The whole concept of "Photoshop v Photography" debate kind of drives me nuts, though I try to ignore it for the most part. I've already expressed my opinion in the post on Dodging and Burning, but I was very happy to read that Captain Photoshop TV himself, Mr. Scott Kelby, shares the same sentiments!
The same thing happened recently when I was shooting a lighthouse in Maine. The lighthouse was on an island, and on the left side were all these distracting telephone poles and cables... “Can’t you just take them out in Photoshop?” Yup, I could but I really hate doing that, so I just moved my camera to a spot where I could compose the frame without the wires being visible. That was much faster and easier—getting it right in the camera.” -Scott KelbySet yourself up for success whenever possible! By all means fine tune your images before printing, but if you're relying on some software to create great images then you're destined for failure (not to mention great frustration!).
Yesterday, I was chatting with one of the baristas over at Pike Street Press [where I'm installing some photographs; more on that in a future post] about this very topic. She used to do a lot of photography, all black and white film which she developed & printed herself. While not opposed to the idea of digital photography, she had an interesting take on the idea that Photoshop is today's equivalent of the darkroom: it's too easy!
Another common misconception rears it's ugly head! Photoshop is not "easy" - I've led enough tutorial sessions at the CCofC to know that this is not the case. To be fair, her main beef is with the ability to "Undo" your changes - to undo in traditional printing is to start over. While not having to commit to each and every move is an advantage, it doesn't make it easy.
I wonder if authors made similar arguments when the word processor replaced the typewriter... somehow the ability to hit ctrl+z didn't make it easy enough to transform everyone into a prolific novelist.
Brake Clevisstraight out of the camera! :)
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Absolutely. When at all possible, change your location to get things like power lines, signs, etc. out of shots!
As someone with absolutely no background in film photography, I find no shame in using Photoshop to its fullest capabilities. However, photography is just a hobby for me.
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