Comments on: Warning: 10 Deadly Post Processing Sins

By: MSP

MSP — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:43:16 +0000

I laughed at this one! (((((: But yeah, there are some points which are agreeable, that post-processing should not be the top priority of a photographer, and I thought most pro photog’s are one-shot perfect without the help of post-processing. Anyway, thanks for the blog post! (:

By: kelly

kelly — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:21:29 +0000

i’m not sure which is more entertaining…the 10 “don’ts” or the number of disclaimers you have so you don’t get ripped to shreds by readers!!!

thanks for the laughs…

By: Ford

Ford — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:49:13 +0000

I am terrible with Photoshop because I don’t use it enough and I have a friend who probably owned the first copy ever sold. He is almost too good.

After his divorce a lady he was dating asked him to show her how Photoshop worked so he made her look about 15-years younger. She got mad and dumped him because he “didn’t like the real her”!

So use my strategy; if you are not good ag photoshop, find something to trade with someone who is!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:59:53 +0000

this made me laugh so much! Especially the part about selective color, because my clients ask for it ALL the time, no lie. nearly ever single one requests it.

By: Julie Holland

Julie Holland — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:42:04 +0000

what amuses me is how photoshop gets demonized (rightly so with the way some people use it) yet Ansel Adams would spend hour upon hour editing in the darkroom to get the effects from his shots. There is no difference today, its just some people are better at it than others.

By: juniper

juniper — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:17:32 +0000

i’m a noob in photoshop and the only thing i do with lightroom is vignettes and color correction the only heavy post process thingy that i really can do is HDR…

By: Garret Baquet

Garret Baquet — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:58:53 +0000

Great thread. Thanks for reminding me of my sins!

Regardless of what we call ourselves, how we catagorize our work or what technology we use… photoshop is merely a tool to craft an image that is intended convey meaning, interpret reality… we are simply storytellers.

Hopefully the final image evokes the intended emotional response… not the amusement I get when I look through my archives at the amount of overprocessing I have done.

By: Diane Proper

Diane Proper — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:44:41 +0000

I am going into this from the opposite direction. I started my business by correcting, editing and restoring photographs that other photographers messed up and actually sold to clients. As strange as it may sound though, I do not, nor have I ever used Photoshop. I use a little known program called Corel Photopro. I find I can make changes without it looking “photoshopped”. Since I got into the photo end myself, I try to edit as little as possible and have learned from seeing hundreds of BAD photos what not to do. One thing though….alot of people want the “quirky”…selective color or the bride and groom in the wineglass….so, you gotta give the client what they want….it’s what pays the bills.

By: Julie Holland

Julie Holland — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 03:27:28 +0000

I lot a lot of fuss about nothing here. I agree with much of the original post although I think selective colouring gets a bad rap, there is a place and time for it. Also, I shoot raw, work in 16 bit tiff and sell my shots in jpeg, they do print up to huge good quality prints, so I don’t get people saying that you cant use them for high end prints. I think its all about moderation in your processing. Using photoshop does not make you some sort of demon but it doesn’t make you a pro either

By: Mjimenezphoto

Mjimenezphoto — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:47:24 +0000

Vignettes when used with caution in digital it’s ok to a certain degree, I have a Holga 135 Bent Corners and the vignette effects created by the imperfections gives it an extra retro-ish look. I’d rather see vignettes than overcooked HDR’s any day.