Permitted editing techniques The following editing techniques are allowed: General adjustments, such as contrast, saturation, sharpness, white balance, shadows/highlights, digital graduated grey filter and local adjustments (such as dodge and burn) and removal of vignetting, only if done with moderation and retaining the original character of the image. It’s up to the jury to decide on this. Removal of chromatic aberrations and lens distortion. Removal of sensor spots. Cropping, as long as you