Am I qualified?

Philippines
June 26, 2010 10:41am CST
I am a self taught Photoshop user, and I earn a little money with it. I can edit photos like putting a persons face to some other known characters, restore old photos, change the background, make logos, enhance muscles and other basic stuff. But how can I tell if I am qualified to be a graphic artist? I wanna try out online freelance jobs but I don't know if I can qualify for them.
6 responses
@laratri (253)
• India
27 Jun 10
hi... you just need confidence. You can find some job whit you skill. Good luck for you... Thanks Laratri
• Vietnam
26 Jun 10
Enough and not enough. You can find some job whit you skill. But these job will bring you a little amout of money. Because there are so many freelancers know how to use Photoshop. You need to imprve your skill to earn more in freelancer world.
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
26 Jun 10
Really the only way to get freelance jobs is to apply for them. It may help if you have a website with portfolio and, perhaps, some tutorials. Sharing your expertise is one very good way to gain credence. A good practitioner cannot necessarily write good tutorials, of course, but a good tutorial is ALWAYS the product of someone who knows his/her subject well (and who is therefore likely to be an expert).
@vandamn (42)
• United States
26 Jun 10
you should just try out elane or guru...etc. freeland website... a lot competition there , but you will learn fast and strong..and if you get job quick and solid then it automatic means you are qualified
• Philippines
26 Jun 10
How will you know if you don't try? you have some skills and talent, you just need confidence. If I have that skills like you do, I would definitely try out some online graphic jobs, too bad I don't have knowledge with such. Go for it man! there's a lot of work waiting for you, just go out on your comfort zone and show them what you got.
• China
26 Jun 10
The same to the upstairs.There is a lot of competition and you still have a lot of things to do.