In the age of Instagram and smartphones, it seems anyone can be an artist. Add a filter to your cluttered concert photo and the image suddenly transforms into a nostalgic, moody scene straight out of Rolling Stone. Digital artists are pushing the boundaries further by not only setting moods but by staying away from using those stereotypical filters but rather relying on their imagination to create unique masterpieces.
I always believed that you have to start with a fairly good image, it is important to make that image as strong as possible, and then use technology to enhance the vision you're trying to say. ( If you want to create surrealist art) Since people are now able to push the imagery so much further with digital retouching, the technology got in the way of the idea and students nowadays tend to think that a poor picture can be fixed in photoshop. As educators, it is important to talk about the importance of using good pictures. It is not photoshop that makes the photographer a professional.
Retouching photos in quite an ancient concept.Ansel Adams, one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century, retouched his images. In the darkroom, Adams would burn his shadows darker and dodge the brightness lighter to create dramatic black and white photos. This is comparable to using the High Dynamic Range technique or the Dodge and Burn tools in Photoshop.
The digital age made that possible and offered a way for artists to bring life to images that previously existed only in their imaginations.
I found multiple impressive images created based on photography on the web which recquire incredible skills in photoshop. Most are by unknown artists, but they are quite beautifully done, here is the link:
http://121clicks.com/inspirations/75-most-creative-digital-photo-manipulation-art-works
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