All I Want To Do Is Take Pictures!

09/10/2006 11:20:53 PM · #1

So I have this little problem. I am in my second year of college at a 4 year university, taking general ed classes... this semester consists of physical science, history, psychology, critical thinking, and world music.... all good and fine... except... I AM OVER IT!! I am so over school!!!!!!! All I want to do is take pictures! Right now, I should be completing a homework assignment for science but instead I am going through photos from this weekend and browsing DPC for inspiration. I thought that maybe in a community of photographers, others may have experienced this as well. Advice? Words of wisdom? A swift kick in the a**? Please help :) :) :)

crayon

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

09/10/2006 11:25:03 PM · #2

show this to your homework assignment

Sony DT 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Super Wide Angle Zoom

09/10/2006 11:27:11 PM · #3

hahahahhahahahh :)

saintaugust

Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i

09/10/2006 11:28:25 PM · #4

take other courses = get good job = make more money = buy more camera equipment

=P

JPR

Sony Alpha a55

09/10/2006 11:29:04 PM · #5

so what's your major?

ButterflySis

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

09/10/2006 11:32:26 PM · #6

Take some 'fun' classes inbetween the serious ones. Maybe take a photography course...then you'll have a good reason to screw off. ;-)

fotomann_forever

09/10/2006 11:32:33 PM · #7

Get your degree... it's always nice to have something to fall back on.

Rebecca

Nikon D80

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX

09/10/2006 11:33:31 PM · #8

I can say with authority that you appreciate college much more once you've already screwed it up and it's gone. I'm on round two now, nine years after I graduated with a useless degree and a crappy GPA and it's a whole different ballgame. It would be much easier (and less costly) if I had gotten it right the first time out.

09/10/2006 11:34:59 PM · #9

Originally posted by JPR:

so what's your major?

visual arts... but my school doesn't offer much in photography... actually... nothing at all. i do however have a job on campus taking photos at campus events... which i love!! :) but... if i make it through this year, i will be transferring to a school with a full-on photography program. but... thats the thing... i might not make it throught his year!! hah

Prof_Fate

09/10/2006 11:35:58 PM · #10

Take if from someone who left after 2 1/2 years ona 4 year degree - get the degree NOW, while you're young and free and have parents to sponge off of, i mean, to help support you.

You never know where life will take you, but having that degree, any degree really, will take you farther. statistics show the more education you have the healthier and richer you are, and you probably live longer too - which helps make up for the time spent in school LOL

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm f2.8-4.0D

09/10/2006 11:36:00 PM · #11

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Get your degree... it's always nice to have something to fall back on.

easier said then done. i know i am capable... i just cant seem to talk myself into believing that i neeeeeed these lame classes

Nikolai1024

Nikon D300

09/10/2006 11:38:23 PM · #12

Get a degree no matter what. Photography work is hard. Have few alternatives outside of photography.

wavelength

Nikon D300

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

09/10/2006 11:43:13 PM · #13

Originally posted by shannylee13:

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Get your degree... it's always nice to have something to fall back on.

easier said then done. i know i am capable... i just cant seem to talk myself into believing that i neeeeeed these lame classes

Take it from another college dropout. Get your degree. Get a minor in business admin while you're at it. You'll need this if you want to get a bank to give you a big fat loan to open a studio.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

09/10/2006 11:48:13 PM · #14

alllright.... jeeez.... ;o) ;O) i think i'm just in one of my moods right now. sighhhhhhhh.... opens science book.

SCHOOL WORK IS SOOOOO FUNNNNN WOOOO HOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
;o)

ErinM

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

09/10/2006 11:49:52 PM · #15

Okay, Shannon, I'm gonna give you a swift kick in the a**. Taking pictures is fun. It may even end up being what you ultimately do for your life's work, but don't let it get in the way of squeezing out every drop of opportunity that's available to you in your college experience. There will be a time (and trust me on this) when you will regret not having put forth your best effort. (Really, trust me on this!) Have fun taking photos every now and then and checking in with DPC, but please KEEP YOUR PRIORITIES IN ORDER!!! At this point in your life, college is supposed to be your main priority. It will go by in the blink of an eye. Make the most of it. You will never regret setting high standards for yourself and then living up to them. Now log off and go hit those books! ;) Erin

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

09/10/2006 11:51:25 PM · #16

thanks guys... this is helping it really is :)... i've got the books out... i will get that assignment done if it kills me

.... as soon as the results for the Pastel challenge are posted :)

Message edited by author 2006-09-10 23:53:02.

DefyTime

Canon EOS-7D

09/10/2006 11:52:46 PM · #17

I never finished college for that exact reason...now I do my fair share of weddings and what not...and I have done all my learning from this and many other sites, but mainly from buying my first DSLR, 10D, and just shooting thousands of photos figuring it all out on my own time. I feel I have done a pretty good job, but would love to do some kind of internship or something, just working with other professionals and start doing photography more as my day job and not every now and then. I might finish school taking some classes over the internet just because I don't really want all that money to go to waste. Other than meeting my wife college didn't do much for me...but like I said I didn't finish so it really can't help me till I finish.

crayon

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

09/10/2006 11:54:38 PM · #18

I thought you only want to have a kick out of not having to do your assignment... that's quite alright. But if you're planning to quit school for photography, that's a different story! Don't do it!

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

09/10/2006 11:55:04 PM · #19

Gonna' help you with your addiction, that is if you need a longer lens.
Sent cha' a PM.

09/10/2006 11:59:48 PM · #20

Originally posted by crayon:

I thought you only want to have a kick out of not having to do your assignment... that's quite alright. But if you're planning to quit school for photography, that's a different story! Don't do it!

NO!!! i wouldn't quit school!! i just am worried about struggling through!