In a message dated 3/10/2009 3:06:54 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bkday...@daytonphoto.com writes: I think what happens is while shooting film, for these people, the act of shooting was the major portion of their involvement. Now with the ability to post process reasonably, there is more to finishing an image than simply taking the picture. The taking of the picture is only one step in several to produce the image that they have in mind.
-- Best regards, Bruce ---------------------- Yes. I wish I could get it exactly the way I want in "in camera," but often I am not a good enough photographer for that. I do more than crop, but not a lot more. I do rely heavily on lighten shadows, because, frankly, the dynamic range of digital is similar to slides and that doesn't allow for enough leeway. I've found it best to shoot for highlights and bring up shadow detail later. So definitely just one step. Many of the pictures I've shown on list that people have admired have been tweaked -- cropped, curved (or shadows lightened), sometimes a judicious small cloning out here and there, and sometimes even layers are involved. Lying, no. I see no reason I have to live with exactly the way the camera caught it when it couldn't handle both highlights and shadows, while my eye can. I've also fixed perspective on wide angle shots, which is only caused by lenses, since my eye can see it without distortion. I feel a photograph should show more of what I saw than what a limited camera can capture. Marnie aka Doe OTOH, I also believe in artistic manipulation, although that is usually pretty visible. --------------------------------------------- Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. **************Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a recession. (http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries?ncid=emlcntuscare00000002) -- 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.
