pjmeade Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 <p>This video was posted on the Digital Rev web site.<br> Can you take some one who likes to snap cats with his P&S and teach him enough to work like a pro?<br> <a href="http://www.digitalrev.com/article/fake-a-pro-photographer/OTUyNjc0MQ_A_A">http://www.digitalrev.com/article/fake-a-pro-photographer/OTUyNjc0MQ_A_A</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie_cheung Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 <p>It depends...that video really didn't prove anything except it didn't work in his particular case. Granted, most people don't have a good eye. Some know all too well about cameras and techniques but can't shoot while others don't know jack about cameras but have good eyes and people skills. It mostly takes these three things for good portraitures.<br> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelChang Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 <p>I watched the whole thing that could have been edited down to under 3 minutes. Someone should give him editing lessons. </p> <p>I don't really see the point of the video, Peter. It's akin to giving an accountant or a lawyer one week of 18-wheeler lessons then asking them to do a cross-country haul, except both will fail miserably whereas the amateur photographer will at least came out with pictures that can fool some people. </p> <p>Amateur wannabes pop up all the time, maybe even more so in Hong Kong. Perhaps instead of one week, give an ambitious, bright amateur with just the right fit 6 months of intensive training and practice, and I bet he will be able to stand pretty close to a pro. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Cavan Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 <p>It does talk to the argument that "anyone can point a box and press a shutter" that you hear occasionally, especially whenever rates for event photography are discussed. Michael, your point about six months of diligent work (right or wrong) still says that it's not just buying a good piece of equipment, aiming, and pressing the button. </p> Dave Cavan https://davecavanphotographics.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mukul_dube Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 <p>All kinds of people like to snap cats. Some can be taught, others can't. Technique is necessary, but there's no denying the value of experience (which I use here in preference to "practice").</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_strong5 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 <p>People need to stop worrying about being a "pro" and just concentrate on being a photographer.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G. Dainis Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 How to fake it as a Pro Walk along a beach, populated by scantily clad women, with a light meter hanging around your neck and saying things into a cell phone like, "You'll have to tell Sergio to wait. I haven't found just the right model yet." That usually works. James G. Dainis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User_4136860 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 <p>Why not, many pros have been "faking it" for years.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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