Smart_Photography_-_December_2015_

© Dibyendu Das

© Dibyendu Das

Lonely Waterman

Rocky Gokarna

bringing out subtle

shadow details,

cropping and so on.

Ansel Adams has

said that “Dodging

and burning are

steps to take care of

mistakes God made

in establishing tonal

relationships”. But

a few people try to

create an image or

you can say make

a photograph by

manipulation, which

I never appreciate.

In a single sentence

you can say post

processing is to

make a photograph

catch the eye. I

firmly believe in the

enhancement of an

image but never try to

create any image.

Post processing

is very important

because you don’t

find the picture on

your card in the

way you saw it with

your own eyes. The

challenge of good

photography is not

just to capture as

your camera sees it. It

is the art of imaging

and remembering the

special atmosphere

that you saw and

felt, and then carve

it out of your Raw

file. The time I spend

for processing also

varies. Sometimes it

takes just 30 minutes

and sometimes it

takes more than

three/four hours.

I never add or

remove any object

in my images other

than removing dust

bunnies and water

spots. I try to put

in my best efforts

in taking picture in

perfect exposure. I

try to keep my image

What role does post-processing
play in your work? Which is your
favourite post-processing software?
It is a very interesting question and a
lot of debate is going around on this

topic whether to post-process or not.

In my opinion, post-processing means

subtle adjustments in the image such as

changes in White Balance, Brightness/

Contrast, Burning and Dodging,

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