One of my childhood buddies from New York, Mctague, visited me this past weekend and he showed me he was still into photography. He still had many pictures of our fave places in NYC, including Wall Street, Rockwood bar, and even the Barron’s HQ. Although his life now is all about NYC assets, asset investment, and fund investment reports, he still manages to shoot stuff from time to time, although not New York Times main story material.
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Anyway, we got to talking about how I eventually became a professional photographer. He told me it was on his final list of things to do in the next few years. So I told him that going pro with photography is not as simple as it looks.
Photography as a passion and photography as a job are completely different. Hobbyists, even the most serious and passionate ones, will find being a professional photographer daunting.
Being a pro photographer entails always being on the move, seeking out jobs wherever you can find it. It means you may need to shoot stuff you’d otherwise never shoot just to keep the income flowing and the portfolio growing. Even when the inspiration to shoot is waning, and the conditions are way lower than optimal, pro photographers have to find it in themselves to keep shooting.
Not a lot of amateur photographers who make the transition into professional photography stay a professional photographer for long, and that’s completely understandable. It’s not for everyone.
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My name is Daniel D. Purjes. I was born and raised in New York and later moved to Vermont to pursue photography. For more about the stuff I love, check out this page.
