That is a great essay. How much, exactly, is lost if we remove the learning curve?
A question for philosophers, gets down to definitions of good and bad.
I've never been "good" at photography. But I can now take the many many shots I need to get the right angle, the right distance, the right light, then crop it just so, jimmy the color level just a tad, and end up with a photo that is pretty darn good! I feel like a pro! But the best photographers SEE differently. There is not yet a device that can do that.
did you see this @tarazkp? no amateur can do this, or even imagine trying to do it, we can not imagine the photo to go for it in the first place.
https://peakd.com/hive-114105/@manoldonchev/a-horse-in-a-pan
I did see it ... but with enough shots... ;D
Manold is great.
But I could not even imagine trying for that shot. Manold knew it was there, somewhere, somehow. Thank goodness.
!ENGAGE 25
ENGAGEtokens.It is the "seeing" that many miss and the positioning oneself before the shot, in anticipation, settings at the ready or, ready to be adjusted on the fly. Pros have the experience to predict. We can all have some fun though :)