lissarv68 wrote:
I'm a photographer.
My photos have been in National Geographic and are featured in a couple of galleries in my home town. I'm pretty good *toot toot*. I've shown my online portfolio to a couple of the old forum members but I don't like doing that since I'd rather stay anonymous.
I also do graphic art, I like being creative.
My other hobby is hiking. 30 miles a week! I do three 10 mile hikes, love it. I call it my "me time" and it takes me about 3 hours to do a 10 mile hike.
I'm not a professional photographer because I don't make a living from it, I make far too much in my real job to ever give it up. I need that money for my other hobby, collecting designer purses.
Wow, National Geographic, that's fantastic. I also like that you keep your job and your hobby(s) separate. I'm a firm believer in keeping the things you enjoy as hobbies because work kills those past times. I'd stop doing them if I had deadlines and critics, and they also keep me sane. I'm very impressed Lisa. I'm enthusiastic about Photography, but being honest I'm not that good at it but I do like to do it, so I keep at it. I recently tried the bokeh technique and was very impressed with the results, but I struggle with basics like depth of field etc, really need to work on those.
