Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 01:30 PM 2/23/99 -0500, you wrote: >I would suggest that the group decide the true definition of a PROFESSIONAL.. > >Is it one that earns their livlihood with their photographic skills? >Is is one that acts like a professional, whatever that means? >Is it one that has earned the respect of the community through the quality os >his/her work? >Is it one that has learned the skills of the trade and can fit those skills >into any or most assignments? >Is it one that can work with a client to establish needs and be able to >deliver? >Is it one that has the highest business ethics? >Is it one that has taken his/her knowledge beyond that of peers? >Does the profession require advance education/journalist skills to qualify as >professional? >Is the title "Professional" something that is only as good as the job that you >have just completed? >Is the title "Professional" something determined by the client? >Is it all of these things, or what? > Hi, Bob - The PhotoPro list groups defines a professional as someone who earns the majority of their income from photography. In order to do that, you have to do all of the above :-) Leically, Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com/