Yes, Paul, that's a good way to put it. The effect is so extreme that I would never be tempted to buy the software.
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > > On Dec 17, 2010, at 10:17 AM, Kenton Brede wrote: > >> On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 7:25 AM, Steven Desjardins <drd1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I understand the need to overly touch up portraits, but the software >>> "Portrait Magic Professional Actions" removes all evidence that the >>> person has skin. Am I being picky or is this thing way over the top? >>> >>> http://www.photographybb.com/actions/premium/Portrait-Magic-Pro-Elements >> >> First, freckles are beautiful, why remove them? >> Second, I like most of the original photos on that page better than >> the touched ones. >> >> I really don't understand why these advertising people manipulate >> photos to the point the people in them look anorexic and sick. I >> guess my aesthetic is different..... >> Kent > > These aren't advertising photos. They're offered to promote a one-step > software tool that does a blanket sweep of any distinguishing skin feature. > It's for amateur portrait photographers and guys who want to please their > girlfriends. Pro retouchers remove blemishes and some faults but preserve > skin tonality, porosity, etc. Yes, some ads are over-retouched because the > clients insist on it. But i have never seen a well produced national ad that > was retouched to the extent seen here. > Paul > > >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
