Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/30

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Elitism and the PRO
From: TEAShea@aol.com
Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 20:26:07 EDT

<< Well - when you are photographing you do it 100%, when not, 0%. I think it
 this way: sometimes you are a pro, sometimes not. If the payment comes some
 weeks later, are you a pro at that precise moment? I think that the quality
 of work is the decisive factor. Raimo >>

Does this mean that the determination of whether someone is a professional
depends on the quality of his or her work, rather than on whether the person
earns money by photography?  Is a very skilled amateur photographer a
professional?  Is someone who earns his livelihood by photography not a
professional if the quality of work is not very good?

Tom Shea