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Photo Editing is No Substitute for Photography Technique
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<blockquote data-quote="piperbarb" data-source="post: 179980" data-attributes="member: 12214"><p>Thanks for posting this. I agree with what was written in the original article. Before one can process all those images, learning how to use one's camera, and composition are a must, irrespective of whether the image-producing device is a film camera, DSLR, camera phone, or whatever.</p><p></p><p>Reading through all the posts on this thread, I am glad that I am not alone. Like many others, I came from the world of film, doing my own developing and spending many, many hours in the darkroom. To me, post processing is simple: cropping, adjusting exposure, and adjusting color balance, if necessary. I use the software as a digital darkroom. I will not spend hours and hours tweaking a single photo.</p><p></p><p>I do as much of my composing as possible in-camera. I realize that some photos will need to be cropped, or otherwise tweaked but I don't spend hours and hours on it. That's one of the nice things about the digital darkroom. It takes a lot less time to get the image I want than it would have if I used a chemical darkroom.</p><p></p><p>I look at the raw image as a negative (or transparency, if you prefer since it is a positive image, not a negative <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> ). I will not waste my time trying to get a good photo out of an image that doesn't have a chance. I like to keep each photo as close as possible to the original scene or experience. </p><p></p><p>Another thing I don't do with a photo, is turn it into a painting. I know some people do that, and I appreciate the time and effort that they put into each image. I just don't have the talent to do that type of processing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="piperbarb, post: 179980, member: 12214"] Thanks for posting this. I agree with what was written in the original article. Before one can process all those images, learning how to use one's camera, and composition are a must, irrespective of whether the image-producing device is a film camera, DSLR, camera phone, or whatever. Reading through all the posts on this thread, I am glad that I am not alone. Like many others, I came from the world of film, doing my own developing and spending many, many hours in the darkroom. To me, post processing is simple: cropping, adjusting exposure, and adjusting color balance, if necessary. I use the software as a digital darkroom. I will not spend hours and hours tweaking a single photo. I do as much of my composing as possible in-camera. I realize that some photos will need to be cropped, or otherwise tweaked but I don't spend hours and hours on it. That's one of the nice things about the digital darkroom. It takes a lot less time to get the image I want than it would have if I used a chemical darkroom. I look at the raw image as a negative (or transparency, if you prefer since it is a positive image, not a negative :) ). I will not waste my time trying to get a good photo out of an image that doesn't have a chance. I like to keep each photo as close as possible to the original scene or experience. Another thing I don't do with a photo, is turn it into a painting. I know some people do that, and I appreciate the time and effort that they put into each image. I just don't have the talent to do that type of processing. [/QUOTE]
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