Michael Torkildsen - Composition is a Dance!

<p>Welcome to episode 238 of F-Stop Collaborate and Listen!</p> <p>This week on the podcast I was joined by <a href='https://www.beautythatsurroundsyou.com/'>Michael Torkildsen</a> - a landscape photographer who has been living on the road since right before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with his eyes on becoming a full-time photographer. </p> <p>Michael has had to pivot quite a bit since he launched into his full-time career and has recently been putting in the hard work of writing a <a href='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/photocompositionguid/photography-guide-book-to-creating-amazing-photos'>self-published book on composition</a>. Michael and I chat about his book project, and focus a lot of our time on discussing the challenges of composition in landscape and nature photography. We also discuss:</p> <ul><li>Stories from working in his mother's 1-hour photo shop,</li> <li>His journey into full-time photography through COVID-19,</li> <li>Photographing icons and its application in composition,</li> <li>Rules of composition and how to use them (or not),</li> <li>Our thoughts on Instagram,</li> <li>And a lot more!</li> </ul> <p>Here's who Michael recommended for the podcast this week:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.stevenwebberphotography.com/'>Steven Webber</a>.</li> <li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/hilton_chen/?hl=en'>Hilton Chen</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Other items mentioned on the show:</p> <p>1. Support Michael's <a href='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/photocompositionguid/photography-guide-book-to-creating-amazing-photos'>Kickstarter Project</a>.</p> <p>2. Michael Rung's <a href='https://www.michaelrungphotography.com/fstop'>special offer</a>.</p> <p>3. Support the show on <a href='https://www.patreon.com/fstopandlisten'>Patreon.</a></p> <p>4. Join us on <a href='https://www.joinclubhouse.com/club/f-stop-collab-listen'>Clubhouse</a>!</p> <p>I love hearing from the podcast listeners! Reach out to me via <a href='http://www.instagram.com/MattPaynePhoto'>I