Can you call yourself a photographer by buying a SLR?

On this issue, there are two angles, one is the national professional identity, and the other is the ability behind the title of photographer.

From a national perspective, as long as you pass the certification, you are a photographer even without a SLR. However, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security cancelled this certification at the end of 20 16. You can think that there is no so-called occupation in the country. However, this profession definitely exists.

Photography is an artistic creation, not a profession, according to the ability that photographers need. What photographers need is artistic creation, not taking pictures with SLR, just ordinary people, because anyone can! In this era of high degree of digital automation, photography? Or taking pictures?

Generally speaking, buying a SLR is nothing. Calling yourself a photographer is an insult to photography. These people just lead a distorted photographic atmosphere.

If you have to call something, you can say that you are an independent photographer and run a studio. This is fashionable and acceptable at the moment.