What's Yer Day/Night Job?

[tomorrowstreasures]

Special education, eh? I taught the gifted end of special education for 2 years. I remember one of my students at genius level with a tested IQ of 180, who was performing at that level and another with a total memory for anything that had been taken, mentioned, or written on the board in my class.

Tegan

Whoa! My kids are learning disabled... hey, maybe that is why I am so good at my job - I can totally identify! And,I bet the same goes for you and your Sp Ed group, huh, Tegan?
Tegan = brilliant Susan = daft. LOL
is daft a word?
I think this part of the forum fits me best. hmmmmmmmmmm Off topic- yup, fits. Thanks for the idea, PKM and Marko for administering it!

[tegan]

Whoa! My kids are learning disabled... hey, maybe that is why I am so good at my job - I can totally identify! And,I bet the same goes for you and your Sp Ed group, huh, Tegan?
Tegan = brilliant Susan = daft. LOL
is daft a word?!

On a Ministry of Ed. grant, I also taught talented students: computer art for a year and a few of those were learning disabled, which certainly did NOT hamper their creativity, individual style or work in computer art.

I have done any number of diverse "jobs" over the years. Change and challenge is never boring.

Tegan

[mindforge]

During the day, I am a father raising my boy and moderating websites and doing freelance print and web design. From 4pm on I am an advertising designer for a newspaper, then I strap on my superhero costume and.. ok, scratch the last part, I am sleeping at that point to wake up and repeat.

I also do freelance photography during the day.

I am currently in school also... during the day to get my MFA in Graphic Design.. two years away still.

[tomorrowstreasures]

During the day, I am a father raising my boy and moderating websites and doing freelance print and web design. From 4pm on I am an advertising designer for a newspaper, then I strap on my superhero costume and.. ok, scratch the last part, I am sleeping at that point to wake up and repeat.

I also do freelance photography during the day.

I am currently in school also... during the day to get my MFA in Graphic Design.. two years away still.

Good luck with your MFA! And, there is not a more important job than being a parent - that is awesome that you are doing that!

[tomorrowstreasures]

few of those were learning disabled, which certainly did NOT hamper their creativity, individual style or work in computer art.
Tegan

I adore the kids I work with. My first assignment was with a 4 year old fetal alcohol syndrome child (within the Sp Ed preschool program),that was for a year my next assignment, again, a year assignment, was with a 5 year old non verbal autistic child..next, was being transfered to the high school Sp Ed resource department for 2 years, then, spent 4 years in the MD department working with a wheel chair bound, delightful girl who had CP - low IQ, and a total delight to work with and for. Next up was a 2 year assignment with an MD young man. I loved working with him. The past 2 years have been in the tech center, working with the LD population. These kids, typically, have amazing artistic abilities.
I am the lucky recipient of some of their work. I used to barter with the kids - they would make me something , in return, I would knit them a hat to their color specs. The loved it. I made about 70 hats. Then, last April, I dug out the teeny little canon p&s, snapped a limited series of impromptu "portraits" of the kids the last 5 minutes of each class of any student that wanted it done... - just the p/s, the white board, and me....I would then order the prints, bring them to school, have the secretary in the office announce that they had a message in the office, which would be my little surprise gift to them.... They loved it...Some of them, had never had any one pay that kind of attenetion to them, not to mention ever had a nice photo of them self.

These kids are what really brought me back to photography, their enthusiasm for my modest sessions helped to rekindle the passion I had had prior to life upchucking all over me.

So, a lot of verbiage later, yes, Tegan, there IS a lot of talent in the LD community!

[tegan]

prior to life upchucking all over me.!

Interesting metaphor and it is perhaps surprising how many mature types can relate to that. I certainly can.

Tegan

[tegan]

My day job is looking after my son which means dealing with the health care and legal profession, most often via email and working on a variety of photographic projects.

Tegan

[Marko]

I run this website, another website (pets.ca) and I'm a freelance shooter.

[morgan]

Day: i'm a grad student in in the genetics phd program at duke.

Night: learning photography, photoshop, working out & spending time with my husband. we got married this june. i've wanted to learn photography all my life, but searching for a wedding photographer inspired me to take the plunge and spend the money on a camera.

for the last year, i've been learning photoshop. In the lab, i do lots of repetitive things so I listen to podcasts a lot. I just started downloading photography & photoshop podcasts to speed up the learning process. that is how i came across this forum.

I do not have any plans to go pro with photography. I mostly want to learn for my own enjoyment. But, I have considered making it a part time job just so the hobby can become self-sufficient. i can already see how easy it would be to spend a small fortune on equipment!

PS. my mom teaches special ed

[taffy]

Just found this thread. Interesting to see the varied backgrounds/interests.

I have worked for the National Health Service in the UK for 4 years, managing contracts with hospitals. Before that I spent 16 years with Safeway Supermarkets (originally part of the US Safeway group), starting in store management and ended up working up at the Head Office in London (240 mile daily commute).

Married with 3 children - 7,9 and 12 years old. With work and kids, I did have not had much time for photography for a long time.
Unfortunately I had a serious blood disease 4 years ago and had a bone marrow transplant which saved me. The upside was
1) I lost all the weight I had been trying to lose for years! Most effective way of dieting I have ever tried but would not recommend it to others!
2) I had time to do some photography during my recuperation!

I have been off work again recently with problems related to the BMT and have been able to indulge in my hobby again! I hope to go back to work soon so you will probably hear less from me then!


On a happier note, I am Welsh so my big passion is rugby! The Welsh team are on a high at the moment so life is good!

cheers taffy