I appreciate the words of wisdom...I have dabbled in Photography myself, took it in college...I do understand what you are saying fully....It is a dog eat dog world out there...and I have to find my place...its just finding it...I like what I do, I enjoy creating different things for people and I find it as a challenge...and yes it can be mind twisting and hair pulling at times, but the end results are hearing people say, WOW you did that! Just makes me realize that I truely like what I do...
I have to do a wedding next year (photography), they saw my photographs when they where on display in college and where really taken by them and made the choice for me to do their wedding photos...I am still confused on why though...

I guess you would have to see the photos to understand...My professor wanted us to do a story board with photos. My story was called "Loss" it was a collection of photos telling the story of a pregnant mother who lost her child, and it was done in B&W...My professor was quite impressed on how I captured the moments...My personal opinion I didnt like it...
But anyway now that i got totally off the subject of what you where saying....I fully agree that if my kids wanted to do what I am doing, well I dont know how I would react....I would tell them its a tough world out there in anything that you do....Being a "starving artist" is the toughest....
But anywho its late and I am rambling...
I have been thinking about what I am planing to do...and Chris and Raven have been a great help.....and now you too....I take everything everyone tells me as a learning experiance and think about the words said to me....
Thanks for the compliments on my work too
Mrs F