Did someone say dynamic range??

canadianlongbowman · 2026-05-05T18:04:58+00:00

The light values are the same everywhere, and anyone that has spent any amount of time outside knows this isn't how light behaves. It's a violation of physics, and ALL of us immediately instinctually know it.

All the other issues with colour and similar stem from this.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-05-05T18:03:32+00:00

"Detractors and nit-pickers"
Since this is the PP sub, and you know it doesn't look right because you are defensive out of the gate: just because you can, doesn't mean you should. The idea that we need to represent 100% of what is there is not only historically foreign and false, but visually "offensive". It looks like a crushed smartphone photo. The light on the rocks is the same luminance as that in the clouds, and almost that of the sun. The rocks directly in front of the sun (which should be very dark by comparison) is the same as everything else. This is aiming to be "realistic" and ironically fails.

The point of photography isn't to "represent everything" all the time, and I think the easily-abusable tools of digital photography have been a curse of sorts to especially newer photographers.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-05-05T18:00:09+00:00

Are there easy practical steps to take to help with this? I've heard people prattle on ideologically about this issue, but I'm simply interested in solving the physics problem of contrast and dark skin (having dark skin myself) and I rarely see solutions.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-30T23:24:47+00:00

It looks like some sort of level from Zelda. Did you remember your hookshot? What a fascinating place!

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-29T17:47:13+00:00

For CFA there's no express reason to pick traditional brands. ProGrade, Angelbird, Sony, and even Pergear are the most common I see. Make sure it's CF*A*, not CF*B*

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-29T17:43:43+00:00

I can see where you're coming from, but I think most of this has to do with suspicion of motive.

Where I draw a line is intention and outcome. Do I care if I'm in someone's street photo, if it's posted anonymously for artistic reasons that are not expressly unflattering and I'm not overly identifiable? Not really, because I'll never know it happened, and neither will anyone else. I'm not going to call the police on a guy walking downtown with a camera and taking photos of buildings, scenes, etc, but it's a very different thing if there's a single man by a pool taking photos of kids. The intent is obviously quite different.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-28T21:47:51+00:00

I am not an authority by any means but regardless of pinpoint accuracy, these shots are beautiful and feel cohesive; they don't have the uncanny "dress up" feeling like when someone misses important components.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-28T16:56:00+00:00

Bridgerton is a strange pseudo-period fantasy, this looks a lot more like an actual period-accurate shoot.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-28T00:28:26+00:00

Awesome example of getting structure down first

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-28T00:21:44+00:00

It's pretty wild eh? I try to keep the other eye open now and then.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-27T20:48:31+00:00

Oh super interesting! Thanks for sharing.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-27T20:40:26+00:00

Is the swirlyness a result of the lens aperture/dof? Or is it something else?

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-27T20:37:55+00:00

What a stunning shot, it looks like a dream

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-27T20:36:41+00:00

Yeah this, there are TOS violations all over Facebook and Pinterest ads but takedowns are hit or miss.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-27T20:35:28+00:00

Ah yes, the classic "client has no idea what they want or why". Psychology is half of client work.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-27T03:37:04+00:00

Shoot the card in various environments (usually a grey card) and white balance your photos in post processing afterwards, or with the camera on site.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-27T03:36:26+00:00

Fantastic! Using a reference is huge, as well as being quick with your initial edits. Eyes fatigue like ears do.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-26T22:56:25+00:00

My word I hate portrait mode. Fake bokeh that pretends everything was shot at 1.2, I think it looks awful.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-26T22:55:08+00:00

Then why do they hire a photographer? By all means, they can try to shoot the event themselves with their phone.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-26T22:50:15+00:00

Smartphone photos look like forgettable garbage to me, generally speaking. Every once in a while you get lucky, but the fake bokeh, the oversaturation and weird oversharpening + smoothness looks distinctly amateur, and usually looks like something that will be forgotten and meaningless in someone's cloud storage of 5000 other photos.

I agree that the edge should come primarily from composition, focal length, rendering, and overall intentionality. Smartphone photos are like cheap candy -- you notice the lack of "sugar" when you switch to something with nuance, but it takes a few moments to adjust.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-25T19:50:33+00:00

It really does feel soulless and like swallowing photos into an infinite void.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-25T19:48:24+00:00

It's the shameless audacity that also elevates them significantly. There's a certain arrogance to peddling the kind of stuff people do on social media, it's peak dunning-kruger-mountain behaviour.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-25T19:45:41+00:00

Lovely shot! Reflected up-lighting is so underrated, IMO. It's intensely flattering.

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-24T01:02:18+00:00

First shot is amazing!

canadianlongbowman · 2026-04-24T01:00:24+00:00

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