Posts Tagged ‘Photoshop’

The Punch has an interesting article on retouching photos of women.

How old is this woman? | Article | The Punch.

There are some interesting thought in this little YouTube clip. Right Doctor Watson, lets get out there and find us some fakes.

Some interesting thoughts on how the media uses altered images.

Warning: this unrealistic image has been Photoshopped – Ars Technica.

Time to go to the pantry, and drag out this old chestnut. I am not going to make a case for either side, I think most people know where I stand, but I have seen the debate pop up on quite a few blogs, websites and Twitter in the past week, so I thought I better jump on the bandwagon. I have grabbed links to two sites that have mentioned digital manipulation in the past week that I have read. Both are well written, and make some great points. Whether you like it or not, digital manipulation is here to stay. Whether it is right or wrong, who knows. If you like wildly glowing pinks and purples in your sunrise, then you might like it. HDR might well float your boat, but it does nothing for me. Madly dodging and burning might be your thing, but I still don’t know how to use it.

I suppose my biggest beef with it at the moment is there seems to be an ever increasing amount of people who buy a DSLR, take a very ordinary photo, then go crazy in Photoshop. I think it makes it to easy to polish a turd. Most beginners would be better served not using it, and actually learning how to use the camera to produce a better image.

There you go, despite me saying I wasn’t going to argue a case for either side, I just managed to.

Have a read of the articles and let me know what you think.

Despite what I say above, I do occasionally use Photoshop to tart up a photo myself.

Are digitally altered photos photography or art? | Factoidz.

Is it live or is it Photoshop? — Photocrati – Photography Blog, Digital SLR Camera and Lens Reviews.

I fully expect a bun fight, but discussion is good. I also fully expect to be going over the same topic in another 6 months time.

Not exactly a photography related post, although there is a 10 megapixel Polaroid in there. Have a look at what the clever people can do with photoshop.

64 Gadgets Dragged Back to 1979.

More examples of what the clever people can do with Photoshop.

Storm by Lydia Marano

20 Incredible Photo Manipulation Examples.

Some of these shots look farmiliar, but some are new, so check them out.

The art of photo manipulation is the process of making changes to your photographs, usually in a way that takes them away from reality. Photo manipulations are used everywhere, but can mainly be seen in advertising, where companies try to capture the public’s attention with manipulated scenes featuring their latest products.

20 Extraordinary Photo Manipulations.

So you think you can Photoshop? Have a look at some of the examples in the link below and get back to me.

Most people know my thoughts on photoshopping, but in these examples, it is quite clear that some image manipulation has happened. There are some massively talented people out there.

40 Examples of Incredible Photo Manipulation | Webdesigner Depot.