Hi, Short answer: someone who isn't a pro - which of course, only begs the question...
That being said, I think of the French word "amateur", which means a "fan", as in a sports fan. If I'm not mistaken, the root of the word, is "aime" (or the Latin equivalent), so an amateur is someone who does something for the love of the activity. I don't suppose that the foregoing helps us much, because one certainly can love an activity even while making a living from it. That's about all I have to say on the matter; I've probably muddied the waters rather than clarifying them... regards, frank T Rittenhouse wrote: > Hey, I am still waiting for that definition of what an amateur photographer > is. > -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
