…a lot.” But you also emphasize having fun with photography by all means, but you’ll have even more fun as you learn more and more. Thanks.

Keep up the great work Roman!

Great work there.. Thanks for explaining.. Now I can take composition to another level.

Extremely useful and detailed ideas putforth about different elements of composition. Well done and thanks !!

thanks Roman!! You really help me with my photography journey and discover what "I" personally am looking for.

Great Lesson in Composition, thanks so much, Roman👍

This is the video I was looning for for so long

You have a good eye - and a very good understanding of what makes photos look good. I appreciate you sharing your talent - TY.

This is a great and very informative video Roman, thanks for sharing this!

great explanation, your example photos helps alot. thx mr. fox

There are very few videos, I hit the Save button for… this is one of them. Great lessons. Thanks.

Very helpful. Thought you explained and illustrated the concept of balance and negative space very well.

This was extremely helpful for a photography newbie like me. Hats off to you sir and thank you!

Thank you for the video Roman. I found it very useful in the way you explained and demonstrated each of the aspects. I'll certainly be watching it again and, looking out for others videos from you. Many thanks. Neil M

Superb video! Thanks for sharing, I will be watching this several times.

This video is composition in photography on the next level!

Another excellent tutorial Roman, thank you.

this is really informative and detailed. the examples are what nailed it for me!

Roman, thanks for this great video. I really learnt a lot and will try to use your info on my photo's. I will watch this video many more times!

Very good content.....I need to rewatch this a few times. Packed with good advice!

Great explanation and examples Roman thanks

This is super insightful man! Thanks very much

Very well done, design principles. Thanks for your video!