People Told Me My Photos Are Too Photoshopped… Here’s My Reply And The Original Images

My Father has been a Professional Photographer (working for large Corp's) for 65 years + My mother for 50 yrs. I will not go without telling you "This is an amazing Photo!!" Never ever read comments and if you do don't believe them. They are speaking about themselves (how their brain processes) it never has anything whatsoever to do with you! The Art that gets into Museums even have critics. No matter how wonderful anyone is at anything, there will be people who feel hate inside themselves and just have to express it any moment they can.... That is not about you! Please, believe in YOU... there is no one in the world like you... be that, and let everyone else blab whatever they need to blab.... whatever their brain is processing AT THAT MOMENT.... it's always changing. This is about your life, not theirs. {someone may even criticize this}

Lilia, Your final images show photographic craftmanship! Well done!

I love both the original photos, and the manipulated ones. At the end of the day, it is your artistic expression coming through on the finished product, and you're right to be proud of your work. To all the people just plainly saying "I hate it" or "it's top photoshopped", is that really constructive...? You're entitled to your opinion, but simply dragging someone's work because you don't like it is unnecessary.

From darkness comes light! This is beautiful!

Completely adorable , light increased to increase the beauty magnificently , tender capture beautifully edited

Just one comment which goes for all your photos in this article. I prefer the originals for a simple reason: they are what they are. Your editing has in some cases masked that your lighting was off which I can understand. I just wouldn’t want to resort to Photoshop if a simple adjustment of your lens or a slightly different position of the model would have sufficed. Second, in many images you do more than slight adjustments. You fundamentally change them into something you didn’t photograph. While that is your choice I don’t really like it. Small adjustments like contrast and brightness are one thing, but you repeatedly adjust the colours in the picture which also is something you could have done while photographing. Anyway, it’s your choice and if you’re happy with it do continue.

The coloration would have been perfect in between these pics - in my opinion.

Beautiful! All I can see is you enriched the colors.

I bet if she turned around, she would have tiny little fiery wings! <3 <3

beautifull !! would love to learn how you achieved this :) :)

This is just beautiful !

You have a very good eye for beauty. This child came from the background to the foreground because of what you felt! Beautiful picture.

My husband has been a professional photographer (college degree in portraiture) for about 30 years. He is in complete agreement with you! When I showed him your article and your work, his response was "Those re great! Those are amazing!" He's with you: photography= light writing. Image manipulation is part of creating a good, sell-able image. My mother's senior portrait from 1961 was black and white and hand colored. It, as well has her bridal portrait of the same style, are stunning!

This completely changes the location from an open field with some bushes in the background to a grove in a forest with large old trees. If I was in the photo I'd like to remember where it was taken.

Completely changed the background again 100% photoshopped and not photo manipulation. Photo manipulation is changing the tone, the lighting etc ... as soon as you remove the background, slim down a model, remove aspects of the image etc, this becomes 'photoshopped' and not photo manipulation.

Those freckles really POP now! So very cute!

I prefer the original, again the enhanced seems to have been overdone slightly x

Love the photoshopped!

The children are beautiful but I'm always a sucker for a puppy! Happiness IS a warm puppy!

I prefer your original photos they are beautiful and tell powerful stories. .. but after the color grading they look like thousands of photos on the net. It takes away their uniqueness. It seems like everbody is using the same colors for photos featuring kids. Your shots age good I dont think you need to photoshop them so much.

I like them both - you see different things in each one. They inspire different feelings.

I like the untouched photo much more. She looks very contemplative and the entire shot takes on a more mysterious quality.

Great reflection.

I'm so torn on this one. I love them both!

Magical

Photography is art and like all art forms it's the interpretation of the artist that matters. Everyone that views it will see it from their own perspective, which may or may not be like anyone elses or the artists. Framing the focal point of the pictures is also open to interpretation. I prefer to frame with photo manipulation instead of matting. I like the open and more natural look. I prefer to make images that evoke an emotion or tell a story instead of just capturing the moment. Painters have been doing this for thousands of years. These pictures are stunning.

If my parents were enhancing my eye and hair colour in my childhood pics Im not sure how I would feel. If you not happy about yourself and enhance your pics its one thing - doing it to your children is another..

I love the added touch of flowers around the right side. Looking at the "touched up" version, I feel as if she is standing in an enchanted garden and surrounded by beauty. I love the effect you give off in ALL your photos, they literally feel magical. Some prefer more natural photos as far as light and filters but others want their photos "fixed up" and perfect. I prefer the latter and LOVE your work😍👍 keep the awesome photos coming, please!

What's up with the flower movements, though? No offense though, I love the photo and the girl <3

The originap is already beautiful, no need to edit this actually

That little girl is so gorgeous but in the altered, she looks almost plastic.

S**t... yes, TONS of photoshop. Look at the girls face... Why this????

Again, prefer the original

The original with a little cropping is my choice.

i think anyone who takes a picture is a photographer, some make ...