Far Left View of Worthville Dam - Randolph County, NC
This is a processed image. Now, let me elucidate on something here...
There are two ways of viewlng the world. You can see it through a lens that only lets reality through. What you see is what you get. For me, this is an unprocessed photograph. The second way you can see the world is through a lens that lets possibilities through. What you see is what you imagine it to be. For me, this is a processed photo. In the view of unprocessed reality, you are viewing the world around you but you are not participating in it. A reality that has been processed, is a world in which you are a participant. You help to define the world through your imagination.
If I did not want to present my personal view to the world, I'd use the JPEG function on my camera and let the camera's computer create the reality of the photograph for me. I chose, however, to shoot in RAW. I am presented with an image that can be formed through my imagination. I create the colors. I create the light. I create the mood. The camera can help with these things when the shutter is pressed. However, even at that, the results are still created in tandem with the type of camera being used, the type of lens being used and with whatever settings are used when the picture is taken. My imagination and the editing software I use is not this restrictive because the dynamism of my imagination is much greater than that of the camera alone.
Far Left View of Worthville Dam - Randolph County, NC
This is a processed image. Now, let me elucidate on something here...
There are two ways of viewlng the world. You can see it through a lens that only lets reality through. What you see is what you get. For me, this is an unprocessed photograph. The second way you can see the world is through a lens that lets possibilities through. What you see is what you imagine it to be. For me, this is a processed photo. In the view of unprocessed reality, you are viewing the world around you but you are not participating in it. A reality that has been processed, is a world in which you are a participant. You help to define the world through your imagination.
If I did not want to present my personal view to the world, I'd use the JPEG function on my camera and let the camera's computer create the reality of the photograph for me. I chose, however, to shoot in RAW. I am presented with an image that can be formed through my imagination. I create the colors. I create the light. I create the mood. The camera can help with these things when the shutter is pressed. However, even at that, the results are still created in tandem with the type of camera being used, the type of lens being used and with whatever settings are used when the picture is taken. My imagination and the editing software I use is not this restrictive because the dynamism of my imagination is much greater than that of the camera alone.