The Business of Photography

�They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.� -Andy Warhol

What is a professional photographer?

Back in the day (under a decade ago), I wandered into a local �pro� lab that had a front counter for retail and a dedicated side room for pros only. Of course I went to the pro-counter and I asked a bunch of questions about E-6 temperature control and turn-around times. The guy looked me up and down and politely asked if I was a pro. �Uh-huh,� I replied. Then he asked if I was a full-time, earn-all-my-income-from-photography pro. I thought about it for a split second and said, �Yup.� It was the truth, but there has always been a part of me that is uneasy with the fact that sometimes the phone doesn�t ring. Sometimes the phone doesn�t ring for a long time. And, once an eon or so, it rings a lot.

Laurence Chen

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