Ways of Funding the Hobby

engineermunn · 1st July 2004

Hey guys,

What are the ways of funding this expensive hobby of ours? Let's share some ideas.

moon · 1st July 2004

photo-competition. Let professional judge your prints and get prizes.

Del_CtrlnoAlt · 1st July 2004

haven gone into the super rich & famous side yet... as in the DSLR!!!

but have forked out an amount of money just for the hobby which is not really related to work... so to get my funds, normally i would fake to say... hmm i need this to buy for taking better pics of the product... justified... buy... unjustified... also buy... either way... i wan... i buy...

best to have your company 'sponsor' it... like 'mine' heheh... currently the cheapo lights is paid by company... heheh.. but den again... its also my money... just making myself feel good... i say i using other ppl's money... cos it does not come out directly from my pocket.

Minoxman · 1st July 2004

Shoot less film and more digital to save cost.
Shoot fashion (use lots of fan blast), go NYC then hold a local photographic exhibition about your childhood.

Nitrile · 1st July 2004

Originally Posted by Minoxman

Shoot less film and more digital to save cost.
Shoot fashion (use lots of fan blast), go NYC then hold a local photographic exhibition about your childhood.

thats extremely sarcastic.

cheers · 1st July 2004

Originally Posted by Nitrile

thats extremely sarcastic.

maybe JC offended him in this life or the previous life...
haiz

dotti · 1st July 2004

print out the image of next thing/lenses you wanna buy...paste it where you can see everyday so you wont spend your money on some other things like food or transportation... pay come out..BUY! then eat grass for the rest of the month..

1st July 2004

this is what i learnt from the Durian exhibition....

getting paid for taking pictures of people's backs...telling them they will make good memorial photos when they are long gone.

Sell pictures taken through broken lens and call it a "F"artistic piece of work.

Originally Posted by Minoxman

Shoot fashion (use lots of fan blast), go NYC then hold a local photographic exhibition about your childhood.

Snowcrash · 1st July 2004

work for canon or nikon

Belle&Sebastain · 1st July 2004

go rob a bank....

try buying 4d/toto/big sweep

get a job?

ST1100 · 1st July 2004

- Share lenses with shooting buddies.

- Be very focused about what you really want/need. Don't buy less than what you need.

- Buy 3rd party stuff. Some are really good.

- Buy used stuff. Learn to recognise good deals.

- If you really want to earn serious money from photography, get out of Singapore.

- SELLSELLSELL. Sell the car, sell the house, sell the kids, sell the wife, whatever.

clive · 1st July 2004

Originally Posted by ST1100

- SELLSELLSELL. Sell the car, sell the house, sell the kids, sell the wife, whatever.

lolz

Minoxman · 1st July 2004

Funding the hobby? How about start by not wanking over equipments? Save you bundles.

Nitrile · 1st July 2004

Originally Posted by Jason H0

this is what i learnt from the Durian exhibition....

getting paid for taking pictures of people's backs...telling them they will make good memorial photos when they are long gone.

Sell pictures taken through broken lens and call it a "F"artistic piece of work.

this is dumb. i don't think hes paid for his personal works yah?

Sion · 1st July 2004

1. Weekend Wedding Photography.

2. Shooting for model portfolios or home portraits.

3. Photo essays and contribute them to magazines. If you could combine the photography with writing it is more attractive for the editors to use them.

4. Stock photography.

5. Self publishing of postcards, greeting cards or picture books.

6. Give tuitions in photography or Photoshop.

7. Print your images into posters and frame them to sell.

8. Trade in second camera and lenses.

9. Become a partime models.

junyang · 1st July 2004

I only have one thing to say - Don't feed the troll, ( MinoxMan in this case )

Well, back to topic.. I save.. 5 dollars a day.. 3 months and i have a new lens

but yeah im still studying

Bluewater · 1st July 2004

May I suggest this... this can be one way..

I have a fish hobbyist site and may need pictures from the various fish competitions.. a photographer who have interest in fish is really preferred here.. where some closeup shots of the winning fish will be the most awesome..

Hoping if I can get some specials rates, as this is a hobbyist site afterall, but I know professional good work won't be too cheap

if you may be keen, can you kindly drop me a pm to suggest a estimated pricing? (the confirm price can be discussed again with the next competition come up)

Thanks

Bluewater · 1st July 2004

take pictures and sell them to image companies! there are many of them on the net..

ndroo · 1st July 2004

Originally Posted by engineermunn

Hey guys,

What are the ways of funding this expensive hobby of ours? Let's share some ideas.

get a job, work my a** off and everytime my @#^@!*& boss #@*!^#*&@ me ... i will look @ him n visualize a big new lens ... then i'll cool down n get back 2 work ...

...

CaeSiuM · 1st July 2004

I think this is a common sense question. No offence meant but you can have the model answer

1) Get a job
2) Be content with what you have

Whatever hobbies you have, it is only expensive if you made it to be. Don't be penny wise, pound foolish.

1st July 2004	#1
engineermunn Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 175	Ways of Funding the Hobby Hey guys, What are the ways of funding this expensive hobby of ours? Let's share some ideas.

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Del_CtrlnoAlt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Outside the Dry Box. Posts: 16,342	haven gone into the super rich & famous side yet... as in the DSLR!!! but have forked out an amount of money just for the hobby which is not really related to work... so to get my funds, normally i would fake to say... hmm i need this to buy for taking better pics of the product... justified... buy... unjustified... also buy... either way... i wan... i buy... best to have your company 'sponsor' it... like 'mine' heheh... currently the cheapo lights is paid by company... heheh.. but den again... its also my money... just making myself feel good... i say i using other ppl's money... cos it does not come out directly from my pocket. __________________ Logging Off Permanently. Those who need to contact me will know where to contact me.

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Sion Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: 新天地 Posts: 1,014	1. Weekend Wedding Photography. 2. Shooting for model portfolios or home portraits. 3. Photo essays and contribute them to magazines. If you could combine the photography with writing it is more attractive for the editors to use them. 4. Stock photography. 5. Self publishing of postcards, greeting cards or picture books. 6. Give tuitions in photography or Photoshop. 7. Print your images into posters and frame them to sell. 8. Trade in second camera and lenses. 9. Become a partime models. __________________ 三分天注定, 七分靠打拼, 爱拼才会赢! Last edited by Sion; 1st July 2004 at 08:00 PM.

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moon Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 122	photo-competition. Let professional judge your prints and get prizes.

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Minoxman Deregistered Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 391	Shoot less film and more digital to save cost. Shoot fashion (use lots of fan blast), go NYC then hold a local photographic exhibition about your childhood.

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dotti Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: strawberry field Posts: 295	print out the image of next thing/lenses you wanna buy...paste it where you can see everyday so you wont spend your money on some other things like food or transportation... pay come out..BUY! then eat grass for the rest of the month..

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Snowcrash Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Western SG Posts: 1,507	work for canon or nikon

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Belle&Sebastain Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: here Posts: 3,752	go rob a bank.... try buying 4d/toto/big sweep get a job?

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ST1100 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Singapore, Bedok Posts: 1,801	- Share lenses with shooting buddies. - Be very focused about what you really want/need. Don't buy less than what you need. - Buy 3rd party stuff. Some are really good. - Buy used stuff. Learn to recognise good deals. - If you really want to earn serious money from photography, get out of Singapore. - SELLSELLSELL. Sell the car, sell the house, sell the kids, sell the wife, whatever.

1st July 2004	#16
junyang Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 412	I only have one thing to say - Don't feed the troll, ( MinoxMan in this case ) Well, back to topic.. I save.. 5 dollars a day.. 3 months and i have a new lens but yeah im still studying

1st July 2004	#17
Bluewater Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 85	May I suggest this... this can be one way.. I have a fish hobbyist site and may need pictures from the various fish competitions.. a photographer who have interest in fish is really preferred here.. where some closeup shots of the winning fish will be the most awesome.. Hoping if I can get some specials rates, as this is a hobbyist site afterall, but I know professional good work won't be too cheap if you may be keen, can you kindly drop me a pm to suggest a estimated pricing? (the confirm price can be discussed again with the next competition come up) Thanks

1st July 2004	#20
CaeSiuM Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore, Bedok Posts: 660	I think this is a common sense question. No offence meant but you can have the model answer 1) Get a job 2) Be content with what you have Whatever hobbies you have, it is only expensive if you made it to be. Don't be penny wise, pound foolish.