Call it vision, imagination, or seeing, whatever way you want; it all arrives to the same thing: the ability to envision a final result in your mind's eye, and then making it up with your tools at hand.

It's never been about the equipment, it's always been about seeing something, perceiving how you want it to look, and making it so. Making it so is the easy part; seeing it in the first place is what makes a photographer. Powers of observation are everything. Snapping a camera is trivial.