I made these photography MISTAKES, so YOU don't have to!

Hey Mads, it so nice to share your so-called mistakes, we all learn from what frustrates you. And personally I think all these shots are little work of arts , so beautiful! The one example I agree on most is maybe the cut off lakes from the people in front of the vulcano. On the other hand, it is also on the experience and the moment. Going back to a tree in the woods is much easier than going back to an active vulcano. I can imagine your adrenaline flowing taking this vulcano shots!

You are going to think I am mad but I love the imperfections. Being too perfect is boring for me. ❤

"The freedom to make my own mistakes is all I ever wanted."

You are a terrific photographer (the best in my opinion). I suppose the nitpicking of this video is why you are so good, but I think you are being way too hard on yourself. In every one of your examples, I think the “errors” you point out are not an issue for me. All the best.😊

I found myself chuckling throughout this video, Mads. Insanely good photos without exception, and whilst your critiques were interesting and informative the key phrase was "I really really like it..." ! And that's what counts more than anything! Striving for that"perfect" shot is very much part of the fun 😊 Great video 👏

The field in the photo actualy contributes to the feeling of depht in my opinion. Puts perspective to the photo.

Great video Mads! Thanks for sharing!

I loved the topic of this video!! We all have thise "almost" perfect or "aaarhg" photos. Most of the times this is only appreciated by us because we are the author of the photos. Sometimes is better not to "overanalize" our own work 😂

Hej Mads, you're on a level that i will never reach. But i learn so much by watching your videos! I often critizise my own photos while other people find them great...thank you for showing your amazing skills🤗

Crikey when did you come to our local camera club and go through a judging session! Whilst I agree it’s good to review what you re doing we should be focusing on the positive and not anally picking on the negative which removes all the joy. I’ve been to photo exhibitions by well regarded photographers and on display are images that I would have put in the bin….. Nature is mostly not perfectly symmetrical so patterns of tress do not have to be either. 😊

First, the seascape showing you standing under the clouds; outstanding! I'll show people photos I've taken pointing out little things I wish I'd done better. They're comments, you're to picky! Yes probably except we learn by our critiques.

Learned a lot! Thank you Mads!

I understand the frustration of the little mistakes, Mads, but I think all of the photos were beautiful.

Brilliant video. Thank you 😊

The real problem is recognizing the mistake on site. This is especially the case when a slight change of camera perspective is required. Much can repaired in post - focus, light distribution, colors, objects removed. But shifting the camera 3 ft to the left, right, up or down to line things up differently can only be done on site. The only thing you can do as an aftermath is to cry into your pillow.

From the examples you shown, there are time when it's a slight mistake in the composition like the lone tree with the branches to close to the horizon. And there are times when you really can't do anything with the balance of the subject simply due to nature. The photos of the hills un Denmark with the fog, nothing you can do about the empty space on the left. If you had framed more to the right, the tree at the centre would have been 'off centre' and it would have looked weird. So my feeling is that there are 'errors' of composition and unbalanced scene because of the nature. Great video. Was great.

Exactly the type of content we like to watch to realize the mistakes and learn to fix them, thank you Mads !

I absolutely can relate to so much of what you say in this video. Example: I spent a lot of time photographing 2 different pieces of ice at Breiðamerkursandur. When I got home and started working on post-processing, I decided I had picked pieces of ice with unappealing shapes. They were lumpy and interesting, but just didn't look right in the frame no matter how I tried to crop or which angle I picked. (Can I blame you for this, since despite having bought your ebooks, this wasn't something you warned me about? Ok. Probably not.)

Mads your mistakes are much smaller than mine. I often get back home and review my images from a shoot and say what was I thinking when I took this photo. It looked great at the time but it just didn’t work once I got into editing. I think often we rush around to make sure we don’t miss the great light during sunrise or sunset and don’t think through the composition. I am also guilty of wanting to move to another location to capture a different shot rather than perfecting the one I had been working on.

It's your pursuit of excellence that makes you who you are. Us mere mortals, in general, can only hope to get the same results as yourself on a constant basis. We all have different levels of ability and, I believe, we should all be trying to improve our skills. If you come up with a stunning shot be proud of it, even if it's not a masterpiece. In essence, this is why you are Mads and I'm not haha. Thanks for your inspirational work.