kshapero
South Florida Man
Actuary with a Pension Design firm.
What is your career background?
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LKeithR
Improving daily--I think.
jordan.dickinson
Jordan Dickinson
Undergrad in Fine Arts/Philosophy...then decided I was going to be an Architect, so got my Master's in Architecture from Columbia University. Guess how much I'm not an architect these days?
I'm currently working as a 3D animator at a forensic engineering firm in Denver. Man, how things shift over the course of life.
I'm currently working as a 3D animator at a forensic engineering firm in Denver. Man, how things shift over the course of life.
David Murphy
Veteran
Scientist. Always trying to do some flight instruction on the side (not enough students in this depression).
healyzh
Well-known
Systems Engineer... Apparently it has something to do with something called a computer (actually a server), and nothing what so ever to do with trains. Pity that, I rather like trains.
Instantclassic
Hans
I teach cosmology and astrophysics
hans voralberg
Veteran
Human Resource Development consultant with Dale Carnegie, also work as IT analyst.
kdemas
Enjoy Life.
Former Zygote, Finger Painter, Tennis Player, Space Shuttle Pilot, Kiln Repair Specialist and Interspecial Relationship Therapist (Dog Whisperer).
In reality, a Marketing guy... a rare breed in this forum from the look of it.
PS- Mike, where's the bucket???
In reality, a Marketing guy... a rare breed in this forum from the look of it.
PS- Mike, where's the bucket???
kossi008
Photon Counter
I'm a physicist, currently working in MEMS, soon returning to microlithography.
And I'm guessing that your theory (which I'm guessing at) will prove to be correct... Nerds rule! 😀
And I'm guessing that your theory (which I'm guessing at) will prove to be correct... Nerds rule! 😀
Pikapig
Loving Analog
There are really lots of engineers and IT specialist here.
Im a financial analyst with the Singapore Airport.
Quite a boring job but glad that photography kept my life more spicy and less boring!🙂
Im a financial analyst with the Singapore Airport.
Quite a boring job but glad that photography kept my life more spicy and less boring!🙂
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nksdks
Established
Marketing, fast moving consumer goods (in a market where goods do not really move that fast).
Richard G
Veteran
Neurologist and professor of medicine. My father was a dentist, but OM2n and OM4 and his gift to me of an M2 was as close to Leica experience as he got. After a punishing week nearing the end of our national grant application season and giving two motor neuron disease and one malignant brain tumour diagnosis in 4 days I am well and truly ready for the weekend and a walk with my 50 f2 on an M6. The Hexar AF has it's first roll of Delta 3200 rated at 1600 so that's for the evening.
adamjohari
Established
Actuarial - Property and Casualty consulting
But I really wish I had a small Leica shop and sold cameras for a living. That's the dream.
Adam
But I really wish I had a small Leica shop and sold cameras for a living. That's the dream.
Adam
Arjay
Time Traveller
Coming from a family that bred both artists and engineers, my family convinced me to 'study something serious'. So I acquired a degree in computer engineering (in times when that name wasn't yet in use. It was called informatics then).
Since, I worked as sales engineer and product marketing manager (but essentially was a figure in others' chess games). I got fed up with being a pawn and went freelance as technical translator and writer, and later turned to technical journalism.
After so many years of just working to pay for my family and life, I think I might as well have done photography as a profession - I probably would have fared just as well.
Now photography is a hobby, and my prime means to preserve sanity in a world that often appears to be too crazy for anybody but an artist.
PS: Apparently the OP worded his starting post in such a was as to scare away all dentists. 😉
Since, I worked as sales engineer and product marketing manager (but essentially was a figure in others' chess games). I got fed up with being a pawn and went freelance as technical translator and writer, and later turned to technical journalism.
After so many years of just working to pay for my family and life, I think I might as well have done photography as a profession - I probably would have fared just as well.
Now photography is a hobby, and my prime means to preserve sanity in a world that often appears to be too crazy for anybody but an artist.
PS: Apparently the OP worded his starting post in such a was as to scare away all dentists. 😉
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mfunnell
Shaken, so blurred
Hmmm. Trained in electronic engineering in the Air Force, which didn't stick, then pure and applied maths (while pretending to study computer science, though I dropped most of those units), between shooting pigs and herding sheep on a rural property or three. Then nasty investigation-type areas of the Australian Tax Office and our immigration department (whatever of it's many names it had back then) before ending up in IT anyway (inevitably it seems), for various companies and in various places (mostly in Oz, the US, and Hong Kong). I'm currently working on a project changing the network transport used by EFTPOS and ATM interchanges among the various Australian banks and other large institutions.
...Mike
...Mike
RobVinc
I am a registered alien..
Comeing from an electrical family (father electrician, brother too) I studied electronics focused on RF & Communications technology.
After a small visit to R&D and product sustainment I went to quality engineering.
After a small visit to R&D and product sustainment I went to quality engineering.
_goodtimez
Well-known
Joined the military at age 15 (academy), served 23 years as a Radar Tech electronics, now retired, still Radar tech (civilian, mechanics) in the forces.
Mesti3K
Member
I've been in private business but teaching business now..
tlitody
Well-known
What a diverse range of careers that have led people into photography. I've enjoyed the responses, especially the tongue in cheek ones.
I think the Silviculturist wins by a country mile. I doubt it pays much but suspect quality of working life should offset that.
My theory was that a lot of RFF members were from technical backgrounds which I think is verified by this little (non scientific) poll. I'm surprised there haven't been more actual photographers but with the number of people coming from arts and design then artistic group is pretty well represented. As for dentists, I hadn't even thought about them. Seems they have a bad rap put about by tech heads who are the real culprits with a few medics thrown in for good measure. ( maybe the medics are dentists in disguise!)
I well remember doing my City & Guilds photography course many years ago which was tutored by a zone system fanatic. The artsy people in the class just glazed over and a couple left the course early on. I realised then that the tech stuff is a big turn off for a lot of creatives. It's just not their thing. But the techies, like me, just loved it cos it spoke their language. Logs and sensitometry and charts and chemistry etc.
Yes I'm a geek too. 35 years in software development in a huge range of environments from Rutherford Harwell Labs to web design. It's been all down hill really and now I'm in the trough at the bottom looking for a route out. Oh for the outdoor life I should have gone into.
Oh and photography can be such an expensive hobby its no wonder you need a well paid job to do it.
I think the Silviculturist wins by a country mile. I doubt it pays much but suspect quality of working life should offset that.
My theory was that a lot of RFF members were from technical backgrounds which I think is verified by this little (non scientific) poll. I'm surprised there haven't been more actual photographers but with the number of people coming from arts and design then artistic group is pretty well represented. As for dentists, I hadn't even thought about them. Seems they have a bad rap put about by tech heads who are the real culprits with a few medics thrown in for good measure. ( maybe the medics are dentists in disguise!)
I well remember doing my City & Guilds photography course many years ago which was tutored by a zone system fanatic. The artsy people in the class just glazed over and a couple left the course early on. I realised then that the tech stuff is a big turn off for a lot of creatives. It's just not their thing. But the techies, like me, just loved it cos it spoke their language. Logs and sensitometry and charts and chemistry etc.
Yes I'm a geek too. 35 years in software development in a huge range of environments from Rutherford Harwell Labs to web design. It's been all down hill really and now I'm in the trough at the bottom looking for a route out. Oh for the outdoor life I should have gone into.
Oh and photography can be such an expensive hobby its no wonder you need a well paid job to do it.
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damien.murphy
Damien
Currently unemployed/ taking some time out. Prior to that, my background to date has been in business, in varying guises from management to business analysis. I'm a jack of all trades though, and at home both technically and creatively.
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