Off-topic (Sorry)
My dad in the early to mid 1970's pretty much did the cover shots of the JC Penny and Sears Christmas catalogs. Too bad he didn't get to bring home all the toys he took pictures of! As a worker/contract worker he never became rich doing it but he did love his work and photography. He basically retired when digital was taking over. I have to say it was cool to see the big studio where they were developing 8x10 film/transparencies. I still remember my dad showing me how to develop B&W film in his personal darkroom. We use to go shoot nature photography with old TLR type cameras.