Filter Forge reviewed at Photography Blog

Thank you, a great review, even though it doesn't have a single link to filterforge.com

The review was good. In the comments tho, someone blasted filters for not being 'authentic'. I replied

"Chris- I must defend Filter Forge and a flexible definition of ‘art’ and ‘photography’. Everyone is entitled to their opinion- here’s mine. Whenever new technology arrives, the old vanguard resists change and discredits the inevitability of progression. Perhaps when the camera first came into existence and with just a ‘snap and flash’ you have an instant ‘still painting’. It might not have taken 3 months to finish or 20 tubes of oil paint, but in it’s own fashion, to some it was still valuable.
Filter Forge is great on many levels. For one, not everyone can afford an expensive camera & has time or money for ‘proper’ photography lessons. By playing around in Filter Forge, I have been exposed to terminology like HDR and LOMO I wouldnt have been. This makes me curious about ‘proper’ photography and one day may inspire me to go deeper.
Filters sometimes mask poor work- but I think it salvages and creates a piece that might have been trashed otherwise- I think this is a good thing. You obviously havent been to the Filter Forge site, so many professionals and top notch work.
Beauty (art or photography) is in the eye of the beholder. To me, Filter Forge is beautiful "

Long live Filter Forge