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The vivid color contrasts in these photos make them visually stunning, but do they serve any functional purpose?
by sethbannon 10y ago
The vivid color contrasts in these photos make them visually stunning, but do they serve any functional purpose?
- Swizec 10y agoIt makes them visually stunning. That is the purpose. High contrast also makes tiny colorful details easier to see.
- Luc 10y agoI think there's something else going on in these pictures. Some of them appear in focus over the whole image (large depth of field), which makes them look a bit synthetic. I wonder if they're composite images, or just using some great lenses.
- owenversteeg 10y agoThe photos are absolutely gorgeous, and it looks like whoever's taking them has some seriously expensive glass. I'm guessing that someone in charge wanted the photos to "pop" and the contrast got boosted just slightly too much. In my opinion it doesn't ruin the photos, and it's only really visible in a handful of them.
- nrki 10y agoProbably a combo of that and circular polarizers. edit: for the outside shots.
- L_Rahman 10y agoThe photographer is Christopher Payne who does a lot of work that looks at humans making things. The colors and how they're treated in these photos is a product of his specific aesthetic: http://lenscratch.com/2016/08/christopher-payne-making-steinway/ http://lenscratch.com/2016/08/christopher-payne-making-stein...