I want to do some freelance work on the side. I have no graphic design education, but would like to take some online courses. Does anyone know any reasonable priced online courses I can take? My main interest is in designing photo announcements. wedding, birth of a child, birthday parties; etc. I understand I can buy photo templates off the internet and just place your photos on them. But I do not want to do that, because I wouldn’t feel like I created it myself. And I’ve always wondered if those one person business owners that sell photo announcements just buy templates, or really make the templates themselves. How would I create my own templates? What would be the absolute best program to buy to do so? Where can I find professional backgrounds, borders and decorative graphics to use to create my announcements? Or what program can I buy or download that would have these things? I’m also interested in getting a Mac book Pro. Is this the right computer for the type of work I want to do? I really want to be the artist of my own work. I hope someone can help me out on here. Thank You All.