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momsa01
09-28-2007, 06:45 AM
Hi,

I am a graduate and after gaining a diploma in Web and Graphic designing and animations, I joined a organization as a Graphic Designer handling all projects related to print media, web animations, product promotional videos etc… for 4 ½ years and from there I shifted to web development in a Global Organization. Now I am 33 and doing as Quality Assurance engineering for a web base product. I don’t see my age as a end towards my passion.

I strongly feel that I am not able to get connected with what I am currently doing. I was in need of a tool to express my self. To fulfill that gap between my early creative job and current job I bought a non SLR camera to start with (Sony H2) one year back. I really like this tool which worked perfectly as a medium to express my self. I feel that I am connected with the tool and the type of challenges in the field related to this tool.

Some how I want to take my casual photography to the next professional level. For that I am ready to leave my current job and join graduate program on photography in a good university. I have already won couple of prizes in photographic compitation.

The options I see are:

• Find a University abroad and try to get a part time job to support my self. Why abroad is as I am planning to leaving my current job to learn photography there won’t be any source of income for me and I have some commitments here. So I am looking for a source of income for supporting myself and save a bit. I am looking for some scholarship graduation program or a free graduation program if possible.
• Find a University abroad and apply. Get a educational loan from bank to pay the fee and try to get a part time job to support my self.

The reason why I am opting for abroad instead of India, not easy to find a good part time course in India. I can’t get a decent pay to support my and take care of my commitments in a part time job. And doing fulltime job its very difficult to attend a graduation program.

I am not sure if this is the right place to post this but I desperately need your suggestion on this…

Thank you very much in advance.
Sajjad
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7521800@N03/
Sajjad.Momin@ca.com

TheObiJuan
09-28-2007, 07:46 AM
I commend you for your passion.
What type of specific photography do you care to do?

I think you have good ideas that include some risk, but a huge payoff when you consider the enjoyment received from doing what one loves.

momsa01
09-28-2007, 09:40 PM
Hi TheObiJuan,

Thank you for your intrest in my thread. I think I like wildlife the most but as it requires very expensive equipment, I am looking forward to start with Travel, Landscape, Abstract/Fine Arts, and Travel etc… or any thing that comes on my way. Currently i am open and trying to gather the best possible information so that i can decide on how to manifest my passion to reality.

Best Regards,
Sajjad

John_Reed
09-28-2007, 10:47 PM
Here's a link (http://www.communitelligence.com/cdps/cditem.cfm?NID=118) to a page introducing him and the kind of work and teaching he does. You might find it very interesting. Take a look and see what you think.