© 2022 SilverLight Photo Co. The above photo is 100% real, as no A.I. or Photoshop tricks were used to make it.
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PHOTOGRAPHER NOTES:
This lens-sensor combination (see info above) was barely able to capture this high-contrast scene. The lens was a Panasonic 12-60 3.5-5.6, and the camera a Panasonic LUMIX GX85. I say it was "barely" able to capture this scene because this lens starts out both too sharp and too contrasty (using DEFAULT -0-0-0-0 settings)...so I used my custom settings (see link above) to tone things down, then created a custom, lens-sensor specific LUT to perfect it.
*As A.I. (artificial intelligence) started sneaking into the photo & video production industries, I decided to go for 100% realism in my work. What this means for me, is to shoot for realistic-looking photos and video content. My approach includes using custom, lens-sensor specific CAMERA SETTINGS (and sometimes lens-sensor LUTs when needed). I never use A.I. to generate images, and I don't do tricks using Photoshop. There are adjustments I make to produce more accurate PRINTS but my goal is to limit editing a much as possible.