In order to provide for my two sons, education wise and more besides, I need to make a minimum of $60,000 this year and photography isn't doing it for me. As talented and experienced as I am, I just can't manage it. To acknowledge such is tremendously difficult and as I write this I feel my heart sinking like a stone. <br/><br/>My failure is a result of my apparent inability to schmooze and kiss arse. I just hate all that and I'm not very good at it. I simply loath pomposity and excess politeness that such seems to require. I also have extreme difficulty in cold calling editors and always seem to screw up when I do. So it appears it's time for me to bow out and apply my talents, such as they are, elsewhere. <br/><br/>I am good with Macs and could quite easily adapt to PCs. I'm an efficient editor or images (of others work) and can quickly cut to the cure. I have a reasonably comprehensive knowledge of current affairs and politics though I have a somewhat poor appreciation of American sports and my popular culture knowledge could improve some, I'm sure. <br/><br/>I'm more than competent with Dreamweaver and html but need to improve my flash skills and I'm quite capable with iMovie though have little experience of FCP and video but I'm a quick study.<br/><br/>If and when I get a job I will save as hard as I can to upgrade my computer, external hard disks and film scanner so that I can provide Millennium Images in London with all the work they requested but that I have thus far not been able to prepare. I will also continue my exhibition and book projects as best I can. <br/><br/>I will also continue to be a regular visitor and contributor to Lightstalkers. <br/><br/>If any of you out there in a hiring position and with needs inline with my skills, please get in touch. <br/><br/>With deep regrets and sadness,<br/>Paul Treacy<br/><br/><b><a href="http://www.paultreacy.com">Paul Treacy.com</a><br/><a href="http://www.photoshelter.com/user/paultreacy">My Photoshelter archive</a><br/><a href="http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile//24191.html">My page at Saatchi Gallery</a><br/><a href="http://www.yellowbellybooks.com">Yellow Belly Books.com</a> 98 2007-03-01T14:17:18Z 0 2008-03-12T12:55:34Z false 11912 false 4844 2007-09-14T20:03:03Z true false bye_bye_photography__looks_like_i_m_out 1 2008-03-12T12:55:34Z 256