Widnesboy wrote:
Apologies in advance to snapper... i think this is the sort of thing that REAL photographers probably despise right now. But I hope to have not let the stupidly forgiving media take over and that there is some sort of photographic eye remaining.
*Not at all*. I loathe gear snobbery. People shot great photos decades ago, that still stand up today, on very rudimentary cameras. And many 'pros' take shit pictures on hi spec cameras. I don't care what camera a photo is shot on, it's where, when, and what the person points the thing at that matters above all else. It's the creativity that wins out every time.
For what it's worth I've just looked through the whole book and I liked every single picture. I think the Hipstamatic effect is really overused nowadays and a lot of people just crank the effect on to make a badly composed, ill thought out picture look atmospheric. And that's ok, people enjoy it. But I think your pictures would still look good without it - because you've got the eye for it and that's what matters, and I think the effects suit the way you've taken the pics. I really like the desaturated setting that's on the pic of the street musicians actually. My favourite shot is the one of the 3 dogs, I think Elliott Erwitt would've been pleased with that.
In fact I've been toying with getting an iphone so I can take pics easier when I'm out & about. A technical query - does the camera take the pic without the effect and then you choose which one to apply after or do you have to shoot it on a specific setting?
But great stuff. Carry on
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