This past winter, my niece began playing the flute in her school band. As the school year wrapped up, the students held a Spring concert, with each grade level taking the stage to perform.
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This past winter, my niece began playing the flute in her school band. As the school year wrapped up, the students held a Spring concert, with each grade level taking the stage to perform.
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Read MoreIn the past this didn’t use to be a question. It was generally understood that a photographer was someone wealthy enough to own a camera and make photographs. But as the world changed and cameras became so easily accessible we carry them in our pockets every day the question arose; What makes a professional photographer?
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