A couple of days ago I mentioned, in passing, being a professional graphite artist and a amateur photographer. This led to: how do I draw the distinction between being a professional artist and an amateur photographer? Now this turns out be a question laden with serious food for thought (and a rather long blog post)! A pro is paid an amateur is not. Rubbish answer. After another quick head rummage, it became clear that this question had a mass of tangents to get lost down and that no straight forward answer would be possible. Let’s go back to the question: how do I draw the distinction between being a professional and an amateur? Let’s see. · As a professional artist I draw for money as well as enjoyment. As an amateur photographer for enjoyment alone. · Success, customer satisfaction and results are how I judge my graphite work whereas when I photograph participating is mo...
