Freelancing is like Wine and Roses
I lied. While the majority of folks who have regular day jobs might long for the independence of having a freelancer's lifestyle, not having a steady stream of income is like having invisible handcuffs. Freedom is a relative concept. For a realistic look into how difficult on a family it can be to earn a living as a freelancer, check out these forum threads at Lightstalkers.
How do you pay the bills?
Bye bye Photography, Looks like I'm out.
In my opinion, I think that teaching at the college level is the best financial compromise for a traveling photographer. It allows you to have ample free time to pursue your professional endeavors while earning a predictable paycheck with job benefits such as health insurance. This might be a career path that I'd like to pursue eventually. I'm sure the competition is fierce for these teaching jobs because there's probably several thousand other photographers thinking the same thing.
How do you pay the bills?
Bye bye Photography, Looks like I'm out.
In my opinion, I think that teaching at the college level is the best financial compromise for a traveling photographer. It allows you to have ample free time to pursue your professional endeavors while earning a predictable paycheck with job benefits such as health insurance. This might be a career path that I'd like to pursue eventually. I'm sure the competition is fierce for these teaching jobs because there's probably several thousand other photographers thinking the same thing.
Labels: freelancing, personal
posted by Richard @ 1:17 AM
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Richard Wong Photography: Image Boutique
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Wow - I really feel for this guy. Hopefully, he will land a great job that will pay the bills and incorporate his passion for photography!
The lack of job benefits associated with freelancing can really hamper you later in life particularly when it comes to health insurance. There was an article in the L.A. Times yesterday about a self-employed plumber who makes a decent living but no insurance company will insure him because he tested borderline for high blood pressure once, and takes cholesterol medication in his mid-40's. He had no history of health problems otherwise. His doctor even wrote a letter declaring him healthy but the major insurance companies want nothing to do with him.
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