There is nothing like finding the right information in the right source at the right time. No two assignments are alike. The learning process should always be at the expense of the translator, not at that of the hapless client or innocent end-users. However, this point should not be an excuse to let monomania and tunnel vision block professional and personal development. Photography is the conversion of reality into virtuality.
Translation is the conversion of information from one language into another.
Both are versatile tools in communication art. By the way, as of 1997, Mr. Pohlmann has been a faculty member for more than twenty years. At least there is consolation in knowing that I'm not the lone betrayer of that youthful spirit of rebellion.