eevy24012
Landscapes of the Blue Ridge
Well I'm starting to decide to jump in like so many others and try to supplement my income via photography. My primary career is and has been a remodeling and building business the past decade and now I've reached the age of 50... working on high ladders, steep roofs and on the knees all day tiling a floor no longer has the same appeal. Can still hang in there rather well, but for the first time in my life it's starting to "feel" more difficult than previous as I would always tell others around me there isn't anything to it...easy work. Combine that with an economy that has been stuck in the ditch for years with little sign or hope of improvement, owners are not willing to invest in their homes when the money spent on upgrades will simply vanish...and people now generally a first class pain in negotiations. Financing for most is impossible and materials are outrageously high. I wonder if it will ever recover in my area.
I'll still be doing it for the short term but at the age where I need to do something else. I find it important to do something enjoyable as I've had jobs I hated when younger and will never go back. I've seen better artists than I struggle in photography endeavors, but diversifying into 2 half paced markets will add up to one. I have never made any effort to get my stuff out there other than Flickr, so now hope to soon add a website and become "visible". Right now the name I have chosen would be "Landscapes of the Blue Ridge" since I'm not too fond of "insert name photography".
I have previously done framing, matting and completed pictures, and my father-in-law has a state of the art frame shop with computerized matting device, he knows lots of great methods of making things top quality so that should be a big help. Not looking to be in a big hurry as spring is really my busy time in construction, just plod along and hope I can make it work.
Landscapes of the Blue Ridge
Well I'm starting to decide to jump in like so many others and try to supplement my income via photography. My primary career is and has been a remodeling and building business the past decade and now I've reached the age of 50... working on high ladders, steep roofs and on the knees all day tiling a floor no longer has the same appeal. Can still hang in there rather well, but for the first time in my life it's starting to "feel" more difficult than previous as I would always tell others around me there isn't anything to it...easy work. Combine that with an economy that has been stuck in the ditch for years with little sign or hope of improvement, owners are not willing to invest in their homes when the money spent on upgrades will simply vanish...and people now generally a first class pain in negotiations. Financing for most is impossible and materials are outrageously high. I wonder if it will ever recover in my area.
I'll still be doing it for the short term but at the age where I need to do something else. I find it important to do something enjoyable as I've had jobs I hated when younger and will never go back. I've seen better artists than I struggle in photography endeavors, but diversifying into 2 half paced markets will add up to one. I have never made any effort to get my stuff out there other than Flickr, so now hope to soon add a website and become "visible". Right now the name I have chosen would be "Landscapes of the Blue Ridge" since I'm not too fond of "insert name photography".
I have previously done framing, matting and completed pictures, and my father-in-law has a state of the art frame shop with computerized matting device, he knows lots of great methods of making things top quality so that should be a big help. Not looking to be in a big hurry as spring is really my busy time in construction, just plod along and hope I can make it work.