Commercial photography stressful?

[Kirk Gittings]

I've done this so long it all seems normal, but this article got me thinking.....is it all that bad? I can't imagine doing anything else for a living.

http://www.exposingfashion.com/?p=435

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/...ul_jobs/8.html

[Walter Calahan]

Kirk

I absolutely love what I do. What is stressful is an economy that doesn't want to hire me to do what I love to do.

Cheers.

Walt

[Henry Ambrose]

Kirk

I absolutely love what I do. What is stressful is an economy that doesn't want to hire me to do what I love to do.

Cheers.

Walt

This is it for me.
The actual photography part is not nearly so tough.

[Kirk Gittings]

I hear that!

Actually I think the most stressful thing I do is moderate this forum. Behind the scenes you would be amazed at what we have to put up with. For those who have never done it, you would be astonished at the nut cases that haunt the digital highway and seemingly innocuous sites like a LF photography forum.

[r.e.]

Actually I think the most stressful thing I do is moderate this forum. Behind the scenes you would be amazed at what we have to put up with. For those who have never done it, you would be astonished at the nut cases that haunt the digital highway and seemingly innocuous sites like a LF photography forum.

I'll admit that it's complete news to me that moderating this forum is stressful. Now you've got me, and I suspect many others, curious. What does go on behind the scenes?

[J Ney]

I'll admit that it's complete news to me that moderating this forum is stressful. Now you've got me, and I suspect many others, curious. What does go on behind the scenes?

I'll second that...

[Merg Ross]

I hear that!

Actually I think the most stressful thing I do is moderate this forum. Behind the scenes you would be amazed at what we have to put up with. For those who have never done it, you would be astonished at the nut cases that haunt the digital highway and seemingly innocuous sites like a LF photography forum.

Speaking from experience, it would seem to me that a LF forum would be a logical place for nut cases to covene.

Having said that, thanks to all of the moderators who keep this forum on track, and provide a depository of information for LF photographers in all stages of development.

As to the commercial aspects of photography, those days are behind me. Were they stressful? You bet, but my choice, and I do not regret a moment of the venture.

[Allen in Montreal]

I hear you!

I was a moderator of EP for about a year, I had to give it up, my family was about ready to revolt!

I greatly appreciate what you all do to keep this forum we love so much up and running and civil!
(or reasonably civil)

(humble fotog bows to moderator icon goes here).

I hear that!

Actually I think the most stressful thing I do is moderate this forum. Behind the scenes you would be amazed at what we have to put up with. For those who have never done it, you would be astonished at the nut cases that haunt the digital highway and seemingly innocuous sites like a LF photography forum.

[Frank Petronio]

...you would be astonished at the nut cases that haunt the digital highway and seemingly innocuous sites like a LF photography forum.

Hey I took my meds!

[Allen in Montreal]

It can be that bad some days,
and it can be bliss other days,
so on the average, it ain't the heydays, but it sure beats welding!

My brother is a senior manager at one of the big banks,
he makes boat loads more money, but counts the days until he can throw in the towel, I want to drown in a tray of Dektol at a ripe old age.
So I will take the bad times knowing there are some good days too!

I've done this so long it all seems normal, but this article got me thinking.....is it all that bad? I can't imagine doing anything else for a living.

http://www.exposingfashion.com/?p=435

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/...ul_jobs/8.html