I decided it was time for a controversial topic. This topic has appeared more than once in most forums. I thought we could bring it out in the open and discuss it in general. I remember way back, when people wondered whether it was okay to sandwich two slides together for effect, or to combine two black and white negatives in the darkroom.

I have followed various discussions and some of the main topics seem to be:

1- If post work is done in a 3D program, how much is too much to state it was created in the 3D program and not in the 3D program plus Photoshop, for example?

2 - Should people have to do post work at all?

3 - Is a picture that has a lot of post work inferior to one that doesn't have any?

First, I would like to setup some ground rules. No flaming or negative comments toward programs or individuals are allowed. I have seen these discussions become hurtful, and, thus, destructive. I am hoping by bringing this topic out of the individual forums and not have it initiated by any one picture, many different view points can be voiced.

I am not voicing my opinion in this article.

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