On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 4:39 PM, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 2:16 PM, David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Well, i have one more show to do this weekend, and it could be the last for >> me. >> >> I have sat down and had a look at my so called books, and after using >> a calculator instead of >> doing math in my head, can now see what i have made since 2004, when i >> went to web based sales only. >> >> 2004/2005, less than $300.00, each year >> 2006 $450 >> 2007 less than 1K. >> Projected for 2008, $500-700.00 >> >> Not a lot of profit for a part time gig, that is supposed to help the >> pocket book out.:-) >> >> I'm tired, I ache and i have lost interest. I',m pretty sure Liz would >> like me to call it quits also. >> I had every weekend from April to Sept tied up, and i'm sure she would >> like to do stuff other than sit around the house, and wait for me to >> come home.:-) >> Last year worked out to around $2.50 an hour. >> >> I'll ponder over the next while, but i think its time to pass the >> horse shoe on to the next eager beaver >> that has started up an equestrian photo business. >> >> Now i know why you only see photographers for a few years, then new ones. >> >> I figure sales are low due to tight money, barns with parents with >> Dslr's and give the photos away and scoping the proofs from the web. >> >> It was a good ride, if i decide to hang it up.:-) >> > > Sounds like you've lost your motivation. If it's not fun anymore, and > if the money's not enough to overcome the lack of enjoyment, you're > probably doing well to consider calling it a day. > > Sounds like you've got some soul-searching to do...
I';m afraid so. I have pretty much made up my mind. The return is just not worth it anymore. I may feel different when i see my bottom line in December, should it rise a lot. Dave > > cheers, > frank > > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
