Re: FLASH: OT: Rates

[schaik]

I totally agree with David Gary,


David Gary wrote:


.Sometimes a Rep is not the way to go, especially if your green or right

out of

> school. I'd advise

> anyone out of school to avoid signing with an agent.  Go out on your own and

> freelance first. Get experience. Send your work into annuals.  Get feedback

> from art

> directors.  Spend the money and get your portfolio together and take out an

> ad in a illustration directory.  You'll learn alot.  Communicate with other

> illustrators.


I totally agree with you on this one David, I always say, don't think

about the money first.

Think about what you really want for yourself. And if you don't know

yet, find out

by experimenting a lot. Find out what your qualities are. You are free

to do what you want

and don't do what others expect you to do, but do what you expect from

your self.

Keep your own iditentity. And your work will be unique. Don't copy work

from others.

Do not make it easy for yourself and explore everything there is to

explore. Be a spunge.

The only money you need at first is for the roof over your head and for

the food.

Do not block yourself by having higly monthly cost. The only thing you

need is time to create.

I work for almost six years by my self now in the Netherlands as an

designer/illustrator and 

saw a lot of guys and girls from scool doing work that they don't really

like and commercial 

agencies, "but it pays well" they said. They are not happy and still

doing the same thing that 

they did 5 years ago.


The girls and guys that I know that are really happy are the ones that

are free and working

as a freelancer or for themselves and giving themselves the time to

experiment with new stuff

and develop themselves and interact with other creative people.


The beautifull thing about our job is that it its moving all the time

and opening all new

possibilities. You can expose your work on the internet and the whole

world can be your audience.

Because of the digital work webdesigners make, it is possible to work

with clients all over the

world and work together with other designers and learn from each-other. 


I know that a lot of people say, well thats something for the future,

you have to see each-other

in real life. I say its just a matter of time. Right now, with the ISDN

and internet I have

1/3 of my travelling expenses then i had before. I have more time now to

create, less cost and

be more productive. My clients know i work like this and for them

eventually it works faster too.


I hope i can help anyone with on there FLASH-journey in cyberspace.


Sorry about this long e-mail but i had to say it.





-- 

Greetings,


Joost van Schaik

Studio van Schaik

The Netherlands

http://www.schaik.net

schaikeuronet [dot] nl (mailto:schaikeuronet [dot] nl)

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