Hello boudins (it's suppose to be cute)
I promised you a little video that will maybe help you
to take better pictures in 2018.
Because this early time of the year is really about good resolutions
Tips for success
Bullet Journals (belette means weasel in french)
Push each other to stop being cougnous (a kind of belgian bread)
I don't know if you have seen it yet but I made an appearance in a Florian Anière's youtube video
a few days ago for Christmas
In this video he had compiled FML from photographers.
Go discover it, it's very funny ! (but in french)
But I wanted to something maybe less funny but very useful in my view.
Compile 10 different photographer's advices
It was not easy at all to bring all theses testimonies together during this Holiday season
But you're going to see that despite this, there are some great names !
Including my absolute idol !
I'm not a "fangirl" type of person but
But about him, I've even gone so far as to go to Dubai to attend his conference...
Let's say that I'm just consistent.
I stop to talk and leave you with these 10 tips
drawn from the experience of 10 different photographers
And I think that you're going to like it
Hello Letizia (It's meee) If you don't know me I'm Sebastien Roignant from the F/1.4 Channel
You asked me to give one tip, THE tip that I can give..
As I answered, there are many advices that I would be able to give that are very essential
that i've learn with time.
But the big tip that I can give right know is to take the time.
To let things come to you.
Today, everyone want everything immediately. We are part of a society that want everything right away !
We're use to it !
While learning and gaining experience is basically about time !
You can only build your experience with time.
You must make make make and make !
You may also step back sometimes.
It was some little tips in one but to progress, improve your level or yourself, it's only about time and reflection.
Take you time to make things, take your time to learn, take the time that you need to master things.
People master something after hundreds and thousands hours of work.
It is with a good reason why we talk about thousands flight hours for pilots.
So take your time to make things and don't want anything right away.
If I had any advice to offer,
It would be, before all, to open yourself.
To not telling yourself « This year, I'm going to do that thing only ».
If I had any advice to offer, that would really be to open yourself to many photographic styles.
But shut up, i'm making a video right now !
Crikey, Haha, It's you Letizia.
You disturb me hahaha, what was I saying ?
If you have an idea stuck in your head, don't let a small budget, a fear or whatever else stop you from concretize it !
Example : If you want to build a scene with 3 characters, a nice set, dress ups and make up
It must certainly not discourage you !
Do it and dont get your blinders on telling you « Oh, the landscape photography is easier ! »
The most useful advice that I can give you is to not get your blinders on
To remove them if you already have some on
Make your projects happen,
And thereupon, enjoy yourself, take pictures and an excellent year to you !
Hello Everyone, I'm Scott
And my advice for you is to be spontaneous
Why ? It's seems to be a very obvious tip but, not for anyone !
During photoshoots I have noticed that
If you're not enough spontaneous with the model and the team
or even just reactive
the model will not follow your « move »
and it can be visible on the pictures
Maybe you're going to tell me
« But what about a moody photoshoot with a sad or desperate atmosphere ? »
Even in this particular case, you can be spontaneous
Because the model will be even more motivated to be involved into you project !
It's really something that I strong noticed.
As french speaking people say : « Smile to life and life will smile you back »
It works on the same rule !
If your ask you model to smile or laugh,
you must be able to do it as well ! Don't hesitate !
Believe be, it's going to improve the atmosphere !
Don't move !
Hello everyone, I'm Remy Peeters !
The big advice that I want to give to everyone who practice photography
is to be passionate above all !
As long as you make things with passion, you'll get creativity.
It's great if you can make money with your pictures but It's essentiel to not let it become a pure business.
Make things with passion and love, the creativity will follow.
Happy New Year !
I wish a lot a photographic projects to everyone !
Can you notice that this video was made on the fly ? Without any microphone (because I forgot it at my studio) Can you feel it ?
Mmmm you feel it good. (lol)
So, my peace of advice for this new year if you want to take better pictures
There is one thing that you have to buy
This is not a new lens, this is not a new camera
This is not a tripod or any accessory, it's….
A flight ticket.
If you love to attend humanist or animal photographic exhibitions for example,
Usually they all have one thing in common :
They were not taken around your place.
n fact, if you want artistically stimulate yourself, a good method is to put yourself in an exotic context.
It means things that are not familiar for you.
like landscapes, people or cultures that you don't know
or even a weather that you are not use to.
But things that are far from your usual environment.
So my advice is this one : To make great pictures in 2018, purchase some flight tickets.
Happy New Year and see you next time !
My advice for 2018 is to renew your current photographic approach.
For this brand new year you're going to put away the photo editing !
Forget photoshop, Learn again photography basics !
Learn how to use every single feature of your camera !
When you're building you scene, pay attention to every details.
Take trashes/bins, posts, out of your frame !
Place correctly your subject keeping the light in mind.
Your Challenge for 2018 ? No photoshop !
Get you images printed !
Look at these, some little 10x15cm, it's nothing.
It will allow you to improve your photo selection.
Because it's going to cost you money,
you will ask yourself which one you want to print.
And with a home print like this one you can even hide your face !
It's going to give a new value to your pictures.
Because today on internet we can scroll images all the day
On Facebook, on our phone, in the street, we can see images and images and images.
You can make books with your photos.
Make books ! Books are posh and beautiful !
These pictures that you decided to print will stay, they'll be better !
You will even be able to make badass photo prints…
… that are huge !
Printing a picture is about giving its value back.
Printing a picture will help you to make better pictures !
So print them !
Hello Everybody, Happy New Year !
First advice, pay attention to the framing of your pictures.
You are usually not the one who chose the subject
Usually during a photo report or something equivalent,
Your first touch is going to be the framing and the composition.
It will set your work appart from other's work.
Second advice, grow a photographic culture.
Go check the work of the in vogue photographer on the web
But also the work of some old photographic masters
Whether it's fashion, portrait, landscape or report.
I can suggest you some of them,
Like Julien Coquentin, the one who made « Tôt un dimanche matin » about Montréal.
Alex Web, For me he's a kind of a master in Street photography.
Here you can see a gorgeous image. Notice the colors, the compo, the framing etc..
Also, Harry Gruyaert Two really good looking books with nice pictures inside.
Trent Park With a lot of black and white pictures, there are quite intense photos.
Definitely grow a nice photographic pictures. It can only inspire you !
Last little tip that I've followed myself : face a 365 challenge.
I've found it very formative !
Basically, you're going to take a new picture each day and post it online.
Of course, the idea is not to cheat and take 20 good pictures to post them the next 20 days.
This is going to push you to find inspiration, to practice..
There is nothing better !
If you're following me a bit one the social medias
Instagram, etc..
My advice will not surprise you.
What i'm going to encourage you to do this year
Is to constrain yourself
To go out of your comfort zone
and to quit your habits !
You're probably going to make mistakes
and have a hard time
But it's how we learn faster and better
We do not learn that much while doing all the time what we already are able to do
We don't progress when we live on our assets
I don't know if you've noticed it but it's very depressing to stagnate
So we have to mistreat ourselves a bit
to develop various competencies
One obvious solution is to challenge ourselves
To put ourselves into troubles
A lot of contraints and challenges exist
like the custom-made one I've made last month
"to make a photoshoot everyday based on a word drawn the day before"
Shoot strangers, shoot in 5 minutes, shoot at night, shoot without loking at your camera screen,
shoot a picture a day, a picture a month, only with your phone
I'm currently making a video about this theme
I hope that you liked this video
Sorry i'm tired, my poor english skills are now dying, i need to sleep hahahaha. Sorry <3
Don't forget to like, comment, share and subscribe !
Bye bye boudins :)
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