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<blockquote data-quote="RocketCowboy" data-source="post: 317458" data-attributes="member: 25095"><p>I'm certainly no pro, but have had a slightly tangental experience with music. When I was in college, I played music semi-professionally while going to school for my current job (IT). For all the passion I have for music, making a career of it wasn't for me. I'm sure there are similarities with photography ... the jobs you enjoy don't pay, the jobs that pay you don't enjoy. Once I got to the point where I was playing again without the pressure of money, I enjoyed it much more. </p><p></p><p>All that said, I never finished college for my chosen career either. I dropped out in my junior year, after an internship that I got in college turned into a full-time job, and the work I was hired to do was more current that the curriculum being taught at school. IMO, the college degree is just one data point, one "reference" if you will of what you are capable of. It shows that you can follow something through to completion. There are many ways to show that same tenacity. A photo portfolio, or references from customers/peers can help build confidence with the people who would be hiring you for photography gigs. </p><p></p><p>If you've got the desire to make it work, branch out, explore all options that come before you, and find your niche where you shine. It may mean doing some of the graphic arts/imaging/tech type side jobs to help make ends meet, but anything that affords you the opportunity to do what you are inspired to do is a good thing, again IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RocketCowboy, post: 317458, member: 25095"] I'm certainly no pro, but have had a slightly tangental experience with music. When I was in college, I played music semi-professionally while going to school for my current job (IT). For all the passion I have for music, making a career of it wasn't for me. I'm sure there are similarities with photography ... the jobs you enjoy don't pay, the jobs that pay you don't enjoy. Once I got to the point where I was playing again without the pressure of money, I enjoyed it much more. All that said, I never finished college for my chosen career either. I dropped out in my junior year, after an internship that I got in college turned into a full-time job, and the work I was hired to do was more current that the curriculum being taught at school. IMO, the college degree is just one data point, one "reference" if you will of what you are capable of. It shows that you can follow something through to completion. There are many ways to show that same tenacity. A photo portfolio, or references from customers/peers can help build confidence with the people who would be hiring you for photography gigs. If you've got the desire to make it work, branch out, explore all options that come before you, and find your niche where you shine. It may mean doing some of the graphic arts/imaging/tech type side jobs to help make ends meet, but anything that affords you the opportunity to do what you are inspired to do is a good thing, again IMO. [/QUOTE]
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