One thing I don't like to do is show people my pictures before I edit them. Only a select few have seen an unedited photo from me. Why don't I like to? Because using your camera to take the picture is only part of the process.
A famous photographer once said:
"The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance." - Ansel Adams
Editing the photograph has always been a big part of photography. Even though Photoshop drastically changed the editing process (allowing us to change anything and everything about a photo) digital photography didn't invent the concept of editing....it just took it out of the darkroom, and into our computers. As a matter of fact, a lot of the terms used in Photoshop are terms carried over from the darkroom days (burning, dodging, etc.)
I edit every photo I take. Although, I don't usually drastically change it, I try and enhance things like sharpness, color and contrast....or change the color curves. My photography friends and I all have different styles of editing. You just have to find your own style.
Even though I am all for editing...I think there is a line between an edited photograph and a computer generated image. There are some pictures I have seen on "photography" websites that were obviously made with computer software...and probably didn't even start as a picture.
But don't get it twisted kids....if you start out with a crap picture, you will end up with a crap picture. I have taken a lot of pictures that the best photo editor in the world couldn't save.
To give you an idea, here are some pictures of mine before and after editing.
A famous photographer once said:
"The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance." - Ansel Adams
Editing the photograph has always been a big part of photography. Even though Photoshop drastically changed the editing process (allowing us to change anything and everything about a photo) digital photography didn't invent the concept of editing....it just took it out of the darkroom, and into our computers. As a matter of fact, a lot of the terms used in Photoshop are terms carried over from the darkroom days (burning, dodging, etc.)
I edit every photo I take. Although, I don't usually drastically change it, I try and enhance things like sharpness, color and contrast....or change the color curves. My photography friends and I all have different styles of editing. You just have to find your own style.
Even though I am all for editing...I think there is a line between an edited photograph and a computer generated image. There are some pictures I have seen on "photography" websites that were obviously made with computer software...and probably didn't even start as a picture.
But don't get it twisted kids....if you start out with a crap picture, you will end up with a crap picture. I have taken a lot of pictures that the best photo editor in the world couldn't save.
To give you an idea, here are some pictures of mine before and after editing.
"Photography Talk" Disclaimer
I am not a photography expert. These tidbits are just things I wish someone would have told me when I was starting. If you are a beginner, hopefully this will help you spend less time figuring out your camera, and more time taking pictures.
