Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/16

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Subject: [Leica] #118 (OT gear)
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Fri Jun 16 12:41:46 2006
References: <00de01c69113$a1c77f50$66204454@GeeBee>

What's that yellow thing in the right ear of that woman, Geebee?
;-)


Op 16-jun-06, om 09:08 heeft GeeBee het volgende geschreven:

> 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
>
>
>
> --Graham
> http://www.geebeephoto.com
>
>
>
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In reply to: Message from graham at geebeespaw.freeserve.co.uk (GeeBee) ([Leica] #118 (OT gear))