Lately I've been hearing a lot of comments from people about "just photoshop it out" when a picture is about to be taken or when they're trying to make their pick out of a pool of photos.
Have we ever stopped and thought about the way we look at photography now that we're in the digital age? Sure, a lot is possible with photoshop, and you can really manipulate your images to make them better in whichever way you deem is needed. But what has ever happened to improving your photos before releasing the shutter? Or how about working with reality, rather than altering it after the fact, according to what we need or want?
I believe that a good digital image doesn't need more than a few tweaks in photoshop. If you really want to get a nicer background, move that chair. If the eyes are closed, make sure you take one more for safety. Photoshop should not be your crutch or your safety net. We've got to start seeing the photo before it's taken, rather than trying to fix it into something we wished it was.
