What is your opinion on this photos?

[ericzhu]

My wife says that these pictures are too underexposed, totally too dark. But I don't think so. What is your opinion?

http://www.fotop.net/ericzhu/xiang0601/X3
http://www.fotop.net/ericzhu/xiang0601/X2
http://www.fotop.net/ericzhu/xiang0601/X1
http://www.fotop.net/ericzhu/xiang0601/X12
http://www.fotop.net/ericzhu/xiang0601/X11
http://www.fotop.net/ericzhu/O0601/O5

 

[Ergo]

They are perfect.

 

[ericzhu]

They are perfect.

I hope that words come from my wife. But she always says that I never have a good picture.

 

[ch1]

one through three are fine.

the fourth is interesting.

the fifth is abominable.

the sixth is okay but could be a bit underexposed.

Conclusion:

It doesn't matter. Your wife is not interested in your artistic renderings. She is looking at 1 through 5 as pictures of her children.

Worse for you, she is looking at the picture of her with very "jaundiced" eyes.

Sir, you are essentially a dead man with these pics.

Never take photos of the wife and kids. Or if you must, use bright lights and color film!

But, it doesn't matter - you are a "dead man"! :angel:

 

[RML]

Underexposed? In what world? They're pretty good IMO.

 

[RayPA]

The last three could use a bump on the black end. They could be interesting, but bringing the black up will darken everything. They could get "spooky," as my kids say about my darker images. You've got some wonderful tones in the first ones.


🙂

 

[Uncle Fester]

My wife says that these pictures are too underexposed, totally too dark. But I don't think so. What is your opinion?

http://www.fotop.net/ericzhu/xiang0601/X3
http://www.fotop.net/ericzhu/xiang0601/X2
http://www.fotop.net/ericzhu/xiang0601/X1
http://www.fotop.net/ericzhu/xiang0601/X12
http://www.fotop.net/ericzhu/xiang0601/X11
http://www.fotop.net/ericzhu/O0601/O5

Hi Eric,

I think that the first three shots are fine. Nice pics, good exposure. The next three definitely look like underexposed film to me. The fourth and fifth pictures of the child would have been better with more exposure to the negative, and you could have still printed the photos dark to get the same effect you were after. I think that the picture of the woman could also have come out better with more exposure. What kind of film did you use? The last three pictures look like they were made from an underexposed C-41 Process black & white film.

Mike Sullivan

 

[sf]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Cliche but very relevant here.

 

[ericzhu]

one through three are fine.

the fourth is interesting.

the fifth is abominable.

the sixth is okay but could be a bit underexposed.

Conclusion:

It doesn't matter. Your wife is not interested in your artistic renderings. She is looking at 1 through 5 as pictures of her children.

Worse for you, she is looking at the picture of her with very "jaundiced" eyes.

Sir, you are essentially a dead man with these pics.

Never take photos of the wife and kids. Or if you must, use bright lights and color film!

But, it doesn't matter - you are a "dead man"! :angel:

:bang: That's why my wife never wants me to photo for her again. I am not a good photographer, she says she is looking too fat in the picture.

 

[ericzhu]

Underexposed? In what world? They're pretty good IMO.

I am glad to hear that. It gives me courage.

 

[Rich Silfver]

1-3 perfectly fine and very nice photos.
4-6 underexposed but you could probably have at least #6 come out really nice with a bit of post processing.

 

[RML]

My wife doesn't want me to shoot her either but still she complies. Women (and many men, too) can be very judgemental when it comes to their appearance, and your photographing her in her private moments (as opposed to the moments she chooses others to see her, like at work or outside the house) can make her feel uncomfortable as she has little or no control over how she appears in the image. Like my wife, she complies with my wishes to shoot her but there are very few photos taken like that that she allows me to show to the world. They're too private; an image of her that she reserves for me and my daughter, not an imgae that she brings to the outside world. It's like she's forced to go outside without make-up, even a little, a situation that makes her feel "naked" and that disstresses her.

 

[RML]

I am glad to hear that. It gives me courage.

I gues nr 5 is lost but nr 4 I like and nr 6 ain't bad either. Both nr 4 and 6 can perhaps do with some post-processing but there are good shots in them.

 

[ericzhu]

My wife doesn't want me to shoot her either but still she complies. Women (and many men, too) can be very judgemental when it comes to their appearance, and your photographing her in her private moments (as opposed to the moments she chooses others to see her, like at work or outside the house) can make her feel uncomfortable as she has little or no control over how she appears in the image. Like my wife, she complies with my wishes to shoot her but there are very few photos taken like that that she allows me to show to the world. They're too private; an image of her that she reserves for me and my daughter, not an imgae that she brings to the outside world. It's like she's forced to go outside without make-up, even a little, a situation that makes her feel "naked" and that disstresses her.

So man shall choose a beauty as his wife. Beauty needs no makeup. I now know the words' meaning: Marry in haste, hatred at leisure. 😀

 

[matt fury]

I like the first 3 very much! For curiosity's sake, would you mind sharing what camera/lens you used for them?

 

[ericzhu]

I like the first 3 very much! For curiosity's sake, would you mind sharing what camera/lens you used for them?

I am not 100% sure. But 95% it was taken with M3+collapse cron 50/2. Or it was MP+35/2.

 

[PaulDalex]

Ericzhu
Here is my taste. I dislike unreadable areas. Let me state what is for me the fundamental principle from which any criterion should follow. What is the reference in imagery? Our visual system is the answer. This is a marvel that can count photons. When I was young I could see in the dark. Thus no dark unreadable areas please. The maximum horror is achieved by sunsets with siluetted something. Similar considerations hold for hightlights.
The solution is simple. I use my spot meter and take care that all areas are within the latitude of the film.
Ok, I know that I am stirring water. No doubt other will post to object. But I am firm here. If there is no reference and we are technology driven the next generations will see a pixellated world. I am considering donating an analog camera to a 10 year old daughter of a friend because I am terrified that she can spoil its artistic talent believing that the world is pixellated. And I will teach her to follow what our visual system commands.
Regards
Pistach

 

[ericzhu]

Ericzhu
Here is my taste. I dislike unreadable areas. Let me state what is for me the fundamental principle from which any criterion should follow. What is the reference in imagery? Our visual system is the answer. This is a marvel that can count photons. When I was young I could see in the dark. Thus no dark unreadable areas please. The maximum horror is achieved by sunsets with siluetted something. Similar considerations hold for hightlights.
The solution is simple. I use my spot meter and take care that all areas are within the latitude of the film.
Ok, I know that I am stirring water. No doubt other will post to object. But I am firm here. If there is no reference and we are technology driven the next generations will see a pixellated world. I am considering donating an analog camera to a 10 year old daughter of a friend because I am terrified that she can spoil its artistic talent believing that the world is pixellated. And I will teach her to follow what our visual system commands.
Regards
Pistach

Maybe I shall add a spot meter later. Anyway, film camera is like a mistry, unlike the digital one, from which the picture could be viewed instantly. Though underexposed, the photos give me some surprise: What a beauty sometimes unprecisely exposed film could be.

 

[lubitel]

I find your photos to be very good.
my wife only likes pictures where her hair looks good. If not -- its a bad picture.
and there is nothing wrong with silhouettes or sunsets and sunrises.

 

[Magus]

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