I walked through the video step by step and just modified the bits and pieces. I didn't really add much new -- just played with the amounts.
Here's the before
Here's the after
When I first joined DPC 16 years ago (I expire in 3 days!), I was a purest. As little processing as I could. I remember seeing a hot air ballon shot that had almost no color, hazy, that someone did a lot of beautiful editing on. Didn't even begin to look like the original, and I thought it was cheating. Little did I know that they only brought out what actually was there. Now, not only do I bring out what's there, but I enjoy playing and experimenting.
I never felt artistic. But I feel like I'm starting to be! I love that this site has helped me grow to make my own art. I'm so excited about this piece, I need to go back and watch more videos. It's wonderful to keep learning!
Wendy .. thanks for posting the link and showing the unedited version of your photo ..
and i loved reading how your ideas about photography have changed over the years ..
i see photos like a starting point .. ie. photos are the canvas and photoshop the pallette .. i imagine that's how you feel too ..
anyway .. i dont know why you have never felt artistic ..
when you think that artistic means having creative skill .. (got that from google btw !! .. ) .. then your photos in so many genres are very much artistic .. and i think everyone here would agree .. !! ..
anyway .. thanks again . :)
I second what Roz is saying-your creativity shines in your photos and the way (when) you capture them. I believe altering/enhancing your phenomenal captures will elevate them another level from what a person with a camera can create/capture. The more distance you create from what they can do cultivates an environment of wanting to buy it.
I think of it this way: I can paint a painting of my favorite flowers but in no way something I would hang on my wall. I will pay for a painting made by someone else that is untouchable in skill by me. The painting itself coupled with the talent of the person moves me to buy it and want to hang it in my home.
quote=roz] Wendy .. thanks for posting the link and showing the unedited version of your photo ..
and i loved reading how your ideas about photography have changed over the years ..
i see photos like a starting point .. ie. photos are the canvas and photoshop the pallette .. i imagine that's how you feel too ..
anyway .. i dont know why you have never felt artistic ..
when you think that artistic means having creative skill .. (got that from google btw !! .. ) .. then your photos in so many genres are very much artistic .. and i think everyone here would agree .. !! ..
anyway .. thanks again . :) [/quote]
That's what I'm trying to do more this year. I've always been more of a documentarian with my wildlife photos. I want to get the story, the moment, but I also want to make it incredible. I can do the moment and the story (much of the time), but I want to go beyond just a good photograph I love what grahamgator does with her textures and palettes. I need to dedicate more time to working on my editing and watching more videos to see what's possible.
Originally posted by ErinKirsten:
I second what Roz is saying-your creativity shines in your photos and the way (when) you capture them. I believe altering/enhancing your phenomenal captures will elevate them another level from what a person with a camera can create/capture. The more distance you create from what they can do cultivates an environment of wanting to buy it.
I think of it this way: I can paint a painting of my favorite flowers but in no way something I would hang on my wall. I will pay for a painting made by someone else that is untouchable in skill by me. The painting itself coupled with the talent of the person moves me to buy it and want to hang it in my home.
quote=roz] Wendy .. thanks for posting the link and showing the unedited version of your photo ..
and i loved reading how your ideas about photography have changed over the years ..
i see photos like a starting point .. ie. photos are the canvas and photoshop the pallette .. i imagine that's how you feel too ..
anyway .. i dont know why you have never felt artistic ..
when you think that artistic means having creative skill .. (got that from google btw !! .. ) .. then your photos in so many genres are very much artistic .. and i think everyone here would agree .. !! ..
anyway .. thanks again . :)
