Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John McMaster OFFERED: Subject: Re: [Leica] Young Photographer (Vers.2) > ===On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 3:06 AM, John McMaster > <john at mcmaster.co.nz>wrote: > > True, but how much manipulation and keep the original photograph? I do a >> little PS work now and again outside of contrast and a slight crop, but >> not often. I think it blandifises (new word) all images towards some idea >> of perfection. Photography, to me, is interpretation of what I see - not >> modifying it..... BOB BARON OFFERED: > It's a slippery slope, isn't it? Assume for a moment the original image > is > not what Lluis 'saw'......he didn't 'see' the lights, and so the second > image is the more accurate interpretation of what he 'saw'. Hi Bob, I agree in that, quite often no matter how astute and observant we are? Often while "seeing the image to shoot?" A scene such as Lluis with the lights through the view finder, the "lights fall into part of the over-all scene." However upon printing? OOPS! "Where did they come from?" We ask ourselves and with a quick click delete and the photo hasn't change in general format other then eliminating some distracting lights that do not add anything and creating a "LIE IMAGE" As in if the "lights were added to the scene using PS!" Now that's an entirely different aspect! And a "NO-NO!" in my "shall we say... "Darkroom PS tinkering!" :-) cheers, Dr. ted :-) --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com