What is a professional photographer
Jun 11, 2017 09:19:16 #
A) Someone who gets paid by ( a non-relative :-)
B) Photography is main source of income
C) Is registered as such...
D) Has taken course and has madskillz workflow
E) Some/all of the above
F) other criteria
Probably been debated before but it keeps coming up in my circle of pro/semi-pro/enthusiast/wannabe friends.
My answer leans toward A) or B)
B) Photography is main source of income
C) Is registered as such...
D) Has taken course and has madskillz workflow
E) Some/all of the above
F) other criteria
Probably been debated before but it keeps coming up in my circle of pro/semi-pro/enthusiast/wannabe friends.
My answer leans toward A) or B)
Jun 11, 2017 09:23:51 #
crazydaddio wrote:
A) Someone who gets paid by ( a non-relative :-)
B) Photography is main source of income
C) Is registered as such...
D) Has taken course and has madskillz workflow
E) Some/all of the above
F) other criteria
Probably been debated before but it keeps coming up in my circle of pro/semi-pro/enthusiast/wannabe friends.
My answer leans toward A) or B)
B) Photography is main source of income
C) Is registered as such...
D) Has taken course and has madskillz workflow
E) Some/all of the above
F) other criteria
Probably been debated before but it keeps coming up in my circle of pro/semi-pro/enthusiast/wannabe friends.
My answer leans toward A) or B)
Answer is B with some credentials of experience/education.
Jun 11, 2017 09:28:59 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
Answer is B with some credentials of experience/education.
Jun 11, 2017 09:31:35 #
crazydaddio wrote:
A) Someone who gets paid by ( a non-relative :-)
B) Photography is main source of income
C) Is registered as such...
D) Has taken course and has madskillz workflow
E) Some/all of the above
F) other criteria
Probably been debated before but it keeps coming up in my circle of pro/semi-pro/enthusiast/wannabe friends.
My answer leans toward A) or B)
B) Photography is main source of income
C) Is registered as such...
D) Has taken course and has madskillz workflow
E) Some/all of the above
F) other criteria
Probably been debated before but it keeps coming up in my circle of pro/semi-pro/enthusiast/wannabe friends.
My answer leans toward A) or B)
One who gets paid.
Like any "Pro" he made a nickel, or tried to anyway.
I never made a nickel so I'm just amateur.
I would "have" to know a lot more to be a "Pro"'
Personally I need to get with the 'pro'gram.
Cheers,
Marion
Jun 11, 2017 09:36:05 #
The question may be relevant to this group, but it has been beaten TO DEATH.
A better question might have been "How can I increase the likelihood my work will be perceived as truly Professional?"
A better question might have been "How can I increase the likelihood my work will be perceived as truly Professional?"
Jun 11, 2017 09:40:06 #
The only necessary answer is B. A person who earns their main source of income as a photographer is a professional photographer. Most professional photographers are also, by definition, amateurs because of their fondness for what they do.
Someone who picks up a digital camera and takes photos, for a fee, as a side line may consider themselves professional, but realistically, more often than not, they are not.
Someone who picks up a digital camera and takes photos, for a fee, as a side line may consider themselves professional, but realistically, more often than not, they are not.
Jun 11, 2017 09:42:31 #
rjaywallace wrote:
The question may be relevant to this group, but it has been beaten TO DEATH.
A better question might have been "How can I increase the liklihood my work will be perceived as truly Professional?"
A better question might have been "How can I increase the liklihood my work will be perceived as truly Professional?"
Then there's problems that arise with that too.
Wal-Mart, among others, will try to tell you they won't print your pictures because you didn't take them.
You musta stole them from a "Pro" somehow.
More than one of my past classmates have had that problem.
It fits the "no good deed goes unpunished" phrase. The student strives to do better, then gets shot down in the end.
Jun 11, 2017 09:48:27 #
I would say to be a professional D would be the right choice, but there are many who work as photographers where E is the appropriate choice.
Jun 11, 2017 09:51:41 #
crazydaddio wrote:
A) Someone who gets paid by ( a non-relative :-)
B) Photography is main source of income
C) Is registered as such...
D) Has taken course and has madskillz workflow
E) Some/all of the above
F) other criteria
Probably been debated before but it keeps coming up in my circle of pro/semi-pro/enthusiast/wannabe friends.
My answer leans toward A) or B)
B) Photography is main source of income
C) Is registered as such...
D) Has taken course and has madskillz workflow
E) Some/all of the above
F) other criteria
Probably been debated before but it keeps coming up in my circle of pro/semi-pro/enthusiast/wannabe friends.
My answer leans toward A) or B)
or G) Has bought and paid for professional gear.
Jun 11, 2017 09:58:26 #
I think "B" as well - someone who derives their primary income from photography. Anything else falls short.
However - I also think that there are a lot of people who give the term "professional photographer" far more credit than it deserves. In general, people equate "pro" to mean "great photographer" but that isn't always the case. I've meet more than a few "amateur" photographers who could outshoot most pros any day of the week. A professional photographer is simply someone who earns his or her income from photography - nothing more, nothing less.
However - I also think that there are a lot of people who give the term "professional photographer" far more credit than it deserves. In general, people equate "pro" to mean "great photographer" but that isn't always the case. I've meet more than a few "amateur" photographers who could outshoot most pros any day of the week. A professional photographer is simply someone who earns his or her income from photography - nothing more, nothing less.
Jun 11, 2017 10:09:02 #
I think that anyone who earns a living as a photographer is a pro. But that definition says nothing about the quality of the work. There is also something called a semi-pro. I don't know how to define that, becuse I don.t know what a semi-living is.
Jun 11, 2017 10:12:23 #
Marionsho wrote:
Then there's problems that arise with that too.
Wal-Mart, among others, will try to tell you they won't print your pictures because you didn't take them.
You musta stole them from a "Pro" somehow.
More than one of my past classmates have had that problem.
It fits the "no good deed goes unpunished" phrase. The student strives to do better, then gets shot down in the end.
Wal-Mart, among others, will try to tell you they won't print your pictures because you didn't take them.
You musta stole them from a "Pro" somehow.
More than one of my past classmates have had that problem.
It fits the "no good deed goes unpunished" phrase. The student strives to do better, then gets shot down in the end.
Then you simply print them at home.
Jun 11, 2017 10:13:43 #
mackphotos
Loc: Washington, DC
Kmgw9v wrote:
or G) Has bought and paid for professional gear.
yasss! Lol
Jun 11, 2017 10:13:43 #
boberic wrote:
I think that anyone who earns a living as a photographer is a pro. But that definition says nothing about the quality of the work. There is also something called a semi-pro. I don't know how to define that, becuse I don.t know what a semi-living is.
Being a pro has nothing to do with the quality of the work. It goes for all trades not only photography.
Jun 11, 2017 10:34:38 #
crazydaddio wrote:
A) Someone who gets paid by ( a non-relative :-)
B) Photography is main source of income
C) Is registered as such...
D) Has taken course and has madskillz workflow
E) Some/all of the above
F) other criteria
Probably been debated before but it keeps coming up in my circle of pro/semi-pro/enthusiast/wannabe friends.
My answer leans toward A) or B)
B) Photography is main source of income
C) Is registered as such...
D) Has taken course and has madskillz workflow
E) Some/all of the above
F) other criteria
Probably been debated before but it keeps coming up in my circle of pro/semi-pro/enthusiast/wannabe friends.
My answer leans toward A) or B)
It's all relative to who you ask... prob. About 12 pages on this one.
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