Mastering Composition to Get More Keepers in Street Photography

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Mastering composition to get more keepers is the best thing to do in street photography. If you shoot film, you'll save lots of it. If you shoot digital, you'll save the headache of choosing the best photo of 60 which are identical.
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In the video I'm using my Pivothead sunglasses to record the video, a Zoom H1 to record audio. The Leica R4 SLR camera, Summicron 50mm f/2, and Kodak Portra 160.
Note: None of the photos are cropped, which explains the black frame around each image (from the film). Also, none of the pictures are manipulated with cloning out distractions. Just simple processing is done, that's it. Sorry it's shaky. I wanted to use RU-vid stabilization, but it made it worse.
It's said that most professionals get about one keeper per roll. That's a pretty horrible ratio if you ask me, but that's not saying all of my shots are keepers. I know they aren't all good. Heck, you might think they all suck, but that doesn't matter to me. What matters is that I'm always learning, and always pushing myself to get better at street photography by applying composition techniques...not the rule of thirds!
Hopefully this video teaches you that when you learn composition, you can discipline yourself. Practice control and wait for the shot that will be worthy of your collection. Babe Ruth didn't swing at every ball...he waited for the perfect pitch to hit his homeruns. Working the scene is like using a machine gun at target practice. You hope to get a bullseye, but wouldn't you rather be a sniper and nail it?
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@user-oc6mr1jr6s 3 года назад

World class compositions.

@IPOXstudios 3 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@bryceworld 8 лет назад

Would love to see a black & white one. How your approach differs etc.

@IPOXstudios 8 лет назад

+Bryce Hughes Ok cool, I'll do one for everyone. Thanks for the feedback!

@mormegil231 8 лет назад

+Bryce Hughes Yeah definetely...

@IPOXstudios 7 лет назад

Bryce Hughes the black and white video is finished! :D ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G-sbOzrg2vo.html

@tjmanou6422 3 года назад

One of the most useful photography channels actually. Thank you

@IPOXstudios 3 года назад

Thanks for the support!

@lin89chat 2 года назад

Im wondering where u have attached the go pro or camera?

@IPOXstudios 2 года назад

It’s Durango sunglasses by Pivothead, with a camera inside😎

@BradMaestas 8 лет назад

Often I work around the limitations of only having color film in my camera by shooting it as if it were B&W and converting it later however, working within the realistic limitations of color film is fun and forces you to self-edit even more before you trip the shutter.

@IPOXstudios 8 лет назад

+Brad Maestas I agree, it is lots of fun! I'm a purest in a way, where I never convert my color film…even though it might look better in black and white. It's great that you are working with those limitations. Alex Webb and Bruno Barbey are my inspiration for capturing color.

@Paullucasarts 7 лет назад

Great video, I wasn't sure at first but after a few minutes I was hooked and had to watch to the end. Also enjoyed the commentary and explanation of terms flashed up in text. Very helpful to someone like me who is new to photography and street shooting, which I’d never heard of until s few months ago but I’m now addicted to. Thank you for uploading I’ll check out more of your work 👍🏻

@IPOXstudios 7 лет назад

Paul Lucas that's great to hear, thanks for the nice comment! I'm happy to hear you are trying out street photography, it's a fun genre! Check out my video for the "photography composition and design" book. It's got a lot of my street photos and teaches useful techniques. Best of luck! :)

@Paullucasarts 7 лет назад

Hi Travis, thanks for replying. I’ve been watching and enjoying more of your videos on composition. It’s easy to be led down the path of basic compositional rules as a beginner, and what I’m taking from you so far is the importance of independent thought and the questioning of rules. Picasso springs to mind. All good stuff, keep it up.

@IPOXstudios 7 лет назад

Paul Lucas thank you!

@matteosalvatori3874 6 лет назад

as I am about to start with film photography (waiting only on the lens to be delivered), it was a good insight to see how you think it through before taking the shot. Thank you!

@IPOXstudios 6 лет назад

Matteo Salvatori you’re welcome, best of luck with your photography. Film is definitely fun to shoot with!

@matteosalvatori3874 6 лет назад

Tavis Leaf Glover thanks Tavis, this was the first video of yours I watched, by now I have watched almost all you uploaded in the channel!! Thanks for sharing so much information, I'm definitely going to buy your 2 books!! Keep it up

@IPOXstudios 6 лет назад

Matteo Salvatori thanks so much for the support! I’m glad you’re enjoying the content so far. More will be coming once I finish up my big project for everyone 👌🏽take care!

@RedSpectrumPictures 7 лет назад

I really enjoyed this walkthrough, I thought the photos you captured were really good, and learnt loads from watching you work.

@IPOXstudios 7 лет назад

I'm really happy to hear that, thanks for the nice comment! I hope to do a black and white one very soon.

@M_Teeboo 7 лет назад

I really appreciated this video because it gave me some insight on I should better think through my pictures. Instead of just snapping things that I think are interesting, I should either wait for something to add story to it or give it up. A cool background doesn't make a good picture of there's nothing interesting going on in the foreground

@IPOXstudios 7 лет назад

Thanks for the nice comment, it's great to hear that you enjoyed the video. Best of luck with your photography! :D

@finaayuwardani 8 лет назад

i think you better edit the video on the scenes closer on the time u took the picture. for 55min video length, i shouldve gotten more information. however, good job ;)

@IPOXstudios 8 лет назад

Thanks for watching anyway :)

@Andrea_Manconi 8 лет назад

I'm sure You make sense for this purpose, but I personally love losing myself in this videos à la John Free

@IPOXstudios 8 лет назад

+Ruba galline thanks, that's what I was going for ;)

@ewitte12 7 лет назад

Improving skills will serve you more than gear. One of the channels I watch they had famous photographers using 0.3MP kiddie cameras and they do wonders with them.

@IPOXstudios 7 лет назад

Eric Witte thanks for the comment, I couldn't agree more!

@ewitte12 7 лет назад

Entry level gear today blows away really expensive cameras from 10-12 years ago. Was looking at how depressing the specs were on my first DSLR lol.

@hafiz2664 8 лет назад

Any chance you could just lay in some of the underlying visual guidelines you used to compose your shots? I understand it'd be too much work for each photo but perhaps some, maybe your favourite out of the lot. Yeah i think that will work better since it will give a better overall view of why you think it works in creating a more dynamic image.

@IPOXstudios 8 лет назад

+Habeas Corpses thanks for the comment. I did some visuals for a few of the shots and posted them on my site. I will try to include these in the next video too. Take care, hope it helps! www.ipoxstudios.com/mastering-composition-to-get-more-keepers-in-street-photography/

@hafiz2664 8 лет назад

+Tavis Leaf Glover oh right thanks for dropping the link. My favourites were of the triangles and the very first shot. They were visually appealing to me in this video and when i learned why it is so, it made a lot of sense to me. Thank you.

@IPOXstudios 8 лет назад

+Habeas Corpses awesome, glad it helped!

@jimmylee7422 8 лет назад

So glad i just found your channel ,so much to learn but everything in one place thanks so much hit me up when you do the black and white please

@IPOXstudios 8 лет назад

Thanks for the great comment, I appreciate the support! Yeh, stay tuned for the BW video. I'll be working on it soon, and I've already started a book for composition in street photography.

@jimmylee7422 8 лет назад

Tavis Leaf Glover cool let me know ,its the in depth move forward i am looking for thanks Travis Take care

@klarnorbert 7 лет назад

Tavis Leaf Glover Sir, you deserve more subscribers! Awesome videos!

@IPOXstudios 7 лет назад

Thank you I appreciate that!

@IPOXstudios 7 лет назад

Just finished the black and white version for everyone! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G-sbOzrg2vo.html

@randitex25 6 лет назад

I love this!!

@AdCosmo 8 лет назад

Take pictures of funny things that are colorful. Got it! :)

@IPOXstudios 8 лет назад

Haha exactly...kinda :)

@SMolurus 8 лет назад

Is the camera on your face ?

@IPOXstudios 8 лет назад

Yes, I'm wearing Pivothead sunglasses which have a video camera in between the eyes.

@netzhaut6494 8 лет назад

Good insight into your composition ideas and you methodology. You proof the idiots on Petapixel wrong, who do not understand this.

@IPOXstudios 8 лет назад

Thanks for the nice comment! I'm glad you took the time to understand what my purpose was. Much appreciated!

@mariairiannirenno6627 8 лет назад

Loved this, please make another one! Also, as said before, one in black and white. Love that you shoot film and Portra! Would also like to see a scanning workflow or if you just send off for processing and scans.

@IPOXstudios 8 лет назад

Thanks, I'm working on a bw one now :) just got a new scanner and plan on doing a workflow video too. Stay tuned! Thanks for the support!

@IPOXstudios 7 лет назад

Dion Renno the black and white version is complete :) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G-sbOzrg2vo.html

@seiyasugano8522 5 лет назад

I thought the exactly same thing as u about asians outfit at 15:00 lol

@hoffen 8 лет назад

Excellent video!

@IPOXstudios 8 лет назад

Thank you!

@IPOXstudios 8 лет назад

+hoffen I love your profile image by the way! One of my favorites from Meyerowitz ;)

@TheSapphireflyer 8 лет назад

this video/channel is awsome! Thank you for everything you upload! I only have one question: you zone focus, right? My eyes suck so I always need a good amount of time to focus when shooting. In the video you just bring up your camera and *click*. Are you just good at focusing or what am I doing wrong ;)? Also you probably have a focusing scale on your lens?

@IPOXstudios 8 лет назад

Thanks for the nice comment! With Zone focusing and hyperfocal distance there's a math part of it that confuses me. I simplify it for myself and just guesstimate the distance of the subject. Are they 5ft away, 10ft, 20ft? Use your height as a unit of measure. I would recommend this...for me it's easier to understand distance instead of zones...even though, in the end you will have a zone of focus. For example, my typical focal distance is 7ft and I'm always shooting on f/8 or f/11. I used a depth of field app a while back and learned that with my 50mm lens set at f/11 and focal distance of 7ft that my focus would be relatively sharp from 5.5ft-9.5ft. So now I can think to myself " ok, if I set my focal distance to 7ft, but my guy is a little closer, or a little further I'm still good on focus." It gets tougher to get sharp images the closer the subject gets to your lens, but for my subjects which are usually 7ft or further my distance "guestimations" work well for me. Hope that helps!

@TheSapphireflyer 8 лет назад

really useful answer! Thank you so much :)

@BradMaestas 8 лет назад

+Tavis Leaf Glover Certainly the depth of field scales engraved on MF lenses are invaluable in quickly determining your effective DOF and hyperfocal distance. These need not be memorized at first but after you spend a week or two shooting in the same kind of light and in this purposeful way you'll find that you will already know what the settings should be and will have them set before you even bring the camera to your eye.

@IPOXstudios 8 лет назад

+Brad Maestas Exactly! Muscle memory through repetition. I'm OCD with my settings, especially my focal distance since I've had quite a few potentially decent shots thrown into the trash because of my focussing errors.

@MadisMcLembrus 7 лет назад

This was very insightful, now where is the B&W episode? :)

@IPOXstudios 7 лет назад

Madis McLembrus thank you! It's coming soon...a few weeks I'm hoping 😎👌🏽

@MadisMcLembrus 7 лет назад

Excellent! Also, while street photography is nowadays as popular as beards and shitty tasting IPA's, yours is one of the very few channels on RU-vid that actually shows good street photography. Most, even the very popular ones, have the typical meaningless shots of a side of a building, homeless guy, old lady or a girlfriend with the "derelict" look going on.

@IPOXstudios 7 лет назад

Madis McLembrus hahaha that's too funny! 😂thanks so much for the nice and hilarious comment! I really appreciate the nice words. Makes me wanna do the black and white video even sooner 😀

@IPOXstudios 7 лет назад

Just finished the B&W version :D ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G-sbOzrg2vo.html

@MadisMcLembrus 7 лет назад

Excellent! :)