Have you met one of these types of photographers?

blockend said:

A professional photographer may photograph kids in a shopping mall, shoot the Pirelli calendar or take autopsy shots for the police. Each has a value to the client.

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Genius observation

jtk said:

Genius observation

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Hardly, but better than habitual snark.

"Professional" requires a profession, which means it produces an income.

You're right, it implies or means that one is delivering service to clients (i.e. they're not "amateurs" or "hobbiests" no matter how excellent). Artists are professionals if they're exhibiting and selling...and in that case, they have "patrons" or "collectors" etc, rather than clients. That's my understanding, fwiw.

jnantz said:

what a load of malarky...

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A wonderful person and photo retail clerk, print spotter for Ansel (eg. Moonrise), taught self hypnosis to his own teacher, Minor White.

I asked how he could stand retail for so many years. He said he did self hypnosis every day on the way to the bus stop to make that possible.

Popular article, thread. Seen them in the past more often.
I meet those photographers who's pictures and some views i"m interested in.
Past weekend I was thrilled to meet with one Chicago based photographer.