I appreciate post processing has been around for a long time in one form or another, but i've wondered whether people on the whole are for or against this practice. I assume there will be the die hard veterans (so to speak) who disagree and the more modern, arty, high tech young guns who are all for it.
Is there anyone here who is dead against it? Or those that feel it's a necessity?
I would've assumed that the purpose of most photographers would be to produce a 'one take' pic that captures that moment, and that enhancing that image would effectively be 'cheating'.
Having said that, i've seen some fantastic looking pics that have been tinkered with, but how long do people spend doing this? Surely people don't spend hours messing with a photo that took them a split second to take?
I haven't even scratched the surface of this hobby, but at the moment i feel i would rather be out and about taking more pics rather than sitting around for hours trying to change/enhance what i've already taken.
I'd like to know what you all think.
Is there anyone here who is dead against it? Or those that feel it's a necessity?
I would've assumed that the purpose of most photographers would be to produce a 'one take' pic that captures that moment, and that enhancing that image would effectively be 'cheating'.
Having said that, i've seen some fantastic looking pics that have been tinkered with, but how long do people spend doing this? Surely people don't spend hours messing with a photo that took them a split second to take?
I haven't even scratched the surface of this hobby, but at the moment i feel i would rather be out and about taking more pics rather than sitting around for hours trying to change/enhance what i've already taken.
I'd like to know what you all think.