My beef with Photography

One of the things I love about photography is there's always something new to learn. In fact, there's so much to learn that I sometimes have trouble prioritizing it and end up feeling a bit overwhelmed, like I'll never get there (there being a place where I'm happy with the quality of my photos and not afraid to show them to the world).

But that's not my biggest beef with photography. My biggest beef is the amount of money is seems to constantly require. Don't get me wrong, I know you don't HAVE to have the latest and greatest cameras, lighting, software, etc. In fact, I took one of my favorite pictures with a four dollar disposable camera. But when you start to grow as a photographer, you realize the limitations of your current camera, lighting, software, etc. and you start WANTING more and better stuff. That's when it gets difficult, because the better stuff comes with a bigger price tag and sooner or later you hit the wall on affordability.  More later...