My outlook on photography is a lot like investing. You have to have a diversified portfolio. I recently became a photographer for a swimsuit magazine, and as much as I would like to think that I am gonna be jet setting all over the world taking pics of the planet's hottest women on the most beautiful beaches. It's just not gonna happen that way. The magazine is published quarterly, I am gonna have 6 pics in each issue if I am lucky........man they are gonna have to pay me some serious bucks per image for me to live off that. So here is where the diversification comes into play. My main gig with photography is stock. I take images that companies buy through my agency to use for advertising. That's what this image of Heather is for. I also do senior pics, family portraits, and I will do a wedding here and there throughout the year. I am currently working on a couple of articles for a garden magazine. It takes a lot of little income streams to make a living with a camera, at least it does where I live with the economy like it is. So you see, my life as a photographer is not that glamorous, heck it's not really glamorous at all, but I love what I do and I feel complete when I have a camera in my hand. On my next post, we are gonna get real technical, and boring, but I think new photographers will benefit from it. So, stay tuned.
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