Is it legal? I'm scared! - DPChallenge Forums

11/14/2006 03:11:25 PM · #1

Okay.. I go through this before every challenge starts. I'm nervous about my "basic editing."

Is Tone Balance under Color Balance legal? Where you can adjust the shadows, midtones, and highlights over the whole image?

I was confident that it was legal when I did it, but now that the end is drawing near I'm scared. I'm leaving for work soon, and I'm not sure how quick the admins would get back to me. I just need some people to tell me it's all going to be okay..

Signed,
Freakin da hell out..

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

11/14/2006 03:12:46 PM · #2

Has anyone answered yet? Ahhhhh!

mist

Canon EOS-60D

11/14/2006 03:14:58 PM · #3

Originally posted by aliqui:

Has anyone answered yet? Ahhhhh!

It's only been 1 minute!

Submit a ticket to the site council if you want a quick definitive answer..

lwkimages

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/14/2006 03:15:35 PM · #4

...it's all going to be ok

soup

Canon EOS-30D

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

11/14/2006 03:15:42 PM · #5

sounds like it would be fine. sounds like maybe the equivelant to the levels dialog in photoshop which is legal in basic editing.

ericwoo

Nikon Z7II

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S

11/14/2006 03:17:15 PM · #6

As long as you applied it evenly to the entire image, you shouldn't have a problem.

Photologist

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

11/14/2006 03:19:31 PM · #7

Originally posted by aliqui:

Is Tone Balance under Color Balance legal? Where you can adjust the shadows, midtones, and highlights over the whole image?

Here's a basic editing legality test...if you select something in a photo (other than for cropping) and do some processing on that selection, it is illegal.

11/14/2006 03:23:30 PM · #8

Originally posted by lesgainous:

Originally posted by aliqui:
Is Tone Balance under Color Balance legal? Where you can adjust the shadows, midtones, and highlights over the whole image?

Here's a basic editing legality test...if you select something in a photo (other than for cropping) and do some processing on that selection, it is illegal.

Pre-deadline mindframe: I'm not selecting anything with the select tool. It's the whole image.

Deadline mindframe: I'm clicking on the little radio button that says "shadows" which is selecting the shadows over the whole image. But Hue/Sat is legal and you can pick colors.. hmmmm

Hmmm.. Ahhhhhh! ........ hmmmmm

Ahhhhhh!

fotomann_forever

11/14/2006 04:07:41 PM · #9

Originally posted by aliqui:

Originally posted by lesgainous:

Originally posted by aliqui:
Is Tone Balance under Color Balance legal? Where you can adjust the shadows, midtones, and highlights over the whole image?

Here's a basic editing legality test...if you select something in a photo (other than for cropping) and do some processing on that selection, it is illegal.

Pre-deadline mindframe: I'm not selecting anything with the select tool. It's the whole image.

Deadline mindframe: I'm clicking on the little radio button that says "shadows" which is selecting the shadows over the whole image. But Hue/Sat is legal and you can pick colors.. hmmmm

Hmmm.. Ahhhhhh! ........ hmmmmm

Ahhhhhh!

There are a lot of legal tools that work with highlights, midtones and shadows (levels being one of them). Here's the ultimate test: Does it add an effect or is it being used to correct image integrety? If it's adding an effect, it may be deemed illegal. If it's correcting something, it's likely legal.