Free Photography Lessons, Part 2: Composition

I gladly offer this basic, 5-part series of photography lessons FOR FREE! Our world has become increasingly visual in the way we communicate. We not only take more pictures, we show them, send them and display them to more eyes than ever before. Wouldn’t it be nice to capture and show better pictures?

In this series, I get us thinking about…

1. How to tell a story with our photographs by understanding the 4 dimensions associated with the art.

2. The basic elements of “composing” our photographic story. How do we put things in our viewfinders so people get the essence of that moment that inspired us.

3. Understanding exposure, light and color and how they combine to say what we want.

4. How lens choice and operation effects focus and how focus effects what we show in our photos

5. The people in our photographs and the people we are showing them to.

Please enjoy these lessons. They’re not meant to be comprehensive and their not meant to be exhaustive or advanced. That doesn’t mean I don’t encourage any questions you might want to post for either me to try to answer or anyone else who comes along.

Please, be kind, helpful and enjoy.

Duration : 0:8:50


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25 Responses to Free Photography Lessons, Part 2: Composition

  1. bhaiyyu says:

    thanks, nice tips!
    thanks, nice tips!

  2. bnote1990 says:

    great job! thank you
    great job! thank you

  3. laneta69 says:

    thank you so much!! …
    thank you so much!! ive learned a lot from your videos!

  4. davidcarr404 says:

    Brilliant!
    Brilliant!

  5. okodorifuto says:

    Wow! Thank you for …
    Wow! Thank you for the video. I’ve lerned a lot with your vid. I’m now hoping to use your advice to be a better photographer.

  6. hottestproducers says:

    I luv ur videos, …
    I luv ur videos, they show photography in a bigger,(almost spiritual light) than just the concrete fundamentals. I like how you point about focusing on the big picture of what photography is about while teaching the rules etc.

  7. Niloloco says:

    Very good video!
    Very good video!

  8. ExNihiloJimmy says:

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    VGA now with post modern equipment

  9. twined20 says:

    Excellent video, …
    Excellent video, thoroughly enjoyed. It was educational, informative and concise. Very well done Sir

  10. wewi7 says:

    Thanks You SO Much!
    Thanks You SO Much!

  11. midikir says:

    wow this is really …
    wow this is really cool, thank you!

    also an advantage of the viewfinder is to help frame and isolate the situation, almost like seeing things through a peephole..

  12. thehighams says:

    Great basics …
    Great basics coverage, many thanks

  13. 7777777ernie says:

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    Jo kis lecke Jim bacsi,csak igy tovabb!!

  14. rochaa01 says:

    During the past …
    During the past year I have read a lot of good and recommended books to understand the techies and art around photography. I was happy to find this video and others from the series. This video summarises all the important things I have found. For sure it is the most valuable lesson one can have. I do recommend it to all.

  15. felixcock says:

    this video is shite
    this video is shite

  16. UAOleg says:

    Good video!!!
    Good video!!!

  17. alhafa says:

    Great tips, helped …
    Great tips, helped me a lot to understand what I am doing. :)

  18. YouLaToya says:

    Lol… I thought …
    Lol… I thought this video was great and I sincerely appreciate you putting it up… THANKS!!

  19. citrusoap says:

    This is a wonderful …
    This is a wonderful tutorial. Thanks¬

  20. flamencoexpress says:

    People forget they …
    People forget they have knees.

  21. photographyconcepts says:

    Thanks!!! Great …
    Thanks!!! Great presentation.. Simple and easy to understand…

  22. Jimbacsi says:

    so… I guess you …
    so… I guess you got your money’s worth? :D

  23. unca101 says:

    hmm… good …
    hmm… good explenations , but the pictures arnt that pretty or interesting , it just isnt what i expected . thanks for the tips though :]

  24. wdjgalvao says:

    BOY!!! YOU ARE GOOD …
    BOY!!! YOU ARE GOOD!!!
    Is people like u who makes the photography so magic!!!! tnks!!!

  25. OzzyCoop says:

    Thank you!
    Thank you!