cwebster wrote: Micky Bill wrote: cwebster wrote:
So, all those GWCs shooting weddings for $200 on CL are professionals just because they say so?
<Chas>
Well, they are advertising and marketing themselves, being hired to shoot jobs for clients, and getting paid. Why aren\'t they \"professional\"?
So you imply that there is no standard of performance required to call oneself a professional?
The definition of \"one who derives a major portion of their income from photography\" implies a certain level of performance quality, i.e., able to make enough to support oneself.
How many jobs a month/year does one have to \"be hired to shoot and be paid for\" to call oneself a professional? 1, 10, 100
Does not \"professionalism\" also have some requirement for quality, level of service, etc.?
<Chas>
You are assuming that the CL -GWC photographer produces lousy work, some do some don\'t. But if they market themselves, book jobs and get paid, what are they if not \'professional\'?
Since there is no real governing body that licenses, sanctions or approves photographers it seems like anyone can call oneself a professional photographer, who are you to say they aren\'t?
What is a major portion of income? 20%? 50%? 80% some say over 50% some say \'major\'. If my pay was cut by 20% I\'d people would consider that to be a major decrease in pay.
Since you are again using the tern \"call oneself a professional\" it would seem that it\'s up to oneself to decide 1, 10 or 1000 jobs are needed.
Mar 28, 2011 at 11:57 PM
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