Thank you! I hoped it would be a boost to anyone who wanted to practice their composition skills, and it's great to hear it's been a bit of an inspiration 🙂
That is fantastic to hear - I am really glad it helped, I tried lots of things to help improve my composition and found that it needn't be about "rules" as such but ways of "seeing" images that please you. It's a learn by doign kind of practice and that is really rewarding for me. Thank you so much for your comment, it really means a lot!
Hi james. Approximately 7 minutes into the video. The stone wall is an amazing piece of work. I think an image from the top of the wall on the right bottom corner will change the perspective because the fern growing against the wall and a different angle. I mentioned in a previous comment that using your phone to frame up is a pretty useful tool. Try removing one leg from the tripod to create a monopod with your phone or picture frame attached. This allows the surrounding area to be a completely different view. I mentioned this because I am a wheelchair user.but not all the time. So my perspective is different. Regards David
@@daviddunmow thank you so much for your comments - and I agree I love stone walls! I really think the ability we have with our phones now is truly magic! The monopod idea is fab too - I will definitely keep that in mind! Anything that makes photography more accessible is a good thing in my opinion - and it's great to put out as many tips as possible, thanks so much for all your comments!
I was going to suggest a director's eyepiece to help you work through a shot, but there's something about the starkness of that white border... it imprints on the mind's eye differently, rather like a sort of wooden rangefinder 🧐
I do like the idea of anything that can help train your eyes to frame things. The only thing they all suffer from is not being super exact to your lens/camera setup but its something you can build on over time. I think the first battle is understanding what in a scene caught your eye, and then building from there. It's all about constant and small improvements over time 😊
What a simple but brilliant idea, I'm gobsmacked, it's a beautiful idea, I'm gonna give this a go.
Regards Rob.
Thank you! I hoped it would be a boost to anyone who wanted to practice their composition skills, and it's great to hear it's been a bit of an inspiration 🙂
This is a fantastic idea. To me it will help focus on my composition in all types of photography
That is fantastic to hear - I am really glad it helped, I tried lots of things to help improve my composition and found that it needn't be about "rules" as such but ways of "seeing" images that please you. It's a learn by doign kind of practice and that is really rewarding for me.
Thank you so much for your comment, it really means a lot!
Hi james. Approximately 7 minutes into the video. The stone wall is an amazing piece of work. I think an image from the top of the wall on the right bottom corner will change the perspective because the fern growing against the wall and a different angle. I mentioned in a previous comment that using your phone to frame up is a pretty useful tool. Try removing one leg from the tripod to create a monopod with your phone or picture frame attached. This allows the surrounding area to be a completely different view. I mentioned this because I am a wheelchair user.but not all the time. So my perspective is different.
Regards David
@@daviddunmow thank you so much for your comments - and I agree I love stone walls! I really think the ability we have with our phones now is truly magic! The monopod idea is fab too - I will definitely keep that in mind!
Anything that makes photography more accessible is a good thing in my opinion - and it's great to put out as many tips as possible, thanks so much for all your comments!
I was going to suggest a director's eyepiece to help you work through a shot, but there's something about the starkness of that white border... it imprints on the mind's eye differently, rather like a sort of wooden rangefinder 🧐
I do like the idea of anything that can help train your eyes to frame things. The only thing they all suffer from is not being super exact to your lens/camera setup but its something you can build on over time. I think the first battle is understanding what in a scene caught your eye, and then building from there. It's all about constant and small improvements over time 😊