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>>2958000
>>2958000

Confirmed.

Back in my pro days people asked me the same thing and I would say I'm only a pro when there's money or services (you scratch my back I'll scratch yours) being exchanged.

How about this. Everyone who has been on /p/ more than 5 minutes knows I'm a truck driver. I'm a professional driver when I'm on the road, working on the clock and getting paid by the mile or by the load these days.

When I'm in my personal vehicle I'm not getting paid.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Nov 2016 23:46:26 No.2958078 Report

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>>2957997
guy with a professional camera = photographer != professional photographer

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 00:04:49 No.2958086 Report

Quoted By: >>2958092

Thing to realize is that most professional photographers are workers whose tool is a camera (and postproc tools on a computer perhaps, if they've got ambition or if it's expected). Just being "pro" only means you've done it for cash or cash-equivalents. Many, many pros shoot auto, or live view on a DSLR.

Many hobbyists past the gear-wanking stage will be more technically adept than professionals. Yet more still could never make it in any sort of professional photography context -- being willing to take orders wrt methods and content being a major sticking point. This applies to most things that've got a divide between hobbyist and professional, by the way.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 00:14:37 No.2958092 Report

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>>2958086

There's no such thing as a professional photographer.

The word you're thinking of is "commercial".

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 00:16:25 No.2958093 Report

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>>2958092
So a photographer who sells his prints in an art gallery is a "commercial" photographer?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 00:18:37 No.2958094 Report

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>>2958093

No, he's a fine art photographer.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 00:24:16 No.2958096 Report

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>>2958094
Yet his profession is still photography.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 00:26:12 No.2958097 Report

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>>2958096

Art is not a profession.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 01:49:48 No.2958120 Report

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>>2958097
Youre fucking dense.

I've never met a pro photographer that talked much about their gear. So I'm gunna say thats the difference.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 01:53:13 No.2958123 Report

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>>2958120

lmoa

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 02:03:53 No.2958125 Report

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>>2957999
>>2958000
Double trips confirmed
By definition a photographer is someone who takes photos, whether it be a phone camera or a pro digicam.
A better question is what differentiates an artist and a photographer.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 02:11:58 No.2958127 Report

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>>2957997
A photographer puts the camera on the manual mode.

A guy with a professional camera will use the green auto mode.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 02:14:22 No.2958128 Report

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>>2958125
A photographer takes photographs, the very best he can do is document.
An artist uses his mind and hands to create something new. But he can still use a camera for that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 08:53:13 No.2958257 Report

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>>2958127
not really, p has its uses

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 10:16:45 No.2958272 Report

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>>2957997
One is running a small business and earning money. In consequence, he is maybe taking more photographs.

Otherwise nothing really.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 10:41:00 No.2958279 Report

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Where a professional photographer has a bad day, he'll photograph too. Also, a pro photographer is often contracted to deliver (even bad) shots.

Sad world.. Besides many terrific go-pro-reasons.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 17:28:06 No.2958457 Report

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>>2958025
>Everyone who has been on /p/ more than 5 minutes knows I'm a truck driver.
the ego

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 17:34:42 No.2958460 Report

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>>2957997
One of them has a decent job with decent pay and takes pictures for themself.
>the other is a photographer :(

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 18:30:57 No.2958501 Report

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What seperates a guy with a pen from an artist?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 03 Nov 2016 18:50:50 No.2958511 Report

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>>2958501

if the pen is loaded with hp5, hes an artist ;));)

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