This is very well done for a new-to-photography audience. Will be sharing around to people who say all their things look like snapshots, what's up with that.
Great use of examples, except for one: kid on bridge.
> At the same time, it must be said that color and tone can be what separates a mediocre photograph from a memorable one. To illustrate, let's look at the potential evolution of this vacation shot deliberately chosen for its mediocrity...
Then the dynamism is removed by 'correcting' the dutch angle to horizon, the surprisingly good color balance is skewed off, and the whole thing gets that circa mid-2000s HDR look from Flickr and Shutterfly and the like where every photo got tone-mapped.
Underwhelming of an end result, especially compared to the later color and tone examples (e.g. kitchen superhero).
Great use of examples, except for one: kid on bridge.
> At the same time, it must be said that color and tone can be what separates a mediocre photograph from a memorable one. To illustrate, let's look at the potential evolution of this vacation shot deliberately chosen for its mediocrity...
Then the dynamism is removed by 'correcting' the dutch angle to horizon, the surprisingly good color balance is skewed off, and the whole thing gets that circa mid-2000s HDR look from Flickr and Shutterfly and the like where every photo got tone-mapped.
Underwhelming of an end result, especially compared to the later color and tone examples (e.g. kitchen superhero).