This is one of my favorite of all your videos! My grandfather, Lee Blodget, was one of the first photography students of Ansel Adams' back in the 1940's at the School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. I spent my summers working with him in his darkroom. He told me that he constantly found himself defending his art. People today would be shocked to see how much manipulation was done in the dark room back in the early days of photography. Moons were added, distractions removed, facial imperfections removed, skies enhanced, you name it! Grandpa had an array of custom made tools to aid in manipulation under the enlarger. All techniques he learned from Ansel himself. Keep up the good work Mr. Iversen. Your catalog is stunning!
“It’s not importent to learn the ruls, but it’s importent to learn how to break them”! That’s one for the harddrive between my ears! Very good vlog with you own examples. Thnx Mads
I stumbled on your videos a while ago, and am reminded every time I come back to one why you're one of my absolute favorite photography vloggers. I love your understated delivery that skips vocal drama and just gets to the meat of the subject and lays it out. Thanks for what you do!
Brilliant, Mads, thank you! I do a fair amount of manipulation in my photos when needed, and go for creative art photography over realistic representation.
An excellent look back over many of your fantastic images Mads and when you said you only have being doing photography for 7 years, it really is testament to your talent when you see the stunning array of images you have shared in this and past episodes. By far one of the most inspirational channels on UA-cam
Mads, I have been aware of you for some time but this is the first time I have spent some time on your channel and I will definitely be back many times. I so agree with your thoughts on Landscape photography and composition. I really enjoyed this video, well done.
Love your videos, your approach, your attitude toward photography as a personal expression of our own art and the experience you pass on. Rules are not rules rather a general and helpful guide. Any 'art form' simply cannot be formulaic. Thank you for sharing, those of us just starting out with landscape photgraphy appreciate the altruism of your approach.
Whenever I read about basic tips, it's always the same, as you also mention in your video. I love that you talk about the basic rules with much more of an intent on how to use them properly. The photos you show give away that you truly understood what you are talking about. Great work!
This video is a gem! I’ve learned a lot over the years from both you and Nigel, as well as many others. Your goals as a fine-arts landscape photographer are close to my own. However my original inspiration was Ansel Adams. For landscape paintings, there’s the Hudson River School and Paul Cézanne. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, f/11 on a modern 40 megapixel camera is giving you a lot of diffraction blur. I suspect this is affecting contrast and colors in fine textures more than the sharpness of big edges. I don’t have a new limit, but the math is telling me that f/8 is a possible new upper limit, with a sweet spot even lower.
This is the first time I see you videos but I do follow you on IG. Thanks a lot for sharing the tips. You are a great motivation and guide for other photographers that starting in this journey.
Beautifully created and presented. Lots to take away, mull over, and incorporate into my own work. Thank you for the time and effort it took you to post this video.
Dude you seriously are underrated. I picked more sense from watching just two of your videos than dozens of videos posted by the "experts". Thanks a ton mate.
The Lone Tree. There are so many renditions of that image, many of them very nice. For me, the image you created was then, and is still, my favorite image of that iconic tree. It was a pleasant surprise to see it again. Thanks Mads.
I have to say some of the scenes in this video are staggeringly beautiful, excellent instructional video but my jaw drops every time I see some of the locations you go to.
Very educational video. I will take on board what you said about joining a group. I hope to join one of your workshops someday, pehaps in Iceland. Regards
Peter while I agree with surrounding yourself with people, I also agree with watching videos. I have progressed through my hobby a lot thanks to youtubers that post videos on tutorials or just amazing inspirational captures. You are one of those youtubers. Thank you!
Great video and loved the part about the rule of thirds and composition. You are right I joined a photography club a few years ago and we have a monthly photo contest on different themes with judges. It is great to hear what the judges say and you start thinking like that in taking pictures.
Thank you very much Mads for this video. I agree with your tips and explanation for 100% and I am looking forward to learn from you a lot during our workshop on the Faroe islands.
Like always very educational and full of wisdom. The pictures in this video are stunning, like how you used them to explain everything ! Thank you Mads !!!!
Your photos and videos are amazing. Actually beyond amazing. The detailed information is priceless. Thank you for sharing. I’m thrilled I found you. I ordered a 70-200 f4 yesterday thanks to your videos. You rock!
This is probably your best video 'till now ... and ... I totally agree with your 7th tip (with the 6 others too) ... as I'm living on the Belgian coast and bad weather gives the most dramatic and meaningfull photos ... thanks again for this kind of video.
Thank you, Mads. Another informative video and wonderful photographs. I’m looking forward to a photo workshop in the Grand Canyon, USA in a few weeks. Rafting down the colorado river for 6 days and doing some night photography. I’m taking your tips with me!
To be honest, the Buzzfeed-esque title made me roll my eyes, but this is easily one of your best videos for new photographers, Mads. I couldn’t agree more with the points you made.
Mads Peter Iversen you’re right of course. On a competitive platform like UA-cam I suppose the cost of success is doing what works even if it is a little cringeworthy at times. I don’t blame you - these videos take a lot of work, and you want them to be seen. My point was only that the content of the video is far better than the trite title would suggest - sorry if it came off as criticism. I guess that’s what you would call a backhanded compliment! 😂
Hi Mads, as you might have surmised, I have become a devoted fan of your channel. Your insights are so clearly presented that I have started taking quick notes for later review. Thanks for sharing!
Tak for en god video, som fik mig til at tænke over hvad jeg selv gør, og hvad jeg måske skal holde op med at gøre og tænker mere over hvad jeg selv vil :-) Tak !
I enjoy your videos, nicely done Mads. Great examples too. I particularly like the part about how we don't have to obey composition "rules". Do what works, not what may work sometimes.
Excellent advice, very well done video and I like your way to explain things, you are not in a hurry like many native English speakers seem to be. Keep going good work! Best from Finland
Good stuff Mads, and great drone footage too. It wasn't like that in Glencoe last Tuesday, but there were some great opportunities thanks to the rotten weather - as you say, it gives a whole different slant on a location. Really like that early Iceland pano - didn't know it was a pano!
It's funny, Iceland taught me the same lesson. I hated rainy weather, but I learned to embrace it. Now I love to go out in it. I wish more people shared your philosophy, and just enjoyed the art of shooting and creating art. We all see things differently, and for people say that we all have to keep within certain boundaries, is both damaging to the art of creativity, and to the person creating the art. There has been so much negativity regarding certain things, that it gets frustrating, and makes one want to not shoot. Keep creating your way!! :)
Thank you for the excellent video Mads! I appreciate that you share your knowledge with everyone. I believe the most important idea you mentioned was the fact that each photographer must find and create images that are pleasing to the photographer who took them. Everyone will have their own opinion about a photograph, but if you are happy with it then nothing else matters. I have seen several famous UA-cam photographers who I believe created average images, but they were thrilled with the results. I think this is fine. However, once I made the "mistake" of sharing my honest thoughts about an image posted by a well known vlogger and the feedback I received was quite negative. Apparently, some people can only accept praise. In conclusion, I am continually impressed by your images and videos. I believe you are one of a small handful of photographers who present entertaining as well as educational content for all to see. Thanks again Mads.
Fantastic advise , I have subscribed on the basis of your comments. You really know what you talking about. Inspirational Thanks Mark Jutsum Norfolk England
I totally agree with you, especially on the part where you don't need to reproduce reality but what's your vision of a landscape. I do the same, but I often clash with people saying that "colours are not as I see", which is utter ignorance in photography, believing that not touching anything in a photo and you capture "the reality" is pure BS.
Great stuff again, Mads! Really enjoyed your thoughts about composition and bad weather, which you have med me see as an opportunity. The sliding drone-clip with Tindholmur in the background at 11 minutes. Just wow. And drone flying over slow waves rolling in over s beach in Iceland at 16 min. Anorher wow.
I completely agree what you have stated Mads, too many photographers are trying to follow the :Rules" and many times not capturing what they really wanted. Many photographers are going to the iconic locations and getting that postcard shot that millions have taken, I would rather find an location that has been unnoticed and create a composition that no other photographer has photographed before. Before I compose a shot, I try to get an emotional (gut) feeling about the scene I'm thinking of photographing, or I walk away!
these are truly the best photography advice one can give! I never thought about it, but problem solving is actually best way to describe what photographers do... and everyone gets a different result, that's creativity :) I also liked the tip that you can't do it alone... never heard it from other youtubers that make tutorials! thanks for another helpful video :)
This is one of my favorite of all your videos! My grandfather, Lee Blodget, was one of the first photography students of Ansel Adams' back in the 1940's at the School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. I spent my summers working with him in his darkroom. He told me that he constantly found himself defending his art. People today would be shocked to see how much manipulation was done in the dark room back in the early days of photography. Moons were added, distractions removed, facial imperfections removed, skies enhanced, you name it! Grandpa had an array of custom made tools to aid in manipulation under the enlarger. All techniques he learned from Ansel himself. Keep up the good work Mr. Iversen. Your catalog is stunning!
Wow, moons were even added? :D But yeah, I bet a lot of editing was done :)
I greatly appreciate the problem solving discussion and optimal as opposed to perfect settings
I LOVED what you said: "the photo is not suppose to reflect reality but how it reflects my mind's eye"!!!
This is one of your BEST videos! Very Instructional! Awesome examples and detailed descriptions! Thanks!
“It’s not importent to learn the ruls, but it’s importent to learn how to break them”! That’s one for the harddrive between my ears! Very good vlog with you own examples. Thnx Mads
I agree, The MOST difficult photo to shoot is the first one of each day! That means getting up and out to a location
to begin creating.
Sound advice, especially shooting for yourself. Love the images, lots of drama.
Thank you very much, Adam! Greatly appreciated :)
Just discovered your channel and I am loving your tips for landscapes. Your photos are so dramatic that it makes me want to see these places.
Wow, 7:00 is an excellent example of compositional balance. Very well done.
Excellent advice...fantastic photos...wonderful background music! This video was really worth watching!👌
Thank you for your spiritual approach to photography. Your words have elevated me and made me want to improve my work.
Thank you for helping me become a better photographer. Love your photos.
Great great tips. I also watched many many episodes of the Grid and got to the point where I knew what they were going to say about a critique.
I stumbled on your videos a while ago, and am reminded every time I come back to one why you're one of my absolute favorite photography vloggers. I love your understated delivery that skips vocal drama and just gets to the meat of the subject and lays it out. Thanks for what you do!
totally agree
This was a breath of fresh air. Do you generally stick to popular crop ratios or do you custom crop to taste if you feel it's warranted?
Thanks a lot! I generally stick to the classic crop ratios :)
Thanks for this great lesson of photogrqphie! Fantastic pictures and post processing. Really gave me the wish to go ahead!
Brilliant, Mads, thank you! I do a fair amount of manipulation in my photos when needed, and go for creative art photography over realistic representation.
Excellent and precious advice. Many thanks.
Wow, I want to be as good as you. I am so inspired. Thanks
An excellent look back over many of your fantastic images Mads and when you said you only have being doing photography for 7 years, it really is testament to your talent when you see the stunning array of images you have shared in this and past episodes. By far one of the most inspirational channels on UA-cam
Thank you SO much, Jim! I don't know how to warry my thanks anymore ;)
You are a very good instructor as you are a photographer - very down to earth and practical lessons.
Thanks a lot, Paul! Means a lot :)
Mads, I have been aware of you for some time but this is the first time I have spent some time on your channel and I will definitely be back many times. I so agree with your thoughts on Landscape photography and composition. I really enjoyed this video, well done.
Number five hits the nail on the head.
Love your videos, your approach, your attitude toward photography as a personal expression of our own art and the experience you pass on.
Rules are not rules rather a general and helpful guide.
Any 'art form' simply cannot be formulaic.
Thank you for sharing, those of us just starting out with landscape photgraphy appreciate the altruism of your approach.
Very inspirational - thanks a lot, Mads!
Thanks for sharing awesome tips.
Whenever I read about basic tips, it's always the same, as you also mention in your video. I love that you talk about the basic rules with much more of an intent on how to use them properly. The photos you show give away that you truly understood what you are talking about. Great work!
Thank you very much, Kilian :)
Thank you Mads for this
Your images are incredible. What a pleasure to see so many in one vlog! Looking forward to more. Thanks
Good tips and great pictures, thanks!
Great video, buddy! And exactly my opinion, too! ...and it’s just fun to see what a stunning portfolio you have collected!
Thanks as always, Kai! I'm really happy about my photos :)
This video is a gem! I’ve learned a lot over the years from both you and Nigel, as well as many others. Your goals as a fine-arts landscape photographer are close to my own. However my original inspiration was Ansel Adams. For landscape paintings, there’s the Hudson River School and Paul Cézanne. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, f/11 on a modern 40 megapixel camera is giving you a lot of diffraction blur. I suspect this is affecting contrast and colors in fine textures more than the sharpness of big edges. I don’t have a new limit, but the math is telling me that f/8 is a possible new upper limit, with a sweet spot even lower.
Thank you so much, Stuart! I love the Hudson River School, gorgeous landscape paintings!
This is the first time I see you videos but I do follow you on IG. Thanks a lot for sharing the tips. You are a great motivation and guide for other photographers that starting in this journey.
Great video and really good tips Mads with outstanding photo's !
Love you're post processing work
Beautifully created and presented. Lots to take away, mull over, and incorporate into my own work. Thank you for the time and effort it took you to post this video.
Yet another highly useful and informative video. Thank you so much for your work and instruction. It's inspirational.
Thanks a lot, John! :)
Dude you seriously are underrated. I picked more sense from watching just two of your videos than dozens of videos posted by the "experts". Thanks a ton mate.
Thanks a lot, Sameer. I wonder what makes an expert? ;)
Great work! Thanks for the tips!
Not long discovered your channel and I love the way you explain things it makes it easier to understand 👍
Well said and presented .... , Thank you.
Thanks for your video and encouraging me to step away from the fundamentals to create my own landscape perspective.
Thanks Mads, inspirational and educational as always.
Good advice about joining a club. Critique and commentary is essential to improving your photography.
Great video. Thank you.
Wonderful tips, thank you!! 👍
The Lone Tree. There are so many renditions of that image, many of them very nice. For me, the image you created was then, and is still, my favorite image of that iconic tree. It was a pleasant surprise to see it again. Thanks Mads.
Thank you very much, Frank! :)
Just found your videos which I rate as some of the best. Going to West coast Scotland in October and really looking forward to it as first time.
Thank you very much, Stuart!
great lessons and totally agree with point 5
Really great video Mads👍
Mads - Thank you! Yet another really excellent video with great tips, illustrated with your beautiful photos. Very much appreciated!
Two thumbs way up for this one.
Thanks so much for these useful tips and the stunning images you have used for illustration.
Lovely trips, thanks Mads.
I have to say some of the scenes in this video are staggeringly beautiful, excellent instructional video but my jaw drops every time I see some of the locations you go to.
Nice one Mads, great use of your images to show what you mean.
Very educational video. I will take on board what you said about joining a group. I hope to join one of your workshops someday, pehaps in Iceland. Regards
Peter while I agree with surrounding yourself with people, I also agree with watching videos. I have progressed through my hobby a lot thanks to youtubers that post videos on tutorials or just amazing inspirational captures. You are one of those youtubers. Thank you!
Great video and loved the part about the rule of thirds and composition. You are right I joined a photography club a few years ago and we have a monthly photo contest on different themes with judges. It is great to hear what the judges say and you start thinking like that in taking pictures.
Yes, sharing thoughts are really the best way to learn :)
Excellent and enjoyable. Many thanks.
Thank you very much Mads for this video. I agree with your tips and explanation for 100% and I am looking forward to learn from you a lot during our workshop on the Faroe islands.
Like always very educational and full of wisdom. The pictures in this video are stunning, like how you used them to explain everything ! Thank you Mads !!!!
Great video! Love your opinion about landscape photography and the 'art' of photography! :)
My favorite moody landscape photos
Your photos and videos are amazing. Actually beyond amazing. The detailed information is priceless. Thank you for sharing. I’m thrilled I found you. I ordered a 70-200 f4 yesterday thanks to your videos. You rock!
You're very welcome! I hope you used the links I have in the description? ;)
This is probably your best video 'till now ... and ... I totally agree with your 7th tip (with the 6 others too) ... as I'm living on the Belgian coast and bad weather gives the most dramatic and meaningfull photos ... thanks again for this kind of video.
Love your photos
Thank you, Mads. Another informative video and wonderful photographs. I’m looking forward to a photo workshop in the Grand Canyon, USA in a few weeks. Rafting down the colorado river for 6 days and doing some night photography. I’m taking your tips with me!
Excellent tips and very inspirational too, your enthusiasm is infectious. Top notch!
To be honest, the Buzzfeed-esque title made me roll my eyes, but this is easily one of your best videos for new photographers, Mads. I couldn’t agree more with the points you made.
You're welcome, Jon ;)
In all honesty, I'd prefer to make "boring" titles but the fact is they work...
Mads Peter Iversen you’re right of course. On a competitive platform like UA-cam I suppose the cost of success is doing what works even if it is a little cringeworthy at times. I don’t blame you - these videos take a lot of work, and you want them to be seen. My point was only that the content of the video is far better than the trite title would suggest - sorry if it came off as criticism. I guess that’s what you would call a backhanded compliment! 😂
Great information and tip!
Hi Mads, as you might have surmised, I have become a devoted fan of your channel. Your insights are so clearly presented that I have started taking quick notes for later review. Thanks for sharing!
Very thoughtful and inspirational video. Much appreciated
Great advice Mads.
Great video Mads and 7 to tips which are so true. Stunning images as usual. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for such a great video. So much insightful stuff goes into your videos! Very grateful.
Great video wonderful tips and shots.
I do really love your images,your style and THANK YOU...!!! for sharing your knowledge with all of us.
Tak for en god video, som fik mig til at tænke over hvad jeg selv gør, og hvad jeg måske skal holde op med at gøre og tænker mere over hvad jeg selv vil :-) Tak !
Excellent video Mads!! By just wachting your video's(and many other's) in the last year, I have learned so much. Thanks for that👍👍
I enjoy your videos, nicely done Mads. Great examples too. I particularly like the part about how we don't have to obey composition "rules". Do what works, not what may work sometimes.
another fantastic video
Excellent advice, very well done video and I like your way to explain things, you are not in a hurry like many native English speakers seem to be. Keep going good work! Best from Finland
Awesome video with great tips and insight. Just came across your channel a few weeks ago, very inspirational.
Thank you very much, happy to hear that :)
Good stuff Mads, and great drone footage too. It wasn't like that in Glencoe last Tuesday, but there were some great opportunities thanks to the rotten weather - as you say, it gives a whole different slant on a location. Really like that early Iceland pano - didn't know it was a pano!
Thank you, Mads. Such great advice and wonder images!
Great video as usual! Tools instead of rules is a really good mantra. And of course shooting for yourself:)
It's funny, Iceland taught me the same lesson. I hated rainy weather, but I learned to embrace it. Now I love to go out in it. I wish more people shared your philosophy, and just enjoyed the art of shooting and creating art. We all see things differently, and for people say that we all have to keep within certain boundaries, is both damaging to the art of creativity, and to the person creating the art. There has been so much negativity regarding certain things, that it gets frustrating, and makes one want to not shoot. Keep creating your way!! :)
Really liked your view points. It's was an eye opener for me.. 👌👌
These are all valuable tips and your photographs are outstanding. Thank you for this excellent video.
Really helpful Videos, Thank You!
Thank you for the excellent video Mads! I appreciate that you share your knowledge with everyone. I believe the most important idea you mentioned was the fact that each photographer must find and create images that are pleasing to the photographer who took them. Everyone will have their own opinion about a photograph, but if you are happy with it then nothing else matters. I have seen several famous UA-cam photographers who I believe created average images, but they were thrilled with the results. I think this is fine. However, once I made the "mistake" of sharing my honest thoughts about an image posted by a well known vlogger and the feedback I received was quite negative. Apparently, some people can only accept praise. In conclusion, I am continually impressed by your images and videos. I believe you are one of a small handful of photographers who present entertaining as well as educational content for all to see. Thanks again Mads.
Stunning photos and great advice I’m almost hoping for ‘bad’ weather next time I’m out now 👍
Thanks so much, Mads, for your practical tips. Your wisdom gives one much to think about. I look forward to your videos.
Fantastic advise , I have subscribed on the basis of your comments.
You really know what you talking about.
Inspirational
Thanks
Mark Jutsum
Norfolk
England
I totally agree with you, especially on the part where you don't need to reproduce reality but what's your vision of a landscape. I do the same, but I often clash with people saying that "colours are not as I see", which is utter ignorance in photography, believing that not touching anything in a photo and you capture "the reality" is pure BS.
Couldn't agree more! :)
OK You Win ......... I am subbed to over 100 Photography vloggers and you Sir are the Best one of all ... I like what you do
Oh wow... that's a HUGE compliment! Thanks a lot :)
Great stuff again, Mads! Really enjoyed your thoughts about composition and bad weather, which you have med me see as an opportunity.
The sliding drone-clip with Tindholmur in the background at 11 minutes. Just wow.
And drone flying over slow waves rolling in over s beach in Iceland at 16 min. Anorher wow.
NiklasKrog i agree that was an awesome drone shot.
I completely agree what you have stated Mads, too many photographers are trying to follow the :Rules" and many times not capturing what they really wanted. Many photographers are going to the iconic locations and getting that postcard shot that millions have taken, I would rather find an location that has been unnoticed and create a composition that no other photographer has photographed before. Before I compose a shot, I try to get an emotional (gut) feeling about the scene I'm thinking of photographing, or I walk away!
Great tips that make sense. Rules can only carry one so far. Amazing images!
these are truly the best photography advice one can give! I never thought about it, but problem solving is actually best way to describe what photographers do... and everyone gets a different result, that's creativity :) I also liked the tip that you can't do it alone... never heard it from other youtubers that make tutorials! thanks for another helpful video :)
Great video! I learned a lot from those image critiques on the Grid too! Kelby One was a great resource for me early on in learning photography