The Secret Ingredient In Great Photographs

[@mikeabcable]

While the majority of KZbinrs contents are focused on the gears and settings or menu, your content is not only refreshingly educational but also informative for any photographers. Thank you

[@jim_regan]

I’ve always been of the opinion that every photograph we take, no matter what or who the camera is pointed at, is on a fundamental level, a self portrait.

[@Giles29]

It should tell you something about the photographer - none of us use that camera in the same way

[@UndinesOcean]

That's an interesting perspective. 👀 ❤

[@jimphilpott902]

There is something revealing and personal about this segment. Your own vulnerability and self-awareness comes through. Thank you.

[@randompete2204]

I've been here from the beginning. It must be one of the fastest growing channels on KZbin, and for a good reason.

[@ThePhotographicEye]

Thanks!

[@iaincphotography6051]

I loved Avedon and his fashion work with Dior but tonight I felt happier looking at your work Alex, beautiful photographs with plenty of feeling in them.

[@Fariah-e3x]

Howz it, howz it! The first time I heard that I knew this would be a "familiar" space. Love your thoughts and commentaries. So authentic.

[@elliebrooks3611]

I see the difference- it is ‘meaning’ vs. “vogue”. And the second set is so beautiful. I love learning from you in this way, thank you so much for sharing your work and time with us!

[@billmartin1663]

Always thought provoking, Alex. Thank you.

[@denisesavage2382]

Thanks Alex for the continued conversations that have depth to them - as you say the why of photography. I appreciate the sense of exploring the art and the eye behind images. The who, not the what so much. It is a gift for many of us.

[@ThePhotographicEye]

My pleasure!

[@MonsterCookieMuncher]

As always an enjoyable peek behind the curtain and your candid openess is most appreciated

[@StevenKeery]

Loved your later photos, sensitive yet elegant.

[@ThePhotographicEye]

Thanks so much!

[@ladymary22]

Great introspection on your work.

[@janlasalle8845]

Im enjoying all the different stages in my years as a photographer through film and digital work. Yes, it is very telling of who I am...yes I love edgy and quirky but now Im rethinking what and how I shoot. Im feeling black an white , simple for the moment....but who knows what I will do after that. Thank you for your insights! I like your work very much.

[@ThePhotographicEye]

Thank you so much

[@imagepoint9726]

I have always felt that you photograph the things that are familiar to you emotionally and intellectually. I found this to be true when shooting editorial work and finding myself in media scrums. I believe my photography speaks to my personal history. Thank you for another great video.

[@ThePhotographicEye]

Thank you for watching

[@GeorgeENorkus]

Basically speaking, everyone starts by copying. Afterwards most become creative.

[@angelamaloney4871]

No books ordered from today’s video. I know Richard Avedon. But OMG that autobiography is one enormous volume!! This Alex Kilbee fellow has some interesting work. I wouldn’t mind seeing a book of his photos. :-)

[@crissignori7482]

Highly thought provoking… Thanks Alex

[@philipu150]

It seems to me that something said long ago applies to us as portrait photographers as we make portraits without ulterior motives. Only the first part of the line spoken by Polonius in Hamlet, Act III, is usually given: "To thine own self be true."

[@mpw621]

Very informative. I mean you have to be your unique self. We can all learn those nice little tricks. All these great photographers that you present to us have their own personalities shine through their photos. I guess that is why the greats are great.

[@ThePhotographicEye]

Very true!

[@NormanSHall-b2w]

I try to practice my own style that I like. A chemistry Teacher wanted his photos in his school teaching room. I had to cover up the busy backboard with a black back drop and added the chemestr Items that he teaches with

[@mechouilli]

Thank you for the inspiration

[@susannamarisalokannel]

I feel exactly the same ❤ these vidos give so much more than just gear or beauty. These have a soul.

[@ThePhotographicEye]

Thanks for watching

[@dangilmore9724]

Having done motion picture work, I have the philosophy that the photograph is sometimes more about the photographer than the subject. It's almost like the photographer is the "director" or "director of photography/cinematographer". If you look at a given photgraph, it will tell you more about the photographer than the subject - I mostly produce art/landscape/documentary images, but oddly enough, I have people who see my personal work and ask me to do a portrait because they liked my normal genre. I've gotten any number of commercial customers who were more interested in what I shoot for my own enjoyment than my actual commercial work. They do this, I reckon, because they want to find about me. Then they often ask me to do a shoot totally outside my wheelhouse.

[@seaeagles6025]

Hi Alex, it's a great feeling when we as photographers don't take photos to impress other people. Once we remember the reason why we got into photography in the first place we realise that we are doing it for ourselves, because we enjoy it and it makes us feel good. Unless we are a photographer that does it for a living then we have to impress our clients. Thanks for this video. 😄

[@ThePhotographicEye]

Thanks for watching

[@seaeagles6025]

@@ThePhotographicEye Your very welcome Alex 🙂

[@kennethnielsen3864]

Thanks for sharing.

[@RideandRemember]

Very inspiring content. I find portrait photography quite intimate in many different ways as there are usually only 2 people involved. It's very important to keep in mind portrait photography is not only about "the model" who is photographed. Thank you for a brilliant inspiration Alex, and I'll always try to keep that in mind. Hope you have a wonderful day.

[@ThePhotographicEye]

Thank you, you to. ☺️

[@johnclay7644]

informative video.

[@ThePhotographicEye]

Thank you

[@sebastianop.3052]

Good evening

[@Oncewasgolden]

When we aim to please an audience, we forget we are part of the audience.

[@jeghedderhenrik]

please... i cannot find any videos about garry wingrand from this channel.. please make one...

[@ThePhotographicEye]

Thank you for the suggestion

[@asianagribusiness6727]

Alex, what is more important? The character of the photographer or the subject (the sitter), to be represented in the photos?

[@Daniel_Zalman]

It's not about sharpness? Not about bounce or off-camera flash? Not about adding "pop" to my images in post? Not about the rule of thirds? What the hell could it possibly be about, then?

[@ladymary22]

El Greco and Goya painted portraits, but also painted those in mental health institutions.

[@TheLily97232]

Portraits are about the views of the photographer on the model. To me it's all it's about