I'm giving a talk at a photography club this week, and two of the slides are titled tips for 'Shooting in overcast light (Roman Fox)' and tips for 'Shooting in harsh light (Roman Fox) '. You certainly provide some great and useful videos, and this is another of them
Great advice. I didn’t realize that for some of your dramatic lighting shots, you were crushing the blacks in post. I’ve often been reluctant to try that but you make it work beautifully and gave me something to try!
I have no problem removing items to make a cleaner image, one of my favourite shots is of Southwold Smokehouse, I removed an alarm box, an extractor fan and a H&S label to give it a more timeless quality, however I did leave a stainless steel chimney because I liked the juxtaposition with the wooden shacks.
Excellent tips!! I've already learned quite a lot from you! My favourite tips from this one are: 1) Picking the right time and place 2) Looking for favourable light 3) Effectively utilizing negative space to isolate a subject
Great advice. I am with you on cropping and cloning. I usually do not do anything too drastic, but cloning out some minor debris can make a big difference. And there are so many times that I see other people's photos with distractions on the edges where even the slightest crop would go a long way to clean up and simplify the image.
Roman, great job!!! I have been watching you for years and to see the great teacher and photographer you have become is truly impressive!!! Keep up the great work!
An author who's name escapes me once said "perfection is not achieved when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away". I try to remember that when planning a composition.
I find that when I “go looking” for a photo the compositions are often crisper than when I am just walking about waiting for something to strike my fancy. For example if I left the house thinking I am going to take pictures of interesting doors, or cars, or vertical lines - could be anything, but it is a specific thing.
I heard some photographers say never to crop. But there's times to me where cropping is necessary. Sometimes I take a photo and it looks just right, but there's a distraction in the corner or at the far sides, like a hand or something else that doesn't really need to be there. So I may erase it or crop slightly. Sometimes I take a good photo, but there's too much sky or ground showing. I crop in those situations, remove some of the top or bottom of the photo. Or was I better off getting closer or changing my lens? Sometimes I feel I don't have time to change my lens. Other times, the composition of a photo will look better when I zoom in while editing, as long as the quality doesn't suffer, which sometimes I may have to do if I am using a prime lens, since if I get closer I may disturb the subject.
I have heard photography is the art of subtraction. How the subtraction is achieved is less important. Also the tips of using harsh light and natural elements to frame the scene are very useful and under appreciated.
Excellent video again, Roman. I always learn something from these videos & usually more if I rewatch them. Problem is, sometimes, the SD card in my brain is of insufficient capacity & often has memory lapses.
Great topic and video. Love the process of creating focus by intentionally simplifying what's in the frame. Question: Are all of the images from ~1:25 to 1:55 at a 50mm equivalent focal length? You're talking about longer and wider focal lengths, so it wasn't clear to me if these are your examples of wider or longer than 50mm equivalent focal lengths.
I'm giving a talk at a photography club this week, and two of the slides are titled tips for 'Shooting in overcast light (Roman Fox)' and tips for 'Shooting in harsh light (Roman Fox)
'. You certainly provide some great and useful videos, and this is another of them
Great advice. I didn’t realize that for some of your dramatic lighting shots, you were crushing the blacks in post. I’ve often been reluctant to try that but you make it work beautifully and gave me something to try!
Roman, I enjoy your short and clearly described lessons on techniques used in good photography. Fr. Dan
I have no problem removing items to make a cleaner image, one of my favourite shots is of Southwold Smokehouse, I removed an alarm box, an extractor fan and a H&S label to give it a more timeless quality, however I did leave a stainless steel chimney because I liked the juxtaposition with the wooden shacks.
Excellent tips!! I've already learned quite a lot from you! My favourite tips from this one are:
1) Picking the right time and place
2) Looking for favourable light
3) Effectively utilizing negative space to isolate a subject
Great advice. I am with you on cropping and cloning. I usually do not do anything too drastic, but cloning out some minor debris can make a big difference. And there are so many times that I see other people's photos with distractions on the edges where even the slightest crop would go a long way to clean up and simplify the image.
Roman, great job!!! I have been watching you for years and to see the great teacher and photographer you have become is truly impressive!!! Keep up the great work!
An author who's name escapes me once said "perfection is not achieved when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away". I try to remember that when planning a composition.
good stuff, with such clear understanding, you make it sound simple, thanks for sharing!
Some clever but obvious tips here Ronan, that I should keep in mind when shooting and editing 📷👍
Your tips are always very helpful and have made me feel more confident in how I approach photography over the past year. Thanks, man.
Seems like you’ve been to Malta, hope you had a good stay here! Awesome tips, found these very helpful! Cheers!
Thank you, Roman, this is the kind of advice I’m looking for, and will definitely take advantage of. 🙂
Wonderful real-world advice as shown by your photos which are so essential to the story. Always learn something new when I visit your channel. Thanks.
Great video and even greater photos! Always enlightening.
Thanks Roman. Some useful Tips to think about.
Excellent, again, Roman 👏✌️
My first time here. Thank you for a great video with awesome tips and ideas. Will start testing them out
Extremely useful. Thank you
Always great tips. Thanks Roman.
Awesome video, very valuable content - Thank you very much!
I find that when I “go looking” for a photo the compositions are often crisper than when I am just walking about waiting for something to strike my fancy. For example if I left the house thinking I am going to take pictures of interesting doors, or cars, or vertical lines - could be anything, but it is a specific thing.
Great selection of useful and practical ideas - thanks!
Thanks for the tips, always helpful
I heard some photographers say never to crop. But there's times to me where cropping is necessary. Sometimes I take a photo and it looks just right, but there's a distraction in the corner or at the far sides, like a hand or something else that doesn't really need to be there. So I may erase it or crop slightly.
Sometimes I take a good photo, but there's too much sky or ground showing. I crop in those situations, remove some of the top or bottom of the photo. Or was I better off getting closer or changing my lens? Sometimes I feel I don't have time to change my lens.
Other times, the composition of a photo will look better when I zoom in while editing, as long as the quality doesn't suffer, which sometimes I may have to do if I am using a prime lens, since if I get closer I may disturb the subject.
I have heard photography is the art of subtraction. How the subtraction is achieved is less important. Also the tips of using harsh light and natural elements to frame the scene are very useful and under appreciated.
Dude you have the Final Cut green boarder on the right also, I've been trying to find a way to get rid of this for ages.
Very useful tips again! Thank You!
Love your simplicity. Keep it simple, I say!!
Excellent video again, Roman. I always learn something from these videos & usually more if I rewatch them. Problem is, sometimes, the SD card in my brain is of insufficient capacity & often has memory lapses.
All great learning ideas
Thanks a lot for the video, simple and to the point.
Good one Roman. Keep on.
Great advice.
Great topic and video. Love the process of creating focus by intentionally simplifying what's in the frame. Question: Are all of the images from ~1:25 to 1:55 at a 50mm equivalent focal length? You're talking about longer and wider focal lengths, so it wasn't clear to me if these are your examples of wider or longer than 50mm equivalent focal lengths.
Nice one! Thanx a lot!!!
Wow! Tons of great tips here..........some YT channels would make this 6 months of 30 min videos!
great video, thank you
I love your videos and this one one of the best if not the best
Nice advise, as always!
Thanks for your video!
thank you!
Thanks!
Thank you so much!!!!
Very interesting and informative
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I love these tips
Because I’m terrible at them😅
Another really awesome video with a great set of advise and tips. Some of the best photography content on UA-cam
Wooot
Artist don't paint in, photographers remove, and why the hell wouldn't anyone crop a frame to make it look right?
Thanks!
Thank you so much!!!!