When you can produce these THEN you are a photographer

...and not a graphics 'artist'.

http://brightside.me …oshop-46555/?image=210605

I'll never be a photographer then as i cant afford a plane or helicoper, at least 50% of those are aerial shots unavailable to the vast majority of photographers.


Still some great images in there.

I think there exists a bit of confusion about the meaning of the term 'photographer'. Perhaps the OP meant to qualify the word with an adjective, or two. I've been a photographer for over 50 years. I am not a professional photographer, or an artistic photographer. Perhaps I'm not even a good photographer. But ever since I picked up my first TLR camera in the early 1960s, I've been a photographer. I suppose with the near ubiquitous distribution of cell phones these days, nearly everyone on the planet is a photographer. Maybe a new term is needed. In fact, I'm sure of it.

These are some amazing shots, some are simply jaw dropping!

Wish I could quit my real life job and travel the world just to shoot cool stuff (so I could be a REAL photographer). Right place, right time, camera in hand.

I thought it was pretty evident the OP is raising the distinction between graphic artist due to the lack of photoshop used in the pics.

MatthewK wrote in post #17791730
... Right place, right time, camera in hand.

"F/8 and be there!"
--Arthur “Weegee” Fellig

Gosh, you are quite enlightened, thanks for pointing that out to us dullards.

MatthewK wrote in post #17791751
Gosh, you are quite enlightened, thanks for pointing that out to us dullards.

You're welcome

I think I read that the satellite dish moon shot is two images. A few others look worked over too.

Somebloke wrote in post #17791741
I thought it was pretty evident the OP is raising the distinction between graphic artist due to the lack of photoshop used in the pics.

I'm not sure what the point is here. They are most likely digital photos. Which means they have been electronically processed. What difference does it make which program you DIDN'T use to process them. They were ALL processed in SOME program.

I actually think this is a rude post.

Bassat wrote in post #17791763
I'm not sure what the point is here. They are most likely digital photos. Which means they have been electronically processed. What difference does it make which program you DIDN'T use to process them. They were ALL processed in SOME program.

I know the pint yiu are raising has been covered many times.

I didn't think that was the OPs angle though. I could use photoshop to splice together various photos available on the net-imho that would make me a graphic artist, not a photographer.

On the other hand a ohotograoher gets out there and captures that special moment.

The 'forests without end' picture I recognise from an article recently about Photoshop techniques, I think an article about colour replacement to make more impact in shots, so I'm sure they changed the colour of the dress in PS, and added a green shift to exaggerate the forest.

I'll never be a photographer. Someone else's pictures will always surpass mine.

Nah..some shots are photoshopped...the big moon, and the cloud over the bulldozer..looking for uniformity in a natural environment that does not exist....clearly photoshopped.