Originally posted by tuco A two stop push is over developing. That's what produces the poor tonal scale and crushed blacks. The uneven development, if intentional, then whatever floats a persons boat. And, it appears, he is just goes with whatever his meter says.
That style has been around for a very long time. It is not unique. Perhaps even a cliché. Having spent a life time trying to get more tonal scale in my negatives I can say, IMHO, it is harder to get more tonal scale than to get less. I'm not knocking that style but it's not that hard to do.
And a lot of great photos have this look. I can't really think of any great photos with all the detail and sharpness showing everywhere. I'm into minimalist photos, ones that emphasis composition, lines and geometry etc. This style does it perfectly. I find the current obsession with cluttering the photos with every single worthless detail to take away from photos than actually making them better. I think it only gives them technical bragging rights. Most busy photos are quickly forgotten IMHO. Good example is 500px, I can't remember a single photo that had impact on me and I can recall right now.
Also since he has a good eye for strong compositions and what matters and doesn't, it's why he's well known and we are instead arguing on a forum.
Let me ask you one thing. Who are the photographers with biggest influence on your photography? Unfortunately I have many, but one thing I know is that none of them had access to photoshop or latest digital cameras. I actually have a pinterest board where I track of the photographs which had impact on me. But I guess that's getting very off-topic now and if you want to discuss this more just PM me or start another thread.
PS: As someone who works in IT and spends whole day in front of PC, the last thing I ever want to do when I get home is be in front of computer and edit 100s of photos on it. But I know not everyone feels the same way.