Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There are photographers that are artists, and photographers that are craftsmen. I think there is room for both. You obviously don't and can only respond by a personal attack on me...pretty unprofessional in my view. - --- "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On > Behalf Of Darrell > Jennings > Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 1:16 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Photoshop dilemma > > > And I completely disagree.... I am NOT a Photoshop > expert. In fact I had never scanned a photo before > two weeks ago, and only have Photoshop Elements > which > I have very limited expertise with. > > That said, I don't limit my view of photography by > expecting that what I see in a photo is exactly what > was there. There are many great photographs that > were > enhanced by use of filters and traditional darkroom > techniques. I don't see Photoshop or it's > competitors > as different than that, they've just gone another > step. In fact photographers like Jerry Uelsmann have > done very altered realities for many years without > using a computer to do so (check out > www.uelsmann.net > for examples). I still see this kind of work as > photography. > > ------------------ > > Well then, given that you have been scanning and > using Photoshop elements > for two full weeks, and given the fact that you > consider a cut and paste > image of lips emerging from a dirt road a > "photographs," I guess there's > really nothing I can add to the discussion.;-) > > B. D. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html