Was Star Wars: A New Hope digitally animated? No. But did it put cameras in space and make little ships fly around a giant space station? No. "Fake" can be accomplished with manual methods or digital methods, and I fully agree with you, this is a stretch for the photographer to claim this isn't "fake" just because he combined tricks in front of the glass as opposed to in front of the screen.
The only difference, and why this is notable, however, is the photog demonstrated impressive skill from in front of the glass where many would be far more lazy and do it all from in front of the screen.
Why? They used tricks that involved both pre and post production but no "Photoshop" to make clearly unreal "fake" things look real. This image is clearly unreal but the photographer is saying that its not "fake" because he didn't use photoshop.
Like I said in the original comment, it’s a different kind of fake.
Is it real? No. Same as your Star Wars analogy. I get what you’re saying, I really do, but something being ‘fake’ can still be ‘fake’ without digital manipulation.
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u/jhairehmyah Aug 13 '21
Was Star Wars: A New Hope digitally animated? No. But did it put cameras in space and make little ships fly around a giant space station? No. "Fake" can be accomplished with manual methods or digital methods, and I fully agree with you, this is a stretch for the photographer to claim this isn't "fake" just because he combined tricks in front of the glass as opposed to in front of the screen.
The only difference, and why this is notable, however, is the photog demonstrated impressive skill from in front of the glass where many would be far more lazy and do it all from in front of the screen.