"dadiOH" <dadiOH@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:qs5Lj.7428$BT1.3829@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Dudley Hanks wrote:
>
>> Also, accreditation as a professional photographer is a good idea. Many
>> potential customers won't deal with anyone who isn't accredited.
>
> Accredited by whom, pray tell? AFAIK (after 50 years doing it) there is
> no such thing other than for members of the press. And that
accreditation
> has nothing to do with customers, just allows access.
>
>
Professional Photographer organizations offer accreditation: testing to
show
that the individual is knowledgable in the technical aspects of
photography,
and requirements for a ****tfolio of work. Personally, I don't put much
stock
in these programs; the ones I've seen were mainly political ("We don't
want
any more photographers in this town, so we're not going to certify this
guy.")
A photographer who has earned such accreditation can tell his customers
that
he has passed the test, just like a doctor or lawyer displays his diploma
on
the wall.
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