Photo Tourny: Over-Exposure

Laquer Head · 09-09-2009, 06:37 AM

Vroom,

I hear what your saying, but after years of shooting, I just don't over-expose, I pretty much only use manual settings and I see very little point in blowing out photos. I dont find that it adds creativeness--makes it look like you F***ed up and often draws attention away from whats being presented.

There are exceptions though--but generally I aim for balance.

Also, I do make mistakes/shit shots here and there but they don't even make it off my card--they get deleted almost immediately after review!

aviation_man · 09-09-2009, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Laquer Head

Vroom,

I hear what your saying, but after years of shooting, I just don't over-expose, I pretty much only use manual settings and I see very little point in blowing out photos. I dont find that it adds creativeness--makes it look like you F***ed up and often draws attention away from whats being presented.

There are exceptions though--but generally I aim for balance.

Also, I do make mistakes/shit shots here and there but they don't even make it off my card--they get deleted almost immediately after review!

But you see, I've taken a lot of 'mistake' photos and they've turned out amazing.. So you kinda have to be optimistic too

And you never know, a photo may look like crap on your 2.5inch screen, but sometimes they look great on computer; at least that's what I've come to find out, out of the semi small amount that I've been cameraing.

Laquer Head · 09-09-2009, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by aviation_man

But you see, I've taken a lot of 'mistake' photos and they've turned out amazing.. So you kinda have to be optimistic too

And you never know, a photo may look like crap on your 2.5inch screen, but sometimes they look great on computer; at least that's what I've come to find out, out of the semi small amount that I've been cameraing.

Totally valid point..I guess I'm just super picky and I can tell right away if I like a shot or not.

..oh and my screen is 3"..get it right!!

**vroom_skies** · 09-09-2009, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Laquer Head

Vroom,

I hear what your saying, but after years of shooting, I just don't over-expose, I pretty much only use manual settings and I see very little point in blowing out photos. I dont find that it adds creativeness--makes it look like you F***ed up and often draws attention away from whats being presented.

There are exceptions though--but generally I aim for balance.

I didn't mean to imply that you should over expose, however there are those situations. For the record, imo, most over exposed shots are mistakes or poorly done. So yes, in most instances it is a determent to the photo. Although when one does have the talent to execute it properly, it can be quite stunning. Just like you 90% of my shooting is done in manual, as it should be. I hate it when people buy DSLR's and shoot in auto or glorified auto modes.

Laquer Head · 09-09-2009, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by vroom_skies

I didn't mean to imply that you should over expose, however there are those situations. For the record, imo, most over exposed shots are mistakes or poorly done. So yes, in most instances it is a determent to the photo. Although when one does have the talent to execute it properly, it can be quite stunning. Just like you 90% of my shooting is done in manual, as it should be. I hate it when people buy DSLR's and shoot in auto or glorified auto modes.

Shooting 'auto' is a waste of a good camera!

aviation_man · 09-09-2009, 06:48 AM

lol, sorry, not everyone has a screen the size of my house (sarcasm lol)
But yeah, just playin around with over exposed settings can be quite interesting.
For example, try leaving your camera on "sepia" tone for one day and keep looking through the view finder or screen or whatever and see if you see a good shot that you normally wouldn't have thought would be a good shot.

It's actually pretty fuuun.

MBGraphics · 09-09-2009, 07:52 AM

Lol, I wasn't at all saying that over-exposing is bad at all, trust me, I do my fair share of some over-exposing for neat effects and what not, but like i said, it's all for the stuff that I cant share to the public

Kornowski · 09-09-2009, 11:51 AM

Aren't you supposed to go and take a new photo when a tourney comes up, especially if you don't already have one that fits the theme.

Wow, I'm by no means a 'photographer' but I couldn't disagree with you more Laquerhead. Your logic just seems so off...

You don't over-expose because it just looks like a f'up? Surely you'd read what Bob had posted about it fitting with some pictures? Also, surely using a camera on auto mode with get the correct exposure and have everything balanced.

I guess I picked too hard of a topic for some people

Laquer Head · 09-09-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Kornowski

Aren't you supposed to go and take a new photo when a tourney comes up, especially if you don't already have one that fits the theme.

Wow, I'm by no means a 'photographer' but I couldn't disagree with you more Laquerhead. Your logic just seems so off...

You don't over-expose because it just looks like a f'up? Surely you'd read what Bob had posted about it fitting with some pictures? Also, surely using a camera on auto mode with get the correct exposure and have everything balanced.

I guess I picked too hard of a topic for some people

It's not that you picked too hard a topic...its easy to blow out spots on a picture! I just think that it looks like shit--and you expect people to go take a new pic..that looks like a missed shot on purpose?

I do alot of street photography, and over exposing doesn't look good...it looks like you don't know how to take proper pics!

I'm not gonna use a 2000 dollar camera to do so-called 'artsy stuff' I tried and got bashed by people that didn't even enter a pic. Anyhow, I didn't mean for this to turn into a fight but obviously when you feel backed into a corner or people don't like your idea you need to try to say things like 'it's too hard of a topic'

Kornowski · 09-09-2009, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Laquer Head

It's not that you picked too hard a topic...its easy to blow out spots on a picture! I just think that it looks like shit--and you expect people to go take a new pic..that looks like a missed shot on purpose?

I do alot of street photography, and over exposing doesn't look good...it looks like you don't know how to take proper pics!

I'm not gonna use a 2000 dollar camera to do so-called 'artsy stuff' I tried and got bashed by people that didn't even enter a pic. Anyhow, I didn't mean for this to turn into a fight but obviously when you feel backed into a corner or people don't like your idea you need to try to say things like 'it's too hard of a topic'

Man, whatever. You're entitled to your opinion, you don't have to enter a picture. I can see we're not going to any anywhere here...

Backed into a corner? I don't care if people don't like my idea, they don't have to enter, I couldn't give a toss. It's the internet.

It's a photograph competition, I didn't realise it'd turn into such a big issue.

09-09-2009, 06:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
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09-09-2009, 06:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
aviation_man Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Somewhereland Posts: 2,140	lol, sorry, not everyone has a screen the size of my house (sarcasm lol) But yeah, just playin around with over exposed settings can be quite interesting. For example, try leaving your camera on "sepia" tone for one day and keep looking through the view finder or screen or whatever and see if you see a good shot that you normally wouldn't have thought would be a good shot. It's actually pretty fuuun. __________________ OSWindows 7 CPU>AMD Phenom x4 2.9GHz Black Edition 9950MOBO ASUS M3A78-EMRAM>CORSAIR DOMINATORX DDR2 1066MHz 4GBHDD>Western Digital 75GB> Maxtor 150GB--HDD2>Seagate 500GBGPU> ATI Radeon HD 3200 Winner of Photo Tourny: In The Moment FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND:F@H Team 44358

09-09-2009, 07:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
MBGraphics Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Garden Grove CA Age: 18 Posts: 811	Lol, I wasn't at all saying that over-exposing is bad at all, trust me, I do my fair share of some over-exposing for neat effects and what not, but like i said, it's all for the stuff that I cant share to the public __________________ Mike Pics of my rig HERE Case:Lian Li with Swiftek apogee watercooling CPU: Intel Q6600 (2.4 GHz) Video: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX BFG OC Edition. LG 23" 1080HD and Sharp 19" RAM/Storage:4GB Kingston Hyper X DDR2/320GB(7,200RPM) an 160GB(10,000 RPM) internals, and 320GB External Sound Card: Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatality OS: Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit) M-B-Photos Winner of Photo Tournaments: Automobiles and Birds

09-09-2009, 11:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 19 Posts: 16,158	Aren't you supposed to go and take a new photo when a tourney comes up, especially if you don't already have one that fits the theme. Wow, I'm by no means a 'photographer' but I couldn't disagree with you more Laquerhead. Your logic just seems so off... You don't over-expose because it just looks like a f'up? Surely you'd read what Bob had posted about it fitting with some pictures? Also, surely using a camera on auto mode with get the correct exposure and have everything balanced. I guess I picked too hard of a topic for some people __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.4Ghz EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI @ 734/1890/972 Corsair HX520W Windows 7 Profesional 64bit Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 & WD 120GB Tuniq Tower LED Antec 900 (Modded) Acer 24" and Samsung 19" Monitors DH Biking - Because Golf and Football only require one ball. www.kornowski.tk

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