Rules
by gyaban

Comment by androgeus:
Original idea and expert PP.

Rules
by gyaban

Comment by Lydia:
Soar! Follow your dreams!

(I love this!)

I think, though, that if the sign were not there... that I could imagine that this were real... *contented sigh*

Rules
by gyaban

Comment by neophyte:
Incredible work You got my 10!

Doughnut Girl
by gyaban

Comment by Garry:

Originally posted by gyaban: I perceive minimal or basic editing as the "easy way". I mean, anyone can take a technically decent photo with nowadays' gear. Even my mother does (sometimes ;)) Any camera embeds chips that will compute for you some decent settings. If the result doesn't look good, well, you still captured the "reality as it is", and consequently, you can blame it on the environment (too much clouds, not enough sun, too much sun, subject wouldn't stand still, nothing happened that day, that lens sucks, etc.) I do know this is not entirely the truth, and great photographers will still usually find a way to snap good shots in, no matter what. But if you fail, you still has that little voice in the head telling you it's not entirely your fault. As a contrary, under expert editing rules, you are in control of everything, literally. If the result is poor, then you are the sole responsible for it. In that sense, "expert editing" pushes me way more out of my comfort zone. While anyone can take a decent photo (not necessarily fabulous, just decent), a decent photoshop collage is another story: it takes much more time for everything: figuring out a working composition, shooting the elements, masking, adjusting all the colours and lights... We all saw some pictures that are a complete failure in that regard. It's much easier to produce a bad photoshop work than a bad photo. I believe you really need some solid photo skills to try and achieve nice photoshop work (unless you are a pure digital painter and draws everything from scratch, but that's yet another thing). To conclude, yes you are right, some of my massively photoshoped entries have less impact that this photo. For me, it just means I should work harder on them: it's still a way to produce images that non-edited photos cannot. Since I do love unrealistic and imaginative pictures, I find these modern techniques very interesting, and logically, intend to get better at them.

Lovely insight, Christophe. Thank you for posting!

Doughnut Girl
by gyaban

Comment by ShutterRev:
I keep going back to view this, it is a great photo. Another masterpiece!

Doughnut Girl
by gyaban

Comment by hihosilver:
Although my limited and non-artistic eye often struggles to connect with the depth of your imagery, I have to say that I truly admire your wife! You are tremendously lucky to have her support, and I hope you take the time out of your busy image editing and regular working schedule to spend some time appreciating how special and lovely she must be! ;-)

Doughnut Girl
by gyaban

Comment by posthumous:
I gave this a 6. I admire the repetition of the visual donut pattern, and the "harsh" lighting appeals to me.

Most fabulous of all, you only got FOUR 5s. That is brilliant.

Doughnut Girl
by gyaban

Comment by LevT:
congrats Chrisophe, nice concept, and well executed, as always!

Doughnut Girl
by gyaban

Comment by BaldurT:
Beautiful creative image. Congrats!!

Doughnut Girl
by gyaban

Comment by kegreen22:
Great photo on many levels!