No one seems to be picking me up on this but some time ago there was a thread regarding the correction of perspective in PS. Of course any manipulation will degrade the image to some extent but is it so much to discount it completely?
Yes it will degrade the image, and it will be especially noticeable at A2 which was part of the brief.
I sometimes wonder if the specification of 4x5 has more to do with tradition and impressing clients than some photographers are letting on. A bit like duping your 135mm trans up to 6x7 before sending them to a library, nice and it works but not necessary.
No it's not. It's to do with embracing the benefits that shooting digitally brings whilst not accepting any downside.
I'm sure many of us feel that standards have dropped dramatically over the past few years, and a lot of this is to do with the fact you can 'get away' with more because some clients can't see the difference.
This is the start of the slippery slope. If they can't see the difference, they won't pay for it. So you cut corners on the equipment and the quality suffers. So your portfolio suffers.
When you show it to a discerning client he's appalled. This must have been shot digitally he says, you can always tell.
I don't subscribe to that way of working. I feel that if we don't uphold standards to the best of our abilities, the 'market' will drag everything down to its cheapest level.
Someone queried the other day what the pro in prodig stood for. I think we all know, don't we?
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