But you should separate what you do for $$$ and what you do for yourself and what you do for yourself should always come from an honest place and having nothing to do with anything but how you see the world.
Here what the great Edward Weston had to say about the subject and I couldn't agree more. My commercial work and I define commercial as amy means to make money with your photography., pays the mortgage, feeds the family, pays for the gear, sends the kids through school, and most important gives me a base to do my own work which helps me stay relatively sane.
Well heres what Weston said.
"When money enters in, - then, for a price, I become a liar, - and a good one I can be whether with pencil or subtle lighting or viewpoint. I hate it all, but so do I support not only my family, but my own work."
Edward Weston
In my quotations file, I have this attributed to Philippe Halsman:
"I drifted into photography like one drifts into prostitution. First I did it to please myself, then I did it to please my friends, and eventually I did it for the money."
The what-the-duck cartoons are always good for a laugh.
Best,
Andy
