Photography Tips: Composition - disassociation
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- Composition is what you do after you find the image because if you can't see - your camera is effectively blind.
The first step is to see the image in the first place. You have to learn how to find photos and it's actually very easy. But to begin with you have to concentrate and keep looking around you. Disassociate yourself from your surroundings and really look at what's going on.
Then imagine a picture frame around what you're seeing and then you can go to work on the composition.
Mike Browne
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0:13 this is absolutely stunning. I love shots like this so much.
Thank you Melissa Juice - MIKE :-)
What a great idea of the little videos in which you show how you compose your shots! It must be harder work for you to produce those, but I think it's worth it!
Not only do you teach, but you also inspire. It's easy for an amateur such as myself to think in terms of point-and-shoot without giving too much thought to the subtitles of composition. I think it's so cool that you took a section of a building that most people simply drive past and turned it into a great photo. Another awesome video. Thanks!
Thank you M. Strain Jr. happy you like it. Please help me keep 'em coming by continuing to share the vids around.
I would have walked through that street thinking it's kind of ugly. What an eye opener Mike!
Thanks Mike for showing the importance of finding the quiet within the noise in order to create images which appeal. The idea of showing the buildup of the composition through in camera video is simple but effective.
Thank you so much for introducing the video, Mike. Showing us how you actually compose the shot is adding tremendous value!
I agree, what a great idea with the inset video, makes it a lot more visual and much easier to see what your frame of thought is when composing the shots. Thanks for another great video!
What GREAT IDEAS Mike. I’m almost 69 years now and believe me I had not come across anyone who can TEACH PHOTOGRAPHY like you do.
You are simply GREAT.
To understand what I’m talking about, I’m an Architect and understand a little bit of “Composition, Mass, Form, objects and supporting objects.
Just keep it up and help enthusiast to understand PHOTOGRAPHY.
Regards.
Malay Bose
Thanks Malay Bose - CHRISTINA :-)
Thank you Malay Bose - MIKE :-)
Great video Mike just like all of the others, you're probably the most interesting camera guy on CZcams. Thanks for spoiling us!
Thank you ELIE HOBEIKA - MIKE :-)
Lanzarotte...Wonderful. Was in Playa Blanca May/June 2016. Your photos are wonderful and encapsulate the best the eye can see. Mine don't. They are ok, but need to try harder. You are an inspiration.
I love photography like this. seeing, I mean actually seeing what is there, like the guy said, disassociate yourself from the whole and see the parts.
You end up with images that are rather striking visually, I mean they are the kind of pictures you have as a desktop wallpaper because its so good.
thank you BladeRunner21577 I’m delighted they are helping. Please help us make more videos by sharing them with other photographers on forums etc. - MELISSA FOX
Mike Browne already shared to facebook.
Great video, thank you
Great video. Love getting an insight into your thought process when composing the shot.
The inset video of your little adjustments is brilliantly simple and really adds to the video.
Thank you Robert Whittaker so happy it helped. Please continue helping me make more videos by sharing them with other photographers on forums, Facebook, Flickr etc.
I like it when you say..."if you can;t see, your camera is blind"
Love this type of photo project..really keeps the mind working when it comes to finding good composition and awesome lighting. Works well as a black and white conversion also. Thanks Mike.
Simplify and disassociate. Love it. I’m enjoying binge watching Mike Browne’s channel.
Thank you IllumiGraphic - I hope you make it over to my PLD group too...
thanks for the reminder of about dissociating yourself from the surroundings. Another lesson learned
Thx for the video. That's also one of my photographic favorites looking for nice simple graphic details. Everybody should walk through his hometown with a different perspective. He will be astonished to see things he never saw before.
Most impressed with the way the verticals snapped to, well...
Vertical in the portrait shot of the window 😉
congrats!! the beauty of the simplicity, thanks
Mike, this is awesome. It's something I know I struggle with. It seems you were in my head the last couple of weeks. Great video! Looking forward to the next one!
Thank you, Mike for taking time to make this very educational video.
Pleasure jojiepeczon good to know it helped. Please continue helping me make more videos by sharing them with other photographers on forums, Facebook, Flickr etc.
You have great knowledge about the art of photography. This information is very important to me. Thanks ..
Wow! The way you use the videos to show how you frame the shot is brilliant. Its just a simple method, but the impact is huuuge! I can see the small changes that you are doing to frame the shot. Haven't seen this way of a demo in any other channel! I am learning a lot, thanks a ton!
Plenty more where that came from ;-)
Love these videos Mike, fantastic insight for a beginner like me, Thank you.
Thank you for the video, Mike. Great info as always.
As always, a GREAT video. Thank you Mike !
Mike you are the best teacher, I wait all week until your next video!
Thank you Hernan Enriquez Please help me keep 'em coming by continuing to share them around :-)
Hi Mike, I've been following you for a year at least. This is my favorite video so far!
brilliant , helpful video sir Mike , thank you so much
Excellent idea to use video and show the process!
Thanks Mike! Loved it, especially the picture in picture shots of you composing the image - very helpful!
No worries Jason Milner - thank you for the inspiration behind it...
This for me is one of the hardest things to do. But it does make all the differents.
Thanks for the great vid again!
It just takes practise Indy Pindy keep at it....
That's a great, practical video, Mike!
A while back I walked past a piece of street furniture, like a park bench: straight timber slats, in curvy alignment, timber grain with clear lacquer, some metal bits on it to prevent skateboarders from using it - the whole thing brand new.
Walked around the thing, did a series of shots, some macro style shots with shallow depth of field, some working with the materials and patterns. Nobody would easily recognize a bench from the images.
Sadly, the images didn’t look all that great when I looked at them on the big screen… but well… I tried.
Thanks Peter Moeller - the important thing here is that you tried. So the next step is to look at the images and ask yourself some powerful questions. Why are you not happy with the? What is causing that - light - composition - etc? How could you shoot it differently next time? Then go try again and shoot based on your answers to yourself. have fun :-)
Hi Mike, that’s the questions I asked myself… I guess the issue was composition, this was an abstract arrangement of geometry and different materials. I often get stuck shooting some everyday item on the side of the road
good to see you doing more vids again,saw your interview about leaving you job to go for photography and that is where i am now,i feel i need a year out to concentrate on photography but it is a scary prospect after all the monthly pay keeps coming in, but if i don't do it now i feel that i may always regret it, i think my wife will need much persuasion
I post vids roughly every 2 weeks David Walton Yes it is a scary thing and when there are others dependent on you it's even harder. I can't advise you one way or the other, for me it obviously worked and all the pain of no income eventually paid off for me. You can only follow your instincts and find something that works with those around you. - MIKE
Good stuff, I always think that there's a picture everywhere, it's just a case of seeing it. I like this kind of stuff, gets me going!
akastonefaceddog :-)
Awsome tips.
Terrific video, Mike. And the type of photographs that I like the most: geometry!
Live video is a bright idea!!!
A few words about EV compensation for that snow white facades were most welcome, as well.
Carry on with your lessons, Mike.
Thanks MrVoayer - MIKE :-)
Liviu Moldova - I can't answer your question direct because you have to allow it in your G+ settings. I can see through the viewfinder whilst shooting video because it's a mirrorless camera. Fuji XT-1
Mike Browne Thank you very much, Sir! Although I'm a Canon shooter (obvious, using an optical viewfinder and it's advantages) this feature that allows you to shoot video using the electronic viewfinder plus the additional info that can be viewed into the electronic viewfinder (e.g. histogram) is something that it'll be considering in the future. And then, maybe, I'll switch for a mirrorless camera.
I'm a big fan of yours, I've learn a lot from you and I recommended your channel to all my friends. I live in Romania, which is a truly beautiful country with lots of excellent locations to take pictures, especially in Transilvania (where Price Charles has many properties), The Danube Delta and the Transalpina route (one of the highest mountain reoute in the world, where the team from Top Gear made an episode of their show a couple of yers ago).
If you are interested to come here to visit those places and/or to organise a workshop or something similar, please let me know. I recommend it wholeheartedly, Sir!
Kindest regards,
Liviu Moldovan
Liviu Moldovan Thanks for the invitation. I spent quite a lot of time in Romania around 2003 in the Arad / Timisoara areas. Lovely country :-)
Mike Browne I too am a big fan of yours, sir, and I'm also from Romania. I believe there are lots of Romanian people that enjoy watching your videos. I really like your joy of photographing and I think you're one of the best photography teachers out there. Keep up the good work that you're doing and maybe, sometime, you'll come visit Romania again. Many would love to get to meet you in person.
raduionut78 Add me too on that list, Ionut! :) That was the main reason why I invited Mr. Browne in Romania. Kindest regards, Liviu Moldovan
i love all your videos! Thank you for teaching me so much!
Thank you +Tony XXX (Irish Coffee) Please help me make more videos like it by sharing it with other photographers on forums, Facebook, Flickr etc. - MIKE
Another great video Mike. Love the idea of looking through the camera with you and seeing how you compose the shot.
I see great shots most days ( normally on my way to and from work, when there is no time to stop ) and find myself composing the images in my mind. I guess it's just second nature after taking photographs for 30 odd years. Of late I have been taking my kit with me to work so I can get out during my lunch break to shoot.
Thanks for sharing this video with us Mike and I look forward to the next.
Best Wishes
Tim
My pleasure Teejaybee's Photo Channel - and thanks for all the shares.
Great video...love the approach mentioned. Thank you. Quite inspiring in my book.
Thanks Denis - MIKE :-)
thanks Mike...
Mike. Watching this great video and seeing those wonderful diagonal shadows reminded me of something. I used to love black and white photography as a young man. I loved the dramatic effect shadow could have on the final image and was always looking for those kinds of shots. I got good at picking them out after a while. As you and your friend said, learning to disassociate the image I was after from the surroundings and simplifying it. Shadow can have a very powerful effect on images in black and white.
Anyway, I tried to learn from all kinds of places and one of them was high quality black and white movies. Shadow in old movies is often used to great effect and sometimes, to make a metaphorical statement. Something old time news photographers also used to use. An example is the market scene in that fantastic old movie, Casablanca. The main characters are all trapped in the town by the Nazi regime. In the scene I am referring too, diagonal shadows like those on the wall here, are used to suggest prison bars. It was a powerful effect.
So, anyone wanting to explore black and white photography should take a look at some of those great old films, often shot by incredibly skilled cameramen, and pick up a few hints and tips. I guess the same could be said for colour photography too.
All the best and thank you.
George
Thank you InTheNameOfJustice I tried a black and white version when I got home and it looked great. However I stuck with the colour this time..
Mike Browne I would like to see the black and white versions, especially those with cloudy skies.
thank you for your expertise. Love your work.
Thanks Stephen. Please keep up the good work by sharing them around with more photographers... Best wishes... MIKE
Keep up the the great videos Mike, Love them!
Thanks Jordan Sharman - will do. Please help me keep 'em coming by continuing to share them around...
Thanks Mike,this is what I'm working on at the moment, great tips here mate. Have subbed, cheers.
Thank you SuperMarksman33 and thanks for the sub. happy to have helped. Please help me make more vids like it by sharing it around.. - MIKE :-)
Thanks for the tutorial and beautiful minimalist photos. Drawing is the art of leaving out and the same applies to photographing.
🙏👍
Thank you very much, Mr. Browne for your (as always) awesome video!
I just wonder how you resolve the issue of capturing video and looking through the viewfinder in the same time... It would be very helpful for me if you could detail this.
I thank you in advance.
Sharing the video. Love your videos. I've been recommending and sharing your videos since I've subscribed to your channel. You're videos inspired and allowed me to see beyond what's there. Congratulations from Brazil. :)
Thank you Maurício Avellar - MIKE :-)
Absolutely loving your videos dealing with architecture and minimalism! Would be great to see more - maybe a whole series? :)
Thank you... MIKE
great explanation - love the dissociation idea
Me too Colin Hudson - it was Jason who plated that seed for me and i love it :-)
thanks Mike.
Good use of technology. Although you haven't used it much in earlier videos. It provides more viewer engagement. I can see now how exactly you visualizing through camera.
BTW, nice suggestion - "disassociation"
Thank you so much for guiding in the journey.
Thank you *****
Great video, insightful perspective. So glad I subscribed to your channel.
Thank you +April happy you find it helpful. Please help me make more by sharing the vids with other photographers.. MIKE :-)
nice video thumbs up and subscribed
You just got another subscriber! Very nice tips on composition
thank you! Adrian Tan Please help us make more videos like this one by sharing it with other photographers on forums, Facebook, Flickr etc. :) - MELISSA ( for Mike )
Thank you mike you've been always inspiring me :)
Thank you Mohammed Zakaria ali - MIKE
Thanks, Mike, another enjoyable video. I like the way you build up the creative process, with ideas leading into decisions on settings.
Thank you Hashbrown37 Building up the creative process to lead to settings is the most important thing for photographers. My 7 Building Blocks of Photography course is a step by step learning process to be able to do it fast and without having to think about it. www.photographycourses.biz/7blocks
Mike Browne Thanks, Mike, I have been wondering about trying out those 7 building blocks, perhaps I shall procrastinate no further.
No worries Hashbrown37 There's a lot of photographers who have taken the plunge now and they haven't regretted it. If you watch my vids on my site you'll see some of their comments next to the text below the vids... www.photographycourses.biz/videos
Great stuff Mike, that's very helpful seeing the inset video of you setting up the composition.
p.s. As usual I enjoy your Action Jackson moves trying not to get hit by vehicles. Just don't get run over man!
Thanks Friar Tuckk - I'll do my best to stay in one piece :-)
I learned this a while ago as ''pretend I only have one eye", so I see what the camera does. Initially, I covered one eye with my hand; but now I just imagine that my brain IS the camera. Thanks for filling in the gaps in my knowledge.
"imagine that my brain IS the camera" - love that David - MIKE :-)
It made sense to me at the time, Mike; as does your photo philosophy. lol
Thanks for this video Mike. I really enjoyed it. Also: I really liked how you used the video-mode to allow us to see you compose. Very clever use of mirrorless capabilities.
Can you do more videos on composition? I'd love to see something about using color in your composition. Complementary, contrasting, split-complement, quadrantic, etc.
As a side-note: I like your channel the most because you aren't that gear-oriented. You teach us the craft or art of photography, while other channels only teach us what tools there are and how they work. I'd rather learn how to paint, than to know how many hairs my brush has and what material it is made from.
Thank you ***** - I love your comment "I'd rather learn how to paint, than to know how many hairs my brush has and what material it is made from." I might just quote you if I may? :-)
Mike Browne I would be honored :)
Mike Browne I absolutely agree on the not-gear-orientated comment, although this also means I could maybe ask a gear-orientated question, and that's about longtime satisfaction with a camera. Most other channels do a quick review, send the camera back and continue using new stuff, so you rarely see any videos on how satisfied photographers are after a year and a few firmware upgrades. Since we're talking about Fuji now, I bought a used X100 two years ago and out of the box it was almost unusable. 2 years later it's still my favorite everyday camera, thanks to major firmware updates which never got any big youtube coverage and simply getting used to it. It'd be interesting to hear your opinion on your X-T1 after a year of everyday shooting, maybe sometime after that recently announced big firmware thing, and if it's just to show that you don't have to buy a new camera every 4 months.
That's a really good idea Casa de Chrisso - thank you. I agree with you that the key is for the photographer to get used to the camera because the images are the photographer's responsibility not the camera's. I did the firmware upgrade on my XT-1 which everyone was raving about and to be honest I notice very little difference. But as I've got used to the camera and how to best use it I find it excellent.
Enjoyed that.. Thanks :)
Another must see video from Mike fellow Google+ photographers :-)
Thanks again Teejaybee's Photo Channel :-)
That's a great video Mike. Gives me lots of ideas :)
Thanks spiraluk - that's the idea :-)
Hi. Love abstract work myself. Just wondered what camera you were using. Loving the videos. Best wishes. Gail.
Excellent stuff.
Thanks ***** - splendid moustache there :-)
At 3:58 of the video there is a great shot...
The empty road and the houses on the right!
Disassociation indeed. The last thing you want is people distracting the hell out of your thought process, breathing down your neck and getting under your skin, even if it's your own family! I learned this the hard way and my photographic venture went down the drain.
I think it's the same for all of us perfectforehand - I can not do photography unless I'm on my own so i can take as long as needed and concentrate on what i'm doing.
Thanks Mike. As usual another great video. Mike, would you give up DSLR for mirrorless camera? Thank you again.
Thank you Ali AlHamadah No I wouldn't because they both have plus points. XT-1 is small which is great for travel work, easy to shoot video with which for me is important and though the files are excellent - they are not as fine as the files from my D600 Nikon. For example, I did a commercial shoot in Switzerland a couple of weeks ago. The image was for big posters and light on main subject (a very large Boeing 787) was not as good as I could wish for so as much data as possible was needed in Raw file..
Thank you Mike for the tips you have a great talent for seeing photos that others would just walk by. Watched you 3 part interview very interesting, if photographer Mike Browne were to go on assignment for client Mike Browne where would he go and what would his client want him to shoot?
Thank you Jim Myers He'd send him to as many countries as possible to document the place and the lives of the people for projects that would do good in some way for the people living there. Starting with Peru then central south America, The Philippines, Indonesia, Borneo, Iraq, Ethiopia, Cuba, Fiji, The Maasai in Kenya and Tanzania, The San in Botswana, The traditional Aborigine people in Australia and a project to help the Sulphur miners of Ijen. There are quite a lot more too... :-)
You would one busy photographer and what a great heart you have to want to help out less fortunate people I just wish I had the funds to support you on this adventure. Also Mike did you shoot the photos in the Composition - disassociation tips video with the Nikon D300s?
Thanks Jim Myers I wish you had too ;-) Photos were shot with my Fuji XT-1 mirrorless camera..
these are priceless..
thank you KidJV - Melissa pp Mike
brilliant video
Thank you +Darren Hayward Please share it around and help us make more like it. Thanks again - MIKE :-)
Excellent informational and picturesque video as always Mike. My question is, are you using the Fujifilm X-T1 on this outing? I'm currently photographing with a Nikon D5100 but considering the new Fujifilm X-T10 for its weight, bulk, and Fuji colour. Thank You :)
Thank you E McMahon - yes this is with the XT-1.
Jut another classically great video by Mike. I was wandering about some of the pictures where there are marks on the white walls, do you leave them in the picture as character or clean them up in post processing?
Thanks Andy Pierce. What's there is there, I don't add or remove anything in post... MIKE
Thanks for these tips, Mike. Do you use a circ. polarizer on the shots where the sky is nice and blue? Or, do you punch them up in post production?
No worries. The sky was nice and blue Eric Maginnis - not polariser and only a hint of saturation increase in PP on these.
Hi Mike, watched the three part interview on "The Photo Show". Did you advertise for that? It would be really interesting for your fans (like me) to watch.
The interview sure was very enthusiastic.. he produced a great interview with you.
Thank you Peter Moeller It's been advertised on my website, Facebook, twitter and newsletter... Sorry if you missed it.. and delighted you enjoyed it. If you'd like to share it please do because every little helps :-)
Which type of strap are you using to secure the camera? Reckon it was too hot for a shoulder strap. Thx for great videos. Cheers.
t’s a Joby Wrist Strap Away To Anywhere Link below. Personally I hate neck and shoulder straps so never use them. Whatever works for each of us... MIKE
joby.com/dslr-wrist-strap
You should do audiobooks for stephen kings novels! would be awesome to listen to!
oh dear +Love Nordahl thank you for the lovely comment ! - MELISSA ( for Mike )
Thank you, very interesting video - as always ;-) . I have a question: what kind of handstrap do you use? I think it is very useful for me too.
Thank you Aline Kalleicher I wish I knew but sadly can't remember exactly what it is. It has the name JOBY on it and that's all I know. Sorry - threw the packaging out ages ago - MIKE.
Mike Browne Many thanks, this will help a lot to find it. :-)
Hello Mr. Browne, I have this boring and common question, but with the hope you'll find some time to answer to it.
I'm at my first camera, witch is a Dx Nikon and I feel that is the time to make an update. The most important thing in a picture for me is the color, natural living, bright color. The one with soul. And I see how good is Nikon in almost st every aspect, with their dynamic range, sharpness and everything, but except, as I said (and is my own opinion) the soul in the colors.
So I am tempted by the Canon and Fuji. The thing is, I get to good, or to similar reviews for them (in terms that I look for of course)
I don't think I sow you with a Canon but I see you like Fuji, and you know very good Nikon.
I sow many comparisons between the two brands from different peoples but I trull like how you explain things. So I am asking you not witch brand is the best, or what brand you prefer, but what you like at this particular cameras.
From Canon I'm intend for 6D with sigma 50mm 1.4 art, Canon 85mm 1.2 L and a mid range zoom
From Fuji I am a bit stuck between X-t1 and X-pro1 (or x-pro2, don't know if the new sensor worth indeed the money yet, cuz they are fairly new and expensive). And for the lenses Zeiss touit 32mm 1.8, Fuji 56mm 1.2 and a mid range, and here I a bit stuck between 16-55 2.8 and kit 18-55. I don't know if the difference is very big cuz I heard the kit lens have a very good optics.
You sure want to ask me what I want to shoot with them. I am interested in portraits, street photography and somehow I try to look on the street more for street portraiture. I also shoot more this in low light. I am not really for head shoot so the Canon 85mm is not very helpful but I do like it a lot, and the colors he get (I wish Otus but is to much expensive for me)
A, I do like wide open portraits
So if you do like this kits, what do you like most at them, what is your opinion?
Or what you suggest?
Thank you, Sory for the long text, and sory for the mistakes, I am a Romanian :)
Multomesk Constantin Jalbă I'm sorry but I can't comment on most of the camera you mention because I've never used them. I know the colours of my XT-1 and Nikon D600 are wonderful and they are what i shoot on. I suggest you go to a store and ask to take a few test shots with the cameras you're interested in, take the shots home and compare them before you make your choice. Have a look at this video I did about my XT-1 which might help - MIKE
www.photographycourses.biz/videos/reviews-and-help/reviews/Mirrorless-Cameras-Pt3
oh wow Mike is using Fuji xt-1!!
Been using one (mostly for travel work) since last year Junjun jr. Llauderes - there are 3 vids about how I got one on the website at www.photographycourses.biz/videos/reviews-and-help/reviews/Mirrorless-Cameras-Pt1
Lol, at the beginning of this video i thought you were in Ilios - Greece. Hahaha.
i.imgur.com/3F9LBRb.jpg
Nice way to disassociate yourself from what surrounds you.
I will do the same in my "rusty" city (Malaga - Spain) and find some nice abstract geometric shots too, maybe i can make people think that i was in another country :P
Nice day, Mike!
You should be on TopGear with your voice :P
Thanks Cousiddee :-)
Nice :)
Do you have flickr ? :)
Hi HAPPY ZZ yes but I don't use it anymore because Facebook (facebook.com/DigitalPhotographyVideos) is more interactive for everyone. There is a Flickr group set up by Vernon Nash for people to post pics they took on my workshops at www.flickr.com/groups/mbworkshop/
it looks to me most of these shots are taken with telephoto in the 200 to 300 mm range (full frame). Great photos and great tutorial nevertheless.
thank you jsc yes Mike do look maximize his gears just to get a shot. - MELISSA FOX ( for Mike ) :)
Mike, which camera did you use for this video.
My Fuji XT-1 +rahulsood81 here's a video about it.. - MIKE
www.photographycourses.biz/videos/reviews-and-help/reviews/Mirrorless-Cameras-Pt3
+Mike Browne Thanks Mike for the reply. Nice video, and good to meet Melissa in the other video :)
Where are you shooting this video?
On Lanzarote Dahon5 right after the workshop I run there every year.. Fancy joining us?
What camera/lens are you using?
Fuji XT-1 with 18-55 and a 55-200mm Brian Clark
thank you.
lens? and its really good to the back...
Sorry Dev Kumar Ghosh - I don't understand your question - MIKE
sorry for the confusion , i was asking about the lens used here , my good sire... and that is, used the a regular here , its good the back////
It was my 55-200mm Dev Kumar Ghosh - MIKE :-)
thank you ..
Is that in Greece ?
Lanzarote is a small Spanish island off the coast of North Africa +vinnie beer - MIKE
Thanks.It looks like the Greek Islands.All the houses are white and blue too
Thanks for the sub Mike...really appreciate it mate. I subbed you back. God bless, Freedom Rider out.
Like being a zen photographer
Is it strange I'm seeing all these in B&W?
in my country if you go outside with your camera maybe you will be a death man