Hey /p/, so currently I am unemployed. I have had the same job, though at different employers, for the last six years. The job is not a bad job, but I really want to work in photography, and I do think that I have the aptitude.

I am 22, have no formal background in photography, no schooling etc. just my own experimentation/reading, like a lot of you. So it's a hard place to start from.

Recently replied to a craigslist ad about digital retouching/studio assistant, went in for a interview today, it was quite brief, but I feel it went well. She informed me that she would be sending out a test file for editing.

Got home and had a message inbox.

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