[Leica] changing a hobby to a profession

[firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)]

thanks for sharing this: these comments make one think about how we  
"run" our hobbies etc. I love the images you made on the project as  
well.

Cheers
On 14/11/2006, at 8:06, Irving Greines wrote:

> I read Larry's and Ted's comments with great interest:  Why do people
> choose to  make photographs?  The answers are obvious for a pro on
> assignment and those who are amateurs.
>
> For most of my life, I took pictures because I loved doing it and it
> mattered not whether anyone saw them.  There was no net then and, if
> there had been, I don't think I would have posted my work or sought
> input.  The pleasure was purely internal.


>
> If you're curious about the project that turned me from amateur to  
> fine
> arts pro, you can see it at one of my gallery sites, Verve/Fine/Art in
> Santa Fe, under my name (Irving Greines):
> http://www.santafephotogallery.com/verve.php