Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Subject: Re: [Leica] Definition of a Professional >> If you don't mind I would rather that this one not be killed until someone answers the question for me; "How do "really top" professional photographers get separated and recognized from the amateur that calls himself or herself a professional." This appears to me to be a valid question that any professional would really want. If I were a professional I would certainly want to be recognized as Robert Bedwell, PP, AH, SOB, DR, PRK, SH, Underbob, or whatever. (Harrison, figure out all those titles). << The problem with definitions is that people stubbornly refuse to conform to them. As a profesional software engineer, I would like to think that all those years of school and experience (and talent I hope) mean something. I would like to think it gives me some measure of "professionalism." However, there are people who burst the definitions and excel despite their lack of training or experience. I had a boss once who without even a high school diploma was way better at my job than I was. It was hard to accept, but there was no avoiding it. Still these are the exceptions, not the rule. I think we can go with the definition, but be ready to discard it for those rare individuals who make their own definitions.