r/postprocessing • u/johnny5ive • Jun 22 '25

"Cooked" is banned.

stop it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '25

I’m new to post processing. What does this mean?

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u/Nodak70 Jun 22 '25

I’m presuming you’re serious that you don’t know – this sub forever has been accusing posters of over processing their images.

My standard response is always been: “Do you like it? Does your client/spouse/contest judge like it? Then who cares what we think?”

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u/Sin2K Jun 22 '25

I think it's less looking for approval, at least in cases where you've put hours worth of work into something it's more like you lose the ability to see it fresh. After a while, all you see are the tiny parts you worked on. This can last a long time too, it can take a while to be able to see something you put a lot of work into with fresh eyes, so I can understand seeking a third party's opinion, especially someone who has experience doing the same thing.

IMHO

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u/Nagemasu Jun 22 '25

no, every photo based sub loves to push people towards "no processing == best". I've seen people post, and posted myself, almost SooC shots with very minimal editing and people will still blast you for too much colour or over processing.
Most photo subs are just amateurs displaying dunning krueger effect or pushing personal taste over technical proficiency.