Do you like this photo?
Or this one?
I am learning how to do photo enhancements etc, but have to wonder if sometimes just the raw photo is best. Is it cheating to enhance your pictures?
What do you think?
Who are we?
The 3rd Coast
You choose
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I was just trying to answer this question myself today. I take photos to capture a moment, not for artsy purposes, so I came to the conclusion for me it’s cheating. Not that I don’t do it. But it is a little like getting a boob job….it’s just not the real thing.
#1
I am learning to do this as well, enhancing, I dont think it is wrong at all, its a photo, and it is about what you love and the look of the picture. I love the crispness of the first pic, but I love the the softer tone as well. I think these two pics can be used in different setting’s, plus I always keep the original. I would have loved her side profile with the softer tone as well. I love my camera. I cannot wait to take it to the Cayman Islands in May. I have to get the new lens quickly…
I loved the post today.
I would probably prefer a combination of the two. A little less enhancement than there was on the second one. The picture on other post (the John Denver post) I just loved, It is gorgeous.
Leeann
Depends on the photo whether I think retouching is cheating. It matters what effect you’re going after.
In this case, I personally like the second one, unless you were going to do something edgy with it (don’t ask me what, I have no idea).
I always keep the original of my pics before I mess with them, so I know what I started with.
Which is why I just deleted 1200 pictures today. Freakin’ computer pack rat, I am.
I like the second one, too.
I go through the same wonderings – am I altering my memories by tweaking photos? Or am I just fixing? Perhaps I’m helping the photo match my memories. I dunno.
I like them both, but I think the second one is prettier. It’s so cool we can do this with computers – back when my dad was a pro photographer he had to use special filters and lenses, and touch-ups were done by a lab!
And that warmer tone in the second photo is nice too…
Mary
I love the softness of the second one…