The Ultimate Guide To Composition In Photography — Photography Visual Patterns #8

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Episode 8 of the series decoding Visual Language with Photography Visual Patterns!

This week, photography composition, positioning, & layout. This is probably as close as we're going to get when it comes to true "photography rules"; the compositional structures we talk about in this video are some of the very basics of photography and they all come with implied meaning. We decode these meanings and learn how to use them properly.

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[-AtomsPhere-]

We need more photographers like this talking about technique instead of gear! Love it

[gasserabousaif]

I can't tell you how excited I got when I saw a new video about visual patterns. Great video Pat!

[Jermzybarra]

I can’t tell you why, but I’ve seen the thumbnails for your videos on my homepage everyday for the past year, but I’ve never clicked on one until now. Instant sub. Idk how I’ve never watched this series before, but you did a wonderful job teaching!

[devanteross]

I gotta say I don’t comment anywhere much but I really love your videos. I feel like I’m listening to someone read me a really good blog about life and my love for photos haha. I also am trying to stray away from gear content this year and your channel really is a good place for that: less gear reviews, more education and actual photo talk. Appreciate you PK.

[belaacs]

Watching hundreds of videos on compositions, yours are the best. Doing photography for over 40 years I still learn something new from your videos. Thank you!

[lindsayvarrie]

I love how conscience you are. You cover so much by being precise and taking your time for anyone watching. Really easy to understand and put into practice. Thank you for this

[braydent]

Loved the phrase "You are not an elitist, you're probably a wanker." Keep up the great vids Pat!

[fernanddurler]

PAT YOU ARE A GIFTED ARTIST/TEACHER…WAY AHEAD OF YOUR YEARS! THANKS FOR INSPIRING AN OLD CHAP OF 60 TRYING TO GET INTO MY PHOTOGRAPHY AGAIN AFTER 40 YEARS! A DUANTING LEARNING CURVE AND WAYYY TO TECHY THAN ID IDEALLY LIKE, BUT UNDERSTAND THE BROADER PICTURE 🙏

[abduljalilattahir]

I never made a mistake by coming here. This is one of the best thing to happen to my photography. Thanks pat. We do love your videos. Always!

[shellafransiska-yh]

Ah, another guide to composition in photography? Can't get enough of those visual patterns! Keep 'em coming, I guess. 💁‍♂️

[amalieemmynoether]

Firstly I'd like to thank the algorithm gods for recommending your video. 😁 It was an interesting take on composition.
Second is a small criticism ...I feel that with your own compositional tool (with the muli-lined format)- an object is in the frame is going to randomly fall on one of those lines just by chance since there are so many of them. Since the objects in your photos don't look haphazardly place and are brilliantly shot, I'd love to know what else your thinking about when using your composition tool.
Looking forward to seeing more of this channel 😁
PS loved the humour..."you're not an elitist, you're a wanker"😂 that's gold!

[eggs-benny]

This series is incredible. Thank you for making it

[ShotByDru_]

Another banger!! When I tell you you’re helping this Amateur Photographer out, you have no idea lol keep them coming man!

[sknygames]

Thank you for explaining something that before this video took me about 3-5 youtube videos to semi-understand but not quite.
Straight to the point, I love it

[wolfgangfitzsimons]

Great series of videos. Thank you for saying what most never get around to doing. You have given me more insight to ideas that i would not otherwise employ.

[kesa.chandra]

Thank you for sharing the video! It was really helpful for me to start photography

[gregpantelides]

Thank you, Pat! This series is so inspiring!

[silas]

Awesome. Gear videos are good but theory is most delicious.

[raheenamohammed]

Just bought your Lightroom masterclass Related to this video though… How do you practically incorporate this when you’re shooting please? Is it more intuitive or there is a setting that allows you have your own custom system on the screen while you shoot ?

[sebastienmeyer]

Thank you so much for your video !! I have a question concerning your custom grid you mention at the end of the video. When are you using it and how? I guess you can't use it in the field, since your camera can't display it. Are you using it in post-production when you are fine-tuning your image crop? In this case, are you adding it as a layer on top of your image?