“Going Pro” [Reflections On Michael Freeman's Book 35mm Handbook Philadelphia: Courage Books, 1980 - Sec. 3 Intro]
Professional or amateur,
It matters not, one thing’s for sure –
Our greatest work in end is seen
To be our own – where we have been.Some laud the purity of pix –
An amateur produces – clicks
Of this and that; no work for cash;
More buildup of a worker’s stash.Some others laud the platform made
Commercially – where talent’s laid
The groundwork for increasing skills;
Sufficient cash augments one’s will.Few folks can mix their own accord
With work for others – so his word
Is, “Pick and choose what you can use
From final section of these views”.But many use such “Photo Tools”
Within another field, and choose
To do life “Photographically” –
A blend that works successfully.My brother did that in his task
Of sales – far more than boss had asked;
And he was far superior
In pix (my work’s inferior).But his was “Tool, augmenting sales
With Info-base”, where talking fails
To sell the goods (quite technical) –
A thousand words he saved as well.To me all this says I could do
A lot to make our process new –
Defeating evil in this way
Lets “Light of world, see light of day”.Thanks Lord for this.
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