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Re: Harry Benson on low light photography Hmm...
I never do any [post-production] manipulation because most of my career was spent using film. If I manipulated the photos, I would feel that everything I did was fake. I might take a scratch out but I don’t adjust lighting — that’s creating something that wasn’t there. When photographers start doing that, it can’t be called artwork. and
On film, the results were unreliable. If I was in a dark situation, the film had to be developed first so that I had an idea of how far to push it. I’d usually develop eight frames or so to judge the quality. Pushing, pulling, dodging, burning, either on digital or film, are 'post-production', something you do after the shot is taken... | |
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| On the other hand,
Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.
Ansel Adams
Clyde Butcher also uses post processing in his work. Both are fine photographers and artists.
But it certainly doesn't mean we should copy their methods and expect great results. Too often people do stuff because somebody famous does it rather than doing it because it's part of one's style or what he wants to achieve.
I don't think that in camera, out of camera or no processing at all is the determinant of the quality of a photograph. I've seen wonderful and highly acclaimed work by people whose techniques employ any one or more of these three philosophies.
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