Scottish Highlander Slopestyle - Thoughts?

Mag

Mag

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Clicky for hd:

https://vimeo.com/59748270

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Just general thoughts would be good, be as harsh as possible, what's wrong with it, what's good, etc.

Appreciate it, and if you like it an upvote would be good:https://www.newschoolers.com/membervideo/611943.0/Scottish-Highlander-Slopestyle---Glenshee?s=174474&t=6&o=8
 
Really looking for some critique on this! I'll hopefully be shooting another comp soon and it'd be sweet if i knew what i could improve on to make the next one better. Cheers guys!
 
Awesome because Scotland!

But as for anything that needs to be worked on, really focus on composing your shots a little better. Many of the shots ended up having the action in a spot on the screen that was not the most aesthetically pleasing. (example being shots where the lower half of the screen was ALL snow and the upper half held all the action - I mean, it gives a little bit of depth, but this isn't landscape you're shooting, and besides, it's just snow)

That said, it still worked well, and looked good, but that was the glaring issue. Many of the shots were spot on in that regard, but others certainly needed work. Just work on things - for the most part I was entertained and liked it.

 
Thanks a lot, i'm stoked you liked it! And i'll definitely try and work on some of the things you mentioned!
 
Try to get in closer to your subjects as well. Lots of shots had very 'small' action areas. This is good when there's a cool background, or a scene with a lot to show, but if all available is a feature, a fence, and some talent, then you need to get in closer if possible to the feature and the talent and remove scene areas.

Think about what Robert Capa said - "If your picture isn't good enough, you're not close enough". Then live by that mantra - especially when it comes to action (Capa was a wartime photojournalist who got in very close during ww2 and got tons of awesome shots of action - so it's something to at least give a minute to think about when going into your shot/scene selection)
 
Got you, at first they wouldn't let me on the course so I had to do tele shots from far away.
 
Yeah, I kinda figured that by your distance.

Sometimes distance is alright though - don't get me wrong. It gives you depth and can be a great setting establishment... and if done right, it can be awesome. If used too often, it's not the best...
 
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