more than a hobby

I hate when people refer to photography as my hobby simply because I'm not booking clients left and right. I don't measure my success by slots on a calender or money in my pocket but by how much I grow and improve as an artist. Writers sometimes work years on a book  before they let another soul see their work,yet they are still writers not simple people who like to  doodle thoughts in notebooks!I look at images I took last year,3 years ago,and when my older children were babies and even though they are touching moments captured dating back to those earlier times there are details simple not present that move the image from cute to captivating. I can't wait to see what I have to offer in the years to come!