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the saturation is a reason why I had not really followed the graphics. I have always been told that I was good( back in the day) but I know true talent and I am not a true artist. I Just made simple pleasing designs.

truth be told I really do not know what exists. I would perfer to work in video, but the area I am at is about 5-10 years out before a videographer could consider a living here.

It pains me that the popularity of the Mac is growing and there seems to be no way to capitalize on it.  I have worked almost every odd job an have nothing to show for it.  I don't want to work in the industrial trade. gave that the old try this last year. 

I have tried school 4 different times over the last 11 years. Failure. Not academically but cold not balance family, job and school. I may try again, but my history is not looking good.

Perhaps there is nothing that I will truly love doing.

I use a Mac at work and hate my job.

I work in the Hell known as "Pre-press."

Graphic Autist wrote:

I use a Mac at work and hate my job.

I work in the Hell known as "Pre-press."

Amen to that, printing will eat your soul and not even get heartburn.

Richard: How about IT for Macs? You could get certified fairly easily (I'd imagine) but as mentioned, finding gainful employment will likely involve moving to a larger city.

|| "Perhaps there is nothing that I will truly love doing."

Well, only people that feel they can contribute in some kind of way find it worthwhile to endure the struggle of being "Pro".  That rationale can be pretty wide, but you get the gist.

The truly truly gifted and lucky can bypass the self doubt, but the reality is you have to trust yourself.  If you don't, then I'd say, really, don't bother trying. 

Excuses, nobody cares about them.  Do it if you're serious.

I wish I knew.  I've got mad programming skills.  Designed my own animation library and everything. (Back in my Amiga days I wrote my own 3D engine).  Been doing it since I was 11 years old, but nevertheless:  Don't know anybody in the biz, and don't have the sheepskin (two classes away...probably will never finish owing to depression).  I think you can make it any industry you want if you have the get up and go and know how to shmoose.  But my get up and go got up and went very early in life, and I'm terminally shy.

Of course, one way to get started is to design your own website service or shareware software.  In gaming, its pretty common to get hired based on developing a very good modification to current games available.

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