What is your real occupation?

Civilian working for the Canadian Government on the military side of the house.
Working hard preparing and training to become a full time photographer.

I'm one of the lucky few I guess....by there's a few caveats.
One is that I work two days a week. I'm in student mode so I don't even break
18 hours a week by any stretch.
The other is that as a noob working for a small business, I only make $12 an hour take-home.

All that being said, I feel incredibly fortunate and immensely grateful for my job.
My wife also works and that helps, but before I got hired as a product photog,
I was 4 months into looking for work. Before that I was a bartender at a lousy joint--
Lousy enough that I didn't make tips.

So yeah. I'm glad to have my photog job. It's less than some and more than other photog gigs
But for the moment it keeps the wolves from the door. I hope it expands and leads to bigger
And better things but time will tell.

rogue.guineapig wrote in post #15645812
I was a bartender at a lousy joint--
Lousy enough that I didn't make tips.

Lousy bar, or lousy bartender?

Lousy bar.

No tips, auto-grats which were split with the waiters.
I am a decent bartender...I'm a lousy waiter though, does that help?

High school teacher. Social studies and special ed.

Currently working on a business plan to shoot full time in July and August.

I work in the R&D of a industry camera manufacturer. Responsible for optics / filters and related.

I work in a motion picture film lab. We process film, print film, and transfer to various digital formats. Low pay, but I have access to a lot of great services for free including film stock and processing.

Aerothermal engineer for a CFD software company.

Im a fulltime commercial/fashion photographer. 300days/year. The rest of the time I am drunk haha. jk.

Staring into a screen. Occasionally look at reuters, afp and gallo. Facebook, skype with a friend. Wait for my slow computer to import the 5d3 files. Drink some coffe. Eat lunch. Pressconference.

Sleep in the back of a car. Get shot at trying to take a photograph of a riot. Backpain. Import and a coffe. Shoot some ice cream at the paper.

I suppose because it is the end of the day that I am slightly negative. I think it is actually better just being a moderately wealthy person and shoot on your freetime.



But I do love it most of the time.

Was a commercial photographer 20 years ago. Quit.
Back to school. Now an elementary school teacher (grade 7).
Shooting part time focusing on portraiture - kids, portraiture.

Master Control Op for major sports network(s). Refer to Avatar.

I build and install cabinets and other woodwork... strangely enough..... i never thought about what would happen if i cut off my camera trigger finger at work!...... :S now i'm gonna be nervous at work!!! lol

photographer full time since 1987

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