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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
On a side note, I know some people just don't like the look of HDR images, and I understand that, but sometimes I also hear people looking down on HDR images or heavily processed images as if they reflect a cheapening of the art (not making accusations here, just a general observation).
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I don't have a problem with HDR in general. I have a problem with them being poorly done, or when somebody takes a boring image and tries to tone map the hell out of it make it look better.
I think post-processing is an essential part of photography, but too many people rely heavily on it as a crutch rather than a tool. I don't have any issue when people use it to highlight the subject, or create a better understanding of their message but stop increasing the contract and over-sharping everything!
That being said, I do PP in all my photos. Even if it's to darken the blacks a bit, de-saturate, crop, etc. but my main goal in photography is to eliminate as much PP as I can. I do that by learning my camera better with every shot, and figuring out what I can do different from last time.
All in all though, composition, exposure, DOF and subject are main things you want to master first.