I too am a professional photographer of over 25 years and 100% of my income is from photography or related areas such as retouching.
I have been a member here for, I think, 3 or 4 years. On many occasions Prodig has saved me a huge amount of frustration and time. I am constantly astonished by the breadth and depth of knowledge freely available here. Compared to other newsgroups the amount of inappropriate material is close to zero. I suspect this is due to a lot of unseen work by the ListMoms. Personally I don't mind the questions about blocked inkjets or the dreaded "�" symbol or computer system problems. I have had them myself - who hasn't! Some of the questions asked let me know how much I do know! I only occasionally post if I think I have something to offer the group as I feel there are many others more "qualified" (and I mean that in the nicest possible way). My photography business relies on so many arcane devices and systems that change so frequently I find it a major chore upgrading/updating everything. The breadth of "other" none strictly digi knowledge by the keen amatuers and part profesionals adds value to the group. This place is a one-stop-shop goldmine of help and the only place I know of where mostly like-minded professionals can dicuss problems, technical issues and even the future of our industry and recieve relavent, timely, interesting and sometimes humourous responses. I even like the irrelavent, irreverent ones. Maybe that scrap of info on wireless connections or a software problem will be useful someday. I don't know about you guys but my photography business and many others here are one man shows- their is precious little interaction with other photographers as we are all competitors and clients /suppliers are the main professionals I make contact with. Logging on here once every day or so is as close as I get to a beer with the boys/girls at work. I love Prodig just as it is!! I would be prepared to pay to be a member, although I think that would be sad as I am sure some members would leave. Just my 2 cents worth. Regards, Frank Styevko from OZ =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
