Satyre's photos thread

[JeanPaul]

Well I guess you can say I meant what you are thinking in terms of that link you posted but that guy's images are way overdone. It needs to be more subtle and less apparent that they were edited in photoshop. If the first thing you think when you see an image is "wow that was surely edited in photoshop" then its not a particularly good image. (unless of course its a humorous photoshop )

Let me give you an example from a photo I took:

Original photograph

(the one that came out of my camera after a few RAW adjustments like fill light for some of the shadows and some slight exposure adjustment for brighter and more vivid tones)

And then the photo with my photoshop adjustments

Whether you like my edits or not, its still a lot more interesting of a picture to look at. Oh and for future reference, dont post original "pre-edited" images, ever

[skdr]

Can you post your adjustment settings for everyone to see, JP? Cheers

[Pericolos0]

i like the original more honestly, more color, more energy! Fits with the busy scene

[dux]

i like the original more honestly, more color, more energy! Fits with the busy scene

[JeanPaul]

Can you post your adjustment settings for everyone to see, JP? Cheers

I posted the original, and that was quite a bit to share. This would be going to far

I can tell you though that editing individual colors in a curves layer helps a lot. Also, using different layer styles also helps a lot.

i like the original more honestly, more color, more energy! Fits with the busy scene

Then you are the guys that think having un-edited images as final products is okay, I guess not everyone can be a photographer

Honestly, the original has gross non-complimentary colors, I really cant see how you think this

[Skjalg]

Sometimes the imperfect is perfect to the human eye, and the other way around

[DvS]

Then you are the guys that think having un-edited images as final products is okay, I guess not everyone can be a photographer

Such arrogance

Not trying to flame or anything, just feel that sort of stuff needs to be called out.

Just because you've posted some cool photos doesn't really give you the right to judge what makes people photographers. Art is in the eye of the beholder and any attempt of convincing people otherwise is an act of snobbery.

Anyway, I looked at all the photos in this thread and I really like them, though I do agree with previous posters about putting more sky into the vertical ones.

[dux]

Then you are the guys that think having un-edited images as final products is okay, I guess not everyone can be a photographer

Yeah, and an attitude like yours is not going to get you very far, either. I like you JP, but christ, you do come out with some absurd shit sometimes.

[e-freak]

well he's right in so far that the photographer must have a pretty clear image in mind of what he want to achieve, when he's going to shot the image as close as possible and later on develops the image to come even closer to what he's got in mind. That's always been the trick about photography, manual or digital - the medium changed, the processing didn't and still makes a snapshot into an artwork.

[dux]

No one said anything about un edited pics as final images. The original needs some tweaking yes, but his version made it looks somewhat lifeless in a busy environment.

[JeanPaul]

Yeah I can agree, it was a badly worded response that sounded incredibly arrogant.

BUT, my point (a badly worded one) still remains. NEVER, EVER leave an image unedited and call it final. NEVER. A stronger image will always come from some post work however little editing you put into it. If two people take the same exact image and one is edited well and the other is not, guess who will have a better, more promotable image....

Sorry if I sounded like an asshole, I didnt mean to.

[Satyre]

Thank you for your example JeanPaul!

I agree with the fact a post treatment is needed for having a photo very close to ours eyes. Indeed, a camera isn't as powerful as eyes... It doesn't manage to work well strong contrasts, a high range of colors, and so on. On the other side, I understand well someone dislike touching up photos . Once again that's a matter of taste.

Well, I've finally gotten spare time for photographing, so here's a new set:

Countryside .:HDR:.

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Meadow .:HDR:.

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Thunderstorm (vertorama, 2 shots)

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Let's say Tree (very inspired)

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Hope, you'll enjoy them

[JeanPaul]

Could you post the normal exposure for 'Thunderstorm' ?

[Satyre]

That the normal exposure (0EV). This one is not a HDRi or other similar treatment . I've just assembled the two photos and improve contrasts, that' all.

[DvS]

I like the first one a lot, the colors especially, the others have a pretty bland looking sky, but I guess there's not much you can do about that