Sky Replacement? Really?
Oct 22, 2020 08:10:47 #
When people view the shot and you receive praise for being such a great photographer how many of you admit that the wonderful sky is a fake one???
Oct 22, 2020 08:14:17 #
back in the old days of black and white I would print reversals simulating night and add the moon. Photography can be art, it is not always recording an event or scene. Most of us will tweak the exposure for the blacks or whites. I have no issue with adding a sky. We do not always have the days to get the perfect weather. I have cloned out power lines. Some photographers clone out people, trash cans and other items
Oct 22, 2020 08:16:22 #
Oct 22, 2020 08:18:37 #
foathog wrote:
When people view the shot and you receive praise for being such a great photographer how many of you admit that the wonderful sky is a fake one???
Unless they explicitly ask or comment about the sky, I'll say nothing as they are commenting about the overall image.
Oct 22, 2020 08:22:18 #
I agree with the lorvey and most of the responses . It stops being a photo and becomes art. The composition of the people on the beach is just plain gross. and slickening.
Oct 22, 2020 08:40:38 #
wow, that sky replacement took an ordinary photo into a ‘stunner’. However, I have been fortunate to shoot photos in both landscapes and cityscapes with the most dramatic skies. Yes, I get up early! Capturing these in the camera only makes me a better photographer, creating a sky that wasn’t there makes me a better graphic artist and computer operator. I don’t care what others do. As the French say ‘chacon a son gout’ or each to their own taste. I teach photography and look at my student’s original photos for their qualities of exposure and composition. I don’t care if they radically change the photo with post processing but only after I see an image in its original form.
Oct 22, 2020 08:41:20 #
I think its OK to import parts for your picture as long as when you sign your name on the picture to add the name of the software you used so they get some credit . Such as Tom Jones and Adobe .
Oct 22, 2020 08:41:44 #
Longshadow wrote:
It's simply a composite of two (or more) photos.
Still a photo.
But some people like to keep images a virgin, no "adulteration".
If it looks better/more interesting, what's the problem?
Photo+photo=photo.
But then it is a personal choice/belief.
Still a photo.
But some people like to keep images a virgin, no "adulteration".
If it looks better/more interesting, what's the problem?
Photo+photo=photo.
But then it is a personal choice/belief.
Oct 22, 2020 08:47:20 #
Linda Ewing
Loc: Lincolnshire,UK
aellman wrote:
Sky replacement would be a bridge too far for me, but it's a matter of personal taste. I admit to being a purist. Eventually Photoshop will have Full Photo Replacement. With the FPR feature enabled, your crappy backyard snapshot will morph into a jaw-droppingly gorgeous image of your family created by an algorithm duplicating the style and talent of Arnold Newman or 20 other legendary portrait photographers.
Creative Sky Replacement. Westport MA.
Creative Sky Replacement. Westport MA.
I enjoy both formats and love seeing some of the composites in comps etc. BUT I do think, as technology is so sophisciated now, there should be a separate section for composites, fine art etc etc. it would make life so much easier for us who are not really capable of the very advanced stuff in PS and all the other programmes etc.
Oct 22, 2020 08:56:32 #
leftj
Loc: Texas
lorvey wrote:
Luminar and PS 21 can now do sky replacement. Don... (show quote)
You refuted your own position by admitting the things you do to enhance your photos.
Oct 22, 2020 09:02:46 #
"You don't take a Photograph - you Make it" - Ansel Adams
I will add ... to some degree - upon capture, dodge and burn, crop, tone to full blown post-process enhancement.
I will add ... to some degree - upon capture, dodge and burn, crop, tone to full blown post-process enhancement.
Oct 22, 2020 09:03:08 #
aellman wrote:
Sky replacement would be a bridge too far for me, but it's a matter of personal taste. I admit to being a purist. Eventually Photoshop will have Full Photo Replacement. With the FPR feature enabled, your crappy backyard snapshot will morph into a jaw-droppingly gorgeous image of your family created by an algorithm duplicating the style and talent of Arnold Newman or 20 other legendary portrait photographers.
Creative Sky Replacement. Westport MA.
Creative Sky Replacement. Westport MA.
Great comment! Loved it. The scary thing is that you are probably accurately predicting the future.
Oct 22, 2020 09:06:26 #
Re: sky replacement.
If you enjoy using AI sky replacement introduced in Luminar ... my first look at PS AI sky replacement highlights Adobe went well beyond Luminar.
If you enjoy using AI sky replacement introduced in Luminar ... my first look at PS AI sky replacement highlights Adobe went well beyond Luminar.
Oct 22, 2020 09:23:27 #
Bogin Bob wrote:
"You don't take a Photograph - you Make it" - Ansel Adams
I will add ... to some degree - upon capture, dodge and burn, crop, tone to full blown post-process enhancement.
I will add ... to some degree - upon capture, dodge and burn, crop, tone to full blown post-process enhancement.
Yup, enhancing when printing from a negative.
Any different???
Oct 22, 2020 09:23:33 #
Changing the sky is just fine...especially if you use your own. Just because there was a crummy sky the one day you were in Yellowstone doesn’t mean that there are lots of great sky days at Yellowstone. Same with cloning out a fence post or piece of trash.
For a contest...follow whatever rules they established. Putting in a sky that makes a better photo is fine...if it is allowed...just like any other PP.
There have been numerous threads on this subject...and nobody ever changed their minds about the subject.
For a contest...follow whatever rules they established. Putting in a sky that makes a better photo is fine...if it is allowed...just like any other PP.
There have been numerous threads on this subject...and nobody ever changed their minds about the subject.
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