Joel W. wrote:
>>At 12:17 AM 6/28/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>>My gripe is when these programs become the Dudley Doright
>>of photography, riding in to save the day when Little Nell
>>didn't do the job taking the original shot, counting on
>>Dudley to fix it later.
>>
>>Walt
>I'm not sure why you say this. I've been using Photoshop for a fairly
>long time and have never really "fixed" a basically unacceptable image.
>Analog or digital, GIGO is a first principle.
---SNIP---
I say it for this reason: Too often these photo editing programs are used
to cover the ineptness of the photographer, correcting problems that could
have been corrected or avoided at the time the picture was taken. I have
absolutely no quibble with a bit of dodging, burning in, contrast or color
intensity adjustments, or a little cropping.
But if you must regularly correct exposure, remove utility poles that
appear to be sticking out of people?s heads, crop extensively, apply
filters of one sort or another, sit with mouse in hand clicking "apply" and
"undo" until, like the infinite number of monkeys pounding on the infinite
number of typewriters, you finally hit on something that looks about right,
then, while you may be entitled to a platinum pocket protector, you
definitely need to reevaluate your ability as a photographer.
I would contend that if you?ve ever spent more than 10 minutes diddling
with any picture in the computer, you probably screwed it up when you shot
it. But that's just my opinion.
Walt
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