A teacher once told me the best way to learn photography is to start out in black and white. All the color schemes disappear and the only thing left to focus on is the light and shadows. Excellent advice Roman! Just discovered your account and I've been binging your videos since :) Great content!

One of the most simple yet informative video i’ve seen explaining light. You’ve done a great job explaining this and I think more people need to understand it

This is possibly one of the best 10 minute videos on photography I have seen. Of course, it's bleedin' obvious when you think about it...but sometimes we (or certainly, I) need the bleedin' obvious pointed out! Thank you Roman!

I really like the way you explained everything without coming off super arrogant/egotistical like some of these other photography youtubers

"A good photograph is knowing where to stand" - Ansel Adams Not sure if he was necessarily speaking of the light, but I'm guessing that was part of it. As always enjoyed, and I know you guys don't celebrate Thanksgiving... but happy thanksgiving anyway!

This has got to be one of the most simple yet eye opening photography videos I've watched. Thanks so much for sharing, your shots look absolutely amazing 😍

Such an underrated channel. Great job Roman!

The way you present things is the best. I've watched all the "mainstream" photographers on YT and they couldn't explain this particular topic to me. All of the had at least one tut video on this subject. Good job dude.

Excellent video Roman. I guess that puts to bed the old adage "never shoot a picture into the sun". I really like the advice from photographer Bryan Petersen. - All photographs are just contrast. I have tried to use this and look for contrasting light or color to bring out my subject. I like your practical tips a lot. Thanks for sharing 😃

I’ve learned more from this video than I’ve learned at University in the past three months.

Looking at my old photos and I couldn't understand what made some images stand out more than others. A true aha moment today!

Thank you! This really helps so much. I guess, I’ve always been drawn to capture images with a certain tonal quality but never quite understood what it was that made them that way. It was normally dumb luck when I came across scenes that looked appealing. This kind of puts the power back in my hands to make the images happen rather than stumble upon them

This is absolutely amazing. Since I've been following your photography I started noticing how light can actually help frame a subject and bring a boring composition to life. Great stuff as always Roman! Thank you.

Very well said with clear examples! I often close one eye to flatten 3D scenes when looking about.

Definitely some useful information mate, thanks!

I am SO glad I found your channel!!! Such clear and actionable advice, I genuinely feel smarter now than when I walked into this video! Thank you!!

As an amateur who's just getting into photography, this succinct advice about side and back lighting is just what I needed to hear. I'm just in the point of my (street photography) learning journey where I'm beginning to pay attention to light sources. Thanks for the helpful video.

Excellent explanation, busts a lot of myths on having the light behind you for good photos. Love the lock stock reference quote at the end! DG New Forest UK

Thank you so much, Roman! I'm a beginner in photography, and I need to literally teach my class about it for an assignment! I've been into it for about 2 years, but because I'm in middle school, I haven't had much time, or the camera... until now from my mother, because she used to be a photographer. You helped so much!

Photography... write with light.... So yes, I agree that lighting's the most important thing of photography. Excellent video!

So easy, so good. It's like a didacting reduction - should be lesson 1 for everyone; on par w/ the old saying: Follow the light. Thanks for sharing the obvious.

Focal point can make a difference too, that and or course aperture setting. That's been my experience.

Making photography since 8 years. And u teached me now so much new in ten minutes! Great video and thank u!

this was literally the most informative and simple video on lighting

I knew of the importance of lighting in principal but it never made real sense until this video. Thankyou!

I came across Mr. Fox's video by chance and I am glad I did. Roman speaks clearly and the material he presents are well structured and organized. I surely have greatly benefited from learning from him.

This is really helping my photography to get to the next level.

Probably the best, most concise discussion of light with the most impact that I've ever heard. So simple it hurts but stunningly effective. A real 'ah-ha' moment for me!

I'm so thankful towards you.

Thank you so much for your work!

I agree that you can learn a lot about photography by watching films from experienced teams. Thank you for sharing your experience with us here for free. I appreciate it very much. Without people like you I would never have become such a good hobby photographer.

What a brilliant and useful video! I’m already thinking my photography is gonna change now! Thanks a lot and keep them videos coming

very interesting indeed and I will try this out asap if I can still remember it after this bottle of wine

Interesting bit about the warm colour tone of the low in sky sunlight and the cool tones of the shade, I have seen it but never thought about it as a creative tool.

If these are all your photos that you've showcased... I think you might be the best photographer I've ever checked out, and you are a huge inspiration to my work

Best video on your channel!

AHA! 🙂👍 Thank you for this video!

Another wonderful video about making sense of the most important part of photography, light. No hip language, no gimmicks, just plain logic and common sense yet still very interesting and entertaining too. Well done young man. Thanks.

Best explanation I’ve found on this subject. Thanks Roman

Absolutely fantastic video. I’ve heard people say that light is the most important thing, but it never clicked, until this video. I’ve been on the hunt for creating the most amount of 3D depth in my photos and your video put the most important piece of the puzzle in for me, in an understandable way!

Thank you Roman for this short yet important video! Great examples too. Love your work.

subscribed..lighting is critical so the thumbnail message stood out...great topic to cover

Ok now I can't stop looking for the light source in every photo or media I look at haha

Super interesting and useful video, thank you for sharing 😊

I agree 100% with all you said

Thanks for the video. It's fantastic thumbnail ❤.

This is the video of the year. Thank you so much for explaining this! It’s going to make mw better.

I didn't notice this until you pointed this out. Thanks!!!

Great video, I had slowly started to think about how lighting affects subject separation because I got into portraiture recently. For some reason didn't think about how that would apply to street photography. This video made everything click!

Amazing post. Thank you.

Watching it on 123123. Last Day of the year, I’m glad to cross your account Roman. Happy New year everyone.

Thanks Roman for these tips, it helps a lot. (we never stop learning about photography).

Hey Roman, Love your work your understanding of light creating depth within photographs is awesome! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Awesome video Roman, thank you! I'm actually always so oblivious in regards to light I never even pay attention to where its source is - now the whole way it works is much more clear. Very excited to try this in practice and also the idea of contrasty images looking sharper is such an epiphany tbh.

Thank you 😊

This subject can be brought up over and over again :) Always relevant, yet usually neglected. Thank you Roman, as always!

One of the most useful tutorials I've seen. Thank you!

The photo @6:52 is 🤯🤯🤯 I need to know something, anything about that shot

Best video on light that I've seen so far. Thanks Roman!

amazing advice brother. thank you!

Thank you!

Thanks Roman, super useful! Love to see this in practice (follow up video? :-) ) Love your work and love your channel. Grtz from the Netherlands

Thank you 🙏🏻

Thnx for sharing your thoughts and secrets. If I'm able to capture a small part of this I'll be delighted

Cheers Roman I enjoyed it thanks

Love it…and I’m only half way through!

Danke!

One of the most helpful and informative videos on the subject I've seen in a while

This video is a game changer! Thank you!

Haha Roman - I Watch all your videos and to be honest I thought at the beginning. There can’t be anything new for me. And now I had the same „aha“-Moment like your Workshop member. I think my photos are quite okay. Some are great. Many not so great in comparison to good photographer. But now I think I had understand the difference where the light have to come. Thank you .....Greetz from 🇩🇪

Ohh boy. This video is so good. Thx mate.

Brilliant. Thank you very much.

Many thanks for sharing your knowledge! Looking back at my favourite pictures you are certainly right about the lighting.

Great video. One of my photographic passions is street photography. I use light all the time and cinematic crops to add drama and life.

This was a great one 👌🏽 Just have to say I’ve really been enjoying your channel… keep up the great content 🙏👍🏽

Excellent advice. I always try to think of a 90 degree or equilateral triangle when positioning myself, the subject, and light. It's a good starting point and you can adjust from there.

I have gone through quite some yt tutorials about photography but I didn't come across this advice. Very helpful, thanks for sharing 😃

Im going to have to watch this more than one to fully understand.

Practical ans simple tips....the best

The most important video for me, thanks Roman

Great video Roman. I will watch more of your photography tutorials from now on. Thank you.

DOPE.

Very very helpful. Thanks a kot man!

aha! 🤩

Thanks mate

I've been looking for a video like this and this is so simply explained and easy to understand. Thank you for this!

Such a simple concept, yet, I’ve never actually ran it through my head. Thanks man subbed!

this video helped me so much.

This is an unbelievably fantastic video. Very simply explained with great examples. Top stuff!

Spot on Roman! Subscribed. When I can carve out time to do photography I tend to find myself in the forest. And 99% of the keepers are images captured toward the light. Keep up the good work!

Fotoğrafçılığa dair izlediğim en iyi ikinci video budur. Çok teşekkür ederim.

It is all about the Light............

More videos about light needed

Really good explanation! You're teaching people what matters.

Perfect Video!

Fantastic video - your diagnosis at the beginning hit home, and the info you shared is so helpful!

Roman, I swear you’re a genius. After watching the video, I tried a self portrait with side lighting and backlight, and OMG what a difference it made. It’s not a banger but clearly you can see improvement compared to what I was taking before. 🙏 🙏 🙏

Great explanation mate, really well said.

thank you! this makes so much more sense now!

this video is what i've been looking for, thanks!