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Gemstone Photography - Technical Topic
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<blockquote data-quote="Dihusky" data-source="post: 455833" data-attributes="member: 10304"><p>I hear what you say SinHof and I agree that Post software can be a useful tool, but it should be a last resort and never be used as an excuse for bad photography.</p><p></p><p>Personally I feel people should understand a bit about cameras and develop the skills to take a good photograph which might only need minor tweaks in post, not massive corrections.</p><p></p><p>Good photography is becoming a dying art because of digital imaging, yet Canon for one recognise the art of photography and have an international competition for un-edited digital photography.</p><p></p><p>I come from the days pre-digital, shooting 35mm, 70mm, 4x5 & occasionally 10x8, we learn't about cameras, perspective, framing, light, response of film emulsions and the list goes on, film was expensive so we 'composed' our pictures. If I can pass on a few of those old school skills and help retain the 'art' of 'painting with light' I think that's worth while.</p><p></p><p>To give you an example, the shot below is an original piece of 4x5 film that I have hung onto for many years. It was a shot for Philips in around 1986 and everything was done 'in camera', no editing at all. I've just grabbed this sheet of film, stuck it to a white computer screen and re-photographed it then cropped around the outside, nothing else. This is what 'Photography' or 'to paint with light' used to be. Too many of today's photos are basically lies and misrepresentations and gem photography should be about truth.</p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/10304/1543567090_philips.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dihusky, post: 455833, member: 10304"] I hear what you say SinHof and I agree that Post software can be a useful tool, but it should be a last resort and never be used as an excuse for bad photography. Personally I feel people should understand a bit about cameras and develop the skills to take a good photograph which might only need minor tweaks in post, not massive corrections. Good photography is becoming a dying art because of digital imaging, yet Canon for one recognise the art of photography and have an international competition for un-edited digital photography. I come from the days pre-digital, shooting 35mm, 70mm, 4x5 & occasionally 10x8, we learn't about cameras, perspective, framing, light, response of film emulsions and the list goes on, film was expensive so we 'composed' our pictures. If I can pass on a few of those old school skills and help retain the 'art' of 'painting with light' I think that's worth while. To give you an example, the shot below is an original piece of 4x5 film that I have hung onto for many years. It was a shot for Philips in around 1986 and everything was done 'in camera', no editing at all. I've just grabbed this sheet of film, stuck it to a white computer screen and re-photographed it then cropped around the outside, nothing else. This is what 'Photography' or 'to paint with light' used to be. Too many of today's photos are basically lies and misrepresentations and gem photography should be about truth. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/10304/1543567090_philips.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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