Human in Japan

[kilmorecove]

It is the first time i post in a photography forum. Please kindly give me some comments on these pics, thanks
if you are interested in my photoshoots, do not hesitate to check out my photography website, it is ▴ . )

 

[The_Traveler]

Are these done with film and then scanned?

 

[kilmorecove]

Are these done with film and then scanned?

not really, its a build in function in OLYMPUS EPL1.. so when i shot it i basically had the idea in mind of how to make use of the B&W theme already )

 

[Gary A.]

Are these done with film and then scanned?

That was my immediate take as well. Interesting, in-camera conversion.

 

[kilmorecove]

Are these done with film and then scanned?

That was my immediate take as well. Interesting, in-camera conversion.

i have other some black and white photos in the black and white gallery as well, so check them out if you are interested, they are all shot with the same build in function

 

[Stradawhovious]

To me it appears as if they were shot at a ridiculously high ISO on a camera with a sub par sensor.

 

[The_Traveler]

Please take this in the spirit that it is meant.
When I see work where the processing just completely overwhelms the content, it always seems like a mistake.
While the process might make some sense in the first picture, it so completely destroys the underlying content that not much is left to say about the picture itself.

If, as you say in the thread in the B&W forum, you are a relatively new to photography, I suggest you stop using these in-camera edits and concentrate first on producing good well formatted and exposed shots and then start looking at editing to make them fit your vision.
In camera processing means that you have no opportunity to make any changes in your images. You might as well be using slide film and have lost all the flexibility that digital images give you.

Lew

 

[kilmorecove]

Please take this in the spirit that it is meant.
When I see work where the processing just completely overwhelms the content, it always seems like a mistake.
While the process might make some sense in the first picture, it so completely destroys the underlying content that not much is left to say about the picture itself.

If, as you say in the thread in the B&W forum, you are a relatively new to photography, I suggest you stop using these in-camera edits and concentrate first on producing good well formatted and exposed shots and then start looking at editing to make them fit your vision.
In camera processing means that you have no opportunity to make any changes in your images. You might as well be using slide film and have lost all the flexibility that digital images give you.

Lew

thanks for your advice man and i agree that i was somehow fascinated by the build in function as I am a big fan of B&W pictures and i just cant stop trying out things with it. i guess the whole point of using black and white theme is that we want people to focus on the content and the structure of the pictures without the distractions of the colors, but yea i do utterly agree that i should first concentrate on the fundamentals before anything as fancy. anyway, thanks)

p.s. the build in function itself is not exactly an editing function, what i meant is that it involves no after processing at all but at the moment the photo was shot, it was exactly like the way it is. all my photos posted here did not experience ANY after processing at all.

 

[Designer]

Your photographs seem very soft focus to me. Make sure your shutter speed is fast enough.

If you have editing software, don't do the B&W in camera, do it on your computer. So then you have the color version and more control over the conversion process.

 

[FITBMX]

Keep working on it, you will get there. This is the best forum out there, and the people here will turn you into a top notch photographer in no time!

Welcome to TPF!!!