Most professionals use it for sure.
However, they know how to use it properly.
The only problem that I have " not trying to put out negative energy, " is that there are some big name breeders out there, that have used it for years and know that their animals are nice, but not quite as nice as their pictures show and nobody says anything about it.
However, someone else comes on here and is obviously using it, they better watch out for the comments!
My first dealings with Photoshop, was of almost Nightmare Proportions.
However, I have become a little better at using it here lately " practice makes progression " and if used " properly " it will just correct a few things that may not have showed up in the original click of the camera.
Have yet, to have a customer tell me that they were not happy with a purchase based on my pictures " usually just the opposite. "
I agree, " let the animals speak for themselves, " but for us guys that are constantly having to take pictures on a daily bases and are not " professional, " it is nice for Photoshop, to lend a hand, as long as the animal is not looking better in the picture than in real life, because it should be the other way around.
JJ