This is why your photos are boring.

[@steveking6204]

Mads, this is one of your best videos ever. The attention you put into selecting the examples shines through.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you so very much, Steve 🙏

[@shmvon]

Excellent discussion. Better than most!

[@michaelbierbaum-z5x]

Thanks Mad, very good video, Your images are just amazing. Need to remind myself about your tips.

[@paulseymour7485]

This is an exceptional teaching video Mads. Incredoble tips and photos to illustrate each point.

[@fabiocapelli3295]

it's really true that the photographer sees things that "normal" people don't see. people see that a photo is beautiful but don't know why. we know it right? 😉

[@therealbonj]

I much prefer the wide angle photo at 08:50. I love the ripples spreading out in the pool

[@alpha-xdr]

I learned so much from you over the years. Thank you Mads. You’re a true inspiration

[@AnnkurKumar]

Hi, first time watcher. Nice video. Make a detailed step by step video or playlist on taking landscape photos and how to edit them, and where n how to sell them and grow as a photographer !!

[@niksiotv6204]

It's a great reminder for me 😃 Thank you so much Mads for this value.

[@georgemason2472]

Thanks for posting. Lots of great shots and points!

[@petercollins7848]

At the end of the day it all depends on being ‘out there’ as much as you can. If you are not out you will not get any photos regardless of what ‘gear’ you may have. And the changing seasons offer more opportunities too. Very helpful video!

[@gonzaloalvarez7597]

Massive video, one of the best I’ve seen in youtube

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Absolutely! The more you are out there more chances you get. I would add that a bit of intention and vision also helps ;)

[@JDon8110]

Great video Mads. Shows your depth of knowledge. Thanks for sharing so many tips. 😊

[@scotty4418]

Love these types of videos Mads, as not only is there always learning to take away, the opportunity to see your stunning images to emphasise your points is a real pleasure

[@yvonnecooper2694]

You are a fantastic teacher. You explained the concepts in such an understandable way. I would love to have the money to attend one of your workshops. It is definitely going on my bucket list!

[@idol031808]

I just ordered the epic calendar. Look forward to putting it on the wall.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you so much! Means a lot 🙏

[@kristinevanclooster9679]

What a good explanation you gave. I love it.

[@BrendanvanSon]

The calendars look great, man!

[@albert25hoo]

Hi Mads, a lot of tips at a time, all very good explained,. But every tip is resulting from long learning process and experiencing a lot. The most important tip is being somewhere at the right time. Knowing your home environment or exploring it in different seasons and light conditions. So it implies a form af alertness and preparing, but also of observing the elements of potential interesting scenes. Subsequently good shooting techniques, knowing or experimenting with compositional tools and settings, followed by good editing techniques, Alt together a very complex task. Going out and learning to see compositions and interesting scenes is proven to be the best starting point of finding good locations. Making some boring photo's is not a problem, it helps me learning to 'see something' in the landscape that is definitly not boring and use ther right techniques from the examples you demonstrated. I definitely will profit from your tips, planning more shootdays and chances to return home with impactful shots. Thanks Mads for inspiring me again, Bert.

[@stevechilvers1322]

Yet ANOTHER very informative video from you Mads. I learned so much just from this. Many thanks & keep up the good work.

[@michaelj.1121]

Superb explanation & „proof of concept“

[@tadej--]

Nice one! Love shots and the tips!

[@azamatosh]

stunning gallery

[@smartiefox256]

what a great topic to make a video about ❤

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Hey Mads. Long time no speak. Hope you are well and great to see your channel growing to this level. Now... we had some debate on this in one of my vendors some time ago, where I was talking about compression and you spoke of the world being a 'sphere'. Have you moved your view on this? Regards Ewan

[@Raykenn1]

Enjoyed your video thanks for posting 👍

[@hjones451]

Have you seen those Thomas Dambo wood sculptures in Denmark? Especially love the giant troll holding a lantern and sitting on coastal rocks - could make a really decent image, especially with the right sky.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Yes, I know about them and have definitely considered incorporating them in my photos :)

[@colinreidcr]

Hi Mads. So when I'm out taking landscape photos of trees because it's Autumn I do find it hard to find a composition but I do capture the lovely colors of autumn. Colin,

[@mspates5982]

Very nice video, my friend!!!

[@emanuelbief7088]

I recently saw a video where they explained why Steven Spielberg preferred normal lenses to record the movie Jurassic Park and not wide lenses to give that sense of reality to the shots

[@Flburr99]

He chose to use a tall format instead of wide format of 1.85:1 to make the dinosaurs imposing. 24% more vertical height than a normal wide angle movie

[@emanuelbief7088]

@ So I think I didn't understand the video at all 😅

[@jean-lucfacade6219]

What makes the image used in the thumbnail boring has nothing to do with how it has been processed in post, but the god awful composition that is far too heavily weighted in the bottom half. Pushing the saturation and contrast sliders all the way to one end won't save you there. Because that's how you make your photos look too similar to everyone else's. You have better photos, why did you choose this one? You definitely wouldn't put this into a portfolio you would use to apply to any photography course. Unless it's the first one, and you can show that you have learned from your mistakes and show the progression of your understanding of composition.

[@azufelll]

I like your photos, you have a good eye, your post processing is also high level but on some photos a bit too heavy in my opinion.

[@juanmm9297]

Awesome 👏

[@bjorn8854]

Awesome!!

[@MakingTracks]

Another awesome video!! 💪

[@DaveKingMusic]

Who do you use to print your calendars? Thanks!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Saal Digital and Fourthwall

[@DaveKingMusic]

@@MadsPeterIversen Thanks! Beautiful images, as always!

[@paulachapman2711]

Another great video, thank you. I find editing has really helped. I used to get so frustrated as I’d see something amazing, but my photos never looked how I saw the scene. I recently started to be able to make my pics look how I saw the scene, but my friend who was there with me looking at the same thing said that that was not how it looked. Apparently, I see things in a fantasy land 🤣 but at least I am starting to be able to make my pictures reflect how I see the world. Isn’t that what art is about?

[@MadsPeterIversen]

It sure is! I think many people are used to seeing auto-exposed photos from their phones or cameras so despite having amazing conditions they’ve gotten used to seeing boring photos ;)

[@MattMurddock]

I find that many photographers over process their images to make the scene look more incredible than it actually was. For likes and comments of course. Those are the ones I find most boring and the ones I ignore. Ones that are most bothersome are scenes with the milky Way. It did not look like that, man, lol.

[@therealbonj]

I like 13:47 … bruarfoss right? I’ve got one very similar

[@cokeandtwirl]

My photos are boring because I live in a boring place with boring landscapes and can’t afford to go anywhere else.

[@hughjohns9110]

I don’t think it matters where you live, you can always make something interesting out of it.

[@cokeandtwirl]

@ well I did years ago, now it’s just repeating the same thing over and over from different angles, different light, but it’s still the same thing and very boring.

[@Aneliuse]

@@hughjohns9110ofc, let me make something interesting out of the brick wall thats near my house.

[@nachomc222]

This dudes portfolio in Denmark is amazing, and it is not a particularly interesting place for landscape photography

[@JakeWalksAmerica]

This is actually true. A lot of the old landscape photographers used to recommend a cheap camera and cheap lens if it meant saving money to travel. Good photos can be taken in boring places.. but it's definitely easier with beautiful views.

[@therealbonj]

So I need a new lens, then, basically, is what you’re saying?

[@louisburley1597]

If you don’t have a 100-400 then yes. You would be amazed at what exists around 150-350

[@photography_by_henk_101]

for the algorithm ...

[@edscmktg]

A hundred years from now people will wonder why the sun never rose higher in the sky. All I see from these kind of videos are sunsets and rises taken in places I’ll never be able to visit.

[@HoldenMcGroin]

Do you shoot panoramas?

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Sometimes :)

[@SolaKnitez53]

How much of it is AI? You can make anything boring look good with AI....if its raw and creative with layers and masking, general tweaking... that's ok...we don't want AI taking away our love of photography.

[@rcpmac]

Sorry to say, but digital photography has been supplanted by ai. Any of those beautiful images from your calendar can be ai generated. It’s my hope that analog film photography and darkroom printing might just allow some photographers to survive in the business

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Of course they can, but that's not the point.