The Shutterbug Society; Activity #3: Ask and Answer

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Activity: Ask and Answer
Points: 10 points participatioon
Dates: NOW until Thursday, July 1 at 22:00 PDT.

Details: Since this is a photography club and we have members of all skill levels, for this activity, you're going to have the opportunity to ask or answer photography questions you've always wondered!

FOR QUESTIONS: Be sure that it is a question of substance. Asking, "What's a camera?" will not get you points, but asking something of more substance, such as "What is the rule of thirds?" or "What's the difference between digital cameras and film cameras," will count towards points. If you are only planning on asking questions, you must ask THREE questions to get participation points.

FOR ANSWERS: If you know the answer to a question you see, feel free to respond! In order to get participation points, you must answer one question with at least five, complete sentences. It is encouraged that you post an example of what you're talking about, to make your answer totally clear.

Of course, feel free to go beyond the minimum! You may ask more than three questions or answer more than one, or any combination thereof.

If you have any questions for me, please respond to the thread below!

Shoot things, legally! Join The Shutterbug Society today!

Comments

[gringotts.livejournal.com]

Retouching/editing photos has happened since the beginning of time, maybe not so much to the extent that it does now but it still happened. How much you retouch a photo depends exactly on what you're photographing.

For example...

A family portrait: This should require absolute minimal editing. If you're photographing a family, something they would want to hang on their wall at home or display in general, you don't want to edit them so that they look completely different. When I am retouching, I tend to fix any fly away bits of hair, smooth out their skin a LITTLE, and remove any unnatural blemishes (things like freckles, moles, scars etc.) will stay unless the client specifically specifies.

Model/actor/singer headshot: No editing. Maybe a little dodging and burning, fixing the curves to correct any lighting issues but you want them to be natural otherwise if you edit their photo too much and they walk into their audition looking like a dog's dinner... STRIKE ONE.

Fashion/model photography: Honestly? A lot. Usually it's subtle though. I tend to lightly airbrush the skin (not so it looks plastic, can't say I like that look haha) as well as correcting eyebrow shape, making the eyes pop, brightening the colours and SADLY sometimes body alteration happens if the client requests it. A lot of the time extra makeup is added too.

The general idea is to take a picture that requires as little editing as possible. No photoshop in the world can corect a badly taken photo.

Nadine//Claw