On the perception of image quality and the 'Shot on Iphone 6' campaign

eddie said:

I've heard it was 2.3/day, from the time he was fifteen until he stopped keeping track.

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In order to maintain the Global Average (whatever that may be) and ensure harmony in the universe, for every high value there must be a corresponding low value. I am Wilt's counterpoise at 0.0000000000 per semicentury.

Theo Sulphate said:

In order to maintain the Global Average (whatever that may be) and ensure harmony in the universe, for every high value there must be a corresponding low value. I am Wilt's counterpoise at 0.0000000000 per semicentury.

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Probably a lot fewer trips to the pharmacy though.

flavio81 said:

Most likely, and I can almost bet on this, they used one of those (software) applications that enlarge the size of a digital image by using fractals to detect edges/detail and maintaining it on enlargement, avoiding pixellation or softening of said edges.

Example: http://www.imaging-resource.com/SOFT/GF/FIGURE3.jpg

What i would call "CHEATING"

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I have one of those programs called "Reshade." Odd name, but it works. Seems like it's against the laws of physics.

flavio81 said:

What i would call "CHEATING"

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i can see this, a lot of people think :
burning / dodging, cropping, compensation development, negative intensification, bleaching and retouching with fluids and leads is cheating as well

cheating or not, the technology has been around for a long enough time that ... IDK 5-7 years ago i submitted 4x5 contact prints, negatives and small ( no hirez ) skanz to
a client, the skaanz went to the PR firm and were enlarged the same way, and ended up as enormous posters at a meeting .. and it looked pretty amazing from what i was told. its nice they have ways to do that.
saved me, and my client an enormous headache