"J. C. O'Connell" wrote: > I was wondering how many of you are into photography for > fun or do you do it for profit? I fall into the fun category. > I used to shoot weddings for money, but I gave it up years ago.... > I find now I like to take my time and shoot what I want, not > having to sell my time for money from clients who are never satisfied..... > JCO >
It's more than "fun" - yet not profitable for me. I'm too much of a maverick to set up a business properly for mundane work. I'm too much of a coward to have ever wanted to be a photo-journalist. Despite a book and a bunch of shows, a few awards and being in a stock agency, I've never had a year of profit from my stuff - partly my lack of salespersonship, I suspect. Never charged enough for weddings or prints - too egalitarian, moi. Too lazy to send stock out frequently because of all the scut work involved. But it is a passion, and it is funny how the things I've done just for me, kinda, turned out to be those things that I did get more than personal satisfaction from.( I'll post a quick line separately about that, so as not to muck up threads :) ) I'm easily discouraged by rejection, too. Sigh. So put me in the non-profit camp. annsan
