How I approach composition in photography.
Added 2025-07-31 17:08:17 +0000 UTC
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Hi there! Glad you liked it! Hmm, sure - I don't think the slides really contain much info, it's just pictures haha. But I've uploaded it anyway, it's in the attachments on this post now. :)
T
2026-02-22 01:15:31 +0000 UTChey teo, thank you so much for this amazing summary!!! would it be possible for you to upload your presentations somewhere? Because I want to recall the information again in the end to sum it up in my little notebook without watching the video twice.
studio.felou
2026-02-18 10:18:10 +0000 UTCYesss, absolutely - I often get lost in the details and forget to zoom out at time and keep things simple. Happy to remind you! :D
T
2026-01-13 12:00:05 +0000 UTCThanks Teo, Always a good reminder to keep the basics in mind :)
Katie Reid
2026-01-11 09:12:14 +0000 UTCAww great, happy to hear that! :)
T
2025-10-31 13:04:34 +0000 UTCLoved this video! Currently attempting to shoot film again and this video inspired me and reminded me that I need to slow down and think about my shot more before taking the photograph
Alex Sciacqua
2025-10-31 03:51:39 +0000 UTCAww perfect haha! :D
T
2025-08-31 06:46:46 +0000 UTCI was just thinking of commenting on your latest YouTube video asking for you to show us something about composition. It's the area of photography that I struggle with the most. Glad I came back and checked the patreon!
Nik
2025-08-30 20:33:58 +0000 UTCHi Christian, thank you! Ohh that's an important question, because indeed - when taking candid photos of strangers we photographers must be careful to stay respectful and not make anyone uncomfortable, at least in my opinion. The photo you're referring to, might actually be a neat example of the power of framing haha. Because in fact it was not just her and me in the train. My girlfriend sat right next to me and a couple seats to my left there was a person seated. Also on the side, the side that I photographed, there was a boy sitting to the right outside of the frame and further back in the train to the left of the girl there were more people sitting in the train. So the situation was way more "normal" and almost crowded than it might appear in the photograph. Also the train is obviously not particularly quiet, so while the shutter can be heard, it doesn't really stand out when you have the rumbling train and some chatter from school kids mixed in. I think thanks to that situation it felt okay to take the picture, because the environment didn't make it creepy I guess? But as you've suggested... if it were only her and me in the train, that might have been a bit odd and I do not think I would have taken the shot in that case, because I wouldn't want to make anyone uncomfortable. But to your point about pretending it was accident: It's things like that that can make it even less weird I guess. Like I wouldn't dare to stare at a person before taking the shot or do anything weird of that sort. Just a photographer trying to document life like a fly on the wall without disturbing anyone in their daily activities. It's a fine line and I don't get the opportunity as often as it might seem in my online presence, because of course I'm mainly showing you the times it worked out. There are so many photos I didn't take and so many photos that I did but that didn't work out most of which you don't see, which I think is important context to keep in mind :) I hope this helps!🙌
T
2025-08-27 08:26:35 +0000 UTCHey Teo! Great video man, as always! I just wanted to know, did the girl in the train hear the shutter sound when you took a photo of her? How do you react to situations like that cause it looked like it was just the 2 of you in the train and usually, when I see opportunities like this, I just don't take the photo just because I don't want to creep the person out. haha P.S. Sometimes I dare to take the photo and I just pretend that I accidentally took a photo by looking at my camera wondering why it happened, which makes the situation even worse. :)))
Christian Manea
2025-08-27 06:08:16 +0000 UTCOhh great, glad this was helpful to you! :))
T
2025-08-11 08:58:23 +0000 UTCReally helpful, thank you Teo!
KateLit
2025-08-10 17:31:29 +0000 UTCGlad you like it! :)
T
2025-08-04 05:21:05 +0000 UTCGreat!
Yves Anrique
2025-08-03 20:09:41 +0000 UTCAhh great! You're right, I haven't made a tutorial specifically on that. Hmmm I'll keep it in mind. I don't really shoot much in the night, but don't mind tackling the subject of course. What kind of night footage are you referring to? Indoors with practical lighting or outdoors with street lighting or something else such as moonlight?
T
2025-08-01 17:33:03 +0000 UTCAww great! Thank you Lumi! <3
T
2025-08-01 17:30:45 +0000 UTCHi Teo, I loved this video, recently I've been having trouble with color grading my night clips and shooting video at night in general. I was wondering if maybe I could get some tips and a tutorial would be really helpful since i don't think you have one for night color grading night footage.
Dean501st
2025-08-01 04:31:09 +0000 UTCI quite literally needed this loll, I appreciate your work Teo!!
Lumi
2025-07-31 17:09:52 +0000 UTC
