Anyone do photography for a living here?

[benacto]

Just wondering. Part time or full time.

[90c4]

I shoot concerts, but it's a part time thing. Hardly enough to make a living at

[dcstep]

The problem with your question is, "for a living." I can barely pay for my least expensive equipment off my photography venture, but it's growing slowly and could amount to a hill of beans in a few more years.

Other people have paid me to hang my stuff on their walls and publications, like Travel & Leisure, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, etc. have paid me to publish my images. Still the return on the twenty or so hours per week that I spend on photography is way below minimum wage, way, way below.

Good thing is, I enjoy it.

[gabriel.psd]

I do. Publications and etc don’t pay much. That’s the smallest profit side of things. Commercial is where it’s at. Large budgets and etc.

[tcphoto]

I am a freelancer, full time and it pays the bills. I specialize in food images and shoot for restaurants, food producers and people from time to time. I started out shooting fashion but the market changed a couple recessions ago and reinvented myself. I think that you've got to pay attention to what's going on in your market and adapt if you're going to survive.

[benacto]

Nice. It's good to see other photogs on here. Pros and Amateurs.

Originally Posted by tcphoto

I am a freelancer, full time and it pays the bills. I specialize in food images and shoot for restaurants, food producers and people from time to time. I started out shooting fashion but the market changed a couple recessions ago and reinvented myself. I think that you've got to pay attention to what's going on in your market and adapt if you're going to survive.

Interesting transition. I did the opposite. But it make sense due to where we're base out of.

[TurboSid]

I have a photo/video production company. I'm more on the video production side.
We take on any project we can do.

Full-time

[benacto]

Originally Posted by TurboSid

I have a photo/video production company. I'm more on the video production side.
We take on any project we can do.

Full-time

what genre of photography / video production do you do?

[bhenault]

It's really cool to see others being photographers, I shoot mainly studio work though

[TurboSid]

Originally Posted by benacto

what genre of photography / video production do you do?

My company is project based. We have a team that covers weddings and social events as well as corporate work for marketing/training etc.

[benacto]

Originally Posted by bhenault

It's really cool to see others being photographers, I shoot mainly studio work though

nice. what type of photography biz are you in? portraits / products?

[benacto]

Originally Posted by TurboSid

My company is project based. We have a team that covers weddings and social events as well as corporate work for marketing/training etc.

ok. so event based. I still do a little bit of event based things... very selective referrals tho.

[bhenault]

Originally Posted by benacto

nice. what type of photography biz are you in? portraits / products?

I went to a photography school in Massachusetts where I learned both portraiture and products, I shoot mainly portraiture though, for both like paid work and personal portfolio work.

[benacto]

Originally Posted by bhenault

I went to a photography school in Massachusetts where I learned both portraiture and products, I shoot mainly portraiture though, for both like paid work and personal portfolio work.

nice. link to your port?

[benacto]

everyone feel free to post your links to your ports. love to share and geek out.

here's mine.

http://www.bentsuiphotos.com/

[san~man]

Originally Posted by benacto

everyone feel free to post your links to your ports. love to share and geek out.

here's mine.

http://www.bentsuiphotos.com/

Beautiful work

[raptor_f22]

Very much amateur, I tried to get go on a few courses and build up my skills and passion but had some bad experiences. I mostly stick to airshows now as a hobby
www.stylelife.smugmug.com

[benacto]

Originally Posted by san~man

Beautiful work

Thank you.

[benacto]

Originally Posted by raptor_f22

Very much amateur, I tried to get go on a few courses and build up my skills and passion but had some bad experiences. I mostly stick to airshows now as a hobby
www.stylelife.smugmug.com

bad experiences? that's unfortunate.
those airshow pics are awesome.

[TurboSid]

Originally Posted by benacto

ok. so event based. I still do a little bit of event based things... very selective referrals tho.

Yes sir. As long as they are willing to pay my fees I am willing to do the work.

[benacto]

Originally Posted by TurboSid

Yes sir. As long as they are willing to pay my fees I am willing to do the work.

haha... there's a price for everything for sure

[raptor_f22]

Originally Posted by benacto

bad experiences? that's unfortunate.
those airshow pics are awesome.

Thanks much appreciated