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There are some popular photography editing techniques that I don't care for.
Like that thing where they desaturate a picture, and then have one thing in color, like the flower or the eyes.
And when they whiten up the whites of the eyes. Brightening the eyes (and teeth) a little is fine, but I often see it overdone, where the whites are really white.
And some HDR. I've seen some really great shots where it was used to blend different areas of lighting at night, and also some where it was used for pure artistic effect. But when it's just used to tweak brightness and contrast, it bugs me a little - if I can tell. I use curves. And I imagine some people look at my shots and can tell what I did and don't like it. So I'm not going to hold it against you - I'm just saying what I like and don't like. Either way, it's better than burning and dodging.
For me, it's all about keeping the techniques invisible. And when I can see that something was done, but I'm not sure what it was, that's usually cool. So as I become better versed with imaging techniques, I'm going to be harder to impress. But that's the case with everyone, I think.
Now if I can just figure out how to get richer color.
Oh, and vignetting. I don't like vignetting. So you can keep your Holgas.
Like that thing where they desaturate a picture, and then have one thing in color, like the flower or the eyes.
And when they whiten up the whites of the eyes. Brightening the eyes (and teeth) a little is fine, but I often see it overdone, where the whites are really white.
And some HDR. I've seen some really great shots where it was used to blend different areas of lighting at night, and also some where it was used for pure artistic effect. But when it's just used to tweak brightness and contrast, it bugs me a little - if I can tell. I use curves. And I imagine some people look at my shots and can tell what I did and don't like it. So I'm not going to hold it against you - I'm just saying what I like and don't like. Either way, it's better than burning and dodging.
For me, it's all about keeping the techniques invisible. And when I can see that something was done, but I'm not sure what it was, that's usually cool. So as I become better versed with imaging techniques, I'm going to be harder to impress. But that's the case with everyone, I think.
Now if I can just figure out how to get richer color.
Oh, and vignetting. I don't like vignetting. So you can keep your Holgas.
