The mind of the idle photographer in me

Every day I wake up and wish that I did some thing better with my photography skills and invariably two things come to my mind....1) Can I financially survive clicking from the next hour itself 2)Will I stick to it no matter what happens in future. My music teacher once told me that the reason he was so successfull was because he had the guts to stay hungry for the sake of music and to keep himself alive with what he loved the most. He said whats more important is also to have a wife who wont make you feel hungry even if there is not food at home. I never understood the old mans advice 10 years ago. Now it makes sense when I see the couple close to celebrating their 45th anniversary. Its true for any thing you might want to think of as your art skill. If you want to make a mark and be successfull at it you must have the guts to accept such conditions. Unfortunately I dont have the guts and I think it will be several years before I will come to a point where I will resign from my job monday morning, and walk out with my back pack photographing the landscape.

Honestly, money to survive and the satisfaction of performing the art can never come close to each other as long as you live. One easy way to find out if you will do it with your current mind set is to read this article.