Why your landscape photos are boring 🥱
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- In this video Tom outlines a 5 step process for turning your landscape photos from flat, boring shots to professional looking images.
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good tips, a lot of people will think this is all too basic but the basics are 95% of what makes a good photo imo.
Excellence is - mastery of the basics 👍🏻
Based on most people's photos this isn't too basic it's rocket surgery
Fundamentals !
Also it’s about applying the tips properly. I feel I always think ‘oh there’s no real subject’ or ‘this is blending in and all looks the same’ or ‘it looks messy’. I then proceed to not do anything about and that’s why my photos look pants.
The basics are the bits I struggle with. I understood ISO, aperture etc no worries but could never get an interesting photo. Thanks
I am blind in one eye, and have poor vision in the other, but I take great photographs. A few years ago i realized that part of the reason why might be that I'm not distracted by binocular depth perception. What my eye sees is exactly what the camera will see. Further, I'm used to using secondary clues like shadows and apparent sizes of objects to judge depth, so I more or less instinctively compose frames that include these prominently.
Thank you for bolstering my theory with this video. I'm always interested in exploring the circumstances in which disabilities become advantageous.
What a great example for making a weakness to a strength!
brb stabbing my left eye
With respect, I don't think the points made in this video apply to the restrictions you describe that you have. It's great that you take great photographs. Nothing in this video is based on binocular depth perception. As far as I can see, this video is mostly about framing, positioning of subjects, and timing (both time of day and time of year). So, I don't see how this video bolsters your theory (your words).
@@neekfenwicki think she was referring to 2:30 where he talks about depth
Playing games on flat screen also made me good with depth perception with one eye.
As a beginner I really liked the way you lead from a flat view to an interesting picture using the same setting. Often these tips videos describe useful tips but aren't that great in showing how to apply them. This was really helpful.
I agree, it's a great composition from original flat view to a final result that composes several key point recommended by an expert. Crucial advice for a newbie, like me too :)
Finally, a tutorial that explains actually helpful concepts easily and in a short time span, while still being very informative - perfect!
Finally! God! None others exist! :P
@@neekfenwick I know, right! It’s absolutely wild how many tutorials aren’t made to *be* good, but rather to *seem* good (or at least I’m guessing that’s why - they have an idea of what a tutorial should look like).
@@TheoShahh and at the same time they blind us with the technicalities for the various settings. Me, I'm a point and shoot person and this is the first video where the emphasis has been on aspects that will help me take better photos and leave my camera to worry about the details.
@@maureentaphouse5206 Exactly!
I'm a beginner and I'm blown away by how you made the picture much more interesting!
Am also a beginner, and love these videos on how to become better photographers 🫡
The people being weirdly defensive will never improve their boring landscape photos. This video reinforces some excellent fundamentals!
I suspect some people were expecting to find a way to improve colour on their smartphone cameras. I find my smartphone never captures the colour quite as I see it. But these were really good tips to be reminded of, they kind of became 2nd nature, but it's good to be intentional.
@@freescape08If you can get hold of a Huawei P20.. You might be suprised how well the Leica lenses do with landscape photography, as phones go, it captures pretty well what it sees. Doesn't really exaggerate colour, loses quality after say 50% zoom+, but, people say how good my pictures are, and ask what phone it is... so thought I'd mention it.
Though now I'd hope to prefer and wish for quality of good camera and zoomlense.
Photo editing is important too. A good photographer has to learn to edit too. Your photos will look the way you want them to if you just dabble into editing a little. The day I learned to edit honestly improved my photos a lot!
@@freescape08 I find if I take the picture in the iphone's 48 MP raw it captures the colours like to 10x closer to how I see them
Excellent job turning abstract photography teaching into step by step and SHOWING it with the live video taken by the same camera. Really great tutorial. One of the best I’ve seen.
It's great that you applied the tips in real time to the same location. A lot of tip lists give examples with totally different locations! It's harder to see the effectiveness of the tip if it feels like "go somewhere completely different". Thanks!
For my own purposes, I'm going to call this the SLOW method. Subject, Layer, Organize, and Weather (weather being a combination of time of day/year). Thank you! I can't wait to try it out!
you're amazing. i'm a professional product photographer for 10 years, but my landscape photos always were mm maybe not boring at all, but it was more chance, randomness, than a "pro view". And now, with your video, i have a great upgrade! Your tips are as brilliant as simple. In my opinion, if you can explain something complex in simple terms, you are a real master.
I sometimes struggle to spot a strong composition even when I’m standing in a beautiful location.
I like the way you offer straight forward advice and I’m looking forward to getting out and using it 👍🏼
Ive been doing all of this intuitively for years and always wondered what i'm doing differently from friends whos pictures lacked any sort of composition...thanks for explaining it step by step!
I'm an illustrator, not a photographer, but I bet this video will be useful for me too
All so very true. Basically, I found most landscape photos (mine too) boring.
The best tip I learnt years ago : "the first camera angle (including focal length) chosen is very likely not the best angle for the subject"
Now I would add "use the swivel screen to find that better angle". For me that is usually lower down; even a below "ground level" --- yeah; I dig holes!
Great advice video that doesn't include camera gear 👋👋
I've seen a lot of these videos and have to say this is broken down really well.
Very good refresher information and video. I would add that often dereliction often makes for interesting subjects. Your tree in winter has that dereliction feel to it, regardless of the other factors in it. There's something about it, the shopworn, the "broken" and worn that calls out, surely not always and everywhere, but at times, it is an odd beauty in an old face kind of thing. Anyway, dereliction is part of the possibilities one may encounter. Plus, as you know, things do go away, the moment does not return, but passes. (Kind of like my teeth 😄)
I have recently started hiking. Obviously I have also started taking photos during my trips, as a complete begginer and oh boy they look bad. Thank you for those tips, I will surely keep them in mind and put some life into my photos.
I'm pretty proud of my macro shots but have always struggled with landscape. This mentions a few things I already knew and put them into a bigger context to help make sense of them.
Shooting from the ground is my personal favorite. It always gives gorgeous depth.
Fantastic tips. I’ve always struggled with light thinking it is what I was missing but these three tips will greatly improve how I shoot too. Thanks mate!
What a terrific demonstration. A properly useful example. Thanks.
The final photo looks brilliant! 9:55
Lovely video! You explain in such a clear way. I will try to apply your suggestions next time I go hiking
Summary:
1. What is your subject?
2. Layering (angle low to get foreground, midground, and background)
3. Organising the frame
4. Considering light (best photos during the golden hour)
5. Diversifying
I just want to give you a big shoutout for this video. It is soooo good for so many good and simple reasons! Here just a few:
1. The thumbnail is a bit of clickbaity but for a good reason. It made me watch it and I'm glad that I did!
2. No crazy special effects. Just a few necessary cuts here and there.
3. No f***ing "This video is sponsored by...
4. A person who knows what he's talking about, explaining some wise words to the viewers without cutting down every f***ing sentence.
5. I learned something new that I want to try next time doing some photography
You are great! Thanks for the great video. I wish you all the best! Now I'm excited what else I can learn from your channel :)
A very useful tutorial presented in a very helpful way showing how each step makes a difference. As a beginner I'll be applying this advice going forward. Thank you.
Thank you for this video! I’m going to use these tips when I make landscape shots for videos! 🙂 I have noticed that stuff tended to look better when I would kneel down close to the ground, but I didn’t know why. The depth with layers part makes so much sense!
Beautiful presentation and outcome. I understand this but I cannot help but think I’m not getting enough of the background in this picture. How does one capture all of the background the lens can view without flattening the picture?
I just found your channel and immediately subscribed. I am going back and watching lots of your previous videos. They are so inspiring!
That's a masterclass! I can't wait to go outside and take some landscape photographies to put these lessons into practice!
I really like the way you are presenting the information, it is understandable with a touch of a humor :)
Scenery of Landscapes, I love them as much as I Love my family.
Landscape's provides All.
Fell in love with scenery around 5 years old, it took my mind from travel sickness to excitement of scaling the hills and adventure. I was lucky in the aspect of a family that ventured outdoors regularly.
Since my early-ish 30's I started out hiking again, compiled many pictures, which I've whittled down to under 20,000... I can spend hours looking through all the landscape pictures.
I've been told often I have an eye for landscape photography, it's time to ditch the not so smart phone, and save for a decent camera, that is made for landscape photography.
Glad this channel came up on recommendations... New subscriber here!
Now I know why so many photographers walk around every three they see... 😊
Excellent, easy to follow, yet powerful advice. Thank you.
Very usefull tips, Thank you. i often use black and white filters when i capture dark tree's at the pale sky.
i do this for making dark atmospheric album covers.
now i think i can get more creative.
Hi Tom
if you are going to run a “walk” on landscape photography and the issues you raised I would be very interested.
Nice vlog relaxed and humour - terry
Yesterday I was taking photos near Kettlewell and, as you said, they are flat and featureless 😐😐😐 Following your tips, out of 40 photos I chose only 2 that had some depth and composition. Very good movie. Thank you 🤝🤝. See you on the trail!
I loved this video, your charisma is amazing to watch!!
I absolutely loved the video. Great tips! Thank you
good advice; but the thumbnail is a bit daunting because of those emojis -- they mismatch with the quality of the actual video
Good lecture and demo of the theory to build up your vision that you want the viewers to understand from boring to interesting .Also I love the soft romantic background music .
Remember it is all subjective.
Having a subject is optional. Having depth is optional.
It is all optional. Adding these things can remove your own personal touch. Some photos are nicer when it is flat, with no obvious subject.
Such the world's most famous landscape photo, the old Windows XP background.
Thanks YPW, so apt and completely and easily understood and grasped for a novice photographer such as myself.
Brilliant video. Touch of class with the location details too. Thanks you! 🙏🏾
Thank you for this video! I enjoyed the way you explained things with a practical example and I lerned a lot!
Absolutely smashing presentation. Loving your approach within the scene showing and telling on the play by play.
I didn't find the camera shake from moving the tripod distracting at all. In fact, I found it extremely instructive to see the picture transform in the process. I also liked how you broke the process down into different steps. One thing I would have loved to see though are your settings (focus point, aperture, shutter speed, ISO). Though I think you left that out for brevity. Great video!
Glad you enjoyed the video! The reason I didn't include camera settings is because I think a lot of people have the misconception that there are specific camera settings for specific types of shot. As composition was the main theme, I didn't want people to blindly use the same settings as me without truly understanding why they were set. I plan to do a specific video on camera settings in the not too distant future so stay tuned!
An extra bonus tip: upload your video in a minimum of 4K to UA-cam (even if it requires upscaling from 1080p) to unlock its better compression algorithm. You videos will look miles better on this platform :)
Good review of the basics which are easy to overlook. Thank you posting and for the humor.😅
Interesting and useful video, with more than a soupçon of humour! Thanks.
The best tips for landscape photogprahers is that if you live in a beautiful location go somewhere else as you can't see it anymore - I live in the Cotswolds and haven't taken a photo here for twenty two years - two years after I moved here!!!!
Hello there! I don't leave comments often but I have to say that this video is really well made. The tips that you gave are great. I will make sure to use the knowledge that you provided us with in my next photoshoot 😊 Thank you! 😅
Great tips! The focal length on the winter and summer pictures is very different. It would be interesting to see both images at same focal length. all the best!
Literally watching this video while in the Irish countryside. Excellent timing and nice video, mate! ❤️
excellent tips! thank you!
Great video, I recognised Simon's seat on the hillside opposite!
Fantastic tips, simply explained. Great video
I loved the landscape and I would like to come and take photos. Living in Germany makes it a bit difficult. Thanks for the video
Thanks for this! I found this very useful with your comprehensive demonstration
6:18 The tree now looks three times its actual size! 😮
I learnt so much from this exercise. Thanks!
Wow, I just looked for such content 6 years ago when bought my first DSLR
At the end of the day what are you taking pictures of? a tree or a landscape? Thank you for your input on this matter....
I would say the tree is part of the landscape. By highlighting a feature we can not only show off a small section of it we can keep people's attention for longer.
Very educational,thanks
Great stuff, man, always a good idea to get back to compositional basics! Will keep these in mind.
well done! I really enjoyed this video and how you explained everything!
Great tips, learned a lot from you.
Using a circular polarizer lense can really make colors pop...especially the blues in the sky.
i've picked up on these techniques but i still don't find many photo opportunities, and the ones i do find i'm often bored with.
some places in the world really are just boring to look at, or at least require rare opportunities and specific lenses to make something interesting out of.
i never have this issue when i travel, which proves it.
Half the time when im taking pictures of a landscape like this i just make "the clouds" my subject. It works great for pics from a moving train.
I appreciate your sharing :)
I realised as a young boy that to get a good photo you had to give it depth. So i used to get lower down to catch something in thd foreground like a clump of grass a rock or tree
Impressive production quality on show here for a fledgling channel! That subscriber count is going to skyrocket I'm sure! I'm in 👍
I appreciate the 3word location info!
Thanks! it`s very interesting!
Amazing thanks for the help! And some laughs ❤
Great tutorial. I shoot portraits & sports, but enjoy landscapes when traveling. In fact, Im heading to Oxford (from US) later this summer & was hoping to take a side trip to Yorkshire but it looks like a 5-hr train ride. So I may visit the eastern part of Wales instead. (Ive already toured Bath & Cotswolds previously)
You're still looking at at least a 4 hour journey even if public transport were any good...
Thank you very much.
great video! I learned a lot
wow that's a fantastic helpful video, thanks very much.
A nice location in the moors to photograph is around the remains of skelton tower just north of Pickering.
@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse don’t you know who I am?
lovely vid 🌻
Very good tips Tom 👍
I appreciate your work, thank you.
That was really clear and useful, thanks!
Thank you for the great tips. Really helpful.
Great tips! I like your composition. It could perhaps be a bit more interesting with less open space on the left side. If I think of the 9 quadrants, I would perhaps put the tree more on the top left. Subject in / near the center can itself be somewhat boring.
Very good video!
This is excellent. Thanks very much.
great video
Fantastic guide! Thanks
Would have looked better with the tree further to the left...and I laughed when you spoke about winter, you're talking about UK winter, in Canada, think snow, lol
Taking photos and have them look good is the same as bring an 3D object into an flat painting. It's most weighting factor is composition. Weighting the 4 clusters (top, bottom, left, right), or having an important object in the middle make the image even, calm and beautiful. Using unconventional colors or effects make contrast. Setting up areas of Golden cut (1 or more) make it beautiful. Think of the faces of houses - they seem beautiful to us, when they have symmetries, like 4 even parts, or 3 parts. Your painting or photo should be build by 2x2, 3x3, 3x4, 4x3, or 4x4 areas.
Good video thank you. I learned a lot from this one!
You are great teacher, thank you for this well made vidéo ! I want to get oit ans make photos now !
Another thing that can help frame your pictures is “The Rule of Thirds”
I won’t go into detail here, but it’s basically breaking up the picture into three areas or sections.
I’m sure there are multiple sources to find out more about it , but give it a try.
Thank you for sharing the experience!
In landscape pictures, both photos and paintings, I like to have some life in them. Usually a person, but an animal works well too. Doesn't have to be large or the subject of the picture, but some presence of life (that isn't plant life). Preferably someone looking at the landscape, not towards the camera.
Thanks for that. I'll have to get the camera out again
Nicely done!
Legendary advice