I'm a self employed lawyer trying to escape paperwork.
Photography is a hobby and has been for a long time. I first started with my dad's Canon ('Canonet' semi-automatic back from the 60's), but never took the trouble to learn how to process film and moved on to digital photography.
Always trying to improve technique and creativity with my Canon EOS, I've frequented a few workshops and read a few books. But what really makes a photographer is a clinical eye and lots and lots of trial and error, and also looking to a lot of great photos, like the ones we come across while creating articles for fotopedia.