I totally get it..i've been actively taking pics as a hobby for about two years but never experimented too hard with editing until last year.. I think I've had a very similar journey---started off making roughly 6-10 tweaks on average for a photo that would enhance it but lessen also take away from its natural look.
Now, I aim to not take it too far out of its natural state. I guess its true "less is more" sometimes.
I think as a challenge, people should just edit their photos without using filters. I'd be lying if I said I never use them and I use them more now than ever (talking about maybe using filters 20% of the time though) but I still try and lay off them and just edit photos as is with the typical things. I've noticed in even some look books and even stuff from Van Styles that aren't his model shots get a lot of crap for only using filters.
For example. I know this might not even be a filter thing but editing blacks to where it is super light just grinds my gears sometimes. I mean do it where it makes sense but a lot of cases, it is just done without really any disregards. I saw this on Hypebeast this morning and for a product shot, this photo makes no sense with the edit:
And this was a blog Van Styles did when he went to Hawaii (no hate). His edits were just odd. He's like muting colors when that is the last thing you want to do with photos from Hawaii.
http://thehundreds.com/hawaiian-re-cap-part-1/
I get what you're saying. To be honest one could pose the bigger question to say "is your reality the same as what I visually perceive 'reality' to be?".. I goes along the same lines as the question you just mentioned and I agree. The 'necessary edits' are all just based on what one 'thinks' needs to happen. That's what makes this whole thing beautiful. Pictures can be reinterpreted many different ways.
Foggy Ladies Skyline by that1fool, on Flickr
City Hall by that1fool, on Flickr
I totally get it..i've been actively taking pics as a hobby for about two years but never experimented too hard with editing until last year.. I think I've had a very similar journey---started off making roughly 6-10 tweaks on average for a photo that would enhance it but lessen also take away from its natural look.
Now, I aim to not take it too far out of its natural state. I guess its true "less is more" sometimes.
I've made this comment before, in different words perhaps, but to me 'natural' & photography are kinda opposing terms...it seems to me that photography is a completely unnatural, can anyone really be sure what they see through the camera's lens is how it actually appeared to anyone else? whatever edits need to be made to get the result(s) you are after are fair game, i think...
I think as a challenge, people should just edit their photos without using filters. I'd be lying if I said I never use them and I use them more now than ever (talking about maybe using filters 20% of the time though) but I still try and lay off them and just edit photos as is with the typical things. I've noticed in even some look books and even stuff from Van Styles that aren't his model shots get a lot of crap for only using filters.
For example. I know this might not even be a filter thing but editing blacks to where it is super light just grinds my gears sometimes. I mean do it where it makes sense but a lot of cases, it is just done without really any disregards. I saw this on Hypebeast this morning and for a product shot, this photo makes no sense with the edit:
And this was a blog Van Styles did when he went to Hawaii (no hate). His edits were just odd. He's like muting colors when that is the last thing you want to do with photos from Hawaii.
http://thehundreds.com/hawaiian-re-cap-part-1/
i see what you are saying, but maybe that is why he did it? or maybe that is his style? clipping the blacks like that sometimes helps keeps the high contrast between light & dark in the mid tones & highlights and retain some details...
All of my shots were taken from my Galaxy S5
SALK by ISAACHRISTIAN, on Flickr
DOUBLE by ISAACHRISTIAN, on Flickr
OLDTOWN by ISAACHRISTIAN, on Flickr
ROBERTOS by ISAACHRISTIAN, on Flickr
CORONADO by ISAACHRISTIAN, on Flickr
SAFARI by ISAACHRISTIAN, on Flickr
SEUSS by ISAACHRISTIAN, on Flickr
ZARAPE by ISAACHRISTIAN, on Flickr
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I started out at Twin Peaks last night and it was nothin but fog.
I ended up in Alamo Square as well...looks like I just missed you by a little bit. Still tryin' to get on y'all level.
SMH. I also still need to get Lightroom so I can do some PP.
steezy, sell me on the Einstein or two ab800sI dig the whole high pass editing look...it's just another trend tho, it'll fade away...the irony..
If You can make it through the night there's a brighter day. - 2Pac by TooLegit4Kicks, on Flickr
Our path's equal in distance, yet so far in effort are measured by vigilant decisions made along the way to serenity. by TooLegit4Kicks, on Flickr
Even in dismay, there's something brighter to look forward to by TooLegit4Kicks, on Flickr
Brownie points for whoever can guess what model car this is!
