a question of style.

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i was wondering if i had a style and came to the conclusion that i dont. i think if you put some random photos together including some of mine no one would be able to pick out mine due to their style. they might have a good guess due to the out of focus bits and poor composition.
Would any of you say you had a particular style or do you just take photos?
should i perhaps try to develop my own style or just carry on blundering on.
 
you eventually develop your own style without realising and it can take weeks or even years to develop. i sort of have a noticeable style for my images but its not a proper style, carry on shooting and eventually you'll realise what works and what doesn't for you and only then will you start to develop a style.
 
My 'style' usually entails DOF effects. My only lens is a fast 50mm prime and it spends most of its time below f/2.8, rarely goes above f/4 and is never above f/8.

In post I also warm the colour temperature of my photos quite a bit to create an atmosphere, and along with some high ISO grain sometimes they look quite like they were taken on film.
 
As previous said; after a time you start to realise what it is you like to photograph, and how you like to photograph it, and essentially that will define your style.

I have a very distinct style which is often described as "minimalism" (possibly due to my Scandinavian heritage :)). I do like to experiment though and try things I normally don't do.

While I generally have an idea of what kind of pictures I'm after when I head out with the camera - quite often I just snap away too.

So, basically, just take pictures and keep the ones you like... :)
 
do you think its worth being a bit more disciplined and try to shoot sets of shots in a style. just as a way of trying to improve and maybe stumble upon something i really like?
 
Personally I've been shooting for about 4-5 years now and I don't think I have a particular style. Maybe that's where I'm going wrong, I don't know. :p

Don't worry about it, just shoot what you like, if you eventually get a style then that's what happens...

Maybe i'm totally wrong, maybe I do have a style, maybe someone can tell me :p http://www.flickr.com/photos/wildaboutlife/
 
If it's OOF and crap composition, you can tell it's mine :D

Seriously, I'd like to develop a style, but I think you have to have your own way of doing things before that happens, and I don't think I'm there yet...

Steve
 
fudge said:
do you think its worth being a bit more disciplined and try to shoot sets of shots in a style. just as a way of trying to improve and maybe stumble upon something i really like?
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start by shooting things that you like to shoot. for instance I like shooting people and urban photography (buildings) as well as pets. shooting motor sports though would bore the crap out of me.

when you've figured out what it is you like shooting, then realise how it is you do it. i.e., like my example with shallow DOF and warm colour temperatures.

when you've figured those two things out, you essentially have your style.
 
I'd agree with Trencheel about shooting things that you like to shoot. I also do a lot of urban exploration, and I've found that a style has emerged over the space of 3 or 4 years. It's kind of hard to describe you'd need to have a look at my website to see it really!

For everything else that I shoot, I don't really have a style as I don't do it often enough to have developed any kind of style really.
 
If you can spot a photographer by their 'style' it usually means they shoot a narrow range of subjects, and always in the same way ;)
 
Andy , nice site, some cracking shots there.:clap:
Richard, i take your point.i think what i need to do is decide on a couple of rules that would help dictate a style to start with. this would then give me an image to work with and develop from the original idea. i would also add a third rule : all rules can be broken.

does any of that make sense?:thinking:
 
fudge said:
Andy , nice site, some cracking shots there.:clap:
Richard, i take your point.i think what i need to do is decide on a couple of rules that would help dictate a style to start with. this would then give me an image to work with and develop from the original idea. i would also add a third rule : all rules can be broken.

does any of that make sense?:thinking:
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Rule number one...see rule three !
 
fudge said:
so basically shoot more and worry less.:thumbs:
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Yup. I have as much photography style as fashion style. My pictures are jeans and a polo shirt epitomised.
Doesn't mean I don't enjoy it though.
I'll worry about my missing style once I have stopped worrying about not actually getting the shot I was after.
 
I think style is a hard subject to define.

If you were to look at a single photo from any photographer, you probably would not be able to say whose wrok it was.

Look at a body of work from a photographer and you stand a better chance of identifying the photogrpaher.

There is a good book (if you like landscape photography) devoted to this subject:

http://SPAM/3y29mzb
 
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