This Will Change How You Compose Landscape Photos!

[@codywinter4818]

As someone who can't really read too much because I can't focus long enough and forget what I read or I just can't deal with looking at walls of text, the having lots of photos to visually demonstrate the concepts and minimal text is super amazing to me. I bought a bunch of books in the past because I wanted to learn things, never read them they just sit around. Very helpful to someone like me. Also having it be affordable. Thank you for making it accessible!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

You are very welcome, Cody! I am happy to hear that, because that was the point 😁

[@suedavis1566]

In the 1st picture I like the image with the trail.

[@p0505765]

I coomment not very often bit the scenery espacially at 05:33 and of course your photos of it, are absolutely magic. Just wow!

[@activated3993]

1: With the trail. The darker color helps balance the photo. 2nd: The light in this photo is absolutely amazing. I love how it draws my attention to the white garlic and deeper into the photo. It is so far my favorite image. 3rd: Great tip on using the tree to hide the flares. 4th: Your 4th photo is now my favorite. The lighting is more balanced, and the overall the image is more interesting.

[@Zwiesel66]

13:19 That's my favorite, I like the atmosphere and the evenly distributed light with the beams.

[@SteveP_2426]

I prefer the one without the trail and the photo at 16:45, classic path shot but has some light beams and makes me feel I'm there. Hardly saw the sun in south of England during May so didn't get any 'sunbeam' shots unfortunately but I did some scouting for next year and got a few shots with uniform light. The smell of a wild garlic forest is amazing!

[@-WhizzBang-]

I have been playing around with Photography for the past 20 years, but only started taking it as a serious hobby for the past 2 years. You Tube tutorial videos have been my main teacher, and your videos are among the better ones on here, very well done and professional. Thanks, and keep up the great work.

[@jamesphillips1478]

I prefer the photo with the trail. It offers a break between the field of flowers as well as adding a contrast with the white flowers. following that as a leading line causes your eyes to spend more time looking at the beautiful flowers on the plants. Both are very nice but the left photo is my favorite.

[@codywinter4818]

There is so much beauty in all these photos. For the first ones I definitely liked with the trail (on the left 3:08 ) better. Really love that one. Also the old one of the log, and the sun beams are wonderful.

[@suecongram752]

Thanks Mads for a super video. I have just watched this for the first time and keen to go to have a go with woodland flowers. I was once told that it is impossible to capture the beauty of woodland flowers in a photo, you deomonstrate in this video that's not true. You are very generous in your teaching.

[@tonyrobinson8197]

11.09 is my personal favourite. Atmospheric.... great use of mist.....makes me want to be there. Such an excellent video, filled with thoughtful tips and delivered in a wonderful down to earth way. You have a new subscriber here.

[@JaypeaFoto]

I prefer the photo on the left with the path. I find it leads you into the shot better. My overall favourite would probably be the shot with the sun rays really popping through the background. The one with the long shadows of the trees in front - stunning shot.

[@tanyablais2992]

6:50 is my favorite. But they are all spectacular and inspiring.

[@JohnPaul-ii]

It’s wild garlic season again 🥳🥳🥳. So lucky to have this close to you. Photos, Without the trail. And the vertical sunbeam photos, a very ethereal feeling too them. Keep going back, that elusive fog will happen. Thanks for sharing again Mads. Stay safe 😷🇦🇺

[@joannaz68]

I love the photo which is your favourite the most. All are beautiful but this one is simply stunning ❤

[@johandebaere6421]

I like the way you speak about the beauty of nature that obviously fascinates you. You’re inspiring.

[@gwenaellebussy8469]

I find the second picture absolutely gorgeous! I think what I like the most about this picture , is the fact that the camera is close to the ground and the flowers wich emphesizes their size and leads even more to the source of light with the sunbeam. On top of that, the contrast with the shadow is the icing on the cake and helps having a more constucted picture with a simple global composition.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot, it's also one of my favorites 😁

[@FondleZ_da_kL0wN]

Ty for sharing. Your work is beautiful and invokes emotion within me. Which is something that I look for often in mine and others shoots. Ty

[@kswas2784]

I think I like the landscape format image at about the 6:50 mark. There is just something about the background color behind the trees on the right that has a touch of blue to it and feels like it is almost under water.

[@EvanontheLens]

6:40 has got to be my favourite, Love the look of that sunray through the trees and across the wild garlic! Can't wait for landscape composition week to start! So exciting!

[@grahamegannon9708]

I prefer the photo with no path but my favourite is the one with sunstreekes about midway through the video. Thanks Mads.

[@erichstocker8358]

My favorite is the horizontal with sunbeams at about 13:28. I also agree that often sun stars are distracting. I disagree in that I believe that they have become cliche. Nice video

[@davidmcculloch8490]

Great messages about structure and balance. My personal preference on your first shot is the one on the right, without the trail, as there is just enough of the trail to create balance without dominating the image. Thanks for sharing your work, Mads. Always enjoyable and informative. Your enthusiasm is infectious.

[@maxencelemoine4190]

From the two at the beginning, I prefer the one without the trail but more flowers, just because of the context. I don’t have that kind of scenery so I would prefer to have more in the shot because that is the main thing in this woodland. But from the entire video ? It is very hard to choose… the one at 14:21 or 6:41. Great work. Thank you for your video.

[@wellwhatthen10101]

I prefer the Left side as that small clear path takes your eye to the leading subject the tree. This is a awesome morning for taking woodland photography just imagine a light dusting of ground mist or fog, you be in your elements and them sun rays are just what one could wish for.

[@oiavh]

You should go to Trelde Næs Southeast side of Vejle Fjord. There is by the lighthouse a "troldskov" with wild garlic below and ivy growing on many trunks. Very interesting scenery. And there is also a quite dramatic eroding sea cost that you may like.

[@ronmarsalis941]

Mads, I very much enjoyed this video, my opinion one of your recent best. I like the photo at approx. 13:20 with light rays exposed from behind the trees. One of the main reasons is because of the effect the light rays have on your foreground in the image. Very much looking forward to your upcoming compositional training.

[@Woodenarrows]

I really liked the single sunbeam HDR like exposure bracketed image at timeline 6:30. Simple but made a great impact on me. I've filed that concept in my brain for use later. Thanks...

[@glynparry6598]

Thanks for sharing Mads. I agree with the one you selected for your favourite image and for me the one which appeared immediately afterwards

[@oguzbenice7423]

For the first image, with the trail (left one) looks better to me, not just because of the leading line, but also for the triangle shape, making the image more dynamic. That been said, all your photos are gorgeous.

[@TimberGeek]

I hear you about those ugly early in the morning starts. On the 10th I was getting out of my car at 4:14AM for a fast climb up Mt. Tom (Connecticut, USA) to catch the eclipse as it rose above the tree line. Of the two I prefer having the trail in the first image. But I agree with pdarnold, gotta love an S curve.

[@RememberTheTrees]

What a gorgeous forest. And you are very talented.

[@shannonsnow8298]

The photo without the path leads to the tree faster. So many beautiful options!

[@abgoenka1]

Hi Peter That was a great tutorial. Composition is such an unappreciated aspect of photography and your video does an amazing job to focus on it. The slow, easy going & patient way in which you have created this video is highly appreciated, specially in these times. Your work reflects perfectly on the subject of composition and photography overall and it exactly how it should be....nice and slow...with a lot of patient Thanks & 5 stars from me

[@jaypage8823]

Your image of the diagonal sunbeam back-lighting the white garlic is outstanding! Good video!

[@robroyig-robroyphotography9225]

Hello Mass, 1st time viewer and subscriber here. Really really appreciate your video here. Excellent points and something I struggle with in my photography. Composition and Light work so well together and finding that right balance has always been a challenge. So thanks much for the great video! Love the sun rays with the foreground covering 1/3 of the bottom. Keep up the great work!

[@kevinmichaelgreen1162]

Hi Mads, thanks for all the help and inspiration. I prefer the left picture of the tree roots, I always like to be invited into a scene by a path or suchlike. This is also my favourite picture. I love tree roots, there is something very dynamic about them for me. They are like a giant multi-fingered hand clinging to the earth. Thanks again and all the best, Kev

[@Mepukori]

That’s also my favourite 👍🏼

[@tommoors9165]

Without the trail and my favorite is the single diagonal light across the flowers but maybe darken the shadows more. Those four trees look great too!

[@nicolinekronast7904]

Beautiful images as always. Really enjoying your home country of Denmark. No matter where you are you manage to find the best. Your sunbeam images are magnificent love them all. Of the first two images my favourite would the one on the left. I think more of the path makes the shot. Love your content.🙂🙂

[@gregs2466]

I like the left using the trail as leading line to roots of the tree. It popped more for me. Thanks Mads

[@domhaughton6809]

That photo of the diagonal light coming through the cover across the garlic 😍😍😍 One of my all time favourites of yours Mads.

[@geoffro752]

The second photo is my favourite. I just think the contrast is just right. And in the first pair of photos i prefer the one on the right. The path is still recognizable but a little more subtle. Anyway you were blessed with a beautiful morning.

[@rockywaters9592]

Nice to hear I'm not the only one that's not a fan of sun stars, I think it makes images look "too" digital, much prefer sun rays that are more diffused and ethereal. Good job as always Mads. 📷✌️💚

[@chinmayasinghrawat4622]

I love the way you walk into your shots. One of the reasons why I subscribed to your channel. ✨

[@Flexpicker]

I prefer the picture on the left. Not only does the trail provide a leading line, but the contrast between the white flowers and the dark trail adds visual interest, and that balances the roots in the top of the photo.

[@richardduckworth859]

Another great video. I think my favorite was the shaft of light on the garlic leading into the sun and mist. Also the first set with the trail I like better with the use of the trail to lead into the roots

[@StefanOffermann]

For me it is no 3 as I really like your vertical wide angle style, photo 3 has beautiful wild garlic big in the foreground and amazing sun beams giving it a mystic feeling. Well done 😊

[@pdarnold481]

Hey Mads, Love the s-curve! Probably more for the spontaneous… "oh, here's an s-curve, I must take a picture of that." I love your enthusiasm, almost child like wonderment! We all need more of this in our lives. As for your "Composition Week" is this a continuation from the last one or a repeat? Thank you for your joyful way of teaching and sharing with all of us.

[@rishirule1]

THIS WHOLE VIDEO MAGNIFIED MY MANGIFESTTION TOWARDS COMPOSITION PHOTO 7- S CURVE AND A IMAGINARY LINE IN THE MIDDLE MAKES SUPER DOPE 18:55

[@robertwhitemoto]

With the Trail !! These are so good Mads! @6:50 my fav. The S curve would have taken top spot if the light had been better.

[@Manuelordorica880]

I like the picture from minute 13; the sunlight beams make the scene sort of mistifying. Also, if you are into stereo Photography, the comparison at the beggining, works nice. if you cross your eyes (I think you might know this). Cheers.

[@CharlesPalmerPhotography]

I prefer the one with the path, it really leads you into the image. The wild garlic look beautiful, I agree with you the image at around the 14:00 mark is my favourite. I don't think the lack of separation hurts this photo at all :)

[@lisasimpson9343]

Hi, I'm new to your channel and immediately captivated, thank you for your knowledge. I liked photo 5, around the 13.20 mark. Can't say composition wise what attracts me to it more just the feeling it gives me.

[@Tbonyandsteak]

About the F-stops, there is difference in full frame and smaller sensors. F16 migth be a f11 on a APSC camera. About the photoes the one at 15:00 is my favorite. The sun beam adds instead of takening the attention. Balancing are surely an art, that picky finetuning are so difficult and makes all the difference. The different media, prints and screens does not make it easy.

[@galaxytraveler5779]

Really nice scene you are using to demonstrate. I love forest scenery, although i love the broader scenes that have lakes or mountains in them even more. I am fairly new to photography but used to frequent a wallpaper site that had some incredible pictures submitted by many photographers. Someone by the name Dominic Kamp had the most beautiful images i have seen. It's one thing to be able to take a nice photo, and another to get to a place that has the kind of scenery that leaves you speechless.

[@leendertjagt5542]

what a beautiful forrest....and pictures

[@jeffross9620]

the photo without the trail appeals more to me and my favorite photo was the one around the 11:50 mark! Thanks for your wonderful videos and inspiration.

[@allaboutmusicmovies9606]

There was no photo with tail, but i agree, the one with the less trail 😂

[@dolly_llamas_tea]

I love both! Well done!!

[@stephanknull3579]

Hej, all of the pictures are magical and I cannot pick a favorite. Surely those woods are the home of some fairies or so.

[@tavipismujoko8010]

Great and simple...thanks for the enlightenment

[@HumbleNewMusic]

sooo beautiful... & soothing... must be all the greens & whites... thanks Mads 👊🙂

[@pvpphotography]

Really beautiful landscape photographs. My favourite one was the first image that you shot which was at the left side with a leading line to the trees and their roots.

[@chenge5783]

Pleasant presentation (you can be an actor too!), beautiful scenes, beautiful captures and beautiful background music, Thanks for sharing!

[@bubbabr1]

you info and examples are great! they have re-kindled my excitement. but one item that i feel wiould be helpful. you talk about the iso, fstop, shutter setting as a general statement. some other guys add what the actual settings were for each pic. though the exact same that you used i know could not be possible but just to see what your setting did would get me closer to understanding settings. thanks..

[@jasonlacey5979]

Thank you Mads.. Excellent as usual, I like them all Always learn something new from you no matter how many times I re -watch this channel.

[@margaretstapper6907]

Your photos are gorgeous. I have so many boring images! I need to set out with something in mind as you demonstrate.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot, Margaret! I usually have some kind of plan or at least makes sure to photograph at interesting times of day in interesting locations :)

[@daemon1143]

@@MadsPeterIversen On the other side of the same coin, I often come back with boring images because I go out with a plan, and then stick to it doggedly even though conditions don't match expectations.

[@ashstubbings2603]

Dear Margaret, My brother is a semi-professional photographer, and he once told me something that has really stuck in my mind, and it's something I've been able to apply to my own photography. He said, "A boring landscape will make a boring photo". Just try to find something in the landscape that you personally find interesting or appealing. That way the photograph will almost certainly appeal to others.

[@conanganteng5025]

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[@paulm944]

Such gorgeous captures. Thank you so much for sharing these!

[@tommyekeith]

Mads mentions you can get the lite versions of his books to help you decide if you want them, but I recommend just buying them ... very good and worth every penny!

[@klyiu2006]

Thanks, Mads. The photos are just amazing, especially the way how you capture the sunbeam or the sun streaks. I know that you set your aperture at f16. A few minutes into the video, I heard that you said you set the shutter speed at 6 seconds. Given the brightness of the sun beam on the ground, wouldn't that overexpose the whole photo? I'm a beginner in photography and would appreciate it if you could explain how this works or the reasons for your settings. Thanks.

[@TheBarnie25]

You are a godsend. Thank you for finding your eBook.

[@vandjen]

I'm so jealous, that forest its so clean

[@michellewesson4409]

I preferred the image on the right. While the path should be the leading line, the photo without the path seemed more pleasing.

[@rachaelmay9160]

This is fantastic, good info and great information in balancing photos. I always get so hurried when I'm shooting, I'd like to start slowing down and thinking through my compositions like you do here.

[@stefanogelliphotography]

4'04": I prefer the photo on the right, in the other image the path is too obvious and catalyzes the scene. In any case, it is always difficult to choose in these cases. Thank you Mads!

[@varunsharma7808]

What was most interesting for me to learn was that even during ‘white nights’ here in Northern Europe - forest photos can be interesting because the light is actually boring. It’s the forest cover that makes it look interesting but the sun is actually high. Great!

[@Stillfilm1]

I can't pick a favourite photo - I'd be ecstatic with any of those. Another great and helpful video, thanks Mads.

[@cmichaelhaugh8517]

A beautiful morning! I especially like the first sunbeam photo.

[@herlingwowor1896]

I just blown away for this last session. Those sun beams are just out of this world. I live in Bali and light during the golden hours only last like 30 minutes to a hour max. Light just changes so fast its like a race against time and being such a inexperienced photographer i usseally lose. You are such a inspiration my photography has improved a bit because of your inputs. You have ask me which photo i prefer? sorry i like them all. But the soft glowing sun rays ho my god gorgeouse.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thank you very much for the kind words! Yes, that is definitely a benefit of living further north as the light changes at a slower pace :)

[@herlingwowor1896]

@@MadsPeterIversen yes it is here you can see the sun moving down or up so to find the right spot compose get the right light is like more rolling the dice. But again what i learned from you is you are familiar with the location you shot. So ive been going back to same location high tide low tide different lights etc to become familiar and maybe see something i did not see before. As the light moves so fast to be familiar with certain composition does help.

[@janjoesoef474]

The composition on the left is more interesting... However, for some reason, there is more emphasis on the roots on the right. (maybe just more constraty). To me a combination of the key regions would be best. An idea to step back+up and zoom in a bit more? Giving up a bit of depth in favour of more involved roots....

[@johnwirta7554]

All your photos are stunning and incredibly sharp throughout. Are all these images stacked? Is this how you get such sharp images? Trying to determine how to achieve similar results.

[@ashstubbings2603]

Personally I prefer the photograph with the trail, but maybe that's simply because I love photographs of trails and pathways. So much so, that I have an entire folder full of photographs I've taken of this subject. But, having said that, the shot with the wild garlic is absolutely beautiful!

[@khanikhan5414]

All were beautifuly captured ❤️

[@alanevans9246]

Mads, as always, enjoyed his weeks video. My personal favorite is photo 4 of the star sunbeams. I like individuality the light beams create.

[@fraserhayward9261]

Brilliant photos mate! Love your take on compositions and I love seeing what that does to your exposures. Awesome.

[@1859ddd]

That shot with the ray of light was mindblowing!

[@ingabett]

Tack för ännu en lärorik, vacker video! Och den kunde inte kommit lägligare- nu på lördag ska jag åka till ett ställe där det växer ramslök/ wild garlic. Har aldrig varit där så jag oroar mig för hur det ser ut, har inte så mycket tid på mig, är det mycket folk etc. Men nu fick jag iallafall väldigt fina tips på komposition. Svårt att välja bild, tycker mycket om den där stigen är rak, men alla är 👌🏻

[@gavinmcguire1746]

Excellent work. Worth every moment of the morning out in the forest.

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot, Gavin! It sure is 😁

[@chrisbartlett8146]

The last one down the path is a clear favourite for me

[@beanghosh3195]

With The trail catch my sight more. Its great

[@janettemitchell6864]

Love your work! Such captivating stunning composition

[@michaelbottari6398]

Your photos are so beautiful. My favorite ome is the vertical with the first strong sunbeams before the horizontal image with sunbeams. It looks like a moment of Lords of the rings. Very impressive 😍

[@randyschwager2515]

I can’t pick a favorite! They are all spectacular!

[@MadsPeterIversen]

Thanks a lot, Randy! :D

[@ilanpretz]

I like the left one, it invites me to explore that landscape

[@jagga4097]

With The Trail Team. ✋🏻😀 It forces my eyes to travel and search, like you need to put an effort. And everything tastes better when you feel like you’ve worked for it a bit. :) Plus it gives more sense of dimension. Both pics pleasing though.

[@ycey11]

Love all the pics you took there. Where is this forest Btw? It's such a beautiful place!

[@alanhumbard8298]

Excellent video (one of your best). The education level was suburb. It’s hard to pick the best but I think the one at 13:16 had a slight edge.

[@kokhanlow6284]

Thanks for showing the composition elements. Is it possible to combine Focus Stacking and HDR, and how to do it ?

[@michaelkhalsa]

The photo on the left with trail leading from corner and bringing it all together. This was obvious within a second or two, and it had more of a pressence. in these types of photos sometimes glancing at thumbnails reveals the compositional magic the fastest, as it is reduced to the primary lines and shapes, and contrasts.

[@bobpeticolas121]

Beautiful video, Mads! Both your photography and videos have improved so much over the years! Keep going! They're all nice. I do like the images that use paths as leading lines. It is a little trite, but it is common because it works so well! Still, this wonderful location, which you visit at an opportune time, yields many wonderful and more original photos as well.

[@AndreColpaert]

Thanks for sharing all this blessed knowledge. May God continue to illuminate your life and may we increasingly acquire a little bit of all this talent. Greetings from Brazil!