Back in the old days, before computers and digital imaging, we could only do so much in the darkroom. There were ways to add a artistic feel to an image, but nothing compares to what can be done with digital images.
Digital photography can be just about anything you want it to be. You can print out a beautiful landscape print, and be done with it, or you can manipulate the image to create a one of a kind abstract images that are limited only by one's imagination.
Here are a few examples of some things I have done over the years with this idea, I hope that you like them.