1. Avoiding neighborhood, incites conversations Im not interested in taking. 2. Yes. 3. Yes. Definitely needs a tool, how fancy is up to you. Definitely not phones unless you just want to practice or shake the rust off. When i say phones i always mean the unnatural software processing and incredibly small sensor that will always sux imo. +4 Think about what you actually photograph, take a good look of what you photographed and think some more / reflect. +5 Know your tool.