Yes he is a "pro". So his equipment is "pro" equipment. See thread about Cannon Advert. (Just makes it that much funnier, at least to me).
At 01:41 PM 1/18/2002 -0500, you wrote: >I have a brother who is a free-lance writer. He does a regular column for >one magazine and writes articles for others as well. Mostly in >specialized, niche publications, like Poker Digest. He was doing an >article about a casino in Europe for one of them a while back and the >editor said, "Be nice to have some pictures." He said, "No problem." > >He has never owned a camera or, to my knowledge, used one. Doesn't know an >f-stop from a subway stop. So he bought a disposable camera, shot all the >film, got a friend to scan a bunch of images and e-mailed them to the >editor. (He was based in Europe, the mag is published in the Western USA.) >Several of the photos now have been published. > >And he continues to shoot photos to accompany articles, using disposable >cameras -- although he was speaking wistfully last night about how nice it >would be to get a digital camera. > >So he now is a published photographer. And he is paid, so he is a sort-of >pro, too. > >Or is he? > >Bob Harris >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
