Originally posted by pete-tarmigan Indeed. Most of the photos are so heavily processed that they look like they could be entirely computer-generated imagery, i.e., using no photos whatsoever. The photographers might as well save money by selling their cameras and lenses, staying at home and generating all the images from scratch with a computer.
Perhaps, but the camera is still a very useful tool for capturing all that detail very quickly. Much more quickly
than it could be done to sketch a highly detailed, highly realistic portrait from scratch. That is the power of
the camera as a tool.
It would also be possible to purchase a large piece of land and grow all your own food. It's much more simple
to purchase the harvested and prepared ingredients from the store. Either way, you can still make a meal,
the the former will require a LOT more effort than the later.