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Interesting thoughts Dan. I never really thought how choosing your angle and composition “manipulates” the end photo…
One area of manipulation that I think would be a good thing to discuss is Portrait manipulation. Everyone wants a flattering photo of themselves taken on their “good side”, but how comfortable should we be with going in and further manipulating facial features, hair, skin textures, ect? I’ve never had any problems with cleaning up some acne or bags from under my eyes from a late night, but I’m never quite sure when to stop… I’ve ended up with some photos that look so unlike the person I’ve just started over! (As I said, I really enjoy photo editing, so I can tend to “lose myself” in my work!)