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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 400783" data-attributes="member: 9240">I'm guessing that it's merely hair splitting over the difference between minor adjustments in things like brightness, contrast, WB, etc. that would be akin to what you'd do when simply printing a photo in a film darkroom (i.e. &quot;Photo Processing&quot;), and making changes to the image that go beyond that that would be akin to airburshing, compositing, etc. in a film darkroom (i.e. &quot;Photo Editing&quot;).Personally, I think even making a distinction between the two puts confusion somewhere it doesn't need to belong.&nbsp; Yes, a distinction exists between the simple manipulation of light and the manipulation of the physical image, and it's simply the back end between what many consider the differences between Photography and Graphic Arts.&nbsp; But with that said, Photoshop does not exist merely to serve the latter and can be used to &quot;process photos&quot; without ever &quot;editing&quot; them, as can countless other programs.&nbsp; The distinction is not made at the software level, it is made based on the actions of the artist.&nbsp; Any &quot;photo processing&quot; software can be made to &quot;edit&quot; a photo, and vice versa.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 400783, member: 9240"] I'm guessing that it's merely hair splitting over the difference between minor adjustments in things like brightness, contrast, WB, etc. that would be akin to what you'd do when simply printing a photo in a film darkroom (i.e. "Photo Processing"), and making changes to the image that go beyond that that would be akin to airburshing, compositing, etc. in a film darkroom (i.e. "Photo Editing"). Personally, I think even making a distinction between the two puts confusion somewhere it doesn't need to belong. Yes, a distinction exists between the simple manipulation of light and the manipulation of the physical image, and it's simply the back end between what many consider the differences between [I]Photography[/I] and [I]Graphic Arts[/I]. But with that said, Photoshop does not exist merely to serve the latter and can be used to "process photos" without ever "editing" them, as can countless other programs. The distinction is [B][I]not[/I][/B] made at the software level, it is made based on the actions of the artist. Any "photo processing" software can be made to "edit" a photo, and vice versa. [/QUOTE]

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