Comments on: Katmai Quick Mask Magic http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2009/09/24/katmai-quick-mask-magic/ The blog of bird photographer Arthur Morris Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:20:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: birdsasart http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2009/09/24/katmai-quick-mask-magic/comment-page-1/#comment-335 birdsasart Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:56:29 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=739#comment-335 YAW Nick. Folks need to realize that whatever can be done in Photoshop could have and was done in the darkroom but only by skilled folks. Today it is easier. I began to lose trust in photography when I learned that many folks were telling lies about the situation in which the image was created. That was done before digital and will continue forever. If folks wish to get in a tizzy about my or anyone else's images that is their choice. YAW Nick. Folks need to realize that whatever can be done in Photoshop could have and was done in the darkroom but only by skilled folks. Today it is easier. I began to lose trust in photography when I learned that many folks were telling lies about the situation in which the image was created. That was done before digital and will continue forever. If folks wish to get in a tizzy about my or anyone else’s images that is their choice.

]]> By: Nick http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2009/09/24/katmai-quick-mask-magic/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Nick Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:54:09 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=739#comment-334 Hey Art, Thanks for your reply. I wasn't suggesting that you needed Photoshop for every image. The quality of your photographs is definitely not in question. I do understand where you are coming from now...a valid approach. It's just that people seem to be loosing trust in photography because of what is possible in Photoshop. I can't seem to talk to anyone about it without getting strong opinions :) Nick Hey Art,
Thanks for your reply. I wasn’t suggesting that you needed Photoshop for every image. The quality of your photographs is definitely not in question. I do understand where you are coming from now…a valid approach. It’s just that people seem to be loosing trust in photography because of what is possible in Photoshop. I can’t seem to talk to anyone about it without getting strong opinions :)
Nick

]]> By: birdsasart http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2009/09/24/katmai-quick-mask-magic/comment-page-1/#comment-333 birdsasart Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:00:05 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=739#comment-333 Jeez, I just typed a long answer and it disappeared. Bummer. Here I go again.... Thanks for your kind words and for getting in touch. And yes, I am using the latest tools to improve my images. Many folks forget that most of the images that I optimize are finished in 2-4 minutes or less, Levels, Curves, and dust spotting. And many forget that I made a few good images with film over the course of 19 years. JI = JO no matter how good you are at Photoshop. Most contests forbid entering images where anything has been removed or added. Some do not. I always tell the truth and let the editors know what we have done. Most editors have zero problems; they just want the image that they need. My main interests are creating images that look great and that will sell. Jeez, I just typed a long answer and it disappeared. Bummer. Here I go again…. Thanks for your kind words and for getting in touch. And yes, I am using the latest tools to improve my images. Many folks forget that most of the images that I optimize are finished in 2-4 minutes or less, Levels, Curves, and dust spotting. And many forget that I made a few good images with film over the course of 19 years. JI = JO no matter how good you are at Photoshop.

Most contests forbid entering images where anything has been removed or added. Some do not. I always tell the truth and let the editors know what we have done. Most editors have zero problems; they just want the image that they need. My main interests are creating images that look great and that will sell.

]]> By: Nick http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2009/09/24/katmai-quick-mask-magic/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Nick Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:29:20 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=739#comment-332 Hey Art, I have to say your photographs are great! I have only been following your work for a few months and noticed that you use Photoshop quite heavily to improve many photos. And I mean going beyond processing the image, like you chose to move the gull in the first image or adding a missing wing tip. I know you are making the photos as art but to someone who is interested in photography and looking to learn more about it, this seems like graphic art that started off as a photograph. Do photo contests accept these altered images? Nick Hey Art,
I have to say your photographs are great! I have only been following your work for a few months and noticed that you use Photoshop quite heavily to improve many photos. And I mean going beyond processing the image, like you chose to move the gull in the first image or adding a missing wing tip. I know you are making the photos as art but to someone who is interested in photography and looking to learn more about it, this seems like graphic art that started off as a photograph. Do photo contests accept these altered images?
Nick

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