I certainly do not agree with that philosophy. Imagine the same philosophy applying to things like films. If you have to doctor a movie/film, example add special effects, it's not really a good film/movie.

I am not a professional photographer, and yet I do also know folks who are only hobbiests in things, photography included, and they can, and often do, excel beyond what many professionals do.

I do collect cameras, especially the antiques, and can hold my own when it comes to knowledge about cameras, film, developing film, lens, and techniques. There are many professional photograhers who use special lens to doctor the photo at the point of taking the photo. A quick example, using filters. Professional photographers use star filters, softening filters, color filters, polarising filters. Often times a filter that's light brown might be used to cut the glare of someone wearing a white shirt. Or using a polarising filter for cutting down glare and bringing out colors. Out door pictures have a lot of glare from natural lighting. Many good photos also may not have any defects that require doctoring, but yet may require "framing".. positioning the photo (I'm not talking about a physical frame). For purists, in the old days, depending on the age of the film, the colors may be off and color correction would be needed--even in the days before computers--when Photoshop didn't exist--doctoring is and was part of professional photography. Why? Because rarely is there ever a perfect shot.

There's a lot more, but this is enough to make my point.

Your desktop photo with Firefly is pretty good. I like it. I can see why she would be thinking it's you all dressed up.

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