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08/29/2004 04:11:46 PM · #1 |
Which Photoshop (or other photo program) filters are okay to use in advanced editing?
Is it okay to use Radial Blur? There are so many filters in Photoshop and I don't know which ones would be considered adding computer generated elements to your photo.
Thanks!
Message edited by author 2004-08-29 17:15:58.
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08/29/2004 04:26:53 PM · #2 |
| I wish I could give you a straight answer, but the reality is that you can use "any" of the filters as long as you don't use them "too much." |
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08/29/2004 04:31:14 PM · #3 |
In advanced editing, you can pretty much use any tool you wish, there are no restrictions. The only real restrictions in advanced editing are on duplication of elements in a photo, or addition of computer-generated artwork or elements from another image. If you ask yourself "if by using technique, am I adding something to the image that was not there, or am I copying/moving something in the image?"
If the answer to either of these is "yes", you may be outside the rules. The only instance where copying/moving is allowed is to patch an area where a minor distration is removed. Speaking of removal, if you remove a "major element" of the photo, that is also considered outisde the rules.
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08/29/2004 05:14:24 PM · #4 |
Thanks very must for your answers, GeneralE and kirbic. It has helped me understand what is legal a bit more than I did.
So, if I used the "Ripple" filter in Photoshop Elements on a small part of my photo - would that be legal?
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08/29/2004 05:23:39 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Sammie:
Thanks very must for your answers, GeneralE and kirbic. It has helped me understand what is legal a bit more than I did.
So, if I used the "Ripple" filter in Photoshop Elements on a small part of my photo - would that be legal? |
I'd like to give you a straight answer about the Ripple filter (?) but again, it depends how much effect it has on the overall composition, as determined by majority vote of SC members. There's no way of predicting how such a vote will go ... it depends on whether we consider such an application to be a "major" element or not. Unfortunately, it's hard for us to be completely consistent or predictable in such decisions. : ( |
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08/29/2004 05:29:10 PM · #6 |
To add to what GeneralE has said, think about this in terms of "does this move elements of the photo?" It does, but how much is determined by how you apply it. As I stated in my last post, techniques that move things around may fall outside the rules. Whether they actually do depends on how drastically they are applied.
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