Digital is a Whole New World

Remember back in the days of film photography, you took your picture, you handed over your film to someone, and you got back your prints ... end of story.

Well, in today's world of Digital Photography, it's a Whole New World.

Today, you are no longer "just" the photographer. Now you're the artist, the editor and possibly even the printer, all rolled into one. The good thing about that is, you now have 100% control of your image. The bad news is ... you have 100% control of your image! It's time to start learning Photoshop!

The goal, of course, is to capture the image as best as you can, right inside the camera. With the best possible exposure and the best possible range of colors. Photoshop can do wonders. But it doesn't make a Happy Meal from a pair of over cooked, dried out buns and a tired thin piece of meat. (no, that's what McDonald's does!)

While I was thinking about the editing process, I thought I'd show you a few of my "before and after" images from today.

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In the future, I'll post some additional information on how I go about editing images, but for now, I just wanted to share a few of the end results.