The Three Bears Shoot Goldilocks

[jiminyClickit]

. . . and then in post-processing, Papa Bear's temper flares up, so his photo's too hot, stark white and black with little detail.

Mama Bear is having migraines; her picture is cold, grey and low-contrast and generally uninteresting.

Baby Bear has a thing for Goldilocks, so he read DPS tutorials, studied others' work, then decided that his shot should be dark enough to suggest mystery, yet light enough to show details. Like dimples.

So, in black and white work, do you tend to like hot, cold, or 'just right?' Does it depend on the subject? Examples?

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[smc1377]

. . . and then in post-processing, Papa Bear's temper flares up, so his photo's too hot, stark white and black with little detail.

Mama Bear is having migraines; her picture is cold, grey and low-contrast and generally uninteresting.

Baby Bear has a thing for Goldilocks, so he read DPS tutorials, studied others' work, then decided that his shot should be dark enough to suggest mystery, yet light enough to show details. Like dimples.

So, in black and white work, do you tend to like hot, cold, or 'just right?' Does it depend on the subject? Examples?

I'd like to nominate this post as the best lead-in for a thread. :D

[steevdavis62]

I think its a mixture of all three individually. Because you sometimes need really high contrast, you sometimes need low contrast, and sometimes you need something that is both all mixed into one.

It does depends on the subject, and predominantly the mood you are trying to create... But i really love your photo mate, nice strong negative space in the middle. A technique alot of people are afraid of, over powering a photo with the focal point on negative space. Well done

[jiminyClickit]

smc1377,

You must have kids . . . thanks for the nod.