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Lots of photographers on here do have there own style regardless of subject. It's more obvious with people's portrait work but others that shoot a variety of subjects can still be recognised from thumbnails. I would say style shows a maturity of skills. If I dare say this, the RPS look for a person to have a distinctive style when submitting panels for their higher distinctions. Something that even good but less experienced photographers may find difficult.
Have look at say a Fellowship panel and what ever you might think about the pics you will see a style and have no doubt they were taken by the same person.
Ian
An image - yes
A photographer - I'd probably err towards one with a style were I hiring one.
You've definitely got a style Nick - like it or not 
Quote: I think of the regular posters on epz, andrew aka Scaramanga has the most distinctive style.
Whether he's posting portraits of conceptual scenes, the toning and texturing are fairly easy to recognize.
interesting you mention "toning" and "texture"
both of these are done in post production
can you name any "straight photographers" (ones who don't do "much" post) who are distinctive.
I mentioned Barry and DeLone - they're pretty heavy on the post work.
I think Paul Indigo is probably the straightest photographer on here and you can tell his work straight off.
so to open the discussion....
in 2013 - is style created in camera, or in post ?
Quote: can you name any "straight photographers" (ones who don't do "much" post) who are distinctive.
I'm not familiar with Paul Indigo's work, but having just found his 500px page, nothing jumping out at me about a particular style...
However, a style is possibly more visible in a post produced image, as it is more of a unique interpretation that might not be possible to capture photographically, whatever the lighting, makeup or whatever.
It wouldn't be that difficult in creating a style without post, simply by adding the same key element to each capture taken whatever genre, thereby creating an association with all captures in that it has the same key element.
Some of the wildlife photographers use this idea to a degree, by using a unique perch and background as the feedstation, that becomes familiar to those viewing, me included.
very dark.... look at the thumbs... moody.... dark... dark vignettes....
all adds up to a style
looks good
Quote: so to open the discussion....
in 2013 - is style created in camera, or in post ?
Don't ask me, i don't have one
Quote: not really a consistent style I could describe, but an experimental and quirky approach.
Strangly you're the 2nd person in as many days to mark my approach as quirky, maybe i do have a style after all.
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