"Professional Photographers are an Endangered Species" - Tom Bricker

[ddbowdoin]

Merriam- Webster thinks so.

is that the gold standard of sources?

yo
interjection\ˈyō\
—used especially to attract someone's attention, as a greeting, or in response to a greeting

LOL
abbreviation
laugh out loud; laughing out loud

very, very scholarly

 

[Master Yoda]

is that the gold standard of sources?

yo
interjection\ˈyō\
—used especially to attract someone's attention, as a greeting, or in response to a greeting

LOL
abbreviation
laugh out loud; laughing out loud

very, very scholarly

They would be when you are asking for the meaning of a word.

The situation you described of yourself would align with the definition of a professional photographer. You receive financial compensation for work that many would view as a hobby. If I get paid for mountain biking I am a professional mountain biker. If I get paid for painting I am a professional painter and so on.

 

[DisneyJoe]

Let's stir thing up a bit...

http://www.travelcaffeine.com/professional-photographers-endangered/

Quote:

"The photographers on the bleeding edge have always done well with shifts in the business of photography because they anticipated changes and have evolved. The same will remain true going forward. By contrast, the change-averse have clung to their old ways, kicking and screaming with each new shift, ultimately changing too when they saw themselves being passed by. This new paradigm of photography will be different. Unlike going from film to digital where the concepts stayed the same but the means of capturing photos changed, this will largely flip the photography universe on its head, demanding totally new things of photographers, many of which cannot be picked up on the fly. Certainly, the most talented photographers in this group will be able to survive in some capacity, but the middle-of-the-road pros will be marginalized and will render themselves obsolete if they don’t stay ahead of the curve."

Much of this is true for travel agents and other service professions. At one point, many said that travel professionals were obsolete. We are making a comeback, and have been over the last few years, as many prefer our service over using a booking engine, especially with more complex trips. Most of our clients view Disney trips as complex.

 

[NowInc]

Instagram is the new "Actions". ugh.

 

[ddbowdoin]

They would be when you are asking for the meaning of a word.

The situation you described of yourself would align with the definition of a professional photographer. You receive financial compensation for work that many would view as a hobby. If I get paid for mountain biking I am a professional mountain biker. If I get paid for painting I am a professional painter and so on.

I just see it as very subjective... paid for work, versus relying soley on photography as your main income.

I see your point though.