Craft has its place in the image making process and it’s an important one. Who can deny that Photoshop can add pop to a picture? Or that HDR lets you capture massive dynamic range? Craft is critical… everyone should seek to master it. Craft is fully half of photography…but only half.
Phone It In. Seriously.
It turns out that the camera in your pocket is a powerful too for developing your Photographer’s Eye and sharpening your creative vision. Since most of the technical decisions are made for you, a phone camera frees you to focus on the image, which, after all, is what really counts.
My 'Aha' Moment
Up to that point, I had harbored some doubts about whether I really had ‘it' as a photographer…In general, my photographs were technically sound, but totally uninspiring and I knew it. I did have a few photographs I was proud of, but maybe I just got lucky those times.