Thank you, Michelle. I think this will help the folks here make more focused suggestions (no pun intended). Of course it does not entirely exclude possibilities; but can downplay fashion, and advertising/corporate photography. Probably downplays photojournalism, and trips to Afghanistan. Probably can downplay scientific and medical photography. This leaves a lot of room for traditional and not traditional "family" portraits, portraits of pets, weddings, illustration and stock photography, maybe even architectural or historical photography, even "fine art," which can mean many things from museums to books to craft fairs. Then there is also the need for moving traditional photography into web and e-commerce. So your opportunities, even in a small town may be bigger than you think. I'm not a professional, so let the professionals here put in their own two cents. For nature photography, I've always been inspired by Ansel Adams and Elliot Porter. [They also are capable of extraordinary work in other areas, but nature is really where they shine.] In the portrait area there are fortunately pretty teachable techniques; the hard part is dealing with the people.