This quote by George Eliot is one of my favorites, but its not exactly true for me. I spend most of my days wishing that I would have found this passion when I was younger...I flip through National Geographic and day dream about what it would be like to be on assignment. When you are 18, you're invincible. Anything is an option. You can go anywhere, you can do anything. When you are 27, working full-time, STILL going to college full-time (because when you were 18 you had no clue what you wanted to be so you've changed your major 83942390 times), and raising 4 kids......world travel and freelance photography isn't really an option anymore. The mortgage is still due, the electric bill still has to be paid, and you must have a guaranteed paycheck to make sure there is food on the table for your children. Packing up your belongings and jumping on the first plane anywhere is no longer an option for me....but it is a great daydream.
With that being said, I have a rare opportunity to buy some new equipment and make a run at starting a small photography business. I am really torn on what to do. When I first found photography, I immediately fell in love. I knew it would be a life-long hobby and I knew that I would end up taking photos of my friends and family, but I also knew that I did not want to end up shooting photos of newborns and newly engaged couples for the rest of my life.
Knowing that random world travel and taking off on a whim is not plausible anymore, I am hoping that starting this small business (that I promised myself I never would) will allow me to at least visit one place a year that I have never been. It's not exactly what I dreamed of but its something. Better late than never...right, George???
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