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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 4325" data-attributes="member: 1061">I'd be interested in seeing the age demographic for the replies posted in this thread.The general feeling here is that there is something wrong or shameful with editing images.&nbsp; Or that those who do editing lack basic skill sets as a photographer.&nbsp; One could easily argue the flip side of the coin and say that those who use straight out of the camera photos lack artistic vision or technical know-how.This had to be how Henry Ford felt.&nbsp; I'm sure he got all kinds of questioning glances as he puttered down the streets in his mechanical contraption as the drivers of horse-drawn carriages looked on in horror and disgust.&nbsp; Or how weird Thomas Edison must have seemed as he tried to develop the light bulb while his peers wrote their manuscripts by gaslight.We all know someone who does it old-school.&nbsp; There's a guy down the street from me who still uses one of those rotary blade lawnmowers.&nbsp; He swears that his grass grows greener because of it.&nbsp; The point is, one way is not better than the other.&nbsp; And odds are high that you're not going to change the next guy's mind and persuade him that your way is better.Photography is an art form.&nbsp; More power to those who want to stick with the basics, but I'll take my digital toolbox any day of week and twice on Sunday.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 4325, member: 1061"] I'd be interested in seeing the age demographic for the replies posted in this thread. The general feeling here is that there is something wrong or shameful with editing images. Or that those who do editing lack basic skill sets as a photographer. One could easily argue the flip side of the coin and say that those who use straight out of the camera photos lack artistic vision or technical know-how. This had to be how Henry Ford felt. I'm sure he got all kinds of questioning glances as he puttered down the streets in his mechanical contraption as the drivers of horse-drawn carriages looked on in horror and disgust. Or how weird Thomas Edison must have seemed as he tried to develop the light bulb while his peers wrote their manuscripts by gaslight. We all know someone who does it old-school. There's a guy down the street from me who still uses one of those rotary blade lawnmowers. He swears that his grass grows greener because of it. The point is, one way is not better than the other. And odds are high that you're not going to change the next guy's mind and persuade him that your way is better. Photography is an art form. More power to those who want to stick with the basics, but I'll take my digital toolbox any day of week and twice on Sunday. :) [/QUOTE]

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