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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
Well, that's always fun to do with group photography too. 
Absolutely. And this NEVER should be done with 'reportage photography.' There are MANY different types of photography. Try taking a photo of "mom" and ask her if she wants the result to look just as looks, or as she 'thinks' she looks.
It's the use of 'cosmetics' after the fact. If people wanted to look 'real,' they would never use cosmetics at all. But the fact is, Revlon and Max Factor got rich because people insisted that there was a way to remove wrinkles, change complexion, whiten teeth (until the next cup of coffee...) and cover gray hair. Even men are getting with the program there days. There are plenty of cosmetics made just for men now.
Which do you prefer?
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This has been going on long before the digital age. It was done in the darkrooms every day. Ansel Adams, one of America's foremost photographers, said that he spent 11 hours in the darkroom for every hour he spent behind the camera. The average person just never knew it was being done. We'd hear the term 'airbrushed' and think this was something that was 'occasionally' done to only 'Playboy' models. Nope...
Today our darkroom is the computer and what used to take 60 minutes before is finished in 5 seconds now. If we make a mistake, we can just hit the 'undo' key and start again. No wasted hours waiting for developers, fixers, etc. Most of the tools in 'PhotoShop' are the same ones we used in the darkroom, only faster and easier.
Stitchawl |
I'm thinking I should send you my wedding pictures. They are truly...well...bad. Not entirely the photographer's fault either - he was doing the job for free as a favor for a friend (and the friend wasn't me!) Plus I just don't take good pictures, I never have.
Okay, I see that needs rephrasing: I don't photograph well.