410. How can I make impressive photographs that qualify as TTG if I can’t use my unique post-processing “look”?

The same way photographers have been making impressive photographs for almost 200 years.

When viewers find TTG-qualified photographs to be “impressive-looking,” it is because of timeless “tools” like

• subject matter,
• composition,
• vantage point,
• equipment choice,
• camera settings,
• timing, and
• handling of light in the scene.

For examples of impressive TTG-qualified photographs made using these tools — but not “a unique post-processing look” — see the photos linked to the Photos page and also the work of the 100 famous photographers.

On the term “post-processing”