Masonry

I have a long list of clients and cities I cover in Texas... from Waco - San Antonio.

My clients are mostly large mass scale builders, and my company probably bricks / stones about 2,000 homes a year through out all our markets.

You're turn!

An interesting subject, and one that pops up pretty often. But...not off-topic. In fact, this is very much on-topic for this site.

This thread really should be moved to View Finder... :idea:

there is actually a recent one in the nature and wildlife .... probably still 1st page ... why it stuck there is beyond me ...

I'm attempting to move it...

HA HA! I did it!

at this point, photography is self sustaining. So photography keeps me in film, so to speak. Keeps me in shoes and coffee as well.

Before I was to this point, dh footed the bill, with a smile, I might add...

Personally, I don't have time to work for a living. Limits my ability to buy toys but more time to use the ones I do have.
Actually I was sort of forced to retire.

Dentist. 90% of my gear is expensed out as a DAC (directly allocated cost) to me, because I use most of my gear at the office for the practice's photo needs (which is a LOT-we probably have taken about 50000+ photos in the 5 years I've been here between 6 DSLR's). I just happen to be able to use it for my personal photography on weekends too-what a deal. I only own one of the DSLR's (the 1D mk II), but most of the lenses are mine, but everyone shares the my equipment during the week, and I get to take it home for personal use when I need to since they've been expensed directly to me rather than as an overhead shared expense.

The answer to that is constantly subject to change and my careers have taken some weird turns due to extremely unusual circumstances. Aside from the usual photo and video and journalism activities, my main job at the moment, is learning neural psychiatry and law on the fly, so-to-speak, and I am somewhat surprised that I find both quite interesting.

Ronnoco

For 35 hours a week, I work for a Big Corporation (investment bank, and that's about as specific as I should really get online) doing graphic design - pretty bar charts (and other stuff, but it's nothing cutting edge.) I'm also building a freelance photography business, but I'm not at the point yet where I can even consider leaving Day Job. I will get there, though!

Like Frog, I was forced into retirement about 15 years ago. My kids and grandkids have been my life. I began photography about 4 years ago with a point and shoot and last year upgraded to a Pentax DSLR. Professionally, I have recently made a whopping $37.00 USD with my photography. Thank goodness for Social Security checks. :-)
Ken

Photographer for the last 27 years..At the moment I'm studying a course in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)..My wife Amanda work is in Development Aid and we plan to move to Indochina hopefully Laos in the next 6 months,,,Amanda to further her career, I to teach English..We could be away for 5 years..

Midlife crisis??

Jurgen
Australia

Im an electrical lineman by day and a high school football/baseball coach after hours.
In my day job we work from 120 volts to 230,000 volts. Anywhere from underground to 130ft. towers.

Dentist. 90% of my gear is expensed out as a DAC (directly allocated cost) to me, because I use most of my gear at the office for the practice's photo needs...

Leon, my dentist asked me for advice on buying a camera for his office to take macro, or at least closeup shots of before and after patients. He doesn't want to go the DSLR route.

Anything that you know of cheaper that can do the trick? Thanks...

I'm in IT which keeps me busy; sometimes like this point in time, too busy.

It allows me to do two hobbies Sailing and Photography which seem to go well together. Travel in the boat, and then take pics. Yes life is good.

Roger

There are many solutions for a p/s setup. I haven't looked into them of late at the last couple of conventions I've been to, but I have seen them. They usually consist of a current, higher end p/s digital camera with a slaved ring light or custom fabricated light diffuser. Cost wise, it is a cheaper alternative to having a dedicated slr and macro set up, but it does require a fairly capable p/s that hopefully allows for manual control of the aperture. The big advantage for a p/s is that they tend to have a fairly good depth of field at all apertures compared to a dedicated macro lens. The ability to shoot in RAW mode is something to consider also when picking out a non dslr solution. It's a more inexpensive way to start (unless you let yourself get sucked into buying an all-in-one package, hardware and software-like what the Kodak vendors sell at dental conventions) but if your dentist gets to the point where photography becomes an integral part of his practice, he will probably need to think about a dslr and dedicated macro setup.

Thanks, Leon. That's a big help...

Hello All...I am a photographer, creative directoe and pop/rock music composer;..oh yeah and Father of three lovely daughters..I am divorced!

I currently run a Media Studies department at a private high school in Miami. Video/Film/Broadcast journalism and photography all rolled into one 3 tier program. Ialso teach underwater video and photography through our SCUBA club that I advise.

Photography. Both with my company and freelance work. Unfortunately being a student doesn't pay the bills.

I currently run a Media Studies department at a private high school in Miami...

...retired competative shotgun, er...SHOOTER! :D

I have had several different major careers in my life (none photographic!) but right now I teach physics, math, and physical sciences at a community college here in Cecil County, Maryland. Best job I ever had for the least amount of money I've ever made as an adult.

I am a Transit Operator (I drive a Bus) for the second largest transportation system in North America, in Toronto Canada. It's mind-numbingly boring but it give me the oportunity to see the entire city, both the good and the bad.

It pays the bills and gives me a vantage point on the city that most people never see.

I too have had a few careers along the way. I did dealership accounting for a while, was a sailor in the US Navy, and currently am back to book keeping for a thriving landscape firm. However, the book keeping does not come close to paying the bills, but it does buy some photography toys. My wonderful husband, the Submariner earns the $$ to pay the bills and buy the really good stuff. For the most part, I am a stay at home mom, part time secretary.It's all good.

Electrician, I worked the first 14 years in the industrial side, building control panels and now work for the local school system. I work on fire/security, cctv, cameras and dvrs, and some networking.

I have worked the last 14 years, 2 months, 21 days, 7 hours, and 45 minutes, (yes I'm counting days till I can retire) for the US Air Force. I actually enjoy it a lot but I'm not getting my hands dirty working on the systems anymore, I'm more middle management and run a small office. I miss working with the communications systems. I miss being able to just leave when the work day is over and go do my own thing.

Time has flown by and I hope the last 5+ years go as fast!

I have worked for Lands' End (http://landsend.com/) for almost 15 years now. I have worked in several areas of the company, but my current roll is in the digital imaging department.

Ya call this livin'? :D

I work with commercial and industrial lighting - sales, design, etc. Lately my projects have included everything from the home of a multi-million dollar art collector to a 1.4 million square foot distribution center to a farmer's pole building...

One day closer to retirement!

Retired postal worker. Wife works part-time, so I'm the go-to guy for dishes, vacuuming, laundry, honey-do's, and errands. Oh yeah, I'm a part-time chauffer for my mother (I think she's enjoying my retirement more than I am). Was team photog for the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays minor league baseball team last year, and shoot for Just Minors baseball card company.

Like many others, I've done quite a few different things thru the years...
Right out of high school I was a retail manager for national drug store chain, did that for about 5 years and then took 2 years off to sell stuff at flea markets throughout southwest Virginia and parts of North Carolina.

After it sunk in that being a professional flea market bum might not be the best way to make a living, I somehow landed a job as Director of Janitorial Services with a hospital; did that for a few years and then finally decided to go to college at a small Bible college in Georgia. Majored in Youth Ministry and Communications.

Then was a 10 year stretch as a truck driver, during which time I was also a youth pastor and an associate pastor of a small church in PA. Situations changed, medical condition forced me to quit driving, and right now I run a web site hosting company as well as design web sites for churches and local racers.

And I'm track photographer at 2 area dirt tracks as well as Tour photographer for a regional modified touring race series. Photo sales are good, but since race season is only about 6 months long here in PA, I've begun seriously trying to learn about other types of shooting so that I might make a little 'toy' money during the other 6 months of the year.

I'm an umemployed bum.

Like so many here, I have had a variety of very satisfying careers in my life. :D Before I retired 3 years ago, I had been a business analyst (self employed) working with customers in client organizations to determine their systems needs and then developing the documentation to work witht the system developers to ensure that what the client wanted was what the client(user) got. It had its challenges, let me tell you, but I found it very rewarding. I am now retired, on the advice of my accountant and my financial planner, who were worried that I would end up giving to much of my Retirement Savings Plan back to the government in taxes. :blush2:

Having been a film photographer (serious amateur) since I was about 6 (yes I am old as dirt), I decided that I needed a new hobby to keep me busy in my retirement and digital phototgraphy filled the bill. :idea: I bought my Canon 350D about a year ago and have been on a learning curve ever since. I bought the Canon because the EF lenses from my old EOS 630 would fit the new camera, albeit with a 1.6 crop factor that I can live with. Having worked with PCs and its many types of software, the transition to the digital darkroom with Photoshop Elements, was very easy.

I am still experimenting with both the camera and the software and see this as a hobby that will take as much of my time as I let it. I am still learning and will continue to experiment as I believe very strongly in life time learning. Its what keeps us old guys young!! :thumbsup:

I am also finding that it is important to participate in these forums and look to be a life-long contributor to this one, as time, knowledge and experience permit.

Cheers,

WesternGuy

P.S. I also hope to acquire a Canon 5D in the next couple of years!!

I design photography equipment. ;-)

Well a unique kind. A camera that can image the atmosphere in real time, also known as a lidar or laser radar.

This is an example of what a lidar looks like. The telescope on the top is pointing horizontal in this case. Below is a laser and power supply.
http://www.etl.noaa.gov/technology/abael/img/abael.jpg

And an example of an image it can produce.
http://esrl.noaa.gov/csd/2006/images/dataprofile.png

The image is a vertical profile versus time of ozone near the ground. The red is unhealthy ozone in Houston, TX. Blue is clean air.

So you can imagine, I love optics.

Student majoring Photography @ Delaware College of Art & Design during the week, roofing/construction/auctions when I have time, and full time during summer. Hopefully I'll be at the GM plant this summer.

I am the Information Technology (IT) manger for a Trucking and Leasing Company headquarter in Ohio. We have 40+ locations spread across 10 states. I go back a ways when home computers came in a kit. Quotes I made from that time "PC's in the home are a waste of money." Another one " Why would you need more than 8MB of RAM?" Okay so I am not much of a visionary but hey the Internet hadn't been born yet or at lest made public. I find my interest in computers and digital photography a good marriage. They even both fight over money (LOL).

I'm an umemployed bum.

I thought you were a professional student?

...handle says it all...

I push a button for visually handicapped reporters. Occasionally, I get to shoot for me. :)

I work my 9 to 5 as a factory maint. man and I am also a part time fire fighter. I would love to be a photogrpher but at the age of 33 I am allmost out of luck on a career change.

this is what i do
http://photo.ringo.com/163/163101844O284315329.jpg

That's nice work.

I do that too... not personally though..

What stone selection is that, and why color mortar did yo use?

Looks like Gray...and judging by the lightness of it, it looks like Lehigh.

Have you seen: CSI, Law & Order, COPS, Without a Trace, Dragnet, or NYPD Blue that's what I've done for the past seven years. It's the OT that keeps the camera's in my hands.

Occasionally, I play sports, wedding, portrait, advertising photographer to get me that rainy day fund.

I can't wait for the day I can move to a tropical location and live happily ever after.

I work my 9 to 5 as a factory maint. man and I am also a part time fire fighter. I would love to be a photogrpher but at the age of 33 I am allmost out of luck on a career change.

I changed careers for the third time at age 51. I don't even remember being a youngster of 33! Try it, you might like it.

I am an Heavy duty mechanic for Canadian Pacific Rail. This is us changing out an engine.
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5333/dsc00057cd8.jpg

EDIT: We pull the train up in a couple of minutes. Its not invisible LOL. That picture was taken with a camera phone. Not bad quality eh?

I'm a mom. It doesn't pay the bills but it gives me the most beautiful subjects to shoot whenever I want. Plus lots of free time to shoot. DH foots the bills :D

I work for a computer services company.

I specialise in Microsoft systems for office automation. Usually this means I install messaging systems or I manage people who do it and who migrate office PC's to use the new services. Often I go in as a firefighter on an international project where nobody trusts one another and restore calm, get the project back on the rails.

I also do organisation, methods, quality and security for companies running office automation systems. When some essential person is about to leave a customer organisation I go in and document eveything he/she knows so that someone else can take over.

Charles

Hello All...I am a photographer, creative directoe and pop/rock music composer;..oh yeah and Father of three lovely daughters..I am divorced!

So, do you speak Canadian French or the French of France?

Ronnoco

Student

Computer Technician (I fix computers, and set them up mostly, sometimes I'll acquire an old one, fix/set it up, and then sell it on craigslist)

I'm an umemployed bum.

Nah,,,just a struggling artist..

Jurgen