So Kashif never said how to edit these and I didn't want to bore y'all so I used a variety of external elements to edit the images. Let me know which compositions are cool, I really like the nautilus shell one and the pretty one.
I love your idea of experimenting with photoshop and create some interesting/creative effects. For me your portraits look more like posters than portraits which I am really not sure if it's good or not (I don't mean it's not good, I love your photos this week, I am just not sure.) Also I think the use of editing tools should serve a function of pushing something you want to express with your photos a step further. Anyways, apart from the nautilus shell one my favorite photos are the third one which you use the asymmetric technique perfectly.
I appreciate your photoshop skills. Image 8 is my favorite and it looks like an impressionistic artwork. However, sometimes the editing breaks the mood of the original photo, like image 10.
You brave soul! to be honest i really like the edits except for the 7th image. Compositionally most of your photos are centered, maybe you could have played around with the rule of thirds more.
I love the 4th one, the moon looks like a cookie or frisbee briefly. However, make sure the edges of your imported images are smooth because I see some pixeled edges on the moon. The way you had the shell wrap around their head in the 9th was a really good choice that enhances the composition and image.
I really appreciate how you took your editing to the next level, and I really think that this should be a technique that you include in your final portfolio because not all of us are as experienced with photoshop so it would make your photos stand out. If we are looking at the compositions of your photos, I think that some of your photos should've been taken closer to the model. I really like the third photo and how you included Kashif's hand with the contrast of the editing - it makes for a very interesting photo. The last photo is the least successful to me, and the only thing that really saves it a little is the words on the side. It would've been cool to have seen you experiment more with different angles and compositions, but I know that this was harder this week because you weren't one on one.
I'm going to be really honest here so hopefully I don't offend you. I appreciate you experimenting with photoshop but most of these photos come off as really cheesy. While a few of them actually did catch my eye(4,6,9) it looks like you are simply experimenting instead of attempting to make art which makes them look unprofessional. This takes away from your images instead of helping them. You've posted some really great work on here so I know you are capable of taking good photos. If you do want these photos to come off as professional you have to be more cautious about which edits to make and how you use them, which makes them look intentional.
I'm gonna have to agree with Michael, a lot of these feel like snap chat filters more than intentional, artistic edits. Your intentions are lovely and I so admire that you wanted to push these to the next level, but I wish it was done in a way that didn't involve devil horns and a moon. Your 3rd photo is the only edit that I feel is successful because it parallels the contrast of Kashif's hand coming into the frame and the model's face.
I am going to have to disagree with Michael, as I don't see anything wrong with experimenting seeing as these were homework assignments, and we were meant to take them specifically for practice. Everyone's photos looked relatively the same this week, so you were able to make yours unique, which I appreciate.
Agreeing with Catherine lmao, experimentation set you apart this week and I'm glad you went for it, especially considering that you didn't get to work with the model individually and only have photos taken with the group. A lot of people ended up choosing multiple images from the same shooting session, same angle even, and the repetition goes beyond the individual.
Images 3, 5, and 9 feel the most successful. I'm not basing my judgement on 'formal' or 'professional' photography as clearly that wasn't what you were going for--I think there's more merit in understanding your intention and judging with that in mind, instead jumping to an easy conclusion. I'm sure I don't have to start talking about what is or isn't art to make this point.
That being said I think the focus of the class is what's considered 'formal photography' so I'd ask before using any of these techniques for your project (assuming you were even going to).
I love your idea of experimenting with photoshop and create some interesting/creative effects. For me your portraits look more like posters than portraits which I am really not sure if it's good or not (I don't mean it's not good, I love your photos this week, I am just not sure.) Also I think the use of editing tools should serve a function of pushing something you want to express with your photos a step further. Anyways, apart from the nautilus shell one my favorite photos are the third one which you use the asymmetric technique perfectly.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your photoshop skills. Image 8 is my favorite and it looks like an impressionistic artwork. However, sometimes the editing breaks the mood of the original photo, like image 10.
ReplyDeleteYou brave soul! to be honest i really like the edits except for the 7th image. Compositionally most of your photos are centered, maybe you could have played around with the rule of thirds more.
ReplyDeleteI love the 4th one, the moon looks like a cookie or frisbee briefly. However, make sure the edges of your imported images are smooth because I see some pixeled edges on the moon. The way you had the shell wrap around their head in the 9th was a really good choice that enhances the composition and image.
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate how you took your editing to the next level, and I really think that this should be a technique that you include in your final portfolio because not all of us are as experienced with photoshop so it would make your photos stand out. If we are looking at the compositions of your photos, I think that some of your photos should've been taken closer to the model. I really like the third photo and how you included Kashif's hand with the contrast of the editing - it makes for a very interesting photo. The last photo is the least successful to me, and the only thing that really saves it a little is the words on the side. It would've been cool to have seen you experiment more with different angles and compositions, but I know that this was harder this week because you weren't one on one.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to be really honest here so hopefully I don't offend you. I appreciate you experimenting with photoshop but most of these photos come off as really cheesy. While a few of them actually did catch my eye(4,6,9) it looks like you are simply experimenting instead of attempting to make art which makes them look unprofessional. This takes away from your images instead of helping them. You've posted some really great work on here so I know you are capable of taking good photos. If you do want these photos to come off as professional you have to be more cautious about which edits to make and how you use them, which makes them look intentional.
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna have to agree with Michael, a lot of these feel like snap chat filters more than intentional, artistic edits. Your intentions are lovely and I so admire that you wanted to push these to the next level, but I wish it was done in a way that didn't involve devil horns and a moon. Your 3rd photo is the only edit that I feel is successful because it parallels the contrast of Kashif's hand coming into the frame and the model's face.
ReplyDeleteI am going to have to disagree with Michael, as I don't see anything wrong with experimenting seeing as these were homework assignments, and we were meant to take them specifically for practice. Everyone's photos looked relatively the same this week, so you were able to make yours unique, which I appreciate.
ReplyDeleteAgreeing with Catherine lmao, experimentation set you apart this week and I'm glad you went for it, especially considering that you didn't get to work with the model individually and only have photos taken with the group. A lot of people ended up choosing multiple images from the same shooting session, same angle even, and the repetition goes beyond the individual.
ReplyDeleteImages 3, 5, and 9 feel the most successful. I'm not basing my judgement on 'formal' or 'professional' photography as clearly that wasn't what you were going for--I think there's more merit in understanding your intention and judging with that in mind, instead jumping to an easy conclusion. I'm sure I don't have to start talking about what is or isn't art to make this point.
That being said I think the focus of the class is what's considered 'formal photography' so I'd ask before using any of these techniques for your project (assuming you were even going to).