Comments on: A life’s work http://4togsblog.co.uk/2009/10/20/a-lifes-work/ 4 blokes, several cameras, No clue Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:28:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Katy http://4togsblog.co.uk/2009/10/20/a-lifes-work/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Katy Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:00:34 +0000 http://4togsblog.co.uk/?p=795#comment-202 I think it's the IT industry, it's trying to kill us all off :( Still, this was a great collection to go through :) I think it’s the IT industry, it’s trying to kill us all off :( Still, this was a great collection to go through :)

]]> By: Mark http://4togsblog.co.uk/2009/10/20/a-lifes-work/comment-page-1/#comment-199 Mark Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:58:31 +0000 http://4togsblog.co.uk/?p=795#comment-199 I like to think of myself as an Amateur in the early traditional sense, in that it is not driven by money, but can be seen as more than "a hobby", which can have very negative connotations. :) I must admit, if I could get a job at say National Geographic I'd jump at it, however, as like you I have seen something I enjoy (IT and web design) have its soul and enjoyment driven out of me through working at it for the past 10 years, photography is something I am loathe to risk tainting like that. Am I missing out on something by doing so? Maybe! :) I like to think of myself as an Amateur in the early traditional sense, in that it is not driven by money, but can be seen as more than “a hobby”, which can have very negative connotations. :)

I must admit, if I could get a job at say National Geographic I’d jump at it, however, as like you I have seen something I enjoy (IT and web design) have its soul and enjoyment driven out of me through working at it for the past 10 years, photography is something I am loathe to risk tainting like that.

Am I missing out on something by doing so? Maybe! :)

]]> By: Ade http://4togsblog.co.uk/2009/10/20/a-lifes-work/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Ade Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:41:34 +0000 http://4togsblog.co.uk/?p=795#comment-198 I must admit that the freedom afforded by being purely amateur is a wonderful luxury - it keeps the hobby enjoyable, make what you do a pure hobby in fact. I'm starting to see it as an escape from a career path I'm no longer enjoying though - IT was once good fun for me, but that was in the days when you'd spend hours crafting classes in C++ to do fairly noddy things in new ways. That's all changed now, and it's no longer got any interest for me - I get that horrible feeling of life ticking by in a place where I'm not fulfilled; a waste of life. So whereas you're happily doing the amateur thing that we've all been enjoying, I've started to ponder how I can eek a living out of this crazy business. I'm going to put together a business plan soon too. My worry is mainly that I'll never be able to pay the mortgage from it. My hope is that I'll spend my working days doing something I love - even if it is teaching photography and not actually creating. I can feel another blog post coming on... but not at 23:42 :-) I must admit that the freedom afforded by being purely amateur is a wonderful luxury – it keeps the hobby enjoyable, make what you do a pure hobby in fact.

I’m starting to see it as an escape from a career path I’m no longer enjoying though – IT was once good fun for me, but that was in the days when you’d spend hours crafting classes in C++ to do fairly noddy things in new ways. That’s all changed now, and it’s no longer got any interest for me – I get that horrible feeling of life ticking by in a place where I’m not fulfilled; a waste of life.

So whereas you’re happily doing the amateur thing that we’ve all been enjoying, I’ve started to ponder how I can eek a living out of this crazy business. I’m going to put together a business plan soon too.

My worry is mainly that I’ll never be able to pay the mortgage from it.

My hope is that I’ll spend my working days doing something I love – even if it is teaching photography and not actually creating.

I can feel another blog post coming on… but not at 23:42 :-)

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