richiebee

AI is certainly a buzz word that gets bandied around a lot and probably gets misused to some extent. I think the results are extremely variable. When they refer to AI, are they referring to real ...

I usually have it turned off, but if I have a subject who won't stay still, I use it to help the subject focus on the task at hand (pardon the pun). Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.  It's ...

Usually full manual, but if I'm running around in lots of different lighting environments, I might use manual with auto ISO. Why?  Because I know what shutter speed I want for a particular activity ...

I had no aspirations of becoming a professional photographer. I applied for the position with no intention of ever even being put in the position of having to decide whether to accept it or not. ...

Point is, I've never thought of a turning point based on one gig. In fact, I was working as a full time photographer for quite some time before I thought I deserved to call myself a professional ...

No.  I've never thought that one shoot would suddenly qualify me to be a pro.

I don't use the term, but to those who do, I suspect it means as soon as you press the shutter, it's ready for production.  That means composition, framing, shutter speed, ISO, focus, aperture and ...

I used to have a Sigma 100-400.  Not fast, but lightweight, relatively compact, and really sharp, end to end.  Great lens.  I have a Nikon 200-500, which is a lot bigger, but is also really ...

I clean mine every couple of months. I rarely shoot at narrow apertures, but I always make sure my sensor is clean before I do group portraits especially. I do change lenses very frequently and ...

Not me.  I'll take EVF, thanks.  I just wish my Z7II focused as quickly as my D850.

Yes, I think all of what you say above rings true for me.  I never used to see the point of primes.  Now I do 90% of my work with them. I like the restriction, and when it doesn't work, I usually ...

I don't have an iPhone.

I like my Moto360 3rdGen because it looks good, and I get to design my own watch faces. This is one of them, and I think its pretty unique. It's all working, and takes elements of programming, ...

Sorry for being dense (no degree). I still don't get the point of your response to my earlier post. Still, I figure I'm still in for a chance at being a giant in the field.  Afterall, I have "other ...

So if I want to be a giant in the field, most influential or whatever, I need a degree?  :-D

I don't think that quite represents the state of the industry.

Being a photographer doesn't require a degree. :-|

At 53, I have a few different backgrounds - - left school at 17 and spent 15 years in administration (government, insurance, theatre management), and music performer as an interest. - next 15 years ...

I don't have any kit lenses, but my Nikon zooms are as sharp as my Nikon primes (my Sigma primes are a little sharper).  I use primes mostly for greater light gathering (wider apertures) and ...