Savageduck
On 2013-12-06 08:15:34 +0000, Eric Stevens <eric.stevens@sum.co.nz>said:

Eric Stevens
On Thu, 05 Dec 2013 12:46:56 -0500, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

nospam
In article <2013120509390876599-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom>, Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com>wrote:

Eric Stevens
The idea that a top line architect wouldn't/shouldn't have an understanding of what he can an cannot do with the tools at his disposal.

nospam
that's not what i said.

obviously they need to know how to *use* their tools.

what they don't need is how to *make* the tools, i.e., how to program a computer.

Savageduck
Somehow I think you guys have been using the wrong analogies for a photo NG. Forget about the racecar driver & architect, how about the owner of any digital camera, compact, or DSLR? Do they need to have a knowledge of how to operate a computer to shoot photographs with their digital camera?

nospam
no they do not, nor did film users need to know how to process their own film.

many people know how to use a computer and some did their own darkroom work, but it is not a requirement to use a camera.

Eric Stevens
But knowing what can be done in the dark room is an essential part of the skills of a top photographer.

Savageduck
Should Robert Capa, then not have been considered a "top photographer"?