Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Having said that, it only takes about 5 minutes to move the boy's body down and line up the heads: http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/155651192 as opposed to http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/155638567 Flip back and forth and watch him dive! Tina On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > Exactly, Ted! Can I quote you on that ;-) > > When I submit photos for stock, I have to check whether they have been > manipulated or not. Here is what the rules say: > > "Whilst many images may be altered to a certain degree, if the original > scene has been changed significantly we define it as digitally altered. > This includes adding, moving, or removing items and major changes to > saturation, contrast and levels. Essentially, a digitally altered image is > a distorted image of the original scene. > > An image *should not* be classed as digitally altered if it has been > cropped, converted to black and white or if minor changes have been made to > levels and saturation. > > Editorial customers (e.g. newspapers, magazines, book publishers) need to > know if an image has been altered such that it no longer has the exact > appearance of the original. Some customers need to be guaranteed a degree > of authenticity." > > None of the photos I submit for editorial use have been digitally altered. > Now for art prints, anything goes! > > Tina > > > On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 2:01 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Douglas mon ami, >> >> But that's cheating! If it were an advertisement and selling cars , boats >> etc. One can fiddle it any old way one wishes. Why? Well most advertising >> images are faked, changed, sun added, moon added, diver angle changed.? >> WHATEVER!!!!! >> >> However when I look at Tina's photos I only see and appreciate the beauty >> of a reality moment captured in true simple magic! >> >> WHY? >> Well Tina is an absolutely incredible, "PHOTOJOURNALIST!" And we >> photojournalist's don't cheat.... WELL WE DON'T! WELL? ;-) I'll never >> tell! >> :-) The advert guys and gals "are producing an image that isn't a captured >> real life moment. SO WHO CARES?" >> >> ERGO? Leave the image alone physically other than for a possible minimal >> tweak of colour or brightness. MAYBE? >> >> cheers, >> ted >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Barry" <imra at iol.ie> >> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 5:02 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Sunset Swim >> >> >> Tina, >>> You could do sneaky, and shift the divers body down a tad to align all >>> four heads in the same plane, and ensure you align them with the corner >>> of >>> the frame to boot. You'd have a gut stopping image then, but I don't know >>> how to do that manipulation, correct the resulting blanks left on the >>> water >>> as a result, and make the whole thing look seamless. >>> >>> Life is complicated.... >>> >>> Douglas >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images at >>> comporium.net> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 8:24 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Sunset Swim >>> >>> >>> OK. I'm posting two alternate crops: >>>> >>>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/155638567 >>>> >>>> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/155638571 >>>> >>>> Which one? Better than the original? I have lots more of the boys >>>> swimming and diving, but this is the only one where he's perfectly >>>> upside >>>> down! >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Tina >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 2:33 PM, George Lottermoser < >>>> george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On May 13, 2014, at 11:49 AM, Douglas Barry wrote: >>>>> >>>>> > Personally, I think it looks better and has better impact, Tina. >>>>> > >>>>> > Douglas >>>>> > >>>>> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" > < >>>>> images at comporium.net> >>>>> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>>>> > Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 3:40 PM >>>>> > Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Sunset Swim >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> >> How is this? >>>>> >> >>>>> >> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/155634895 >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Compared to http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/155633772 >>>>> >>>>> I agree that the tighter crop >>>>> 1) has more impact >>>>> 2) makes it look "less dangerous" >>>>> >>>>> however, putting "diver" dead center >>>>> does not work for me. >>>>> I'd be searching for the tight yet asymmetrically balanced composition >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> George Lottermoser >>>>> george at imagist.com >>>>> http://www.imagist.com >>>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Tina Manley >>>> http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley > http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com > > > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/>www.tinamanley.com