Quote Originally Posted by rzozaya1969
I think that was the more direct equivalent with what my non-photo friend said

It's nonsense, and I find that whenever we enter an unknown territory, meaning a new hobby, sport, whatever, although we might think that it's not easy, we don't know what we don't know.
Without getting into a long an involved discussion, I hope you did not take my comments to mean what your non-photo friend said. It is not what I meant. What I meant was that I believe very strongly that you can learn to be creative and as you become more creative and learn what works for you and what doesn't, you will see your skills and understanding of the whole process increase. There will be less and less of not knowing what you don't know. Some people just have different starting points on the learning curve.

I would like to think I am a better photographer today than I was ten years ago because I make a concentrated effort to learn from my mistakes and to read articles and books of those who I look to as role models in this field.

I will be interested in your comments when you have read Learning to See Creatively (I understand you ordered it)

Cheers,

WesternGuy