Thank you for emphasizing the importance of good composition "even for" event photography. Assuming the basics (focus, exposure, etc.) are good enough, I believe composition, coupled with the ability to anticipate and capture key moments, is what distinguishes really great event photography. It can also be a particularly fun challenge for the event photographer who typically does not have control over the placement of objects in space and must rely on lens choice and camera position to shape the composition.
I use thirds almost as a brush stroke in a painter's way, sometimes it may be "this is the main subject", other times an important object within the image may be defined by how far away it is away from the actual thirds lines, using the power thirds to express the subject "emotionally". Foreground leading into an image to me is as important as the main subject, by representing where the subject is "from" you familiarize the viewer with what/who that subject is. I've stewed over photography for 27 years with a long break within that timeframe, picking it back up 1yr ago still using the same style I used in middle school. 20 years later I'm finding a new definition to the images I capture, just as rewarding as ever!
Mik! You’re crushing it. Your content is easily digestible and your insight adds depth to simple concepts that is a huge benefit to anyone watching. Thank you for your efforts and time! One of my favorite channels I often recommend.👏🏼
What a great video, Mik! It’s definitely opened my mind to using composition in a way to evoke particular emotions and feelings, as opposed to seeing compositions as “good or bad”. Love this kind of content only a seasoned professional would be able to share.
I know getting it right in camera is the first step, but having the flexibility to crop for a composition, along with dodging and burning, can up your chances for the next gig, or future clients.
when on location, how are you seeing all of this and how do you position yourself for such shots (VIP walking through a beam of light among a floor full of people)? Love your work, btw.
Amazing Video Mikhael, this really helped me out with some of my concerns (yes this is Lea your amazing student)This video really summed up some things and thought me new things. One question before I see you again what's your favorite color? -Your student Lea
Thank you for a great video 🙂 I also like the calm tone in your video and not the yelling others on UA-cam do. I am doing some event photography myself. But the last times I have been really happy with my pictures, But my client can’t find any special shots they want to buy from me. I try not taking it personal, but I can’t get a clear answer on what they don’t like. This is really frustrating after have taken a couple of thousand images and working my ass off. Do you have any of this experience?
Hi Kristian. No, not really. But my business model is not based on print sales. Was your gallery protected from downloading digital files? Maybe they just printed them on their own. But also, you may have just done a great job and they're just not wanting to print anything.
@@MikMilman Hi and good morning from Norway :) This is a client I can trust, and they bought my video which we did simultaneously. I give them watermarked images for review. But this also is about pushing the camera button at the right moment, which has a lot to say for the moment being photographed. Ref your exellent videos :) Maybe I should change up my business model and make a package deal for events? We`ll see. Have a great day and thank you for replying :)
Mik when people hire me for a 4 hour event shoot. A children's birthday party. How many images should I deliver? Ballpark. It will have a lot of guests. I have no clue what a reasonable number of images is
a 4 hour children's birthday party? That seems very long. Almost every single kids birthday party I photographed in my career lasted 2 hours. Anyway, there is no correct answer here, but my personal answer is that you shoot to maximize your coverage. I can tell you that for me this ends up being somewhere around 100-200 quality images per hour.
@@MikMilman Thanks for the response. Good god that's a lot. I'm guessing that's mostly just Lightroom edited afterwards and not including a Photoshop edit. I probably won't promise them anywhere near that number. I was thinking about 100 images total for the 4 hours 😆
@@MikMilman Thank you for the info. I certainly didn't mean to imply that I wasn't interested in your video; I was. You did a great job of explaining the aspects of composition and your photos, as always, were interesting to look at.
Amazing analysis, I need to look back at some of my recent work to check if I subconsciously do any of these or if I should work on it.
Thank you for emphasizing the importance of good composition "even for" event photography. Assuming the basics (focus, exposure, etc.) are good enough, I believe composition, coupled with the ability to anticipate and capture key moments, is what distinguishes really great event photography. It can also be a particularly fun challenge for the event photographer who typically does not have control over the placement of objects in space and must rely on lens choice and camera position to shape the composition.
I use thirds almost as a brush stroke in a painter's way, sometimes it may be "this is the main subject", other times an important object within the image may be defined by how far away it is away from the actual thirds lines, using the power thirds to express the subject "emotionally". Foreground leading into an image to me is as important as the main subject, by representing where the subject is "from" you familiarize the viewer with what/who that subject is. I've stewed over photography for 27 years with a long break within that timeframe, picking it back up 1yr ago still using the same style I used in middle school. 20 years later I'm finding a new definition to the images I capture, just as rewarding as ever!
Thats awesome.
I just discovered your channel. After several videos I have a lot of respect.
Thank you
Mik! You’re crushing it. Your content is easily digestible and your insight adds depth to simple concepts that is a huge benefit to anyone watching. Thank you for your efforts and time! One of my favorite channels I often recommend.👏🏼
Hi Savannah,
That's kind of you to say.
Really good thank you for sharing
I'm glad you liked this one. A lot of work went into it.
What a great video, Mik! It’s definitely opened my mind to using composition in a way to evoke particular emotions and feelings, as opposed to seeing compositions as “good or bad”. Love this kind of content only a seasoned professional would be able to share.
I’m new to photography and learnt loads from this
Maaaan this was gold! Thank you!
i enjoy your all your video and i understand the way you teach , thank you so much .
Thank you!
I really enjoyed your analysis on this, Mik!
I love this! So helpful ❤
Nice content. Somewhat sad that you dont produce a little more, but we get it
Appreciate the understanding.
great analysis, would love to see more
Thanks! This video took a massive amount of time to make but if it gets good feedback, there will be plenty more. I enjoyed it.
I know getting it right in camera is the first step, but having the flexibility to crop for a composition, along with dodging and burning, can up your chances for the next gig, or future clients.
when on location, how are you seeing all of this and how do you position yourself for such shots (VIP walking through a beam of light among a floor full of people)? Love your work, btw.
Great question. It all comes down to developing your skills to the point where you no longer have to think about them consciously.
Amazing Video Mikhael, this really helped me out with some of my concerns (yes this is Lea your amazing student)This video really summed up some things and thought me new things. One question before I see you again what's your favorite color? -Your student Lea
Orange. lol
Your videos are helping me prepare right now for an event I'm going to cover. What app are you using to draw over your photos?
Procreate.
Thank you for a great video 🙂 I also like the calm tone in your video and not the yelling others on UA-cam do. I am doing some event photography myself. But the last times I have been really happy with my pictures, But my client can’t find any special shots they want to buy from me. I try not taking it personal, but I can’t get a clear answer on what they don’t like. This is really frustrating after have taken a couple of thousand images and working my ass off. Do you have any of this experience?
Hi Kristian. No, not really. But my business model is not based on print sales. Was your gallery protected from downloading digital files? Maybe they just printed them on their own. But also, you may have just done a great job and they're just not wanting to print anything.
@@MikMilman Hi and good morning from Norway :) This is a client I can trust, and they bought my video which we did simultaneously. I give them watermarked images for review. But this also is about pushing the camera button at the right moment, which has a lot to say for the moment being photographed. Ref your exellent videos :) Maybe I should change up my business model and make a package deal for events? We`ll see. Have a great day and thank you for replying :)
What lens are you using on these images, have you used a flash on any?
What mm we’re most of those shots taken , I struggled to get close enough with 70
Almost all were with a 50 mm
Mik when people hire me for a 4 hour event shoot. A children's birthday party. How many images should I deliver? Ballpark. It will have a lot of guests. I have no clue what a reasonable number of images is
a 4 hour children's birthday party? That seems very long. Almost every single kids birthday party I photographed in my career lasted 2 hours. Anyway, there is no correct answer here, but my personal answer is that you shoot to maximize your coverage. I can tell you that for me this ends up being somewhere around 100-200 quality images per hour.
@@MikMilman Thanks for the response. Good god that's a lot. I'm guessing that's mostly just Lightroom edited afterwards and not including a Photoshop edit. I probably won't promise them anywhere near that number. I was thinking about 100 images total for the 4 hours 😆
Mik, what device are you using to draw the lines on your images? Is it a tablet? If so which one?
I think it's an ipad gen 9. Hope you enjoyed the video.
@@MikMilman Thank you for the info. I certainly didn't mean to imply that I wasn't interested in your video; I was. You did a great job of explaining the aspects of composition and your photos, as always, were interesting to look at.
Inspiring video Mik, In addition I often crop in the edit to extenuate the leading lines, rule of thirds 📸
Composition makes a boring subject interesting. Especially with like talking heads and grip and grins.