Why and how to add contrast to your images
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- And by contrast I don't mean only that slider in your photo editor. Let's talk about what contrast is, why it's important, and how to increase it in your images.
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This guy is the present and the future of photography. I just love his work and I keep track of it constantly. Big up Adrián.
Those are very kind words, sir! Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it!
I hope not. I like to think real photography still lives in the darkroom and am happy to see more and more people setting up darkrooms and shooting film. But still I like his images though.
A little much no? lol.
Thanks for the explanation! I especially liked the point about sometimes removing contrast to improve overall contrast between the main subject and everything else. That was a helpful insight.
Excellent video....thanks for the tips.
Thank you for watching, Tom!
The narrative is great, but the images are stunning! Really emphasised the point being made.
Excellent video. These educational ones are always so good.
Thanks! Glad you like them!
One of the things I like about your photos is your use of high contrast - particularly as your photos are often quite minimalist, in a similar way to Michael Kenna's, etc. That said, some subjects work better with a punchier contrast curve and others benefit from more subtle contrast and tonal control. Keep up the great work.
Thank you, Paul! Agreed, it all depends on the subject, but making it stand out works most of the time, independently of how much contrast we add. Thanks for watching!
Great vid Adrian!
Possibly the best lesson on photography I've seen. Thank you.
Thank you for watching! Glad you found it helpful :)
Thank you, Adrian! Good subject and more so from a photographer that excels at making the subject stand out. Fantastic, as you already used us.
Thank you for watching, Alin! I'm glad you found it helpful :)
Wow, really fantastic images. You are without a doubt the best photographer of the various photography UA-camrs.
EXCELLENT info on contrast...we tend to overlook in it, except to just move the sliders in Lightroom: thanks for this video!
Yes,this video was helpful,thanks
Thank you for watching, Bernd :)
Great video Adrian. Just the reminder I needed. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching, Adam!
Another inspiring video and presentation of great work! Hats off! Pretty amazed about the low number of subscribers on what is to me the best photography channel on UA-cam... keep it up and I׳m sure the crowds will follow... Huge thumbs up.
Thank you, Hadar! I'm glad you liked the video and it was helpful.
Thank you for such a great video! Your point of view is very interesting. Just what i was looking for.
Muy bueno, gracias
Great video as always! I have two comments.
The platform in the lake at 3:18 offers two different takes. On the left, we have a stable platform over a jostling lakeshore, contrasting motion with stillness. The image on the right has rendered the water etherial so that visually there is no evidence of motion (and could be smeared even more). Now the contrast is between hard and soft. Also, on the left the contrasts within both the platform and the water are nearly equal while on the right the contrast within the water is tremendously reduced, leaving the unchanged contrast in the platform to more strongly draw the eye. I think the one on the left actually “tells more of a story” while the one on the right lends more moodiness to the visual impact.
I think the dunes at 7:54 could work with a much darker sky throughout (requiring masking and selective edits) if you really wanted to sledgehammer the viewer. The subtle contrasts here, with a lot of the sky quite light, keeps the image a gentle one. This demonstrates that contrast does not have to run to extremes (as many of your images do) to work effectively, and that you are a master of this technique.
Thank you, Mr. Vila!
love your videos!! inspiring for my videos! :)
Thanks for watching! Glad to know they are inspiring :)
This is amazing work Adrian
Thank you, James!
Thank you, James!
Very professional
Depth of art or photography is essential.
Agreed!
Agreed!
Great video as always! I actually went up to Cape Disappointment hoping to shoot but now it is blocked off by the Coast Guard :/
Thanks for watching! Oh, no! Well, that had to happen sooner or later, I guess. What's off limits now?
Can you explain contrast using colour pictures?
Hi Adrian! Really nice video. I’ve just wanted to ask you how to actually crush the shadows in film photography consistently. I’ve been shooting film for over a decade an sometimes I get contrasty images and sometimes not. Should I meter for the highlights and recompose, adding even some exposure? Should I underexpose? Thank you very much in advance
really helpful hahaha
I hope so :P
I hope so :P
Is pushing Hp5 to 800 enough to crush the blacks?
Philip Perkis is an amazing photographer and his works are LOW in contrast. Same with Henry Wessel Jr. Rules can be broken .
You're using a lot of words to describe a principle taught in art school 101: figure-to-ground. Which is fine, and you're probably the best of te YouTude photographers, you've a great eye but it strikes me you're going at this the hardest way possible.