Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<< 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