Who's Day Job is Photography?

[rguinter]

I was talking to a newby here the other day about the forum. He was surprised given the level of knowledge and talent evident here how few posters actually make their living in photography. As a matter of fact some of the most knowledgeable people here do other things for a living and I believe there are some real good reasons to keep photography as a personal passion rather than trying to make a living from it.

Just curious. Whose day job is photography? Or if you are like me it is my day, night, weekends and holidays job.

Kirk: A nice thread opener.

Not me. If I had to do photography for a living then it would be a job. My day job (i.e, career) is engineering specialist... something I have great passion for and trained many years to get where I am. But not what I want to do in a few years when I retire.

If my health holds out I plan to buy a 4x4 Quigley van, load up all my photo gear, and hit the road (or should I say off-road) for those obscure photo opportunities that the average tourists never see.

Cheers. Bob G.