On Mon, May 23, 2005 at 02:23:06PM -0400, Graywolf wrote: > Well, when we get right down to it, the only difference between a > snapshooter (I just want to take pictures) and a Photographer (I want to > make the best pictures I can) is knowledge of the craft of photography. Now > there is nothing wrong with either of those choices, they are just a > personal decision. > What I do not understand is why the snapshooters insist that they are > photographers too?
Because the world isn't as simple as the dichotomy you present above. There are many of use who fall somewhere between those two extremes. I know my tools, and I try to use them to produce good pictures. I also try to learn; if I make a mistake, I do my best not to make that same mistake again the next time. But I generally don't go back and re-shoot the image that failed. So - am I a photographer, or just a snapshooter?
