![]() ![]() I want to note this is not a direct comparison. ![]() This photo of my son, Cole, was processed in Snapseed. This is how I exported the image out of Aperture I don’t mind using my time experimenting because, when I finally decide to go with something, I feel good about it. Embarrassingly, I’ve spent hours messing about, sometimes only to abandon the whole idea and stay with the straight image. I mostly experiment with portraits and other non-newspaper work. Having said that, I do have fun experimenting with different presets, filters and apps that take a photo in a completely different directions. Too many times, heavy handed post-processing is intended to make a mediocre image better…and it never does. The post-processing gets in the way of the photo. Too many times, I look at a photo with heavy manipulation and and only see the manipulation. ![]() My default preference is to see an image, and appreciate it for the content, light, color and composition. Not only do I proceed with a light touch to due to ethics, it’s also an aesthetic decision. I’m a photojournalist and I could literally get fired for manipulating an image beyond the tolerance of my editors, which is closely aligned with the NPPA Digital Manipulation Code of Ethics There’s been a good bit of excitement about both apps and Snapseed’s new feature allowing to be selected as an external editor for Aperture makes it even more attractive.īefore I continue, I have to explain my philosophy on post processing. With the recent addition of inexpensive photo enhancement apps Nik Software’s Snapseed and Nevercenter’s CameraBag 2 for Mac OS, we’ve been given quite a powerful set of creative tools. ![]()
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