neither - camera and i work together symbiotically. rather than just shoot...shoot...shoot... and then see if anything is good (or as some people do shoot, chimp, shoot, chimp...) , i compose in my head and then think about things such as straight horizons, framing, and so on. the camera can let me control the exposure, or set it for me. the characteristics of the camera (lens, format, medium, and quality) provide character to the image captured. for this reason, my shooting approach is very similar across all types of cameras (dslr, rangefinder, toy camera, medium format, etc.)