Explore Landscapes #22: A recent podcast got me thinking about composition and how do I know when I've found a 'good' composition. Do I know it ... or do I feel it?
Nice article there. Especially the bit about not doom scrolling and rather searching out people who really inspire you and letting the juices flow.
As for composition, I find it much easier to compose a shot if I just take a slower approach. I think digital often makes us move faster because there isn’t the constraint of 24 or 36 frames or whatever.
Maybe a great approach to life, take things slower.
The shot of the brick wall is my fave. I love small details like those.
Thanks Steven - I shoot 95% of my images on a tripod … just to slow myself down … even if shutter speed doesn’t require it. Going slower means you think more about what you’re doing …
Hey Ralph - thanks for your comment. Oh yes - I’ve done that plenty of times despite telling myself to check the composition before pressing the shutter. If only hindsight came before shooting …
An interesting article, John. I would have to say I tend to go more by 'feel' than using a more reasoned approach. As you say, it doesn't always work. I can sometimes get so rapped up in the feel of an image that I can sometimes miss details that potentially detract. Once spotted afterward, these details have me thinking "but, of course, why didn't I see that before... ?"
Nice article there. Especially the bit about not doom scrolling and rather searching out people who really inspire you and letting the juices flow.
As for composition, I find it much easier to compose a shot if I just take a slower approach. I think digital often makes us move faster because there isn’t the constraint of 24 or 36 frames or whatever.
Maybe a great approach to life, take things slower.
The shot of the brick wall is my fave. I love small details like those.
Thanks Steven - I shoot 95% of my images on a tripod … just to slow myself down … even if shutter speed doesn’t require it. Going slower means you think more about what you’re doing …
Hey Ralph - thanks for your comment. Oh yes - I’ve done that plenty of times despite telling myself to check the composition before pressing the shutter. If only hindsight came before shooting …
An interesting article, John. I would have to say I tend to go more by 'feel' than using a more reasoned approach. As you say, it doesn't always work. I can sometimes get so rapped up in the feel of an image that I can sometimes miss details that potentially detract. Once spotted afterward, these details have me thinking "but, of course, why didn't I see that before... ?"