Comments on: The Retouching Backlash http://gregceoblog.com/the-retouching-backlash Greg's blog includes posts about the business of photography, features on new and established photographers, and Greg's own work. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:04:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Field http://gregceoblog.com/the-retouching-backlash#comment-589 David Field Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:47:11 +0000 http://gregceoblog.com/?p=905#comment-589 Ummm.... retouching isn't something that's new. Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Steichen, and many more "old school" greats had their images retouched before photoshop even existed. Before computers even existed, people were retouching glass plate negatives. Retouchers would spend days hand painting actual negatives by removing blemishes, correcting lighting, and even compositing backgrounds. Ummm…. retouching isn’t something that’s new. Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Steichen, and many more “old school” greats had their images retouched before photoshop even existed. Before computers even existed, people were retouching glass plate negatives. Retouchers would spend days hand painting actual negatives by removing blemishes, correcting lighting, and even compositing backgrounds.

]]> By: greg http://gregceoblog.com/the-retouching-backlash#comment-453 greg Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:13:56 +0000 http://gregceoblog.com/?p=905#comment-453 I agree with you in principle Aaron. But clients are demanding things on-set that are not possible in the time a photographer has to shoot them. For example, just yesterday I was shooting an airplane interior and exterior. In 7 hours, the client wanted 12 different shots. That is, 12 styled and composed and lit shots that looked like professional architectural photography. I suspect this is happening on jobs across all genres in the medium. The assumption is that photographers can now work very quickly and just fix everything later. I agree with you in principle Aaron. But clients are demanding things on-set that are not possible in the time a photographer has to shoot them. For example, just yesterday I was shooting an airplane interior and exterior. In 7 hours, the client wanted 12 different shots. That is, 12 styled and composed and lit shots that looked like professional architectural photography. I suspect this is happening on jobs across all genres in the medium. The assumption is that photographers can now work very quickly and just fix everything later.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="39601340">Aaron Brumbelow</fb:name> http://gregceoblog.com/the-retouching-backlash#comment-448 Aaron Brumbelow Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:51:47 +0000 http://gregceoblog.com/?p=905#comment-448 Finally! I, for one, am all for a backlash against over re-touching photographs of all genres. Although, having governments creating laws does make me uneasy. I do think it should be the photographic community as a whole that decides how we labels our photographs. I do think we will start to see a strong return to traditional photographic techniques. We will be using re-touching to enhance our photographs; not fixing the mistakes made on set. Finally!

I, for one, am all for a backlash against over re-touching photographs of all genres.

Although, having governments creating laws does make me uneasy. I do think it should be the photographic community as a whole that decides how we labels our photographs.

I do think we will start to see a strong return to traditional photographic techniques. We will be using re-touching to enhance our photographs; not fixing the mistakes made on set.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="39607133">Valentin Sivyakov</fb:name> http://gregceoblog.com/the-retouching-backlash#comment-444 Valentin Sivyakov Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:19:17 +0000 http://gregceoblog.com/?p=905#comment-444 Ok. There is no problem with retouching however there is problem with society. And it is just happens the smart people is minority this days. Ok.
There is no problem with retouching however there is problem with society. And it is just happens the smart people is minority this days.

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