I think this is the most accurate photography article I've seen on panda so far. "All a photographer must do is spend time observing the location, then play with perspective"

This reminds me of how my university's campus is literally "not a big deal", but on the website it looked all space and luxury.

Im sorry but this amateur vs professional thing is rediculous. The "amateur" photo has no sense of trying to take a good or meaningful picture. They are just taking a picture as it is. The "professional" uses light, perspective, people, and effects. I honestly feel like some amateurs would feel offended seeing as some amateurs are into photography and would at least aspire to take "pro" like pictures (include people, meaning, photo editing, lighting, etc.) maybe the name should be changed to "how photographers can change views of the world".

Still ugly.

This is my watercolour take on boring old subway stairs in Tokyo... iKi-59564c...8788f4.jpg

Wonder how many people culd tell the difference if the amateur guy would also use filters.

this is b******t. only difference between so called amateur and pro photos shown here is filtering/photoshop. you can get same cool/moody feel from all amateur photos with a bit of 'shopping or filter lens which is the trick of pro photos above.

well, the first pics are not processed in photoshop) Second, don't forget of the camera. Normally, the "pros" have very good lense etc. This is half of the difference, at least

I think they need to change the term "professional" to "skilled". Receiving money for your work does not make you talented. Nor does having photography as a hobby mean you are not able to be artistic or master techniques.

Leading lines.

#nofilter

I can see you have no idea what is the difference between amateur and pro photographer :)

Spending some time understanding what you are looking at, and picking the interesting views, then study the light and shadows, to understand the correct angle an time, setting the camera to capture it, in a mode that gives the sharpness or softness desired, with the right amount of light, from the right angle, using a composition that is visually pleasing. This is what differes a pro, from a point and shoot amateur.

Although I note the point that you do need a good eye as well, the average person could achieve this with the filters we have nowadays, so what I don't like about this post is how it makes the 'professional' photos seem so unattainable when they're not.

All those pictures are ugly.