Are you a career photographer?

9 years 2 months ago #427729 by garyrhook

hghlndr6 wrote: From day one?  No, I started on or about day 5,475. 


Ha-ha! Somewhere past day #14,600 for me.


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9 years 2 months ago #427892 by MYoung
Hardly.  I just got into shooting weddings a few years ago.  Definitely wish I started sooner.  


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9 years 2 months ago #427936 by Roger Lang

Alan Nunez wrote: I started shooting at 16 and then went on to work as a cadet photographer. I have been shooting ever since.



What's a cadet photographer?


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9 years 2 months ago #427969 by Meskill
I'm going to say, photography was like swiss cheese in my life.  There are pockets of time that I did nothing with it.  :rofl:  


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9 years 2 months ago #428080 by Ruby Grace
Not from day one, but I did find my calling when I got settled in

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9 years 2 months ago #428135 by Patty Ganahl
So it looks like most came from other careers into photography.  That's what I kind of figured.  


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9 years 2 months ago #428161 by dragosticu
No. It's my hobby!


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