I know what you mean John, but even when I took my film camera, the pictures did'nt always come back the way I was expecting them to.
I've kept a fishing diary and a photo album since I was a nipper. Unfortunately, some of the photos taken in those early days are of poor quality, whereby the angler and/or the fish are out of focus or not in frame. The trouble was you did'nt know until you received your photos back from the developers.
Nowdays, the digital cameras are virtually idiot proof and you can view the results straight away.
Transfering pictures to your computer is simple enough and the quality of the images are superb.
Trouble is, I find that most of my photos I take with todays digital cameras are more scenic than fish shots, which probably says more of my fishing ability, than me being the next David Bailey!