Photography is a craft: sometimes people think they could become photographers more easily than programmers, I don't know why. Learning is necessary, as well as

Photography is a craft: sometimes people think they could become photographers more easily than programmers, I don't know why. Learning is necessary, as well as investment (both in time and money) and motivation too. Gigs are definitely on the "tough" side, it's more demanding on cameras, lenses, flash technique, etc. After 7 years as a programmer/Java architect/blah, I was a photographer for 8 years. I'm back as a programmer now. Photography doesn't pay well (in my part of the world), but I learnt a lot!