Re: Green with envy over your beautiful photos
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:49 am
Hi GH-Dave
There are no written rules unless you submit your photo's to a magazine or a contest
that specifically let's you know there terms, and if client asks whether HDR was used
than of coarse you would answer truthfully, but most folks do not know what HDR
is, or what a photoshop action is, they are just interested in the photo itself and
not how it was processed.
Many people with old school thinking, or folks who want to continue with certain
practices denounce HDR, and other manipulations, as not being really to the eye
or cheating.
Adams, Rowell for example used processes that manipulated there photo's like
dodging and burning, or using Velvia to get vivid unrealistic colors.
The whole unwritten rule thing is very subjective, and again, if you are about
profit than you embrace the newest technology, especially if helps sales, and is a
look clients like!
I personally tried HDR for a while but have back down a little since it does give
an over cooked looked if not used correctly, but in the right hands is can look
very natural, I prefer the Fusion process from Photomax Pro, which just combines
the photo's like you would in photoshop, an it does a good/realistic job.
The last thing you should do is allow any one person or group to stifle your artistic
expression because of there ridged views, guide lines or philosophy, go out and enjoy
yourself, and use what ever process you wish, and follow your own guide lines, that's
why we have chocolate and vanilla ice cream, to each his own!
There are no written rules unless you submit your photo's to a magazine or a contest
that specifically let's you know there terms, and if client asks whether HDR was used
than of coarse you would answer truthfully, but most folks do not know what HDR
is, or what a photoshop action is, they are just interested in the photo itself and
not how it was processed.
Many people with old school thinking, or folks who want to continue with certain
practices denounce HDR, and other manipulations, as not being really to the eye
or cheating.
Adams, Rowell for example used processes that manipulated there photo's like
dodging and burning, or using Velvia to get vivid unrealistic colors.
The whole unwritten rule thing is very subjective, and again, if you are about
profit than you embrace the newest technology, especially if helps sales, and is a
look clients like!
I personally tried HDR for a while but have back down a little since it does give
an over cooked looked if not used correctly, but in the right hands is can look
very natural, I prefer the Fusion process from Photomax Pro, which just combines
the photo's like you would in photoshop, an it does a good/realistic job.
The last thing you should do is allow any one person or group to stifle your artistic
expression because of there ridged views, guide lines or philosophy, go out and enjoy
yourself, and use what ever process you wish, and follow your own guide lines, that's
why we have chocolate and vanilla ice cream, to each his own!