MicrostockGroup

What do you like to do away from microstock. I will start things off....I love mountain biking and being a bit of an anal person my bike has to be perfect so I spend probably spend more on the bike than I do on microstock  I hear the gasps of disbelief but its true. I am a bit of a weight Weenie! The lighter the bike gets (the emptier my pockets gets) but the bigger the smile!

PhD. studies, music (guitar, voice, etc), nature, national parks, camping, computers, books, travelling

How about four kids under 10 years old... Home life is utter craziness... can't really do microstock until after 10 pm... at first my wife wasn't too happy that I was spending so much "us" time on this crazy pursuit, but now that I'm bringing in a decent amount of extra money, she is more than ok with it. 

And of course, there's the day job... I actually enjoy it, but since nobody's job is safe these days, it's nice to have microstock as a safety net to keep me afloat should my career go "Up in the Air."

I run a private chauffeur service for under 11's but occasionally I get the odd moment to go out on my bike or play golf.

Full time job as graphic artist at an ad agency. Weekends I go hiking with a local group, bird watching with Knoxville Chapter of Tennessee Ornithological Society. Walking/jogging, exercise classes during the week, read fiction, watch good movies, help fellow photographers get photos ready to join agencies. No other family at home except cats

As a freelance art director/graphic designer work has gotten very tough to get, so I do lots of boating and fishing in my free time (which I've got plenty of nowadays) 

Do you have a life away from microstock?
Don't understand the question.
Seriously: full time job (hoping to quit in c.10 - 18 months), travel, birding, natural history., chocolate, web design (hobby/pro bono level only).

Wow, Maria! I loved your youtube video.  I've hatched chickens before, and they seem self sufficient the first day.  The one day lovebirds look so helpless.  On what day do they stand on their own?

I'm an M.D., spend 50+ hours/week in the O.R.  Hobbies: photography, gardening, 'homesteading', guitar, and I justbought a flamenco guitar to learn for 2010...

Same here but two kids. I have timeslots of about 4-7 AM and and after 9 PM when the kids are in bed. Rest of the time is for family and the day job.

I lost my job so now my hobby has become a full time job.
I also play guitar as another hobby for which right now I don't have time.
I like to travel, and I carry my camera with me, I enjoy hiking, again my camera is with me! 
What am I doing now? I a am working overtime . One day it all going to be worth it.
At least I hope so.

Kone

Full time wedding photographer with 6 shooters, 4 kids and a new house.  We keep fairly busy here.  Also developing software, working on websites and being a Google-a-holic.  My non-micro life is a cross between DIY powertools and sledgehammers and web design geekiness.

Spying sucks.  Too many travel restrictions after you retire.   

microstock does not even figure in my life.
photography? yes, a whole section of my life is in photography. it's been that way for over 10-15 years . i 've worked in literally every aspect of photography since i came out of photography school. wet behind my ears, moved to the capital to do anything and everything working with the top pros in the business. even met the greatest portraitist at that time, when he was still alive.  you can say he is all that i pattern my photography ethics and my strive for excellence.

my camera goes everywhere with me, even when i am in the desert or rain forest.
no, not underwater... never learned to swim after i almost drowned in a swimming pool at 10, and almost again some 30 years later  with a riptide at Playa Conchal ,Costa Rica.

unfortunately, some angel wave told me i wasn't ready for heaven, and regurgitated  me back to shore l   i suppose heaven already had Matthew Brady,Ansel Adams, Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton,Cartier Bresson, W.Eugene Smith, etc.. and there was still no vacancy 

seriously, yes, my life is full of um, life, and microstock is but a pebble.
it does not even start with microstock, so i can safely and proudly say,
i do have a life.  except when i come in here to make noise (ah, bad pun).