Caution: Squirrel May Bite
So here is a a recent conversation my Human PA Thingy had with a customer this week:
| Customer | I was wondering if you could do anything with this photo? |
| Thingy | Sure, what was it you had in mind? |
| Customer | Well, I thought you could take out the stuff on the table? |
| Thingy | Yeah no problem, what would you like there instead? |
| Customer | Pardon? |
| Thingy | When I take that away, what would you like in it’s place? |
| Customer | Nothing |
| Thingy | Just an empty table? |
| Customer | No, nothing |
| Thingy | You want the table taken away? I would have to build up the legs of the people behind, thats a major job |
| Customer | Oh no |
| Thingy | I’m confused, you want NOTHING there? |
| Customer | Yes |
| Thingy | Just a blank spot? |
| Customer | No, I was hoping you could Photoshop it |
| Thingy | Yes, I can |
| Customer | Just air brush it away |
| Thingy | But leaving what in its place? |
| Customer | Nothing! |
| Thingy | There has to be something there |
| Customer | [thinks] how about leaving the table, but with nothing on it? |
| Thingy | Good idea. |
BBC's QI
And on the TV panel show QI, reffering to a picture of someone ‘French’
“Is he supposed to have a cigarette in his hand? I guess they must have photoshopped it out”
It didn’t occur to this person it would be easier to use a different picture than to Photoshop it out
photoshop (v.)
“to edit an image using a computer program,” 1992, originally in ref. to Photoshop, a bitmap graphics editor trademarked and published by Adobe, released in 1990.”
The verb to photoshop has become such a throw away word now that those who don’t Photoshop are under the assumption that it is some point-and-click-work-is-done-program. For goodness sake, don’t them tell them there’s a Magic Wand tool!
Then there’s the other downer. Create a wonderful image and you get the look down the nose and “oh no, I prefer more traditional ways to create my art”, (to which i assume they mean a bit of charcoal on a cave wall).
[I have deleted about 5 paragraphs from here, I think you get what I am getting at]
What I am trying to say is this, if you are a newbie to Photoshop, welcome along. You have a lot of work ahead of you. If you are already an accomplished photoshopper or digital artist, I salute you, I admire your dedication and appreciate what you have achieved. One day, I hope they will too.
Out Now
Busy time for magazines this week, today saw Advanced Photoshop on the shelves. Again no cover pic, I could scan it I guess… but err… too lazy.
As always your comments, suggestions, links and criticisms are not only desired but needed.
Have a great weekend, I may blog over the weekend, that depends on how much acorn wine I can find.
May the Vibrancy’s slider of life be stuck on +100
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