You're definitely on the right track… May I suggest that you back off a bit on pushing the contrast and the saturation? The first one has blown out snow and blocked up blacks. The intensity of the blue and the shadow is more than necessary. This is where I like to see the original shot in your Google drive to compare with your edit.
The same issue for the second one… It's pushed too hard in terms of saturation and contrast. I do appreciate how you perceive the proportionate relationship between the object and its shadow. The shadow of the tree however is way way too blue, notice as you zoom in and cropped down how the quality goes down and pixels and noise emerge. That's one of the main problems with phone cameras. Their sensor is too small and they don't have an optical zoom to maintain quality as you try to zoom in.
The third one down is a little more gentle with the editing and I do like the structure of the main triangle of snow. But it sort of a black hole. In other words the focal point which is at the upper part of the triangle should be the source of light in a picture and the edges should be darker. This has it backwards.
Number four is interesting and I like the repetition of the shape and the quality of the light in this one. Well done. Okay on number five.
In the last one has all the elements of light and structure that I've been encouraging for this assignment. I'll bet you I would like the original one much better though because again the saturation of the colors is pushed too hard becoming harsh and a bit garish.
What I'm trying to teach in this class is a form of elegant, straight photography that draws upon the best tradition of craftsmanship and quality. Pushing photographs hard to other places is the subject of another kind of class like intro to computer art.
Okay Talia,
ReplyDeleteYou're definitely on the right track… May I suggest that you back off a bit on pushing the contrast and the saturation? The first one has blown out snow and blocked up blacks. The intensity of the blue and the shadow is more than necessary. This is where I like to see the original shot in your Google drive to compare with your edit.
The same issue for the second one… It's pushed too hard in terms of saturation and contrast. I do appreciate how you perceive the proportionate relationship between the object and its shadow. The shadow of the tree however is way way too blue, notice as you zoom in and cropped down how the quality goes down and pixels and noise emerge. That's one of the main problems with phone cameras. Their sensor is too small and they don't have an optical zoom to maintain quality as you try to zoom in.
The third one down is a little more gentle with the editing and I do like the structure of the main triangle of snow. But it sort of a black hole. In other words the focal point which is at the upper part of the triangle should be the source of light in a picture and the edges should be darker. This has it backwards.
Number four is interesting and I like the repetition of the shape and the quality of the light in this one. Well done. Okay on number five.
In the last one has all the elements of light and structure that I've been encouraging for this assignment. I'll bet you I would like the original one much better though because again the saturation of the colors is pushed too hard becoming harsh and a bit garish.
What I'm trying to teach in this class is a form of elegant, straight photography that draws upon the best tradition of craftsmanship and quality. Pushing photographs hard to other places is the subject of another kind of class like intro to computer art.
Keep going!