julian.gang

Real photographers use any camera, I like that quote!!...Julian

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

Playing devil's advocate, isn't aiming a technique in a way? We call it composition and it is truly a big part of photography.

Dennis

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

Not to be argumentative but . . . .
What am I supposed to do with the once-in-a-lifetime pics that I took in London and France?
Some pics were taken on a Hop-On, Hop-Off bus after a rain storm with dingy skies,
with depth of field or focus problems. Or maybe they just needed croping.
Not to mention myself in the same setence as Mr. A. Adams, but he also did a lot of post work.
Smile,
JimmyT Sends

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

If Ansel Adams was the photographer worthy of that name, he'd do a better job Straight Out Of Camera like a Real Photographer.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

Anyone now can produce a decent photograph, probably easier than the film days. But great photographs are not so easy to make. I spent the majority of my career shooting film. To produce great photos with digital you still have to master exposure, focus, composition, timing, lighting. When I went to digital I had to learn a new set of skills using a computer and software instead of the darkroom. But I can do things with digital that I never could have done with film. Creating great images takes a lot of work, whether film or digital.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

IS is a godsend.
Many here have proper technique but due to injuries or other things that is not enough.
Also a godsend to lower light shooting without a tripod.

R.G. Loc: Scotland

If we ever get to the point where AI enables us to take technically perfect photos and produce technically perfect edited images from them, we will still have the difference between good and bad photographers. The difference between a good and a bad photographer goes waaaaaay beyond how technically good their photos are.

And the good photographers know that nobody can take that away from them.

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Here we go again with irrelevant arguments and going way off-topic and not addressing the OP's question. Just reverting to the same old worn-out, hackneyed old "this vs. that" quibbling and sidestepping the issue at hand.

So...the OP complains that there is a lack of technique or technical discussion and everything is about gear. So let's go to the dictionary and look up "Technique":

technique
[tekˈnēk]
NOUN
a way of carrying out a particular task, especially the execution or performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure.
"new surgical techniques mean a shorter hospital stay" · [more]
skill or ability in a particular field.
"he has excellent technique" · [more]
synonyms:
skill · skillfulness · ability · capability · proficiency · expertise · expertness · mastery · talent · genius · artistry · art · craftsmanship · craft · aptitude · adroitness · [more]
a skillful or efficient way of doing or achieving something.
"tape recording is a good technique for evaluating our own communications"
synonyms:
method · approach · procedure · process · system · method of working · MO · operating procedure · course of action · plan of action · plan of attack · way ·

So again it about how to do things- methodologies, and perhaps what I like to call "nuts and bolts"!
How to do things in a basic and efficient way that works.

Good technique in photography can be applied to any aspect of the art or science of photograhy. Technique can be applied to any and all kinds of photography, from completely realistic, to abstract, to to utter fantasy. Technical mastery can be applied to precise replication of a scene, object or person or all kinds of fakery- FACT or FICTIO, just like in literature, film-making, and all the other arts.The product is up to the artist, technician, camera operator, or whatever you want to call yourself or want to be.

"Good technique" does no dictate whether an image comes "streigh out of the camera" or is manipulated to the enth degree. The end product is what counts. if it is good, the right technique was applied and it is poorly crafted, the technique was badly applied or something was overly appled or ommited.

Some folk go on endlesslyabout all kinds of philosophical concepts, argue endlessly that one approach is better than another, and continuously refer to their favorite iconic photographer t obolster the arguments BUT the haven't yet learned to operate the camera rpropery as yet, and/or see and utilize light, and effectively compose an image in the viewfinder. TECHNIQUE!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Yes and no. We still have questions about technique and how to do something, although maybe not as much as before. When technology comes charging at us, it's hard not to get involved.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Without the best tools, we're only as good as everyone else.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

You just went on endlessly with who shot john as well.

srt101fan

Since you shot with an SRT-101 you are clearly a wise man and an outstanding photographer! ..... 😉

wingclui44 Loc: CT USA

You don't need knowledge/technique, the camera will take care everything for you, all you need is a pair of good eye to compose!

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

I agree. The trend seems to be to rely on PP to correct faulty technique. Instead, we should all be striving to get the best photo straight out of the camera (SOOC). Then PP can be used to refine the image for impact or to even change it entirely from the original. But there should always be a relative goal for PP, not just fixing mistakes.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

If you want to be a better photographer, buy better equipment.