out of curiosity

[Ben Z]

Retired many moons ago, still forced to do consulting. That is I'm forced to consult my wife every time I want to buy another piece of photo gear 😀

 

[ray_g]

I am in private practice, and am on the clinical faculty of a local university's school of medicine.

 

[DougK]

I support several electronic banking/funds transfer programs at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

EDIT: Scratch that, I just got promoted to technical writer. Same department, same company.

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Doctor Pherdinand, don't sweat the ser-estar question: just pay attention to the expressions in which you hear SER or ESTAR used, and follow the example. Otherwise, if you don't mind my old trick, SER is for Intrinsic Qualities, whereas ESTAR is for conditions (like married, tired, sick, happy and so forth).

Now, there's more but then, don't worry, just have fun with the language. And keep the nanotechnology lab going! 🙂

 

[egpj]

ummm, been doing the aerial photography thing for 10 years and it has treated me really well. Since I am involved in recording an image on different types of medium (film and digital) I went ahead and said I was in the photographic field, but it can be really bland sometimes. Then again I have been in more inflight emergencies then I care to remember.

 

[varjag]

I develop software here and there for last 10 years. Now employed for developing emergency/industrial IP telephones. Documentary photography is my main hobby, and at one point I had enough contacts and themes to switch for freelance pj in Belarus (my country of origin). However an engineering job in Norway pays so much better and your ass doesn't gets kicked 🙂

 

[popstar]

Congratulations on the promotion Doug! So do you do the ACH-type stuff, or something else? I work a lot with NSCC transmissions in my daily work.

I work for a large mutual fund processing software company. We develop the software most of the major players in the mutual fund industry use to do their recordkeeping, tax statements, and shareholder information. There are more than 110 million accounts on the system. COBOL still used for speed. While I'm not a programmer, it's interesting work up to a point...

 

[malkav]

{begin rant} I'm among the ranks of the unemployed who thought it would be a smart idea to go to technical college, and get an AAS degree in computer science & networking.:bang: Then find out the degree isn't good enough to get a job in that field, or even in a freakin mom and pop computer repair shop. 😡 After 3 years( in a 2 year college, they screwed me around big time) of being told that the school would help in job placement after graduation, and then nothing. I found out you need a BS degree to even get your foot in the door anymore. I can't afford to go back to school for a BS degree, even if I quit the cameras, it's still no go. {end rant}

 

[dpetrzelka]

I'm a year out of college, and work as a graphic designer for a local coffee comapny- I get to art direct a lot of photoshoots.

Photography is my little way of getting away from the computer- and then I find myself here at the RFF!

-D

 

[Brad Bireley]

I have a portrait studio in a small town of about 1000 people & I also do some subcontracting work for a battery & charger manufacture.
Brad
www.babireleyphotography.com

 

[sfaust]

I wanted to be a professional photographer in my 20's, but decided to ride the technology wave since I also had a strong interest in computers. My wife and I both were in high tech, and we went through a few IPO's in the process. That set us up in a very good financial postition to allow me to bail on high tech and do what I wanted to do way back when. So I jumped in and haven't looked back yet. I've been doing it now for about 5 years and don't see that changing in the near future. I own a 1800sq ft studio that is setup for shooting products, and I do a fair amount of location work as well. Most of what I do is commercial work for corporate and editorial clients, and a fair number of portfolios for models and actors. I tend to stay away from portraits and weddings since I just don't enjoy then as much, and the pay is so much better in commercial work.

 

[bsdunek]

{begin rant} I'm among the ranks of the unemployed who thought it would be a smart idea to go to technical college, and get an AAS degree in computer science & networking.:bang: Then find out the degree isn't good enough to get a job in that field, or even in a freakin mom and pop computer repair shop. 😡 After 3 years( in a 2 year college, they screwed me around big time) of being told that the school would help in job placement after graduation, and then nothing. I found out you need a BS degree to even get your foot in the door anymore. I can't afford to go back to school for a BS degree, even if I quit the cameras, it's still no go. {end rant}

That's really bad, Malkav, a school like that should be out of business. I guess a person should look at former students and how things are working out for them before signing up. Of course I'm looking at this with 20-20 hindsight - I wouldn't have thought of that when I went to school.

Anyway, I got an engineering degree from a top school, which ment I could go almost anywhere and get a job. I wanted to be a bush pilot in Alaska, but couldn't figure out how to do it, back in 1956. Now I know, but am too old!

 

[jorisbens]

I'm a student geology with a minor paleontology, I'm probably the only one on this forum 😀 Photography and paleontology are my two biggest hobbies.

 

[Andrew Sowerby]

I'm back in school now, but the end is in sight! Unfortunately, school keeps me very busy and cuts into my photography time.

 

[SteveM(PA)]

I've been hassled about my career before, but wtf...I'm the sr. copy editor for the "what's in your wallet?" ad agency. It's easy, sometimes fun, and advertising has preeety weeemen. Still, I happily remain an unambitious lazy slob.

 

[BudGreen]

I've been hassled about my career before, but wtf...I'm the sr. copy editor for the "what's in your wallet?" ad agency. It's easy, sometimes fun, and advertising has preeety weeemen. Still, I happily remain an unambitious lazy slob.

I worked for a large ad agency myself until about ten years ago. I jumped ship to develop some media planning software which I eventually licensed back to my former employer, as well as most of the other agencies in the business. Your agency is one of our clients, Steve. 🙂

 

[Rogrund]

Lexicographer. I'm one of ten editors of the Swedish Academy Dictionary, equivalent of the Oxford English Dictionary. We (and our predecessors) have been working on the project since late 19th century (yes, it's true 😱) and we have reached the letter U. The dictionary will be complete in ten years or so.

So if you want to know the meaning of a Swedish word, feel free to get in touch!

 

[ICU]

Registered Nurse, intensive care. I am considering going back to get my master's degree for a clinical nurse specialist or nurse practitioner.

 

[Michael I.]

Technician for Intel

 

[Robert Price]

Working Tattoo Artist.