"Art" as a "Job"

[Kitsune]

Originally Posted by Flint

Others say, keep your hobby as a hobby, so you can keep loving it.

Trust me: nothing ruins the fun of a hobby like making it into a profession. I started to turn my photography into a business, but then found myself no longer using it as a creative outlet because I associated it with work. Since I was going it on my own, I was allowed to be as creative as I wanted to in my business, but it still had the same effect. After some product shoots, some advertisement work, and a dozen or so weddings and events, I gave it up so I could have my hobby back and get back to using the camera not for the mighty dollar, but to get thoughts and ideas out of my head.

Should anyone be in need of a small studio strobe set with stands, I'm willing to sell. :p