IT’S A GOOD JOB

presumably enjoy. But behind the scenes it cannot be an easy life. Fitness training and practice every day, added to the pressures of adapting tactics to changing circumstances and of somehow winning or keeping their place in the team, is not often visible to the fans. Social life is always in the spotlight and constantly disrupted by travel. In principle this applies to some extent to film directors, actors and pop stars.

amount of pressure and stress. Farmers and fisherman have fresh air and freedom of movement but also challenges with unsocial hours and dependence on nature.

Female models enjoy good pay and celebrity status. But they usually look haughty and miserable at the same time. Are they taught that the public prefers a scowl to a smile as they parade the catwalk or pose for photos? Ah, photos!

prodding their teeth and gums with instruments of torture? No wonder dentists are well paid.

Driving a bus in a major city is rather different from driving an open BMW along the scenic, sunny motorway up to Granada. Apart from the daunting responsibility for the passengers and the sheer size of the bus, it must require enormous pa ­ tience to cope with other road users, traffic lights, zebra crossings, congestion and the pressures of a schedule at bus stops. Let alone rowdy passengers.

And the seemingly more pleasant occupations? The life of a top professional tennis player or footballer is glamorous and undisputedly lucrative for doing something they

Journalism sounds an attractive career if you can handle pressure, deadlines, competition and can take criticism. The life of a novelist is more relaxed. No deadlines and last minute editing but a more introverted life, dreaming up new ideas of plot and characters and conducting the research for background details in their own time.

Most careers have a certain

It seems to me the successful professional freelance photographer, being master of his own destiny, has the ideal career. He is making a living from a hobby; he can take his time and is accountable only to himselfand the demand for his work.

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