Quick question?

[Qwerty69]

At what point does a photograph become an image?

I'm wondering how much Photoshopping (sorry "post processing") you all feel can be carried out before a photograph is no longer a photograph and becomes a computer generated image?

 

[AndyB]

It becoms a computer generated image when you press the button and the image is proccessed by your sensor and saved to memory card.

To me it's not a case of how much processing CAN be carried out - it's a case of the end result I have in mind and what processing is required to get there. Photoshop is simply a digital dark-room complete with all the tools film developers used but a lot more tools that can be used to turn the picture into an art form.

But the point is - it's an image before you even start - it's then your choice how much more you do to it yourself.

 

[V8burble]

Good answer AndyB. You will always get 'Purists' who will disagree, but for me at least I'm not one of them.