I was impressed by all the things the photographers we asked were doing in addition to their main photography business. I chose just a few to illustrate the range of ideas people are pursuing. Please share your own stories — as you can see, you’re not alone. Follow the “more” link to see all photographers, and check out Monday’s “Group Therapy” for photographers’ back stories and websites. Click here for a list of all other “After Staff” posts.

• Are you pursuing work beyond video and stills?

Michael Mulvey

I was sponsored by Bella Pictures to speak at the National Press Photographers Association workshop in Las Vegas earlier this month. There are so many people within the media who are going to be in transition this year. It was very nice to help people navigate through some of the land mines. The wedding business will never be the business that our parents bought into. That has already changed. And the changes in future wedding photography could be lead by former photojournalists. As a collective we are just very good at what we do and it takes time to teach good storytelling.

I would certainly be happy to pass more information along, as I did in Vegas. In order to ensure that my wedding business is successful, I also realize much of the future success will be in multimedia. You can see various aspects of multimedia and video creeping into wedding photography. It is not unlike the changes happening with online newspaper content. Quick videos and audio slide shows will be a permanent part of the future wedding business models. I am working to get myself at a level that will not only be competitive but possibly groundbreaking.

Heather Hughes
I have not pursued any other work since I am happy with what I have on my plate right now but I was approached by Blackstar and am one of their regular bloggers where I offer business advice.

Nick Loomis

Right now I’m doing a photo/video internship in Swaziland with an NGO, which seems to be the way international reporting is going with overseas bureaus drying up rapidly. I’ve said I don’t think of myself as a photographer, but I’m sure I will again as the need arises. If I come across a story that would be best told in photos, I hope I can recognize that and re-assume my old role. I think a lot of my colleagues are doing the same by thinking more critically about media and how best to tell story, then they’re learning how to do that – many in academia and many on the fly at their jobs. The danger of that is thinking they can do it all themselves, which I think will degrade the quality of journalism. I think many will start to realize that collaboration with specialists is the best way to go, which will ultimately preserve photography and the role of photographers.