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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 16390" data-attributes="member: 1573"><p>Since the "pro" vs "amateur" discussion has reared its ugly head, I wanted to address it here briefly.</p><p> </p><p>There is only one difference between pro and amateur: <strong>one runs a business and the other does not.</strong> Nothing to do with quality, knowledge, or expertise in photography.</p><p> </p><p>One of the most rapidly evolving and most controversial areas in the pro photography world is copyright and licensing. I'm posting a link to an excellent discussion about this topic that anyone who sells or wants to sell their images needs to listen to. And if you find the content dry and boring, it's probably a good indicator that you should not go into the business part of it, or hire yourself someone to do the business part.</p><p> </p><p>Two quotes rose to the surface for me:</p><p> </p><p>1. a more creative society is a more sane society.</p><p> </p><p>2. I'm not just a photographer. I'm also a business person. And if I don't put the black ink to paper, then all I have is an expensive hobby.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2011/03/keep-our-rights-share-our-work/" target="_blank">Keeping Our Rights and Sharing Our Work</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 16390, member: 1573"] Since the "pro" vs "amateur" discussion has reared its ugly head, I wanted to address it here briefly. There is only one difference between pro and amateur: [B]one runs a business and the other does not.[/B] Nothing to do with quality, knowledge, or expertise in photography. One of the most rapidly evolving and most controversial areas in the pro photography world is copyright and licensing. I'm posting a link to an excellent discussion about this topic that anyone who sells or wants to sell their images needs to listen to. And if you find the content dry and boring, it's probably a good indicator that you should not go into the business part of it, or hire yourself someone to do the business part. Two quotes rose to the surface for me: 1. a more creative society is a more sane society. 2. I'm not just a photographer. I'm also a business person. And if I don't put the black ink to paper, then all I have is an expensive hobby. [URL="http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2011/03/keep-our-rights-share-our-work/"]Keeping Our Rights and Sharing Our Work[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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