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03/04/2006 05:33:16 PM · #1 |
For some of you I realize that photography isn't a hobby. So, just for fun:
Is photography a hobby, a means of making a living, or both?
What are your other hobbies?
For me, photography is a hobby. I'd be rather destitute if it were a means of making a living.
Other hobbies:
Avid (but slow) cyclist.
Golfer with middling handicap.
Quilter (but haven't done very much of that lately).
Avid reader (mostly of fiction.)
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03/04/2006 05:42:31 PM · #2 |
| Photography for me is neither job nor hobby, but an addiction. It is a mistress that takes me away from my beautiful wife and family. It is an obsession. It is catharsis. It is the only thing that can get me out of bed at 4 in the morning; it is a reason to climb mountains and clamber into caves. It is my excuse for missing so many other disractions. It is my passion, my raison d'être, the vampire of my time. |
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03/04/2006 05:50:15 PM · #3 |
Photography is a hobby for me. I haven't made a penny off of any picture I've taken. But other things I enjoy doing:
- Video games, I love Halo 2
- Cars
- Playing guitar (I suck at it though)
- Biking, going to be in the city race this year so I need to start training again.
And last but certainly not least...
- Blowing things up :)
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03/04/2006 06:10:39 PM · #4 |
Photography is a hobby for me. I don't actively sell my work. I also love going for walks and reading.
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03/04/2006 06:14:42 PM · #5 |
for me
- phtography is a hobbie and (about 30%work)
- drawing
- biking or mountain biking when i can
- video games, I love Halo 2 & Black
- shooting pool
- bowling (just love it go out fo state to tournaments)
- cars (always adding something new to mine)
- cooking
Message edited by author 2006-03-04 18:27:20.
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03/04/2006 06:15:01 PM · #6 |
| Certainly a hobby, but thinking about making it a business. My other interests are rugby, scouting, and orienteering. |
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03/04/2006 06:20:12 PM · #7 |
photography is more than a hobby to me. It allows me to think in a creative way and it frees my mind. I really hope to get some more of it as my work after I've ended my study successfully.
Other hobbies:
- Softball (though I'm skipping this season)
- Still love to paint
- Gluebooking (don't know how to say this correctly ;))
- Reading (magazines, thrillers (Stephen King), everything of Ronald Giphart (Dutch), etc.)
- Wine & dine ;) |
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03/04/2006 06:22:42 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by f-32:
Photography for me is neither job nor hobby, but an addiction. It is a mistress that takes me away from my beautiful wife and family. It is an obsession. It is catharsis. It is the only thing that can get me out of bed at 4 in the morning; it is a reason to climb mountains and clamber into caves. It is my excuse for missing so many other disractions. It is my passion, my raison d'être, the vampire of my time. |
Very poetic, and also very true. |
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03/04/2006 06:26:45 PM · #9 |
Photography is a stress relief hobby that has paid for itself from sales. In the last year paid for 20D and several good lenses, flashes, studio lights , wide photo printer. As long as it pays it's way it's a hobby. When I have to work too hard then it becomes work.
Other Hobbies:
Geocaching, hang gliding, fishing, camping, RV'ing, anything outdoors.
Photography is a way to help see the world and enjoy it's beauty. I bet most photographers see more and enjoy life more than non-artists. |
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03/04/2006 06:27:34 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by PhantomEWO:
Photography is a way to help see the world and enjoy it's beauty. I bet most photographers see more and enjoy life more than non-artists. |
That is SO true! |
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03/04/2006 07:01:44 PM · #11 |
Photography is a hobby to me. I alway liked it when I was younger, but got away from it. About six years ago, I found a new hobby...lighthouses. I'm completely addicted to lighthouse. I plan vacations around them. And with the lighthouse addiction came a new interest in photography. I think that recently, especially after finding DPC, photography has surpassed lighthouse on the addiction ladder.
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03/04/2006 08:35:41 PM · #12 |
Hobby.
Along with:
Collecting insects, fossils & artifacts, rockhounding, beachcombing, painting, writing, kayaking, hiking, biking and spending way too much time responding to threads on DPC. |
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03/04/2006 08:57:59 PM · #13 |
Strictly a hobby. But, with this site's help, I may make some extra cash, not a living.
Other hobbies:Bowling, paintball, shooting pool
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03/04/2006 09:28:48 PM · #14 |
Hobby mainly. Making a bit of cash with it, but not much.
Other hobbies include:
volleyball
guitar
music in general and songwriting
writing / journaling
scrapbooking
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03/04/2006 09:29:46 PM · #15 |
Photography for me is somewhere between a hobby and an addiction.
Other hobbies include reading (my collection of books is becoming ridiculous!), hiking, traveling, antiquing, snorkeling (would like to get certified for scuba), and lately reptiles.
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