Photos by Calgary based photographer Azriel Knight
Recently I’ve been asking myself as an artist, and as a generally impaitient man, how much Photoshop should an image be subjected to before it’s no longer the original image you’ve worked with (all of a sudden I wonder if Adobe has a plug-in to count affected pixles).
Most professionals agree though, the more you can acomplish in camera the less time you spend in post production. So Photoshop shouldn’t be used to correct mistakes, nor should it be used because you don’t want to take the time to properly expose your image.
Some say that pixles were created to be abused, but those “theorists” still do what they can in camera.
One thing is for sure, spending three hours removing powerlines was almost not worth it, but I’m very happy with the results. And while I was there, taking my shot, I was so enwrapped in the chinook and the church that I didn’t see the powerlines. It was only when fellow photographers suggested I have them removed that I opened my mind to the concept that it’s not just about what is actually there when you shoot, but the idea of what you’re shooting. What that means is that if the powerlines distrct the viewer from the emotions you’re trying to envoke, then they gotta go.
