tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.comments2024-03-18T13:33:00.065-07:00Jeff Cable's BlogJeff Cable Photography Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135764067295259155noreply@blogger.comBlogger4169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-90886897302863520132024-03-15T20:14:10.719-07:002024-03-15T20:14:10.719-07:00Did you use Content Aware Fill in CS5? If you didn...Did you use Content Aware Fill in CS5? If you didn't, it could have saved you a lot of time, specifically three out of four hours. However, you would still need to select everything using Color Range.Hello Retoucherhttps://helloretoucher.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-57156615282474163732024-03-14T17:27:19.591-07:002024-03-14T17:27:19.591-07:00Absolutely agree! It's totally typical portrai...Absolutely agree! It's totally typical portrait photography retouching Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-6437774677636218262024-03-14T11:00:38.662-07:002024-03-14T11:00:38.662-07:00I think this would be no issue at all, if this was...I think this would be no issue at all, if this was a family portrait issued to friends, family and social media only. Everybody expects these fotos to be retouched.<br /><br />But the royal family issued this image officially as a press image to The Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images & AFP; they had to pull the pic after the poor retouching surfaced and issue “kill notices” - media wise, this is playing out as if you would use generative fill on imagery of the olympics I guess ;)alexanderhttp://metropol-images.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-28372033914275203942024-03-14T09:05:23.290-07:002024-03-14T09:05:23.290-07:00Hi Jeff,
Well said. This is exactly what I’ve bee...Hi Jeff,<br /><br />Well said. This is exactly what I’ve been saying since the day the photograph was published. At last I’ve found some one who agrees with me.<br /><br />Kind regards<br /><br />DavidDavid McKellarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09238048617342767767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-90790562052898075842024-03-14T04:41:23.741-07:002024-03-14T04:41:23.741-07:00I think the issue is one of context. I absolutely...I think the issue is one of context. I absolutely agree that retouching is a normal part of the process for portraits. But this came at a time when she is undergoing mysterious health issues. And she isn’t just anyone. She and her advisors know full well that as her every move is under an electron microscope. Photos of her come much more under the realm of journalistic non-touching ethics than normal family portraits. The “Firm” is usually better at avoiding/controlling such issues. This was an own goal that could have easily been avoided.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-57244827796355328012024-03-14T04:29:52.306-07:002024-03-14T04:29:52.306-07:00I live in the UK London and its no big deal with m...I live in the UK London and its no big deal with me<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-27791595718401683452024-03-14T04:26:43.618-07:002024-03-14T04:26:43.618-07:00There are so many people in the who are hungry bec...There are so many people in the who are hungry because they can’t get food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-51525579371478328892024-03-14T04:13:31.759-07:002024-03-14T04:13:31.759-07:00if they had told the public what her surgery was f...if they had told the public what her surgery was for then there would have been minimal outcry about the photo. Most people wouldn't notice anyway. <br /><br />I suspect she has had part of her bowel removed hence the long recovery time. I cannot understand the secrecy, so called "royals" are as human as the rest of us.IanWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034966423995372857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-20399805819040248722024-03-14T03:21:14.116-07:002024-03-14T03:21:14.116-07:00People are just jealous of that beautiful family! ...People are just jealous of that beautiful family! Don’t we have better things to do with our lives ?Dafrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-16352231473190219892024-03-13T23:00:09.928-07:002024-03-13T23:00:09.928-07:00I think it really depends on the perspective. From...I think it really depends on the perspective. From an art POV, no the editing isn't a big deal. The news comments are funny, but I don't think that's what people actually care about. The story seems to be a big deal because a photo was supposed to be used as evidence, and then it turns out the evidence was doctored. I also don't believe that the edits were disclosed, and whether or not you have an expectation of an image being highly modified depends a lot on the context. <br /><br />Now, broadly, I do think people should better understand that all photos, even "unedited" are not a pure capture of the world. There is a lens, a tone curve applied by the sensor, the technical specs of the image and most importantly the photog's on POV/location that affect how that image will be interpreted. An image is one of many possible recordings of a moment in time. Whether that moment in time should be presented as real as possible, does seem to depend. <br /><br />All respectable news outlets have standards for what can and can't be edited, or even how to crop. And we can imagine cases which are clearly wrong -- e.g. deliberately changing the meaning on the story, like cropping someone out to hide the fact they were at some location. <br /><br />It's all content dependent. The local news most often shows anchors on some green screen with a nicely edited photo/movie as a background, which is supposed to look like real time, and sometimes is. But that's fine. No one really expects the anchors are sitting in the water with the bridge behind them. However, if they send a reporter out to do an on location weather report, I think we'd all be pretty disappointed if they altered the video to insert rain that didn't happen...<br /><br />All that's to say, I don't really care about the royals or the situation, but I do understand why folks are bothered by it.<br />Michael Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993676003661496266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-75109116037068961752024-03-13T22:06:54.035-07:002024-03-13T22:06:54.035-07:00I totally agree with you. It's not like the m...I totally agree with you. It's not like the modifications misrepresented the event. They did not add or remove a person. They appeared to be local cosmetic/aesthetic improvements to family/personal pictures. They were not taken by an editorial photographer for a news article in which case there would be no modifications or enhancements. Must have been a slow news day. OnlyInCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203019322482101388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-67858965538171047322024-03-13T15:43:51.065-07:002024-03-13T15:43:51.065-07:00I agree. It’s not like she replaced her head. I agree. It’s not like she replaced her head. Podyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13700513275310163803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-38238136629064879582024-03-13T14:34:33.291-07:002024-03-13T14:34:33.291-07:00Totally agree with you Jeff, much ado about nothin...Totally agree with you Jeff, much ado about nothing. I'd ascribe it to a slow news day except the chatter has lingered on and on. It would be of issue if something substantive were modified/manipulated, but the minor cosmetic changes, that you or any other professional photographer would have undertaken (albeit more professionally) is ridiculous. Michael W. Adlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-39395587210880891992024-03-13T14:29:27.538-07:002024-03-13T14:29:27.538-07:00Hi Jeff, as a retired pro wedding and portrait pho...Hi Jeff, as a retired pro wedding and portrait photographer, I regularly done as you have described for 12 years with very happy clients, if this was done by the Princess then good luck to her. She does not deserve the flack she has been given.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-78710667455888802492024-03-13T10:12:06.916-07:002024-03-13T10:12:06.916-07:00Royal family so regular family rules don't app...Royal family so regular family rules don't apply here. Any parent wants their kids to shine in the best light. 20, even 10 years ago. You wouldn't see parents photoshopping their family snaps but on the advent of AI and multi-depth lens mobile cameras. It's as easy as a click. Three days on and it's still a thing, is plain crazy. Just glad parents ain't ever seen what levels I went to in editing their children haha!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-21972610789823365312024-03-13T09:53:02.182-07:002024-03-13T09:53:02.182-07:00I had always thought news story photographs, crime...I had always thought news story photographs, crime photos etc. could not be manipulated but portraits are far game to insure the best capture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-29511318847499767152024-03-13T09:42:55.642-07:002024-03-13T09:42:55.642-07:00I'm wondering if the entire photo was composit...I'm wondering if the entire photo was composited since she might not be in any shape to be photographed after her surgery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-85194124955352860972024-03-13T09:32:25.029-07:002024-03-13T09:32:25.029-07:00Good assessment Jeff. 🇬🇧🇺🇲Good assessment Jeff. 🇬🇧🇺🇲Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-10122527585681079572024-03-13T09:29:03.141-07:002024-03-13T09:29:03.141-07:00If you live in UK, you will understand why this is...If you live in UK, you will understand why this is a BIG deal, Jeff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-10966529484441327482024-03-13T09:13:57.797-07:002024-03-13T09:13:57.797-07:00I would hope there is as much concern for her heal...I would hope there is as much concern for her health issues and (long) recovery rather than an obviously edited photograph. Deborah Zimmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-20341982425643584412024-03-13T09:07:48.295-07:002024-03-13T09:07:48.295-07:00Agree! It’s a nothing sandwich. Slow news cycleAgree! It’s a nothing sandwich. Slow news cycleJasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-83306909728614203652024-03-12T06:16:39.582-07:002024-03-12T06:16:39.582-07:00Congratulations. It is a privilege to photograph t...Congratulations. It is a privilege to photograph the Olympics.Ash Sethhttps://essay-grader.ainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8868870213262223933.post-17404203552137016062024-03-11T14:37:37.306-07:002024-03-11T14:37:37.306-07:00I experienced that too. Then returned and got a di...I experienced that too. Then returned and got a different EL-5 and everything is fine. Maybe, quality control is bad. 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