All the fun of the fair and getting your balance
Being a professional photographer comes with pressure. Probably mostly from within. Not always though. Do I want to see any bad images out there to reflect my skill or lack of it?
There are always times when photography should come second. Family time is precious and there are few times as our children grow up that we can spend that quality time together…….. but I must take my camera…… I must…… you never know when that killer shot will show you an opportunity.
True.
Fairgrounds are so much fun, especially as a child (we had three kids with us), the colour is amazing, the speed, the screams, the laughter, the food. They are great fun to shoot too, but quite challenging. I wanted to take a few images but still keep the balance with spending some of that quality time together.
The mastery of life, work and Photography 
Mark, I don’t think always looking for a picture is sad or particularly unusual for pros or enthusiastic amateurs. I can’t walk anywhere without looking for insects, birds, anything that is either instant gratification or a place to return to. It just becomes a way of life. And I only do it as a hobby! It is quite difficult moving down a gear for family photography but it looks like you had a lot of fun.
Thanks Andrew, we did. I have been told on more than one occasion that I tend to zone out when I am working. I did mean to expand more and talk about addictive behaviour, but sometimes it is great fun to be able to look for images without the pressure of fulfilling a brief or task and just look for images that are what they are.