Only in your own mind!
I've been to a couple of 'workshops' ... in essence they were opportunities to be at a place where I could photograph certain wildlife that it would otherwise have been very difficult for me to have photographed on my own, (time & opportunity).
For example, on one 'workshop' I was able to photograph a Snowy Owl out in the open ... I wouldn't even have known where to look to get this opportunity on my own ... I had no 'technical assistance' but I couldn't have got the photos without the help in having the owl available in the first place.
On another 'workshop' I had the opportunity to access some private land to photograph Kingfishers, at the time I had no idea where to locate such birds or the time in which to do so ... again I had no 'technical assistance' but I couldn't (at the time) have got the photos without help in having access to that site known to be frequented by Kingfishers.
I am guessing that these are not the type of 'workshops' that concern you?
Similarly thatyou would be happy with these type of experiences, if for no other reason than no photos were entered for any competitions?
Personally I have no time for the view that a photo is only of value if you have had to track everything down and go back twenty times to get the right shot ... whilst some people have the time and opportunity to do that, (or they make the time and opportunity at the expense of something else), most people simply do not have the time or opportunity to do so.
Having said that, just setting up the camera to allow someone else to 'click' and get 'THE' photo, can be very distressing!
As evidenced here!