💥QUICK QUESTION: What area of your photography do you want to Improve the Most?
@jremiАй бұрын
Personally, I need to work on my composition technique but I would love to get some tricks on scouting. For example, how to find interesting photo locations in a particular area. I’ve used Google Street View so far but there might be other tools and techniques out there…
@stevejohnston7118Ай бұрын
I struggle most with composition but continue to work on it! Thanks for another great video!!
@jasongeer1557Ай бұрын
Editing and commercial sales.
@JohnDoranskiАй бұрын
Presently working on the rule of odds to declutter my photos. I “get on site” as you mention then just basically forget all of your advice in my rush to capture everything in just one frame. I continue to remind myself to get “low” and while shooting the Super Moon just sat right down. Wrong, sat right on top of a red ant mound. Ouch. Just another item to check, just like making sure to put that battery back in after charging: ugh.
@darreng6099Ай бұрын
Composition! I suck at it.
@alanbudgeАй бұрын
What I love about these videos is when I’m watching it I’m thinking “well, that’s obvious” but then I look at the shots I’ve taken in the last week and realise that I didn’t get low enough, I didn’t consider the light enough, I didn’t include a foreground. I’ve been taking pictures for over 50 years but what I need to do is watch your content before I go out. Thanks Mark for yet another excellent video.
@MarkDenneyPhotoАй бұрын
Great to hear you enjoyed it!
@alandargie9358Ай бұрын
Me too!!!
@rolandvanalphen4355Ай бұрын
In fact you're talking about life ... Focus on what you love, create depth, go to the light and be patient ... love it!
@MarkDenneyPhotoАй бұрын
Good call!
@kmdyang-xx2neАй бұрын
👏
@aloharayАй бұрын
an excercise to try: sit in one spot and force yourself to find subjects in that one place. Many times I walk right past interesting shots becasue I do not take time to absorb everything around me when I am focused on getting somewhere else.
@UmamiGoboАй бұрын
You’re absolutely right. As a painter I can’t agree more. Everyday I see superb photos that bore me to no end because their "composition" consists of centering the subject. While there’s a place for that, to me it renders most photo’s uninteresting.
@kreygscott14 күн бұрын
Another great bit of content Mark. Highly informative and practical. Just one of the many reasons why I subscribed to this channel and will continue to support your work.
@scottmcbride2237Ай бұрын
All art, including video and photography is much better with foreground, middle ground and background. Number one rule in art.
@jimbryant215715 күн бұрын
Love pictures of old and/or abandoned barns (Central and Northern Idaho have many of those) and the light hitting the barn just made it pop off of the image! The focus on light reminds me of the series of haystack paintings by Monet where he was playing with the way light changed the mood of the picture. Your barn shot immediately made me think of those paintings.
@SergioCruzEvents27 күн бұрын
Outstanding!
@jremiАй бұрын
Wow! Follow the light is something I had never thought of. I suppose a variable sky (mix of clouds and blue sky) is the perfect condition for applying this technique. Thank you!
@MarkDenneyPhotoАй бұрын
Glad to hear the video was helpful!
@markhoffman965520 күн бұрын
A flip-out LCD is good for the low angle shots! And for your back!
@ChrisSaunders18 күн бұрын
I was out in Banff a couple weeks ago and made the trek to Moraine Lake for the sunrise.. so cliché but I wanted to check that shot off my photographic bucket list. The weather was so bad - cold, rainy, no break in the clouds. I was so focused on that one shot in my mind that I stood there for almost two hours waiting. I missed all the other shots that I could have had - the people in the rain, the texture and colour of the water up close, slick rocks + snow, the canoes in the blue overcast light, the lodge, etc. Watching this video "focus on the light" definitely had me thinking about that day and what a difference it would have made to focus on what made the day unique instead of hoping the weather would conform to my expectations. Great video, thanks Mark!
@peters152628 күн бұрын
Mark Denney - on of the finest Photography-KZbinrs! Concentrate on the most important things within photos, not too many mostly superfluous tips on technology! Go on, dude!
@Life-Outdoors-UK19 күн бұрын
There's not a massive amount I learnt from these videos, as in new techniques and methods. I started using an SLR 35+ years ago. For me the biggest part is being able to spot the composition and recognising what it is that I like. I generally take my photos on hikes, so will only wait a few minutes for light. I miss a lot but might get a good photo (for me), in another location. It is good to see other people's photos and identify why it works, for me to try. Thanks for your videos and sharing some of your great photos.
@richardhutson247428 күн бұрын
Mark, your videos are always "enlightening," and your enthusiasm makes learning fun.
@billfortney7028Ай бұрын
Allow me to add a 5th point. This is a quote from the great nature shooter, Rod Planck, “technique beats equipment every time!” While everything you mentioned is vital to a great image. You exhibit, careful, well planned use of whatever you are shooting with, all the way back to your Canon gear and through the Fujifilm years and now as a Nikon shooter, you have gotten the most you can out of whatever is bolted to your tripod! Congrats Mark, you’re well on your way!
@thatguyvince8767Ай бұрын
It's the mechanic, not the tools.
@DanaPushieАй бұрын
Another great video Mark. Your short checklist/reminders and examples are spot on and following the KISS principal can be very good advice. Thank you for sharing Mark. Cheers
@MarkDenneyPhotoАй бұрын
Thanks Dana!
@greenwoodphotography18826 күн бұрын
Hi Mark! I just wanted to take a moment to say a huge thank you for all the incredible content you share on your channel. Your photography tips and tutorials have been an absolute game-changer for me. I've learned so much and applied so many of your techniques to my own work. Your passion and expertise really shine through in every video, and it’s clear how much effort you put into creating such valuable content. Thanks again for all your hard work and for inspiring so many of us to improve our craft. Keep up the amazing work! Best, Besmellah
@jonnyroids148211 күн бұрын
Another great video mark. Love these 4 simple tips. Simple but very effective. Keep up the good work.
@ralphparish876029 күн бұрын
Light is everything. It's what photography is all about unless...... you are just after a record!
@boristahmasian9604Ай бұрын
Mark, I agree 100% that what makes us unique and different from other photographer is how we see (compose). Unique way of seeing the same subject and location creates "our look." I tried this on a recent trip to Zion. I have seen tons of images from Zion. So, I did not want to shoot the same angle as everyone else. Oddly enough the unique image I came away with was a low angle shot and I also used the framing technique to come away with something very different. In showing my shots of the day to various people, the most liked image was that shot that I just described.
@robertshank3442Ай бұрын
Some really great and simple advice. Any photographer of any level can use this information. Thanks.
@keithw8646Ай бұрын
Great video, as always, but can’t….stop….looking….at….the….Game….Boy! I’d be nervous getting my camera that close to the moving water on the tripod. That cliff edge really does make a big difference.
@MarkDenneyPhotoАй бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Keith!
@richardmathews825019 күн бұрын
I so love your videos, I think mainly because my eye is striving to see what yours do, as far as composition. I like to have at least just little something in the foreground to give perspective. I'm always aware of where the light is coming from as I walk through an area, imagining how the light coming from the morning sun would light up that barn, create shadows to contrast the bright sun warming the side of the barn with the steam rising from the cold wet aged wood. I've subscribed and followed you for the last few years and I feel that your videos are the reason for my creative growth, thank you.
@DebiSenGuptaАй бұрын
I don’t do landscapes except maybe when I am travelling . But I really enjoy your videos and how you express things so succinctly in fifteen odd minutes
@JohnDoranskiАй бұрын
Great reminder to get back to the basics. I went out to a lake to frame the Super Moon. I was using both a 70-200 and a 100-500, but recalling your prior videos, I pulled back to get the shelter in the view as well as staying about a foot off the ground for a much more pleasant photo. Thanks for all you bring to photography.
@prenticeshalamar4706Ай бұрын
That picture of the mossy huts. 🔥 🔥 🔥 Very nice I want to improve everything. It's a continual process of refining my shooting, composition, cropping, editing, and presenting my art. I want to look at a picture I took today and one I took a year ago and see the improvement. I also want to be able to see my mistakes with my past pictures so I can adjust and adapt.
@oldguy103016 күн бұрын
Enjoyed the video. I'd note that in the comparison between the two Iceland images (one with the cliff edge and one without) that the bigger and more important difference I saw was an opening in the cloud bank with the injection of color. For me that opening and color seemed to me to be the bigger injector of dimensionality. But that's just me and it may not work that way for others.
@markallemang7745Ай бұрын
I need to get better at finding good photos when the conditions aren't ideal. If it is 2 in the afternoon and I'm able to spend time with my camera, I should still find good shots. Too often I think "too sunny" or "no clouds", so not worth doing.
@nickjonesrcАй бұрын
Same
@aqueoussilkllc9654Ай бұрын
I look forward to your videos every week! Thank you!
@MarkDenneyPhotoАй бұрын
THanks so much!
@jasongeer1557Ай бұрын
Talking about the cliff and the picture with the little bit included helps to separate the picture from appearing to be a drone shot. While everything has a place for unique perspectives, I do enjoy the boots on the ground shots.
@mhaney111126 күн бұрын
Just a thought on the examples in the ‘creating depth’ segment. The foreground not only creates depth like you said, it also eliminates the illusion that all of the water is pouring out of the bottom of the picture. Kind of like when you don’t get the horizon straight over a lake it looks like the water is going to empty out the side. I would think on the case of a river which is towing out you still need something to slow it down like a rock for it to flow around. The image with the foreground is very nice!
@pkmexplorers26 күн бұрын
Good as always
@Rubencito123428 күн бұрын
Good tips, thanks.
@michaelkencomАй бұрын
Thanks, Mark. Keep up the great work.
@vijaykarve736Ай бұрын
Absolutely wonderful and very inspiring and informative video.What you said about light is very important,in fact the most important thing.My photography teacher says you shoot light and then let the light fall on a beautiful model or a garbage can.Tons of thanks Mark and may God bless you.
@vijaykarve736Ай бұрын
Thanks a lot Mark for a quick reply.
@CyclingOffToSomewhereIDK23 күн бұрын
Good LORD an original Gameboy!! Love it😁 Great video as always
@rlfisherАй бұрын
More great tips as always, Mark! I have been experimenting a bit with using the Photoshop depth map as a layer mask to create "depth contrast." It can enhance the feeling of depth on top of the effort in the composition.
@pauldarville3843Ай бұрын
Informational video, thanks Mark!
@MarkDenneyPhotoАй бұрын
Gladly!
@poppamichael2197Ай бұрын
Thanks for a great summary of these four very important points. I stayed to the end (I usually do!) and it was well worth my time.
@MarkDenneyPhotoАй бұрын
Thanks so much!
@bg316027 күн бұрын
Many years ago in Junior High, I took a photography class. I bought a nice well used Nikon F (about 1970). My pictures were OK. Kid next to me used an ancient Agva that looked like a box. His pictures were better. I learned that equipment was secondary to composition. My composition still needs some help, but it's much better than it was over 50 years ago. You need good equipment, but equipment doesn't make the photograph, the photographer does.
@dehanmeyer6702Ай бұрын
Really get a good kick out of your videos, nice to see good information and someone that really loves what he does ! Thanks 🙏
@MarkDenneyPhotoАй бұрын
I appreciate that!
@hikingwheatherАй бұрын
I loved these reminders, composition is so overlooked. Thanks for a great video! ❤
@MarkDenneyPhotoАй бұрын
Thanks Heather!
@juliebaughan7533Ай бұрын
Brilliant video Mark, learnt loads from this…thank you 😊
@joerichard171Ай бұрын
Great video Mark as usual. Looking at your photo comparisons drives home the importance of good composition and keeping the clutter out
@MarkDenneyPhotoАй бұрын
Thanks Joe!
@sonicetobehere434329 күн бұрын
Mark, thank you so much for your videos. Your photos are absolutely stunning and really inspire me. I am still learning so much and now that I have learned my camera and am comfortable in manual mode I can really focus on technique and composition. I really appreciate what you do :) Can you tell me when taking the photos in this video, where exactly do you focus?
@stephenblayney7009Ай бұрын
Thank you for the good advice - I really enjoy your videos.
@alandargie9358Ай бұрын
Great advice, great video. Thanks Mark!
@natet5959Ай бұрын
I think composition is my favorite part. I don't think I struggle as much with it. I just struggle with everything else.
@DonaldCorcoranАй бұрын
Mark you r a great teacher...just go faster
@geoffc1862Ай бұрын
I often lie down to take photographs, more recently in IR at Calanais in Lewis - it also helped remove people from the view😅. Mind it can get embarrassing when folk ask if you're alright!😊
@jonglaser446819 күн бұрын
haha! Being vertically challenged means I am always low!
@robertsiqueira9899Ай бұрын
Another great composition lesson!
@MarkDenneyPhotoАй бұрын
Thanks Robert!
@robtt27Ай бұрын
What has helped my photography the most is learning SEO. The more keywords I have on my website, the more traffic I get. Getting a new camera or lens or gear is always fun, but seeing the traffic on your website increase is way better.
@richyvlewisАй бұрын
Thank you for that. These are lessons a for life as well.
@nebraasss1Ай бұрын
💐💐 Thank you.
@MarkDenneyPhotoАй бұрын
Glad to do it!
@PhilPKayАй бұрын
I enjoy your videos Mark! I am always trying to improve and your videos have helped improve much of my photography over the last few years, not only with technique but your Lightroom tutorial have transformed my images. Many thanks. I am a "pixel peeper" and get really annoyed to find any softness in my images. I would like to know how you as a pro- photographer cope with this. Is 100% sharpness possible? How do you identify the sharpest lenses? Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks again.
@mjmdo07Ай бұрын
thank you for the ideas regarding composition
@MarkDenneyPhotoАй бұрын
Glad to do it!
@theeclecticphotographerajr5372Ай бұрын
Generally these type of videos I find them a bit boring. Nailed this one. Nice images, dolomite image is spectacular
@tombishop7545Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@liz2959Ай бұрын
This was very helpful
@boca2barrowАй бұрын
Great video!!
@thatguyvince8767Ай бұрын
I want to start out by saying I watch your videos often and, even though I've been into photography since there was only film, there's always something new to be learned. Composition is a tricky topic. Friends have suggested to me to show more than my favorites (especially ones I'm not as fond of) because the composition appeals to others. Your "Creating Depth" section is a good example. The first two I disagree because the river (and therefore flow) of the photo is interrupted by the cliff, and I also think the right photo has more detail to maintain the interest (I do agree: too bad the sky wasn't cooperating). The second example I agree, although it's too bad the camera couldn't have been about 15m higher so the depth added to the overall instead of interrupting it. Yes, I commonly wish I had a way to get that extra elevation without the expense of a drone. (My personal pet peeve is humans in a photo when they aren't part of the subject, to me that just transforms it into a vacation photo. I get that adds dimension which is why some photographers include people like that). But those are just my opinions / tastes on composition. I'm sure a lot of people agree with you, and bet there are also some (probably none who view your videos) who are "meh" on them all. As you said, shoot what interests you. Digital allows one to take many shots that appeal to them, changing composition, experimenting with settings. Sure, it means sifting through more photos at home, but some real gems come from that. And some experience - not just how to take better photos, but also just being out there. Cheers!
@richardpesce5325Ай бұрын
Great ideas Mark. Thanks!
@MarkDenneyPhotoАй бұрын
Glad you like them!
@spidersj12Ай бұрын
I think professiinal photographerstake a slew of different compositions of a particular place / scene but only talk about the one(s) in retrospect that best show off their best compositions but make it seem like they only take great compositions. It would be great if professional photographers on KZbin would show the range of compositions from one place to show their best composition and why. Now granted to some photographers, their "best" is just going to be their opinion of their own photographs, but still, it would be helpful to amateurs and beginners to see.
@jimswift2400Ай бұрын
Great video but a small counterpoint about gear, buying a good tripod and a remote shutter release helped me tremendously
@Teslien25 күн бұрын
Being technical only applies to the most technically advanced. At our current time, the difference between AI and a human is the emotion. In theory, a perfectly grandiose image can be cropped at perfect compositions. But finding that emotion/vvibe in a photo is the most difficult part. Save people, not money
@BartRos1980Ай бұрын
Spot on
@sonicetobehere434329 күн бұрын
I just got the pro panel + videos using your link in today's email. I used your code and it worked perfectly. I can't wait to use it!!! Do you happen to have any demonstrations?
@myNamezMeАй бұрын
Try using a wider aperture than normal to create more depth with a slightly blurry foreground-everything in focus can look flat and distracting.
@ThomasThornhillАй бұрын
Question: Thanks Mark. I appreciate you sharing your expertise with us. Quick question about the photo in the Farell Islands with the houses in front and plateau in back. What would a radiant filter to lighten up the houses a little do to the photo? Would it detract from the plateau?
@petemellows9 күн бұрын
If you are fortunate enough to have two cameras, set one up to shoot from the mind, then use the other to shoot from the heart.
@VST1254Ай бұрын
Nice skills to know to capture better photos! I have one question, have you edited the photos that are shown in the video?
@johnyoung1606Ай бұрын
ThankYou !!!! Food for Thought !!!!!! :) :) :)
@MarkDenneyPhotoАй бұрын
Always!
@MrBoombastic37916 күн бұрын
Hello Mark! Been watching your videos for a long time. Thank you for the knowledge you share with us, it's very very valuable. I have one question.. I live in Estonia and I am trying to do landscape photography. I am actually having a lot of trouble with it, because in Estonia we have a pretty flat landscape: no mountains (even small ones), no ocean (seascapes), no epic views/vistas, waterfalls, etc. that I see in your photos or any other professional photographer's photos.. here in Estonia we have mostly coniferous forests (pines and spruces), fields, swamps (with paths and low pine trees). There are very beautiful sunrises and sunsets, but other than the sky it is very hard to find a composition. What to do in this case and what to photograph? (I really want to do photography).
@dipaktalati4572Ай бұрын
How to increase shutters speed while keeping A and ISO constant
@boca2barrowАй бұрын
Wildlife, landscape, Space X Rocket Launches
@miltmanos54107 күн бұрын
Can you share which tripod you used for these photos. Didn’t see it on the equipment list. Thanks
@billygarrett3911Ай бұрын
Mark have an equipment question, I have been reading the comments to you and I am curious to the make and model of the ball head that you are using on your tripod. Thanks.
@ashishsinojia3793Ай бұрын
Great Video. Suggest ND CPL filter for landscape photography. TIA
@zbutler111Ай бұрын
What's up with the Gameboy?
@halstewart3650Ай бұрын
At 80, if I get down I better have something close to help me get up. Thanks.
@Nazareth43413 күн бұрын
Improving means finding subjects that are interesting. Find subjects that grab a person's attention. Taking photos of boring everyday subjects isn't going to cut it. You might get interesting angles, but if it's not of a subject that causes people to stop and explore then it's really not that interesting.
@conniewoods3274Ай бұрын
Where's your favorite area in the smokies?
@nevvanclarke9225Ай бұрын
Curious..did you partly switch to z8 brczisr getting lower is easier to get everything in focus without stacking as meduim format low - you next fo stack ?
@Gavin_EadeАй бұрын
I see the light lol
@thegornАй бұрын
You can apply the exact same tips to dating.
@ronboe6325Ай бұрын
Writer friends say that if you want to be a better writer; read more - well, read more from good writers. I suspect looking at the work of good artists (painters and photographers) should fine tune your composition chops.
@defqqq27 күн бұрын
11.16 clearly an edit not a different light, your skies are EXACTLY the same, that wouldn't happen even if you took those images 1 second apart
@davidrachuig360117 күн бұрын
Look at the left side closely. The gap between the trees and the barn are just slightly different where it couldn’t be a crop & edit. It’s a slightly different angle.
@defqqq17 күн бұрын
@@davidrachuig3601 look at the left side closely. Look at the very left v-shaped sharp corner of the roof pointing to the left. Look at the trees behind it. And look under the sharp corner of the roof where a bit of the foliage is showing. It's exactly the same because it's the same angle, same image cropped and edited.😂😂😂😂
@defqqq17 күн бұрын
@@davidrachuig3601 Also inspect the skies. They're the same pixel by pixel, every fancy little cloud is exactly the same. When and where have you ever seen a static sky?😂😂
@Zajkos21129 күн бұрын
Hi Mark, please consider to think about idea that actually humans are seeing real world in 2D, not 3D. Look at this this way - we are living in a 3D world, we are walking among 3d objects, we are touching 3d object in our hands (such as coffe cup - for example), but if you really really think how we percieve a world - we see a world as a 2D perspective - yes our brain knows that this is 3d world because we've touched it before , we knows its 3d BUT - imagine if you wake up first time and look around - I want you to think about it very very objectively - you open your eyes and you see world in 2D, yes you know it is not 2D because you have sense of perspective and your previous experiences tought you that behind this desk is a TV and bhind a tv is a wall or a flower , but the image that you see is actually 2D . And if you would wake up for the first time and open your eyes - you woudlnt know if this is 2D or 3D until you actually touched it. Seeing in 3D would've mean that we can actually see what is inside the objects, inside our bodies, we could see inside and outside. Now we see in 2D, although we know it is not 2D but 3D world :)
@brentolsenthanksformaking2528Ай бұрын
Thank you Romans 10:9-13❤
@lloyddavies9228Ай бұрын
Thanks for the Fab Four. You often make the point about following the interesting light vs “flat” uninteresting light. I know what you mean by flat light but for the benefit of novice photographers perhaps explain what you mean by “flat” light. ⛰️📸
@bobkoureКүн бұрын
The most reliable 'interesting light' is when the sun is low. A lot of my favorite photos weren't sunset or sunrise (I have so *many* of those) but other subjects with the light from those.
@googbert23 сағат бұрын
What exercises help you get back up when you get low.
@myk-vg9qi17 күн бұрын
The Rollei look (shot from the hip)... special love not for no reason. The only problem with shifting away from eye level is that you are still photographing the same subjects. The common perspective is way less of a problem than the common subject... or not seeing new things and stories alltogether (real new perspectives ) ! The real change on perspective would be to become more courageous/ controversial to show unseen things rather than making the same old things look just different or technically perfect. I for one prefer socially relevant images and would prefer a pile of ugly rubbish in a landscape shot much more than the same romanticized burgoise beauty scenery... In fact, at least for me, landscape photos that pretend like everything's fine with nature are really off by now. Toe level or not, we all know that there's a fence or parking or plastic floating along near the untouched (but retouched) beauty. Why not show it...
@carlgoldsmith5444Ай бұрын
Love it. You explain what I naturally do. I always go out with the mindset of looking at things differently than other people do from another perspective and angle. I have done it since I started 3 years ago. I guess that's why the salesman at the camera shop was impressed at my images and said. "You took those pictures, excuse me for saying, with that piece of crap" lol. I was trading in my camera and upgrading to a Nikon Z6II at the time. I have been told i have an eye. Actually have 2. 4 with glasses on. 😄 Lightbulb moments = recognition. Great tutorial.
@danielx555Ай бұрын
I studied painting when I was younger, so I have a lot of composition ideas built in. For me, one of the best uses of time when I started photography as a hobby was mastering the technical. Nailing the focus, nailing the exposure, and then looking at color theory and editing. But composition really is the most important thing. One gimmick I remember is to reduce the number of elements in the frame and then do something interesting with them.
@jerrykita8767Ай бұрын
Great advice and especially loved the new images. Great memories!