Re: [PRODIG] A Sunday Musing - Digital Photography - it's soooooooooooo easy!

[Andrew Lopez-Calvete]

This comes back to the point I made recently on another thread. The 
perception of not only the public, but to some extent picture editors 
as well, is that the act of brining lens to eye and pressing the go 
button is as easily done as said. The only thing that marks us 'pro' 
smudgers out from punters with digital compacts is the price and 
complexity of our toys. I'm all for campaigning for a price drop in 
DSLR's and associated gear but, when that happens everyone with a grand 
or so to spare suddenly becomes a pro by merit of owning a 1D. Sure, 
the results won't be the same but so few people care now, imaging the 
situation when photos are supplied free by punters just so they can see 
their name in print. Ho-hum.

I'll stop whinging and go back to taking photos whilst there is still a 
market for them.

Calvers

(Sorry having one of those days)

On 1 Apr 2004, at 12:44, Rob Wilkinson wrote:

The camera was tethered to my laptop. As the first image popped onto 
the screen the 'PR' for the restaurant and celeb chef said " wow, that 
is a fantastic picture, that must be a brilliant camera, what make is 
it".
Obviously the success of the image had nothing to do with me or any 
techniques I may have learnt over the years (silly me for ever 
thinking otherwise).
Naturally I asked the Chef what make of pans he uses.....don't think 
I'll be invited back!
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