Essentials of Creative Composition in Landscape Photography

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  • čas přidán 17. 09. 2015
  • Robert Rodriguez Jr. shares some of what he thinks are the key elements of strong composition in landscape photography and how you might apply them to your own image making.
    Robert Rodriguez Jr. Photography
    www.robertrodriguezjr.com/
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Komentáře • 73

  • @warrenm3390
    @warrenm3390 Před 3 lety +1

    One if the most honest informational educational photography videos I’ve heard yet ,I’d possible please bring him back for anything photography

  • @errordjarrett5939
    @errordjarrett5939 Před 6 lety +1

    I have watched a lot of CZcams videos on composition, but this is probably the most informative and practical one that I have seen concerning the challenges of landscape photography. Thanks to B&H and Robert Rodriguez Jr for an excellent lecture.

  • @thomastuorto9929
    @thomastuorto9929 Před 4 lety +3

    This guy's presentations are some of the best out there. Thank you B&H & thank you Robert.

  • @rodypiyasin837
    @rodypiyasin837 Před 7 lety +2

    One of the best talk I ever listen, knowledgeable, practical, and humble. Awesome Robert Rodriquez Jr

  • @howardcurtiss5048
    @howardcurtiss5048 Před 8 lety +10

    As a comparative, I am embryonic in my photographic life, while Robert has matured to the point of advancing his wonderful, hard-earned "tool-set" to the point of focus that evidently and consistently runs through every image he takes. At 66 years of age I appreciate my good fortune to have taken up photography at a time when my life-journey intersects with Robert's. I thoroughly enjoyed viewing this workshop! Most good lessons have a degree of difficulty as part of the price, and to be able to gain so much insight with so little effort is a blessing. Thank you for the generous sharing, Robert.

    • @RobertRodriguezJr
      @RobertRodriguezJr Před 8 lety +1

      +Fish2Live.com thanks for the feedback, really appreciate it!

    • @MrGflan
      @MrGflan Před 4 lety

      Robert Rodriguez Jr great lecture!! I love how you compare a great photograph to music, living and breathing, so to speak. This will really help me improve my compositions. My biggest problem is patience. As a bird photographer I am engaged and excited in the results I have captured over the years. For the landscape shooter, the instant gratification is not as pronounced as it is with wildlife. You can hike 4 miles to a location and the clouds are not cooperating etc and you don’t take a single image. I think the rewards are amazing, but my biggest struggle is the patience required to get a great landscape image. I’m working on this!! Thanks again!!

  • @Batteristafoto
    @Batteristafoto Před rokem +1

    Robert has a real artsists way of explaining everything. Far superior to other lectures I have seen here. The ones where there are two people fighting to talk is silly. This guy is top! No doubt because of his background in music!

  • @HelderP1337
    @HelderP1337 Před 8 lety +3

    What a fantastic talk! Love Robert's approach to photography, less technical mumbo jumbo and more artsy and harmonious elements that really brings his photography to life and helps us understand a lot more about the whole process of CREATING a photo, not taking a photo.
    Thank you Robert, you just earned another fan.

  • @quebecker3799
    @quebecker3799 Před 8 lety

    So happy to see another talk by Robert Rodriguez Jr. He is my favorite nature/landscape photographer. I love his zen-like approach to the art of photography.

  • @Accomplished_Loans
    @Accomplished_Loans Před 7 lety +2

    Best talk I've listened to on photography. I'm glad Robert spared us the technical mambo jumbo.

  • @Sharon2010able
    @Sharon2010able Před 7 lety +4

    This was an awesome video on composition!!! Very easy to understand and was really great with all the image examples!!

  • @michaelbrunner9975
    @michaelbrunner9975 Před 7 lety +1

    Best talk about photography I have seen in a while! Thanks Robert Rodriquez Jr. !

  • @martinjacobvitz886
    @martinjacobvitz886 Před 8 lety +2

    I have viewed several video lessons on composition. Robert's lecture presented the clearest most actionable methodology that I have viewed. Many Thanks. I know this will help improve my landscape photography.

  • @OneCatholicSpeaks
    @OneCatholicSpeaks Před 7 lety +5

    When I was dabbling I music, I came across a quote I like:
    Critiquing art is about applying the rules. Creating art is about breaking them.

  • @Guitarspieler1000
    @Guitarspieler1000 Před 8 lety +2

    Thank you very much, Robert! It was nice as usual. You have got a nice sense of exlanation

  • @MonoahMono
    @MonoahMono Před 8 lety +2

    Awesome photographer, Thank You Robert and B&H.

  • @twagn
    @twagn Před 8 lety +1

    Love his presentations. Keep bringing him back B&H

  • @universalfraeser
    @universalfraeser Před 8 lety +1

    Absolutely great!!! Gives me so much motivation to look for a better composition in my pictures. Thank you

  • @odarrien
    @odarrien Před 3 lety

    Robert gives such wonderful presentations! Thank you for all of the tips!

  • @GaryScott-pdx
    @GaryScott-pdx Před 8 lety +6

    Great lecture. I've been struggling to figure out what makes good landscape photographs for several years, watching lots of videos, spending a fair amount of money on books by name authors and you gave me more to think about in this video than any of the books or videos. While I don't expect that the next time I go out that I'll be taking Ansel Adam's quality photos I certainly have tools to significantly improve my photography.

  • @captainsteve19
    @captainsteve19 Před 8 lety +2

    Yep tons of useful useful teachings here Robert, Great job my friend

  • @keithswindell6212
    @keithswindell6212 Před 8 lety

    Robert is a great presenter, I always learn something and his laid back style is easy to listen to

  • @coLapsDaDude
    @coLapsDaDude Před 8 lety

    I love this guy ! A very clever and artistic photographer. Very good presentation Robert !

  • @chloemarguerite7156
    @chloemarguerite7156 Před 8 lety

    A really wonderful presentation - loved the analogies between music, photography & painting.

  • @DigitalRealPhoto
    @DigitalRealPhoto Před 8 lety

    Excellent teaching and instruction. Time well spent watching this!

  • @tomgerds7140
    @tomgerds7140 Před 3 lety

    For an ethereal topic, this has been the most useful video I've encountered so far. Great, useful presentation!

  • @leslielanderkin8301
    @leslielanderkin8301 Před 6 lety +1

    Absolutely marvelous! This was both an inspiring and down to earth explanation of a complex topic. I look forward to learning your 2019 workshop schedule. Leslie

  • @thales361
    @thales361 Před 6 lety

    very nice lecture Robert! Thanks for sharing the information. Loved the comparison to music!

  • @sirkey6405
    @sirkey6405 Před 7 lety +1

    Great lesson! Thank you for the insights

  • @DaKasten
    @DaKasten Před 8 lety

    I learned so much! Thanks to B&H and Robert Rodriguez Jr.!

  • @EricBier
    @EricBier Před 7 lety

    Excellent, comprehensive and highly educational! Thank you!

  • @ivanosrin2126
    @ivanosrin2126 Před 7 lety

    What a sensible down to earth practical lecture for the enthusiastic amateur especially . Simplicity the key - not requiring bewildering post processing and articulate presentation. Great.

  • @raminizadpanah8229
    @raminizadpanah8229 Před 4 lety

    You are so humble.....been watching you for a couple years......Just wonderful thank you so much......Thank you B&H for all these awesome video....Cheers Ramin :-)

  • @stevemackelprang8472
    @stevemackelprang8472 Před 8 lety

    Very much enjoyed this presentation! Thank you .

  • @betula1178
    @betula1178 Před 8 lety +2

    I find the analogy he makes to music really interesting.

  • @colintomjenkins
    @colintomjenkins Před 6 lety

    I enjoyed this very much, especially the musical analogies. With respect to Lightroom/Photoshop mentioned towards the end and continuing with the musical theme, it doesn't seem unreasonable to think of the raw file as a musical score and the processed image as a performance; which like a musical performances can varied and highly individualistic; with no particular spot in performance space being 'correct' (including in-camera performances). Which also reveals how inane the 'only SOOC is correct' ideology is.

  • @MikeGiovinazzo
    @MikeGiovinazzo Před 8 lety +3

    an excellent presentation. super informative. wish the presenter could be pointing to whatever he points to in his images using a means that makes it visible to us remote viewers. kinds like he did just at the very end -time reference 1:13

  • @thenotionexperience
    @thenotionexperience Před 8 lety +2

    Inspirational... Thank you :)

  • @giannhsp222
    @giannhsp222 Před 8 lety

    You are the best speaker ever! :)

  • @murthy611
    @murthy611 Před 3 lety

    fantastic lecture,enjoyed very much,learnt a lot.

  • @utubesgreat4me
    @utubesgreat4me Před 2 lety

    Great video thank you.

  • @ro3843
    @ro3843 Před 10 měsíci

    Thank you for this lecture

  • @skiphunter5893
    @skiphunter5893 Před 8 lety

    Thanks Robert on this talk on composition

  • @alyahyai
    @alyahyai Před 2 lety

    I am learning a lot from this presentation, well explained & to the point 👍🏻

    • @BandH
      @BandH  Před 2 lety +1

      Glad you liked it

  • @ToddHakala
    @ToddHakala Před 8 lety

    Great seminar. A little long, but very worthwhile. I like hearing how good photographers walk through the creative process.

    • @mr.radical9659
      @mr.radical9659 Před 2 lety

      it's a seminar, what did you expect?

    • @ToddHakala
      @ToddHakala Před 2 lety

      @@mr.radical9659 I certainly didn't expect a comment on my off-hand comment 6 years later.

    • @mr.radical9659
      @mr.radical9659 Před 2 lety

      @@ToddHakala Understandable, have a nice day.

  • @phillimbacher2223
    @phillimbacher2223 Před 8 lety +1

    49:34 relationships and arrangement: placement (Gestalt theory), contrasting elements, visual rhythm

  • @lodgehexi
    @lodgehexi Před 8 lety

    like the analogy between music composition and photo composition

  • @kolapyellow7631
    @kolapyellow7631 Před 4 lety

    Free lecture! Awesome thank you. I want to learn but i can't feel the art in me. I can't see the detail u described on those photos all i see is they r beautiful.

  • @mohaln6261
    @mohaln6261 Před 8 lety

    thank you

  • @ericrollins4607
    @ericrollins4607 Před 8 lety

    @B and H, Any idea of the general whereabouts the image @ 38:27 minutes was shot? Spectacular.

    • @BandH
      @BandH  Před 8 lety

      I’m not sure where that image was taken. You might try to contact Robert Rodriguez Jr directly through his site. *Christina* www.robertrodriguezjr.com/

    • @davidbcalhoun
      @davidbcalhoun Před 7 lety

      Looks like it might be Monument Valley

  • @simianinc
    @simianinc Před 8 lety

    Fantastic vid

  • @phillimbacher2223
    @phillimbacher2223 Před 8 lety +6

    17:15 simple better; 18:20; Mehda, "Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, adding the meaningful." 19:10 isolating the subject from the real world; 20:10 concentrate on what's essential; 21:40 formats and borders; 27:10 every part of an image is important; control edges, cut deliberatedly; 49:00 Gestalt theory

  • @samfawaz9312
    @samfawaz9312 Před 8 lety +1

    Great Lecture!! might want to consider showing examples of what not to do. In pictures, show what a busy picture is or how things are not arranged correctly etc etc ...

  • @BubuSnow93
    @BubuSnow93 Před 8 lety

    Weird, in the trees example I definitely preffered uch more the first image!

  • @paul6925
    @paul6925 Před 7 lety

    Interesting talk! I think gestalt is pronounced with a hard G ( guh-shtahlt ) but maybe it depends on the country

  • @phillimbacher2223
    @phillimbacher2223 Před 8 lety

    33:38 Compositional toolbox: lines, points and shapes, color, patterns and textures

  • @GeorgePop
    @GeorgePop Před 8 lety

    Nice presentation, it can be boring because of the subject matter but he did a good job, the photos range from amazing to average but again that's the way the cookie crumbles. Hope people learned something from this presentation!

  • @phillimbacher2223
    @phillimbacher2223 Před 8 lety

    28:00 every part is important; control the edges

  • @phillimbacher2223
    @phillimbacher2223 Před 8 lety

    1:12:45 how circles repeat circles very powerful

  • @phillimbacher2223
    @phillimbacher2223 Před 8 lety

    51:07 groups of objects near enough to each other form a shape

  • @lewisallrightsreserved7879

    Superb and thank you!!😀😀😀📷📷📷👍👍👍🔔🔔🔔
    There is also another B&H Photo Video (also on composition) that would make an excellent companion to this video, it's by photographer Adam Marelli (spelling?) (title....???)

    • @BandH
      @BandH  Před 5 lety

      Hi Lewis, I believe you were referring to this one? Bridging the Gap: Classical Art Designed for Photographers czcams.com/video/zwk3YFknyNA/video.html . Thanks for watching!

  • @phillimbacher2223
    @phillimbacher2223 Před 8 lety

    56:00 framing

  • @phillimbacher2223
    @phillimbacher2223 Před 8 lety

    1:17:45 don't give viewer a choice of seeing what artist what artist wants or not

  • @joelk8228
    @joelk8228 Před rokem

    Well, I'm a little late to the show! 7 years it looks like. My hat is off to B&H and to Robert for some excellent advice! Very entertaining and excellent presentation. Bravo!

    • @BandH
      @BandH  Před rokem

      Thanks for watching!