I'd love to see what you shoot with all that equipment and why.
I show an image or video with most posts, whether people like it or not, I put it out there and for reference.
IMO
BC
Here are a few answers:
- I don't currently make money from photography, but I try to be very dedicated to achieving the best possible images of what I have the opportunity of shooting considering the constraints I have (family, work,...),
- I work in a different line of business not related to photography and I know what being a business professional means with regular 70+ hours working weeks. Contrary to what you seem to be thinking, I have a lot of respect for you and other top pros facing tough competitive business environments and having to deliver. I don't know if I would be able to do it were I to focus on photography as a profession,
- I post many images of what I shoot for the fun of it. Just check my Flickr link below and you will find a wide collection of images. I believe I am one of the contributors at LL posting the larger number of images in the threads dedicated to this,
- I photograph for a variety of reason such as creating beautiful images, documenting the world around me, serving my friends and relatives with memorable images of some life events I am part of,...
- My studio work is mostly private (and it may or may not remain private moving forward, we shall see, I just posted one example at the bottom of this post),
- I currently work with cameras produced by Nikon, Sony, Hasselblad, Arcaswiss, Apple, Ebony and lenses produced by Nikon, Sigma, Zeiss, Leica, Rodenstock, Pentax and Fuji. Other than Canon, whose equipment is not compatible with what I currently own, there are very few brands I am currently not using. So although I have been served very well by Nikon equipment till date (and I do think they produce the best 35mm DSLRs on the market for still photographers), I have no particular liking for them.
Hope it answers your questions? Here are a few recent random images to illustrate the post.
Cheers,
Bernard