Author Topic: Do you tell people that complimented your photos .... (Read 4485 times)

Poncke · « **on:** March 09, 2013, 10:03 »

Do you tell people that complimented your photos .... that the photo is photoshopped and not completely real?

After following Photoshop Week at Creative Live I have been working on some images and posted them on my Facebook and people are just in awe over them. But its a lot to do with pimping the images in PS, and rebuilding them completely. Not sure what to do with that. Do I let them believe what they see, or do I let them know its photoshopped?

Whats your view on this?

Thanks.

ShadySue · « **Reply #1 on:** March 09, 2013, 10:15 »

It's really up to you, so long as you're not trying to pass off a wildlife or hard news story as real.
I usually tell people if I'm doing a talk, or if it's friends. Sometimes I put a note on a Flickr pic if it's relevant.

Poncke · « **Reply #2 on:** March 09, 2013, 10:32 »

Well, I have this image of an Irish mountain during the day and made it look like it was night and photoshopped a NASA photo of a big green galaxy into, and said it was a beautiful evening at the mountain, jokingly, as I figured everyone would see it was photoshoped, but people were really believing it was what I saw that night.

Also I have a photo of Chicago skyline at night and photoshopped the reflection of the city in lake michigan. In the description I mentioned the city with the reflection. I guess thats leading them on.

Should I tell them upfront its all photoshopped?

cthoman · « **Reply #3 on:** March 09, 2013, 11:16 »

I thought a magician never reveals his secrets.

Poncke · « **Reply #4 on:** March 09, 2013, 11:48 »

Quote from: cthoman on March 09, 2013, 11:16

I thought a magician never reveals his secrets.

I like that

disorderly · « **Reply #5 on:** March 09, 2013, 13:56 »

I might tell them if I did something particularly significant. But I'll also tell them if a photo is particularly close to what came out of the camera. Shooting RAW, there's no such thing as SooC; everything gets adjusted at least a little. And the great photographers did at least some post processing, sometimes a lot more than some. As much as I like to get things right in-camera, and as much as I admire those who can create something unreal without much in the way of retouching, I just don't buy the idea that one approach is more correct than the other. I'm not a photojournalist, and don't pretend to be.

There's a slippery slope between capturing a scene and creating one. What I do is more like capture than creation, but I have hopes of moving down that slope over time.

BImages · « **Reply #6 on:** March 09, 2013, 14:03 »

I tell people that being a good photographer is not enough these days, you also have to be a godd photoshoper...

heywoody · « **Reply #7 on:** March 09, 2013, 14:55 »

I can't see how it matters in the slightest for a creative image (one where the purpose is to be pleasing to the eye)

microstockphoto.co.uk · « **Reply #8 on:** March 09, 2013, 15:22 »

There's reality (maybe), and then there's a representation of reality that we call photography.

A lot of things happen in between: lighting, composition, in-camera software, photo-editing and especially our point of view as photographers. It doesn't matter at all where these transformations took place. Photography is not reality, luckily. It would be quite boring.

Poncke · « **Reply #9 on:** March 09, 2013, 16:43 »

Thanks everyone. Its nice to see the different views.

jcpjr · « **Reply #10 on:** March 09, 2013, 18:22 »

The fact of it is almost everything we look at commercially has been photoshop'd to some degree. That's just the way it is. Shouldn't come as a surprise or a disappointment to those that like your stuff. It just shows your dual talent to capture and graphically design/edit. Enjoy the compliments and leave it at that.

gillian vann · « **Reply #11 on:** March 09, 2013, 18:39 »

i posted a photo on instagram last night using iPhone app PIP (lots of fun frames/overlays) and have had a few "wow" comments. I say: just take it. I'm trying to impress ppl to build clients, not impress other 'togs: they aren't going to book me for shoots, are they?

Poncke · « **Reply #12 on:** March 09, 2013, 19:35 »

My OP got nothing to do with impressing other photographers.

Zethinova · « **Reply #13 on:** March 09, 2013, 20:00 »

Hmm I don't know. I'm an illustrator not a photographer but I have played with images before. Sometimes I guess it could be a good idea to show off the fact that you put more talent into the photo that just taking a snapshot, right? Show off skills.

By the way I love you're gif image it's hilarious! I feel like beating my head against the desk sometimes myself, but then that would hurt... A lot!

dbvirago · « **Reply #14 on:** March 09, 2013, 20:51 »

If someone compliments one of my photos, I say, "thank you."

RacePhoto · « **Reply #15 on:** March 10, 2013, 02:56 »

Quote from: dbvirago on March 09, 2013, 20:51

If someone compliments one of my photos, I say, "thank you."

I tell the truth, it's not me, it's the expensive camera and the lens. All I do is push this little button on top.

gillian vann · « **Reply #16 on:** March 10, 2013, 07:18 »

Quote from: RacePhoto on March 10, 2013, 02:56

Quote from: dbvirago on March 09, 2013, 20:51
If someone compliments one of my photos, I say, "thank you."

I tell the truth, it's not me, it's the expensive camera and the lens. All I do is push this little button on top.

me too, sometimes refer to myself as "the monkey".

sc · « **Reply #17 on:** March 10, 2013, 09:32 »

ANSEL ADAMS, AND PHOTOGRAPHY BEFORE PHOTOSHOP
http://whitherthebook.wordpress.com/2013/02/27/ansel-adams-and-photography-before-photoshop/

LesHoward · « **Reply #18 on:** March 10, 2013, 19:54 »

Quote from: dbvirago on March 09, 2013, 20:51

If someone compliments one of my photos, I say, "thank you."

+1

If they ask any questions about it, I'll answer them. But I don't go overboard with explanations. Why spoil the magic?

mlwinphoto · « **Reply #19 on:** March 10, 2013, 23:10 »

I've never received a compliment..... $:-\$

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