Hobby Vs Business

I Wonder if I Should Monetize the Hobby I Love

As My Photography Gets Better, I’m Pondering This

One of my more recent photos. I’m getting good at this hobby and people are interested in hiring me as a photographer. Photo by author

I’m nine months into this photography hobby of mine. It’s been everything wonderful that I thought it would be. Wildlife photography has been my favorite aspect of it by far. My camera has an incredible zoom that is perfect for capturing birds, reptiles, and large animals.

It even captures homo sapiens fairly well.

But then again, People, am I right? At this point, photographing humans is low on my priority list. Sure, I’ve enjoyed doing a few shoots with my daughter. She likes getting outdoors and enjoys modeling for photos. We’ve done three shoots so far and the second one in particular stands out.

One of my writing friends suggested I try a black-and-white shoot in a graveyard setting. My daughter Kiera’s style and look really stood out in this set of photos. I’m very proud of these, taken only a few months into the start of my photography: