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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 153929" data-attributes="member: 12496">I agree very closely with this.&nbsp; Hobbyist does mean &quot;not earning income&quot; (if that is the desired distinction), but it sounds very light in the experience area.&nbsp; &nbsp; I was doing dark room work in the late 1950s, bought my first original Nikon F in the 60s, and was a hobbyist then, so I know what that is like.&nbsp; But my own notion is that I've been there, done that.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Pro has different meanings too.One case is the guy who says &quot;I took a picture of my dog and it came out OK, so how do I get wedding jobs?&quot;But another was asking beginner questions, like how do I get this flash thingie turned on?&nbsp; Yet he was posting some of the most beautiful studio portrait shots that could be imagined.The one word category really just does not get it done.I don't know the forum owners intentions, and of course, they can do anything they like.&nbsp;&nbsp; But I fail to see any point of this distinction addition, we know beginner and/or student vs. knowledgeable by their forum posts.&nbsp; (and I was most especially peeved when it was required for any forum access).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 153929, member: 12496"] I agree very closely with this. Hobbyist does mean "not earning income" (if that is the desired distinction), but it sounds very light in the experience area. I was doing dark room work in the late 1950s, bought my first original Nikon F in the 60s, and was a hobbyist then, so I know what that is like. But my own notion is that I've been there, done that. :) Pro has different meanings too. One case is the guy who says "I took a picture of my dog and it came out OK, so how do I get wedding jobs?" But another was asking beginner questions, like how do I get this flash thingie turned on? Yet he was posting some of the most beautiful studio portrait shots that could be imagined. The one word category really just does not get it done. I don't know the forum owners intentions, and of course, they can do anything they like. But I fail to see any point of this distinction addition, we know beginner and/or student vs. knowledgeable by their forum posts. (and I was most especially peeved when it was required for any forum access). [/QUOTE]

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