Beginning photographer?

[angel]

Truly these are not 'idiot' or 'ignorant' answers. I started shooting when I was 12, and my friends and family told me I was 'amazing' and everyone always complimented my work. I kept with it, by the time I was 15 I was so embarrassed of any of the work anyone had seen when I was 12. I started working with newspapers by 17, studios at 18, and opened my business at 20. Now I'm 24, and I can't stand the work I made even 4 years ago. The point is we are constantly learning, growing, and evolving no matter what age. You have an amazing world of social media available to you, start a facebook fan page-and gain followers. Start a blog and force yourself to post 2-3 times a week. Utilize twitter and instagram and Deviantart. Contests are great. But education is the best thing you can do, because it will help you grow. Never stop growing or evolving, and people will take notice.