Thanks for the explanation! I especially liked the point about sometimes removing contrast to improve overall contrast between the main subject and everything else. That was a helpful insight.

This guy is the present and the future of photography. I just love his work and I keep track of it constantly. Big up Adrián.

@aows

4 жыл бұрын

Those are very kind words, sir! Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it!

@AlbertKarhuFilms

7 ай бұрын

I hope not. I like to think real photography still lives in the darkroom and am happy to see more and more people setting up darkrooms and shooting film. But still I like his images though.

@nickfanzo

2 ай бұрын

A little much no? lol.

The narrative is great, but the images are stunning! Really emphasised the point being made.

Wow, really fantastic images. You are without a doubt the best photographer of the various photography KZreadrs.

One of the things I like about your photos is your use of high contrast - particularly as your photos are often quite minimalist, in a similar way to Michael Kenna's, etc. That said, some subjects work better with a punchier contrast curve and others benefit from more subtle contrast and tonal control. Keep up the great work.

@aows

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Paul! Agreed, it all depends on the subject, but making it stand out works most of the time, independently of how much contrast we add. Thanks for watching!

Excellent video....thanks for the tips.

@aows

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Tom!

Excellent video. These educational ones are always so good.

@aows

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you like them!

Great vid Adrian!

Possibly the best lesson on photography I've seen. Thank you.

@aows

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! Glad you found it helpful :)

EXCELLENT info on contrast...we tend to overlook in it, except to just move the sliders in Lightroom: thanks for this video!

Thank you, Adrian! Good subject and more so from a photographer that excels at making the subject stand out. Fantastic, as you already used us.

@aows

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Alin! I'm glad you found it helpful :)

Another inspiring video and presentation of great work! Hats off! Pretty amazed about the low number of subscribers on what is to me the best photography channel on KZread... keep it up and I׳m sure the crowds will follow... Huge thumbs up.

@aows

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Hadar! I'm glad you liked the video and it was helpful.

Thank you, Mr. Vila!

Thank you for such a great video! Your point of view is very interesting. Just what i was looking for.

Great video Adrian. Just the reminder I needed. Thanks for sharing.

@aows

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Adam!

Yes,this video was helpful,thanks

@aows

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Bernd :)

Muy bueno, gracias

Great video as always! I have two comments. The platform in the lake at 3:18 offers two different takes. On the left, we have a stable platform over a jostling lakeshore, contrasting motion with stillness. The image on the right has rendered the water etherial so that visually there is no evidence of motion (and could be smeared even more). Now the contrast is between hard and soft. Also, on the left the contrasts within both the platform and the water are nearly equal while on the right the contrast within the water is tremendously reduced, leaving the unchanged contrast in the platform to more strongly draw the eye. I think the one on the left actually “tells more of a story” while the one on the right lends more moodiness to the visual impact. I think the dunes at 7:54 could work with a much darker sky throughout (requiring masking and selective edits) if you really wanted to sledgehammer the viewer. The subtle contrasts here, with a lot of the sky quite light, keeps the image a gentle one. This demonstrates that contrast does not have to run to extremes (as many of your images do) to work effectively, and that you are a master of this technique.

Very professional

This is amazing work Adrian

@aows

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, James!

@aows

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, James!

love your videos!! inspiring for my videos! :)

@aows

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad to know they are inspiring :)

Hi Adrian! Really nice video. I’ve just wanted to ask you how to actually crush the shadows in film photography consistently. I’ve been shooting film for over a decade an sometimes I get contrasty images and sometimes not. Should I meter for the highlights and recompose, adding even some exposure? Should I underexpose? Thank you very much in advance

Depth of art or photography is essential.

@aows

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@aows

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

Great video as always! I actually went up to Cape Disappointment hoping to shoot but now it is blocked off by the Coast Guard :/

@aows

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Oh, no! Well, that had to happen sooner or later, I guess. What's off limits now?

Can you explain contrast using colour pictures?

Is pushing Hp5 to 800 enough to crush the blacks?

really helpful hahaha

@aows

4 жыл бұрын

I hope so :P

@aows

4 жыл бұрын

I hope so :P

Philip Perkis is an amazing photographer and his works are LOW in contrast. Same with Henry Wessel Jr. Rules can be broken .

You're using a lot of words to describe a principle taught in art school 101: figure-to-ground. Which is fine, and you're probably the best of te YouTude photographers, you've a great eye but it strikes me you're going at this the hardest way possible.