I agree with all of it. First, there are definitely people out there who reject the photography of others as being legitimate (whatever that means) if one is using a zoom lens, or not shooting manually, or whatever it is they are doing that they believe everyone else should doing as well. Go out and enjoy the process. The good feelings will translate to confidence which will translate to images you enjoy.
And AI...don't even go there. I find more and more street photography platforms sharing AI images despite the comments sections being riddled with angry protests.
Great post.
I agree with all of it. First, there are definitely people out there who reject the photography of others as being legitimate (whatever that means) if one is using a zoom lens, or not shooting manually, or whatever it is they are doing that they believe everyone else should doing as well. Go out and enjoy the process. The good feelings will translate to confidence which will translate to images you enjoy.
And AI...don't even go there. I find more and more street photography platforms sharing AI images despite the comments sections being riddled with angry protests.