Jonathan Knight
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Haha...I feel your pain, although, once you have a job, you'll spend ALL your money on photography gear.
I started taking photography seriously my junior year in high school and have since spent around $9000 on gear since then. I'm now a freshman at Kansas State working for the Yearbook and Newspaper and hopefully will have all my gear paid off by the end of this next semester!
There are upsides and downsides to having a job =)
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As for the confidence: it will come with time. I still struggle with my confidence and thinking I am good at this photography thing despite winning as many awards as you possibly can in my state high school press association contests and recently being named Best Photographer on a Staff of 2 Hearst Award winners. People are constantly telling me how "good" I am, but I look over at Sports Shooter and I feel like I am SOO far behind other photographers, but really, part of the problem is that I am comparing myself to others who have been shooting longer than I am alive.....In short: Trust that you can be a good photographer and compare yourself to those on your experience level. It will help your confidence a lot.
However, confidence should NEVER be confused with cockiness. You won't get very far in photography or life in general if you show through your words and actions that you are better than everyone else, because more than likely, no matter where you are or what you're doing...someone is probably better at it.
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As for your parents not finding photography important: I can, again, completely understand what you are going through. It took me about 6 months for my parents to finally break down and give me a loan for $3000 for a Canon 400mm f2.8. They are constantly talking to me about why I am going into the industry and about how I won't make make much money, long hours, etc. etc. If you aren't going into photography for a job, but keeping it a hobby, that is a different story, but either way, you need to help your parents understand that you are passionate about photography and that it is something that brings you happiness. As long as you are happy and photography is making you happy, that is all that reall matters. Self-satisfaction is more important than anyone else's opinion on you and your photography.
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I love how I sound like I am sooo much more experienced than you, when in reality I am only a few years older! =)
Edited on Jan 02, 2008 at 02:52 AM
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