Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My love of photography goes back 40 years and has nothing to do with money, earning power, the LUG, or wanting to be a professional. It has to do with self expression, and my way of seeing the world. I won't apologize for being an amateur, but I work for and wish to see better results from my efforts. That is why I am here, on the LUG. That is why I submit photos for the PAW effort....to learn, feel the bruises and the exhiliaration that comes with a good effort and a good result. And you know... a great photograph and a good feeling, may have nothing to do with whether one is pro or amateur. It really has to do with the content and the soul of the picture... Steve > Well, a professional can take mediocre pictures, and some of the amateurs > take pretty good pictures (IMO). But there is difference between someone > who takes pictures for gratification and someone who gets paid to do so, > and I respect that difference. The contrast is probably even greater > between amateur writers and published (not self-published) writers. > > I could probably live as a starving photographer, but there's something I > can do that others will pay me more to do (push paper 8 hours a day) than I > would get paid shooting pictures. Call me a whore if you'd like, but doing > the former allows me to do the latter. > > Jeffery - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html