Is it a photo or Photoshop?

[Medley]

I'm one of those Photoshoppers-turned-photographers that you spoke of. I've been doing Photoshop for about four years now and photography (well, serious photography anyway) for about a year. I'm just beginning to learn how to do things "in-camera" that I've done in Photoshop for years. It turns out that the best way to achieve a fish-eye lens effect is to use a fish-eye lens. Who knew?

Jokes aside, I find that skill in one increases proficiency in the other. For example, knowing how to eliminate noise while maintaining image detail in Photoshop has prompted me to more experimentation with ISO settings and ambient lighting effects. At the same time, creating quality images in photography has shown me what to shoot for in my image editing.

-Joe U.

[Ronnoco]

I'm one of those Photoshoppers-turned-photographers that you spoke of. I've been doing Photoshop for about four years now and photography (well, serious photography anyway) for about a year. I'm just beginning to learn how to do things "in-camera" that I've done in Photoshop for years. It turns out that the best way to achieve a fish-eye lens effect is to use a fish-eye lens. Who knew?

Jokes aside, I find that skill in one increases proficiency in the other. For example, knowing how to eliminate noise while maintaining image detail in Photoshop has prompted me to more experimentation with ISO settings and ambient lighting effects. At the same time, creating quality images in photography has shown me what to shoot for in my image editing.

-Joe U.

Well, I am the photographer, turned TV camera operator, turned computer graphics type and yes, I do all of the above including production,direction, and script writing, and find that the knowledge is definitely transferable. Attention to detail in Photoshop certainly leads to attention to detail behind the camera and vice versa.

Ronnoco