Then I make layers that emphasize these differences - such as a layer to bring out the detail in the rocky cliffs by lifting brightness just in these areas that I have selected by the magic wand. Or distinguishing between the sea/sky and the beach/rocks and making one cooler and one warmer. I used about 6 layers here and then played with the transparency of the layers - most of them just a few percent opacity. So I make raw decisions and then fine time them interactively.
The decisions are always based on telling a story that the audience will accept. The better you know the particular audience, the better you can tell the story.
IMO there is no such thing as a 'true' photograph. You can't be me, I'm taken
IMO there is no such thing as a 'true' photograph.
Acceptance of distortion (starting from the framing) is entirely dependent on the audience - even if the audience is you ;-) You can't be me, I'm taken
Art is, after all, a very precise coordination of mind + eye, plus tool and medium. Serendipity can also play a part - like Japanese calligraphy - but serendipity born of the tools, not of the mind. You can't be me, I'm taken
