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If you shoot digital, then the software will do all the work for you.:outlaw: (my computer knows everything ! )

Even a digital camera does not think for a person.
 

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I’ll add my pinch of salt to all the sarcastic comments..

Taking good pictures is indeed more about skill than tools. Nevertheless, using a well-built, high quality, easy-to-use camera (and lens) that does have all the available bells and whistles has one important effect when starting in photography: the beginner will not blame his (her) tools for a bad shot, only himself (herself)...
The optional part being the “easy to use” as a more complex camera will slow down the photographer, which pushes him (her) to think out more carefully about the composition and light. A film camera will also cause a beginner to think carefully about what to photograph, to avoid the high processing costs encounter today.. but it may also cause him (her) to quickly abandon photography if too many pictures are not good enough.
 

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It's always about the light.

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The word "photography" was created from the Greek roots φωτός (phōto's), genitive of φῶς (phōs), "light"[2] and γραφή (graphé) "representation by means of lines" or "drawing",[3] together meaning "drawing with light"
 

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I’ll add my pinch of salt to all the sarcastic comments..

Taking good pictures is indeed more about skill than tools. Nevertheless, using a well-built, high quality, easy-to-use camera (and lens) that does have all the available bells and whistles has one important effect when starting in photography: the beginner will not blame his (her) tools for a bad shot, only himself (herself)...
The optional part being the “easy to use” as a more complex camera will slow down the photographer, which pushes him (her) to think out more carefully about the composition and light. A film camera will also cause a beginner to think carefully about what to photograph, to avoid the high processing costs encounter today.. but it may also cause him (her) to quickly abandon photography if too many pictures are not good enough.

And I will add my often-used analogy
  • A violin master can make exceedingly beautiful music, playing a Stradivarius
  • the typical 4 year old can make exceedling horrid sounds, playing a Stradivarius
...,the same applies for a skilled photographer vs. a aim-and-shoot snapshooter using a camera
 

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Ambience + Mood + Lighting (to put into that mood for a given ambience). Well it would have taken many many years to master it.

The video with one flash, telephoto lens and under scaffolding...could be many years of manifestation in making that.
 

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A gigantic studio lighting kit and a ton of experience in manipulating relative color temperatures.

I took a studio lighting course at the local photo school and it was pretty awesome. The key is that you can take a strobe and add a filter to adjust the color temperature to tungsten or more blue. You'll need a good flash meter or a digital/polaroid to test these things.
 

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  • A violin master can make exceedingly beautiful music, playing a Stradivarius
  • the typical 4 year old can make exceedling horrid sounds, playing a Stradivarius

Talking of Stradivarius reminded me of this (totally off topic):smile:

 
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