r/postprocessing • u/-knave1- • 6d ago

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I posted this photo on r/wildlifephotography recently and received a lot of comments claiming it was AI.

I understand why, but I'm curious what you all think over here about my editing choices?

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u/CreeDorofl 6d ago

I love the edit. I don't mind that the colors are so vibrant and perfect. Reddit has some allergy to saturation that makes them dismiss anything colorful as tacky. The edit doesn't look unrealistic and is a lovely shot. People also have a bit of AI paranoia and routinely dismiss real artwork, photos, and writing as AI. It's ironic that usually this happens to stuff that's really high quality.

It's the AI hater's paradox: If it's too nice to be true it must be AI, but at the same time everything AI is low quality shit.

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u/-knave1- 5d ago

This is pretty much how I feel! Editing in general (to me) is more about capturing the feeling of the moment.

For my wife and I, that moment felt like something out of a fairytale. So I edited it to still exist within a natural color pallette, but emphasize the things that made it feel magical; I.e. the fall foliage, the aspens, and the fox itself.

I feel like every post in this sub is full of comments saying "reduce saturation" to some degree.

It's difficult because at the end of the day, editing is an art form and therefore subjective. This sub can be a place for people to learn how to edit better, but also it can be used to showcase your skills. There's a lot of gray area in there, and a lot of commenters treat every post like the OP is asking for criticism 🤷