I agree with DaveO's sentiment re "beat to death," but for me it's more because this topic doesn't promote any learning or thoughtful commentary; it's just another "chit-chat" thread. Burkphoto recently wrote a similar topic
here in which he linked a video to help aid wider discussion. Admin moved his from main forum to links/resources, which is where I expect yours will end up also because of the link you included.
Back in 2016 Sharpshooter did a series on composition. See several of those threads
here - if you can get past the Naked Section topics on that page
Discussions on
specifics of how to create impact (light, composition, depth of field, angle of view/perspective, how to draw someone into a scene and keep their attention) have been very rare in UHH's main discussion for quite some time, however. I wonder why? Is it because aside from gear specifics and tech talk, the majority who comment in main discussion are already where they want to be with their hobby? And those who are motivated to improve and learn are doing so in other sections of this site - and maybe connecting with a mentor via private message - or have discovered other resources, whether online or books or classroom?
Main discussion forum has become a dumping ground that includes sharing of Facebook photo-jokes, complaints about UPS, and much more that should have been posted to General Chit-Chat. For those seeking a different experience, I urge you to look through "all sections" at the bottom of this page. Examples:
In May and June of 2018, there was a 4-part collaborative effort in For Your Consideration section on the aspects of light. The last chapter, with links to earlier, is
here.The For Your Consideration section has also hosted topics on flower photography, black and white, still life and much more. But that section, like all volunteer-moderated sections, is invisible to new users. You must specifically subscribe and even then, if you are browsing via the emailed digest, you must be logged in to UHH to see postings.
There has often been excellent feedback/critique and discussion in several Landscape Forum topics since that section was created in December. PP Forum has a list of member-created tutorials
here. The Commercial Photography section has a lighting tutorial
here.It is sad that most of the volunteer-moderated sections receive very little participation, but that may speak as much to the demographics of main discussion participants as it does to the lack of visibility of the other sections.