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Photography

Ferrets are Cool

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1. That was before photoshop and AI....hell, even Ansel Adams made the camera lie.

Reply to George McGovern (Original post)

Tue Jun 3, 2025, 09:37 AM

Jun 3

He manipulated his negatives greatly to achieve the results he wanted.
I manipulate my images every day. My "job" is to make the real estate agents job easier by make the rooms in a house look "better" than they actually do. I do my job well.

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The camera cannot lie. [View all] George McGovern Jun 3 OP

That was before photoshop and AI....hell, even Ansel Adams made the camera lie. Ferrets are Cool Jun 3 #1

A question for you, Ferrets are Cool TexLaProgressive Jun 3 #2

It is against the rules to actually change the physical appearance. Ferrets are Cool Jun 3 #4

Thanks, I bet some marketing type made the decision. TexLaProgressive Jun 3 #6

Thank You Ferrets are Cool. I tweak images all the time. I figure it's still art. George McGovern Jun 3 #3

Yes it is. Ferrets are Cool Jun 3 #5

Oh indeed it does. I heard of a recent/new film called Moutainhead, streaming George McGovern Jun 3 #7

I agree. Photography is art. LoisB Jun 4 #9

"...inability to believe they look like their photographic portraits"...that is so true. When I LoisB Jun 4 #8

Hmmm -- One thing I've learned growing older is Reality is Real. Thanks Lois! George McGovern Jun 4 #10

I have learned that too. LoisB Jun 4 #11

The camera always lies Grumpy Old Guy Jun 6 #12

As is the "truth" evidently . . . Thanks GOG! George McGovern Jun 7 #13