topaz overkill
Feb 27, 2012 18:41:26 #
a little topaz adjust goes a long way...some of the contest entries I've seen on other sites are so heavily "topazed", you can't really tell if the original image had any merit at all...hmmmmm
Feb 27, 2012 18:44:58 #
You mean 'Topaz' as Photoshop plug-in and by extension (if I may use this here), post-processing over kill?
If so, this the same here, a propensity of looking at PP as a cure all ills, including being a bad photographer.
If so, this the same here, a propensity of looking at PP as a cure all ills, including being a bad photographer.
Feb 27, 2012 19:24:38 #
naturalite
Loc: Up state NY
Yes, I agree. I think most older film people would. Way too much PP going on these days.
Being in pursuit of a really great photo should be done with your camera in mind & hand, not the computer at home.
Honing one's skills as a photographer first,......then maybe a little PP if it is really necessary.
But this is just my opinion from the peanut gallery.
Being in pursuit of a really great photo should be done with your camera in mind & hand, not the computer at home.
Honing one's skills as a photographer first,......then maybe a little PP if it is really necessary.
But this is just my opinion from the peanut gallery.
Feb 27, 2012 19:31:04 #
I was turned off Topaz when we had a guest speaker at our photography club meeting and he mentioned topaz adjust so many times a group of us turned it into a drinking game in the back of the room, the first time and only time I had to call my husband to come pick me up from a meeting.
FYI: guest speaker was an old film guy, he was in his late 60's but man he loved Topaz.
FYI: guest speaker was an old film guy, he was in his late 60's but man he loved Topaz.
Feb 27, 2012 19:41:54 #
I have topaz adjust 4 and 5 and like to play with it a little but the absolutely best photo I ever took came right out of the camera. I'm fairly new to DSLR (first good camera was a Canon film camera) and to me there's nothing sweeter than a good image right out of the camera...i do like working with photoshop as an artistic endeavor and as I said a litte PP goes a long way
Feb 27, 2012 19:48:55 #
My wife has a couple of topaz earrings, I don't. :shock: :mrgreen:
Feb 27, 2012 20:47:35 #
naturalite wrote:
Yes, I agree. I think most older film people would. Way too much PP going on these days.
Being in pursuit of a really great photo should be done with your camera in mind & hand, not the computer at home.
Honing one's skills as a photographer first,......then maybe a little PP if it is really necessary.
But this is just my opinion from the peanut gallery.
Being in pursuit of a really great photo should be done with your camera in mind & hand, not the computer at home.
Honing one's skills as a photographer first,......then maybe a little PP if it is really necessary.
But this is just my opinion from the peanut gallery.
I agree with your opinion, but I'm an old guy. Save me a seat in the peanut gallery.
Feb 28, 2012 05:41:58 #
I have all of the Topaz plug-ins and I get what you mean. It is very easy to get carried away.
Feb 28, 2012 06:28:24 #
Feb 28, 2012 06:32:32 #
English_Wolf wrote:
You mean 'Topaz' as Photoshop plug-in and by extension (if I may use this here), post-processing over kill?
If so, this the same here, a propensity of looking at PP as a cure all ills, including being a bad photographer.
If so, this the same here, a propensity of looking at PP as a cure all ills, including being a bad photographer.
Been there done that got the T-shirt....unfortunately. :)
Feb 28, 2012 07:09:17 #
steve_stoneblossom
Loc: Rhode Island, USA
[quote=MWAC]... a group of us turned it into a drinking game in the back of the room, the first time and only time I had to call my husband to come pick me up from a meeting...[quote]
Does your group meet anywhere near Rhode Island?? If so, pm me, I'll give you my address to send an application. :)
Does your group meet anywhere near Rhode Island?? If so, pm me, I'll give you my address to send an application. :)
Feb 28, 2012 07:44:48 #
warrior wrote:
As George Carlin would say"My camera, my PP, my rules.
I agree! I once had another photographer tell me that I did not take a picture. The people who wrote the software did it?
Feb 28, 2012 08:34:01 #
There is one thing to be said that is kept quiet and is a digression of sorts here:
Can you shoot for PP?
My answer is yes, same as a painter taking a picture of something before painting it in a studio. This is the same process, just digitized BUT, the other shoe dropping, you are not dealing with photography anymore.
Can you shoot for PP?
My answer is yes, same as a painter taking a picture of something before painting it in a studio. This is the same process, just digitized BUT, the other shoe dropping, you are not dealing with photography anymore.
Feb 28, 2012 09:08:32 #
warrior wrote:
As George Carlin would say"My camera, my PP, my rules.
Amen!
Feb 28, 2012 09:17:12 #
A quick study of Ansel Adams' works will tell you that good PP has been around for a long time. It's the application of the tool that counts, not what the tool is.
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