Many of you may already have seen this.
(http://enticingthelight.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Stages-of-a-Photographer.png)
Cant quite decide where I am at the moment.
Difficult, I got my first tripod years back but I think I am only just at the gearfagottry stage 0.o
lol, I was just googling for that exact graphic to post in Binarys "I just want to quit" thread!
Clearly hit the damnit i suck stage here
maybe so, but if you look closely at that scientifically prepared graphic youll see that the "damnit I suck" dip in photographer confidence is accompanied by a continued steady rise in actual picture quality!