How To Get Clean Photos

[@francissosing]

Honestly one of the best channels for photography. Straight to the point and no bs. Great work sir.

[@don7117]

The best instructional photography video I have watched in a very long time. Thanks!

[@lidge1994]

Roman Fox, Simon D'entremont, Anthony Gugliotta and James Popsys are among my favorite sources of tips, tricks, lessons etc. about photography, both technical and technique. There are others, but those are my main 4.

[@don7117]

@lidge1994 haven't heard of Gugliotta. Will check him out. Agree the others are good as well, along with quite a few others. But this video of Roman's is the best, most concise, and practical tutorial I have watched in a very long time.

[@Mr.A_LDN]

I'm very early on in my photography journey but I love a clean shot. There's something very satisfying about creating order from chaos. It also massively appeals to my ocd! I think minimalist, clean images are easier for the brain to understand too... Mine anyway! Keep up the great work Roman and I also particularly enjoyed your blog on 'You're a better photographer than you think'... Very helpful 👍🏼🙏🏼

[@michael2968]

how to get clean photos:: wipe your lens 🤣

[@snapsbyfox]

Hahaha yeah that should have been the intro

[@danielZR]

Let’s not forget those pesky dust particles in the sensor 🤭

[@ThePatriotPath]

Also, don't photograph dirty politicians.

[@peter_streng]

Excellent video. This type of photography is one of the few where harsh daylight may work to your favor.

[@Gualdo007]

Very useful video, with lots of good advices. One of the best video’s I have seen in a long time

[@StuartBridge]

Great instructional video Thanks Roman. Oh and i like the phrase “colour salad”. Im going to steal that one 😂

[@alexbecks5199]

I don’t know if people do realize how much gold you delivered in 10minutes ! Thank you, I will save this one as my main reference. 🙌🏽

[@postcardsfromgermany]

That was very useful Roman, as I was looking for exactly that concept in the last days. The japanese concept of "Ma". You explained it very well here in a western way, easy to understand. Thanks and greetings from Berlin.

[@MarekMichalski-r6f]

Love this kind of videos. One topic, your own point of view, great examples, tips… i always feel inspired after that and try to implement even 10% of that to my photography. Thank you!

[@CC3GROUNDZERO]

I usually don't focus on simplicity in my compositions. I see colors I like, point my camera and develop the image. So the beauty of light, color, contrasts, shapes and textures is pitted against the clutter and distractions in the image.

[@JürgenReichel-e8y]

Love the clean and minimal created images of your portfolio, helpful and very short insights - thanks!

[@Mike-VR]

Excellent teaching Roman! Thank you!

[@benejpocock]

Definitely with you on not over editing. I think it’s very easy to get carried away with how many tweaks you can make. I used to change so much ‘just because’, but now I get most satisfaction from not really needing to change too much. Knowing I’ve got what I want pretty much in camera is so satisfying.

[@erichstocker8358]

I agree totally with you about the difference between editing a photo for documenting and/or photojournalism vs one for fine arts. Not sure why people get so hung up about this. Artists have been doing it for centuries.

[@dr.jensmasselmann901]

Wow, great...thank you! Not what you hear over and over again in all those other channels but some real informative instructions here...

[@philipbarryforsyth]

Great tips, Roman. Over the years I feel that what I exclude from my images is crucial, as I like a clean aesthetic.

[@colinrenucci1984]

This is an excellent video tbh. I don’t usually comment that much unless i am genuinely impressed. Save this to watch again. Very sensible advice to improve my photography

[@leanderhoefler]

Great advice in this video. I actually was pretty obsessed with getting the most clean and minimalistic shots possible for a few years but as my photography progresses I find that I really like to add more and more complexity to my scenes. But it‘s a thin line of adding complexity and making an image messy.

[@mcfalcia]

I agree with almost all the comments. "Clean" advice. Simple but very useful. Thanks.

[@MiksWalksandClicks]

Thank you for the insight! Really needed these tips. Been struggling to achieve this

[@rogercaughell4282]

Excellent video! Along with your comments on cleaning up the scene, I might add 'patrol your borders'. It's so easy to focus on the center and forget to look for intrusions, bright spots, etc. around the edges of the frame. It's subtle, but get rid of these, and the photo will look much better.

[@thor9722]

This is one of the best tip for all amateur photographers. Always abstract the unnecessary elements from the picture, including both object and color. Make it simple but focus on what you try to express, this will make picture more artistic👍👍👍 also after watch your video it literally makes me decide not to chase those high resolution wide angle gears anymore more, instead I spend more time on thinking how I want to structure and edit simple later.

[@scyence69]

Great tips, reducing visual clutter is definitely what I struggle with the most

[@alanglover590]

Great work. I love this type of help, so clear.

[@suew6307]

Great information! It will help me a lot and will likely watch it again. Thanks for sharing!

[@thephotoroad]

Excellent useful video. These photos are some of the most beautiful I’ve seen from you. Great work and congrats

[@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection]

Clean and clean video. Nice to watch.

[@p47r1ck3g]

super inspired

[@by.othman]

Fabulously done, loving the tips, much obliged...

[@annerichard788]

Fantastic photos and tips, as usual.

[@lloyd_joshua]

very helpful video and so quick and direct! thank you!

[@robertkamer1820]

Love your photos and your tips.

[@evanrobinson9513]

Super helpful video that I have stumbled upon. Love your work too 👍

[@dju-dju]

As always, great video !

[@neglectedloves]

great video, lovely shots! 👏🏻

[@richardrizzo_photography]

Excellent video and great advice.

[@forgiveness_denied]

7:37 amazing, you got great phots man!

[@andyutahfilms]

Great video, thanks for the crash course.

6:55 nice shot !!!

[@makmak69L7]

Another great video with very useful tips. Thank you so much Roman. I tend to convert some photos into monochrome to get a cleaner photo and get rid of all colors which can be distracting.

[@dansmouse7393]

It’s not often you see someone recommending longer focal lengths. Well done!

[@ChrisBrogan]

I thought I had nothing to comment, but I love the idea of challenging myself to clean up some shots. I've been rather messy in my compositions lately. Well, winter's coming. Guess I'll have more of that minimal aesthetic. Happy Tuesday (well, you'll see this on Wednesday!)

[@77dris]

Your photos are fantastic.

[@martinphilipps8678]

Great tips, thank you!

[@aerorcuav]

Thanks for sharing this tips.Love it.!

[@IanWalshe]

That's a great video. Very useful tips. Thanks.

[@matevosyanmikael2194]

Wow, your last video bring me here. Cheers.

[@ForsgardPeter]

Great stuff as usuall.

[@karimlahlou132]

mate you re the best

[@peterwoodham769]

Good advice as always

[@flyingfritz1317]

Very good! Thank you for this very educational video. 👍😊

[@peterpustota9534]

Thank you. Very useful and clear

[@DebiSenGupta]

Good tips. Thank so much

[@andersphansson]

Nice video & tips!

[@christerappelgren1665]

Great, thank you!

[@RS-Amsterdam]

First of all: Great shots. Second: Smart remarks towards the whole editing process but remember, when you use something like the "Spot healing brush" or equivalent to clean the environment of distracting things like paper on the floor, you will see that on big prints so you are better of with clone stamp tool and take tiny steps.

[@snapsbyfox]

Great point! Thanks for adding

[@michaelajoseph6856]

Thank you!

[@AI3Dorinte]

This is very good advice, thanks man! PS: if I may i might have a tip for you, that camera of yours hunts so much in focusing it's very distracting, so I would just go for manual focus and when you get out of focus a bit in these talking head videos it isn't that bad and it's far less distracting. Also you could just use your iphone, the quality is decent in log and even in cinematic mode nowadays if you have the 15 pro or higher.

[@ronald-404]

Thanks 👍 🙏

[@GusPD]

2:00 sending massive Hannibal Lecter vibes! what a cool shot

[@StevanNetto-qg7gx]

Amazing, very helpful tips! @snapsbyfox I'm curious to hear how you're finding the sigma 18-50mm for street. That's my only street lens and I'm curious if I'm missing out on not getting a 23mm + 35mm pair instead. Also if I could suggest a theme for a video, I'd love to learn more how you create high contrast scenes and how to use metering to do it. Many thanks!

[@maliedivine]

Clean and realistic photos! Loved it. How is xt5 autofocus now? I am afraid to buy it. I am not sure one I can buy it for a Europe trip in spring. xt50 or xt5? I have small hands. I used to shoot Canon FF before.

[@carmelofaziotanatologo3620]

My kind of photography

[@SJMPhotography]

Hi Roman, is the principles of colour grading and colour mixing something you could cover in a future video? I'd love to get started with this but I don't know where to start.

[@chai6393]

great on point video. even greater pics. are these all your own photos? just subscribed ;)

[@mehmetunay]

Great🎉

[@stephenericwalsh]

I’d be interested to hear your take on Alex Webb. In many ways his images are not “clean” and yet the intent and subject matter are very clear.

[@snapsbyfox]

Name rings a bell but not aware of his work. Will need to look

[@cantzlermedia]

Fantastic video as always! Could you do a review of the cheap 15-45mm?

[@snapsbyfox]

if I get my hands on one, there will be a blog no doubt.

[@rusunna13]

5:49 cool

[@herveguilbaultgallais3415]

Quick question Roman, when I upload to FB or Instagram my images have always more saturation on my mobile phone, do you have the same problem or how do you deal with it ??? Thanks.

[@forgiveness_denied]

nice tips, any fuji sims that you can recommend?

[@snapsbyfox]

I got a few blogs on my website about it

[@dentReviews]

I use a very similar setup. I'm curious if when you shoot the 90 f2 to reduce clutter, focus on something, do you generally switch lenses a lot when you see shots that are wider, or do you stick to the 90 and just accept that you'll miss some wider shots? and then use another FL later and stick with it?

[@snapsbyfox]

Hmm if I’m travelling I always have a wide, medium and tele if I’m using solely primes. If I’m in one spot for a long time and want to focus on photography or improve with that lens, then I will only take that lens for the day.

[@dentReviews]

@snapsbyfox i tend to carry the 18 1.4, 33 1.4, and 90 f2. i switch lenses as needed but find i love the 18 and 33 1.4 for "using", but man the 90 f2 gives such great images. i may need to try only using it for a day and just see what happens. ha. btw, i love the two umbrella shots. the red umbrella shot has so much atmosphere and the black and white just looks awesome.

[@sandbilly100]

Sorry for the seemingly dumb question but when you refer to focal lengths are you speaking in field of view terms ie. Full Frame or the literal APC/M43 lens designations.

[@snapsbyfox]

Full frame. Between APSC, m43, medium format and full frame it’s a nightmare. So if I use full frame as a benchmark, it makes life easier for everyone to convert it to what they need

[@sandbilly100]

@ absolutely, I appreciate that. Poignant video.

[@lerx1980]

Flat image with flat lighting. (shooting with light hitting the subject directly) It's obvious but it never clicked. Every day you learn something new :)

[@p6till8s]

Go closer to the subject and use a wide angle lens to avoid clutter between you and the subject!

[@snapsbyfox]

This is a great point! Thanks for adding it

[@jameschetwynd]

Ok hear you Think good photographer can take cluttered Seane and get clean photos on the camera With digital can review and retake and delete mistakes Little excuse for non clean photo

[@korganos]

Please make a video about shadows next.. the shadows and contrast in your photos are so good

[@snapsbyfox]

Do you mind expanding please? What do you actually want to learn or find out?

[@korganos]

How to get shadows like in 2:00 , was it sooc? If so, then what is the camera setting and daytime conditions when it happened. Or was it edited? How did you manage to crush the shadows to look totally black? Did you use masking in LR? And ultimately, how to get the sense which scenes works better with crushed shadows and which ones works better with neutral shadows/less contrasty look.

[@lynettejwhite]

@@korganos When I've seen others show the BTS of this high contrast street photography style it's usually done on a bright sunny day, with deep shadows and mostly SOOC. Expose for the highlight area. Then in post adjust the contrast to increase the blacks and spot tidy up any minor marks that you want to take out of the shadow area.

[@dima1353]

Don't. It's a hackneyed trope, not original, not realistic. There's no escape from these clean photos. I've hardly looked at online galleries in recent years, because minimalism and this cleanliness seem to have become synonyms of taste and beauty. But this is lifeless dung in which individuality is almost impossible. All the photos and all the authors look the same. I now find much more inspiration in the pictures taken by snapshooters, ordinary people who sincerely shoot just what they see, even in selfies, than in these "good photos" of "good photographers".

[@andreasstein421]

You look really tired, are you ok?

[@snapsbyfox]

This was filmed a few hours after a 15 hour flight with zero sleep. I was jet lagged to fuck lol

[@TheIsaacshepherd]

Calling things "clean" has absolutely no meaning and is totally devoid of any substance. It is a descriptor used to avoid not having anything to say about an object.

[@hks9489]

So many good points, but can you put the microphone down?

[@snapsbyfox]

I quite like holding it tbh. Saves wasting money on a desk.

[@lynettejwhite]

@@snapsbyfox It's wobbling around in the shot and makes a distraction. Is there a way you can steady it?

[@steveh8658]

@@snapsbyfox Yes, it's distracting. Get a wireless lavalier, solves all these issues. The photos might be clean but your presentation isn't.

[@snapsbyfox]

I dont have my own apartment as I travel full time. I am aware that for some people it’s annoying but it is what it is. Once I have my own space in the next 2 years or so then it will have a dedicated recording space. I tried a wireless mice but the echo in that room is too much so only solution is to hold a proper mic up close.

[@steveh8658]

@@snapsbyfox A lavalier mic (wireless or wired) would solve that problem. It's close proximity, designed for exactly your echo-y situation. And you wouldn't need to have to hold it. It's why so many people record interviews and use them in tight spaces. But, you know, you do you. Safe travels!

[@eadc888]

Tips and photos on point 👌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻

[@riswanc]

Thanks mate! This video is very useful 🫶🏻

[@cihangir7]

🏂