georgef
Well-known
... spoke to an illustration student recently, and the conversation came around to overprocessed digital images; his comment was that most of his professors that detest overprocessing of photos were hardwired through their film days in expecting photography to be a "descriptive medium"; in his words "..with so much ability to enhance one's vision, why limit yourself to reality?...". Point taken. this, keep in mind comes from an illustrator, not a photographer, but I tend to agree with the opinion that photography is not just descriptive; it is the medium to express one's vision; in that respect, I believe if the intent is to create a surreal photograph, the result should be judged as such.
I think some of the images by BEELITZ are very well done. They are photography transformed into illustration, art, what have you; they are not traditional photography, so judging them under the light of traditional photog is not really comparing apples to apples.
I think some of the images by BEELITZ are very well done. They are photography transformed into illustration, art, what have you; they are not traditional photography, so judging them under the light of traditional photog is not really comparing apples to apples.
aniMal
Well-known
Good point I think... It is exactly this that I am interested in - how will it be looked upon in a few years? How do people who have never used film view it?
Still, this forum is the only place where I have found real knowledge, and really good discussions... Thinking of starting a thread to why that is later.
I still wonder if it is possible to do HDR with say my RZ67 to get a really wild tonal range and resolution - and then take it down by not exaggerating or choosing the wrong subjects for it...
It actually feels great getting into photography 110% again - all these new techniques to test out & master!
Still, this forum is the only place where I have found real knowledge, and really good discussions... Thinking of starting a thread to why that is later.
I still wonder if it is possible to do HDR with say my RZ67 to get a really wild tonal range and resolution - and then take it down by not exaggerating or choosing the wrong subjects for it...
It actually feels great getting into photography 110% again - all these new techniques to test out & master!
tmfabian
I met a man once...
you could most certainly rock HDR with film...in fact we used to back when I was a lowly assistant for an architectural photographer. We'd set up the old 4x5 and do some bracketing and have the lab scan all the chromes and combine them and have them print out a digital transparency.
dazedgonebye
Veteran
I've been blending images to handle high dynamic range scenes since my first digital. I'm very comfortable with about 1 stop or so of added range. I seem to be able to pull that off and still keep a realistic looking image.
Most HDR work I've seen goes beyond my comfort zone and just looks freakish to me.
Most HDR work I've seen goes beyond my comfort zone and just looks freakish to me.
uhligfd
Well-known
I have yet to see a HDR image that I can believe is from this planet. They all look extraterrestial.