Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Photography: Editing with the Computer

Abe V Rotor

These series of photos came from only one shot, which is the first. It means the first photo is unedited, that is from the digital camera to the color printer.

Now you edit the photo with the AdobePhotoshop program which is installed in most computers. My first option was brightness, as you can see its progression. Clouds in the morning are light and white, becoming dark in the afternoon - cumulus to nimbus.

Second adjustment is color. Here you can create a sunset scene or something more eerie, like there's a storm coming.

It takes only a minute or two to edit as long as you have a clear idea of what to do with the photo. There are 1001 techniques you can follow and come up with various versions. In fact a photo becomes a work of art, as it loses its photographic qualities, such as accuracy and faithfulness to the subject.

Digital Art takes you far out to the point that this adage is no longer true, "You and I may lie, but the camera does not lie." ~

Cumulus cloud rises like mushroom in the morning.

By noon time the cloud turns three dimensional which is
an effect of
direct sunlight.

Rain cloud, but to a trained eye, it can't be.
Nimbus cloud has a different structure.

Fiery and scary - Armageddon.

Truth is, it's all in the editing. Modern photography has come a long way, and has a lot more of surprises to come. ~

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