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are you taking photoshop classes, or what?
Technically, I've taken three. We covered the CS2 version in my 11th grade photography class, and then I've taken two art classes UVU that went over CS3 as well. The rest I just worked out through experience.
oh, ok... i was taking photoshop classes like... 2 years ago. now im getting magazine features, and getting ready to look for some freelance work. ^^
Sweet. Good luck with that. From what I saw of your stuff, you shouldn't have any trouble. There's so much! 
well, your a bit naive, especially with the way the economy is today. freelance work is a fucking hustle. its a hassle to find it and it deffinately wont find you. you have to sell yourself over and over again, and when you finally get some work, it could only last a month or so. then its back to the races. out of 15 companies you look at, and interview with, about 1 or 2 may actually hire you. the reason i would prefer that over a salary is because you get paid more, upwards towards 1500/2000 dollars a day. (that is assuming your work is nothing short of phenomenal) assuming i got a freelance job, i would be requesting about 200-300 dollars a day. if i was working salary, i would be making about 10-15% less than that. they will pay more cause you are temporary, and when your done they dont have to worry about paying you the rest of the year. ^^ but yeah, its alot of work, and your kinda getting paid to look for it since you get paid more all around.
Yeah, I know it's a lot of work. It's probably that way for most things... This world is about having the right connections. I wouldn't call myself naive, just optomistic. I figured that if you're going to go for the freelance, you would put in the work it takes to get yourself noticed, so I didn't think that it needed saying.
gotcha.