My emphasis
About the emphasis:
It does not stem from a "Holier than thou attitude". It stems from working in print as a journalist (and broadcast with both audio and video), working with press photographers, have them learn me the ropes. It comes from cases were the integrity of the photographer has been questioned simply because people could read (in the metadata) that the photo in question had been through PS. It comes from having the notion of what you're doing is "documenting". I don't use audio recordings of somewhere else or from a catalogue to make belief something was there when it wasn't. If it was there I recorded it at the spot. It's a matter of attitude and niche. You're in one niche, I'm in another.
It comes from stories where well-reknowned press photograpers made montages with PS to "get" the picture. Of course it's possible to do many things even the analogue way, but it's harder than using photoshop. Some media outlets don't even let you do anything else but cropping and make the picture lighter or darker. That's it. No adding of curves, no layers, no nothing. Of course there is a difference between that and what you do from the looks of it:
Good work.
As mentioned, it depends what area you work in.
Hence the difference.
Because I don't make "art", I do photography (when I have to – I'm an audio guy first and foremost) and the good photographers I look up to are all press photographers, not "art" photographers/producers.
Fair enough. We're talking completely different professions. I apologize for the holier than thou remark. There is an ongoing debate amongst photographers that deals with how much photoshop work is too much. Most people draw the line at adding things to photos that aren't there, but some people believe that everything must be done in camera for some reason—those are the holier than thou people.
I am of the opinion that it is best to learn the basics, to get what you want without having to do too much processing (though digital always seems to require some). Once you've done that, you're free to do as you wish. For instance, I shoot color exclusively on my digitals, but I may convert it to B&W in post. If I want the color later I still have it, and I don't need anything other than a polarizer or UV filter for my lenses—and, most importantly, I don't have to change anything in the field.
I also don't montage to "get" the picture. I don't like to force it. If it isn't there I don't usually add it to my photographs. I might make a montage, but I don't generally call it a photograph at that point. I think that working with the colors and tones in an image is fair game. The Ireland picture I just messed with because I wanted to see how interesting that sky would become and it felt more brooding than the original image showed. I wish I had a polarizer with me then, but I didn't have time to get one for those lenses.
Oh, and thanks for the compliment. Many of those images are only levels adjustments and possibly USM. I rarely crop. I can definitely see the uses of Aperture for press photographers—and other photographers too. I just know Photoshop like the back of my hand, and I don't normally get crazy with it on my Photos.
Dislikes:
- the fact you can't modify files/folders in in-app file open/save panels
- some bundled apps grab focus when you don't want it: iTunes becomes forfront and gets focus when you insert a device - I'd rather an option to disable it when I'm working: I love how OS X handles app focus compared to my awful Windows experiences
Agreed on the first one. You can set stuff not to automatically open in iTunes and iPhoto. The iPhoto one is hidden in Image Capture in the Applications folder.
(still with Tiger, BTW)
Cons:
Dock ... I'm not much of a fan of the Dock. I don't like how it's a layer over the Desktop. Too easy for the bottom of a window or a file downloaded to the desktop to get under it. I much preferred having a set of apps under the Apple menu in OS 9.
Menu clock ... I hate how when you select it, it delays two seconds before showing the date.
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I loved the apps menu in OS9. You can fake it with stacks in Leopard, but it's not the same.
The menu clock opens instantly in Leopard.
I'm not sure what is worse ...
People who think Windows is the only UI in the world
Or:
People who think Windows and Mac are the only two UIs in the world.
As for focus follows mouse, the issue has been settled:
If you don't require FFM, then lucky you! That means you aren't doing serious coding and/or admin work. Again, lucky you! For those of us cursed with that kind of work, it's a requirement.
I don't think Mac OS and Windows are the only UIs in the world, but thanks for the insult and sarcasm. I assumed you came from Windows, and you assumed I've never touched a computer than didn't run Windows or Mac OS—I guess we're even? I've run many different systems and my best friend runs a different Linux distro what seems like every week and I use his computer when I'm over there.
As for coding, most of my code work is PHP based (I use BBEdit) but I do use Xcode occasionally. I've got a large screen and have no problem having two full pages open simultaneously on one monitor. I have a window open with Safari. If I need to look up a function, I open it. I use tabs a lot, and I use the drawer and multiple windows in BBEdit as well. I don't have a problem with clicking and Cmd+tabbing back. I suppose it would be nice in certain situations, but I didn't much like it in other OSes. I liked to move my mouse out of the way on other systems, and sometimes that led to accidentally typing in another window.
That reminds me, I love how Mac OS knows the right times to hide my cursor.
Multiple monitors is definitely nice, but even when coding on systems with more than one monitor, I still find myself doing most of the work on one window. I could really fit 3 BBEdit windows across on my iMac if I had to.
I see your need, but as I said before, it sounds like you need another OS if you want that feature. I apologize for saying it should be Windows. As far as I remember, it does FFM, and most people on here come from that world, so I picked Windows. Also, as I never use the feature, I didn't notice it in other OSes I've used so I can't really claim "go use Mandrake instead."
