Am I trying to document the scene or am I trying to evoke a specific emotion. That, for me , is the key to effective impressionist photography. Excellent video Eva 🙏😊
Beautifully explained Eva and some great examples. I struggled a lot with coastal scenes at first, and found that I didn't like my shots because I either had too much sea or too much sky when what I really wanted was a combination of both!
Hi Eva. Thank you for another fine video. Always helpful and useful. When I learned about the rule of thirds and began to apply it, I started coming home with some photos I actually wanted to frame and display. Before that, my pictures were pointless snapshots, capturing a memory yes, but little more than that. As I learned more from various UA-cam photographers and written articles, I began to see beyond that "rule" and became more aware of it being a guideline and a good place to start. But now I am learning to ask myself if a different angle or point of view might result in a more interesting and engaging image. But I am so happy that I got that rule of thirds into my head because when I am in a hurry do to circumstances or whatever, I automatically compose the shot with that rule in mind and usually get something better than mere snapshots. I also learned to be aware of the background, now almost automatically as well. Cheers.
Hi. Well done. However, with the first example (sunset) it was a shame you changed more variables than you said. You (correctly) discussed placing the Sun centre-stage (as opposed to employing the Rule-of-Thirds). However, you also changed the length of exposure from "normal" for that shot to a long-exposure. It was the latter change which resulted in the far-more painterly appearance. A perfectly legitimate exposure-duration change (and, I agree, it created a much better image) but it undermined the teaching-example, because the main result was not due to the new placement of the Sun but that shutter-speed adjustment. (NB you may have used ICM, rather than a shutter-speed change, but that seems less likely). Thanks!
Am I trying to document the scene or am I trying to evoke a specific emotion. That, for me , is the key to effective impressionist photography.
Excellent video Eva 🙏😊
Thanks for sharing this is great
Beautifully explained Eva and some great examples. I struggled a lot with coastal scenes at first, and found that I didn't like my shots because I either had too much sea or too much sky when what I really wanted was a combination of both!
Glad it was helpful!
Hi Eva. Thank you for another fine video. Always helpful and useful. When I learned about the rule of thirds and began to apply it, I started coming home with some photos I actually wanted to frame and display. Before that, my pictures were pointless snapshots, capturing a memory yes, but little more than that. As I learned more from various UA-cam photographers and written articles, I began to see beyond that "rule" and became more aware of it being a guideline and a good place to start. But now I am learning to ask myself if a different angle or point of view might result in a more interesting and engaging image. But I am so happy that I got that rule of thirds into my head because when I am in a hurry do to circumstances or whatever, I automatically compose the shot with that rule in mind and usually get something better than mere snapshots. I also learned to be aware of the background, now almost automatically as well. Cheers.
It's great to hear that the rule of thirds made such a difference in your photography!
Thank you for your insightful video. I live your work and encouragement in expressing our inner selves.
Thank you for watching :)
Hi. Well done. However, with the first example (sunset) it was a shame you changed more variables than you said. You (correctly) discussed placing the Sun centre-stage (as opposed to employing the Rule-of-Thirds). However, you also changed the length of exposure from "normal" for that shot to a long-exposure. It was the latter change which resulted in the far-more painterly appearance. A perfectly legitimate exposure-duration change (and, I agree, it created a much better image) but it undermined the teaching-example, because the main result was not due to the new placement of the Sun but that shutter-speed adjustment. (NB you may have used ICM, rather than a shutter-speed change, but that seems less likely). Thanks!
Enjoyed your video thanks for posting 👍
Thank you!