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I wondered somehow is it a shame according to professionals
retouching or manipulating the pictures taken with digicam...

when you can somehow
show yourself more wether you re good or not
on the first shot without touching it as such

so that in a way it wont be nessesity to fix it with PS or somehting like that

I prefer more originals than those with PS

cos you can have possibilities on makin the photo of a simple oly same as some 5000$price camera or something like that(just for explanation)

thnx in advance

my c5000z gallery: http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/leopardcana
 
We've had this discussion about 10 times in the past month.

MO, retouching a photo is no different than using different development techniques with film. Perfect out of camera photos are rare. Especially with digicams. And a lot of people prefer that their portrait shots be retouched to make them look better. They want something besides a mirror to hang on the wall.

So you prefer undexposed, noisy shots with CA to something that's improved with PS? Okay, to each his own.

I don't get your point about retouching making a digicam photo look like it's from a DSLR. Even if that were true, is that a bad thing?

Karen

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thnx about your info
but I would really like to read the past discussions you had about this issue
and read more about this
even thou I got a lot info from your post here

you know i have some of really nice fixed colours
that differs a lot from my first capture but I will work more on getting
what my skills and the camera stuff provides
than usin photoshop

thnx a lot KAren

my gallery: http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/leopardcana
KarenWV2 said:
We've had this discussion about 10 times in the past month.

MO, retouching a photo is no different than using different
development techniques with film. Perfect out of camera photos are
rare. Especially with digicams. And a lot of people prefer that
their portrait shots be retouched to make them look better. They
want something besides a mirror to hang on the wall.

So you prefer undexposed, noisy shots with CA to something that's
improved with PS? Okay, to each his own.

I don't get your point about retouching making a digicam photo look
like it's from a DSLR. Even if that were true, is that a bad thing?

Karen

--



'Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees.'

Last words of General Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson, killed in error
by his own troops at the battle of Chancellorsvillle during the US
Civil War, 1863.
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Hi, Leopard,

Think about this: each time you change your camera's settings, you are doing essentially the same thing as post-processing. You have settings for shutter, exposure, contrast, sharpness, saturation, white balance, etc., that change the image capture with a push of a button. Zooming in & out is simple cropping in-camera. Different brands and models of digital cameras process colors differently as well, so even your choice of camera is a factor.
leopard1919 said:
I wondered somehow is it a shame according to professionals
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The professionals are the ones that use Photo Shop to it's fullest potential!! :))

Ansel Adams, perhaps one of the best photographers of all times, spent many hours in the darkroom, touching and retouching his images.

The only time that post-processing becomes a real issue is in photo-journalism where the viewer expects the image to be true to the scene. Even then, as I first mentioned, the photographer has choices in camera settings that can change the appearance of the image.

The world of photography has room for all, from those who prefer 'out of the camera' shots to the abstract artists who create magnificent manipulated images. There is no right way; only the method each prefers.

The main thing is to enjoy photography and do it your way!

Regards,
****:)

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thanks a lot Richard

now this is what I wanted to know long ago

I appreciate and enjoyed reading your input a lot

thanks again

my c5000z gallery: http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/leopardcana
RichardR said:
Think about this: each time you change your camera's settings, you
are doing essentially the same thing as post-processing. You have
settings for shutter, exposure, contrast, sharpness, saturation,
white balance, etc., that change the image capture with a push of a
button. Zooming in & out is simple cropping in-camera.
Different brands and models of digital cameras process colors
differently as well, so even your choice of camera is a factor.
leopard1919 said:
I wondered somehow is it a shame according to professionals
Click to expand...
The professionals are the ones that use Photo Shop to it's fullest
potential!! :))
Ansel Adams, perhaps one of the best photographers of all times,
spent many hours in the darkroom, touching and retouching his
images.

The only time that post-processing becomes a real issue is in
photo-journalism where the viewer expects the image to be true to
the scene. Even then, as I first mentioned, the photographer has
choices in camera settings that can change the appearance of the
image.

The world of photography has room for all, from those who prefer
'out of the camera' shots to the abstract artists who create
magnificent manipulated images. There is no right way; only the
method each prefers.

The main thing is to enjoy photography and do it your way!

Regards,
****:)

--
http://www.pbase.com/richardr
E-10&C-2100UZ&C-3000Z&D-40&D-380&Fuji2600Z
PBase Supporter
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