Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Definition of a Professional
From: csocolow <csocolow@microserve.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 23:04:04 -0500

Ted Grant wrote:

> Hi Bob,
> 
> Harrison as well as the other pros on the LUG have heard this before:
> 
> "A professional is only as good as his last assignment!"
> 
> You can do the greatest work in the world, but you're only respected for
> the results of the last set of exposures.  Screw-up and you're a bum over
> night!
> ted

Or, conversely, pull some art director's butt out of the fire on short
notice with a tight deadline, do it creatively, have grace under
pressure, make it look easy, deliver on or ahead of when promised. That
is being a professional. That is how to maintain clients. That is how
new work is acquired.

- -- 
Carl Socolow

http://members.tripod.com/SocPhoto/