Question on Professionalism in Photography (Page 11): i'm fully aware its a discussion forum , and i know its about sharing ideas, knowledge etc, what i'm saying is what gives another...

wolvesaywe Loc: Hants England

JuxtaposePictures wrote:

Well this is a discussion forum and the OP did ask... (show quote)

i'm fully aware its a discussion forum , and i know its about sharing ideas, knowledge etc, what i'm saying is what gives another photographer the right to criticise someone else for doing what they want ? it's up to the individual how they use their camera equipment . They can bolt a monopod on a tripod if they need extra height , ITS ENTIRELY UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL !!!!!! There, now i've had a rant i haven't got to kick the cat when i get home ! (thats a joke btw) .

photographer4444

If you are wondering about what is proffesional photography and everything related to it, then check this one
http://photographyartandgifs.com/professional-photography/

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

photographer4444 wrote:

If you are wondering about what is proffesional photography and everything related to it, then check this one
http://photographyartandgifs.com/professional-photography/

The article seems to confuse the definition of professional photographer with that of skilled photographer. One can be a professional photographer and have fairly limited or even relatively poor photography skills.

JuxtaposePictures Loc: San Diego

rook2c4 wrote:

The article seems to confuse the definition of professional photographer with that of skilled photographer. One can be a professional photographer and have fairly limited or even relatively poor photography skills.

Agreed, also I had quite a laugh when I read the list of equipment it said you must own to be a professional.

Bob Werre

Certainly that's true, not much different then the guy at the Quick Lube place--doubt if he could handle doing body work or trouble shoot on-board computers. I remember seeing want ads for somebody to train as a photographer back in my early days--they typically trained you for two days, then sent you out to spend your days shooting Santa+kids, or folks with a free portrait coupon at the super market! Although many increased their skill levels many took the first few payments and started to sell insurance!
Since I've been around for about 40 years, other than the typical business portraits or catalog shots, most of my assignments have been unique, requiring new or for me to modify skill sets. All the time it's creating something the client will love and they don't care how you do it.

axiesdad Loc: Monticello, Indiana

Professsional: engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as a pastime.
Busybody: a nosy, meddling person, who's very interested in what other people say and do.
My next definition should probably be troll, which seems to apply to me just now. :P

lowkick Loc: Connecticut

c49smith wrote:

I read an article on another site that talked abou... (show quote)

Were the photographer's actions causing any problems for the guests at the wedding? Did you see the results of the photographer's work? I suggest that if the photographer's process didn't cause any conflict with guests or other workers at the wedding, and his result were good, then his work is professionally done. Again, chimping is not a derogatory term, just an acronym to describe a useful function of digital cameras.

JuxtaposePictures Loc: San Diego

lowkick wrote:

Were the photographer's actions causing any problems for the guests at the wedding? Did you see the results of the photographer's work? I suggest that if the photographer's process didn't cause any conflict with guests or other workers at the wedding, and his result were good, then his work is professionally done. Again, chimping is not a derogatory term, just an acronym to describe a useful function of digital cameras.

Chimping isn't an acronym it was coined as a term because of how foolish and monkeylike people who were doing it looked to other photographers. It often is used in a derogatory manner and I find it to be a terrible habit that causes you to miss the action going on around you. If you really want to do it though it's your camera; go ahead and chimp all you want. To be clear, the term is most often applied to photographers who check every (or nearly every) image they take immediately after every single shot, it isn't the act of occasionally checking your images to verify everything is going well.

Photographer Jim Loc: Rio Vista, CA

JuxtaposePictures wrote:

Chimping isn't an acronym it was coined as a term ... (show quote)

If other photographers think I look "monkeylike or foolish" because I chimp a great deal, well, whatever. I'll stand by my success in both sales and competitions. Chimping certainly hasn't hurt either! But if it makes others feel better to think of me as less professional, hey, knock yourself out! 😆

JuxtaposePictures Loc: San Diego

Photographer Jim wrote:

If other photographers think I look "monkeylike or foolish" because I chimp a great deal, well, whatever. I'll stand by my success in both sales and competitions. Chimping certainly hasn't hurt either! But if it makes others feel better to think of me as less professional, hey, knock yourself out! 😆

Beautiful work at your website Jim. It doesn't look like you do the types of photography that would be greatly impacted by chimping. It's going to be more of an issue in sports or event photography. Portrait photography too as it breaks up the rhythm of interacting with the subject.

Dun1 Loc: Atlanta, GA

Although I do not apply the term "chimping", and chimping in my way of thinking is take a shot look at it, take another look at it. Taking a shot and then showing everyone "that shot" could move a photographer from a person who takes great shots, to a photographer that is a "chimper"
Previewing a shot is an advantage of digital photography, if you feel you need to adjust your settings, it can save you time in post production later.
Previewing prevents the "Spray and Pray" method, given the ability to capture images at fast frame rates is an advantage, but why shoot bad shots when previewing shots can help adjust your settings versus being able to make adjustments initially. Being able to get shot, edit that shot and turn a good shot into a great shot is important.

gnawbone Loc: Southern Indiana

amyinsparta wrote:

Why should it matter? Do what you wish. Its your camera and your shots. It doesn't relate in any way to what others do. And it isn't illegal.
Sheesh, the things people get opinionated about.

There ya' go - I've been reading this thread (why ... I don't know ...) and thinking what you just "said".