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SilentKnight · 09-07-2008, 07:59 AM

Time and again I see folks here on GFY posting threads looking for people to do photo editing "grunt work".

In my mind, a truly professional photographer worth his salt would never denegrate post-production photo editing as merely grunt work.

Not to say that all photographs are works of art or in the same league - but would Da Vinci have painted the Mona Lisa and then handed it over to someone and say, "Here's two bucks...fill in the background, would ya'?"

Handing an artistically-conceived image over to someone else to finish breaks the chain of creativity and visionary spirit.

09-07-2008, 07:59 AM
SilentKnight Megan Fox's fluffer Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: shooting pool in Elysium Posts: 24,818	Why do so many consider post-production/photo editing as "grunt work"? Time and again I see folks here on GFY posting threads looking for people to do photo editing "grunt work". In my mind, a truly professional photographer worth his salt would never denegrate post-production photo editing as merely grunt work. Not to say that all photographs are works of art or in the same league - but would Da Vinci have painted the Mona Lisa and then handed it over to someone and say, "Here's two bucks...fill in the background, would ya'?" Handing an artistically-conceived image over to someone else to finish breaks the chain of creativity and visionary spirit. Last edited by SilentKnight; 09-07-2008 at 08:01 AM..