Stop Taking 'Nice' Photos

"Nice" is the sister of "Shit"

Was staying out of focus for the first half of the video a metaphor? Hehe. Great video and really important advice. :)

Bruh you are out of focus for the first 30 seconds in the video

Its part of the process, most people need to understand the rules and take nice pictures before you can brake free and take amazing pics.

I like this advice. I feel the similar way in the context of drawing and design. People can make realistic works, or conventionally good designs and logos. But giving it some personal touch is something I usually fail because I was afraid that "personal" or "stylized" works cannot be seen as "good". I was seen that my style was eccentric, unconventional. And I needed to follow certain rules

But you're right, there are people who wants to have your work the way you do it, and that's why they asked YOU out of all people

Great video. Something I needed to hear right now

dude is matched with his shirt

love your shirt with your tattoos

The best camera **proceeds to show Nikon** 😬

Thid apply to other art form aswell, that is why chris christodoulou's risk of rain albums are my favourites. very very good video.

Some of the greatest musicians in the world cant read music and yet they are still among the greatest

This is beyond stupid, a blurry out of focus photo is not art

"Rules help you make nice photos." "Nice is the enemy of great". Key takeaways.

But how do u create your style?

great advice.

This really applies to all the arts, not just photography. Rules are good to learn, but you also need to learn when and how to break them

No.

its like drawing artists and their specific art styles

you got some points i can agree on about having personal style etc. but there is nothing wrong with taking nice photos. don't fall into a trap that every single picture you take need to tell a story or be a part of larger serie or need to mean 'something' or be 'important'. that can kill the pleasure in photographing. after maybe 5-7y of shooting i had this mindset of not shooting 'nice' photos and it just stressed me out and i almost finished doing it. after 15y i appreciate shooting 'nice' photos because it is just fun. i take my point&shoot or a small dslr and a few rolls of film when i travel and i love the pictures :)

The video would have been a perfect loop if it ended with, "....don't necessarily follow the typical rules but they......look nice".

The best camera

Also him *shows a Nikon*

why is your t shirt tattoeed?

this applies to all art!!!

Nice pictures get last place 😭

Next time you have an epiphany don’t forget to focus on yourself explaining stuff rather than on the background though 🤭

This is such a great advice for any type of art. Thank you, great vid, great advice

I was always interested in photography but as a hobby. I'm turning 30 this month and I really want to get myself a decent camera but I don't really have an idea. If anyone can give me sggestions on which one to buy, I'd really appreciate it. Also, great video, you have helped me understand a few things about photography and an identity that you can give to your photos. It really got me thinking as to what kind of visual style I like personally.

when I shoot, I need to determine if I am "taking a photo" or "capturing a moment" because If I am doing the first, I will go out of my way to make sure it looks as clean as possible; but if I am doing the later, I will capture not only the main subject and what is in my foreground.

Do you have a video guide for the aesthetic blurry photos? I can't seem to make it work. It just looks like a blurry mess, no matter how many ways I try it 😐

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Lomography hitting hard again

Love this channel

to sum it up: do your thing !

This is a great advice, thank you!

Jokes on zou, i dont know the rules

I am an english teacher. Your message is equally applicable to language study and teaching.

"Nice is the enemy to great" as a non-photographer this hits a spot, coming from a game dev

I think they are pretty good

My “style” is the fact that my thyroid makes me shaky. The secret recipe 😂

That is just some pretentious bs, ovethinking, overmulling and going nowhere in the end.
Also there is something wrong with your shirt, tats or both, texturally speaking.

If bro is intentionally out of focus that’s next level

Real talk, do you max!

:(( No they dont

pro tip: take shit photos. I use a camera from 1952 with 4 shutter speeds and ideally expired film. Never have your subject centered in frame and always over or under expose.

Kinda sounds like making music strictly based on theory versus just making music and maybe describing it and understanding why something worked the way it did with theory. Though theory can also give a reasonable starting point or skeleton to flesh out and diverge from. Of course, when you're working with a client on something commercial and there are expectations like it's for a wedding/event or some marketing thing or something, they probably do want something more down to earth and by the numbers.

WRONG

Thanks!!!

"Everyone knows that photography mantra"

Respectfully, I do belive that phrase applies to any and all crafts, and I belive it was Pacasso who originally said (or is at least famous for it) "learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist."

That's the illusion, I suppose, that these rules of those who practiced a craft before us are made because they encompas what it means to make in that craft, when in reality these 'rules' are merely the observations of the craft we have made thus far. Thus, if you stick to these rules zealously, you are doomed to mediocrity.

This, I belive, is part of why children's imaginations are so powerful; they have no preconcived notions of what is "the right way", and are usually willing to make mistakes to learn.

i stopped taking nice photos just for you

this didnt help because i never learned the rules of photography