Stop Making These Wide-Angle Lens Mistakes

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There are many mistakes to stop making while using a wide-angle zoom lens in landscape photography. In this video, I show some of the mistakes and how to avoid them. I visit the iconic Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse in Denmark and take many landscape photos, all the while explaining my thought process. It was a gorgeous day and I got some of my favorite landscape photos from this place while getting pummeled by the wind.
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0:00 - What to include and to exclude?
2:31 - Get everything in focus
4:24 - Another composition
5:35 - Too small background subject?
7:03 - Wrong use of the polarizing filter
8:42 - What filter I use?
9:33 - Bad foregrounds and good foregrounds?
12:00 - Too close to the subject?
13:39 - Each scene is unique!
16:52 - Distorted subjects are awful!
17:58 - Landscapes are not just horizontal!
19:19 - The final golden hour photos
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@JessPedersenCPH 3 жыл бұрын

You are the master of composition and the ebooks are equally amazing for getting insight into all the composition tricks. What I find extremely inspiring is that you are always able to find some kind of composition that just works. It is not as much relying on specific composition rules but the holistically use of composition guidelines towards a specific scene and applying that perfectly! To others; If you have not bought the very inexpensive ebooks yet - They are worth 10x times more than they cost! Again - thanks for sharing such a solid video again!

@MadsPeterIversen 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so, so much, Jess! Such very kind words! :D

@NigelDanson 3 жыл бұрын

This is such a good video Mads and a perfect reference for anybody wanting to take wide angle images. The examples you give are amazing. Loved it!!!

@MadsPeterIversen 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Nigel! That means a lot :D

@Karmakazi369 2 жыл бұрын

Very true

@davidscullbonz 2 жыл бұрын

This is the first of your videos I have seen. I’m looking forward to more; your delivery is relaxed, free of technology, and focused on the art of making pleasing photos. Well done, Mads.

@Maruszan 3 жыл бұрын

Whenever I think there's not much else to photograph at some of your locations,(meh weather conditions or subject matter) you ALWAYS find an awesome selection of photos at the end! Then my jaw his the floor for the 100th time. Thanks for sharing!

@MadsPeterIversen 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Adam! I wasn't too optimistic myself, but the change of light throughout the day makes such big differences!

@photopicker 2 жыл бұрын

It's more about making a photograph then finding one.

@royhakala7999 3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate your explanation, comments, and recommendations regarding using a polarizer on a wide-angle lens.

@lindahenderson2113 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mads, for the thorough instruction. I appreciated all of your tips and I especially liked the photos at the end when the light got better and the footprints disappeared.

@josepmbernaus 3 жыл бұрын

I love the picture with the ripples towards the lighthouse, they really take you into the picture. Great video Mads Peter, as always!

@StefanOffermann 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful location with the light house and the sand dunes ❤️ I like all verticals with a strong foreground, the lines towards the light house are a bit nicer than the diagonal ones, in my opinion.

@JayFunningham 2 жыл бұрын

I love the diagonal lines of image 1 at 5:30, so dynamic. Though they do lead your eye to “nowhere” as they sadly die off in the sand while the lighthouse is back in the centre. For that reason I’d say option 2 is probably the better balanced image but I love both.

@Stillfilm1 3 жыл бұрын

I love the picture on the right at 5.31 where the sand ripples lead to the subject and also the final golden hour image. Your photography and processing is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing those useful tips.

@bakermantube 3 жыл бұрын

Very good tips, thank you! The location is amazing. I love landscapes like this. Your photos are all fantastic! The last 4 or 5 are my favourites and I would print them, put them in a frame! Thank you so much!

@anthonyplancherel8274 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful tips and stunning images! Wonderful shots, so hard to pick just 1. Great stuff as always Mads!

@orcaspest 3 жыл бұрын

It is difficult to choose a favourite picture because each one is special in its own way but because you asked, at 5:28 I prefer the photo on the right. Thank you for all the great tips Mads!!

@MadsPeterIversen 3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome and thanks for your thoughts ☺️

@ryanrichardson8282 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I think it is because the lines lead your eye to the lighthouse a bit more and give it slightly more flow. That said, they are both amazing photos in their own way!

@ernie28ernie 3 жыл бұрын

Hi orcaspest, the right one is the 'classic' one and really great, but the tension in the left one lets me personally look longer and more often on the picture ;) Cheers, Martin

@DarrenJSpoonley 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video Buddy with some excellent real world tips throughout, I think the image with the bricks was my favourite but all of the images were stunning .. the texture in the sand was sublime... Bravo !!

@paulg.2347 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all these tips . I am curious to see how you clean-up your gear after working in a such dusty sandy condition.

@Tbonyandsteak 3 жыл бұрын

Not that bad, at the sea most of it a bondage with moisture.

@MadsPeterIversen 3 жыл бұрын

A pencil, a toothbrush, a dust blower, and a wet cloth. That's about it :)

@razafiarisonmichael4421 3 жыл бұрын

Which ones to choose... I prefer all of them, all the compositions are great (very dreamy and dramatic), the dynamic range, the light and dark sides on the sands are very sharp. Thank you for the advices !

@2DogAle 3 жыл бұрын

Almost forgot… favorites, were the ones with the brick included… really tells a story to me.

@chrishill2489 3 жыл бұрын

Great vlog Mads and you waited right until the end to address my question about building leaning in or out, Thankyou. Love the image towards the end and the fact you left a person in for scale, something I probably would have removed as a distraction. Great images and love the portrait images as it stops the eye wandering to much. Cheers mate until the next one👍🤓🍺📸🇬🇧

@willsimpsonphoto 2 жыл бұрын

these are great tips! Taking something super simple and creating some incredible photos.

@LeeLee05 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mads that was so helpful and thanks for adding all the links - great to have a look at what you are using.

@dude157 3 жыл бұрын

Our eyes are such amazing tools for viewing landscapes, incredible dynamic range, wide field of vision, no distortion, they focus sharply on whatever draws our attention and we have stereoscopic vision to really get a strong sense of depth. Wide angle lenses seem the perfect way to capture the 'view' as it were. However wide angle lenses aren't our eyes. They distort the field of vision and depending on the distance of the subject they can really effect the perception of scale. This makes wide angle landscape photography perhaps the most challenging form of normal photography, at least in terms of composition. Long focal lengths make it easy to isolate the subject, introduce depth and give a sense of scale. Somewhat counter intuitively long focal lengths actually work brilliantly well for landscape. This is a wonderful tutorial that really exposes the limitations of wide angle shooting and provides insight on how to work around and how to make those limitations work for you.

@OldGirlPhotography 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best instructional and demonstration videos I have seen, mostly because I have done all of these. It's like you were speaking to me. Thank you Mads. And all of the images were equally compelling. I'm very impressed by how you see artistic opportunity in what most of us (again me) would see as a rather ordinary scene.

@MadsPeterIversen 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for such kind words! In truth it is also mistakes I have done myself, but we learn from those mistakes :)

@Faltzzen 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Mads! I love the golden hour vertical shot with lines leading straight into the lighthouse.

@garygedyt 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite is the one with the sand lines pointing towards the lighthouse where you also zoomed in a bit to make it appear a bit bigger. Liked the tip about not making the foreground too close such that it distracts from the rest of the scene

@huette 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks once more for your valuable input 😊 I am currently struggling with wide angle photos, especially with the distortion of plants etc near the edges - the exact composition is really important to not make the whole picture look odd. Maybe wide angle is worth a chapter in book 3 😉 Loved the first two and can only recommend them!

@jean-louisrousselle1794 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing such great insight on using a wide angle lens. All the images and video was great. My favorite was the last one where you had the camera higher to include more of the beautiful patterns that were wind blown into the sand. Keep these great videos coming. Jean-Louis

@willemakit48 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mads. Great video. Loved the first picture on the right if the first 2. And interesting to see what changes as you get lower. Also loved the story / image of decay, by using blocks in the fore ground. But obviously your last group with the leading lines in the sand going toward the light house was beautiful......as usual....I love your music used during your tutorials!

@chrisstearns 3 жыл бұрын

Both initial photos with the leading lines in the sand were unique in their own right. At first glance I liked the one where the leading lines went from bottom left to top right, and then the sliver break in those lines lead you back to the light house. I also like the one zoomed in slightly with the leading lines too the lighthouse. Great tips & content as always!

@MrFoghorn111 2 жыл бұрын

First time here on your channel. I have to say, I really found your composition tips quite enlightening. I've seen a lot of photography videos over the past 5 years or so, but your tips resonate with me more than a lot of the others. You gave me a clear understanding of what your composition was aiming to be, and didn't assume that I already knew what you were talking about, or that your composition was self evident. That's not common. Great video.

@JeahnLaffitte 2 жыл бұрын

This is soooo helpful! I never grab my 24mm unless I’m shooting stars. This makes me wanna take it exclusively to keep practicing these thing. Thank you!

@Slayin101 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video, jam packed with information all the way through with proof of concepts in action so we can see what the implementation of your ideas look like. Alas, focus stacking is a workflow that I find intimidating to get into and as a New York City street photographer idk if it would make sense to add it to my workflow when my composition could stay the same but the foreground or background can change constantly and isn’t as static as your backgrounds

@ivopiscevic 2 жыл бұрын

used to do lanscape photography and after watching this it seriously gives me the feeling I still have so many things to learn ! Great vid , you got +1 sub :)

@MadsPeterIversen 2 жыл бұрын

I am very happy to hear that, Ivo! Thanks a lot 😊

@ianbarnes1406 3 жыл бұрын

I can see why some people would prefer the second photo with the sand creating leading lines towards the lighthouse but I actually like the diagonal lines in the first shot, as they meet up with another diagonal line on the right, before your eye is led out of the photo, and that lovely cloud above the lighthouse is the icing on the cake, as we say in the UK!!😄

@ArifSyedKanata 3 жыл бұрын

This is great info thanks. Of the first 2 photos my preference is for the 2nd the leading line take you towards the light house the 1st photo leads you off to right. My overall favorite is in the last group of 4 that being the first (time mark 19:30 approximately) Golden hour glow and the granular ridges , accompanied by the drifting sand in the distance , and darker sky weighted to the right is so pleasing . Your eye follows through the Lighthouse naturally , and effortlessly. The portrait frame works really well to hard to imagine to achieved this a wide angle lens. My only caveat is how difficult it must have been cleaning all your equipment from the sand blowing all around you.

@seekingprimal4822 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mad, I like the 1st more angular sand pattern with the light house. I like that contrast of the horizontal pattern and the vertical light house, the more golden color against the blue sky. In a way the cleaner the pattern, the more striking and simpler it becomes. Simple is best.

@marckleff3738 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic location and a very special day. In terms of wind. Was really a pleasure to meet you up there!

@MadsPeterIversen 3 жыл бұрын

You too, Mark! It's always a pleasure meeting other photographers on location! 🙏

@ScottLawPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

Love your beautiful images, and there's always some great hint, tip or reminder. My personal favorite was the one with the bricks. loved the shadows they cast and the overall composition to keep your eye in the image.

@rlfisher 3 жыл бұрын

Great tips! ! Even when I flatten out the tripod legs, the center column is still limiting my proximity to the ground. When I want the camera close to the ground, it never occurred to me to invert the center column. Brilliant

@domhaughton6809 3 жыл бұрын

So useful Mads as I use my wide angle lens for shots exactly like these. The tip about the polariser especially helpful. My favourite shot was the one on the right hand side of the first pair of two with the ripples in the sand leading towards Knude. Thank you 👍

@user-ys1oc3ds3n 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video Mads! Thank to you I pay more attention to the foreground during taking photos. Really appreciate your efforts

@hondomiljkovic1885 3 жыл бұрын

I definitely do prefer the first lighthouse picture. I know, there are rules and leading lines, etc., etc. But, in the second image the sand pattern is competing with the lighthouse and generates a tension, which does not add anything to the picture in my opinion. For me the first works much better as the sand pattern is so parallel and harmonic and does not distract from the main object, the lighthouse, therefore I don't feel like the lines are leading outside the picture. It just works perfect together. In my opinion this little change is making a more pleasing picture and an overall impression then just following rules. I heard a nice statement once: "Rules are there to make a picture more pleasing, but if the picture is already pleasing, rules will just destroy it." But there is one thing I do like more in the second picture and that is the angle, it stretches the lightouse into length and is therefore emphasising the height. A last comment just because in today times some people feel offended very easy: whoever is reading my opinion, please take it as my personal opinion, my intention is not to offend people having a different taste or sense how to apply rules or not. Thank god we all have a different taste and are so diverse. Bless you all!

@SteveP_2426 3 жыл бұрын

Great tips Mads and I'll try to keep them in mind. My favourite photos was the right hand one at 19:31 as the lines in the sand create good leading lines, the part side light creates good shadows and the clouds behind the lighthouse look good too. I think it was a Mike Perea vlog once where he said most of his wide angle stuff was shot in portrait plus Gavin going on about utilising the distortion effect of wide angles to make the items at the top/bottom look larger that got me trying to shoot portrait more. Nigels recent vid on proportions between foreground, mid ground and back ground though pointed out to me I've more to learn. BTW.......you look younger now with less facial hair 🤣🤣🤣

@kobiorama 3 жыл бұрын

You can also do focal length stacking - get the lighthouse from a closer image than the ultra wide one.

@janewillis2421 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your knowledge again Mads, your photos are beautiful, the only one that looked to busy was the bricks for me. I'm still not a fan of wide angle, I still can't get it together. Picking out pieces with a 70-300 is my lens of choice. I keep going back to it. Cheers

@galinakoleva3719 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, this is tutorial is perfect after acquiring a wide angle lease few months ago. Still struggling with it but will try to follow the advice shared. Thank you!

@treyfoerster8759 3 жыл бұрын

First right light house image. Love the composition tips of using the sand foreground when at the shore.

@richardduckworth859 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video, Mads. Lots of great tips. I liked the photo with the lines in the sand pointing to the lighthouse better than the other.

@jpdelange 3 жыл бұрын

This was a wonderful and instructive video. You’re easy to follow and pleasant to listen to. Thank you for making it. And thank you for sharing your craft. My favorite? Well that’s difficult to decide. I’d say the image in the first set you shared with the lines in the dunes going more directly toward the lighthouse was mine. I look forward to following you and learning more from you again.

@jimsmith556 3 жыл бұрын

Another wonderful video with lots of practical tips and examples. The way you demonstrate the issues is very helpful. I prefer the second shot with the more variable sand patterns. They don't seem to be as prominent as the diagonal lines in the first shot and so don't compete with the main subject as much. Great work Mads!

@paulcomptonpdphotography 3 жыл бұрын

A great set of photos and very well put

@Lentziu 2 жыл бұрын

This video gave me new perspectives about Landscape Photography. Thank you!

@daryl0063 Ай бұрын

You are an adventure just with your videos. Finally subscribed since I watch a lot of your videos.

@DidierMOULINPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the clever advises that I will try to think of next time I go out with my 16-35mm I loved this video

@susanmeyer8885 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a great video! Very helpful tips. My favorite image is the vertical one on right at golden hour in last two you show together.

@AmazingPhilippines1 2 жыл бұрын

I have learned some new tips. Thanks.

@ntompson000 3 жыл бұрын

Another absolutely fantastic video Mads. I saw where you were and thought ‘he can’t possibly get anything good out of this’ but I was so wrong. Magic photos. I love using a wide angle and I had a rough idea what you might say, but somehow you bring it to life in a real and tangible way that meant I learned heaps. And your photos - inspirational. Thank you. And one more comment: I love your videos from Iceland, and the Faroes. But I think maybe your series from Denmark are even better. Of course the landscape opportunities in those exotic places are extraordinary, but it is much more relatable to see you finding extraordinary compositions somewhere a little more ordinary. That’s where most of us are, most of the time: being able to find a composition out of the chaotic ordinary is not easy.

@MadsPeterIversen 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Nick, for such kind words! I also really enjoy photographing in Denmark, so much more will come. I think my personal favorite series is probably the one from UK :)

@ntompson000 3 жыл бұрын

@@MadsPeterIversen awesome - I’ll have to check them out! Of course, if you ever want to do a Tasmania series…

@robertdavis1255 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Peter.... Great video & tips ....I love the pics as I live at the beach in Australia & often walk along taking snaps of whatever interests me at the time, including light houses...great video... Cheers..

@JaypeaFoto Жыл бұрын

Love your tips, certainly something that I can build on. Love your shots as well.

@sulaearts 2 жыл бұрын

Proud owner of you first ebook. Just grabbed my eCopy. Thank you for the great tips...I totally understand what you're saying when you "go against" the tips.

@MadsPeterIversen 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Kevin! Really means a lot :)

@PaulHarveyAustralia 3 жыл бұрын

All brilliant shot, Mads. really really hard choice! I do like how the bricks add to the story but I do prefer the textures in 16:47. Wonderful work

@timnightingale4325 3 жыл бұрын

Really good stuff, mads. Picked up a load of tips. Thanks.

@randyschwager2515 3 жыл бұрын

More expert advice! I saw pros and cons with both photos you compared but I believe I like the first one on the left best! I thought the leading lines were stronger and did a better job of drawing my eye to the lighthouse. Of course the golden hour shots were best as you can’t beat that light! Thanks!

@drdrhelmut 2 жыл бұрын

Sympathetic and good instructional video! Great content, as always 😊

@balazsjb 3 жыл бұрын

Been into photography for 10+ years, but I was not a fan of landscape photography AT ALL. Until now. Subscribed. ;) Thank you Mads!

@littlesue2633 Жыл бұрын

All your photos are superb. So enjoyed your tips this week. Many thanks indeed.

@MSmith-Photography 3 жыл бұрын

I've got a wide angle, vertical photo that I took back in the winter of a bridge in my city. I was close to the ground with the wind-blown snow in my foreground and the bridge was out of focus and looking small (on purpose) and I'm quite happy with the result.

@ChrrZ 2 жыл бұрын

great video Mads!! thank you!, the last one you at the golden hour are stunning!!

@johnwheeler5271 3 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much for your video.I will be following you more.

@Franc-ob5ng 3 жыл бұрын

Great video as always, thank you so much!

@ramdogproductions 7 ай бұрын

@5:31 love the right image. Thank you so much for sharing your insights and tips!!

@alanatwood7995 3 жыл бұрын

I just returned from a 5 day photo trip and employed most of these tips with a degree of success!! And the funny thing is.....I waited until I returned to watch. I think a lot of times the best photos I see come from using the composition rules as guidelines. Too many people are so rigid that they refuse to allow themselves the creativity to think outside of those rules. Perfect example is shooting landscape vs portrait orientation. I dont know how many times just on my most recent trip that I flipped back and forth between so that when I started post I could easily see which worked better. In going through some of my images, however, my polarizer actually caused a reflection from the front of the lens back into the camera. Unfortunately it ruined some of those shots but it does illustrate the point about using polarizers. I thinm all of these images look awesome! The one I like best I think would be the second one where you moved to your left and back slightly to pick up a different pattern in the sand. I tend to like that pattern just a bit better, but as the sun was getting lower the colors deepened a bit. Great shots all though. One footnote. I did discover a definite need for a good 24-70mm lens on my trip. On some of my shots I could have used that focal range better, but point taken on zooming in on a shot can really make a big difference. Unfortunately I do not own any lens in that focal length so it may be one I start hording my loose change for. (You shaved....how revolting!🤣🤣).

@StephenBridgett 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent Mads. I have a wide angle lens (Sigma 10-20) and I take it out when I can't get the field of view I want from my 24-105mm. But I have never know how to use it to get the kind of results I want. I think you completely nailed it in this video and I can't wait to start taking better images with my wide angle lens.

@telejensen 3 жыл бұрын

I was there for the first time this Thursday, and Boy, its Hard not to take beautifully photographs up there. The wind was strong, and i spend 2,5 hours there, and got sand EVERYWHERE! Changing lenses is almost impossible. It was well worth it though.i felt like a pro When seeing the results When i godt home. Thank you so much for very inspirational videos. You make me a better photographer. 💪🙋‍♂️

@peterprice8393 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jess great vlog , I like the photo n the left . I like how the foreground pattern in the dune leads you into the light house.

@dilus13 3 жыл бұрын

Of the first two photographs with the sand patterns in the foreground I prefer the one on the right as the patterns lead your eye to the lighthouse. The patterns in the image on the left, although gorgeous tend to lead your eye off to the right and almost make the foreground more important than the main subject (the lighthouse) Some great tips Mads especially the use of a polariser and it’s effect on the sky and the distortion of things to the side 👍

@sandrawalding3097 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent tips. Just going on a landscape photography holiday so your tips will be used!

@nunoneto23 3 жыл бұрын

Great video and tips as always. I prefer the golden hour photos, since the light is fantastic.

@classiccarsandlifestyle 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for sharing!

@YoSpiff 2 жыл бұрын

Try wideangle portraits for a fun change of pace. The cool thing about a wide lens is a very close focusing distance of a few cm. Gotta have a subject who isn't too self conscious, though.

@samgao 2 жыл бұрын

another thing I've done, is to use a TSE lens and shift the plane of focus to get everything in focus. But, post work is also the real work as well! Well take this with me on my next shoot! Thanks!

@rickymcc8624 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mads some good pointers. I used to love polarising the sky, but agree uneven tones just look odd to me now so I typically use the grad tool in Lightroom/Photoshop as well as selective darkening for creative emphasis. Looking at your vid reminds me I probably don't try enough vertical compositions. On the examples you show with lighthouse the subject is very central in the upper half and I suspect an off centre upper position may be even more pleasing if you can include a curving linking mid ground element. Yet I accept that curving streams or clean dunes were hard to find in that location.

@pauldavid4141 2 жыл бұрын

Nice thoughts for wide-angle-Photography! And a nice spot as well, i´ve been there this summer as well, love the light in norhern denmark in the summer!

@et9300 3 жыл бұрын

I like the right side of the last side by side photo scene on the video. Great video. Thank you.

@TheArtisticGardener777 2 жыл бұрын

Both beautiful! But you are right, the second one is spectacular!👍

@valk-photography 3 жыл бұрын

Superb video Mads !!! Clearly explained ! The picture on the right @ 5:29 is my favorite but I also like the light on the left picture @ 19:29. Thanks for the info Mads !!!

@AdrenalinePitStop 3 жыл бұрын

Good tips thanks for sharing, image two I prefer 👍🏼

@ln7644 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such an in-depth video. Thumbs up and now a subscriber.

@thewanderingeye7133 Жыл бұрын

another great video, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Someday I will join you on an in person lesson.

@oig40203 2 жыл бұрын

I am heading to the beach soon with my Fuji 10-24. This video was extremely helpful. Thanks!

@mapsnz8952 3 жыл бұрын

It was definately a very special setting that day, Mads. With every single photo being taken that golden evening being special. Thanks for the inspiring talks on site. My favorite is the picture taken from the north with the small cloud just behind the tip. I like clouds on photos 😉. It was really nice meeting you, Mads! Greetings from, Hamburg

@MadsPeterIversen 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! It was really nice meeting you too, Astrid. Thanks for the kind comment 🙂

@alanevans9246 3 жыл бұрын

Great tips Mads! Thanks for them.

@matthiaskahl 3 жыл бұрын

I see these compositional tips or rules like tools in my box and most of the time they're used as they're supposed to and wich are needed in certain compositions, but sometimes it works best if you put in the screw with a hammer! - What I mean is, use them as needed, but also don't stick too much to them and you'll be surprised what you can come up with if you use them more creatively. Also you have proven that you can come up with great images if you break the rule to photograph in golden light/hour only! Great video as allways! :)

@richardka-ko4471 3 жыл бұрын

Thnx Mads for your explination. As always your videos are a great inspiration for me.

@gord_tomlin 3 жыл бұрын

Great set of tips, Mads. I don't have a wide angle zoom yet (been waiting quite a while for a sale to occur, which is a losing game during an electronics shortage!), but these tips will help me to hit the ground running once I have it. The shot on the left at 19:31 is killer!

@Bergkette 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Mads, your videos impressed me, but also your "visual" approach to composition. Your Ebooks are so inspiring. Love it. Greetings to Denmark from the Alps.