Got paid $350 for doing what I LOVE - photography

[Dylan777]

My rental 300mm f2.8 IS II arrived yesterday.

I went to local high shool this morning to test out the lens - photograph "little soccer league". I took over 500 photos. The coach asked to see the photos and I showed him my pictures. He offered to pay for all 500 photos for $350(about 1hr of fun for me). I took the offer and gave him all JPEGs. I promised to edit some raws and will give him some later.

Should I change my carreer :

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT !!!PAID!!! FOR THAT. I guess, I'm a "PRO" now ;D ;D ;D

 

[Menace]

Pleased for you - well done it could be nice little pocket money earner for you.

 

[duydaniel]

congratz ;D

 

[Dylan777]

Pleased for you - well done it could be nice little pocket money earner for you.

Thanks Menace,

I got my eyes on this Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II for while. I tried couple times at local camera, but not long enough to see the REAL performance. I decided to rent it before spending $6700 on it....It looks like I got FREE rental there

If I can repeat that x20 times :... ... ;D

 

[Dylan777]

congratz ;D

Thanks duydaniel,

Totally didn't expect that.

 

[surapon]

My rental 300mm f2.8 IS II arrived yesterday.

I went to local high shool this morning to test out the lens - photograph "little soccer league". I took over 500 photos. The coach asked to see the photos and I showed him my pictures. He offered to pay for all 500 photos for $350(about 1hr of fun for me). I took the offer and gave him all JPEGs. I promised to edit some raws and will give him some later.

Should I change my carreer :

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT !!!PAID!!! FOR THAT. I guess, I'm a "PRO" now ;D ;D ;D

Great Job, = YOU ARE THE PRO " , Dear Mr. Dylan777
The Best job in this world = The Thing that we love to do + get Paid too + Smiling face and Proud of our self.
For me = I will tell my wife = Honey, May I use our money $ 6000 US Dollars Plus , I will use the money that I just get Pay to buy the Big L Lens ??
Surapon

 

[Dylan777]

My rental 300mm f2.8 IS II arrived yesterday.

I went to local high shool this morning to test out the lens - photograph "little soccer league". I took over 500 photos. The coach asked to see the photos and I showed him my pictures. He offered to pay for all 500 photos for $350(about 1hr of fun for me). I took the offer and gave him all JPEGs. I promised to edit some raws and will give him some later.

Should I change my carreer :

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT !!!PAID!!! FOR THAT. I guess, I'm a "PRO" now ;D ;D ;D

Great Job, = YOU ARE THE PRO " , Dear Mr. Dylan777
The Best job in this world = The Thing that we love to do + get Paid too + Smiling face and Proud of our self.
For me = I will tell my wife = Honey, May I use our money $ 6000 US Dollars Plus , I will use the money that I just get Pay to buy the Big L Lens ??
Surapon

Thanks surapon,
Photography is fun, only when it not the "JOB"

However, I'll take your advice and bring that up to the wife ;D ;D ;D

 

[lion rock]

Dylan777,
Sometimes life IS sweet!
Hope they'll contract you in the future. In the meantime, start looking for other paid events.
You may even go for the 200-400 f/4! 8)
-r

 

[Dylan777]

Dylan777,
Sometimes life IS sweet!
Hope they'll contract you in the future. In the meantime, start looking for other paid events.
You may even go for the 200-400 f/4! 8)
-r

As I'm packing the lens this morning, return the lens back to rental. I heart said "cancel the Sony A7 + Zeiss 55mm and use that money to Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II"

 

[distant.star]

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You know how those big Canon lenses are. That happens to me every time I rent one. People just keep throwing money at me!

Seriously, good for you!

One question, do you have the money yet?

 

[RGF]

Best of both worlds - fun and money ;D

 

[Quasimodo]

My rental 300mm f2.8 IS II arrived yesterday.

I went to local high shool this morning to test out the lens - photograph "little soccer league". I took over 500 photos. The coach asked to see the photos and I showed him my pictures. He offered to pay for all 500 photos for $350(about 1hr of fun for me). I took the offer and gave him all JPEGs. I promised to edit some raws and will give him some later.

Should I change my carreer :

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT !!!PAID!!! FOR THAT. I guess, I'm a "PRO" now ;D ;D ;D

Congrats It sure feels good!

 

[Dylan777]

.
You know how those big Canon lenses are. That happens to me every time I rent one. People just keep throwing money at me!

Seriously, good for you!

One question, do you have the money yet?

Yes. ...received cash at the field. He will use my photos to post on his site.

 

[Dylan777]

Best of both worlds - fun and money ;D

+1...free rental for me

 

[Dylan777]

My rental 300mm f2.8 IS II arrived yesterday.

I went to local high shool this morning to test out the lens - photograph "little soccer league". I took over 500 photos. The coach asked to see the photos and I showed him my pictures. He offered to pay for all 500 photos for $350(about 1hr of fun for me). I took the offer and gave him all JPEGs. I promised to edit some raws and will give him some later.

Should I change my carreer :

I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT !!!PAID!!! FOR THAT. I guess, I'm a "PRO" now ;D ;D ;D

Congrats It sure feels good!

Thanks

 

[mackguyver]

Congrats, Dylan! That's really great to hear that you scored some cash for your work. It feels so good when you get paid to do something you're happy to do for free. I guess you've justified your 300 f/2.8 IS II purchase to yourself and your wife now! I hope this is just the start for you - I see more games, more teams, team portraits and more in your possible future 8).

 

[Dylan777]

Congrats, Dylan! That's really great to hear that you scored some cash for your work. It feels so good when you get paid to do something you're happy to do for free. I guess you've justified your 300 f/2.8 IS II purchase to yourself and your wife now! I hope this is just the start for you - I see more games, more teams, team portraits and more in your possible future 8).

Thanks. ..it was completely unexpected. I was just testing the lens. I never thought about getting pay in photography.

 

[ablearcher]

Congrats! This is indeed the best of both worlds! It is also nice to see that people still appreciate quality photography even on a somewhat casual level. Hopefully the team will contact you next time they need the pics, instead of hiring a soccer mom with a Rebel kit.

 

[mackguyver]

Thanks. ..it was completely unexpected. I was just testing the lens. I never thought about getting pay in photography.

It sneaks up on you - my first sale was some prints for a runway show I brought my crappy P&S to in the early 2000s. My first major commercial job was a business that saw my work and hired me for an entire week to shoot an entire ad campaign for them. They simply called me because my phone number is listed on my website. If you put yourself out there, people will find you. In your case, you could probably parlay this into more shooting for the coach or at the very least, the parents, and then word of mouth will probably get you more work. The only caution I'll give you is not to post hi-res photos unless you have been paid for the photos already, like in this case. Anything big enough for a smart phone will just be downloaded and posted to social media resulting in no sale to you. I learned that the hard way with events...

As for the Pro designation, I'm still working on it -- until I can list it as my job on my 1040, I don't consider myself a Pro. My day job pays way too well for me to quit it and shoot full time. The "gilded cage" as it's called - but I can't complain about my good fortune.

Again, congrats on the work and I hope it's the start of something great for you!

 

[mackguyver]

instead of hiring a soccer mom with a Rebel kit.

ROTFL ;D - so true!