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I just looked at "lovely Kay"...verrry nice. and it is helpful to know what postwork was done.

i am someone who takes a lot of crappy photos. i did photography in high school some MANY years ago. i've been doing photography now for 2 years, but i still consider myself a beginner. i have sooooo much to learn, and i learn very slowly.

many of the images in my gallery are posted with very little postwork done. sometimes i don't say...i forget to talk about things like that because i'm usually more interested in talking about what the photo means to me on an emotional level. some images have a LOT of postwork done to them.

anyway, i really struggle with photography, Carlos. Here's an example of one really horrible picture i took...and my attempt to salvage it. Even the postwork i've done doesn't make this an exceptional image. sigh. but i just do the best i can.

i'm still not finished with this one. I want to put this guitarist in some "background."

anyway,

i know that my photography has much to be desired.
for me, it's all a learning process. i know my photography may have very little merit to others and is not considered "worthy" when you compare it to top-notch photographers.

but i think there's something about my photography that IS worthy. I'm still working on the technical stuff, and i have a long way to go. But in the meantime, i just keep practicing and trying to improve.

and as for postwork, hey...if i can make a crappy image look a little better by doing postwork, well, i'm all for it! Are these creations of mine "fake?" Well, some say yes; some say no. i guess that's up to the viewer to decide.

they're REAL to me though because i put my heart and soul into them.

i really am very grateful to everyone here in the forum who has helped me try to improve!!! I appreciate ya'all soooo much!

i appreciate your honesty, Carlos, as well as you respecting my opinion as well. thanks for that!!!

Message edited on: 02/25/2005 11:20