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Look inside the picture

Lesson 49 from: Masters of Photography

Albert Watson

Look inside the picture

Lesson 49 from: Masters of Photography

Albert Watson

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49. Look inside the picture

Albert gives suggestions on how to progress and review your photography. Find out his tips on how to look "inside" the picture.

Lessons

Class Trailer
1

Meet your Master

01:26
2

Learn from the journey

15:24
3

Using inspirations

08:43
4

Photography is stopping time

09:27
5

Albert's library of ideas

08:30
6

Tips on preparing for a portrait shoot

12:10
7

Setting up the studio

04:56
8

Understanding studio collaboration

07:35
9

The importance of casting and hair & make-up

08:59
10

Foreground studio set up

08:46
11

Studio session with a model - set up 1

11:23
12

Studio session with a model - set up 2

05:55
13

Studio session with a model - set up 3

08:01
14

Picking the best shot

03:36
15

Working with photoshop

13:14
16

Creating a portrait of Alfred Hitchcock

04:18
17

The gigantic question... Colour or black and white?

07:55
18

One day with Kate Moss

05:06
19

Learn to have your ideas ready

06:14
20

Using Polariods

06:29
21

Creating beautiful photographs of hands

04:45
22

Controlling natural light

05:38
23

Shooting a monkey with a gun

06:27
24

Choosing your format

07:13
25

Composition and lens

04:47
26

Shooting landscapes. The Isle of Skye

15:18
27

Planning and ideas for a landscape shoot

06:32
28

Creating still life images

13:48
29

Photographing the Lost Diary

10:53
30

Shooting album covers

03:09
31

The Strip Search Project

10:28
32

Shooting Las Vegas landscapes

08:24
33

Photographing Breaunna

07:21
34

Balancing daylight, God bless America

03:45
35

Creating the Maroc Project

10:21
36

Creating the Maroc shoot

08:11
37

Photographing sand dunes

04:09
38

Photographing Moroccan children

10:42
39

Advice on making portraits

10:12
40

How to be alert to finding photographs

07:35
41

Making a portrait of Mike Tyson

02:39
42

Creating intense colour in a photograph

03:04
43

Portraits of rap stars and a Golden Boy

08:40
44

Photographing Jack Nicholson

04:20
45

Creating a portrait of David Cronenberg

02:14
46

How to light only using two $10 bulbs

07:29
47

Studio fashion set up 4

10:47
48

Studio session with a model. The geography of a face

13:05
49

Look inside the picture

02:56
50

Creating memorability in an image

02:54
51

Combining nudes and landscapes

04:52
52

A perfect print

07:50
53

The business side of things

06:50
54

Conclusion and farewell

03:55

Lesson Info

Look inside the picture

(slow piano music) You have to learn to look inside your photos. You have to really put a magnifying glass on your photos. I think I said before that when I first really started out shooting, I would take a picture on a Monday that looked absolutely... I was convinced that it was the equivalent to the Sistine Chapel. And then on Tuesday the film would come back and I would be slightly disappointed and then I would look at it again on Wednesday and then kind of throw it out. So one of the things I began early on to analyze is what was the breakdown here between my brain and analyzing pictures and so on. And of course, a lot of times technical ability did let me down at the beginning. So I had a vision in my head of a shot and I just didn't have enough experience to carry that out. But of course, your photography will get better the more you do it. The more you shoot, you get better. If you shoot two pictures a day, and it's about quality, not quantity, but certainly in the beginning, ...

you wanna be shooting 100 pictures a day, you wanna keep shooting, keep shooting, keep shooting. So analyzing the picture, put it on a wall, stare at it, go to sleep looking at it, and then when you wake up in the morning have another look at it. And then put it in a drawer, then pull it out a week later. Because great photography has to stand the test of time. An image that you took, once you get older, an image that you took 20 years ago has to look just as, you should be proud to put it in a book or in a gallery show today, even though it's 20 years old. Basically, concentrating on your photography, looking for art all the time, pressurizing yourself to be better and better and better. And it has to be a parallel journey. I agree that technique is important, but you should try and develop technique in an artistic way, not just reading about the latest gear. You should be, how do I put this, how can I use this new piece of equipment in an artistic way to make my pictures stronger and more memorable? (slow piano music)

Ratings and Reviews

Richard A. Heckler
 

"Unless you're Mozart"...this course is an invaluable asset. I'm a pro, humanitarian/documentary photographer, & wilderness...and I've learned much from the 40+ sessions here. This is truly a Master Class...next best thing to being with Albert. And although I could watch studio sessions forever, this course offered a very balanced curriculum of technical information, artistic encouragement and guidance, and a open, generous window into the thinking of a gifted artist and photographer, sifted from decades of first class experience. Kudos to all involved. Excellent!

a Creativelive Student
 

I purchased my first CreativeLive class in 2011 and have continued to purchase many classes over the years. I have learned so much from the many great instructors. This one is not a technical class that will tell you to set your camera at f4, 1/60, ISO 400 and you can get this shot. If you are looking for that, there are many other options. If you have a solid working knowledge of photography, this class is so much more. The way it was filmed is like you are there with him in conversation or in the room with him watching him shoot. To see and understand the how and why he does what he does. Not to take anything away from other classes that have helped to give me a strong understanding of photography, this is my favorite CreativeLive class so far.

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