Is it worth pursuing photography when I already have a 4 year degree and would need to go back to school?

I love it and if i could work for National Geograpic and travel the world for images I would do it..I have a very good career in sales but I get lost in photography and get asked to photograph people, dogs, weddings, etc.. I don’t charge a cent..because I love it. It is truly my passion..but yet I am so amature and so inconsistant…do I need school to make my dream job a reality or can I jwing it on sheer talent, that I and others see and go with people that say to “just get your work out there?”
I wouldn’t choose the weddings or dogs..I am more into details of nature…I like abstract detail and letting others see the beauty of nature from a different perspective.

Heather my example is individual as we all are.

It took me three years study, 2 years selling camera and alot of practice/study. It took about 5 years after i finished study before I started earning real money.

Inconsistant – funny you say that, when people ask what is a professional my answer is : being able to produce Pro results everytime, anyway, under any conditions.

As for national geographic, its like this we all would like to work for them, but only a few after many many years of brilliant image making get even considered.

Try a night school course first if you find the science isnt to hard for you (eg maths, physics etc) and your results start getting better, then maybe quit the day job.

If you decide to turn your back on your previous studies, make sure you are 110% committed and are prepared to be a poor student then a poor photog for a while.

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