Quote: Actually, if I were you, I'd pitched the remaining three, as well. Time spent fine tuning technique and work flow is worth the effort. If an image requires more than 3-5 minutes post from RAW, then it's a delete to me.
...my 2 cents...
I can contrast the work Richard Avedon, recognized by many as one of the finest photographers on the 21st century a few times championed as the best, who did as many as 60 corrections on a single image, on 8 x 10 film, and some guy on the internet who never post processes 3-5 minutes.
I personally don't understand the philosophy. To me it seems like saying camera makers are so good they have developed the algorithms to exactly anticipate my desires for white balance, the emphasis on various tonal ranges etc. in every shot and I don't need to adjust them. I just have to figure out how to make the camera do what I want. I'd rather work with the camera than PP. Fair enough. Most people don't work that way, and many , myself included would argue you are really limiting your self thinking that way. As Panoguy pointed out. You need to get the most out of your camera. But you also need to get the most our of post processing. Those recognized as greats in photography have usually been good at both. And those who don't say like Andy Warhol, are usually very style conscious and are interpreters of society more than photographers.
But if you care to explain it further, because you think I've missed something... I'll give it a listen.
Also apologies to the OP.
Maybe if we really want to go further down this road we need to start a new thread.