Why would I edit my photos?

Why would I edit my photos?

Mark Comon (Vice President, Paul's Photo, Torrance, CA) gives expert video advice on: What software should I use to organize my photo?; What computer programs can I use to edit my photos?; What options do I have for printing my photos at home? and more...

Digital photographers who know anything about photography always edit their pictures on the computer, not in the camera. Why? In the camera you have a two, three, four-inch viewing screen, where on the computer, I have a 17, 19, 22-inch viewing screen. I get a lot better view on the computer, and I'm not in the field. In the field, I'm in the heat of battle. It's the baseball game, the birthday party, Christmas, whatever. I'm too busy making pictures. I edit my pictures at home. I've had an adult beverage, I'm sitting there with my feet up, and I get a chance to edit on the computer. The computer also gives me a lot of power that I don't have in the digital camera. When editing pictures in the camera, you really don't have a lot of choices. It's either yes or no, keep or delete. In the computer, I can lighten and darken the picture. I can crop, eliminating parts of the picture. The power of the computer in digital photography is amazing, and since you're looking at this on the Internet, you probably know the power of what the computer can really do for you.