Understanding this will 10x your photography

[@kucken64]

Very honest critique of your own photos. It’s honestly so reassuring to see that other people also take plenty of misses. That road bend though is an absolute banger shot.

[@RickBebbington]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@billingalls1940]

Thanks for walking us through your thoughts about your images. I like the term "outdoor photographer". And then you show a picture of a towel in a hook against tile work. I liked the scooters and the bikes, too.

[@RickBebbington]

I am nothing if not a contradiction!! Thank you 👍🏻

[@DanaPushie]

Rick, there is something very reassuring about watching you critique your own work. Thank you for kindness and generosity. I have just recently gone back to a series of photos I did a year ago and began to see the work with fresh eyes. Out of that group came one of my favourite shots, ever. It now has pride of place in my home. I spent two and a half hours working the scene as conditions changed early in the morning. I'm so glad I stuck with it, but at the time I was not quite sure. You reminded me of the words of James Popsys, " Take pictures about things, not of things." Your shot at 24:25 sings to me. Great work Rick. Thanks.

[@ChrisBrogan]

Love this advice a ton, Rick. I got similar advice maybe five months ago but with a more harsh angle on it. But you know what? It's a good way to improve. I had to swallow the bitter pill, BUT in the process, I most definitely learned a lot.

[@RickBebbington]

Thanks Chris!! I like to try and find a nice balance of 'optimistic teardown' 😂 it is though, nobody get's better by just thinking every shot of theirs is great. I'm not sure I've ever taken a photo where I don't think of something that could be improved. I fear this borders on perfectionism, but I'm happy to think it's just the seeking of continual improvement 👍🏻

[@meandmybooks]

Very helpful! I especially appreciated your analysis of your compositions, describing why things did or didn’t work. Thank you!

[@BadSloucher]

Your "murder mystery" term is a much better way to describe that photo than "moody" or "cinematic" 🤘

[@RickBebbington]

I'll do that in future then. What's my style? Murder mystery / true crime 👍

[@jcynix]

I really enjoyed this "walk through" as reflecting on one's images after letting them "age" for some time to get a bit disconnected is what I'm trying to teach myself. That and the other "rule" which is to only take a photo if the scene you look at for at least five seconds is still "interesting" after these five seconds. Regarding your editing / cropping, it's interesting to see that I would have worked into the other direction (especially on image no. 56 IIRC) sometimes. Maybe I should make a list of my editing suggestions ;-) What I learned from Craig Roberts (e6 vlogs channel) is to vary between 3:2, 16:9 or even square images while shooting. Which is especially easy on the Fujis, as the raw will still be the "whole" image while the JPEG is instanly cropped to spec.

[@RickBebbington]

I've never really played with cropping in camera so maybe that's something to look at. That's what I love about photography - we all have these different attitudes towards our technique and how we'd process things, and none of it really matters!! Everyone is right and nobody is wrong, all that is important really is that we enjoy what we do :)

[@liamoconlocha3264]

I think your feedback is way too shallow, Check out more books on criticism of photography, and I do not mean the subject or the technique, I mean the idea of what 'reality' is, and what postmodernism tells you. Then you can respond to the word 'shallow'

[@MaxTribble-c5g]

Am I the only one who liked the pic of the tree with the clouds? Maybe I don’t have a good eye. Teach me how to improve it.

[@andyh1997]

Enjoyed this video thank you. Good to see the same sort of variation in your shots as I used to see after most of my outgoings. Makes it easier to relate. There are often a few that really stand out compared to the others, like your blue scooter and three umbrellas shot, and so taking the time to ask yourself why that is the case is definitely a helpful exercise. Thanks also for your video a while back that helped me identify as being burnt out photography wise. Good to have been able to put a label on it.

[@RickBebbington]

Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it. I'm glad the other video was useful to you too. I might actually do a follow up on it at some point, because somehow my creativity has skyrocketed since then. Important to show that things can turn around in a very short space of time, and I think that video marked my absolute acceptance of the situation and allowed me to draw a line under the whole thing. I hope you see a similar recovery 🙏🏻

[@andyh1997]

@RickBebbington thought I'd noticed a difference in you following that video. Glad your creativity is returning. I am happy with where I am at currently which is just getting out there. No camera, no pressure, no worries 🙂