Len wrote:
> At the same time you ask those questions, ask this one: "Are you a
> photographer?" I'd say that most will not say that they are. And, chances
> are pretty good that, if they say they are a photographer, they will be able
> to answer the questions. Certainly, if they say that they are not a
> photographer, I would not expect them to be able to answer the questions.
And then Jens wrote:
> To a LOT of people own a camera. A camera is something any consumer owns.
> Just like a stereo, a car, a TV. Wearing a camera around the neck, doesn't
> make anybody a photographer - just a consumer.
> A photographer is a skilled person, educated in photography, most likely a
> person, who earns (at least a part of) his living making photographs.
> Photographs that are better, more interesting than the average family album
> shots.
>
> Of course any photographer knows about the DOF/aperture relationsship. It's
> basic. I knew even before I got my first SLR.
Okay, hot shots. You want to try your hands at my "How to Tell If You're a
Real Photographer" quiz? This was going to be an article in _PT_. (I have it
around here somewhere and I'll bet I could find it.) I consists of 50
questions about photography that "any real photographer should know." Of
course you'd be on your honor to take it cold and score it honestly, but I
wouldn't worry about honesty on the Pentax list...heck, it's not like this
is a bunch of ratty Nikon shooters or something. <g>
Anybody game to put their knowledge to the acid test?
--Mike
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