Just because...doesn't mean...

Danny coined the phrase "just because, doesn't mean".  I thought I'd dedicate a few posts to this idea. Because you don't always need a lot of nouns or verbs to make a point.

Just because you know how to de-saturate everything but a kids eyes in a picture, it doesn't mean you are a great photographer. I seriously see this all over the place and it annoys me on so many levels. I'm not a photographer by any means and if I was, I definitely wouldn't be an a-hole purist about it. But at the same time, I think Photoshop has kind of made people believe they are more talented than they really are. And that's all people need these days...more self-esteem. 

Lets take the above picture of my nephew into consideration. I took it at his first birthday party. It was a memorable event, but I really wanted to have a memory of his eyes being effing blue to the point its creepy. That way when Vaughn grows up we can say...man how come your eyes look so dull now? So I spent all of 45 seconds creating a hue/saturation mask, and then blowing it out with two much brightness, and now I'm an amateur photographer. It's almost good enough for me to make an overbearing "Jim Pitt Studios" logo with the Trajan Pro font to put at the bottom. 

But here's the thing. That's an awful picture. It's got my brother's freaking crotch taking up like a solid third of the canvas. But the eyes are really colorful so I'm a great photographer. Neat huh?! 45 seconds. That's all it takes. So just remember...just because...doesn't mean.