Peter Figen Online Upload & Sell: On
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" yes, it would look better without the sand bits. but i'm not going to remove them. to do so would diminish the moment"
So how would making the image look better, which you agree that it would, diminish the moment. That makes no sense. Since I shoot a LOT of people for all sorts of purposes, here's my approach. When we're having a conversation with a person or even shooting a video, we're rarely concentrating on a single frame but when we make a still image, all we can do is concentrate on that single frame. A lot of little things you would never notice or that would never bother you in an in person conversation or in a motion video - the sand, the dirt, the stray hairs, the shirt cuffs, etc.- all of a sudden become all that you see. What I do generally is make my still image mimic the FEELING I had when I was personally interacting with that person but not usually (unless requested) taking years or pounds off. This is all stuff that takes 2-3 minutes in Ps if you're competently fast.
As far as using the excuse of not being paid for that image and using that as your excuse to not make it better, which you agree it could be, well, that's on you and your personal standards. Personally, I don't care whether I'm being paid or not, I will always make the image the best I can no matter what the price because that image is always representing me and my craft. You know the old maxim - you're only as good as your worst work. Well, if that's the image someone sees and they think that's representative, you've only given yourself bad PR.
The file you posted is completely devoid of any metadata that would indicate camera, lens, exposure info, ISO, embedded icc profile, etc. Don't know what DXO is doing there, but I bet there are some preferences that let you retain all that.
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