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# The Perfect Explanation for the Proliferation of Bad Professional Photography
- URL: https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/the-perfect-explanation-for-the-proliferation-of/
- Published: 2013-06-18T05:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2013-06-18T05:00:00.000Z
- Author: CJ Chilvers
- Tags: photography, going amateur

Digging through some quotes I had stored in Evernote, I found this little gem in [a tough love article](http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/06/how-to-build-a-career-as-an-artist/?ref=cjchilvers.com) for artists looking to go pro:

> “The only difference between artists making money and artists not making money is that the first group is better at business. Do you want to know why there are so many crappy films in the world? Because there are so many great networkers who want to direct.” - [Penelope Trunk](http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/02/06/how-to-build-a-career-as-an-artist/?ref=cjchilvers.com) (via [A Photo Editor](http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2009/02/27/artists-making-money/?ref=cjchilvers.com)).