I’ve been playing with cameras for most of my life, but I’d say the good shots I get are all accidental. I would still call myself a wannabe photographer, even though I have been at it for so long. Technology keeps changing, so I keep having to learn more tricks. This isn’t a bad thing. Learning new things keeps the brain from rotting.
To make my money, I am a systems administrator at a web hosting company. They’re good people, so they don’t mind when I bring in my camera and point it at things.