If you're a photographer, says Chase, say you're a photographer. If you're an artist, say you're an artist. And even if you just want to be that thing — even if you haven't ever gotten paid to do the job, or if you're really just getting started — you can still claim the title.
In much of the world today, an artist is considered to be a person with the talent and the skills to conceptualize and make creative works. Such persons are singled out and prized for their artistic and original ideas.
An artistic personality type uses their hands and mind to create new things. They appreciate beauty, unstructured activities and variety. They enjoy interesting and unusual people, sights, textures and sounds. These individuals prefer to work in unstructured situations and use their creativity and imagination.
Just like how we develop as people, artistic talent is a combination of nature and nurture. If you make art, you are an artist. It's not dictated by financial success or professional success. But if you don't make art, then you aren't an artist anymore.