"Master Photographer"

[Frederick]

Working towards a "Master Photographer". My mentor says I am already
there book wise, but I just need to develope some work to prove it.
Does anyone have any advise?

Now I don't belong to the PPA so I can't be certified as a "Master"
photographer, but I am working toward all the same information
abilities as PPA members have.

I am only 32 and have been taking pictures since I was 5, so I have
been practicing for a long time with Pro model cameras.

[Frederick]

Working towards a "Master Photographer". My mentor says I am already
there book wise, but I just need to develope some work to prove it.
Does anyone have any advise?

Now I don't belong to the PPA so I can't be certified as a "Master"
photographer, but I am working toward all the same information
abilities as PPA members have.

I am only 32 and have been taking pictures since I was 5, so I have
been practicing for a long time with Pro model cameras.

[Randall Ainsworth]

Well, a Master requires 25 points from print competition from PPA.
It's not a question of knowledge, it's a question of hanging prints at
National.

[Randall Ainsworth]

You've got a point there. Back when it was my livelihood, I was one
of the first three in the State of WA to become Certified by PPA...also
earned my Associate Fellow of Photography. Was 8 o r9 merits shy of
getting my Craftsman from PPA.

Customers didn't care for the most part, just other photographers
that were trying to impress each other.

[Frederick]

Steve,

Thanks for your reply. I don't much care about the title or the
recognition it comes with. I just want to be a better photographer.
Photography has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember.
I never really took any classes. Everything I know, I picked up from
experience, and my father who was a professional photographer. My
mentor who is a life long family friend was a photography instructor
at RIT, and she has been teaching me as well.

My main reason for wanting to become a "Master Photographer" is so
that I can gain more knowledge as well as possibly be able to educate
others. Like I said, the title doesn't really matter to me, I just
want the knowledge that goes along with it. I know most people say it
is all about showing your work, but the PPA also requires you to take
courses and workshops as well. Most of the courses and workshops I
have informally already done through life experience. I guess what I
am looking to do is learn what I can, and as much as I can. Can anyone
suggest books, or magazines to read? Steve, You mention you are a
"Master Photographer" as well. What types of settings do you
photograph? I have done everything from nature, to weddings. When
putting together my portfolio I found a great majority of the work is
nature related. What types of things do you like to shoot? I am really
looking for ideas on subjects to shoot that might be interesting to
look at. Different subjects to experiment with.

"Steve S." <ssake1@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<vh821v6jlll6cb@corp.supernews.com>...

> Well, not to be ornery, but what's the motivation? I'm a master photographer
> too, in my own personal opinion. I was invited to show in a gallery where
> the gallery owner liked my work enough that he made an exception to his
> "full-time artist rule", but generally nobody else seems to much notice and
> I've stopped caring what anybody thinks.
>
> So the question is, do you want this as an official credential so you can
> get paid work, teach, publish, and generally get social recognition? I guess
> it might be useful for those purposes, but that has little or nothing to do
> with how good you are. If you just want to be an excellent photographer,
> what difference does it make?
> Steve S.
>
>
>
> "Frederick" <fjclaus@photographyspecialist.com> wrote in message
> news:66c372d3.0307140447.5b3683cb@posting.google.c om...

> > Working towards a "Master Photographer". My mentor says I am already
> > there book wise, but I just need to develope some work to prove it.
> > Does anyone have any advise?
> >
> > Now I don't belong to the PPA so I can't be certified as a "Master"
> > photographer, but I am working toward all the same information
> > abilities as PPA members have.
> >
> > I am only 32 and have been taking pictures since I was 5, so I have
> > been practicing for a long time with Pro model cameras.