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Rule #6... - 06-22-2010, 06:32 AM

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"6. Never be blinded into thinking that good tools = good work. The world is full of photographers who churn out sharp but wretchedly poorly-seen pictures. They can break their own arms smugly patting themselves on the back for owning the latest apo-this or aspherical-that, but regardless, Johnston's eighth law still holds: crap is crap."

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06-22-2010, 09:58 AM

...which brings me to one of my favorite sayings, "You can't polish a turd!". LOL

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...which brings me to one of my favorite sayings, "You can't polish a turd!". LOL

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06-22-2010, 10:35 AM

Ken - you beat me to that link.
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Yeah yeah... but it's fun to say though!

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A polished turd, is still a turd.
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06-22-2010, 11:17 AM

Why pick on the Polish?

I think that it depends on what medium the image will be displayed in (print or web) as well as what constitutes a turd (see stock photo sites for examples) Photoshop in the right hands is an amazing tool Photoshop in the hands of a tool is not amazing... at all.

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