5 Photography Composition Tips From a National Geographic Photo Story

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In this video, you will learn the 5 composition techniques that I used in the making of my photo-story, ‘Jakarta - The Sinking City’, published with National Geographic.
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0:00 Introduction to Composition
01:31 The Rule of Thirds
02:47 Frame In a Frame
04:12 Strong Shapes
05:28 Center Focus
06:45 Diminishing Perspective
08:09 Combining Techniques
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@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 📸If you have any questions about these composition techniques, please let me know in the comments below. I really hope they help you improve your images. Want more content like this? Don't forget to like 👍 this video and subscribe to help me reach the channel's next milestone, 20,000 subscribers! ✊Download your copy of my new eBook ➡ gallagher-photo.com/learn

@earledeblonville 2 ай бұрын

Where is the free eBook you mention? All I found at that link was a US$10 book.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

@@earledeblonville Thanks for the interest in the eBook, Earle. If you scroll down on that page, the free version is available for download there.

@earledeblonville 2 ай бұрын

Thanks. I now see there are two versions. I'll buy the full version.@@SeanGallagherPhotographer

@peterpadar3498 Ай бұрын

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@jerfareza Ай бұрын

I came here for photo composition tips and I found them with extras: the realization of how harsh life can be in my hometown Jakarta 😢. Thank you for the powerful images and advices.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Jakarta is a great city with a lot of challenges too.

@JoeLopez 2 ай бұрын

Great information. Wonderful photos. Thank you for sharing.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, Joe. Glad it was useful for you. 👍

@tigertongue74 2 ай бұрын

Much Appreciated and well presented!!!!

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! 👍

@StellaChua 2 ай бұрын

Golden nuggets! Thank you so much!

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Stella ✊

@jengkal.studio 2 ай бұрын

Hi Sean, thank you for the amazing tips and the storytelling. I lived in Jakarta for 10 years, and I really think that the problem of Jakarta was never addressed seriously (and now they just moved to the capital). Your photos really captured the unspoken story of daily people and their struggle against the sinking of the city.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment. Yes, it's a sad story what has happened in Jakarta. I am glad the photos resonated with you. ✊

@davidpipeline 2 ай бұрын

Great tips, Sean. Very inspiring. Thank you

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting, David ✊

@dayis546 Ай бұрын

Pure Gold. Sean, You the man... Following🔥🔥

@SeanGallagherPhotographer Ай бұрын

Thanks, Victor ✊️

@washet3304 2 ай бұрын

I just loved the photos in this video, Thank you so much for the tutorial.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment 👍

@michaelajoseph6856 2 ай бұрын

Very informative and well presented video! Thank you!

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Michaela 👍

@silvestersze9968 2 ай бұрын

You’re such an amazing teacher and awesome photographer. Thanks for sharing! 🎉

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, Silvester. Glad the video was useful toy you 👍

@silvestersze9968 2 ай бұрын

@@SeanGallagherPhotographer 5 Photography Composition Tips From A National Geographic Photo Story 1. RULE OF THIRDS 2. FRAME IN A FRAME 3. STRONG SHAPES 4. CENTER FOCUS 5. DIMINISHING PERSPECTIVE I’ll practice this 5 tips too! I’m so used to the first tip, so from now I think I’ll push myself hard on the second to the fifth tips. 😂

@robertoegonzalez4096 2 ай бұрын

Great presentation and recommendations! Thanks!

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, Roberto ✊

@RioHusnadyHidayat 2 ай бұрын

thank you for this knowledge

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Hope it was useful ✊

@Charlie-Mouse 2 ай бұрын

Great advice and tips thank you. I really like this style of photo journalism as it gives me an insight of the subjects surrounding.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Yes, that's the power of the photojournalistic approach to making images. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍

@donjagoe 2 ай бұрын

Just excellent.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Don 🙏

@miguelwaterhouse1551 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for very useful tips

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Miguel 👍

@pdtech4524 2 ай бұрын

Inspirational 👍

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

🙏

@GKganesan 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. Very useful

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 👍

@limguishengphotography 2 ай бұрын

Good one mate. Thanks for sharing

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 👍

@GuangGuangGuangzhou 21 күн бұрын

Notes taken 📝! Subscribed, thanks for the content!

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and subscribing ✊

@CanonEurope 2 ай бұрын

Great work, great tips 🙌

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Canon ✊📸

@israelp76 2 ай бұрын

wow! your video is excellent. Thanks for share your skills!

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Israel!

@jocrisvlog1749 2 ай бұрын

Nice idol thank so much for your tuitorial

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

✊📸

@rider1921 25 күн бұрын

Thank you for giving me such a great video

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 21 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@jorge-3768 20 күн бұрын

What a nice video, i really enjoyed it!

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 19 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@silvio_tutoriales 2 ай бұрын

Muchas gracias. Muy interesante. Saludos desde Cuba.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

✊📸

@mithunmalakar487 2 ай бұрын

Thanks mate.Those are some strong lessons.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to comment, Mithun 👍

@joselosada662 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much for this video. I am starting to learn fotography and your tips are very useful for me in this new adventure I just begun.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer Ай бұрын

I am glad the tips are useful for you, Jose ✊ Good luck on the adventure!

@syedarifpov Ай бұрын

Well presentation and nicely described.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! 👍

@MattJohnsonhikes 2 ай бұрын

Nice! Thank you

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

👍

@Bakamoona78 2 ай бұрын

The caption on the video clearly says “Photography composition TIPS”, which is why I personally watched it. And if you watched the video till the end you’d know he focuses on beginners. I just can’t understand the hate & criticism toward the creator 🤷🏽‍♂️

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment, Johanne. Don't worry, the response has been overwhelmingly positive 🙂

@jenXgen8589 2 ай бұрын

Love your content! I majored in Art History & Photography...when hour's were spent in the dark room & E-6 processing labs! Guess I'm "dating myself!" Yes, the late'80s! The most important technique for me is light, shadows & composition! I'm not a photography professional but my photography, even on a cell phone, drop everything for the perfect light & shadows! I recently went to Italy & I have never had more opportunity to utilize my skills! I wish I could share my photos of Assisi! Wowza!

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting, Jen. I also learnt photography in the darkroom... early 2000s though 🙂 Italy is a wonderful place to photograph. Glad you are enjoying the videos here 👍

@medo6067 2 ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you. I'm a self-taught photographer and we all need to refresh our knowledge from time to time. I can also add contrast to the mix, bright and dark, light color and darker ones etc. The camera angle and perspective have a big impact too, many people confuse them. And negative space around the subject as well, like in the photo of the kid. Great work though.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, Mohanad. I am glad the video was useful and inspired some extra thoughts about image making. 👍

@troydehoyos 2 ай бұрын

Great video 👊🏾

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, Troy ✊

@nilanthaphotography-qx4ev 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Sir

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching ✊

@truthsayers8725 2 күн бұрын

i came here only to comment. i havent watched the video. ive been taking photographs (some good some bad) for publication since 1976. a co-worker of mine has been shooting for a long long time as well. we were looking through a national geographic a few years back and we looked at each and every photograph taken by NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC photographers. a vast majority of the photographs were no better than simple snapshots that my mother could have taken with her Kodak Instamatic 404, and kodacolor II 126 film. NatGeo used to have amazing photography. i wanted to work for them once long ago. i did everything i could to perfect my craft. i studied, i talked to award winning photographers, i shot miles (okay i dont know how long the film would come to) of film, practicing and working to be the best that i could. when my friend and i looked at the credentials of the photographers, we couldnt find much about them. no real history of education, or work. we just shook our heads and questioned how that issue was so filled with photos that didnt even aspire to ho hum....

@shupinglan8171 5 күн бұрын

Practice each of the principles. Over time it becomes instinct to capture a moment that is just right!

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 4 күн бұрын

Exactly! 👍

@silvestersze9968 2 ай бұрын

I just ‘liked’ the video and subscribed your channel. 🍾🥂💕

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

✊📸

@endrasetiawancw7090 2 ай бұрын

Thank's❤

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

👍

@richarddenise3886 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Richard! ✊

@jessebarker3574 2 ай бұрын

Sean, this was helpful to me. I think I’m on the right track but never for sure. This helps validate my thought process when composing. I think the next challenge is getting out there to find the unique and interesting. My best photos were when I took the time to get off the beaten track or up early before the crowds showed up. Good photos do not come to the lazy. Thanks again for the presentation.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

I am glad the video was useful for you, Jesse. Good luck with your photography ✊ .... And yes, "good photos do not come to the lazy"!

@dnicolle 6 күн бұрын

Great information. With everyone taking snaps these days I feel we have lost these concepts. I’m going to practice each of these one at a time.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 6 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Good luck with your photography ✊

@ath3263 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

👍

@abdullahnurussalamkhan9219 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for taking time to explain your photos with guidelines and your own words. We often learn from seeing other’s work. But hearing one's thought helps tremendously. I really like your honest effort on making this. This is very rare nowadays.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Abdullah. I am glad the video was useful for you. 👍

@minlillajardim Ай бұрын

Hello! I just found your channel! It is very good! Very good information for those of us who want to learn how to photograph and film! Thank you for sharing! Kind regards from Sweden! 🇸🇪 👍

@SeanGallagherPhotographer Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂👍

@CzejenAndCodaj 2 күн бұрын

@mata4r43un Ай бұрын

Hi Sean, thank you for the amazing tips and wonderful photo. Your shots were familiar to me since I read the NG article a long time ago, and this video reminds me that I have to go out shooting photos more often since I work in Jakarta :D

@SeanGallagherPhotographer Ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting, Arief. Glad you enjoyed the video. Jakarta is a fascinating city to photograph in! 📸

@pradippradhan5014 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Sean sharing a beautiful tips. like and subscribe 👍

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thank YOU, Pradip ✊

@tarapaul8212 2 ай бұрын

Live your photos.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

🙏

@TheManasdutta 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your excellent academic presentation on composition; I'd like to propose that you create a video on the "Art of storytelling through film & photographs"

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Good idea. Maybe one for a future video 👍

@waynelytton7517 2 ай бұрын

I worked at The National Geographic Society for 40 years involved in image production.. I worked directly with many of the Photographers and the editing dept. I was heavily involved in all aspects of producing the image in the magazine ,or for special exhibits; therefore I know everything involved in the behind the scenes at NGS.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

👍📸

@h.o.j2375 2 ай бұрын

As a beginner this helped me so much!

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Great! ✊

@yogieperdana6587 2 ай бұрын

well i will try all of this tonight as much as i can 😮

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Good luck! ✊📸

@slacayo 2 ай бұрын

Nice perspective!

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, Sergio 👍

@valvelifter1951 2 ай бұрын

I've been an amateur photographer for about 60 years and read a great deal about composition. But this video was a revelation. I guess if I have a weak point in my photographic skills it's being able to tell a story pictorially. These combinations of composition are very powerful and I will start to practice them straight away. Many thanks. I have subscribed and bought the ebook.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

I'm really glad the video was useful to you. Photography is a lifelong journey of learning, practicing and (hopefully) getting better. Thanks for your support in purchasing the eBook. Don't forget to scan the QR codes and join the photo group to share your images ✊

@valvelifter1951 2 ай бұрын

@@SeanGallagherPhotographerCertainly will. Thanks.

@Ben_Europe Ай бұрын

Danke!

@SeanGallagherPhotographer Ай бұрын

THANK YOU, Ben ✊

@peckerdecker 2 ай бұрын

Nice pictures. & Because of technology and smartphones - It's wonderful that everyone has access to taking their own photos. *How many billions of photos get snapped & shared everyday* ? So many Fab images online & on the Internet. Happy new year/ 2024 everyone.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting 👍

@UmarRosyad 12 сағат бұрын

I'm almost 30 and I realized my age is very young, too young even, to be called professional photographer. Being NG's photographer is my childhood dream Thank you for sharing this with us!

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 8 сағат бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting, Umar. Good luck on your own photography journey!

@franciscojaviergarciapadro4615 2 ай бұрын

Gracias

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

👍

@trekguy66 2 ай бұрын

Sometimes I find it a bit hard to work on the composition when things are happening too fast around me. By the time I’d work on the composition the moment is gone. It’s a nicely composed image of not much importance. Maybe it’s just a matter of working more at it so it’s more second nature than conscious consideration, if that makes sense.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Makes perfect sense. I come from a photojournalistic background, so reacting to things in the moment has become second nature. But that came from years of practising the fundamentals first. The more you practice these techniques, the more they will become instinctual and eventually you will hardly think about them. Keep going. Keep practising and having fun. Wishing you luck out there ✊📸

@dewindoethdwl2798 2 ай бұрын

Yes, practice makes perfect. I have a friend who concentrated on good composition of static subjects for the last couple of years. It slowly became an automatic response to a scene. His action photos are spot on nowadays.

@youarewrongdevil1296 2 ай бұрын

If you practice in landscape or architecture photography, where your subject is not moving, you learn a lot about camera settings, light, and composition. Key is, you have to know your camera and how to use the exposure triangle.

@Jerry10939 2 ай бұрын

I worked as an army photojournalist. And I understand what you mean but after a while you are able to instantly compose a picture even if it’s a fleeting image. I had to shoot a lot of action photos while working as a photographer. One thing to is prefocus the camera using the depth of field marks on the lens for the f/stops used. If full manual also set the shutter speed by pre-metering, or use aperture priority. This way you basically only have compose the image. Most of the time people will center everything in the camera. Usually the head of the person or people in the shot. This gives too much space above the subject. When you take pictures of people concentrate on their midsection which should bring their whole body into frame or most of it. But there is no wasted space over them. Sometimes the center is where the action is. Get used to composing from the left or the right. Basically from the direction your subject is facing. Look at the scene around you this in itself will guide your composition.

@MaiElizabeth 2 ай бұрын

Personally, I know rule of third, use it and just use it to satisfy my craving for 'everything must be balanced'. I always forget that it can also be used to draw attention to the subject (maybe I did but not really the strongest intention). You helped me realize things I neglected from that very basic rule.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

There's always something new to learn, even with the 'basic' techniques. Glad it was useful for you 👍

@sarahbatsford4791 2 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this as not used all rule of thirds you mentioned. Have to say the shots seen were great story telling and added more bang than my shots😏

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, Sarah ✊

@jamesdespain2424 2 ай бұрын

Seems that many people feel that to be a great artist you have to learn to “break the rules.” There really is no such thing as breaking rules - it’s just choosing which ones to use. The best artists understand how to combine light, color, composition and so forth that together tell the story or evoke an emotional response. The “traditional” rules are there for a reason - they have stood the test of time through the centuries. Break them at your peril….

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

I think it's a combination of both, James. Know and respect the photographic rules, but don't be afraid to break them once in a while to try something new.

@cemuygur1485 Ай бұрын

Teşekkürler.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer Ай бұрын

Thank you! ✊

@Vino_b 2 ай бұрын

Love the video. Is it maybe possible for your next awesome video, you can put the info you used? Like which lens, iso, shutterspeed, etc etc? Only if its possible. then i got a better view with every photo how you have done it.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Interesting suggestion, but I would say don't focus on the camera settings, focus on the way in which the photo was taken. Focusing on aspects such as the composition, uses of light, colour, shapes, moments etc. will help your understanding more and make you a better photographer ✊📸

@kwangyi2134 23 күн бұрын

This man talks like my high school photography class teacher, convincing but more importantly, he knows his subject.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 21 күн бұрын

I should teach high school photography 😆 Thanks for watching 👍

@luzr6613 2 ай бұрын

Well... i found that all rather calm and credible so, impulsively, i Liked and Subscribed. I'm not in any way skeptical re the material presented here, but i do have an ongoing curiosity regarding a sort of 'chicken and egg' phenomena (that's not limited to photography, btw). Something catches my eye, i raise my camera to frame it - perhaps pause to adjust slightly - and i shoot. In fewer instances i will take some time (sometimes weeks) figuring a shot out, often using a pile of test shots that i've taken just for the purpose. But in either case, i rarely think in terms of 'rules' or composition techniques - it is only after the fact of the image that i might look at it and impose this reading on it - and i always find some or other 'rule' or technique is present (other than for fluffy clouds). I do know that, when i frame a shot, i'm after a sense of 'balance' (the distribution of 'weight' in a frame), of 'ease', and for whatever is important to have sufficient 'room to breathe' in the frame - things i either see, or i don't. I kind of wonder whether the rules and techniques are really just a formal analysis and codification in pursuit of realizing these and other principles? Or perhaps i'm just a crap photographer. Nice vid, btw. Many thanks from a cabin in a swamp in a rainforest in New Zealand.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Great comment. This might need another video for a full deep dive though into your points! In other art forms, music, sports etc. I think when you start, there is always an element of what is naturally within you, complemented by what you are taught. It sounds like something inside you is already calling to you through photography. Your words give me a sense you are naturally thinking about what makes a photograph 'work'. I felt that too at the very beginning of my career. I didn't study photography formally (I am self-taught) but I picked up the "rules" along the way, but many of them I had already broken by the time I found them. Of course, there are many in photography that will tell you there are many "rules" to follow. There aren't any rules really, just guidelines. Of course, you must inject your own style, interpretation and feeling into your photos. If that breaks the "rules", then fine. Who cares? It's your photography.....Also, when I look at my photos retrospectively, I do so like a professional sportsperson reviewing a match they've taken part in. In the moment of the game, the sportsperson is not thinking about the basic techniques and principles they learnt many years previously. Those have become ingrained after decades of practice and are now played out instinctually in the moment. But if they look back on the tapes of the game and review it carefully, they can see all those principles played out while we were "in the moment" of the game, perhaps with a few extra flourishes of their own that were unique to them as a player. That's how I look at reviewing my photos from the past. Okay, this is my longest reply ever on YT 🙂 Hope it was helpful. P.S. The swamp sounds wonderful.

@luthfiefebrianto9423 2 ай бұрын

surprise that it was taken in Jakarta. Greetings from Indonesia.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching from Indonesia! 🤝

@ecamormex 2 ай бұрын

Never waste the opportunity to learn from the master. 👍

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

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@arnoldpodcast3614 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your sharing! Would be lovely if it was longer and more comprehensive!

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 👍

@stevenjohnson2799 Ай бұрын

Great video! Just about to start taking photos again after a long break. Where's a good place to pitch nowadays for work as a freelancer? Is it online mags and newspapers as before? Or, best to try and get a regular paid gig? Thanks for any advice.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer Ай бұрын

Hi Steven. I won't lie, it's tough being a full-time freelancer these days. Without knowing your specific situation, I am reluctant to give advice. Start with photography as a side-hustle perhaps, and see where it takes you. Good luck! ✊

@stevenjohnson2799 Ай бұрын

@@SeanGallagherPhotographer Thanks for the honest advice! I'm getting back into article writing and also, going to offer a few photos to go alongside. I'm working online and travelling around S.E. Asia at the moment, so want to pitch some travel/topical/culture articles. Thinking about getting a Sony A7 iv or something like that to use. I've got an old Canon 7D which I love but probably too old for modern day websites.

@pnw_md 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic video! I noticed that in quite a few of your photographs, the horizon line is not level How do you decide wether to level off the horizon line or not?

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the question. It depends on the situation. In documentary photography, I try to react to what's happening in the frame and sometimes the horizon isn't important.

@asheeshkchopra Ай бұрын

Neatly packed tips ; thanks for sharing! 😊 …however, I could not help but notice that tilting the frame seems to be your favourite, which didn’t appeal to me personally. But all of us have our likes 😊

@SeanGallagherPhotographer Ай бұрын

Tilt from time to time, but only when it serves the composition. Thanks for commenting, Asheesh. I

@guag9591 2 ай бұрын

By trying to combine the relevant techniques, what zoom lens do you recommend, please.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Hi. You don't specifically need a zoom lens to combine the techniques. I like to shoot with a 35mm lens, but the zoom I use most on assignments is a 24-70mm. Hope that helps. 📸

@guag9591 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much@@SeanGallagherPhotographer

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

No problem!

@Darkside-qy1gx 2 ай бұрын

Hi sean did you use one lens only for jakarata and would focal length was it ?

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Hi. Most of the images were taken with a Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L in that story, but I did have some zooms with me as well. 📸

@almostgreen9498 2 ай бұрын

Do you use Dutch tilt? Agree with Gary Winogrand that something should be parallel to the edge?

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

I do tilt the camera sometimes, but only if I feel it adds something to the composition. I used to do it a lot in my younger years, but I've 'levelled out' now a lot 😆

@foisonurlubu4303 Ай бұрын

The pictures with the plates being washed: I would reframe it to a square since the elements on the right side are distracting, or put the bowl right in the center of the frame.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your thoughts 📸

@Jeff.Slavich 2 ай бұрын

Sean, Thank you for sharing this information. Question for you. How important is it for you to frame the final photo in camera? I sometimes find that I'd wished that I'd taken a wider shot so that I could crop in post processing to acheive some of the composition tips you mentioned. I believe that I really started that habit from a class that I'd taken and that was important to the teacher. Curious to hear your thoughts & perspective. Liked, Sub & Joined. Thanks again.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the question, Jeffrey. I try to get the photo in-camera as much as possible. I do crop images from time to time, but I try to keep the amount I crop to a minimum. If you can, try to capture the scene as you saw it, as this will often lead to a better image and ultimately you becoming a better photographer as you rely less on the "i'll fix it later" mentality. Good luck with your photography! 📸

@Jeff.Slavich 2 ай бұрын

@@SeanGallagherPhotographer I appreciate the input.

@LoFiAxolotl 2 ай бұрын

Actually a really really good explanation on very simple composition techniques! Don't need to be Annie Leibovitz to shoot interesting pictures!

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Even Annie Leibovitz uses simple composition techniques 😉 Thanks for watching and commenting 👍

@ArupSaha-xi2km 2 ай бұрын

I want to ask you something - " what photography really means to you? Or what is the image that appears in your mind when you hear the word photography? " By the way love your work sir❤. I also capture images with my phone. Yeah might be they are not as good as others but i love the process. KEEP EDUCATING US WITH YOUR EXPERIENCE SIR. Love from INDIA (KOLKATA) ❤.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment, Arup. I have photographed in Kolkata before. Amazing place full of life and colour. For me, photography is a way to discover the world and the issues that affect us all. It is also a way for me to understand myself. Good luck on your own photography journey and thanks for following along. ✊📸

@koalafudge 2 ай бұрын

What kind of editing goes in to a natgeo published photo?

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Hi. When you refer to "editing', are you referring to the selection process of the best images from a large number taken on a shoot, or the adjustments made in post-processing on individual photos?

@DarwinFanF Ай бұрын

I am curious why the horizon was not straightened in some of the photos?

@SeanGallagherPhotographer Ай бұрын

I am curious why you think the horizon needs to be straightened in some of the photos? 😉

@hailing8 Ай бұрын

"I could not find the WeChat QR code you mentioned in the video

@SeanGallagherPhotographer Ай бұрын

Hello Hai Ling. You need to download my eBook from here ➡️ gallagher-photo.com/learn QR codes are on the last page of the book.

@Notmy00000 2 ай бұрын

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@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

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@user-wk9un6qt1j 2 ай бұрын

I enjoyed the video, but as a new photographer I wish you could have contrasted the correct vs an incorrect composition on the same photo, it would make it easier to see what the advantage of correct composition is and what it helps to avoid. Thanks!

@HaggisBadger 2 ай бұрын

Theres no such thing as a wrong composition, dont fall into that trap at all. This is a guide, not a lawbook.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Interesting idea. Maybe I'll try that in future videos. As some of the other comments have suggested, these are guidelines rather than rules. I have lots of images that "break" the rules. Good luck with your own photography. Hope my other videos help too 👍

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Yes, guidelines and certainly not "law"

@user-wk9un6qt1j 2 ай бұрын

@@SeanGallagherPhotographer Appreciate it! Yes, I realize they are guidelines...but it does help to see how using those guidelines can help, especially if there is an example to see where they weren't used, in the same photo.

@fernandoz2023 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the helpful tips, but this place is overwhelmingly infused with rubbish. Is it like that everywhere in that city?

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Glad the tips were useful, Fernando. Sadly, at that time many areas were heavily polluted. I hope to return soon to see what changes have taken place in Jakarta.

@aprilthunder 2 ай бұрын

Diminishing perspective or vanishing point.

@tarapaul8212 2 ай бұрын

What is your favorite focal length for these types of photo shoots?

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

This is the topic of the next video I am releasing next week. Keep an eye out for it!

@lantarafilm91 2 ай бұрын

Bro, you look like Chris martin 😁

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

😎

@harryp6312 24 күн бұрын

Fox

@bar1ton1 2 күн бұрын

Not fan of tilting water since it gives really strange perspective of water standing still on a sloped land. Otherwise really like these advices.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 8 сағат бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting 👍

@RohitKattu777 2 ай бұрын

ebook not free .. you saying ebook is free ?

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Hi Rohit. There is both a free version of the eBook and a paid version (released last week) available on my website.

@RohitKattu777 2 ай бұрын

@@SeanGallagherPhotographer free ebook is limited time offer?

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

No limited time offer. It has been available on my website since August 2023. Hope it's useful for you.

@ArgirisBothos 2 ай бұрын

Its called sub frame.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

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@DLewis-pc2op Ай бұрын

All I'm seeing is YOU.........

@SeanGallagherPhotographer Ай бұрын

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@TekCroach 2 ай бұрын

I don’t find these so-called rules very related to the art. What you see and feel through the lense is what is important. If you can enjoy first, then nothing else matters. Feeling and enjoying is subjective. Depending on your particular need, your photos may be taken differently.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Consider them as useful guidelines, rather than "rules" 📸

@PetCactusA_HarmlessLittlePrick 2 ай бұрын

So Nat Geo of you to include climate propaganda in your free e-book. 👎

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

You probably shouldn't follow my work if you're a climate change denier ... 🌎🔥

@Paul_Rohde Ай бұрын

How come you've got an X100S on the thumbnail but then you're shooting with something else? I thought cool, a National Geographic shooter is using an X100. Now it seems like clickbait, riding on the X100VI popularity. I thought there may be composition perspectives on using the 23mm (35mm) fixed lens perspective. Oh well.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer Ай бұрын

The camera doesn't matter, Paul. Don't get obsessed with models and brands. It distracts you from what's really important, learning how to make better pictures.

@Paul_Rohde Ай бұрын

@@SeanGallagherPhotographer haha, I knew you'd want to say that... still thought there may be insights for the fixed 23mm lens.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer Ай бұрын

@@Paul_Rohde 😁 I don't really go into specific lenses too much here on the channel. I've only done one video on lenses. Widest I go is 35mm.

@NikonBirder 2 ай бұрын

Nah, vast majority of NG photos are Editorial & though telling a story are not necessarily beautiful to look at. Been a subscriber for decades but rarely found gems.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Well, everyone has different tastes. Hope you find your 'gems' somewhere out there. 📸

@luisp8999 2 ай бұрын

I'm sorry. Maybe it's me not having taste or the photographers/youtubers not wanting to show their best work but I find most of the work shown by then so unappealing. I don't understand why the manufactures partner with some of them when the work they share doesn´t sell that camera that well. I dunno, I'm sorry.

@SeanGallagherPhotographer 2 ай бұрын

Hi Luis. I can't speak to what other photographers do and share on their channels. I hope my videos are helping and providing you with some ideas for your own photography. 📸