[adam]

So, what is photography? Just taking pictures? How do you define it?

Does taking pictures make you a photographer?

Photographer = one who takes photographs?

[Toad]

Technically - yes.

Photography is fairly simple technical skill using a small set of tools. You take photographs - you are a photographer.

What makes a great photographer is a better question. That is where you have to consider artistry and technical expertise.

[shuttertalk]

Hey good question adam. I agree with Toady, but here's what the Merriam-Webster and Wordnet dictionaries say:

photographer

\Pho*tog"ra*pher\, n. One who practices, or is skilled in, photography.

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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

photographer

n : someone who takes photographs professionally [syn: lensman]

Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

I think I fall into the "practices" rather than "skilled in" photography group...

[de_axeman]

Isn't that why we often hear the phrase 'professional photographer' and 'amateur photographer', or in my case, 'really-crappy-photographer'?

[peter]

how about the one im in .. the "i wanna be a try hard Amateur photographer" category ..
kekeke ^____^

[adam]

I saw a photographer today, he had an L lens
then I followed him a bit (I hope he doesn't read this)
and saw that he had another L lens

[peter]

we should have mugged him adam !

[shuttertalk]

What was he doing? Not photographing little kids playing I hope...

[peter]

nah .. he was photographing some chick holding some brochures or something ..

[Rufus]

photographer

\Pho*tog"ra*pher\, n. One who has paws and a clicky thing.

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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

[adam]

hahahaha
Rufus seems to be the only photographer here

[shuttertalk]

Hey Roo, isn't that definition supposed to be "Pawtographer"? Oh wait.. that's Petographer's job....