Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/30
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Rembrandt were most certainly trained in a
apprenticeship system, and Rembrandt a guild member
who further trained his own.
Not to defend the rigidity of the traditional guild
system, but there's something to be said for the
mastery of craft as measured against pure self
indulgence.
--- Luis Ripoll <luisripoll@telefonica.net> wrote:
> Douglas,
>
> With such norms... Artists like Da Vinci, Rembrandt,
> Beethoven etc. Etc.
> Etc, will never exist!
>
> My best wishes for the New Year
> Luis
>
>
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De:
>
lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
>
[mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org]
> En nombre de
> Douglas Sharp
> Enviado el: domingo, 30 de diciembre de 2007 12:50
> Para: Leica Users Group
> Asunto: Re: [Leica] Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA)
>
> In Germany, only photographers who have learned (and
> passed their exams) in
> photography in an apprenticeship are allowed to call
> themselves "Fotograf"
> as a profession.
> If you haven't, you have to call yourself an
> imagist, photographic designer,
> image processor or similar to be able to sell
> anything without getting
> trouble from the photographers' guild - a real
> closed shop system.
> Douglas
>
>
> Frank Filippone wrote:
> > Wrong definition.... someone who charges others
> for their work.......
> >
> > Most pros do not make what I consider a living
> from photography........
> >
> > Frank Filippone
> > red735i@earthlink.net
> >
> >
> > I always thought a pro is someone who earns a
> living from what he does.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Michiel Fokkema
> >
> > H. Ball Arche wrote:
> >
> >> You're a pro if you call yourself one.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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