[ISL]

All digital images displayed on a smartphone involve some degree of manipulation and choice.

By default, those choices are made by engineers but they are not always "correct".

Take a photo of a beautiful sunset with auto white-balance and it will appear to have less color than the real thing.

By default, most smartphone cameras trade away some contrast in favor of dynamic range, too.

[cerved]

When developing a negative you choose how to process the film, which developer, dilution, agitation and time. When you print you choose contrast filter, dodge and burn. All photographs, analog or digital, are processed to some degree