Have you ever ruined an important photo because of the use of excessive effects?

tenthztar

Yes i did and it's horrible just by thinking about it. It literally took me a lot of tinkering just to fix it, But i literally panicked since its really important. My friends helped me in dealing with the problem since they are a bit of nerd.

I think you should always make a copy or back it up in your external hard drive.

7 years ago

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wiseagent

Yes, it's essential to make a copies of the photos before you want to make any significant changes in them. But we are not always aware of this, especially when we don't know much about it at the moment.

7 years ago

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Martinsx1

I do agree with you on this, by doing so even when you have ruined the actual original image, the backup made and stored in your SD card or other forms of memory device would be called upon to continue with your experimentation with effects. This is a good idea, it never crossed my mind before now. Thanks for the input.

6 years ago

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kammy143

Yes,it very important to have back up copies. The raw ones and the updated tweaked ones. I always keep three back ups (one raw, two tweaked) . I do this to help me choose and have options.

7 years ago

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Russet

Exactly, always save the RAW. Then you can do whatever you want, and all you risk is making something really ugly and looking like a bit of an idiot. I have probably done that a few times. But then again some of what I consider to be my most ugly and over-processed stock is also the stuff that sells the best. The line between over-processed and high-impact can be quite fine.

6 years ago

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mdbree17

I agree with you for having a backup file for photos because we will never know what will happen in the process of editing. I also had my fair share about this. That feeling of frustration you get when everything's messed up and sometimes you can't do anything about it and just dumped it. It's a lesson learned already. Always and always have backup files whenever you do some edits especially if you're editing a very valuable photo.

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Martinsx1

My sister is very guilty of this act, always making use of effects to the point of rendering a perfect picture unrecognizable when it's been looked at. She has done this several times and she is still doing it. Although, there are some after the touch of her effects inputs, the picture would look exquisite. So I believe that it's her reason for the continuously using of effects even when it's costing her some good pictures.

6 years ago

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treecko142

You should always make a backup or at least keep the original copy of the unedited photo while you are still editing it. I once designed a poster for use for my undergraduate thesis presentation and I had to go through several backups because I wasn't satisfied with my editing.

6 years ago

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galegatling

It won't be unusual when I say that I haven't because ever since I started to learn about photo editing and manipulating, I always make a back-up. No, not just from the software editing itself, a.k.a the history mark to some softwares, but also the original jpeg/jpg or whatever image file from the folder itself. But I probably have messed up a lot of photo and I would end up doing it all over again. Not just to the point wherein the original file was used and no backup was made.

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DarthHazard

That is so important and the best thing to do. I don't know how many times I've messed up some graphic work and have had problems because I didn't have the original picture to start again with. After all those times I messed up, I have started to keep the original picture as a separate file and make sure not to save over that so if something does go wrong then I can start again without a problem.

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kammy143

Just like you, I always keep the original photo safely saved in another folder. This is to insure me that if ever I mess up, there would always be a copy for me to start with. I also keep two other copies of the edited pis in progress, so that if I mess up, another copy is there for me to tweak again.

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treecko142

When I was younger, I never save beforehand or make a backup especially since I'm cramming most of the time, but I learned the hard way when I lost important files due to not saving beforehand.

6 years ago

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JoeMilford

Actually, I would have to answer no here because I rarely use photo effects. I also make a back-up of the original when I do play around with my photos, just in case, but if I do use effects, they are usually pretty simple, like a filter or something like that. girlfriend is really into photo effects, and I have heard of her complain about ruining images from time to time, but so far I have not yet had that experience.

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wiseagent

I'm part of the same team as you on this issue because I don't really like using filters in my photos, except for the photos that really need some. But, even when I decide to use some filter, it's always something simple and very discreet.

7 years ago

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JoeMilford

I might use filters if I felt I was effective with them or knew what I was doing, Just because something is appealing to my eyes does not mean it is a technically good thing which i have created in the eyes of others. I recently had some photos of me done, and they were done by a professional, and she used a filter, so I leave this type of work up to the experts. I wouldn't mind having fun with these filters, but it's not really the norm for me.

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wiseagent

Yeah, I totally agree with you.

I think that everyone who decides to use filters on their own should always think whether what pleases their eyes pleases them in the eyes of others, after all... This is why they generally treat the photos so well, to show them to the other people.

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ballyhara

Agree, honestly, a natural looking picture is way much more beautiful, besides, I'm not very good at editing photos. I used to have an app on my cellphone, and it was supposed to make them look "better". Every time that used those filters and effects, the picture was completely ruined. I think effects did it wrong, but I can't deny that I was doing a terrible editing too hahaha.

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kammy143

Keeping it simple and discreet is the key of having a great edited photo. Over editing it could look awkward and sometimes unnatural and unappealing.

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Martinsx1

It's mostly girls that are always fond of using lots of picture editing applications to add effects on their pictures. Some filter the pictures so much that you can't agree they were the ones in the picture when they are done with the work. I can't even remember the last time I used a picture editing application to fine tune my pictures.

6 years ago

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Authord

Same here, i do duplicate my photos, if it happens that I will be editing or adding filters to the photos, to prevent stories that touch. Although i hardly edit or add filters to my photos, but when I do, I don't ruin the picture.

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wiseagent

I think duplicating the photo is always the first thing we should do when we think of modifying it somehow for the simple reason of guaranteeing that the original photo will not suffer any type of error.

It seems silly to be remembered, but not everyone remembers caring about it.

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Steve5

I think this happened to me a few years ago.

I was taking photos of important people in my life. And it was my first time having fun with a digital camera. So when I discovered the editing features, I went overboard and ruined some of them.

It made me realize that excessive editing is not that essential when it comes to taking pictures.

6 years ago

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DenisP

I find it funny that you mention your girlfriend because it would seem to me like there is a stark contrast in the amount of photo filters that women use and the amount that men use. I would actually like to see a study done between genders, both with casual photographers and amateur/professional ones, to see if women are more inclined to add more filters and effects to their photos than men are. It's particularly noticeable with the advent of snapchat filters these days.

7 years ago

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Painterly

If you mean have I ever ruined a shot because of poor photographic technique, then yes. And, no, there is no recovering such a photo. You can try to mitigate the effects but it is never the same as having taken the photo correctly the first time. It is best to accept the failure, learn from it, and move on to the next shoot than waste time on diminished returns. Don't throw good money after bad, you know?

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Tronia

No, I have never ruined a photo before because it's hard to unless you have no backup and the software doesn't have a reverse option - which 99% of programs do nowadays. Even the basic MS Paint has the ability to go backward with any action you've done to a picture so I don't know how you'd be able to ruin it to the point where it would be irreversible. In programs like Photoshop, you even have special layers made so it's easier to remove things and so on. I can't relate

or are you talking about photos on a phone? I assume you mean editing.

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wiseagent

I've tried to ask the question in a broad sense because you end up ruining a photo in several ways, don't you? Haha...

One way or another I think this was an easy mistake to make (at least before the creation of all those apps).

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mdbree17

Good for you, buddy! I don't know if it's about photos on a phone or a photo edited in general.

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Martinsx1

You are absolutely right, some of these applications allows you to go back to the previous original image copy unless you have saved and replaced the old picture. It's only this way that you would lose the picture and be left with the edited one which you might have ruined with excessive filters and editing.

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DarthHazard

I don't think I have ever ruined a photo with the use of excessive effects. And that is all thanks to the fact that I just don't use effects. I think I edited a photo once to make it black and white which my mum wanted because of my parents anniversary. Other than that, I have never put an effect on a photo because I just prefer them to be natural.

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TheArticulate

I can honestly say no, I've never ruined a photo with excessive use of filters. I shoot in RAW, and as a result, always have backups of my photos available to re-edit if I don't like my initial edit. I'm pretty careful with my editing process, and don't typically do anything that "destroys" the photo. It's all about balance between what you're editing, and I've been working to be as effective at that as possible.

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wiseagent

It's always good to be wary of these details because in a hurry, for example... A very important photo can be ruined for such silly reasons. This has happened to a friend of mine, but some time later with more powerful editors, he managed to save the photo.

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Authord

It is always advisable to make a duplicate of your pictures before editing or adding filters to the pictures, if you are using software that don't generate an edited photo from the original, especially on PC. Because most of the editing apps on mobile, I have used and seen always duplicate the picture, giving you original and the edited picture.

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Barida

This was the mistake I made before editing a cute picture that I took some months ago for a job that demands that I submit my picture. It was frustrating when I discovered that too much effects spoiled it.

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gelotologist

I agree and this is actually the only part that when you'd miss it then probably you would have mess up big time. I remember doing some editing as well, like it took me some hours or minutes before I get the perfect theme for it. And not duplicating it before was a big mistake and you should probably do this as well, like all the time.

6 years ago

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Baburra

I have done this but thankfully because of my training from school I only usually ruin a copy of the original file so I am almost always able to return to the original state of the file if ever I do excessive damage to the photo. Still, the few times where I feel I went just a little bit overboard and can't go back just a few steps back to the perfect state can be very frustrating, as I don't want to start from scratch but I am forced to, which is why I try and maximize my undo settings in my photo editing software, but even then sometimes it isn't enough. I've learned my lesson early on, so I save my work every few steps, but from time to time I'll still make mistakes that can't be undone so I have to start from the beginning.

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DenisP

Oh absolutely, I actually do this all the time because I just can't help myself sometimes. Typically I end up using way too much contrast in a lot of my images. I bump up the contrast a whole bunch and at the time it looks pleasing to my eye. However, when I look back to the original image I start thinking to myself, "Is it just me or does this image look far better off without all the contrast?" Thankfully it's never an issue that I can't solve by just starting over, because I always make duplicates of the original images just in case I end up changing my mind.

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wiseagent

Once we learn the lesson, It's difficult for the same mistake to happen again (because we're usually more careful not to repeat them). But was the photo one of those very important photos for you or was it a random photo?

7 years ago

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mhao33

Yes! Many times. And it drove me crazy thinking how my friend did his best to capture the photo. I was making a movie back then, I made some effects on each photo to make it more vibrant and catchy. But it turns out that I have wasted my time uploading all the photos and had to do it all over again. I almost cried thinking that I am going to go back from the very beginning. So, it is very important to have a backup copy of the uploaded photos before editing. Otherwise, you'll get yourself into trouble by doing it all over again. But worst case if you need to submit it within an hour. Good thing in my case I still have enough time before the deadline.

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wiseagent

I can understand your despair / frustration because I've seen many of my friends going through the same kind of situation. It's really desperate because sometimes mistakes could have been avoided by simple attitudes / cares.

Lessons learned, right?

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mdbree17

HAHAHA! Lessons learned, indeed. No more trials. Sometimes, modification ruins what has been set already. Which is great and pleasant.

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Rumu

Same here. As shameful as it is to say, I'll have to admit that I've suffered a photo ruin moment too. The saddening part of it was that no other copy was made and unfortunately it got completely effectified, if there's a word like that. Thankfully it wasn't someone else's. Ever since, I made the habit of always making copies before starting work on any piece.

6 years ago

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PixelClerks

Have you ever ruined an important photo because of the use of excessive effects?

Have you ever ruined an important photo because of the use of excessive effects?

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