The thing about camera filters

You know, the thing about Filter apps and things like that, is that they really make it easy to create an interesting image. So, I have to say, there’s nothing worse than an image that has been tastelessly edited. And that doesn’t necessarily mean any specific amount of editing– by tasteless, I’m more referring to a style of editing, or a lack of style with in someone’s editing process. For example, sometimes I see photos and images that have been egregiously other than, completely changed, but they still have something very interesting about them. I think, to understand this perspective, you need to understand that life is different than the photographic representation of life, and sometimes the way that something is actually looking in real life requires a certain amount of editing, whether it’s brightening or levels adjustment, just so the original Spirit of the subject of the photograph can come through, because no camera has been effective enough yet to always capture that essence, or no photographer is as skilled, as far as I know. So, it can be hugely edited, as long as it’s with a purpose. What bothers me, is when somebody uses a filter and it is done in a way that is completely pointless, or even works against the Integrity or quality of an image. Like, when somebody just slaps on a filter, and all you can see is the filter, that is not a very good image. Sometimes, and image requires a lot of editing and filtering, other times it doesn’t. To be honest, with a lot of images, either can probably work, as long as it is done with style, taste, and mind for consequence.