Prompt #6

In your opinion, when is it beneficial, ethical, or appropriate to digitally alter photographic portraits? When do you think it is inappropriate or ethically wrong?

A photographs' sole purpose is to capture a setting, emotion, or action. In some settings, such as fashion photography, the digital altering of the image is a necessity. In order to achieve the desired look for the reader, one must be "perfect." This can be achieved by altering the image until it meets all criteria. For the purpose of conveying an emotion , or depicting one's natural environment you must capture the image and that's it! Digital altering would not be need, and should not play a role in producing the final image.