and an emphasis in Graphic Design.
My last year of college, I was tired of taking classes that didn't interest me, so I asked my teacher if I could do an independent study which incorporated web design with photo retouching since there were no classes dealing with either (turns out our art program was lacking). I created a fake business and retouched photos of family and friends then made a website for the business. It was so much fun and I felt like I was pretty good at it.
Since then, I've had a friend ask me to retouch her wedding photos and other friends ask me to remove zits and stretch marks (ha). I never took it serious. The thought that you could get paid for doing it didn't even cross my mind. I mean, is it true? Can you actually be a photo retoucher AND pay the bills?
I guess I'd just like opinions on where to go from here. Should I simply treat it as a hobby? Offer to retouch people's photos for free until I make a name for myself? Do I try to find a photographer in town and work for them? Should I master webdesign so I can make myself a snazzy little website and hope to get things going once I have that?
Thanks in advance!
My last year of college, I was tired of taking classes that didn't interest me, so I asked my teacher if I could do an independent study which incorporated web design with photo retouching since there were no classes dealing with either (turns out our art program was lacking). I created a fake business and retouched photos of family and friends then made a website for the business. It was so much fun and I felt like I was pretty good at it.
Since then, I've had a friend ask me to retouch her wedding photos and other friends ask me to remove zits and stretch marks (ha). I never took it serious. The thought that you could get paid for doing it didn't even cross my mind. I mean, is it true? Can you actually be a photo retoucher AND pay the bills?
I guess I'd just like opinions on where to go from here. Should I simply treat it as a hobby? Offer to retouch people's photos for free until I make a name for myself? Do I try to find a photographer in town and work for them? Should I master webdesign so I can make myself a snazzy little website and hope to get things going once I have that?
Thanks in advance!
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