Digital BW, The Print

Alex,

What difference should it make how much time is spent on a work of art? 
Remember, the most important thing with using all these filters and
such.  You have to actually RECOGNIZE  the fact that you have a good
image in front of you. It doesn't matter how long it takes.  I have
images (Color Artistic Abstracts) that were made with maybe a dozen
filters. But you have to know when you have it right, and when to quit.

Many zoos feature gorilla or elephant paintings, and people pay
thousands of dollars for them.  Ever wondered why?  Sometimes the
purchaser isn't even aware that an animal did it.  He or she just liked
the work.

Jer

"B. Alex Pettit Jr." wrote:
> 
> Hello Richard et.al.
> 
> My perspective ( as a non photographer - only sorta wannabe ) is that digital manipulation with contrast and color saturation is 'legal' as that is something quite similar to that accomplished with chemical development. The other 'artsy' manipulations afforded by PhotoShop etc, seem more a work of art of the software developer than the user. I know a guy who downloads tons of image enhancement software - some of the tools are amazing. I think that once the 'digital manipulation' rabbit is out of the hat, individuals wonder how much labor and skill of the author actually was required to create his 'masterpiece' and how much was a 5 second click of the mouse ....
> 
> Best,
> Alex
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Richard Sintchak <richard@c...> wrote:
> >
> > My point is that people (general public) ARE catching on. And it does
> > matter to them. And when they do find out they ARE less impressed. Not
> > more.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >  Richard
> >
> >
> 
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