Photography is hard work

[Nh3]

[FONT=&quot]Photography is hard work, from countless hours of thinking about ideas to walking for hours carrying heavy equipment to the tension one feels when photographing strangers to the hours spent on post processing and organizing the photos, not to mention editing and selecting photos... Reading books, searching the internet, flaming/getting flamed on the internet forums, lifting weights and running to build strength and stamina. Leaning how to focus one's mind, watching out for nefarious characters on the street that have their eyes on your camera, working for hours outside in the heat/cold/rain/snow...[/FONT]
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Sometimes going for hours without food or even water because you can't leave your spot or the potential opportunity is too great to leave. Standing in street corners racking your brain to focus and capture something while everyone gives you funny looks...


... And in the midst of all this misery there comes along a nice person who asks, how many MP your camera is or what lens you use for landscape or hands you a P&S and asks with a smile, “could you take our picture please?”.

photography is hard work...
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[steamer]

Sounds a bit like the blind men and the elephant ... It's mostly fun or enjoyable obsession from were I stand.

 

[Tuolumne]

It is hard work. And then you get paid nothing for it. It had better be a labour of love!

/T

 

[Spider67]

No it´s not!

That was the answer I got whenever contemplating a career as a photographer.
For me it's like work should feel: exhausted but somehow content.

 

[benlees]

You love it!

I prefer easy hobby over hard work. Get on the bike, peddle around, take a picture of a twig- perhaps with a shadow!- then a beer with the missus. Not a bad evening.

The only hard part is seeing the results...back to the drawing board...

More beer! See? Fun!

 

[ibcrewin]

It's definitely hard work.. Try shooting two kids with parents who think they are artistic directors.

 

[Roger Hicks]

It's not only hard work; it's also quite difficult, which is why there are so few good photographers.

But then, hiking and cycling can be hard work too. Doesn't stop people enjoying them.

And there's always the old definition of golf: "A good walk, spoiled."

Cheers,

R.

 

[gns]

Well, just think about O'Sullivan, Watkins and others with a wagon full of gear in the widerness, setting up their darkroom tent on site every time they wanted to make a picture. Those guys must get the award for the most effort put into making a photograph (Unless you want to count Nasa's photos on the moon).

It's been what, 120 years since George Eastman came up with "You press the button, we do the rest"?

Cheers,
Gary

 

[pesphoto]

I dont think of it as hard work. I love it, but do it at my own pace and dont obsess over my results. Some photos I like and some I dont.