Thoughts on Digital Processing
Sunday I went into Downtown Lyon (France) to relax and act like a tourist in my home town, something I happen to enjoy a lot. Lyon is a place with tons of hidden places and secrets. A tiny street through a building can lead you to another one, that connects to a square which leads you to an interesting monument (got it ?).
I’m not playing around with digital processing with my nature photography work, everything has to be achieve with the camera. However, I happen to play a lot with it when it comes to portrait or street/architecture photography. These examples taken from my yesterday’s session are just that, examples.
Here is some thoughts:
- Sometime, an advanced processing is just a way to “add” something to a photograph that hasn’t any particular interest without it. I’m particularly watchful on this.
- With all those tools all around, the temptations has never been so strong for the public to play around with their digital photographs.
- In the same time, it can be a playground for creativity.
- I guess it has to add something to the story/feeling you’re telling with your photograph.
- It’s also a matter of style and personal choice. I’m personally not that much into digital processing, I think it has to be done with parsimony and a lot of care.
- Some photographers are particularly gifted with digital tools, however I think we’re here getting closer to “Digital Art” than “Photography”.
Those Monday nights’ thoughts are pretty far from being engraved on marble, they’re here for you to discuss. 
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