*YOU* *HAVE* *TO* *KEEP* *DOING* *THESE* *(please)* *AARON!* For me, it's most likely your background in education and teaching. I appreciate the honest way in which you communicate. To that, your willingness to share your work and teach using your work, was as beneficial as the (composition) lesson. You give me confidence that *my* composition(s) could be *read* or *seen* by others in a similar way.
@@csnerd21 so glad it communicates well! I love teaching, but it is so different doing it in an empty room to a camera. I'll for sure do more of these.
@@AaronHardinPhoto Wondering if you plan on returning to that scene? If so, are you looking to "perfect" the elements in the scene to create a "better" photograph? Could it be part of a project? That 'orange webbing/construction material' presents a before/after view... it goes on and on... I'm just curious as to how you tell "a story"... perhaps with a few photos... of just that scene perhaps?
@@csnerd21 I get bored with things incredibly quickly, so I doubt I'll try to reshoot that photo. It wasn't meant to be part of a greater project, just a photo from my normal life. I tend to make photos with the only purpose of seeing most of the time. As for the storytelling aspect, it always depends on the project and what questions one is trying to raise. Sometimes it's just about creating a world for the viewer to experience. There are hundreds if not thousands of approaches to visual storytelling.
I liked this, thank you! I thought the pacing, visual aids, and thoughts on how this photography could have been better without beating yourself up were all good. I am fascinated by breakdowns like this, so I'd love to see more.
@@AaronHardinPhotoif you could dig up old images you didn’t know you liked that would be awesome .. you could discover some treasure in your archive and you would also be giving us something special to learn about!!
@@ordinary.american.beauty I really, really need to go back through my digital files and negatives to create a proper catalog. It feels like a mountain of work.
I love this kind of videos! Missed your channel for a while. I made the exercise to try to predict what you were going to show when you talked about shapes, and identifying the multiple frames inside the frame and I was mostly correct! One question I wanted to ask you was about the little "Restroom" sign with the arrow pointing outside the frame. You didn't talk about this on the video, but do you think is something to consider and to try to avoid? Anyway, thanks for giving us all this free invaluable knowledge, it's very much appreciated.
@@moodystockholm thanks! I don't have any problem with signs in frames or arrows leading outside the frame, especially at such small sizes. I almost prefer the viewer to imagine what is outside the frame. Great question!
Yeah, this kind of video is awesome!! I love how that little stain on the wall looks like two kids holding hands .. also I do wish shape of the shadow on the wall of the girls was more interesting and I agree about wishing a little more of the flag too.. but it’s subtle too, ya know?
@@ordinary.american.beauty another thing I noticed was if the sun were a bit higher in the sky, it would make that whole shadowy area on the left much more dynamic. But hey, thems the breaks!
*YOU* *HAVE* *TO* *KEEP* *DOING* *THESE* *(please)* *AARON!*
For me, it's most likely your background in education and teaching. I appreciate the honest way in which you communicate.
To that, your willingness to share your work and teach using your work, was as beneficial as the (composition) lesson. You give me confidence that *my* composition(s) could be *read* or *seen* by others in a similar way.
@@csnerd21 so glad it communicates well! I love teaching, but it is so different doing it in an empty room to a camera. I'll for sure do more of these.
@@AaronHardinPhoto Wondering if you plan on returning to that scene? If so, are you looking to "perfect" the elements in the scene to create a "better" photograph? Could it be part of a project? That 'orange webbing/construction material' presents a before/after view... it goes on and on... I'm just curious as to how you tell "a story"... perhaps with a few photos... of just that scene perhaps?
@@csnerd21 I get bored with things incredibly quickly, so I doubt I'll try to reshoot that photo. It wasn't meant to be part of a greater project, just a photo from my normal life. I tend to make photos with the only purpose of seeing most of the time. As for the storytelling aspect, it always depends on the project and what questions one is trying to raise. Sometimes it's just about creating a world for the viewer to experience. There are hundreds if not thousands of approaches to visual storytelling.
I liked this, thank you! I thought the pacing, visual aids, and thoughts on how this photography could have been better without beating yourself up were all good. I am fascinated by breakdowns like this, so I'd love to see more.
@@glidej thanks for watching. I'm planning on doing more in the near future.
I really dig this video. I would definitely be into more composition breakdowns.
@@nicklynch7628 thanks for letting me know. I'll start looking through some images and see if I can find some good candidates.
@@AaronHardinPhotoif you could dig up old images you didn’t know you liked that would be awesome .. you could discover some treasure in your archive and you would also be giving us something special to learn about!!
@@ordinary.american.beauty I really, really need to go back through my digital files and negatives to create a proper catalog. It feels like a mountain of work.
@@AaronHardinPhoto It’s so exciting!! What keeps you from feeling that way? It’s so rich!!
@@ordinary.american.beauty I guess I've never been a fan of my own work 😂. But really it is just my need for organization. I struggle with that part.
I love this kind of videos! Missed your channel for a while. I made the exercise to try to predict what you were going to show when you talked about shapes, and identifying the multiple frames inside the frame and I was mostly correct! One question I wanted to ask you was about the little "Restroom" sign with the arrow pointing outside the frame. You didn't talk about this on the video, but do you think is something to consider and to try to avoid? Anyway, thanks for giving us all this free invaluable knowledge, it's very much appreciated.
@@moodystockholm thanks! I don't have any problem with signs in frames or arrows leading outside the frame, especially at such small sizes. I almost prefer the viewer to imagine what is outside the frame. Great question!
Yeah, this kind of video is awesome!! I love how that little stain on the wall looks like two kids holding hands .. also I do wish shape of the shadow on the wall of the girls was more interesting and I agree about wishing a little more of the flag too.. but it’s subtle too, ya know?
@@ordinary.american.beauty another thing I noticed was if the sun were a bit higher in the sky, it would make that whole shadowy area on the left much more dynamic. But hey, thems the breaks!