That's not strictly the definition here, over 50% of your invoiced income needs to be derived from photography alone to be deemed a pro.
On 15 December 2013 14:26, John <[email protected]> wrote: > If someone will pay you to take photographs you are a professional > photographer. > > > On 12/14/2013 9:39 PM, Rob Studdert wrote: >> >> I agree, most pro photogs have to value add now, just making photos >> isn't enough, there is more money in training and seminars for the >> hungry hoards of amateur photogs with a view to turning pro. All the >> studios that I know tend to rent their gear and spaces or run >> workshops more than they actually shoot projects for cash. >> >> On 15 December 2013 12:04, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Most pro photographers never actually made a living selling their images. >>> Only a very few have for a very long time. IIRC to be considered a pro >>> you >>> have to make what 10% or 30% of your income from photography, I don't >>> remember exactly, but those are the numbers that stick in my mind. Most >>> made at least part of their income from teaching and seminars. >>> >>> >>> On 12/14/2013 7:50 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> There's some truth in the title in some areas of photography. Like the >>>> death of stock photos and the myriad of workshops and photo tours being >>>> run >>>> by pro photographers who use to make a living selling their images. >>>> >>>> >>>> I don't see phone cameras as any bigger threat to photography than the >>>> original Brownie cameras were. >>>> >>>> Kenneth Waller >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: The Death of Photography (again) >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/dec/13/death-of-photography-camera-phones?CMP=fb_gu >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia >>>>> www.robertstech.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant, and the >>> crazy, crazier. >>> >>> - H.L.Mencken >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
