Here is an excerpt of a great blog post I read today (go to http://www.pixelatedimage.com/blog/2009/11/just/ for the full post)...
[...]Just an amateur? Amateur comes from the same word from which we get words like Amorous; it means to love. You merely do photography for the love of it? I can’t think of anything more noble to say of your motives for doing this. It should be the pros out there who long ago lost their love for the craft – and there are as many who never have – that should write with such apologetic tones.[...]
