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"as it is" or "to edit the photo"

Few of my friends have asked the following questions: Why we need to edit the photo? Why don’t we just print the photo directly from the camera without any image editing?

My answer is simple, “it is up to you”.

My personal view on any image that I captured is that, if the image by itself did not carry any strong story or beauty in composition then I will edit them so that I can highlight what is interesting in the image. If the image has a strong story and level of beauty then I might just crop the image or print them as it is. Usually, these types of images have excellent composition and colour tone which is partly due to the camera settings. As such before you capture any image, plan in your head how you want the image to be at printing. Get some ideas from magazines, books, flickr or even your friends that have similar interest. Then try to set your camera to achieve the aim.

Redang Island Terengganu....with minor saturation editing
How much is too much in editing? No exact answer for this. It is up to your personal preference and purpose of the image. BUT, do not attempt an extensive editing process because it defeats the purpose of you having an expensive DSLR. If you are thinking of doing this, then it is better to sell your DSLR and just by any cheap compact camera, less hassle for storage, maintenance and handling. Hikhikhik....... that is just my 5 cents opinion.

Back lane with less story......just because of the vivid colours the photo was captured.....to further highlight the drama, HDR editing was used to make the cloud more dramatic.


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