Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]She has her days :-) From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 8:48 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] #118 (OT gear) > Nice cow! > > Daniel > > > On 6/16/06, GeeBee <graham@geebeespaw.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: >> There is often discussion about artistic integrity and whether one should >> alter an image and if so under what circumstances. >> >> Women are no strangers to the benefits of image manipulation. It has been >> commonplace for years to enhance a womans' looks by shooting through a >> soft >> focus filter for example. Even before the shot is taken manipulation of a >> kind takes place with flattering lighting and professional make up >> artists. >> >> With PhotoShop it is even easier to clone out a skin blemish or even >> slightly elongate an image to 'trim off' a few pounds. Specific areas can >> be >> given the PhotShop equivalent of liposuction or 'enhancement' but it is >> so >> much better if one can honestly answer 'NO!' to the age old question of >> 'Does my arse look big in these shorts?'. >> >> A way to achieve such honesty without resorting to image manipulation, >> thereby preserving professional integrity, is careful choice of location: >> >> OM2 SP : Tamron 500mm f8 mirror lens : Agfa Vista 200 >> http://www.geebeephoto.com/2006/06118.htm >>