Do you edit photos for you or others?
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I've learnt recently that people find overexposed photos more appealing than correctly exposed (after speaking to many friends and post processing in front of them, nothing scientific
) so I started editing photos that are "for show" this way, even if sometimes IMO they look better slightly darker. It may not apply to all photos but it was a general comment for dogs and people which I mainly shoot.
Do you do anything "for others" even if you don't necessarily agree with it?
) so I started editing photos that are "for show" this way, even if sometimes IMO they look better slightly darker. It may not apply to all photos but it was a general comment for dogs and people which I mainly shoot.Do you do anything "for others" even if you don't necessarily agree with it?
Who do you take photos for, yourself or other people ?
It's all too easy to get caught up with what people think. Process them how you want, don't listen to the "oh people prefer this" rubbish.
Personally I'm not really a fan of the over exposed "high key" look. It has it's place but is often over used.
Photography is all about experimentation, not following a set of rules.
It's all too easy to get caught up with what people think. Process them how you want, don't listen to the "oh people prefer this" rubbish.
Personally I'm not really a fan of the over exposed "high key" look. It has it's place but is often over used.
Photography is all about experimentation, not following a set of rules.
It is interesting you say this Rottie. I really, really liked your african shots, they were darker than I would have processed myself, but they had such a great treatment of color and luminosity, it made them stand out to me, and made your work unique. I felt I learned something looking at them.
I tend to view "exposure" as a matter for the histogram in photoshop - ie I try to have my images with the bulk of the information around the middle, with no whites or shadows clipping either end. As a result a lot of shots look similar in terms of brightness, and it is something I have identified as a point to experiment more with.
I suspect there may be a similar effect to A/B tests with sound quality, most peoople tend to prefer the louder sound over the quality sound when asked to blind A/B test. I suspect people prefer a brighter image over a darker image, and like music on the radio we are ending up with a brightness war.
I tend to view "exposure" as a matter for the histogram in photoshop - ie I try to have my images with the bulk of the information around the middle, with no whites or shadows clipping either end. As a result a lot of shots look similar in terms of brightness, and it is something I have identified as a point to experiment more with.
I suspect there may be a similar effect to A/B tests with sound quality, most peoople tend to prefer the louder sound over the quality sound when asked to blind A/B test. I suspect people prefer a brighter image over a darker image, and like music on the radio we are ending up with a brightness war.
I prefer more blown out, hazy feel on my colour photos and desaturate a bit. There's still some blacks in there, but on the whole I'll go to the right and pull back a bit. Often in PS I'll add a fill layer, soft white brush set to about 15% opacity, blur it and change to soft light then lower the layer opacity to get it how I want it
cornet said:
Who do you take photos for, yourself or other people ?
It's all too easy to get caught up with what people think. Process them how you want, don't listen to the "oh people prefer this" rubbish.
Personally I'm not really a fan of the over exposed "high key" look. It has it's place but is often over used.
Photography is all about experimentation, not following a set of rules.
100% for other people.It's all too easy to get caught up with what people think. Process them how you want, don't listen to the "oh people prefer this" rubbish.
Personally I'm not really a fan of the over exposed "high key" look. It has it's place but is often over used.
Photography is all about experimentation, not following a set of rules.
I see what I want to see there and then.
I love making people happy, showing them that they can look great in photos. About 20 of my Facebook friends have my photos as their profile and/or cover photo. For me personally, it's a great feeling to see it.
And if it's for work - I take and publish my photos for other people to like it, share it and in the end - bring me more clients/money. That's why I listen to what people say and take it onboard (that's the important bit - take it on board, not blindly accept).
My work just like me evolves constantly.
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