Photographic editing is the process of reworking an original photo, either produced by film or digital, to create the artistic vision of the photographer.
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Photo editing: Is it ethically ok?
I am a very basic level amateur photographer. My question is "Is it ethically correct to edit photos to make my photos look good?".
I believe that the photos taken by my camera should not be touched ...
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how to cut a silver object against darker background?
I got a few photos of a cassette. The cassette is made of steel. It’s against various backgrounds.
I was playing with it a little in Gimp but have not come up with a good and fast solution how to ...
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How to identify photoshop-edited files
If I have saved an image in JPG format after doing some edits, is there a way to identify that it is edited with Photoshop?
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How to make a image fade out in two sides just like this [closed]
Ho can you create an image that will fade into the background so that it can be used at various widths (fade out + the same color background color). Thus it could be used at any screen resolution.
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Why does Lightroom create a new copy of the image before editing it by another program?
Why does Lightroom always create a new copy of the image whenever I edit the image with a 3rd party plugin? Why not just add an option to let you choose if you want to use the original raw file, ...
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How to Bulk-Crop many images whitespace?
I want to crop the white space in 300 pictures
Is there any software out there that does it?
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Can I batch process Nikon RAW (.nef) files to make them look like the camera's jpg compression?
I normally shoot my D80 in JPG mode, because I like the way the JPGs end up looking, and I have had a hard time manually processing the .nef files to look as nice to my eye.
Sometimes the image ...
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Expanding a bokeh background using the clone stamp and other tools
I want to expand this image to the right using Photoshop Elements:
So far, the results are not that impressive. I copy/pasted bits of the image and tried various things with the clone stamp and ...
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How to remove flaws from multiple images?
I have just returned from a trek that I cannot repeat. In archiving the photos I took on this trek, I realised that for one series of photographs I had something on the lens (probably yak shit). This ...
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Solving shadow light of photo taken by a cellphone camera
I’ve a problem with my photos. I take my photo with handphone camera [Samsung galaxy-3MP]. There are some shadows of the light in the object. How to solve this [maybe some technique of digital imaging ...
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What is lost when RAW is exported to TIFF for editing?
Is anything lost when you export from (Canon) RAW files to TIFF?
For context: I backup and archive my RAW files, and keep a separate (Aperture) library for exported JPEGs. So far my workflow has been ...
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How can I repair missed focus in a valuable photo?
The subject in my photo isn't properly focused. I can't take it again because this activity documentation photo can't be redone.
I've tried many solutions such as using shadow/highlight in Photoshop, ...
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Advantage of using External Watermarking Tools rather than Photoshop [closed]
There are many software products offering to watermark your images in batch without individually selecting the images. Is it common to use this kind of software or would photographers do it in ...
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How do I correct a photo with too much blue?
I'm pretty much a beginner photographer. I just point and shoot with auto settings and I have no idea how to tweak photos with photo editing software.
I took a photo which can be found here:
The ...
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What is the best way to remove texture from a scanned textured photo paper?
I have a bunch of scanned old family photos where the photo paper has a texture. Unfortunately, the texture of the photo scans quite well. What is the best way to remove the texture? (Photoshop CS5)
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To get a really good photo, editing is necessary?
I'm a beginner photographer and would like to know that how to get a really good photo, is the photo editing necessary? Suppose I would like to participate in the photo contest although I have shot a ...
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How are these 3d images made?
Just recently, Yahoo.com posted images that have a 3d effect without any glaesses and here is an example of one of them:
How is this done? I searched all over but can't find any good tutorial. I ...
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How can I improve these photos of porcelain tiles?
We are opening a new shopping website for bone china products. I was given some photos of porcelain tiles but they look much worse than they are in real.
I wonder if there are any basic techniques ...
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Calibrating monitor for editing photos for publishing on web [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What software shows the most accurate version of a photograph for web viewing?
I have a bunch of photos taken in rather difficult lighting conditions and I am trying to ...
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Editing/GIMP: find midpoint of a distance, split into n parts [closed]
How do I find the middle (or n/th division) of an object in GIMP?
Like, I have an object / a line of arbitrary length / two guides, placed in arbitrary place of the image. I want to place an ...
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Can someone identify this particular photo effect? [closed]
I've included an album with three picture which have a particular effect that I see everywhere and I just wondered how you do it! the last picture in the album doesn't have the effect do you can see ...
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How to change a single setting across multiple images in Canon DPP?
I am using Canon Digital Photo Professional to process a large quantity of images I took in an event. After some work on individual pictures, I realized that merely all of them will benefit from ...
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Am I permanently altering my NEF/raw files if I save changes in Nikon ViewNX 2?
When editing the NEF (Nikon raw files) with Nikon's ViewNX 2 software, after modifying things like exposure and white balance, I have the ability to save the NEF file or "Save As" a new filename. ...
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How to keep a photograph from getting smaller when rotating it 90 degrees?
I took a landscape photo in portrait orientation. Now, when I rotate the picture into correct orientation, it looks smaller than the original sideways image. I want to maintain its original height and ...
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How do I fix blown out part of a picture on Photoshop?
When the following picture was taken, there was a chandelier casting light on the left side of the man's face. I would like to even out the lighting so that it appears consistent with the right side ...
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Why can't I view an edited image on my camera?
This question is an extension of How can I copy images to my camera for viewing?.
When I take a picture on my camera, edit it on my computer, and send it back to my camera, my camera cannot display ...
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What is the standard name of the effect used in this image?
I need to make something similar to the poster on this site.
Does anyone have any references on how can I go about achieving something of this kind in Adobe Photoshop or GIMP?
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Why are my images being cropped by a photo printing kiosk?
I've edited my pictures and went to print some of them off and burn them to a disc at a Kodak kiosk, and it is cutting off my pictures. Do I need to change format, or what else might be wrong?
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Recommendations for Photo Editing/Organization Software?
I have a MacBook Pro, while my wife has a PC. We have a NAS device on our network where we store all of our pictures. This gives us the ability to both view our photos from one simple location, ...
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Lightroom Multi-Catalog Syncing/Management [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the best way to synchronize Adobe Lightroom databases between two computers?
I'm looking for an application to manage multiple Lightroom catalogs for me - I ...
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In which order should I edit a photo between Lightroom and Photoshop?
Quick question: I currently use Lightroom and have Photoshop installed. If I intend to make an edit to a photo in Photoshop should I make my raw adjustments in Lightroom first then perform my ...
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How do I prevent / fix out of square images?
I took photos of a lot of different framed art pieces that I wish to sell. The frames of these art pieces are either square or rectangular. In my images, the top of the frame appears to be wider than ...
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What are the rules for editing a photo?
I just got a comment that I must edit my photo. God know how many hours I have spent editing my photos. Thus I was a little bit surprised. It was explained that there are certain rules when doing ...
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How do I change appearance of canvas background in photoshop workspace?
I seem to have changed the default setting in photoshop somehow which means that the background is always white, instead of grey. I don't mean the background layer of the image, I mean the area of the ...
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Will software make a bigger difference in the quality of my work than more hardware?
The photography budget genie took a **** on my driveway so now I have some money to spend on gear. The only thing that is stopping me is that I am wondering whether it would be more worthwhile to ...
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What is the best method to extract a subject from a Greenscreen?
I am searching for a better method to cut people out of my greenscreen backdrop ...
The main problem is the hair ...
Actually I use the freeware Easygreenscreen Photoshop action
I also know the ...
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When editing white balance on a computer, should I tweak tint or temperature first?
Changing the value of one affects the appearance of the other, hence it makes a difference whether you change the tint value first and then move on to the temperature, or the other way around.
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Converting RAW images to lossless jpeg using GIMP?
I have a Raw image which I want to get printed.
I need to upload this to a website which expects to be in jpeg format.
I use GIMP for photo editing and used UFRaw to view RAW images.
GIMP cannot ...
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How are watermarks typically used in images?
In terms of visible watermarks, what types and quantities are commonly used on an image?
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What is the best lens correction software which integrates with Aperture 3?
I want to know if there are any good lens correction software (i.e. plugin) for Aperture 3? I am primarily looking for general purpose lens correction software.
I have looked at the plugin page for ...
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Export options for printing with Aperture 3
I am about to get my pictures published in a magazine. I am going send the pictures to the publisher, thus not printing them myself. Therefore I am curious about how to export the pictures ...
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Why does this Aperture smart album with flags & labels contain more than it should?
I have tried to create a smart album in Aperture 3 that is based on this:
1) It is flagged
2) It has a label
I have followed the instructions in provided help documentation in Aperture 3. Searching ...
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How useful is a tablet for photo editing?
I understand the value of using a tablet like a Wacom Intuos for Graphic Design. But with Photography Editing how useful is the use of a tablet?
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How do I tile pictures in a grid?
This is a very basic question I know. But how do I tile pictures in a grid? Like, I have 6 pictures all with the exact same dimensions, and I want to tile them in a 2 row, 3 column grid. I have been ...
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How do I check for slightly off white colour on an IPS monitor?
Hey everyone I recently took some shot of a model wearing my products against a white roll of paper. They turned out great but of course I had to do adjustments. Anyways the issue I'm having is the ...
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What does the under/overexposure warning mean in image editing software?
We all know exposure warnings that a digital camera offers: If shows which parts are so bright or dark that there's no more distinction towards even brighter or darker areas possible. Meaning that ...
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What photography workflow software can be kept on a central server?
At my company we do a lot of photo shoots for our products, at the moment we just organize the photo per photo shoot but with this system its hard to recover a photo of a product, you have to go over ...
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What Photoshop plugins are must haves?
When you as a photographer edit your photos in Photoshop (after some processing using Camera Raw or Lightroom) are there any Plug-ins/Actions/etc. (free or paid) that are must haves for you as a ...
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What are the main advantages of purchasing Photoshop over the free online version?
What are the main advantages of purchasing Photoshop (subscription or one off payment) over the free online version?
I am aware that:
Internet Access it required
The "heal" tool is not fully ...
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Are there any free but comparable alternatives to Lightroom?
Does anyone have any recommendations for free software that provides the key features of Lightroom in one package? The main things I am looking for are:
RAW photo editing
Library management
Multiple ...
