Digital cameras have made some aspects of photography very easy for the moderately experienced photographer. Automatic focus and automatic exposure rival the advantage that years of experience in capturing the decisive moment of subject action once gave the professional photographer. Instant review gives the novice digital photographer the ability to adjust incorrect exposures that required a considerable amount of experience and knowledge in the days of film photography.

However, these digital advantages have their limitations. They are technical matters that may improve the chance of getting an image, but they have nothing to do with the nature of the image itself. Whether taken in a natural environment or in the studio, a successful image requires good composition and expert lighting based on knowledge and experience that is usually beyond the novice photographer. Technical understanding of professional equipment are essential for success in the studio.

Even in this day of easy digital photography, professional photography still has its place when a high quality image is required.