The Differences Between Professional and Amateur Photographers.
Making your first sale is a big step. The second, third and fourth sales feel much easier and once they’re coming in regularly, you can soon find yourself wondering whether you shouldn’t be selling images for a living.
Surely it would just be a matter of stepping up the pace and producing more photos. In no time at all, you’d be able to swap the day job for full days of photography.
Not quite. There are a number of important differences between professional photographers and even semi-pro shooters.
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