[TERNAROUND]

Hi all,
Just thought i'd put my 'two pennorth' in with regards to image manipulation.

When most people used film,to compensate the exposure either the film was 'pushed or pulled' at the picture taking stage or the same process was applied at the developing stage. ( Exposure compensation )
If you needed to make an image appear closer you chose to make a 'selective enlargement' . ( cropping ).
If you needed to reduce or increase detail you could ' dodge or burn' at the printing stage. ( This facility is available on most photo software ).
The colour could be altered, colour casts removed,( White balance ) colour photos could be turned into black and white prints, I don't think I need to elaborate any further.

Digital image manipulation differs in no way to film processing, apart from the fact that it's easier to achieve by more people than would ever have tried to process their own films, but to achieve a high quality end product the potential has to be there, you can not make a good photo without it being a good photo to start with.

All the best John.