female photographer

I believe professional and amateur photographers have their place; if an incident occurs and the amateur happens to be the only person with a camera in the area capturing a special moment in an image, then there is no doubt that this image holds value to the world in terms of depicting an incident, regardless of quality. For the professional there will always be a certain quality that captures more than just an image (hopefully) and this could never be replaced by the amateur.

As an amateur photographer I use my camera to capture images for use in my designs and for general imagery stimulation. I do not however think I could compare my technique to that of the professional, although I could capture a similar photograph, it would not relay the atmospehere and emotion that a professional may be able to capture in the same situation.