Digital photography and post production software’s have allowed the medium to take on innovative affordances and created a new wave of photographic styles, enabling and facilitating the rise of abstract and conceptual photography. The post production process of image making can be as important as the actual capturing of the image given the extent to which an image can be modified. Typical perceptions of the use of postproduction image altering software’s; such as Photoshop may have negative connotations given the aged idea that an organic image has more value. Nonetheless mastering Photoshop is also an art and requires a lot of visual intelligence and creativity. How I edit my images is one of the most important parts of my creative process given that I take images thinking about the postproduction process. While shooting I make decisions about framing, lighting, pattern, and contrast depending on what my vision and conceptualized idea of the finished product is.
In the video below you can see the extend to which a picture can be modified on photoshop.