Dreaming To Be A Famous Photographer

[Wyld]

Cant afford that.

[denimhead]

yll want to upgrade eventually ...

[Wyld]

At this point, I dont know that yet.

[Missionary]

At this point, I dont know that yet.

 

oh but you will...hehee... :boo:

anyway sabi nga nila

 

...bodies come and go, but lenses are forever...

 

congrats po!

[Wyld]

Thanks ... and when I get my baby I resolve to shoot and shoot.

[pinyoko]

nice forum! bago lang din ako sa photography.. im from laguna! meron ako nikon d60.. share ko lang... hehehe :thumbsupsmiley:

[reignman]

I used to have D60.. sold it after a few months and got the D90.. it was worth the wait.... galing ng D90.

 

if you have not bought the D60 yet, and budget could not reach D90, i suggest you get the D80 instead.. more ISO levels.. GALING.

[Missionary]

I would like to share my observation and opinion...

 

1. Is it possible to be a successful (famous?? saka na yan..successful lang muna) photographer without turning pro? Why?

2. If not, then what's the best way to go about it on your spare time?

 

1 Yes you can be successful, even famous without turning pro. You can be a pro but starving and unknown.

It's been a habit by most Filipinos to say "chamba lang" or "mahusay lang chumamba" when praised for an exceptional work or body of works.

It doesn't follow that If you're famous then you're good (photographer, actor, artist, writer, dancer, etc.) and vice-versa. You can be famous kahit chambero ka lang, even if you don't have "what it takes". Kahit nangongopya ka lang ng style ng iba pwede kang sumikat. On the other hand, you may be the best yet die a nobody.

 

Medyo nakakalungkot nga. pero somehow sa mga nababasa ko, that's reality. Just a related article I want to share:

 

Maybe you can't make money doing what you love

 

The thing is, it's far easier than ever before to surface your ideas. Far easier to have someone notice your art or your writing or your photography. Which means that people who might have hidden their talents are now finding them noticed...

 

That blog you've built, the one with a lot of traffic... perhaps it can't be monetized.

 

That non-profit you work with, the one where you are able to change lives... perhaps turning it into a career will ruin it.

 

That passion you have for art... perhaps making your painting commercial enough to sell will squeeze the joy out of it.

 

When what you do is what you love, you're able to invest more effort and care and time. That means you're more likely to win, to gain share, to profit. On the other hand, poets don't get paid. Even worse, poets that try to get paid end up writing jingles and failing and hating it at the same time.

 

Today, there are more ways than ever to share your talents and hobbies in public. And if you're driven, talented and focused, you may discover that the market loves what you do. That people read your blog or click on your cartoons or listen to your mp3s. But, alas, that doesn't mean you can monetize it, quit your day job and spend all day writing songs.

 

The pitfalls:

1. In order to monetize your work, you'll probably corrupt it, taking out the magic in search of dollars

and

2. Attention doesn't always equal significant cash flow.

 

I think it makes sense to make your art your art, to give yourself over to it without regard for commerce.

 

Doing what you love is as important as ever, but if you're going to make a living at it, it helps to find a niche where money flows as a regular consequence of the success of your idea. Loving what you do is almost as important as doing what you love, especially if you need to make a living at it. Go find a job you can commit to, a career or a business you can fall in love with.

 

A friend who loved music, who wanted to spend his life doing it, got a job doing PR for a record label. He hated doing PR, realized that just because he was in the record business didn't mean he had anything at all to do with music. Instead of finding a job he could love, he ended up being in proximity to, but nowhere involved with, something he cared about. I wish he had become a committed school teacher instead, spending every minute of his spare time making music and sharing it online for free. Instead, he's a frazzled publicity hound working twice as many hours for less money and doing no music at all.

 

Maybe you can't make money doing what you love (at least what you love right now). But I bet you can figure out how to love what you do to make money (if you choose wisely).

 

Do your art. But don't wreck your art if it doesn't lend itself to paying the bills. That would be a tragedy.

 

(And the twist, because there is always a twist, is that as soon as you focus on your art and leave the money behind, you may just discover that this focus turns out to be the secret of actually breaking through and making money.)

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original article here: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/20...e-you-cant.html

[X3ME15]

@Missionary

 

nice article bro.. well said

 

for photography and anything else, once you mixed your hobbies and career, most of the time you'll be hating it in the end bec. you're forced your work to be stereotypical in which needed to please everyone to sell

[SiLvErClAw]

ncie article, missio!

 

[leech]

hi po!

 

i'm planning of buying canon 1000d next month...any opinion about the camera?

[cool_as_ice]

hi po!

 

i'm planning of buying canon 1000d next month...any opinion about the camera?

pre off topic ka ako pero ituturo ko na lng kung saan ka magandang magsimulang magbasa at magtanong..

(click mo na rin)

Technology& Gadget subforum:

 

Digital Cameras

 

Canon Digital Cameras

 

Poll: Camera System

 

 

paki-click na lng. sigurado marami makakatulong sa iyo dyan..

[leech]

pre off topic ka ako pero ituturo ko na lng kung saan ka magandang magsimulang magbasa at magtanong..

(click mo na rin)

Technology& Gadget subforum:

 

Digital Cameras

 

Canon Digital Cameras

 

Poll: Camera System

 

 

paki-click na lng. sigurado marami makakatulong sa iyo dyan..

 

CENSYA SAER MARAMING SALAMAT NA DIN PO...

[mr. john]

guys, my friend is planning to try photography.any suggestion on what professional camera to buy para sa beginners? thanks!

[darth_johnnie_walker]

guys, my friend is planning to try photography.any suggestion on what professional camera to buy para sa beginners? thanks!

 

I have the same question sirs.. I'm on a limited budget,around 30K and

 

prefer ko sana NIKON sirs.. :goatee: