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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 14475" data-attributes="member: 1573">Anthony, I certainly didn't form that opinion of you. What I do see you as is &quot;anti-whining&quot;, and that's something I don't tolerate well either. It's one of the reasons I didn't go to our photo club meeting tonight . . . it's run by a bunch of backward thinking film photographers (keyword here is backward thinking!) who are constantly bemoaning how better it was for them as pros 20 years ago . . . that they never needed websites, etc. The ones there who are digital &quot;pros&quot; , are very tight-lipped about strategies. The president actually said at the last meeting, &quot;I was going to tell you all about this cool marketing strategy but decided I wasn't going to shoot myself in the foot.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;I think that's what a &quot;pro&quot; is . . . one who is secure enough in his or her own skill and knowledge to share and to help. And that's true of all professions, in my opinion. It's not how much money you make, or if you call yourself a professional, but do you have the attitude of a professional. Because if you do, you will judge your work honestly and you will work honestly to be the best without trampling others in the profession.&nbsp;It's hard for young people to start out in ANY profession . . . but following your dream, and doing what you love, will always get you through. Otherwise, your soul is dead.&nbsp;I never heard of this Jim Pickerell before, but it sounds like the only thing he has to his credit is a photo of an event where he happened to be at the right place at the right time, and Life happened to select his photo.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 14475, member: 1573"] Anthony, I certainly didn't form that opinion of you. What I do see you as is "anti-whining", and that's something I don't tolerate well either. It's one of the reasons I didn't go to our photo club meeting tonight . . . it's run by a bunch of backward thinking film photographers (keyword here is [I][U]backward thinking[/U][/I]!) who are constantly bemoaning how better it was for them as pros 20 years ago . . . that they never needed websites, etc. The ones there who are digital "pros" , are very tight-lipped about strategies. The president actually said at the last meeting, "I was going to tell you all about this cool marketing strategy but decided I wasn't going to shoot myself in the foot." I think that's what a "pro" is . . . one who is secure enough in his or her own skill and knowledge to share and to help. And that's true of all professions, in my opinion. It's not how much money you make, or if you call yourself a professional, but do you have the attitude of a professional. Because if you do, you will judge your work honestly and you will work honestly to be the best without trampling others in the profession. It's hard for young people to start out in ANY profession . . . but following your dream, and doing what you love, will always get you through. Otherwise, your soul is dead. I never heard of this Jim Pickerell before, but it sounds like the only thing he has to his credit is a photo of an event where he happened to be at the right place at the right time, and Life happened to select his photo. [/QUOTE]

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