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06/23/2013 02:51:21 PM · #1 |
From the advanced editing ruleset:
You may apply filters, effects, dodge & burn, and other tools to all or part of your entry, but NO new shapes or features may be created in the process.
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I can't seem to find a consensus on what, exactly, a feature is defined as.
Here's a list of examples of what I would like to know about:
1. Darkening a car window so that the tinting looks almost black (but without losing the detail)
2. Changing the color of someone's eyes through the use of a mask and color adjustment level
3. Adding light in a window by coloring it yellow/orange and lightening up the window area (pre existing area only, no blurred area of light around the window)
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To further complicate the matter - would it matter if it was done via HDR to lighten/darken #1 and #3, instead of dodging/burning?
I've looked through the forums, and only found one discussion, that was never actually resolved. (plus it's so old the image in question was edited by Joey Lawrence / and there is a blur, which I would not want to do, as I think that does ride the line too closely to 'new feature')..
So, anyone? Please? |
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06/23/2013 02:54:57 PM · #2 |
| Should all be fine in Advanced and Expert - not in Basic editing. |
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06/23/2013 03:05:50 PM · #3 |
| Generally speaking, features are "things" that didn't exist in the original capture: creating clouds, lens flare, lighting an unlit bulb, putting a rainbow in the sky, etc. Changing color is allowed "within the lines" (you could make a frog pink, but not half pink and half purple) and exposure adjustments are allowed, however you can't use ANY tool to create a new feature as described above or obscure something visually significant in the original (removing a detailed background, coloring a strong element to match the background so it disappears, etc.). |
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06/23/2013 03:20:30 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Generally speaking, features are "things" that didn't exist in the original capture: creating clouds, lens flare, lighting an unlit bulb, putting a rainbow in the sky, etc. Changing color is allowed "within the lines" (you could make a frog pink, but not half pink and half purple) and exposure adjustments are allowed, however you can't use ANY tool to create a new feature as described above or obscure something visually significant in the original (removing a detailed background, coloring a strong element to match the background so it disappears, etc.). |
Ok, let's focus in on the "lighting an unlit bulb"
At what point is this not ok? And why?
Looking at this image - 
Is this only a problem because of the halo of light that extends beyond the bulb? What if Joey had only colored inside of the bulb? (yes I know that would look crappy, but just play along with the hypothetical situation) |
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06/23/2013 03:30:57 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Cory:
At what point is this not ok? And why? |
It's not OK at the point where an unlit bulb becomes lit because that would be a new feature not present in the original. Change the bulb to unlit yellow or green, fine. Retouch the bulb to make it look lit, insta-DQ.... because you're not just changing the color at that point– you're trying to create a new feature. |
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