ask questions about photshop in this section?
you know the dumb one asked ever about greyscale or b+
w and a little colour? and the others
do people actually think that is photography? Havent they heard of graphic artist?
i work as a pro and dont use photoshop - my times to expensive im paid to make images not play on the computer. I shot Raw or on transparency and hand the work to the client they hire graphic people
so come on get it right one is photography one is graphic arts.
comments please........ Ben impresive answer!
Nicole nice to see you again and good comment
thanksU2 Photo editting is as much a part of some peoples photography, as dark room manipulation was for old timers on film. I've actually done both, but its been nearly 30 years since I was in a darkroom. I like having the ability to create after I shoot, and not have to deal with developer temps, smelly chemicals, numbsacks not being able to read "do not enter if light is on", etc.... I like digital editting, not necesarily to improve what I shoot, but to create something new. You know. Art.
I think most graphics artists will tell you that they start from a blank canvas, paper, or even a blank monitor, or some other media. Not from a photo. Graphic artists do things like draw, ink, color, outline, create their own product, or art.
Its nice you have the experience, the equipment, and the ability to use all that together. 99% of all people dont have that, and arent looking to get all that. They have lives leading them in other directions than professional photography. It's why there are hobbyists, amateurs, point and shoot cameras, disposable's, so on and so forth.
Catch up to the real world. People dont need high end photographers for every little thing. Do your thing. Enjoy it. take pride in it. Dont let the world get you twisted up.
Maybe you should petition Yahoo for a new section in photography, like: Home > Arts & Humanities > Visual Arts > Photography>Professional
And yeah, it does get tiring seeing all the same ol questions everyday. I figure there are really only 2-3 decent new questions a day, average. Some we can have fun with, but most are just people that may not understand the search function of this thing, and want a decent hand with something they may not understand as well as someone with your experience does.
IF your here to answer questions, have a little fun, just answer them. If your here to collect your 2 points, you should probably find a life elsewhere. It will be healthier. i've seen questions about yeast infections in the baseball section.....at least photoshop is closer to photography then female hygene is to sports.
maybe because "photo" is in the question it comes up as a category and the asker is too lazy or doesn't know how to change it? I'm not a pro, as I've said, but I do certainly see your point.
I still shoot about 99% film. Most of the time I spend in Photoshop is about making the scans from my cheap scanner look more like the slides I see on the light table.
I can't bring myself to spend hours salvaging a crappy photo-all I ever manage to do is make it a little bit less so, but not as good as if I'd just done a good job in the first place.
Anyway, I agree with you, overmanipulation is more graphic arts than photography. Still an art, none the less, but not photography. Well, under the heading of Arts & Humanity the categorie choices in which to post questions about Photoshop are; Drawing & Illustration, Painting, Photography, Sculpture, and General - Visual Arts. Being there is no graphic arts section Photoshop would fit more relevently into the photography section.
Furthermore, there is no restriction to profesionals only posting questions in photography.
You asked, I gave an answer. So why the thumbs down?
Can you say ridgid, authoritarian personality. FYI, authoritarian personality denotes a number of qualities, which according to the theories of Theodor Adorno and his colleagues predict one's potential for fascist and antidemocratic leanings and behaviors. I've worked with Photoshop CS2 a little, and I can say that it is very helpful. However, it is not photography, but a digital imaging, or graphic designing. I find it more impressive for a person to take a good photo with no post-processing, then a person who creates an excellent image in photoshop. Though I do enjoy tweaking things in photoshop, I still like taking photos with no post-processing. And to the other question, yes, I get very annoyed at people who ask about color accenting. It's not that great! What I REALLY don't understand is why someone would post a picture of a bird (from Tanzania, no less) and then get belligerent about it when people can't identify it. Another person asked us to identify a flower, but at least she didn't get mean. What does identifying a bird or a flower have to do with photography? Wouldn't "Home and Garden" make more sense??? Or maybe "Zoology?" Why not post a photograph of people starving in Africa and ask why we allow that to happen. It's in a photograph, after all, so we must be responsible. Wouldn't this actually fall under "programming and design" or "software" under computers and internet? |
