How do I become a profeshional photographer?

[Garrett-H]

Hi my names Garrett, and i want to be a profeshional photographer. Im 15 years old a freshaman in highschool. ive taken maultiple classes at a photo musiem. (ex. photo 101, intermediat photography, photoshop 101, and photo walks.) I participated in the "Help Portrait" charety. Built a portfolio and had it reveiwed by a profeshional. I am a member of NAPP (national association of photoshop profeshionals.) Have been to a Scott Kelby conference. Am working on a Adobe certificate of photoshop profeshionalism. and it seems i have a summer internship in a studio set up for this summer. I shoot on a Canon T1i with a kit lense. My flickr is www.flickr.com/garretthilbelink . My question is, after what i have done so far, what would be the next best step for me to take in becoming a profeshional photographer?

[humpy07]

Learn how to spell 'professional', 'museum', 'intermediate', 'charity', 'reviewed'...

...then once you've mastered the English Language, try Google.

I know you're only 15, but there is no excuse for such bad spelling! Tut tut!

[craft1948]

Hi Garrett I don't know what response you'll get as the majority of the users on this site are UK based.

[johnny.5]

are you related to sean connery ?

[Gail_Fawcast]

Just had a look at some of your photos and some of them are not bad. Shame about the spelling & typing...

[saxy_jag]

You're 15, right?

At school, take more photography courses, art courses, computer courses and business courses - and learn to spell!

Spend the next three years taking lots of photos, sharing them and learning to give and take critique.

Join a photography club.

By the time you're ready to apply for university you should have a good idea of what sort of photographer you want to be, and you should also have a decent portfolio to show them.