benlonghair
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The girl and the horse is an oooold interwebz pic. I've been seeing it around for years.
Anyhow, why detract from people trying to support their hobby? I have a great time as an amateur, but have no way of buying new gear. I don't make that much money and I can not afford to go out and buy any pro or semi-pro level gear.
I'd love to have a D90. Or D300. Or a 105VR 2.8. Or a 200-400 2.8. Or a 24-70 2.8. Or a Zeiss Macro 100mm f/2 ZF Makro-Planar T*.
You know what all those things have in common? They're expensive. If somebody is willing to help me improve my gear by offering me money to do what I'd be doing anyway, why shouldn't I take it? There are certain situations I won't get myself into (like weddings) but I'll spend a couple hours photographing a kid for senior portraits and put it into my camera fund.
Why are people all butt hurt about this? I'd love to go to school to become a real pro, but I don't have $50k I'm willing or able to shell out.
Is photography supposed to be like polo where you have to be quite wealthy to get into it? I don't think so.
Anyhow, why detract from people trying to support their hobby? I have a great time as an amateur, but have no way of buying new gear. I don't make that much money and I can not afford to go out and buy any pro or semi-pro level gear.
I'd love to have a D90. Or D300. Or a 105VR 2.8. Or a 200-400 2.8. Or a 24-70 2.8. Or a Zeiss Macro 100mm f/2 ZF Makro-Planar T*.
You know what all those things have in common? They're expensive. If somebody is willing to help me improve my gear by offering me money to do what I'd be doing anyway, why shouldn't I take it? There are certain situations I won't get myself into (like weddings) but I'll spend a couple hours photographing a kid for senior portraits and put it into my camera fund.
Why are people all butt hurt about this? I'd love to go to school to become a real pro, but I don't have $50k I'm willing or able to shell out.
Is photography supposed to be like polo where you have to be quite wealthy to get into it? I don't think so.