Sooooo....... IQ vs artistic expression

[imagemaker46]

I grew up in this business and have been shooting at a professional level since the early 70's, I learned how to use a camera before I was a teenager, and now at 56 have a very good understanding of the basic principal of photography, which is working with light. I have gone through generations of the best cameras avaliable, my father being one of Canada's greatest photographers, I learned from the best. I never had a need to be technical, I never used zone systems, I didn't read books or magazines about photography, I didn't find any need to. I don't claim to be one of the best, but in my field, I will put my talents as a photographer up against anyone. They may know more technically about the cameras, I have never had an issue with knowing how to shoot. Knowing everything technical about how your camera works means absolutely nothing if you don't understand how light works, or if you really can't see light.

For people new to photography learning the technical side of their cameras is important, it should all go hand in hand with learning how to shoot. If they can't figure out how to set their cameras then they will always have issues with pictures, we can read it on here everyday. "I don't know why my pictures are too light or too dark, what is depth of field, why did my picture look like this when I had it set on P, I thought P stood for perfect picture" Digital cameras require a larger learning cuvre than did film cameras, same as car engines in the 70's required a basic knowledge or mechanics, while engines now require a degree in mechanics. I learned photography early and with digital, I use the cameras the same way as film cameras, learn what I need to know to do the job.