Photographic enhancements which at one time were only available to professional photographers, is now available to everyone. There is so much you can do with your photos now; it's almost like creating new photos.
What is enhanced photography?
Enhanced photography includes what used to be called "touch ups" but also can involve a lot more. It is taking a picture, using special software, and enhancing the lighting, color, focus, and effect of a photo. For instance, you have a picture of a beautiful house, but it is dark in the picture, and there are no lights on in or around the house. With digital enhancement, you can change that. You can transform it into a house with the lights ON. You can also dilute and contort the color schemes of a picture.
Why use digital enhancement?
Many people have taken photo enhancing to a new degree. For many it is a form of art. Much like an abstract painter, the photographic enhancer takes something that is real, his picture, and puts his own slant on it. By distorting colors, adding lights, and doing some touchups, a new creation has emerged!
There are many effects which can be achieved by digital photographic enhancement. For instance, you can take a regular picture of your house, and with software, create and eerie fog and glow around your house. This effect is perfect for showing off your "haunted house!" People also enjoy color distorting. It puts a new slant on pictures, and sometimes transforms them into works of art, suitable for framing.
Until you start playing with the software, you never know what incredible things you can do with your photos. Some online sites offer some of the enhancement features, and there is software you can download. Most downloadable software has a free trial so you can try out the features. If you find you like it, you can purchase it. There are also some new, totally free software sites, but not much is known about them yet.
Technology is making things possible that even 10 years ago would have been deemed impossible. This doesn't show any signs of slowing down. I would encourage anyone to at least try photo enhancement, if you like photography. Sometimes, all your picture is lacking is that stream of sunlight through the trees, or a blurred effect to that sunset. These effects are possible with digital enhancement.
If you have not the patience or ambition to try it yourself, there are many professionals who can beautifully enhance your pictures. Since it's up and coming, more and more photographers are employing it into their practice. Where they used to just "touch up" someone's skin tone, they can now practically totally redo the picture! Do you think your little girl is an angel, and want a picture of her with an angelic light illuminating her? It can be done. Photography offers so much for everyone now, and even the beginners can start learning tricks like the pros!
MJ Johnston writes for a variety of websites, including Hoorray, a photo sharing site that offers the quickest and easiest way to create a free online photo album.
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