Double lives and photography

[benjiboy]

Being a photographer is only my cover story, I'm really a bouncer at Mothercare.

 

[ME Super]

I'm an IT guy. In my current job I wear many hats - programmer, system administrator, database administrator, and probably a couple more I can't think of right now. Plus I'm the network admin at home. Got back into serious (film) photography in late 2010, and added cycling in 2012.

 

[blansky]

I'm a photographer by day and a cross dressing hockey player at night.

I hope one day the photography will become as fulfilling as the how my evenings are occupied.

 

[kb3lms]

In my current job I wear many hats - programmer, system administrator, database administrator, and probably a couple more I can't think of right now. Plus I'm the network admin at home.

Same here, plus you can add "boss" to that list - at least some days. Day job work ceased to be a defining thing for me years ago. More people on APUG know what my day job is than do local people I know. I almost never discuss anything about my day job with anyone outside the factory, nor do I have much of an idea of what any of my co-workers do in the real world. Don't get me wrong, I can still "get into" a good work project from time to time (writing device drivers is fun) and it is a good place to work, but it has long been the other things I do from which I take most satisfaction and fulfillment. If the local people define me as anything it is as a coach and president of one of the local soccer leagues. And, frankly, that role and photography has opened more doors for me than my day job ever could.

 

[Prest_400]

Yes. Before I usually wanted to separate one from the other (ie. didn't want that people knew I did photography). Nowadays I'm opening up and let parts of each "character" overlap.

I am a 18 year old business student.

In the core I feel a traveler, adventurer; curious and loving to stroll around. Transportation media and photography get integrated in here. My father loved to travel and he did, a lot. I think I inherited that character.
Also of this I love to listen and enjoy music and as a private moment. Not hear, LISTEN (unlike many people do nowadays). When I put the music on the stereo, I dislike having anyone around, that's a private moment.
The above is what I feel about my creative side.

At college/university, unlike work; the environment is rather different (friends, classes et al). I enjoy the times with my friends there however in some sense I feel I'm not quite relate to them and there are things that drive me crazy. I happen to be in a quite good university, very demanding... Many of the people are well off and very ambitious.
Add in the stress of studying, essays and exams.

We spend so much time at work that it does shape us; there's no escaping it.

So, the summary psychological effect is that I'm able to explore both my logical and structured brain, and the intuitive and emotional one.

Really agree, in my summer holidays I happened to do much more family life and adopted a different perspective.
I slowly became shaped as my classmates; but knew I shouldn't and at the end I didn't want. I distanced a bit (in a way of thinking manner).
Quoting one of my friends there: "This is why I study business" (pointing to a luxury car). I am sorry, but I disagree and if that is the end of what I'm currently doing... NO. It's the opposite of what I feel are my values. So I learnt how many people can't position themselves in someone else's situation and how one should be True to him/herself.

And I agree with you Thomas. For me Photography, Travel and Music are my Insanity Asylum. I could take example of you because I am a few steps below of where you are, in a career sense.

Sorry for the rant

A family friend told me once that I can be both a humorous, happy, witty and "loose" person but also serious and professional; She is a phycologist and said this is great. When I feel quite comfortable I let loose the former.