greg jansen Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 General opinions wanted. Do you think the current look of digital wedding images is starting to look dated? By that I mean the over-processed, action based look? It is nice the images have a different look than straight out of the camera, but sometimes I find the current wave of super star photographer's images to look a bit unreal. Too saturated, too touched-up, too over processed. Remember the first wave of digital albums? The layouts were so over-done. Image upon image overlayed, faded fancy fonts scrolling all over the page, funky borders, etc. That look certainly is dated. I can see clients looking at that stuff 10 years from now with a tinge of embarrassemnet. Question is, do you think the current look of processed digital images will have the same fate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Current looks always get dated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ_konrad Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Great pictures are great pictures and will always be great pictures. Photographers that have to rely on over saturation and over processing gimmicks to sell their product are trying to cover up their lack of real photographic ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve george Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I remember reading somewhere (and I'll misquote this but can't find the original) that something 50 years old is classic, 40 years old is cool, 30 years old is retro, 20 years old is kitsch, and something 10 years old is unfashionable...by that metric over-saturated images will soon be hitting that threshold... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ni_gentry Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 What looks are you referring to? Specific examples? <p> " Too saturated, too touched-up, too over processed." is all subjective. <p> All "looks" eventually become dated. You can look back and point at the flat look of the early color films, the cross-processing fads, the old-fashioned look of b&w film or wet plates..... A lot of the "over-processed" stuff today is just based on some of those older looks making a comeback.<p> And remember... what you see on people's websites and blogs is not necessarily what the clients see. <p> Just shoot and make the images that YOU want to make and worry less about what others are making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmett_s Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Photoshop (actions especially) is like cologne. If you think you may be wearing too much -you are wearing too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg jansen Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 I don't want to post any examples, for fear of copyright infringement or offending someone. To take the topic further, what "look" do you think is next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanphysics Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Well there's good dated and bad dated. A '57 Chevy convertible and a '70's polyester leisure suit both look dated, but I'd only be seen in one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonylarcombe Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Ocean, which one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan_brenizer Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Action-based processing tends to get dated several minutes after the action is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanphysics Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 You have to ask, Tony? Tail fins are so gauche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stwrtertbsratbs5 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Love those double knit fabrics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicola inglis Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I think the next thing is dark, moody black and whites and watercolour-sepia stuff. I think the reaction against the bright, saturated stuff is already happening. I do love the cologne analogy, that's so perfect! It brings to mind the advice of Coco Chanel (I think) who said you should look in the mirror when fully accessorised and then remove one item :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_rubenstein Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Get the "Vogue Magazine" PS action with the annual update subscription. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimstrutz Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 For certain, popular designs change with the passing of time just like music does. But also, just like good popular music, the better design concepts and styles that you grow up with are often the ones you are most comfortable with later in life. So a whole lot of those brides will be looking at their old albums 30 years from now, and be thinking how nice and classic and timeless their album is compared to those faddish things being offered in 2037. :) Another factor in this is that wedding photographers see these same styles all day long, and get tired of the same old thing. But the average bride seldom sees such wonders, and are completely enthralled by the very styles we are so sick of. It's like spot coloring on black and white prints. Are we sick of this yet? But around here, almost every bride I show them to thinks they are "sew kewl," and they just gotta have 'em. Bottom line is, I don't think we're qualified to determine what styles look good to the clients we cater too, and that's the only thing that really matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikestryinagain Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Thats one of the reasons we dont over process too often. I like a more natural look (hard not to after shooting film for 35 years) and it fits our style better. I do find myself wanting to pump the blues though. I will have to say the myriad of options available with B+W conversions opens up a whole new world on an image by image basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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