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I recently took a Carreer assesment test, and it turns out I would make a pretty awesome Nature Photographer...okay....Not too bad, I guess, since I am soon getting my permit and could carry my equipment in the trunk... I am already doing research on different types of equipment I would need for Nature Photography too. It's kinda fun...

But here's the problem: I might have about $150.00 to my name right now, unemployed, and really have no support group so I won't give up on yet another idea on how to get on my feet.

May I please ask for advice and maybe some help with my situation? I am not asking anyone for a money loan or outright pity because I *lol* probably sound whimpery and pathetic right now...: )   I am just so scared I won't be able to get on my feet and start a real life where I don't feel like a lazy bum! I really don't like feeling useless, let alone that I will never break free from my family's ideas of who I am and how I will turn out to be.

Help? Please and Thank you, with a cherry on top?

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I think the ideas posted above are terrific.  And a job is required, unless you can live on unemployment benefits. 

If you need to depend on your family at this time, if it's at all possible, I 'd recommend doing that temporarily.  I know it's hard for an adult to live with her family but it's better than sleeping in a bus terminal.

Also, the name you've chosen concerns me.  I'm probably being a "crystal-gazing, incense-burning, overreactionary."  I wish you felt a different sense of identity aside from "NeedWork."  Think about the positive.  There is something to be said for counting our blessings and focussing on the positive instead of the negative.

Start visiting locally ran restaurants and find out if they put art from local artists up - you will be surprised how many do.

I landed a job part time at a local restraunt, it's a 20 min. walk actually. :)  Happy about that... I have friends at the local library, and they helped me grab up some good books on photography (digital camera), and Small Business manuals, one of them has all the forms I would need, too!! AWESOME!!!

Thanks a bunch, I am almost "on my feet" thanks to the advice you have givin me.

Hey, pass the word around that this Topic thread can be used for other's "Flat Broke and Awesome Career ideas" promlems, too.

It's 1 am...

G'Night everyone.

I spent £70 on a really awesome digital camera (roughly $140), and I carry it with me always.  I have a friend who does really great photography with a digital, and I'm enjoying learning how to do it, too.  What kind of equipment do you have?

That's 70 pounds.  I think Euros would be alot closer to the dollar amount.  70 pounds would be roughly between 80 to 85 euros.  Just FYI.  If you really want to have some fun, convert into Swedish crowns!  I had a shock then, because I converted 385 euros into about 4500 Swedish crowns and thought I was rich!  I learned to convert the amounts in my head quite quickly, because the amount in crowns is roughly 13 times the amount in pounds, so if something costed 160 crowns, I didn't go into shock anymore.  It's an interesting thing, currency conversion.  I currently have two or three different kinds of money in the house....not great amounts, mind you, but 40 crowns is enough to buy a cup of coffee, anyway.  Back to the cameras, though.....I used to take pictures and scan them onto my website the way you're describing.  The awesome thing about digitals, should you ever be able to get one, is that you download the pictures from your camera directly to the computer as a raw file, and if you set your camera on its highest resolution, the picture is crammed with information.  The higher the pixels, the better, to a point.  I have 8 pixels, and if you look at my pics in my albums, you can see that it's adequate, but I would've loved to have the Pentax with 10 pixels!  Just couldn't afford it at the time.  But after you get the pictures onto your computer, you can crop, zoom, whatever you want to do, and the put the finished product on your site with a simple upload.  Voila.  I'm absolutely loving it.  You can also save the pictures onto a disc and take them to the photo centre at your Wal-Mart (our Asda), where you can have them made into prints, you can order albums from photo shop, or you can use them yourself to make cards and prints that you can sell on etsy.  My friend makes his into prints that you can frame, and they're gorgeous.  All from a simple digital.  Maybe you could sell some of your prints on etsy, and make a little money to get something going for yourself.  I wish you the best, and would love to hear more.  Are you in the group Have camera, will travel?  You can meet alot of great photographers there. 

Need,  Remember that foreign currencies value, relative to other currencies, fluctuates based on global economics.   To ask "How much is US$200 in British Pound Sterling?" is not really a fair question because of the constant change.  Here is a website which you can use to get this free information, both immediate and historical.   www.xe.com

Now, to the subject at hand:  My observation is that you are easily distracted from your initial question about advancing a photographic career.   I'm concerned that your ultimate success may be jeopardized if you allow yourself consistently to wander off track. 

Perhaps this is my left-brain thinking furrowing its brow at your right-brain thinking and my left-brain should just relax.  And that is what I will do but I feel compelled to point this out to you.  

Seabrownthree has given you some very current information about the current scene in photographic equipment and you've indicated that you're happy with your Mom's antique hand-me-down.  I'm not saying that your equipment is useless.  I'm not a photographer and I'm sure that some very stylized, marketable photos can be obtained--with a Brownie. for that matter.

I am, however, concerned that pearls of wisdom are being offered to you and you're not recognizing, acting upon, or even acknowledging the valuable advice you're getting from some very savvy women.

Your first message clearly evoked a lot of empathy from many members.  I think when people get feedback that their suggestions are being acknowledged, they are more inclined to continue making them.  How about a little feedback from you on the numerous websites that members have told you to check into?  What steps have you taken to followed up on them and offer some of your photos for sale?

Hi Ya!

Can SO relate...am not only flat broke, but in a state I've only been in for a year!  Have you beat in the cash department tho..have $200.  But does that count if my rent's not paid for this month?!?!

It's very discouraging to have a liftime of experience, and have no idea of where or how to look for a place to apply it!  I read my resume to myself when I get discouraged...my God, I am awesome!, and I have done wonderful things at the jobs I've worked in over the years.   Then the question arises of how to let others know about the wonderfulness of me and all the great things I could do for them. 

One of the hardest things is not having someone to bounce this off of.  I lived my life in Denver, CO, and have no friends out here at all.  My Grandbabie;s great looks and tears are the only thing that got me out here!  I do have my daughter, but she's a corporate and computer programing whiz with her own business, and has little paitence for her "hippie" Mom.

Take heart!  Revel in the "wonderfulness" of you, even if you do it by yourself in the wee hours.  It will give you the push to keep on, well, you know the cliche.

Good Luck!

Pam