Collin Carlson

I decided to continue my theme of fly fishing and photography for this week's blog. I discovered a fly fisherman and photographer named Collin Carlson. Carlson is an avid trout fisherman who started his addiction with a Nikon FG in Yellowstone. This is parallel with my experience because I also started taking pictures of nature with a Nikon in Yellowstone a couple weeks ago.

finpusher.com

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Pictures Taken in Yellowstone

 

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JC Forest

I chose to do another fly fishing photographer. JC Forest is from Denver, Colorado and works from there to the Pacific Northwest trying to capture pictures. He tries to make these pictures "connect his audience with the culture and spirit of angling more than in capturing the quantity and size of fish caught." However, I bet that the size of the fish isn't always overlooked.

www.jcforestphotography.com/

or the tab from
http://midcurrent.com/photography/jason-forest/

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Adam Barker

I still really like fly fishing and the mountains. Therefore I did another blog about a fly fishing mountain man. Adam Barker is an avid fisherman who tries to recapture the sense of place, time, and emotion of fly fishing with his camera. He has taken photos for magazines such as The Flyfish Journal, USA Today, The Drake, Adventure Fishing, and others.

http://midcurrent.com/photography/adam-barker/

Professional verus Amateur Photography

I consider myself to be an amateur photographer (if that). I started thinking what actually distinguishes a person from being an amateur photographer and a professional photographer. I consider a professional photographer to be someone who can make a profit off of their work. I looked at an article online and the web page agreed with me. However, they also presented arguments in the ability to take excellent photography makes an individual a professional photographer. An argument that they posted was "the hallmark of a true professional photographer is the ability to deliver a great photograph anytime, anywhere." To support this, they brought up examples of amateur photographers creating great photos and professional photographers producing poor quality photographs.  Although I don't support this argument, it is still something to think about.

http://www.diyphotography.net/pros-vs-joes-difference-between-amateur-and-professional-photographers/

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