{"slug":"post-tech-not-important","title":"摄影后期，技术并不是最重要的！","author":"Thomas看看世界","date":"2017-08-20","wechat":"https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzI4NDA5MzE5NQ==&mid=2247485982&idx=1&sn=0343d728263fff1dae5e3716b4efa384&chksm=eb81f47adcf67d6cbc2e2d6d1a9cc3bc21cbba57bbe8a01339d2e8fd70132864339ab0a3c838&scene=21#wechat_redirect","blocks":[{"t":"p","x":"景深合并、亮度蒙版等技术，很多时候并没有把一张废片变成大片，只是把它变成了一张更清晰的废片。","b":false,"xe":"Techniques like focus stacking and luminosity masks often fail to turn a bad photo into a masterpiece — they merely turn it into a sharper bad photo."},{"t":"p","x":"一张摄影作品最后的好坏，并不取决于作者使用了多复杂的技术，而是取决于照片最后呈现出来的形式、内容和冲击力。","b":false,"xe":"Whether a photographic work succeeds in the end does not depend on how complex the techniques are, but on the form, content and impact the photo finally presents."},{"t":"img","f":"img-02","w":609,"h":800},{"t":"p","x":"作为摄影爱好者，我们常常容易陷入器材和技术的泥潭，热衷于打听哪种器材更好、哪种技术更高。在各大摄影网站论坛中，常常见到的一种留言就是“这张照片是用什么器材拍的？”、“后期用到XX技术了吗？”。","b":false,"xe":"As photography enthusiasts, we easily fall into the quagmire of gear and technique, eager to ask which gear is better and which technique is more advanced. On photography forums, the most common comments are 'What gear was this shot with?' and 'Did you use technique X in post?'"},{"t":"p","x":"殊不知器材和技术，都是为了照片的形式，也就是照片的视觉呈现而服务的。","b":false,"xe":"What many fail to see is that gear and technique both serve the photo's form — its visual presentation."},{"t":"p","x":"决定一张照片是否美观，并不取决于我们到底是使用的曲线、色阶、柔光图层还是径向滤镜来做的后期提亮压暗。而是决定于该突出的地方有没有提亮，该淡化的地方有没有压暗，有没有通过提亮压暗让照片更加美观。","b":false,"xe":"Whether a photo looks good does not depend on whether we used curves, levels, soft-light layers or radial filters to dodge and burn. It depends on whether the areas that should stand out were brightened, whether the areas that should recede were darkened, and whether that dodging and burning made the photo more beautiful."},{"t":"img","f":"img-03","w":535,"h":800},{"t":"p","x":"当然，一味的追求美观大气的视觉效果，又容易陷入一个华而不实的怪圈。因为照片的视觉效果，终究还是要为照片的内容和情感服务的。","b":false,"xe":"Of course, blindly pursuing grand, beautiful visuals leads into another trap of being flashy but hollow. Because a photo's visual impact must ultimately serve its content and emotion."},{"t":"p","x":"我们在照片中应用构图法则、色彩搭配和视觉引导，不仅仅是为了让照片好看，更是为了突出主题主体，强化情感气氛和传达场景故事。","b":false,"xe":"We apply composition rules, color schemes and visual guidance not just to make a photo pretty, but to highlight the subject, intensify the mood, and tell the story of the scene."},{"t":"img","f":"img-04","w":1000,"h":450},{"t":"h","x":"技术服务于形式，形式服务于内容，而不是本末倒置。","xe":"Technique serves form, and form serves content — never put the cart before the horse."},{"t":"p","x":"今年托马斯有幸合作引进了风光大师Max Rive的《500px满分照片后期揭秘》课程，以及人像大神Sean Archer的《俄罗斯人像后期风格》课程。相信很多看过的同学都会惊呼，原来大神们用的技术都如此简单，甚至有点老掉牙？","b":false,"xe":"This year I was fortunate to help bring in two courses: landscape master Max Rive's 'Secrets Behind 500px Perfect-Score Photos', and portrait master Sean Archer's 'Russian Portrait Post-Processing Style'. Many students were amazed: the masters' techniques are so simple, even old-fashioned?"},{"t":"p","x":"在Max Rive的《500px满分照片后期揭秘》课程中，不少同学都对Max强拉照片宽容度，一个图层做到底，不用画笔用图章的做法感到吃惊。不过更让人吃惊的，还是他用这些看似“过时”的技术，完美的后期呈现出一张视觉大片。","b":false,"xe":"In Max Rive's course, many students were surprised that he pushes the dynamic range hard, works on a single layer, and prefers the clone stamp over brushes. But what is even more surprising is how he uses these seemingly 'outdated' techniques to finish a visual masterpiece perfectly."},{"t":"img","f":"img-05","w":1000,"h":703},{"t":"p","x":"摄影师 Max Rive","b":false,"xe":"Photographer Max Rive"},{"t":"p","x":"在他的照片里，层次分明、立体感突出、光线渲染兼顾自然与魔幻，给读者呈现出一个个大气磅礴的自然景观。","b":false,"xe":"In his photos, the layers are distinct, the depth is striking, and the rendering of light balances the natural and the magical, presenting viewers with magnificent natural landscapes."},{"t":"p","x":"他也常常在照片里，突出人与自然的关系，表现出人类挑战自我的情感。一幅幅作品以其精美的形式和丰富的内涵，被各大公司和媒体争相引用。","b":false,"xe":"He also often highlights the relationship between people and nature, expressing the emotion of humans challenging themselves. His works, with their exquisite form and rich meaning, are widely quoted by companies and media."},{"t":"img","f":"img-06","w":1000,"h":567},{"t":"p","x":"摄影师 Max Rive","b":false,"xe":"Photographer Max Rive"},{"t":"p","x":"而最近Sean Archer的《俄罗斯人像后期风格中文课程》，也证明了形式和内容，比后期技术更重要的道理。","b":false,"xe":"And Sean Archer's recent 'Russian Portrait Post-Processing Style' course likewise proves that form and content matter more than post-processing technique."},{"t":"p","x":"这位500px上浏览量达到1.4亿的摄影师，不仅前期不走寻常路，坚持使用自然光线拍摄。","b":false,"xe":"This photographer, with 140 million views on 500px, not only takes an unconventional approach in-camera, insisting on natural light,"},{"t":"img","f":"img-07","w":1000,"h":667},{"t":"p","x":"摄影师 Sean Archer","b":false,"xe":"Photographer Sean Archer"},{"t":"p","x":"他的后期也是非常简单，没有双曲线、高低频和各种蒙版，只有新手也能掌握的简单工具和滤镜。","b":false,"xe":"but his post-processing is also very simple — no dual curves, no frequency separation, no fancy masks, only simple tools and filters that even beginners can master."},{"t":"p","x":"他的调色也非常的“粗暴”，直接套用了几个滤镜。并不是大家想象的那样，高手都是用曲线这些工具，来磨练自己的调色技能。","b":false,"xe":"His color grading is quite 'blunt' too — he simply applies a few filters. It is not what people imagine, that masters hone their grading with curves and such."},{"t":"img","f":"img-08","w":1000,"h":649},{"t":"p","x":"最近我在后期处理《侏罗纪公园》这张照片时也发现，几乎所有的操作，甚至都不需要进入Photoshop，只在Camera Raw里就可以完成。","b":false,"xe":"Recently, while post-processing my photo 'Jurassic Park', I also found that almost every operation could be done in Camera Raw alone, without even entering Photoshop."},{"t":"img","f":"img-09","w":1000,"h":586},{"t":"p","x":"关键还是需要自己思考，哪些地方是我想突出表达、渲染气氛的地方，哪些东西在原图过于抢眼、需要弱化。","b":false,"xe":"The key is to think for yourself: which areas do I want to emphasize and render the mood, and which things are too eye-catching in the raw file and need toning down."},{"t":"img","f":"img-10","w":1000,"h":605},{"t":"p","x":"只要基本的技术到位，风光照片的决定性因素还是内容的独特性，以及形式的冲击力。","b":false,"xe":"As long as the basic technique is in place, the decisive factors for a landscape photo are the uniqueness of its content and the impact of its form."},{"t":"img","f":"img-11","w":1000,"h":668},{"t":"p","x":"最近我在处理《寒冰幻境》时，也做了一些新的尝试，那就是后期的主动过曝。原片明明记录下细节信息的地方，我却把他们主动过曝成死白色，来渲染突出光线灿烂的氛围。","b":false,"xe":"Recently, while processing 'Frozen Wonderland', I also made a new attempt: deliberate overexposure in post. Where the raw file had clearly recorded detail, I intentionally blew those areas out to pure white, to render and emphasize the brilliant light."},{"t":"img","f":"img-12","w":1000,"h":666},{"t":"p","x":"我曾经以为，照片细节是越多越好，稍有过曝欠曝便是失败。","b":false,"xe":"I used to believe that the more detail a photo has, the better, and that any slight over- or underexposure meant failure."},{"t":"p","x":"但是现在我也慢慢开始理解，不能突出美感、表现内容的细节，反而是需要去掉的细节。该过曝、欠曝、模糊的地方，处理清楚了反而不好。","b":false,"xe":"But now I have gradually come to understand that detail which fails to enhance beauty or express content is detail that should be removed. Where a photo should be overexposed, underexposed or blurred, making it perfectly clear is actually worse."},{"t":"img","f":"img-13","w":1000,"h":665},{"t":"h","x":"毕竟是内容决定形式，形式决定技术。","xe":"After all, content determines form, and form determines technique."},{"t":"p","x":"我们在学习各种后期技术，打牢基础的同时，更需要多看多思考，不断提升自己的美学素养，不断丰富摄影作品的形式、内容和内涵。","b":true,"xe":"While learning various post-processing techniques and building a solid foundation, we need to observe and think more, constantly improving our aesthetic sense and enriching the form, content and meaning of our work."},{"t":"img","f":"img-14","w":1000,"h":566},{"t":"h","x":"摄影后期，技术并不是最重要的！","xe":"In photo post-processing, technique is not the most important thing!"},{"t":"h","x":"欢迎关注@Thomas看看世界","xe":"Follow @Thomas Chu Photo"},{"t":"h","x":"每周学会一个摄影技能","xe":"Learn one photography skill every week"}],"titleEn":"In Post-Processing, Technique Is Not the Most Important Thing"}