A camera does not work like an eye; film does not work like memory.

In the 1860s, all art roads led to the Salon in Paris

Today the same thing is happening, although perhaps not everyone really realizes it in a grand historical sense. It’s called Flickr.

Oh, look at that camera you have! It’s so tiny and slim and techno-looking.

It’s a toy: give it to your kids or the nearest gradeschooler (for whom it was designed) and get serious.

Do you think pros carry around tripods because they like the extra weight?

Unless you have the steady hand of a T-1000

then you are going to need a tripod

Make a lot of mistakes. Throw yourself and your art out there and see what works and what doesn’t.