Re: Street Portraiture

[Paul Stenquist]

Of course there will be unretouched portraits. It all depends on what 
the photographer wants to achieve. I would never retouch a man's 
weather worn face nor that of an aging woman with character lines. 
However, a young woman with zits gets photoshoped, nine times of of 
ten.
Paul
On May 29, 2004, at 10:15 PM, Jim Apilado wrote:

I wonder what the reaction to the picture would have been had you not 
said
you had used PS?  Will there never be an original picture of someone 
again
if the photographer knows PS?

Jim A.
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Here's an out of the camera version:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2398341&size=lg
That, to me, is simply a snapshot. It's  not a portrait. When I shoot 
a
portrait,
I try to make the subject as attractive as possible, using every tool
at my disposal.
Paul
On May 29, 2004, at 1:34 AM, Jim Apilado wrote:

Beautiful lady.  However,  what did she look like before you
manipulated her
image?
Jim A.
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Once in awhile I'll stop someone on the street and ask them if I can
shoot a portrait there on the spot. I found this lady earlier today,
knocked off two frames of her in front of a blue wall, PhotoShoped 
her
around a bit, and here she is:
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2397401&size=lg
Paul