That said, I think you are misunderstanding what I was trying to say. I am not arguing the fact that the basics should be ignored; they should not be. But I don’t believe this course is aimed at the group of people who are interested in the science behind photography. I would say it is safe to assume that this class is geared towards casual shooters looking to improve their images. The term “high end” meant nothing relative to professional or commercial images. No where in my response did I say that images captured with an iPhone are comparable to images captured with a DSLR. I simply said that DSLR’s are out of reach for so many, and a lot of folks give up right there. If this course makes the process of creating art more accessible to that demographic, why would that ever be a bad thing? Art, is art; no matter the tool used to create it. I have seen some *stunning* images taken via iphone, these wedding images included. I see zero evidence of the images in the provided link doing anything even close to ridiculing photography. The tools take you far, but artistic vision will get you much further. 

Insinuating the only way to create quality images (again, not commercial or professional) is with a high end piece of equipment sounds a lot like the statement “I bet that camera takes great pictures.” You can place the absolute best camera with all the right glass and accessories in the hands of someone trained properly on how to use them and if that person lacks creative vision, none of that matters. The images will not be interesting to view. In fact, they may be less interesting than a guy who does not have access to a DSLR, shoots with a P&S or iPhone but has a wicked eye for composition and light. I know many people who own DSLR’s and couldn’t hold a candle to the wedding images taken with the iPhone that I have linked to.

This course is ridiculing photography, and is promoting those “oh look i took a snapshot, gonna post it to national geographic and see if they take it” and the general degradation of comercial and editorial photography.