incrediBILL - 11:28 pm on Jan 16, 2013 (gmt 0)

I agree with wheel as I've hired a couple of pros that are both photographers and digital image makers to generate original content and it's often much easier to get what you want in a lot less time. Not only that, you have an invoice to prove you had it created just for you and can easily get an affidavit to verify it's an original when someone steals that image.

today's camera, including the smartphones - make it look like you knew what you were doing.

Hardly. I have $10K worth of pro lenses and flashes that can do things that smart phone online dreams of doing. Bottom line it's the photographers eye that makes a great image, not the camera or the smart phone. If you're good, any camera will work.