In almost every endeavor that requires skill and practice, there will be higher quality tools to help you get the job done. However, just because you have professional equipment doesn’t mean you are a professional.
The most common instance of this mentality is in photography. Better cameras do increase the image quality, but they can’t give you better lighting, angle, or creativity. Just because you have a professional camera doesn’t mean you are instantly a photographer.
Another case is sports. Better racquets, fishing poles, skis, boards, and shoes slightly improve performance, but are not necessary to do well.
The most deceptive category of professional equipment is software. For nearly all creative projects, there are one or two “go to” programs. Whether it’s editing videos, drawing, graphic design, animation, music, or 3D modeling, many people are convinced that they can only create a good product with an expensive application. In these cases having more advanced tools at your disposable can be a hinderance, actually decreasing the overall quality of your project.
In summary, you can’t buy your way to expertise. Trust me, your pictures of your food/pets/self will turn out just the same if taken from your phone.
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