It's not a photo because you use photoshop. That is what we read and hear, which is fine; that's someone's opinion and not mine. What photoshop did for me is use my imagination that I could never draw or make. With my recent travels to Youngstown, Ohio, I went to visit the Lanterman's Mill. I was here a few years ago, and this time I wanted to create something different—a different version of the Mill that no one else has. I wanted a nighttime version that had this winter feeling. It was late afternoon, and like always, I look at where the light was coming. I saw it, and in my head, this will be my moonlight. I wanted the sky in the picture, and with it being mostly cloudy, this will be easy to change out the clouds to stars in Photoshop with sky replacement. Next was to look at the angles and find what will work the best. I came up with this.
Lanterman Mill Youngstown,Ohio
Now time to work with this idea in Photoshop and make it look a little more real. I thought to myself; I think I will use this picture as my greeting for Christmas. I did some dodge and burn, and if this were an accurate exposure at nighttime, the water would have been blurred. I added this in my final picture.
Some call this cheating; some call this fake. I call it art and using my imagination that Photoshop allows me to do. I like it, and that is what matters when it comes to Photography. Please get out and use your imagination and do it the way you want to do it. Merry Christmas Everyone
