AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

I'll admit it's here. In my section of the real world, people appreciate the reality and truthfulness of photography. But perhaps because I have selected my world??

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

Not in this thread, but in most of them.

yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

.... "The good old days"!!
- Today always has yesterday. I always look forward to tomorrow!! Always new and shiny! If one follows a few old concepts of life (and photography/PP) the tomorrow is much brighter! ....... Whooohooo!!!

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Who doesn't want to be among like-minded creative souls who appreciate, nurture and support? (and all the other aspects of life, to the extent we can control) 🤗

tomad Loc: North Carolina

Having shot almost entirely using Kodachrome for three decades I had to get it right in camera so I understand exposure, but I still like to tweak almost every shot mainly to enhance color and/or contrast.

Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.

why did your post remind of a plaque our 7th grade English teacher had on her desk some 67 years ago?
"Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday"

yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

wildconc2001 Loc: Chicagoland

Linda, You've been on this site for at least as long as I have. I quit coming about 4 years ago because it was so bad--very mean folks. I returned about 6 mos. ago and I think you'll agree it's much better now. As long as there's a large group. there will always be some that are disagreeable but it's certainly mild now.

Leitz Loc: Solms

Those of us who do our own thinking don't concern ourselves with what others do to their pictures.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

johneccles Loc: Leyland UK

In the days of film it was not possible to change the ISO, you had to choose the ISO you considered the most suitable. Now that most cameras are digital there is the option to be able to select the ISO so personally for my purpose, I use 200 ISO permanently which what the film was when I used that.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

UHH main forum discussion topic, October 6, 2011. Title:
"To edit or not to edit"
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-4739-1.html

😁

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Sounds like you were gone during the period we could block people from topics we created. I do miss those days

But, you're right; the truly vicious bullies are mostly gone. And much of what is "arguing" now is conducted among willing participants. Welcome back!

Photographer Jim Loc: Rio Vista, CA

Oh yes, Linda, it’s definitely out there. I can count on the fingers and toes of a marching band the number of times people have come into my booth at art festivals and loudly pontificated to their friends, and anyone close enough to hear, that “ Real photographers don’t need to use Photoshop; photoshopping images is cheating; Etc.”. I’ve even had a person comment to me while looking at one of my images processed to be reminiscent of a 1950s illustration, “So this is a lie, huh?”

It’s an argument that seems pretty much entrenched, not only here on UHH, but in the “outside world” as well. I’m not sure how or why it seems to have so much traction, but it is what it is. I’d advise Ed not to hold his breath waiting for it to diminish or go away.

It would be refreshing if more photographers, and consumers of photography, would focus more on what constitutes a pleasing image rather than concerning themselves over the processes the artist used to create it, but I don’t see that happening anytime soon.

[Comical anecdote: one particularly boisterous person, after proclaiming to his friends about what an abomination PP was in photography, then pointed out my “showpiece” with the proclamation of, “now this is what real photographers can do”. Unbeknownst to him, he was pointing it one of my most highly processed images! (two exposures, hand-blended, lots of specific color saturation and exposure adjustments, pixel painting, selective sharpening, etc.). I didn’t explain all of that to him. I simply informed him the $1K image was already sold! 😁]

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

EDIT to my original reply: Blenheim Orange pointed out that your comments refer to the opposite of what AzPicLady mentioned. I'm soooo confused. But your experiences are the main reason why I never had any interest in offering my photos for sale. A joyous hobby vs. being arrested for assault!