I see your point Jlandaue. This is also a larger question about whether or not
there is such a thing as "realistic" photography since unless you are making
pinhole images, all images are mediated. Even film has to be processed w/
chemicals even if done in camera obscura.
legalhack wrote:
Antipode. I like that, I tried the clone stamp but I must be using it wrongly because it came out even more blotchy.
Clone stamp smoothing takes practice. The biggest mistake is to use a high opacity and a hard edged flow. Use a low opacity and many small changes. Also change brush size. Choice of what to copy is also critical. Small displacements, carefully repeated smoothes wrinkles, but it takes practice to learn the skills. You've got a candidate image. Try it! It may take a few hours of experimentation to get the feel for it.
