The first six months of that period really involved me trying to figure out what my visual style was, and how I was going to create a look that was unique and easily replicable. I really started getting into photography in a big way only since late last year. So, what’s my take on all this? Honestly, I’m still figuring that out, and that’s why I’m writing this particular post. My Initial Struggle to Find a Visual Style Unique to Me I’m being a bit hyperbolic here, but you see the potential issue. Somebody else basically did half the work for me. Plus it means I have less control over the output. If you and I are both using the same VSCO Portra 160 preset, then it’s not going to be surprising if if our work looks like it was shot by the same photographer. The problem though as I see it is that many people are using these 3rd party presets, which makes it so that many photographers’ work looks the same. The nice thing about shooting JPEGs or using 3rd party presets is that they can help speed up your workflow and provide visual consistency in their work. Should you shoot JPEGs, letting the camera process your photos, maybe making only minor tweaks later in post processing? Should you shoot RAW? If so, will you do your own edits from scratch in RAW processors like Lightroom (my editor of choice, probably just due to familiarity), Capture One, etc.? Or will you rely on some level of presets built by 3rd parties to handle your processing needs? I’m still a novice at this in many ways, but one of the first things for any new digital photographer to figure out is how they’re going to handle post processing of their photos. This one’s going to be pretty stream of consciousness, so get ready!
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