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<blockquote data-quote="KWJams" data-source="post: 165393" data-attributes="member: 1926">I guess what needs to be addressed is what does it mean to you by turning pro? (each of us individually)A payday shooting weddings or graduation photos is just another form of employment and not what I would consider professional photography.Getting a call from some magazine to fly to some corner of the planet and capture history would be a professional gig in my opinion. &nbsp;Phillydog brought up some great points of photo journalism. Working on staff for a news publication and being dispatched to a crime scene or a community happening is a professional gig because your job would be to capture a story with a single photograph and the average hack would have to be more lucky than skilled.Having your name on a gallery that people gather at to sip wine and rave over the latest creation, is more of a form of art than photography in my opinion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KWJams, post: 165393, member: 1926"] I guess what needs to be addressed is what does it mean to you by turning pro? (each of us individually) A payday shooting weddings or graduation photos is just another form of employment and not what I would consider professional photography. Getting a call from some magazine to fly to some corner of the planet and capture history would be a professional gig in my opinion. Phillydog brought up some great points of photo journalism. Working on staff for a news publication and being dispatched to a crime scene or a community happening is a professional gig because your job would be to capture a story with a single photograph and the average hack would have to be more lucky than skilled. Having your name on a gallery that people gather at to sip wine and rave over the latest creation, is more of a form of art than photography in my opinion. [/QUOTE]

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