Some people can fix things without knowing how. I know a guy in fact who took apart his VW bug engine, cleaned everything and put it back together. He left a few washers out but it still ran perfectly. He'd never done it before, and Thats pretty cool. I admit there are putzs out there, but some people really honestly do pick things up rather easily.
-Shawn -----Original Message----- From: Frantisek Vlcek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 5:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: photography vs cameras ein> If the goal is actually a couple of great photos of her kid, $8000 would ein> buy a certain amount of time from a skilled photographer. ein> Yes, this is less satisfying than doing it yourself, but I sort of resent ein> the idea that all it takes to make pro-quality photos is a pro-quality ein> camera. Certainly people wouldn't extend this idea to many other ein> professions. Give me the best tools in the world and I still couldn't ein> make any sense of my Ford Escort. Agree. I do resent the idea too, especially as it means we photographers are losing money, when every "putz" thinks he can make the pictures good for his brochure with his 300D and no knowledge/feeling of photography or lighting. Well, that's the changing market, and anybody wishing to continue will have to adapt. But it still drives me crazy when, as you said, nobody in their sane mind without the knowledge and feel would try to repair their car, but anybody with a camera thinks he is the photographer. Where has the profession's pride disappeared? Best regards, Frantisek Vlcek
