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LOL, Maggie.I like that cross-processed Holga look, too.
Hell, I like a well done HDR now and again.
Yeah, yeah, I know. I Have The W0RsT Taste On The internets™.
Cam,gimmick was not my word, but i used it too, so mea culpa! but desaturation is definitely a stylized way to work. i know, i've used it (have one photo i'm working on right now). i love Ellemand's work. i love that he's comfortable enough to play around with it. that is so key for all of us!
my comments were merely for this body of work he displayed. whilst the desaturated look worked quite beautifully, i still the think the b/w was stronger in most cases.... one that he didn't add but reworked was this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellemand/2328045617/ against to the original (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellemand/2287826493/) there is no comparison. the original is absolutely out of this world. if the original wasn't up, however, i'd think the desaturated look was quite stunning.
does this make sense?
thank you! i'm afraid i'm getting quite crotchety and curt as surgery draws nigh and did not want to seem as if i was trashing his work. i'll probably have to ban myself from the forum tomorrowCam,
it does
I understood entriely and I am sure everyone else did as well.thank you! i'm afraid i'm getting quite crotchety and curt as surgery draws nigh and did not want to seem as if i was trashing his work. i'll probably have to ban myself from the forum tomorrow
Your not going anywhere as long as i have the button control. LOLthank you! i'm afraid i'm getting quite crotchety and curt as surgery draws nigh and did not want to seem as if i was trashing his work. i'll probably have to ban myself from the forum tomorrow
Hey all of you.
I love when pictures (also mine) can creative af constructiv diskussion - that's what forums like this are for - right?
I'm reading all your comments, and are very happy that you all have an opinion -that's what makes it fun to be here.
And I promise you all - next time I make something different and crazy - you'll be the first to see it :thumbup:
Ellemand
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellemand/
By the way Cam - I've desided, that you can stay here :ROTFL:
Cam, what you say makes sense — but I'll also defend what I said about this approach being gimmicky: a photograph is good because it says something; and what is says may be expressed orally or may not be, the latter being the case if it is expressed mainly through form rather than content as in the case of an abstract paining. In Ellemand's case the best of the original photographs make a certain graphic statement in the way the tones and light speak and a mood is created and, for me, none of that message is extended or emphasized by the selective colour approach, which gives the feeling of colorization — if anything the effect is attenuated or almost trivialized, moving towards kitsch. We're getting into aesthetics here, and on that people always have different views.gimmick was not my word, but i used it too, so mea culpa! but desaturation is definitely a stylized way to work. i know, i've used it (have one photo i'm working on right now). i love Ellemand's work. i love that he's comfortable enough to play around with it. that is so key for all of us!
my comments were merely for this body of work he displayed. whilst the desaturated look worked quite beautifully, i still the think the b/w was stronger in most cases.... one that he didn't add but reworked was this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellemand/2328045617/ against to the original (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellemand/2287826493/) there is no comparison. the original is absolutely out of this world. if the original wasn't up, however, i'd think the desaturated look was quite stunning.
does this make sense?