1. For an image editing application, a method for performing an image editing operation on an image based on a set of image processing operations performed by an image capturing device that captured the image, the method comprising: at the image editing application, receiving an image adjusted by the set of image processing operations performed by the image capturing device, that captured the image, prior to importing the image into the image editing application; identifying a first set of parameters that quantify a first set of adjustments made to the image by the set of image processing operations performed by the image capturing device; computing a second set of parameters that quantify a desired second set of adjustments to the image based on an analysis of the image properties; deriving a third set of parameters by comparing the first and second sets of parameters; and based on the third set of parameters, performing the image editing operation on the image to produce an adjusted image.