This is a quote from Sean Reid:
"Owning a fine piano will not make one into Mitsuko Uchida. Owning the best paints, brushes and canvasses will not make one into Jan Vermeer. Buying the latest and fastest sport motorcycle will not make one into Miguel Duhamel. Owning a fine pen, typewriter or keyboard will not make one into Marcel Proust. Buying a rare and coveted guitar will not make one into Eric Clapton. And, of course, buying a Leica M will not make one into Robert Frank any more than buying a good view camera will turn one into Paul Strand."
There is no substitute for hard work and talent to reach your goals. Over the years, I have seen many people grapple with learning how to take photographs and only be semi-successful. In the process, they have spent countless hundreds and maybe thousands of dollars on their new craft. Ultimately, they eventually come to the realization they will only ever be a snap-shooter. Some people just give up.
I suppose that the digital medium allows more opportunities to hone such skills since the cost is minimal (AFTER the equipment purchases!). With the burgeoning number if digital files out there for viewing, there are bound to be some great images and new emerging talent.
My biggest challenge is to maintain a discipline and not overshoot a subject only to find myself deleting most of them, anyway. It's not easy to hold back but I am greatly benefited by such thinking.
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