B E N N E T T F I L M
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"Essential Theory: Pt. 1 Refining Composition"
Run Time: 5 hrs 5 min
This video focuses on the fundamental compositional principles that go into making a compelling photograph. Instead of technical aspects of photography, I explain more about the art of photography–telling a story through images and creating thought provoking photographs that move others. It consists of 7 chapters, breaking down what can specifically be done in order to create a composition that is concise and powerful. You will see detailed explanations of each principle, personal stories from the field, and many image examples where these concepts are demonstrated through both my successes and failures, so you can know how to implement them into your own photography as well as what you can avoid. You will learn how to better organize both wide and intimate scenes, understand and compose abstract scenes, create visual flow, draw attention and focus to your subjects, know what to include or exclude, pre-visualize images, and influence the viewer's eye to look exactly where you want them to.
This is where it all begins, with taking a great photo in the field. These are the most important things I have learned over the last decade as a landscape photographer.
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Matt Redfern
on March 28, 2022This is hands down the best instruction on composition I’ve seen to date. Eric does an awesome job at going into detail on techniques you can use to intentionally create not only a visually appealing photo, but also go beyond that and create a meaningful image. I’ve never seen it broken down this well in a tutorial or presentation. Eric has a more experiential way of teaching that I find very helpful even though this is a pre-recorded tutorial. I highly recommend anyone wanting to further their education on creating impactful images to purchase this. If you’re like me, you will find yourself inspired to get out there and be more mindful about what you are photographing, why you are photographing it, and how you capture it to best convey what you see.
Brie Stockwell
on August 11, 2021I absolutely loved this! Composition is a skill I am working on and this course has been so helpful. Eric is thorough in his teaching and explains through a variety of examples from his amazing work. He doesn't just teach rules but invites students to consider their own process through thoughtful questions and suggestions. “Refining Composition” is definitely a course I’ll be revisiting many times!