tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post139854786895521788..comments2023-11-29T00:37:27.962-08:00Comments on PRETTY GIRL SHOOTER: The War on PhotographyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-14518466237778218642012-12-21T12:05:47.711-08:002012-12-21T12:05:47.711-08:00The topic of photo manipulation has been around si...The topic of photo manipulation has been around since the tin type and the glass plate were used as negatives, but then the question centered around the "staging" of the photograph. <br /><br />More to your point however, the end result has to justify the extent of the manipulation. <br /><br />Here's an old quote for you Jimmy in the spirit of photographic manipulators everywhere: <br /><br />A very fine photographer asked me, "What did it feel like the first time you manipulated an image?", and I said "Do you mean the first time I shot black and white instead of color, do you mean the first time I burned the corner of a print down, do you mean the first time I 'spotted' a dust speck on my print, do you mean the first time I shot with a wide angle instead of a normal lens, I mean what are you referring to? Where does it stop?" -Dan Burkholder<br /><br />Remeber the film days when the negative was retouched by masters in their fireld? Millions of high school seniors were extremely grateful for their talent in removing acne scars and the like from year book pictures. The end justified the means. Not so much though as to manipulate an old hag into a super model.<br />Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033099579079928848noreply@blogger.com