[kobafett]

I really have no idea when a photo stops being a photo anymore. Is a photo something that is straight out of the camera? It would have to be the raw image because if you shoot jpeg the processor in the camera is changing what was really saw. Is it still a photo if you take it into photoshop and only adjust the curves?

It was easier to tell when we all shot film but you could still develop the film differently to get a different look. Ansel Adams would use techniques in the darkroom to get a much darker sky and add contrast.

HDR is a technique to get a higher dynamic range in your photo and not a look. I'm not a photojournalist. I'm going to use whatever technique is available to get the best final photo I can. That also includes getting it the best I can in camera too.

Do I make photos or something else, I guess that is up to the viewer decide but I hope they judge my photos on what they see not what techniques I might have used.