Chapter 8. How the Digital Darkroom makes Good Photos into Great Fantasies

How the Digital Darkroom makes Good Photos into Great Fantasies

Photography tends to be thought of as a realistic art. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Photographers can be kids, too, and they get delight out of creating fantasy worlds or just rendering a small touch of magic.

Or for a different type of the fantastic…. Sure, you can draw a picture of the boss with devil’s horns and smoke coming out of his nose. But how are you going to be sure that anyone will recognize that your devilish creation is supposed to be your boss? The solution for sure–fire, unambiguous ridicule is to start with a photograph. Plenty of software programs ...

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