Quote (mew @ Wed, May 27 2009, 06:35pm)
i thought you said it takes hours to edit photos?
if people would spend hours thats being lazy?
even though you are wrong about that and it varies, probably because you have no clue.
how is it improper?
your own opinion.
also you cant say whats right or wrong. you dont make the rules. no one does.
thats just your own hypothesis.
a lot of people run into great ideas and results on accident.
whats the point in exploring and trying things if its just better to think it out or follow the plan?
It takes hours and a lot of skill to edit photos properly for editorial work, IE the magazines you mentioned earlier.
I believe if you're going to pretend to have any interest in photography you should try to get the pictures you want by photographing them that way, not by manipulating them. As I've mentioned before. Please give me one good reason as to why one should not try to get the best image they can out of their camera?
I don't make the rules, sure, but they exist nonetheless.
Quote (Nevereon @ Wed, May 27 2009, 06:35pm)
@Veil
That's true ofcourse, however it often saves time not doing it that way. It's also a lot harder as often when you take shots of wildlife, one shot may have great composition but contain fringing or weird hues and I don't see any point discarding an image like that when you could just spend a few minutes tweaking the .raw.
@Everyone
I'm gonna leave this discussion alone now x3 I'm not looking for a flamewar and excuse me if I somehow offended someone. Imo to sum this topic up: Everybody has their own specific ways of photographing and their own interpretations of what photography really is. Although you may or may not agree with somebody elses views on it, you should respect them, as there's no denial in the fact that photography has evolved (and therefore been interpreted differently) now that digital is all the rave.
There are a few styles of photography that are partial exceptions, you do realise however how long professional wildlife photographers spend trying to get that one good photo? They don't just snap away for a couple hours, they spend days on the job.
You're right, everyone does have their own style of photography, which is a good thing, but the only one of us here who's a professional is Astragony, and I'm sure if you ask him he'll tell you how important correct preparation is when taking a photo. There's absolutely no excuse for lazyness.