I am a MAC certified, highly trained graduate of the Super Pro online makeup academy. I have been doing makeup for 2 whole years and use all the colors and only MAC products. As you can see from the pictures of my friends (I do photography too) and cell phone shots on my profile, I really know my shiz and can do pretty much anything makeup-wise.I don't do trade shoots because I have so much experience I really don't think it's necessary, I already know lots of people in the business. And I already have lots of my friends who have paid me to do their makeup for proms and weddings and stuff. So how do you start getting paid more? I keep contacting all these photographers on MM and they like, want to do trade and stuff. HELLO, I don't work for free!!!I bring so much to the table: my huge aluminum rolling kit I can carry up the stairs myself, my professional makeup I bought on eBay, and my boyfriend who keeps my safe while taking up space and talking loudly on his cell during shoots, occasionally helping himself to snacks. Geez, someone has to help me with all my equipment and you can't expect me to show up to a shoot with only 5 or so other people there!So how do you guys get the good paid jobs? I want to do this full time and not have to do any other job. Please, only pros like myself with lots of experience respond to this post...HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY EVERYONE! Clearly too much time on my hands.