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[Marc Schultz]

No problem Khun Thida. It is just nice that you and your son came to the outing.

[Gregg Spradling]

I'm curious, based on our theme for today (shooting for NG), would artsy stuff be out of scope for lack of a better term? (it's all fun, so I'm only thinking about the hypothetical context of the theme)
I was thinking of doing something like this but I would think manipulations lose the value of stock photos.

[Marc Schultz]

Not to sound judgmental Gregg, but that masking technique of selective toning has become a bit cliched. To answer your question though, NG would say that none of the photos should be manipulated as they are supposed to be of a documentary and reportage style. Having said that, I know for a fact though that many NG pictures have been staged, so that is also a form of manipulation in itself. I think for this kind of work though the best thing is to use lens optics and seductive lighting to give your pictures the most drama you can and avoid obvious post processing tricks. I hope that helps.

By the way, since the gallery from today's outing is growing so quickly, I will add a site banner tomorrow so it is a single click to get to the outing gallery from any Forum page.

[Gregg Spradling]

I really love the pics you have at the end. I must have totally missed them when walking around,  

thanks for the feedback Marc. Now that I think about it, it is too cheesy. (kind of like the heart bokehs)

[Marc Schultz]

1:30 am and I guess no one can sleep. High on pixels I guess 

[Marc Schultz]

thanks for the feedback Marc. Now that I think about it, it is too cheesy.

Your welcome Gregg. I think part of the problem is that we have seen that stylized technique over used on monk and Buddha shots in Thailand in recent years once everyone discovered the masking tool in Photoshop and learned how to work in multiple layers.

[Thida]

I really love the pics you have at the end. I must have totally missed them when walking around,  

I was about to get the Plumeria when he came.  So I got him instead of the flower.  After the shot, I forgot the flower over my head.. ha ha

[bkkdave]

Marc I just wanted to thank you for hosting the outing; it was a pleasant day and fun to meet you and some of the other members...Really enjoyed it!

Thida, Nice meeting you and your son yesterday!

[Marc Schultz]

Wow, thank you Bkkdave and everyone else and great to see you all yesterday as well as all the pictures coming online so quickly. I have started a thread to recap yesterday's outing in order to discuss the outing in further detail. Please see the new thread below and your good feedback on the recap discussion will be great input for all of us to read:

http://www.photographythailand.com/Forum/index.php/topic,1648.msg7802.html#msg7802

[harvey]

am curious - how many people showed up for this outing??

[Marc Schultz]

About 15 if I remember correctly.

[Gregg Spradling]

There's a video floating around here with everyone introducing themselves. I think there were a few more that came and were not in the video,

[Marc Schultz]

Yes, there was a nice and short video made by Khun Thida where everyone introduced themselves at the beginning of the outing, but I think eventually we posted it on a private link somewhere just for the for members who attended the outing in order to respect people's privacy.

[harvey]

great,  thanks for responding.