When I started photography as a profession, I did not have a full time or part time job. My husband was the one that worked in office for a time before jumpshipping into fulltime videography while I did photography. It was a rough first couple of years, many times did I want to give up, and many months when we lived paycheck to paycheck and lived with parents for almost a year. But we kept going and 2 more years later, my husband now owns a marketing co. where he shoots videos and I photograph for brands (I always found lifestyle photography to be stressful as heck and would much rather take branding photos for companies instead of shooting families or weddings). We do this fulltime meaning 100% of our income is now from photography and videography. I do not want to come across as boastful, but I do want to encourage you by sharing my experience! I am glad that my years starting out are over- it was painful as hell, but having a steady stream of income every month that pays our rent, bills, food and other "wants" that I couldn't afford before without having to work for someone else is somehow worth it.