Lesson Info
49. Look inside the picture
Lessons
Meet your Master
01:26 2Learn from the journey
15:24 3Using inspirations
08:43 4Photography is stopping time
09:27 5Albert's library of ideas
08:30 6Tips on preparing for a portrait shoot
12:10 7Setting up the studio
04:56 8Understanding studio collaboration
07:35The importance of casting and hair & make-up
08:59 10Foreground studio set up
08:46 11Studio session with a model - set up 1
11:23 12Studio session with a model - set up 2
05:55 13Studio session with a model - set up 3
08:01 14Picking the best shot
03:36 15Working with photoshop
13:14 16Creating a portrait of Alfred Hitchcock
04:18 17The gigantic question... Colour or black and white?
07:55 18One day with Kate Moss
05:06 19Learn to have your ideas ready
06:14 20Using Polariods
06:29 21Creating beautiful photographs of hands
04:45 22Controlling natural light
05:38 23Shooting a monkey with a gun
06:27 24Choosing your format
07:13 25Composition and lens
04:47 26Shooting landscapes. The Isle of Skye
15:18 27Planning and ideas for a landscape shoot
06:32 28Creating still life images
13:48 29Photographing the Lost Diary
10:53 30Shooting album covers
03:09 31The Strip Search Project
10:28 32Shooting Las Vegas landscapes
08:24 33Photographing Breaunna
07:21 34Balancing daylight, God bless America
03:45 35Creating the Maroc Project
10:21 36Creating the Maroc shoot
08:11 37Photographing sand dunes
04:09 38Photographing Moroccan children
10:42 39Advice on making portraits
10:12 40How to be alert to finding photographs
07:35 41Making a portrait of Mike Tyson
02:39 42Creating intense colour in a photograph
03:04 43Portraits of rap stars and a Golden Boy
08:40 44Photographing Jack Nicholson
04:20 45Creating a portrait of David Cronenberg
02:14 46How to light only using two $10 bulbs
07:29 47Studio fashion set up 4
10:47 48Studio session with a model. The geography of a face
13:05 49Look inside the picture
02:56 50Creating memorability in an image
02:54 51Combining nudes and landscapes
04:52 52A perfect print
07:50 53The business side of things
06:50 54Conclusion and farewell
03:55Lesson 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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