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- WunderTroll, on 10/24/2009, -4/+87Dugg for embiggen
- graeh, on 10/24/2009, -2/+30That's a major problem with many photographers. They treat any little piece of information they have which leads to a better end result as a trade secret, instead of sharing it, and helping other photographers grow.
So much of some photographers end result is based on things other than talent, that they're so insecure the only things they'll discuss aren't specific techniques, but broad abstract notions of theme etc. Give me a ***** break.
The truly talented photographers gladly share - and are confident enough in their entire ability that they don't feel they're going to be replaced by doing so. - strkt9, on 10/24/2009, -1/+29"A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man"
- Jebediah Springfield
Edna Krabappel: "Embiggens"? I never heard that word before I came to Springfield.
Miss Hoover: I don't know why. It's a perfectly cromulent word. - titoelgato, on 10/23/2009, -4/+17Nice insider info. Thank you internet.
- gvoakes, on 10/23/2009, -3/+15Damnit, I need to dust off my camera and get out and shoot more often.
- Codik, on 10/24/2009, -0/+12These guys need to ease off the saturation, these pictures look like someone's LSD dream. Also, can we have some real photography tips?
- masterkenobi, on 10/24/2009, -3/+14Dugg for Lightroom alone. Although I still use Photoshop CS4 for more extensive post-production photo work, Lightroom has made batch processing so much easier for me.
- TaintBrush, on 10/24/2009, -4/+15Buried for the first line: "Great photos are made, not taken."
- BossKey, on 10/24/2009, -0/+7Other than the hardware, probably the only Mac-only thing in there was Aperture. You can probably find just about all the other apps and plug-ins available for Windows too. (I use a Mac)
- entrepreneur75, on 10/23/2009, -4/+11time to dust off the SLR!
- MarkMontoya, on 10/23/2009, -2/+7Are all these Mac only? I'd like to try some out.
- scarlettletter, on 10/23/2009, -1/+6Remembering the importance of your background is pretty key! Great tip!
- CB810, on 10/23/2009, -2/+7That's terrific. It's going to make a huge difference in my photos...
- earther, on 10/24/2009, -2/+7The chick they tossed in at the end there was just pathetic.
- mattharvey716, on 10/24/2009, -0/+5"photos are no longer taken they are made"
i hate this quote with a passion. Makes photos have no character and seem so artificial.. its everything i dont like about digital photography - datagod, on 10/24/2009, -2/+7My favorite tip: "If taking pictures of silver appliances -- such as a kettle -- make sure to expose your penis. These pictures are quite entertaining on Ebay."
- happyseamonster, on 10/24/2009, -0/+4It can't be their most guarded secrets if they're spewing it on the intratubulars.
- laterthanyou, on 10/24/2009, -0/+4Worthless article. Let me sell you some one click wonders software....None of their "words of wisdom" applied to digital photography more than film photography.. Anyone who truly wants to learn about photography needs to read "Light Science Magic" or "Exposure" that is pretty much all you need.
- strkt9, on 10/24/2009, -0/+4What are you talking about? I loved her tip! "Favorite Photography Tips: Follow your bliss." Thanks, I wasn't doing that. Next time I go to take a picture I will follow my bliss.
- h3110, on 10/24/2009, -2/+6Those were their "most guarded digital secrets"? No need to guard those secrets because a ton of people know them already.
Was expecting stuff like how to create certain effects in Photoshop or explanation of lighting techniques. - milesmparker, on 10/24/2009, -1/+4interesting that only one of the photographers said they still shoot with film.
- Grogtron, on 10/24/2009, -2/+5The *real* secret is none of them need any of those tools to take f'ing great pictures. Nor will any of those "tips" make your pictures great.
Practice and patience is the difference between these jokers and you. - rodneykeeling, on 10/24/2009, -0/+3Get Dave Hill to share his secrets and I'll come back.
- ralphthemagi, on 10/24/2009, -0/+2IMO, most of the photographers who don't want to talk about how they did something suck anyway. They take ***** photos and then try to fix them up post. They don't want to reveal their "secrets" because they realize that, if they do, you can go and jazz up your photos and make them look just as good. Then you realize that it runs out they weren't so talented to being with.
Being able to take good photos is a talent. If you don't have that talent, there's only so much you can do with filters, tricks, and post production. The only other thing you can do is take pictures of things that are naturally impressive, and then make it look like it was your "talent" that captured the moment, even though it's anything but.
A truly talented photographer can take an amazing picture with even the ***** of cameras and no software. And you know when you've found one, because they will talk to you FOREVER about their process, even if you don't really understand half of what they are saying.
Disclaimer: I am not a photographer. I can't take a decent photo to save my life. But I have known both really talented photographers, and people who call them selves "photographers" that are about as good as I am... which is sad. - non00b, on 10/24/2009, -0/+2basically this article summed up: Take great photos, and use some software to make them look better.
- AmazingSteve, on 10/24/2009, -0/+2"That's a major problem with many photographers. They treat any little piece of information they have which leads to a better end result as a trade secret, instead of sharing it, and helping other photographers grow."
Guys like that find themselves VERY alone when in need of something though. Lots of arrogant, angry people in photography or in any creative medium really. - mrBitch, on 10/24/2009, -0/+2RE: " .. Practice and patience is the difference between these jokers and you."
You could say the exact same thing of ANY profession. - Nature1, on 10/24/2009, -0/+2More like "processing tips."
- non00b, on 10/24/2009, -0/+2they are here to stay and make good photos look better or properly prepare them for online or print mediums which have different requirements, BUT, you can't make a bad photo look good in photoshop, you need skill to take good photos.
- jmontes, on 10/24/2009, -0/+2I thought that most of the photos looked terrible. Not every photo has to look like it was taken in a technicolor world.
- justinsullivan, on 10/24/2009, -0/+2What a waste of time. Those aren't even secret, let alone closely guarded. OOOOH I use lightroom and nikware and look at all of my gear! As a professional photographer, I'm insulted.
Horse *****. - steviesteveo, on 10/24/2009, -0/+1Nail. Head. Hit.
- AnthonyJr, on 10/24/2009, -1/+2Comment buried for technology bigotry.
- steviesteveo, on 10/24/2009, -0/+1Yeah but "use Lightroom and Aperture and this list of specially designed commercial photo editing scripts" isn't exactly ground breaking stuff. There's companies trying to sell these things to anyone who'll buy it. It's a bit like "the secret of my success is my Nikon(TM) XXX camera" - whoop, Nikon will happily tell you that too and it's not the whole story.
HDR photography proved that despite there being a one click tool available online people can still use it to take terrible photos. There's more than just using the scripts to producing good photos. - steviesteveo, on 10/24/2009, -1/+2Presumably perfect pictures are made with plasticine and no cameras are involved at all.
- steviesteveo, on 10/24/2009, -0/+1It's nice being part of something exclusive.
- AmazingSteve, on 10/24/2009, -2/+3These are secrets? Try actually LEARNING the art of photography first before you just become like a whole generation of lazy, "photoshop can fix it" photographers.
- robogobo, on 10/25/2009, -0/+1I'm sorry, I must have missed the amazing secrets. Not impressed. I felt like I was reading a commercial for Nikon or Apple. These guys could just as well be any dude with a camera and a big budget. The photos are soooooooooo f'ing cliche.
- laterthanyou, on 10/25/2009, -0/+1Any serious photographer back in the day would have a MF back and would use Polaroid film to see what the scene looked like.
- mrBitch, on 10/24/2009, -0/+1@ laterthanyou, RE: " .. None of their "words of wisdom" applied to digital photography more than film photography .."
Really? I don't think you read the article. How do you do the following with a film camera? (FTA) :
" .. shooting my portrait work directly into my computer using Aperture and completely bypassing the memory card in the camera by tethering the camera to the computer. You can really see your shot and be able to make adjustments a lot better than the film days." - mbching, on 10/24/2009, -1/+2Those picture are not even good, compare to Ansel Adam, Dorothea Lange, Steve McCurry etc, there's nothing close to Lightroom 2.0 or Aperture in their time.
- LexisNexis, on 11/12/2009, -0/+1It's not even a real word, it's from the Simpsons.
- non00b, on 10/24/2009, -0/+1they did use (real) lightroom processing techniques though. A lot of photoshop tools are adaptations from analog processing tricks (burning for instance).
- Techrocket9, on 10/24/2009, -0/+1All on one page: http://www.maclife.com/print/5142
- Spire3660, on 10/24/2009, -1/+1Do unfamiliar words scare you? Different words add flavor to ideas.
- inactive, on 10/24/2009, -2/+2Photoshop and post editing are here to stay but you're of course welcome to keep treating photography like its the mid 80s.
- inactive, on 10/24/2009, -1/+1It's a free country.
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