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Permalink Reply by Kris Feenstra on September 19, 2011 at 4:48pm

I do commercial product photography in-house for an outdoor retail company.  It's not the most thrilling work, but it's steady income with paid benefits.  Because I'm busy with work, I don't put near enough time and effort into my own portfolio, which currently isn't online.  I might have some suitable images at home.

 

I've been wanting to do some charity/ volunteer work on the side, but I'll be honest: I've just been really lazy about it.  I was just at a large Photoshop/ Photography conference in Vagas a couple of weeks ago, so I'm feeling a bit more energized and inspired, but I've also been sick ans swamped at the office since I got back.

 

Sorry to hear about your forced hiatus.  It's good to take a break for work, but preferably for vacation, not illness.  I can see that you have many attractive models in your gallery.  It's hard not to smile when looking at animal portraits.

Permalink Reply by Kat Humble on September 20, 2011 at 9:56am

I could trade a bit of thrill for benefits and a steady income ;). I suppose it's one of those grass is greener type things. Mind you, I loved what I did, even though it didn't pay much, had no benefits and was erratic at best.

So how did you get into product photography then?I love hearing how people ended up where they are.

Thanks for the compliment. It's easy to take nice photos when you have such nice subjects. :)

 

Kat

Permalink Reply by Brittney Nugent on October 6, 2011 at 11:24pm

Totally. I just got my Nikon D3000 back from my sister. Sadly, she lost the SD card that had all my pictures. After class tomorrow, I'm totally going get another one to start taking pictures again. I usually take nature shots, but I love the soft background effect. I find that it works really well with portraits, so I'll start focusing on those now. I can't wait to share my stuff with you guys :)