There’s a permanent debate among photographers about the acceptability of post-processing. Purists equate any form of editing with cheating, while others argue that there is nothing wrong with getting creative with an ‘as-shot’ image.
I must say that my sympathies are with the latter group. Of course you should try to take the best shot you can in the first place, but whether your post-processing goes no further than a crop and a bit of sharpening, or you go to town and create a virtually new image, it’s the end-product that matters, as with my before-and-after images in my recent post on Vertical Lines.
This image (taken at the nearby Blond Airshow a couple of years ago) has – quite obviously – been doctored. But believe me, whatever merits it may or may not have, it’s a lot more interesting than the original.
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Open Topic
Great result. I think editing is just as much an art as taking the photo.
I quite agree. It’s certainly very satisfying to take a sow’s ear and get something at least approaching a silk purse out of it.
It’s every bit as enjoyable to me as well. (Unless you’re editing blemishes on a persons face–that is tedious)
Such a fabulous photo for this week’s challenge. Thanks for playing. 😀