Like a certain Orange Cheeto we all know and love/hate, I have come to believe that reality is highly overrated.
Plus boring.
Which is why I frequently indulge in the cardinal photographic sin of distorting/bending/twisting my images.
With the help of various filters, over-and-under exposures, color manipulations and (he is embarrassed to admit) even the occasional flat-out photo gimmick app.
Lately I’ve been fooling around with an app called Photos Booth to achieve some borderline outrageous effects. I’m sure it’s just a passing phase. Kind of like growing up and stuff.
One PB feature renders a kaleidoscopic effect. Another downright bends reality.
What happens when you stare at one of my manipulated photos long enough? It stares right back at you.
Photo purists will call me a cheat and a charlitan. And I would not argue with that.
On the other hand, I never have pretended to be an Ansel Adams or a Clyde Butcher.
But in my defense, neither have I asked AI to do my distorting for me.
I am quite capable of my own photo chicanery, thank you very much.
I’m still pretty much a hands-on guy. You‘d be surprised by what you can achieve with just the standard IPhone photo editing tools.
And like I told you all before, friends and neighbors.
Reality bites.
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