[Leica] Photoshopping truth - a polemic

[photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Philip F)]

I don't mind cropping at all. I'm very aware of composing in-viewfinder and 
cropping in post. The issue is not one of cropping but one of omitting an 
element that was in the frame. Since she is the parish leader, SHE is the 
more important figure considering that it's her beach, not Obama's.

Had I made that change either when I was working in the Navy or currently as 
a student, I would have gotten in trouble. In the Navy I'd have gone to an 
Article 15, in school, I'd have gotten kicked out of my program. 

Phil Forrest


-----Original Message-----
>From: George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>
>Sent: Jul 8, 2010 1:27 PM
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Photoshopping truth - a polemic
>
>I'm all for setting personal standards,
>and working towards meeting them.
>
>I worked diligently within the
>"crop in the camera - print the edge of the negative to prove it"  
>standard
>for a very long time.
>Learned a lot and felt very self righteous about it during that time  
>period.
>I still have a whole lot of respect for those who "get it" full frame  
>each and every time.
>But no more respect than for those who create gorgeous visual work  
>while cropping.
>
>For a very long time now, my subjects and the light
>have dictated the proportion of the frame they demand to reside in;
>not the window of the arbitrary mechanical device I'm using to record  
>them.
>
>I've long ago released the conceit that clicking pictures, by  
>whatever means,
>whether altering or not altering them, serves some higher social or  
>aesthetic purpose;
>while continuing to enjoy making and experiencing music, art, and  
>literature.
>
>High aesthetic and ethical standards have nothing to do with
>drawing a line in the sand over the use of an editing tool;
>but rather the intention and purpose behind the use of such tools.
>
>Regards,
>George Lottermoser
>george at imagist.com
>http://www.imagist.com
>http://www.imagist.com/blog
>http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
>
>
>
>
>On Jul 8, 2010, at 10:40 AM, Philip F wrote:
>
>> I'm proud to hold myself and my work up to a higher standard.
>> Phil Forrest
>
>
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