I have a question....

What is your opinion about post processing of photographs? For example the use of photoshop (saturation, contrast, brightness, hue etc).

Most of my pictures have not been post processed apart from the occasional brightness and contrast adjustment, which I would state below or in the picture link. I have seen many, many gorgeous pictures that have obviously been touched up by photoshop or some other means and at the same time, many, many gorgeous pictures that have in no way been altered with.

Photoshop or any other post processing programs really does help bring out the best in your photo, making it more visually striking by allowing you to play with the colours, tone, hue etc. It also help save the occasional photo which you thought was hopeless. However, there is still a hot debate going on between the purists and the photoshop group about the usage of post processing programs and to what extent. Purists contend it is the skill that brings out the photo, whereas the latter argues that you can help the *skill* a little bit more by post processing.

What do you think?