Comments on: Sometimes I wonder… http://www.davegreenwood.com/weblog/archives/24 displaying my photographs... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:40:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dave Greenwood http://www.davegreenwood.com/weblog/archives/24#comment-15 Dave Greenwood Sun, 08 Apr 2007 05:28:38 +0000 http://davegreenwood.com/weblog/2007/02/27/sometimes-i-wonder/#comment-15 Don, yes of course you re correct, it's stuff that could and should, have been changed beforehand. But of course, time and money are always constraints, and not enough of each were available in this instance. Sometimes you just have to work with what you have, so I had to consider what I was able to change afterwards. Also, I have posted a highly changed example, to illustrate the point. Cheers Dave. Don, yes of course you re correct, it’s stuff that could and should, have been changed beforehand. But of course, time and money are always constraints, and not enough of each were available in this instance. Sometimes you just have to work with what you have, so I had to consider what I was able to change afterwards. Also, I have posted a highly changed example, to illustrate the point.
Cheers
Dave.

]]> By: Don Guss http://www.davegreenwood.com/weblog/archives/24#comment-14 Don Guss Sat, 07 Apr 2007 20:17:52 +0000 http://davegreenwood.com/weblog/2007/02/27/sometimes-i-wonder/#comment-14 I agree with most of your writing on the subject of retouching. But I have to say, after looking at the before/after page. Very many of the things you changed could (and should) have been done before you took the photo. I'm not a photographer as a profession. I'm an art director. I deal with stylists and models from time to time. If I had to do this much work on very many of the photos I direct for clients. The budgets and timing would be lost. As would my job I guess. But I'll say this - you sure did a really nice job on the retouching. Top shelf work! Did you take the new jacket sleeve pattern from the jacket lapel? I agree with most of your writing on the subject of retouching. But I have to say, after looking at the before/after page.
Very many of the things you changed could (and should) have been done before you took the photo.

I’m not a photographer as a profession.
I’m an art director. I deal with stylists and models from time to time. If I had to do this much work on very many of the photos I direct for clients. The budgets and timing would be lost. As would my job I guess.

But I’ll say this - you sure did a really nice job on the retouching. Top shelf work!

Did you take the new jacket sleeve pattern from the jacket lapel?

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