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Comment by Hyram posted on Where is Photography going??? at 14/07/2008 - 21:09
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That's a superb image with lots of real impact. Fantastic quality.
You've made the image, but to fulfil your vision, not to rescue a shot.
In other words, it's been done the right way round. The manipulation was done to make the image you wanted in the first plcace. The technique followed the inspiration.
I really like Unlocker's end result for the "Ugly" competition and thought that it was a definite contender for 1st place. But for me, the manipulation was done to rescue the shot, since the original image is somewhat less than impressive and although the building is definitely ugly, it looks pretty innocuous as originally taken.That's a superb image with lots of real impact. Fantastic quality.
You've made the image, but to fulfil your vision, not to rescue a shot.
In other words, it's been done the right way round. The manipulation was done to make the image you wanted in the first plcace. The technique followed the inspiration.
Comment by Hyram posted on Where is Photography going??? at 14/07/2008 - 13:57
I guess that it is Belinda B.'s 'Egret Painting' that has prompted this line of thought.
The interesting thing about being at a university that had its roots as an Art School, was the blurring of the edges between the various disciplines, with nobody laying down hard and fast rules.
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My camera clubs competitions are full of images that are obviously manipulated (yes even more than could be done in a traditional darkroom) and I often wonder "is it digital art or is it photography"?
When I was at university, those of us studying architecture, stuck to very conventional techniques in the darkroom, but the guys / girls on the Photograhy, Graphic Design, Fine Art, Fashion courses etc. produced some amazing, very heavily manipulated images in the dark room, long before computers had ever been invented.My camera clubs competitions are full of images that are obviously manipulated (yes even more than could be done in a traditional darkroom) and I often wonder "is it digital art or is it photography"?
The interesting thing about being at a university that had its roots as an Art School, was the blurring of the edges between the various disciplines, with nobody laying down hard and fast rules.
Comment by Hyram posted on Where is Photography going??? at 13/07/2008 - 08:30
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...................so a trip to Watford may be on the cards................
An excellent idea to visit Chris @ SRS but I would not tell your friends that you are going on holiday to Watford ...................so a trip to Watford may be on the cards................
Comment by Hyram posted on Bit of a quandry. at 12/07/2008 - 12:06
Since we are rambling, how about the recently announced Hasselblad - a snip at circa £25k :
Comment by Hyram posted on Full frame DSLR ? at 12/07/2008 - 12:12
With the weather so bad in the UK at the moment, it is nice to have a cheery topic for this week's competition.
Comment by Hyram posted on Discussion: Weekly Competition # 53 "Summer Holiday" at 09/07/2008 - 08:20
Probably the Pentax one that has not appeared, as yet.
Comment by Hyram posted on teleconverter at 09/07/2008 - 08:22
Great shots.
He seems rather cute - I just don't know why you entered him in the "Ugly" competition
He seems rather cute - I just don't know why you entered him in the "Ugly" competition
Comment by Hyram posted on Glamour shoot of a jumping spider at 10/07/2008 - 20:44
Well I reckon that it is something that Clarky should have
Comment by Hyram posted on loadsamoney at 08/07/2008 - 13:14
I've just read a book on photography, ( can't remember by whom ), and was shocked when he said he'd cropped the sky out of a picture and added another one which looked better. In my mind, that would be a step too far.
With the exception of the "Public Transport" entry, you rarely know with John whether you are looking at one image or a collection of images cleverly stitched together