The Key Ingredient to making Money as a Hobby Photographer
Even though I do make money with my camera and spend time thinking about ways to make even more money from photography, when it comes down to it I consider myself a hobbyist. And it’s okay to be a hobbyist. In fact photography is a great hobby. It’s a hobby that gets you out of the house and away from your screens, pushes you towards fantastic adventures in other countries, hikes through beautiful landscapes, the exploration of places you would never have been. Or maybe you just like cameras, your dad did photography and you just inherited it. Or perhaps it’s just an opportunity to be creative in a way you can’t be at your day job. And while being a hobbyist may not have the cool factor that being a professional has, there are still so many great things about being a hobbyist. First, there is the freedom to do whatever you want. I can jump in my car and just go. No plan, no agenda, no shot list. If I want to go downtown and photograph architecture ...