fucking merriam webster.
here's what the American Heritage, Princeton and others have to say:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/professional
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl...s=professional
at any rate, my point is this:
just because someone produces "professional" results, does not make them a professional.
my argument has never been about being "compensated" for or getting paid to do anything: it is about earning your income in its entirety from photography to be considered a professional photographer. see the difference?
just because someone paid you $100 to shoot something, doesn't make you a professional.