jack
jack

Cheating with digital: copingmechanism.com

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Gabz
Gabz

@jack Guess I am a little bit of a cheater then 😅. The way I see it, I know what I like to see in my photos, and I "edit" according to what I like to see. I like a little bit of drama sometimes but not to overdo it or simply a black and white picture. I always remember something my favorite photographer Travis Jensen once told me "if I spend more than 5 minutes editing a picture, that picture will never see the light of day", something along those lines. And I subscribe to that. I do also see where you're coming from I guess. there's is this other photographer I have followed for years that all he does is a little bit of color correction and maybe some retouching here and there. I have seen many others that, as I say and pardon my language, they masturbate on their pictures. You see the original and then the edited and the edited looks like a painting more than a picture. That being said, I would never dare to call myself a photographer either, I am just an enthusiast

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jack
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@Gabz Oh, I post-process just about everything. Nothing wrong with a little punch! :). For my photos, though, I don't feel right adding or removing actual parts of the subject. It's not the only approach, certainly.

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Gabz
Gabz

@jack I see, right, I have never learned to use any software to remove or add elements from the picture so all I know is to add, as you’ve said, a little punch!

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