Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 09:15 PM 2/24/99 +0100, you wrote: >se' hierarchy supposing more quality on the pro side. More reliability, >yes, more adaptability, a better sense of opportunity, more efficiency. >But not necessarily more quality. Well, at the risk of offending some fine amateurs here, I will go out on a limb and say that pros have a better chance of producing superior work, simply because they spend more waking hours making pictures. There are notable exceptions, but I'm not willing to get politically correct and say I see as many good amateurs. Some, for sure, but in the balance, I think there are a lot more "good" pros out there than "good" amateurs. There are also a whole lot more BAD pros out there than good amateurs (or good pros). We outnumber them on both sides of the equation. :-) >Plenty ? Not on this side of the Atlantic anyway. A few, probably yes, >in France, Italy or Germany. But not plenty. True, the PJ is certainly >even less of a walking jackpot. Especially if he/she spends that little >income on Leica equipment ;-/ Sure, lots of advertising and commercial photographers make big bucks. I guess I'm talking gross receipts. But then, money ain't worth what it used to be worth. A couple thousand here, and a couple thousand there and pretty soon it starts to add up. Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch Diplomacy: Say nice doggie until you find a *BIG* stick.