What even IS that? Working hard.
Is it to do it most hours of the day? Or some hours of the day? What is even… working?
A long, long time ago I wanted to join an organisation for photographers. They wouldn’t let me since I didn’t work full time as a photographer. What exactly a full time set up looked like was hard for them to describe.
If you have more than one stream of income, is that … not professional. Are you then a …worse photographer than those that only rely on income from the photography business.
I have questions.
I know photographers who don’t feel like they are working if they are not actually shooting. Completely missing the ”small” detail that running a company takes many different kind of activities. Yes, marketing och maybe book keeping but also activities that makes room for reflection and inspiration.
Yep. Going to an art exhibit is part of running this company. Seeing movie. Scrolling. I’m serious! Creating new projects is also part of being a creative like me. Like this one. Images by Bodil.
Even just having a cup of coffee, thinking things over. THAT’S part of it all. Of being a business owner. Running it. Developing it. Reevaluating it. Tweaking it.
in my opinion there may be a core activity but it doesn’t trump all the other ones. That is what I firmly believe.