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She's a mathematician and used to teach at Ohio State. A decade ago she switched to being an oil painter and a photographer. She's now teaching herself web de
by russell 14y ago
She's a mathematician and used to teach at Ohio State. A decade ago she switched to being an oil painter and a photographer. She's now teaching herself web development, because she thinks we could use a second income in this turbulent economy.
On top of all that she is a very nice person. I consider myself to be a very fortunate guy.
- hnriot 14y agoWhy not use her negotiation skills to turn her photography hobby into a money making venture?
- russell 14y agoShe's building a web site to showcase both her web development skills and her photography. I'm not sure whether she is going to look for a job or go for freelancing, but I think her inclination is to go for the latter. Her photography is much more art than commercial. She will probably pursue that as well.
- hnriot 14y agoArt photography, if she's any good, is much more likely to make her money. However, it takes a while to build her name in the art photography world. It's also very difficult because those days everyone's a photographer, and anyone who uses a filter is an art photographer. If she has a solid BFA background and has put in some serious years work then that would be much more rewarding. As HCB said "the first 10,000 photos are your worst". Freelancing in the art world is not easy, there a lot of brand building and making sure she's represented in the right places, obviously the next event that she should consider is Photo LA
- chernevik 14y agoShe combines a number of important skills that aren't often combined. She should do stuff she enjoys, but if she picks up some hard tech skills I think she'll find there is a market for putting all that together. Some accounting would be a nice add, as it would help her talk with the business types. If she goes that road I think you had better be able to cook.