The MISTAKE that Makes You Look Like a BEGINNER! (Landscape Photography)

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In this week’s episode, we discuss the mistake that makes you look like a beginner and how you can easily avoid it. This mistake is generally caused by one of two things, and I speak of this from a standpoint of experience as I used to do this all the time and still miss this on occasion. The best thing about this mistake though is that it's simple to resolve, the hardest part is just identifying this while on-location before you get home to discover this mistake when reviewing your photos. I hope you enjoy this week's episode and find some useful info in it that you can apply to your landscape photography moving forward. Thanks for watching! - Mark D.

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[MarkDenneyPhoto]

What's the photo mistake that still haunts you to this day🎃?

[arunmuthupalaniappan]

Mark, your channel is a gold mine ! Quality videos 💯💯. Please don’t stop !

[andrewjbrooks]

Hey Mark - it's a type of green macroalgae, often referred to as "seaweed". I'm a landscape/wildlife photographer and marine ecologist with the Marine Science Institute at UC Santa Barbara. I've been following your channel for a while now. Lots of very useful tips and advice. Thanks for all of the help over the years. Great to see the local Santa Barbara landscapes used as an example.

[ebinrock]

The cool thing about cinematography, as opposed to still photography, is that you're not locked into one angle for the end product (i.e., a photograph, although you can take many photographs), since it's a <i>series</i> of still frames and not just one. So you can use a dolly, jib/crane, or drone to change angles continuously in one shot to get it all.

[richieinca]

Less than halfway through the video.. two major rules of composition come to mind… “Rule of Thirds” and “Leading Lines”. Find your subject “hero” and minimize the distractions “villains”.

[paulbusby]

Absolutely fascinating - especially when someone is willing to share their mistakes! To some extent, composition can be learnt but to an equal degree, you either have it or you don't. It's partly down to how you observe a scene before even look through the lens.

[brucekraft]

Solid discussion on composition! This video will certainly be on my mind next time I pick up my camera. Thanks for posting!

[erikswenson]

One of the most useful photography tutorials on all of YouTube! Loved the examples.

[fjperras]

You pretty much nailed it. Right in my weakness. Just being able to use words to describe these tips like you just did will definitively help me raise my awareness and consciousness when on site. Thank you so much.

[Markeymarc]

That was so helpful. I will never forget it. Thank you.

[charlesdavis]

Some really great tips with fantastic examples. I really appreciate you showing your own photos rather than finding fault with someone else - that's a big deal with me. You've earned another subscriber with your abilities and talent - thank you for sharing.

[deepotter]

Great point, Mark, and well worth dedicating an entire video to. This has certainly become a key element of my compositions since you and I discussed it in Iceland. You’re right! You can’t unsee it once you know to look for it. on the other hand, I’ve found some good uses for convergence where a cluster of rocks or trees, for example, can act together as a framing element for your subject, but that’s the only exception I can find to this golden rule for creating a clean composition. Thanks again!

[JaredDoyle]

This is a large part of my compositional eye. It's really cool when all of the elements of the image fall into place. Very much a Zen moment when that happens.

[deandeleo]

I'm a beginner and this is very helpful to me. Thank you!

[johnager]

Hi Mark, again a remarkable instructional video. As a novice I would never have looked at my subjects like you do, now I will be looking in a new light so as to speak. Here in the UK we don’t have the abundance of compositions close at hand, so your knowledge in todays subject will give massive help to produce better photos with the material available.
Thanks again.
John.

[scdronemedia]

Excellent video Mark. I have watched through a number of your tutorials today and I must say that I love your style of presentation. So calm and quiet (unlike many others!!) and you get across the points very well. On this one, I finally hit the subscribe button. Keep up the great work.

[lyleme]

Excellent tips... Thank you. Also nice to see the Heceta Head Lighthouse in your video. Love that area.

[chadsix]

These are awesome tips! I always suck at landscapes, but this has enlightened me, thanks!

[ibovnu]

I wish you lived next door…I have so many questions and no one to ask! I really enjoy your reassuring mild manner and interesting, informative commentaries, thanks!

[wimscheenen]

Very recognizable and very well explained. For me it shows the importance of slowing down on the scene while creating the composition.