Home › Forums › Photography Q&A › Photo Manipulation: How much is too much?
- This topic has 20 replies, 6 voices, and was last updated 6 years, 4 months ago by James Staddon.
-
AuthorPosts
-
September 19, 2017 at 4:56 pm #25701Eliana FranzenburgParticipant
Hi!
I don’t think you “over manipulated” your photos. Personally I think that when editing pictures it should always be in a way that enhances (contrast,sharpening,cropping) because sometimes the camera just can’t get the beauty of let’s say flowers.
I totally get that manipulating is very fun but I try to stick to how GOD made it.
Hope this is helpful.September 25, 2017 at 3:11 pm #25896James StaddonKeymasterGood point, @elianafranzenburg! When something looks “off” or disproportionate or just “not right”, then it’s a telltale sign that the manipulation wasn’t done in such a way that was consistent with how God made the world. The finches, for example, that @bensharpeningcharacter noted screamed to him CGI. 🙂
October 31, 2017 at 7:33 am #26587Austin VinarParticipantOctober 31, 2017 at 4:53 pm #26606Eliana FranzenburgParticipantVery pretty photo! But I think it does look a little artificial. If you do want to replace backgrounds leave a little bit of texture like a few branches.
Personally I like photos better when theres a subject and also like a blurred backgrounds. That’s just my point of view.November 1, 2017 at 6:13 am #26609Dan CopeParticipantI love the photo! Although I agree with Eliana that your background replacement looks a little artificial and needs more texture. As it is it gives the appearance of the bird being “cut and pasted” onto a white background. Especially around the top part of the bird. But to address your question specifically, I do not think that replacing a background is a bad or wrong thing to do. Especially in a case like this where the background is blurred anyway.
November 2, 2017 at 3:12 pm #26708James StaddonKeymasterHonestly, if you hadn’t told me, I could tell. I really like that soft background you added! I’d be curious to know what the original looked like, @austinvinar
- This reply was modified 54 years, 3 months ago by .
-
AuthorPosts
You must be logged in to reply to this topic.