Can't you just look at the exif file to see if it was edited?

 

Yeah, unless the EXIF was edited as well. It's usually a pretty good place to start because editing EXIF data isn't common... but it's easy to do.

 

Why would some one go through all that?

I mean, If you have to edit a picture to make it look "better", then more power to ya. That just means your a bad ass editor and your editing skills pick up where your photography skills lack.

But sometimes, even if your good at photography you still have to edit a picture because of the circumstances.

 

It depends which line of thinking you follow. Some people are all about photography, other people do whatever it takes to get an image... and some people lie inbetween.

Not everything can be done with photography, and if you're not editing then you're selling yourself short IMO. You're only looking at half of the picture (no pun intended).

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I would say that's an outstanding picture, but obviously it wasn't like that when it came from the camera. Should they have stayed with the original? I don't think so, maybe other people do. I wouldn't say their photography skills lack in this case, but their editing certainly makes the picture what it is... right?

 

Thats exactly what i was saying...

IMO, editing makes for a better picture. I, 90% of the time, edit my pictures.

 

me too.

 

Sorry, I misread/misunderstood what you wrote DareDevil. My statements still stand, but now we're shooting at the same goal.

 

Exactly.