Thankyou for replying, I am actually in the final year of a 'text book' devised HND Photography and Digital Imaging at Dundee College although I have followed fashion photography for longer. It has given me a decent technical ability in studio lighting which is what will lay the foundation for my future style of work, (I am a self confessed magpie obsessed with gloss and beautiful lighting). On completeion of the course I hope to become a full time assistant but due to my impossible high standards there is only a small handfull of photographers in London that I feel can give me the ability and experience I need. However, I will be contacting them shortly. That's not to say they will have a position for me. But I am determined!:)