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02/12/2009 07:05:14 AM · #1 |
How about: Identify a DPC photographer who has a portfolio of images you feel has a particular style. Try to emulate that style with your choice of subject. (Advanced Editing)
There are many wonderful photographers here who have styles and techniques that I'd like to try to emulate - I suspect there will be much learning to be had by having a go at this.
I think this offers a different perspective to the Deja Vu challenges which focus mainly on the subject rather than the style.
What do others think? Has it ever been done before?
Cheers
Paul |
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02/12/2009 09:10:44 AM · #2 |
I like it! I got dibbs on  IreneM |
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02/12/2009 09:11:59 AM · #3 |
i was just going to say, may as well call it a Waterdrop challenge. lol
Originally posted by mbrutus2009:
I like it! I got dibbs on IreneM |
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02/12/2009 09:12:31 AM · #4 |
| Haha! I love water drop shots! |
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02/12/2009 10:56:55 AM · #5 |
| Good luck with that! I tried some 'novel' (read 'stupid') water drop shots the other day where I had the bright idea of catching eye-drops splashing onto my eye. 32 (really rubbish) exposures, a wet cheek and a very sore eye later I saw sense and abandoned the concept! I do have photographic evidence of this debacle but the quality is so low I'm far too embarassed to share one here! |
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02/12/2009 12:14:23 PM · #6 |
If nothing, such a challenge will show how popular the famous ones are. The more one is imitated, the popular they are IMO:-)
I like the idea. Although I cant think of more than 3 DPC photographers who have a peculiar style. Rest all are like us.. the commonality that it;-) |
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02/12/2009 12:28:51 PM · #7 |
Don't confuse style with technique...the two are very different. Style is something that comes naturally, is built over years and is much more cerebral. Technique is learned, repeatable, more scientific if you will.
Technique = technical
style = emotional...tells us something about the hand that wields the camera.
...imo. |
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02/12/2009 12:36:12 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by RKT:
Don't confuse style with technique...the two are very different. Style is something that comes naturally, is built over years and is much more cerebral. Technique is learned, repeatable, more scientific if you will.
Technique = technical
style = emotional...tells us something about the hand that wields the camera.
...imo. |
I think there is overlap; I'm thinking  halopes, his use of long exposures, presumably with ND filters is a technique that contributes greatly to the style of his images (I'm guessing that's how it's done). Surely IreneM's waterdrop work is highly technique based and is distinctive enough to be characteristic? Some people will often use selective desaturation, some are HDR junkies, I could go on...
I suppose that I lumped the two together because if you want to emulate a style, you might need to learn a new technique to pull it off.
Message edited by author 2009-02-12 12:43:21. |
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02/12/2009 01:34:29 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by paulbtlw:
Originally posted by RKT:
Don't confuse style with technique...the two are very different. Style is something that comes naturally, is built over years and is much more cerebral. Technique is learned, repeatable, more scientific if you will.
Technique = technical
style = emotional...tells us something about the hand that wields the camera.
...imo. |
I think there is overlap; I'm thinking halopes, his use of long exposures, presumably with ND filters is a technique that contributes greatly to the style of his images (I'm guessing that's how it's done). Surely IreneM's waterdrop work is highly technique based and is distinctive enough to be characteristic? Some people will often use selective desaturation, some are HDR junkies, I could go on...
I suppose that I lumped the two together because if you want to emulate a style, you might need to learn a new technique to pull it off. |
Yes I would second that. IMO, a style is made up of a photographer's sense of composition, choice of light, story telling (all aesthetic and can be unique), AND the technical skills that make him/her do all this (can also be unique).
Its almost like imagination/planning (aesthetic) and physical setup/execution (technical).
Both together will make a style.
Both can be unique.
Peace:-)
Message edited by author 2009-02-12 13:34:42. |
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02/12/2009 01:48:35 PM · #10 |
Oh, thanks for the reference ;) As a beginner, I think I'm still fighting to find my style and trying out a bit of everything. But yes, I do love long-exposures and I want to spend more time exploring the technique.
Regarding the topic, and being a bit simplistic, I can easily associate  drachoo with landscapes, hotpasta with seascapes and irenem with the famous water droplets. Just to name a few... |
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02/12/2009 02:02:14 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by Prash:
Originally posted by paulbtlw:
Originally posted by RKT:
Don't confuse style with technique...the two are very different. Style is something that comes naturally, is built over years and is much more cerebral. Technique is learned, repeatable, more scientific if you will.
Technique = technical
style = emotional...tells us something about the hand that wields the camera.
...imo. |
I think there is overlap; I'm thinking halopes, his use of long exposures, presumably with ND filters is a technique that contributes greatly to the style of his images (I'm guessing that's how it's done). Surely IreneM's waterdrop work is highly technique based and is distinctive enough to be characteristic? Some people will often use selective desaturation, some are HDR junkies, I could go on...
I suppose that I lumped the two together because if you want to emulate a style, you might need to learn a new technique to pull it off. |
Yes I would second that. IMO, a style is made up of a photographer's sense of composition, choice of light, story telling (all aesthetic and can be unique), AND the technical skills that make him/her do all this (can also be unique).
Its almost like imagination/planning (aesthetic) and physical setup/execution (technical).
Both together will make a style.
Both can be unique.
Peace:-) |
You guys are right. I think I have confused style with manner. |
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02/12/2009 02:11:56 PM · #12 |
To me, a photographers sense of style would be expressed through everything that person does, every choice that person makes. Some photographers dominate the camera, others are dominated by it. Here are a few of my favorites, & I am enthralled by their sense of timing, their use of light, & by the way they use the camera. [eta] & by their masterful use of PP.
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Message edited by author 2009-02-12 14:38:48. |
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