Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Pro-Am: Subjective view
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 10:52:42 -0600

At 07:26 AM 2/26/99 -0800, you wrote:
>I feel like a pro whether the shots
>are for pay or not. When I haven't been shooting alot in a particular kind
>of situation, I often FEEL like an amateur . . . whether I get paid or not.

Thus the reason it's so hard to pin down. A pro is someone who makes their 
living at it, an amateur does it for love. Though the likeness to 
prostitution is mostly verbal. :-)

Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO
http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's intolerance.