“So you had this image in your mind of what you wished to create. You then staged the requisite items for the image. You utilized lighting to create your effect.”

…and then I took a photo.

” And then using the medium of a CMOS or CCD sensor you captured the image in a digital format, then tweaked it via software.”

Of course, I could have got out the old easel and canvas and paints and stuff and turned it into a work of art. But I didn’t. I went for the easy/lazy option and simply took a photograph instead.

Humph.

So you had this image in your mind of what you wished to create. You then staged the requisite items for the image. You utilized lighting to create your effect. And then using the medium of a CMOS or CCD sensor you captured the image in a digital format, then tweaked it via software.

You know where I’m going with this, don’t you?