>>961854>>961806>>961788I used to work as a commercial /p/hotographer and retoucher. I struggled as a freelancer before getting a pretty sweet in house gig at a little studio near Seattle. Then we lost our bread & butter contract with Nike and the owners decided to retire early. I didn't want to go back to freelancing or try and hustle my way into a bigger studio so now:
>seasonal /out/ bum (mostly guide work, tourism, hospitality)>Art school drop out>$15-$20k a yearI'm sure that doesn't sound like a lot, but when you factor in that my employers usually provide room and board for a nominal fee and my regular expenses (car insurance, health insurance, private mailbox, etc,) barely cracks $2k a year it's not a bad way to live. I've got more personal time and a proportionally more disposable income than I did before and I'm a hell of a lot less stressed.
I'm kicking it in Ecuador for a month before going to Alaska for my next summer gig. I'm going to drive UNIMOGs for a tour company in Skagway. $13/hr, OT (Alaska has great OT laws), housing and a $2/hr bonus if I stay all season.
