nononadanope
Senior Member
This question is for those who are aspiring professionals and those who are currently professionals.
How did your family and/or friends react when and if you told them that you wanted to become a professional photographer?
My family reacted nicely about it. When I was 21, I told them that I wanted to become a pro photographer someday and they had no problem about it. In fact they encouraged me to become one because they saw how commited I was to it. Now I will say that I have tried college a few times, mainly to see if there wasn’t another career avenue I wanted to pursue (always good to be sure) but I found that college wasn’t for me and that there wasn’t another career avenue that I wanted to pursue. For those who may be wondering why I’m still a hobbyist; lets just say that life isn’t always fair and sometimes things don’t go as planned. Photography has been one thing that I haven’t lost interest in. Yes, I took a couple breaks as mentioned above to be sure that it’s what I wanted to do and it is but I always went back to photography. Some people have suggested I go to college to earn a degree in photography but my response usually to that is, “Why would I want to get myself into $100k+ of debt for something I can learn hands-on, reading books, watching videos, etc?”. I know I need to improve my skills still but I’m not going to give up on this goal.
So, what was your family/friends reaction? Also, if you don’t mind; please explain what inspired you to become a pro photographer.
How did your family and/or friends react when and if you told them that you wanted to become a professional photographer?
My family reacted nicely about it. When I was 21, I told them that I wanted to become a pro photographer someday and they had no problem about it. In fact they encouraged me to become one because they saw how commited I was to it. Now I will say that I have tried college a few times, mainly to see if there wasn’t another career avenue I wanted to pursue (always good to be sure) but I found that college wasn’t for me and that there wasn’t another career avenue that I wanted to pursue. For those who may be wondering why I’m still a hobbyist; lets just say that life isn’t always fair and sometimes things don’t go as planned. Photography has been one thing that I haven’t lost interest in. Yes, I took a couple breaks as mentioned above to be sure that it’s what I wanted to do and it is but I always went back to photography. Some people have suggested I go to college to earn a degree in photography but my response usually to that is, “Why would I want to get myself into $100k+ of debt for something I can learn hands-on, reading books, watching videos, etc?”. I know I need to improve my skills still but I’m not going to give up on this goal.
So, what was your family/friends reaction? Also, if you don’t mind; please explain what inspired you to become a pro photographer.