>>4364958I went to watch the video just because you posted it
never liked film youtubers, but I've watched some 10 or so videos of this guy and although I found the majority oh his photos just average, as least he has some cool ones
the one at the beginning of the video is a good photo, although it feels like it could be better, the one with the limo on the beach and the people on the sofa on top
the thing is most of his good photos are kind of like this one. they're basically cool because the guy found a cool scene, which is a merit on his own, of course
Finding cool scenes and having an eye for it is part of what makes a photographer. But then you gotta do something with it, and it's not just framing and focusing and choosing a speed and DoF, it's also determining when it's time to press the button
but almost always they look like they could have been more interesting than they really are had he waited a little more
many of them seem hasty
alright, take the photo right away not to lose whatever is happening, but then wait and get a good one for sure after
it seems like the majority of them lack input from him
and when he actually puts something into them, it seldom works
I mean, many of them are good, like the boy in the pool, which is nice because of the angle and the distorted image the water produces
but they're mostly "just good", not "wow really good"
or he deliberately "makes" a scene and it's just straight up shit, like the one of his friend sitting with a comically short neckstrap, and of course it's holding a Leica™, and then there's Verbeeck himself in the reflex of the window, that photo's just cringe as fuck all around
yes, he has some great shots, and some very good ones too
but they're mostly just well done
like, they're in focus and well exposed, but if you actually look at them individually for more than 5 seconds you'll get that there's nothing really there most of the time
anyway stop watching youtubers and go shoot
