English is not my native language, hope I could still make myself clear enough. Please bear with me. :D
I'm new to photography and I'm here to learn. I would just like to know how do you make your photos distinctively look it was shot by you.
Take a look at my album for example. I minimally post-process but if you will look at my shots, it would seem to look that my album was made up of shots from different people. It seem to me that I still don't post-process enough and post-process distinctively. I believe I don't have that consistent post-processing workflow.
Can you share with me, especially from those skilled with Lightroom, your workflow? So that later I can learn and have my own workflow. :D What do you usually adjust / tinker?
i think you workflow looks fine, i wouldnt worry too much about developing a distinctive post process as each subject may not suit one style of PP. go with the flow, enjoy playing around on each image!
Im pretty sure i dont have a PP style, i do go through phases which may be reflected in my processes, but i hope to think that i evolve and change in my processing and photography in general.
I think a distinctive style should come mainly from your actual photography. A PP style should feed from the photography style - you should be "listening" to your images, so you know how they want to processed.
Also, you shouldn't try too hard to form your signature look - you should just let your signature look find you.
Not everyone processes their pictures. Either they think photography is the art of what comes out of the camera or have never learnt the skills that many have here. I'm a bit of both! Processing is not a necessity for a great photograph. I agree with @jinximages that your style should mainly come from your photograph.
@natandhayley - thanks for your insights! @jinximages wow those thoughts or should i say wisdom, sure worth a lot to me! :) @Cherrill - thank you too.. :)
I think you all have a point. Maybe it's not the pp style that Im really looking for. Maybe instead of worrying abt pp style, i should learn more to "listen" to subjects around calling for photo op, and maybe i would discover what I would always love to shoot and then have them as my own :D
Thanks all, :D
I still welcome ideas for PP workflow though.. heheh :D
I agree with Cherrill, also aquiring a style happen over time... You have alot of potential, keep shooting and see where it takes you. I too will listen more to my images. Thanks, O.
Oh,don`t worry about it. Not everyone has a distinctive style.
And I think the more variety to your photos,the better!
And photot-style doesn`t come from editing,but mostly from what you shoot: landscape,portrait,urban,fashion,etc.
Look at me,I don`t have a style that I stick to,because I want to try out everything.
I guess if you want your photo to look like it`s yours,add a watermark-signature (allthough I`ll never do that).
I don't process because I don't know /have the time to. I try to take technically proficient images instead of having a program do it for me. One day I'll do more.
Like others have said, it does not come from how you process, but over time it emerges in how you compose your shots.
I do VERY LITTLE post on the majority of my photos, whether I'm selling them or just sharing them (like here.) I try and let my eye and the environment work together.
After you've been shooting for a while, you will start to see your signature style emerge. Of course, some of that comes from what and how you choose to shoot the majority of the time, too. (ie, animals, flowers, landscapes, urban, etc.)
I just stick to generic wet/darkroom techniques like burning, dodging, and color processes; anything more tends toward the graphic-design sub genre and it's easy to go awry there. If you know that you're digitally shooting a specific style meant to emulate an exact physical film or print you could consider creating a preset in Lightroom (or whatever) to apply to your collection of selected shots before export.
@jondecker wow this comment makes me more less guilty trying to learn PP. i'll take note of this. But those wet/darkroom techniques i still need to learn and maybe just stick up to that extent only. :) thanks
I am seeing a particular style in your shots. There are a lot of angles in your shots, higher contrast, and items are usually the subject. I am a big fan of Lightroom too. You are doing great!
@cdford wow i haven't even noticed that. lol i shot a lot of items for this project because of the constraints of working from home and had no time going out :D Thanks for the compliment
Marvin, I again agree with @jinximages; I think that good photograhers - and by extension, good photos - come from a lot of practice, not a lot of post processing. So take a lot of photos! When you have a lot of good photos to choose from, your daily selection, and what it says about who you are, where you are, what you like to shoot, and your technical preferences (telephoto, macro, wide aperture, etc.), will all start to show themselves.
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i think you workflow looks fine, i wouldnt worry too much about developing a distinctive post process as each subject may not suit one style of PP. go with the flow, enjoy playing around on each image!
Im pretty sure i dont have a PP style, i do go through phases which may be reflected in my processes, but i hope to think that i evolve and change in my processing and photography in general.
Also, you shouldn't try too hard to form your signature look - you should just let your signature look find you.
Just my two cents. :)
@jinximages wow those thoughts or should i say wisdom, sure worth a lot to me! :)
@Cherrill - thank you too.. :)
I think you all have a point. Maybe it's not the pp style that Im really looking for. Maybe instead of worrying abt pp style, i should learn more to "listen" to subjects around calling for photo op, and maybe i would discover what I would always love to shoot and then have them as my own :D
Thanks all, :D
I still welcome ideas for PP workflow though.. heheh :D
And I think the more variety to your photos,the better!
And photot-style doesn`t come from editing,but mostly from what you shoot: landscape,portrait,urban,fashion,etc.
Look at me,I don`t have a style that I stick to,because I want to try out everything.
I guess if you want your photo to look like it`s yours,add a watermark-signature (allthough I`ll never do that).
I do VERY LITTLE post on the majority of my photos, whether I'm selling them or just sharing them (like here.) I try and let my eye and the environment work together.
After you've been shooting for a while, you will start to see your signature style emerge. Of course, some of that comes from what and how you choose to shoot the majority of the time, too. (ie, animals, flowers, landscapes, urban, etc.)
Good luck!
@jlynnpro @barrymikhal thanks too!
And that will be your style.
I have thought that many images by
Blue_French/Jef Cris ( http://365project.org/french_blue/365/2011-01) and
Peter Van Allen ( http://365project.org/petervanallen/365/2011-01)
have a certain look.
@bonniebouman yup I'm already following Peter Van Allen. :) thank you