I gotta go with what Guy said. Some times job vs hobby is something to consider.
Job burnout in @1980 turned me to photography, my then hobby, into full time "work" My very own lack of drive to get the work I wanted/needed/should have been doing etc etc meant a real up and down feast and famine life (luckily single) for 22 years. I loved it though I just HATED promoting myself. And then I was burned out again and with too many eggs in too few baskets the stock market reports killed some of my best Corporate clients. Warren Buffet bought one of them too so my slice of his empire didn't use me anymore. Wow too much info there I apoligise.
Anyhow I miss it. Miss it alot. I do still work on some things. A book out this Sept. has 160ish food photos I did, very loosely called food I must add to illustrate a parody of a food network star. Other odd jobs turn up but they come to me, I'm not out hunting. Still got that old promo problem I guess
I now have a real job though, better insurance than ever and I deal with it. The real job that is. It is easier now to say no to a job that will just not be worth the time or hassle.
But I really envy those out there still doing it.
I don't think I'd ever agree that digital is less expensive than film for a hobbyist, for a Pro you gotta shoot digital. This is all another thread though,
Neil
