How can I duplicate the PP

[winparkman]

Sammy, you have been around long enough to know how RAW works and what post processing is like.

Your descriptions, however, are quite interesting. It reminds me of a perfume critic who described a fragrance as having the smell of an evergreen air freshener hanging from the mirror of a Moscow taxicab.

You are the arbiter of taste because you have enough taste to find them repulsive?

I am not the arbitrer of good taste but I maintain that without any context showing these images to average joes and photo enthusiasts and asking if you consider these "good photos" you'd receive a resounding no, and if you asked if they looked "damaged by age" you'd receive a resounding yes.

The photos aren't damaged, they files have simply been modified.

I disagree.

If they were shot in RAW, restoring them is quite easy.

If you kept a copy of the original and it didn't look like that out of camera you can do anything to the image you like. However turning it into something this awful is a waste of time and energy.

Your plan is to get better and learn...being offensive, close-minded and presumptuous are hardly going to get you there.

Seriously, i do not wish to learn how to do that. I have zero interest in vomiting rainbows and coffee stains over my images. It's hideous. That's my opinion. I'm not saying that the photographer shouldn't be allowed to do that nor am I trying to restrict him. I'm just saying that it's not a worthy goal.

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Sammy

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OK, not so purely a hobby.

 

[jimmyhua73]

Those photos look like junk. Who would want to make their wedding photos look like they were taken by a bad photographer of 30 years ago?

Apparently, there is a market for everything. You (not RedFox88 specifically, but all the naysayers) do realize these photos are taken off a website that specializes in making this style of photos?

Yes, they get business, and people PAY them to make photos that look like they were taken by a bad photographer 30 years ago.

Checkout the original post, website was posted there.

 

[Sammy Yousef]

The majority view? See, to me, you are attempting to speak for those that have a rigid conception of what a photograph should be.

Show 20 people on the street those images, vs images I've taken which I can supply and ask which is the better one and I can guarantee my amateur work comes out on top. I am not a top photographer (I would describe myself as an average amateur) nor do I have pro gear but seriously those photos are so horrible and amateur gear, work and expectations have moved on so much that it's no competition.

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Sammy