By studying the work of others, you can not only gain inspiration and motivation, but you can also learn from their mistakes. There is no better way to improve your own photography than by examining and analyzing other peoples pictures, and by doing so, you will hopefully help others to improve theirs.
It does not matter if you don’t know your f/stop from your ISO. All it takes is lots of honesty and a bit of thought. You may not have the technical knowledge to describe in detail how a particular effect was achieved, or what the photographer could have done to …