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Now the best way to ruin a hobby is to have something you enjoy but are no good at then going professional and failing at it.
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“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
It is my goal to be an amateur photographer again someday.amateur: a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit.
At the beginning of time there was absolutely nothing. And then it exploded! - Terry Pratchett
It depends on the situation. There's times I think to myself "Man I never want to see another video/photo again" then I remind myself I could be sitting at a desk, clocking in and out at designated times. Eating lunch to a schedule... yeh man, I'm blessed to be able to do a job I love.
Stealthy Ninja wrote: I agree. And I also agree with Borrowlenses.
It depends on the situation. There's times I think to myself "Man I never want to see another video/photo again" then I remind myself I could be sitting at a desk, clocking in and out at designated times. Eating lunch to a schedule... yeh man, I'm blessed to be able to do a job I love.
Several years ago my husband and I had our own servers, they were his babies. We had 19 servers in our home. He loves working on servers. Then he finally got an IT job for a company (which is the job he wanted). We haven't had our own servers in 7yrs, because he works on computers/servers all day, he doesn't want to come home and work on our servers. He loves his job and glad he was able to find a job he loves (instead of being like most people in the world working a job they hate). He has told me that he rather see me taking pictures for fun, instead of making it a job, because I may come to hate it. And I have to admit it, it's true. I'm not really into shooting portraits, but there was a time I was marketing myself for portraits/events. The several I did, I did not have any fun at all. I love photography, but I mostly love shooting for myself, for the fun of it ...I don't have fun shooting portraits/events. It's stressful. My love, my fun is nature and wildlife photography. And although I am trying to sell a couple prints here and there, I will never push myself to be an all time pro, (photo quality yes, but income wise no)
Stealthy Ninja wrote: It depends on the situation. There's times I think to myself "Man I never want to see another video/photo again" then I remind myself I could be sitting at a desk, clocking in and out at designated times. Eating lunch to a schedule... yeh man, I'm blessed to be able to do a job I love.
When I'm feeling down about my job I go downtown on a Monday morning, get a cup of coffee, and watch people rush off to work. That always makes me feel lucky!If I won the lottery tomorrow I would still shoot weddings because I enjoy it. I wouldn't shoot near as many as I do these days, but I would still take a few every year.
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