Thoughts on photo editing

[daq7]

if it is not manipulated, it is not art.

how is that for controversy?

[Greg McCary]

if it is not manipulated, it is not art.

how is that for controversy?

I disagree. All images are manipulated. In the old days with film type and chemicals and now with computer chips and firmware/software. Any camera, film or digital is just a tool for the artist. If you shoot film then just the process of developing manipulates the image and if you shoot digital then the firmware manipulates the image even if you shoot Raw you are working with a manipulated file. So, is there anything really out of camera?