Basic Editting Rules - DPChallenge Forums

01/26/2005 06:27:54 PM · #1

As i understood the basic editting rules, it is Not okay to desaturate all but one colour in an image - right?

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

01/26/2005 06:29:30 PM · #2

There are legal ways to do it (sometimes). Please see the Tutorial on the subject under the Learn menu.

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

01/26/2005 06:29:52 PM · #3

Yes you can but it can't be done using a selection.

See the tutorial.

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

01/26/2005 06:30:09 PM · #4

As long as you don't make any selections, you can desaturate all but one colour, as shown in this tutorial I wrote.

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

01/26/2005 06:30:28 PM · #5

Damn I'm slow tonight :P

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

01/26/2005 06:31:54 PM · #6

I see my new policy of explaining the reference but letting people find the link themselves got my post in first again : )

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

01/26/2005 06:32:09 PM · #7

@ Konador: Must be an age thing... :P

Message edited by author 2005-01-26 18:32:55.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

01/26/2005 06:33:03 PM · #8

I love threads where the posts "play leapfrog"

01/26/2005 06:33:29 PM · #9

interesting... i always considered it a spot editting technique of kinds since it is only editting part of the photo.

see... better i ask and lkearn then inapproriately vote low ;)

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

01/26/2005 06:33:58 PM · #10

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

@ Konador: Must be an age thing... :P

It applied perfectly well to my comment as well ... : )

Konador

Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

01/26/2005 06:36:21 PM · #11

Yep, I'm getting old in my slow age

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

01/26/2005 06:36:41 PM · #12

Originally posted by mesmeraj:

interesting... i always considered it a spot editting technique of kinds since it is only editting part of the photo.

see... better i ask and lkearn then inapproriately vote low ;)

You should never be "voting low" because of suspect technique. If you think it's illegal, submit a request for DQ and vote as if it is legal (as described in the rules), or else you will end up unfairly voting down perfectly legal photos. If it is illegal what you vote won't matter ...

01/26/2005 06:43:35 PM · #13

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Originally posted by mesmeraj:

You should never be "voting low" because of suspect technique.

UMM... i didn't! I asked here to verify instead, before casting any vote. If you had said, no that is against the rules, i would have requested it reviewed and not voted at all. Sheesh.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

01/26/2005 06:50:49 PM · #14

I didn't mean to imply that you had voted like that, but you did mention that you might have done so if you hadn't asked first.

I was trying to point out that how you vote should have nothing to do with whether you ask (or get an answer to) the question -- they are independent activities.

Also, we know "many people" (not you) do vote some photos lower because of concern over methods, so I take every available opportunity to remind anyone who might read this what the proper voting/DQ procedure actually is. Thanks for providing this opportunity for this Public Service Announcement : )

01/26/2005 06:55:09 PM · #15

no what i meant was is it not better for a person to bring something up and have it explained in public than make assumptions and vote low becuase of them.
I am sure i wasnt the only one wondering (i think we all know which photo is being discussed) as i know im not the olnly newbie here and i am sure you will get a number of requests on it, but my openly asking in the public forum probrably just saved this person a number of low votes from wary voters.

"better safe than sorry" is all i meant by it.