I went from HTML coding as hobby in 1994 to computer tutor -> Y2K tester/patcher -> Job finding club.
There the host knew my old boss who's into technical/customer support and she also read that I put down computer hardware stuff in my resume. From there, I learned flash and web by myself. Moved to hong kong in 2000 where no one knew flash and joshua davis was just starting out. Made money off it. Learn print, layout stuff with AI. Switch Co., more prints, picked up camera in 2007, learn more prints, learn facebook, wildfire, etc.
Shoot stuff on the side for monies. Day job graphic designer for a PR firm, though not as much graphics nowadays, mostly online stuff. Night job, shoot stuff.
None of my previous employer asked, cared, or seen my degree.