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   8/05/08

   2sweetnsaxy

   I wouldn't think it would change that much. People are professionals for a reason. They will always know and be able to do and produce what the average person can't no matter what kind of equipment they own. I don't personally think professional equipment is "affordable". If anything, maybe the quality of pics people can produce had created more "professional" photographers which is what is bringing the pricing down?

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   8/21/08

   fstasu

   Being a professional photographer,I have to say no. What I can do in the darkroom, with film, can't be reproduced with a digital camera and a computer, the end result will never be professional looking. As long as there is "film", there will be those of us "professionals" that will die before they can pry those wonderful SLR's out of our hands. I use my digital cameras for personal quick pics and test shots only. For me it film all the way for that finished product that brings in the big bucks.

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   8/22/08

   creative666

   I wouldn't say what can be done with a film camera can not be reproduced with a digital camera, the Canon EOS 1D Mark III is an amazing professional camera. Both have their own unique attributes!
   
   I would say that the time of the professional photographer is now! There is so much crap out there at the moment that a true quality image can shine even brighter than before..

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   6/09/09

   JohnCrippen

   I don't see it being the end of the professional photographer, but they will have to keep raising the bar much faster than before and be much sharper on the marketing end of the business. There will always be a learning curve to separate the amatures from the pros, It's just getting a little harder to define that line.

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   6/09/09

   ksanchez

   I don't think so too. It still is about having the innate talent to produce great photographs; even if you have your digital camera, the perspective of the shot can't be obtained by an amateur. Professional photographers chose this as their lie of work because they can bring images to its liveliest form an that does not require highly advanced gadgets; although it helps, but is not what makes a great photo.

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   6/10/09

   roentarre

   I do think that. But a lot of skill in professional photography these days is based on creativity and inspirations. A lot of self promotion and marketing as well.

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   6/12/09

   DamnedThing

   I doubt it.
   My wife's been a professional photographer for 20 years and I can remember her being worried about stock sites when they started making an appearance - I'm a designer and I use them regularly. However, 99% of what's on the cheaper end stock sites are muck, and aside from that they don't fill the need for an image crafted to a specific need. I wouldn't rubbish digital cameras either, a lot of pros use digital medium format - Hassleblad, Phase One, Mamiya, etc - and the results are as good as film for the vast majority of uses. It's a very different being a hobbyist lobbing images at stock libraries, or doing the occasional small job, to working in a studio or on location with models/products/food stylists/art directors and consistently produce images that have photographed in a specific way - let alone to be able to do that at a high standard time and again.

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