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last few day i've noticed there is alot of members on here with reallllly expensive gear i.e. some guys got a 3-400quid tripod?!?!?! which begs the question where do people get their money from?

so if u could please post the following:

occupation: [jobtitle] (u dont have to if u dont want to)
photography status : either - amateur / hobbiest / Pro
your main camera: Canon 450d
*new* Do u make money from your picts: yes or no
 
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occupation: photographer
photography status : pro
your main camera: Canon 1D MKII

and not an expensive tripod in sight ;)
 
occupation: 14 years old
photography status: hobby
main camera: nikon D60 and bigma.
 
occupation: Retired (with bad back!!)
photography status: amateur / hobbiest
your main camera: Canon 350d
 
Occupation: Production Manager
Photography status: Amateur/Hobby
Your main Camera: Nikon D200
 
occupation: integration test engineer (though soon to be unemployed most likely)
photography status: rank amateur
main camera: Olympus E3 (no tripod)
new bit - make money from photos?: unbelievably yes
 
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Occupation: Senior Software Engineer
Photography Status: hobby
Main Camera: Sony A700
 
last few day i've noticed there is alot of members on here with reallllly expensive gear i.e. some guys got a 3-400quid tripod?!?!?! which begs the question where do people get their money from?
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3-400 Quid for a tripod.. NO WAY ;) Mine was £20 from eBay but free because they gave me a voucher, seen two days later in Aldi for 12.99 :( It should be called Thievebay

Occupation: Medically Retired
Photography status : Hobby
Main camera: Nikon D200
 
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Occupation: Electronics Tech (British Army)
Photography Status: hobby
Main Camera: D300
 
Occupation: Railway Incident Response
Photography status : Hobby
Main camera: Canon Eos 50D
 
Prepare to be shocked if you think that £300-400 is expensive for a piece of equipment (that was a pro by the way).

Occupation: Service Architect
Photography Status: Hobby
Main Camera: Nikon D700
 
Occupation: HGV Driver
Status: Hobby
Camera: Nikon D40


£10 Hama tripod, and damned proud of it! :lol:
 
Occupation: Technical Author
Photography Status: Hobby
Main Camera: Nikon D90

Bean Bag from Dean Lewis (See For Sale Section)
 
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Occupation: General Manager (Hotel & Catering)
Photography: Hobby
Main Camera: Canon 40D
Tripod: One that a Pro left after a wedding and phoned and said he'd pick it up but didn't :D (damned heavy though!).
 
Occupation: Reporting and Development Analyst for one of uks largest mobile networks
Photography: Amateur/Hobby
Main Camera: Nikon D40
 
occupation: MRC research fellow
photography status : amateur
your main camera: Canon 5D2
 
right here's me:

occupation: retail
photography status : amateur
your main camera: Canon 450D
Do u make money from your picts: NO
tripod: cheap maplins - Benk TP-215
 
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Occupation: Process Engineer
Photography: Amateur
Main Camera: Nikon D200
Tripod:Manfrotto 055
 
occupation: Telecoms Consultant
photography status : photography as a part of my interest in motorsports and aviation
your main camera: Nikon D700
 
Occupation......Driving Insructor
Status............Hobby
Camera...........Canon D10


+ an old monopod
 
Occupation......Driving Insructor
Status............Hobby
Camera...........Canon 10D


+ an old monopod
 
Occupation...... Very old student :p
Status............. Hobbiest
Main Camera.... Nikon D700
 
Occupation......... Merchant Navy Engineer Officer
Status............... Semi-Pro
Main Camera.......1D MKIII
 
Occupation......... I arse about with Web sites and Marketing
Status............... Wan't to be a pro
Main Camera.......Nikon D3 [S2]and £800 Tripod - SMUG[/S2]
Do you make any money from your photography....Recently, yes.
 
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occupation:Research Officer for the Police
photography status : amatuer
your main camera: Canon 40D
Do u make money from your picts: I sold one for $350 last year, and have had a couple published, but on the whole no I don't make any money from them.
 
Thought I'd join in

Occupation: Performance Review Advisor and Grammar Pedantic
Photography status: Amateur - or is that immature
Main camera: Canon 20D
Do you make money from your pics: So far I have only been paid in wine :D
 
Occupation: Lingerie Specialist for New Look
Photography Status: Amateur
Main Camera: Yashica Mat 124G and a Diana
Do u make money from your pics: No

My tripod was free :lol:
 
Occupation: Bum
Photography status: Professionaly useless
Main camera: Kodak Instamatic
Do you make money from your pics:£3000,000 pa but want more :help:

:shake:
 
Loopy said:
Thought I'd join in

Occupation: Performance Review Advisor and Grammar Pedantic
Photography status: Amateur - or is that immature
Main camera: Canon 20D
Do you make money from your pics: So far I have only been paid in wine :D
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Shouldn't that be Grammar Pedant :D But please don't have a go at my grammar, as I failed English three times :(



Occupation: ROV pilot
Photography status: Amateur/hobby
Main camera: Nikon D300
Do you make money from your pics: No
 
Occupation: Hitman for the Ovalteenies
Photography status: grim
Main camera: Nikon D300
Do you make money from your pics: :lol: :lol: no :(
 
occupation: SAN Engineer
photography status : hobbiest
your main camera: Canon 400d
Do u make money from your pics: er .... No
 
Occupation: Aircraft Eng. Mgr (keeping them U/S and away from the Mach Loop :D )
Photography Status: How do you switch this damn thing on, what does that button do? :whistling:
Main Camera: Nikon D80 (now with a Bigma in the glass collection, woohoo!)
Do u make money from your pics: I wish!!! :lol:

My tripod: well it's a cracker of a Giottos legs & head combo, got for a splendid price :)
 
occupation: Chartered Accountant / CI Consultant (yaaaaawwwwnnn - I know it sounds dull, but it pays the bills)

photography status : purely a hobby

your main camera: Canon 450d

Do u make money from your pics: :lol: As if anyone would be that stupid! . . . but maybe one day . . .
 
Occupation: Gentleman of independent means.
Photographic status: Hobbyist.
Main camera: D700.
Tripod: Manfrotto MN190Pro/RC322 (about £160 several years ago).
Make money from pics: Have been known to sell prints for just over cost but not as an earner.
 
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