Good light, bad light photography critique

[@Thatonegirl989]

Please do more of these videos! I don’t know anything about professional photography and it’s so interesting seeing you explain how some of these photos could be better.

[@Enrique-the-photographer]

I know that you know and you don't need me to say it, but I’m going to say it anyway because this is America and I can say whatever I want, you’re very good Omar, really good.

[@jackiechow860]

I hope you do another one of these but for landscape photos!

[@haroldbernard3505]

Hi Omar. I know you said great composition for the baby picture, but we don’t even know what he was playing...

[@suzannebradbury]

Harold Bernard 😂

[@ogonzilla]

Damn, that's good.

[@neneodonkor]

@@ogonzilla 😂😂😂😂

[@NJM1948]

Just excellent - I'm not particular into portraiture, but watched it because I love your presentational style....and I picked up a lot of useful tips for the odd time I do portraits. Another super vid

[@nicewinerytrainingsessions3406]

Omar, thank you for doing this series on lighting with humor and clarity.

[@giovannibellini9616]

That's the BEST lecture about light I've ever seen on YT. Thanks, thanks, thanks.

[@PT-re2gi]

You are a portrait pro. One of the best critiques I have seen.

[@ogonzilla]

YO...that's crazy nice

[@jackiechow860]

Hey Omar! The photo at 9:02 was my dog! Thanks for the review and the tips. I was just lucky he loves looking out that window to find his mom which gave me the good lighting. I was worried I wouldn’t get the eye and nose in focus but next time I’ll give 2.8 a try. Ps. You are my favorite KZbinr. Many thanks from Canada

[@ogonzilla]

Cute dog!

[@priyanjankumar1956]

​@@ogonzilla how do you get rid of all the light coming from different directions when there are lights , can't turn everything off and put a tripod light in front all the time,.

[@LeonardoFalsini]

Ehi Omar, cheers from Italy 🙏🏼 18:55 That's my photo! Thank you for your comments, I really appreciate it! I had no reflector, I shot it in the shadows and she was standing on a white blanket so that's what maybe reflected the light. I really appreciated the comment on the white of the eye, I'll pay attention to it! Sometimes it's just a bit difficult because my girlfriend gets shy ahah. Great video! Loved all the tips and tricks.

[@DylanRotich]

Wow portraiture is a whole different ball game. It's what intimidates me the most about photography. A lot of great tips in this video

[@v.bourdeix]

Your thoughts on how to improve each of these shots are priceless! Very pragmatic, easy to understand, it really helps !

[@svweather]

Amazing tutorial! I really like that you are giving tips based on actual photos, not just talking. It helped a lot and thank you so much!

[@danzawhack]

Very helpful video at a time when so many of us are locked indoors!

[@KmalSadek]

I love all your notes... They're specific, to the point and helpful They're one of their kind... Thank you!

[@archaen2321]

This video is three years old, so no one will see this, so this is just me commenting into the vapor of the night. I totally understand where Omar is coming from. However, as a portrait artist (oil painter) the added shading depth and color from the environment of the "bad" photo in the thumbnail is exactly what I want, and what I go for when I shoot reference photography. The "good light" image is incredibly flat, to the point where I wouldn't paint from it. It would be a bad painting. The setups that Omar is going for appear to minimize the aspects that a painter wants to capture. I thrive on those subtle color changes that bother Omar. If a figure is in shadow but I can discern a blue cast from the sky I get giddy. A bounce light from green grass or a red brick path? Oh my god, hold me back! What I think it amounts to is that having a lower contrast image may be the goal or byproduct of a portrait photographer's style or workflow, but that end goal is exactly what portrait painters will point out in novice's work as something that needs to be fixed. I find that interesting. Perhaps the higher contrast image is not preferred by the photographer because they cannot - without serious photo editing - easily change the harshness or contrast of shadows and the painter can. Personally, I prefer the contrast and color variations in all cases, be it photography or paintings, but that's just me. Enjoy this three year old comment, nobody. :)

[@stevemphoto]

This was a fantastic video! I'm new to photography and love these videos far more that fanboy gear reviews!! You are easily becoming my favorite KZbinr! More vids like this please. Also I loved how you fixed that picture of the girl with heart hands. A video on how to recover/touch up almost good pictures would be great. Thanks!

[@kristiejochim3170]

More videos like this please! I'm still working on how to find good light;)

[@giselesmith7795]

Very helpful video, Omar. I love natural light and try to utilize it as much as possible. You have taught me a lot about maximizing that. Big thanks to you and those who submitted work.

[@ogonzilla]

Thanks Gisele!

[@stephencifka4629]

What an amazing video. In addition to your photography skills, you have great teaching chops. Your strategy of talking about a skill (using good light), what you see in the photo and also what might be next for the person in their growth is superb teaching. Bravo!

[@karenblack8929]

I just found your channel and I glam thoroughly enjoying your videos and even better still I’m learning. Im binging you now and spreading the word! 😀 thank you!

[@RplusVetBehavior]

Thank you so much - this was great and I learned quite a lot. PLEASE do more of these. Much appreciated.

[@tommcmillan2300]

This is one I’ll want to watch again.

[@ogonzilla]

Damn. So nice of you. Feedback really helps. Thanks!

[@iamaakashindia]

The concept of "QUALITY OF LIGHT" is something I learned from your previous videos. I am still learning.

[@JO-gp7yl]

Loved this one, please do more critiques they are interesting and helpful.

[@peter_shadow7559]

Man, that "3 elements" technique for posing. I will never forget it. Thanks

[@frankbelt633]

These videos where you go through a bunch of pictures and comment are very helpful. Thanks.

[@jonn1414]

Can I just say , I love your creative way of constructive criticism. You give amazing feedback and I’ve only watched 2 videos and I’ve learned so much from you .

[@60shots]

You're a great teacher Omar. It's all about the light dude.

[@sachawind]

Loved your little nuggets of wisdom! Thanks so much.

[@jimgan7910]

Thank you so much for these insightful critiques!!! I watched it many times !

[@nguyenangkhoa6686]

Wonderful video. I love how you give comments on the photos. As you point out what should be improved in the photos, I kinda understand more about lighting

[@TheLordmehr]

The horizon stare hooked me to see all your other videos!!! Great great great tips...

[@rhaigel5559]

Thank you omar for the critique i appreciate it, soon i will submit some photo using my Fuji xt30.

[@ogonzilla]

leave time stamp and instagram if you like. Thanks!

[@robrobyte]

Greets from Germany, Bavaria, Munich. I am in Homeoffice for about 7 Weeks, because of Corona. I am disabled and my son too. So, we are in danger they say. I thank you for your always positive vids, you bring so much joy in my home in this bad times. THANK YOU and all the best for your wonderful family. Greets from my whole 4 persons and one dog family.

[@edf.7907]

Hi Omar, i’ve been a “fan” of yours following all your tutorials. I am a satisfied owner of an xt20 and have been enjoying it. May i know what post processing application are you using in this Good Light/Bad Light tutorial? Thank you in advance.

[@jarotupy3505]

THX Omar, great discussion & learning points for us to see & adapt ..

[@RandomBb56]

Really enjoyed watching this. This should be a series.

[@ze3bar]

this was very helpful, i really appreciate the tips and im going to be working on them on my days off!

[@wendyscoggins]

This video was super helpful! I’m definitely going to focus more on making sure the eyes have catchlights. Thank you for emphasizing that.

[@lifebymanny]

Great video. I will definitely use the tip about posing and SS being double the focal length.

[@itaylorm]

This was very helpful seeing the critique with examples.

[@jarnopommerel]

Hey Omar, thanx for all the great tips! Just starting out with my Z6ii here, but for now I really love the images.

[@RossanoCampolo]

Hi Omar, there's always something to learn in your videos and they are relaxing and funny as well. Great job 👍

[@thedimtenuk]

Crap ! I love the video but missed the opportunity to send you one ! How do se send you photos and what’s next ? Great tips in here thanks 😊

[@CIbanez1994]

Wow, this Video is amazing. These Infos help me a lot for my Future portrait photographing to keep in Mind. I like, that you are Not talking about a lot of theoretical stuff but give Short and precise suggestions and Tips how to improve Light, frame or model compositions. Keep Going!

[@trishfoster9102]

I have trouble telling the difference between bad and good light. I found this video very helpful. Thank you.

[@siangli6400]

Thanks Omar for the critique! Enjoyed your feedback on the photo I submitted. Please stay safe!

[@irise_flow]

Sorry to ask what might be obvious, but where should we send our photos to? Is there a e-mail? Tx

[@ogonzilla]

@@irise_flow I announced it in a community post. Click my little bell for the next one.

[@themusicplayingon]

I really loved this video and would love to see more critiques and tutorials. I'm learning so much and especially loved watching the adjustments you did in Lightroom. I'd love to maybe see you expand on touching up skin, etc, that you mentioned here. Love the channel! Only been watching for the last month or two but watching many from your catelog!

[@WS-bk7uu]

Thanks Omar, I loved your subtle tips on posing and lighting. Do you have more videos like this?

[@robmitchell7355]

So many tips and tricks for an amateur like me to unpack here. I need to watch it a few times.

[@janemalone2946]

Super helpful video. Learning a lot from how you analyze these.

[@kaiting1981]

Great video Omar, looking forward for another one

[@ecitizenmichael]

Thanks. Please do more of these.

[@lilfinesse]

Hello Omar, i really enjoyed this one and i would appreciate you doing more of this kind of videos. I feel like i learned a lot. For my taste these could be like 10-15min every few weeks.

[@vickianderst397]

This was excellent. You really taught me a lot on posing, lighting, distracting elements, catch lights, colors etc. thank you so much.

[@hecam_abbasi]

hi omar! this video is very very good and helpful for me! continue it!😀🙏🌹 I also liked the funny side of your talk😂

[@lukepo9535]

Omar, for color temperature using the temperature color checker on the white of the eye of your subject , gives usually an accurate temperature value

[@leighdavis5586]

Loved this presentation. I love all your videos. Thank you.

[@katherinemitin177]

Budding hobby photographer here- loving these very easy to understand videos

[@dantes9811]

Thanks. I hope for one more edition of "portrait critique"

[@rjsmith26]

Brilliant, only just found your channel, was Canon DSLR, moved to FujiX100T, about to go XT3. I love your sometimes brutal summary, some maybe unhappy but its what we all need to improve. Keep up the great work.

[@thanhngale5060]

I love your energy and humor. Haha. Your analysis is so spot on i learnt a lot thankssss

[@galinafrolova1183]

Thank you soo much! That was really interesting. I am a beginner and would like to know more of that!

[@KevinHPhotography]

Learned so much from this VIdeo Omar, thanks for going through all these photos 👍🏽

[@thenexthobby]

Thank you for not selecting my submission. Yikes I feel like I committed most of the errors mentioned. But guess what? We don’t really know the intent of most of the submissions shared here, so for the ones like mine where a treasured snap is “a success” to the picture-taker (not maker ... ) it’s all good to me. These were some nice images shared, technical issues aside. You’ve given me a lot to think about here, most of it depressing / overwhelming LOL but I get that the point of it is to be aware first so that we can act next. I think I’d feel better about it if I could get to a place where everything wasn’t a run-and-gun quick family snap type of deal for me. Maybe I’ll be able to practice on my out-of-school kids during Covid Break with some ideas shown. Thanks again Omar, this really was great!

[@ogonzilla]

Oh we might get you in there for Part 2!! lol... Thanks man.

[@thenexthobby]

Omar Gonzalez Photography and of course that’d be fine. Wondering if you might also go old skool, for a different series of videos ... and hand out photo assignments. Not everyone would be able to participate necessarily where certain gear is involved, but that’s Ok I think.

[@Bloggerky]

Super helpful. (As an indoor project, the current self-isolation may be an opportunity for photographers to work on assembling photo books.)

[@awake780]

One of your best videos, Omar. And that’s a not easy to say because the majority of your work is great.

[@GoldOwlGaming]

Been watching your videos and they are very helpful. Thank you Quick Q: Would my portraits shoot better using 50mm 1.8 or 16-80mm 2.8? I'm attempting my first shoot of kids sports portraits (outside, on grass, under trees) and am very nervous. Parents are relying on me for great shots.

[@jamesfc5071]

Amazing and well done! discovering you late but enjoying you!

[@Mitik1000]

Oh man. That picture with the man from Pakistan... I really love it! I love how those collors combine and their contrast. I love that shadow on the man face which is aslmost like a scar on his face, but at the same time suggest that is somewhere in the nature in his own element. It is a photojournalistic photo and all of this elements to me sugest reality and not a pose. GREAT ONE! Blue sky, orange fields, green jaket, redish turban and tone of the face. Amazing!👍👍👍

[@Bazilysk]

Spectacular Omar, learn a lot and have fun at the same time! Love your personality and manor! Keep up the great work 😊

[@PFW308]

Brilliant. Instructive and entertaining, TVM.

[@ogonzilla]

TYVM!!!!!

[@afisher555]

Omar this is so helpful! It really is easy to understand and progress. We have been saturated with gear stuff (albeit useful), but now we want to improve as photographers with the gear we have. Thank you. You have hit on a niche formula: pro advice, humour, and variety.

[@Ml.June197]

Soooo cool!! I definitely want to participate in the next one! 🐣🐣🐣

[@joerichard171]

Loved this video, lots of pics reviewed and quick critiques

[@lassehultberg2563]

Thank you. University of Omar. 👍😊

[@dianascarletthenry]

This video was so fun to watch, I learned a lot, good tips. Hope I can improve my photo skills. Regards from Chile.

[@Blakematthews]

3 minutes into this video and you blew my mind! I have so may photos that had "good" light, but just seemed off... guess I will be buying a reflector soon.

[@ogonzilla]

Awesome man!!

[@nicoleng1997]

Love these videos! Learn lots of useful tips for a great variety of portraits. Pls do more of these!

[@gerhardscherz675]

This was really interesting! So it is a good saying.. bring your own light..

[@brucenethercutt7594]

Great video! Kudos to the photographers brave enough to be critiqued! I'm amazed at how relatively minot tweaks can make aa photo pop. Thanks for making!

[@ipadwong9507]

Thank you, and its the first time I learnt that the model eyes, head and shoulders should not be in the same direction. And I see the importance for the object's face lit up properly.

[@wilsonwilliam4510]

I am lost for words, you are very good!

[@mremumerm]

helpful? this was probably one of my favourite video of yours..... stay safe.... now back to editing....

[@rockmusicvideoreviewer896]

that before and after is amazing!

[@txpetbb]

Good reviews and I learned from it as much as I enjoyed it. Keep up the good work.

[@HaraldSchubert]

It‘s just a pleasure to watch your videos, Omar. Thank you so much! Will practice right away with my kids and wife :) Regards from Germany

[@MrJed_s]

I'd love to see more videos like this!

[@dr.mahera9284]

such a genuine critique...with the typical Omar style humour...which is great as always btw..loved it

[@azmi1303]

Thanks a lot. Your channel is really useful for me who new into photography. This is really like an excellent training class ...

[@StellarShinyS]

Hey Mr.Omar What if I don’t have reflector ? Can I fix this problem by photoshop ?

[@tanyar6711]

dude i freaking love you !!! thank you for these videos. So helpful and funny. Im currently learning photography :)

[@emesehorvathnedeak6103]

I really like the way you explain things. It is informative and soooo entertaining. 🙂 Thanks!

[@juliannewoody243]

I loved the fisherman pic, wouldnt have wanted him to change it!

[@CAMSMORE]

Thanks for this video, critiques are the best way for all to learn!! Be safe!

[@bospino]

Thanks Omar, a few pros do what you do. Much appreciated!

[@bklynhubby]

Love your "staring into the horizon" comment! You're a nut (in a good way)! Got a nice chuckle from that one LOL! Great videos! Thanks!

[@AlfredoBai]

Superb video. Waiting eagerly for part II

[@deonk7503]

That was great, thanks Omar. I’d love to submit a photo if you did another. Do you use a reflector when you take family photos?

[@martin.j.osborne]

Super helpful! More videos critiquing submitted photos on other subjects would be great!