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Speed and coordination (related to job search)

I've never heard of digital mirrorless...I'll have to look that up. That is an incredible photograph!!!

Yep. Most major manufacturers now seem to sell a mirrorless version in their line of digital cameras. A bit more expensive though but with a less bulky camera body depending upon the model.
 
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Getting back to the job thing. First, I'm sorry, we were all rooting for you to be successful at this new job.

Second, to the extent that you are being paid an hourly wage, which I assume was true here, you do need to perform to a minimum standard or the employer loses money on you. This is nothing to do with discriminating against a minority. It's simply dollars and cents.

A way around this might be to find work that is paid on a piecework basis, that is, you get a certain fee for every job completed regardless of time it takes for you to complete. Then the key would be to find something that you are better at than most others (such as, taking photographs). While piece rate workers often don't make much money, those that are fast at a specific task may actually come out ahead.
 
Getting back to the job thing. First, I'm sorry, we were all rooting for you to be successful at this new job.

Second, to the extent that you are being paid an hourly wage, which I assume was true here, you do need to perform to a minimum standard or the employer loses money on you. This is nothing to do with discriminating against a minority. It's simply dollars and cents.

A way around this might be to find work that is paid on a piecework basis, that is, you get a certain fee for every job completed regardless of time it takes for you to complete. Then the key would be to find something that you are better at than most others (such as, taking photographs). While piece rate workers often don't make much money, those that are fast at a specific task may actually come out ahead.

I agree... I'm just saying that it's a struggle right now...
 
Video games were a MAJOR factor in my development. It helped me gain arm strength, and increased my motor skills. As a gamer and an Aspie, I would say that video games can be a benefit to us. If you'd like to try one, I'd recommend a simple game, such as Super Mario Bros, Mario Kart, or Minecraft. Minecraft especially can really be played at any pace by anyone due to it's accessibility. It's on almost every major console (including PC), and on the past generation of consoles (Xbox 360, PS3, etc.)

Maybe something to think about... I've just never had the interest, but...
 
Maybe something to think about... I've just never had the interest, but...

There's also a consideration of picking up skills in manual digital photo enhancement. Definitely something that can improve your hand/eye coordination if you choose to use programs like Photoshop "the hard way".

LOL..reminds me of when I used to tell my boss that Photoshop's "Smudge Tool" was "your friend". And he'd always laugh and say, "No, it's not!" :p So many such tools are wonderful to use, but they can also potentially ruin an image. Especially if you are averse to working in layers. A tool that definitely relies on one's own hand-eye coordination to the extreme.
 
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@Judge @SDRSpark Or anyone else I suppose

One photo from my walk today, taken at 14mm focal length...

Fort Calgary 01.jpg
 
I’ve lost several jobs because of working too slow. I’m a perfectionist when it came to my work, people are in a rush world and want things much faster than before.

Sorry it has happened to you too. I was a hairdresser many, many years ago. Very good, had a following BUT they liked the work, if they wanted someone fast then I wasn’t your person. Most owners of a salon want fast not good, and finding both wasn’t easy for them. My father and his father were also teased for being slow movers. They were smart, heck my uncle really was a NASA rocket scientist (dyslexic as heck) and my father was an artist. These folks were smart, just slow movers.

From the look of your work that I could see, your really good at taking pictures!
 
Forgot to ask? What F-Stop did you use for that particular shot ? 18-22? Just wondering....
 

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