Re: Significant others

[P3D Grant Campos <gc6094@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>> The real trick is to get your significant others hooked too.

> Any ideas how one can get this accomplished? -- George :)

Before you can do anything convincing, you have to believe the
"magnified, yet delayed, benefits theory" (I made it up).  It goes
something like this:  After a few months or years, you WILL get
more out of a marriage than you put in to it.  The benefits may
be intangible, like a general sense of well-being, or a sudden
realization that you actually thoroughly enjoy being around that 
person, and not necessarily "We do IT 3.4% more often".  

Then, once you acknowledge that, you have to take a risk and let your 
hobby take second place to your spouse.  Expend some of that creative
energy, that comes so easily with regard to 3D, on ways to treat your 
spouse special.  Then after a few months or years, your spouse will 
realize that you love her more than your hobby.  Then she will not be 
threatened by your affair with 3D.

Now to tie this into 3D.  for those who are just getting into 3D, the 
"magnified, yet delayed, benefits theory" applies to 3D photography too.  
If you take the time to think a little more about how your subject matter
is spacially related, and to walk around to places where others don't
usually walk, and if you take the time (in your spare time, after
you've poured your heart into your most important hobby, your family) to make
some trips to the library and read-up on 3D or do some browsing in the archive:
http://bobcat.etsu.edu/ftpdir/photo/photo-3d/digests/ghindex.html
eventually you'll realize that your 3D affair will be more satisfying.
                            
Now, I have to try and practice what I preach about both hobbies, my lovely
and gracious wife, and my 3D affair:)     

-- 
Sincerely,

gccampos@xxxxxxx (Grant Campos)


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