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“You aren’t a proper photographer if you aren’t using fully manual settings”
Manual mode has its moments but auto/semi auto modes are not something that will make you ‘unprofessional’
The same with TTL flash. I saw someone on Facebook insisting that if you were a professional you didn’t use TTL and thought “do you want to tell Joe McNally he’s not a professional or shall I?” It’s a tool, sometimes it’s the correct tool, sometimes it isn’t.
Exactly that, tools are there to be used so why complicate things by constantly changing settings during a shoot?
I agree that when you start out it is good to stick to manual to see how to balance an image. Understanding the fundamentals is important with photography but use the tools you’ve got at your disposal