GOOD or BAD photography practice?

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This video entitled, GOOD or BAD photography practice? I ask the question should we swap skies to make our pictures look better?
I recently photographed the Angel of the North. It's a contemporary sculpture designed by Antony Gormley and is erected in Gateshead, North East England. It was an ok picture but nothing anymore! The lighting was ok but the sky just looked boring. Blue cloudless skies, a photographer's worst-case scenario.
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I remembered that Photoshop had recently added a new feature to Photoshop aptly called "Sky Replacement" I've tried other software boasting the same features before but the results just weren't great. I wasn't hoping for too much. Cutting to the chase, I was staggered by how fantastic the results were. It really is as simple as select the sky, click and drag. It's incredibly easy to use and the results are mind-blowing!
But... here's the thing, is it right? is it ethical? does it stray away from the very soul of being a landscape photographer?
So many questions, there's only one way to find out, let's have a heated debate!
Watch the video, listen to both sides of the argument and then have your say!
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STATEMENT - I created this video purely to start a debate. Neither Mali nor myself ever replace skies and are fervently against such practices.
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@Twa-Dags 2 года назад

No idea who that Mali bloke was but he's right, absolutely right.

@jimwallar8920 2 года назад

My love of photography lies in the experience of making a photo in the field. Finding a composition and working it with the tools you have in the field. Down the road you recall the experience and can be proud of a photograph that you made.

@KrunoslavStifter 2 года назад

Simple: "The true authenticity of photographs for me is that they usually manipulate and lie about what is in front of the camera, but never lie about the intentions behind the camera.” ― Wolfgang Tillmans, German photographer

@muhammadesawy9256 2 года назад

I was so happy through the whole video because of this debate about sky replacement! and because of my love to photography and my belief in photography, to me photographer role is to beautify reality not to fake it! And regardless of all of those photographers who fake their photos and claim that it’s fine art, true photographers will always add that magic touch to their images to make it stand out not change reality only to get someone’s attention!

@tonyy452 2 года назад

You're both right.

@raydunn3501 2 года назад

I Think since the age of digital,,, everyone who owns a cameraphone thinks they are photographers,,, but to me the way photography is going,,, its who is the best graphic artist, or computer operator. I would like to lend my vote to Mali as photography should be kept honest,,, you see it you shoot it you document it as it was,,, Honest photography.

@martienhoogebeen8434 2 года назад

I agree with Mali! If you can’t get a decent shot, try harder next time.

@LynneLuxonJonesphotography 2 года назад

Ha..love it ,brilliant discussion both 👍

@andyjsmith1981 2 года назад

My 2p is that I think it comes down to being honest with the viewer, personally I think if you declare that its a 'composite' then it's OK but we are on a very slippery slope with this. What amuses me most are those that do a really bad job of it, light coming from wrong direction etc. and then try to argue that it was shot in camera! 🤣🤣

@garybeaumont1373 2 года назад

Two very talented and hard working photographers / vloggers providing food for thought and very entertaining viewing, it would be good to see more of the pair of you.

@chrisvantwiskphotography 2 года назад

Great video i ma heading over to the blue corner :)

@scotty4418 2 года назад

This was a great video and nearly spat my tea out at the end with Mali doing the spits lol. In terms of the question, I have never done a sky replacement in a colour image but I have done it on a black and white fine art image if I don't get the conditions I needed on the day such as Gary's example of a total blue sky and I want a particular look to my work. I won't however use another artists work so if I do replace a sky, it will be only with one I have taken. Unless you create an image that exactly mirrors what you seen with the naked eye at the moment you pressed the shutter, there will also be the debate about image manipulation as some would argue removing an artefact such as a twig makes you a heretic. Tough one to call between Red or Blue, maybe a rematch on another topic is in order 🙂

@grahamegannon9708 2 года назад

Good question!! I sometimes change a sky when it comes out bland and uninteresting and ruins a shot and replace it with one of my own skies that I have collected over the years. I not in favour of changing skies with a sky taken by someone else as only half the photo is yours!.

@linkedinfred 2 года назад

This is a great debate Gary. Here’s my tuppence. We make changes, some slight, some major to our raw, very flat files all the time. Isn’t that why we shoot in raw in the first instance? Since digital , the art of photography is no longer entirely about the shot taken but includes editing as well. You are right Gary. Art is art and its subjective.

@Whoanly9 2 года назад

LOVED this video! Wonderful friendly debate that was very thought-provoking.

@robinedwards9401 2 года назад

Brilliant! Fair play Gary, you are not afraid to tackle a thorny subject. Very entertaining in the process. As you’ve mentioned in previous videos, we are never satisfied with what we have got. There is always an element or two that wasn’t to our liking, when out with the camera. We shoot in RAW format, knowing we have the best chance to post process that image into what we think it should look like. There is room for art and there is room for recording exactly what you see, reflecting the connections felt at the time. It’s another tool that can be used ( sparingly) for the right image at the right time.

@TeeJay18Fir 2 года назад

My photos and what I do with them is to please me, however I would NEVER use another photographers image.

@Macman608 2 года назад

Excellent points by both but I’m in agreement with Mali. I believe photography should be kept as pure as possible. Sure we all use filters and make corrections within our photography programs. However, using replacements is deceiving and a form of trickery that has no place in our art form. The joy is going out time after time and experiencing that moment when everything aligns just right so we can capture that perfect image. Blue corner on this one.

@randybelaire8439 2 года назад

If there ever was a time that I wanted to agree with both views on a subject, it is this video. This was just an amazing video demonstrating all sides to a subject. Nicely done. :)