Define your career with your passions
With everything we are doing in the modern world you would imagine that being multi-talented is one of the top things all employers are looking for. Certainly, in the experiences I’ve had the ability to do more than just one thing has always been important. Which makes it all the more baffling when others look down on you for not specialising. The idea of being, in my case, a photographer and a writer is so odd that I’ve had sneers aimed at my duality. The latest incident happened only a few weeks ago, with what I must admit is a much more successful videographer than I am in ways that I never hope to be. The conversation was heading towards what we know, what our experiences have been and what we are currently doing. Which is a simple enough answer, I am a copywriter at my full-time job but a photographer whenever I feel the urge. I still dislike taking posed pictures, family photos, wedding shoots or even baby shoots. We’ll get to why that is later. However, as we talk...