Imaging recource: Why bad photographers think they’re good and good photographers are rarely satisfied

Have you ever heard of the Dunning-Kruger effect? If not, it's a cognitive bias wherein people with lower ability in a particular area would rate themselves as being much more able than they are in reality. For example, a novice photographer is more likely to rate themselves as an expert than someone who actually is an expert photographer. As you acquire more skill, you begin to realize your own shortcomings and perceive yourself as being less skilled despite becoming better. Essentially, the idea is that someone who is very new to...
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