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Today I find myself fixated on the idea of photographic talent vs editing talent. The last three days have been spent looking at photographs that inspire me and trying to replicate the photo using similar subjects. It seems as though nothing I try gets as wonderful results as the photograph I originally saw. I realize that a lot of this has to do with my skill level but I wonder if, to some degree it is because the photographs I have been trying to replicate have been manipulated in Photo Shop after the image was taken. It seems as though all the photographs I see are so incredibly sharp, yet even when I left my camera auto-focus and I have a large aperture, I still find myself disappointed, feeling like the photo is out of focus. Is photography today more about the special effects, and image smoothing that can be done after the photograph is taken, is there any real value in an untouched original image anymore? I included some photographs that I took around 8 months ago on the way to Seattle.
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| Cropped, Sharpened, and Reduced Saturation |
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| Cropped, Sharpened, B&W, and Darkened |
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I suppose there is a perfect balance between great original composition and exposure, and artist manipulation. I just wish I had more original photographs to measure my own work too. I believe it would change my outlook drastically and help me to understand what I originally did wrong.
I really like the white sailboat, exp. the conversion to a sharp black and white. I love the scenery in the background as well, it's not overwhelming and disctracting from the sailboat. I would only change the amount of space between the sailboat and the edge of your image. It would leave more for the picture if it looked as if the boat had someplace to sail into and not off the picture. If you choose to print this, I suggest a metallic photo paper. It will make your image shimmer and shine! Great work Whitney.
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