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How to tell a rank amateur from a seasoned one, or a pro
Mike Russell wrote:
By looking at their images. Naturally, the subject rapidly turned to equipment, which may or may not identify amateur vs. pro. The best way to tell is this: the amateur is the one who is smiling and appears to be enjoying him/herself. Allen |
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How to tell a rank amateur from a seasoned one, or a pro
On 2010-07-06 03:30:38 +0100, Allen said:
Mike Russell wrote: By looking at their images. Naturally, the subject rapidly turned to equipment, which may or may not identify amateur vs. pro. The best way to tell is this: the amateur is the one who is smiling and appears to be enjoying him/herself. Allen Frequently, but not exclusively. -- Pete |
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How to tell a rank amateur from a seasoned one, or a pro
On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:30:38 -0500, Allen wrote:
Naturally, the subject rapidly turned to equipment, which may or may not identify amateur vs. pro. The best way to tell is this: the amateur is the one who is smiling and appears to be enjoying him/herself. Allen The amateur just does it more often. The fool, all the time. The true Pro only when it really matters to the art of photography. Their joy now being 100-fold that of the amateur or fool. Greater views for greater enjoyment require more challenging climbs. |
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How to tell a rank amateur from a seasoned one, or a pro
On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:43:51 -0500, Die Wahrheit wrote:
On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:30:38 -0500, Allen wrote: Naturally, the subject rapidly turned to equipment, which may or may not identify amateur vs. pro. The best way to tell is this: the amateur is the one who is smiling and appears to be enjoying him/herself. Allen The amateur just does it more often. The fool, all the time. The true Pro only when it really matters to the art of photography. Their joy now being 100-fold that of the amateur or fool. Greater views for greater enjoyment require more challenging climbs. Or a helicopter. -- Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com |
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How to tell a rank amateur from a seasoned one, or a pro
On 7/6/2010 12:07 AM, Mike Russell wrote:
On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:43:51 -0500, Die Wahrheit wrote: On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:30:38 -0500, wrote: Naturally, the subject rapidly turned to equipment, which may or may not identify amateur vs. pro. The best way to tell is this: the amateur is the one who is smiling and appears to be enjoying him/herself. Allen The amateur just does it more often. The fool, all the time. The true Pro only when it really matters to the art of photography. Their joy now being 100-fold that of the amateur or fool. Greater views for greater enjoyment require more challenging climbs. Or a helicopter. The true pro doesn't give a hoot in Hell about art, he's in it for the money. |
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How to tell a rank amateur from a seasoned one, or a pro
On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:53:09 -0400, "J. Clarke"
wrote: On 7/6/2010 12:07 AM, Mike Russell wrote: On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:43:51 -0500, Die Wahrheit wrote: On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:30:38 -0500, wrote: Naturally, the subject rapidly turned to equipment, which may or may not identify amateur vs. pro. The best way to tell is this: the amateur is the one who is smiling and appears to be enjoying him/herself. Allen The amateur just does it more often. The fool, all the time. The true Pro only when it really matters to the art of photography. Their joy now being 100-fold that of the amateur or fool. Greater views for greater enjoyment require more challenging climbs. Or a helicopter. The true pro doesn't give a hoot in Hell about art, he's in it for the money. The pro that lets the whims of those with money define his art is no pro. |
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How to tell a rank amateur from a seasoned one, or a pro
On 6 Jul 2010 08:10:51 -0000, JustBCause wrote:
On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:53:09 -0400, "J. Clarke" wrote: On 7/6/2010 12:07 AM, Mike Russell wrote: On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:43:51 -0500, Die Wahrheit wrote: On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:30:38 -0500, wrote: Naturally, the subject rapidly turned to equipment, which may or may not identify amateur vs. pro. The best way to tell is this: the amateur is the one who is smiling and appears to be enjoying him/herself. Allen The amateur just does it more often. The fool, all the time. The true Pro only when it really matters to the art of photography. Their joy now being 100-fold that of the amateur or fool. Greater views for greater enjoyment require more challenging climbs. Or a helicopter. The true pro doesn't give a hoot in Hell about art, he's in it for the money. Obviously you're not one. This comes as no surprise, to anyone. |
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How to tell a rank amateur from a seasoned one, or a pro
"Mike Russell" wrote in message
... On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:43:51 -0500, Die Wahrheit wrote: On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:30:38 -0500, Allen wrote: Naturally, the subject rapidly turned to equipment, which may or may not identify amateur vs. pro. The best way to tell is this: the amateur is the one who is smiling and appears to be enjoying him/herself. Allen The amateur just does it more often. The fool, all the time. The true Pro only when it really matters to the art of photography. Their joy now being 100-fold that of the amateur or fool. Greater views for greater enjoyment require more challenging climbs. Or a helicopter. -- Mike Russell - http://www.curvemeister.com In Tennis it's easy to tell the difference: An amateur jumps over the net. A pro's manager jumps over the gross. -- Peter |
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How to tell a rank amateur from a seasoned one, or a pro
"J. Clarke" wrote in message
... On 7/6/2010 12:07 AM, Mike Russell wrote: On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:43:51 -0500, Die Wahrheit wrote: On Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:30:38 -0500, wrote: Naturally, the subject rapidly turned to equipment, which may or may not identify amateur vs. pro. The best way to tell is this: the amateur is the one who is smiling and appears to be enjoying him/herself. Allen The amateur just does it more often. The fool, all the time. The true Pro only when it really matters to the art of photography. Their joy now being 100-fold that of the amateur or fool. Greater views for greater enjoyment require more challenging climbs. Or a helicopter. The true pro doesn't give a hoot in Hell about art, he's in it for the money. I don't know how many pros you know. I know at least a dozen fine are & fashion photographers. Every one of them takes great pride in their art. I only know two fine art photographers who do really well. (Income over 7 digits not counting decimals.) Most I know are not in that business for the money. They do it for the self fulfillment an artist gets. -- Peter |
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