rond-photography wrote:
Take another look at that photo in the glossy mag. I bet it was an awesome location, in a perfect light, at the right time of year to be there, and the photographer made sure the composition was spot on. He or she also did a lot of research (or just got plain lucky) to determine that was the time and location to photograph. Photoshop can not produce silk purses from sows' ears. The raw material is still important to the resulting product.
OMG. Where in the world are the optimists among us? Maybe you old farts need a good GAS attack to give you some new toys to make you happy again.