Freelancing has a certain glamour to it from the outside. No commute, no boss, no fixed hours, just you, your talent and a laptop. For a lot of creatives, that glamour is exactly what draws them away from agency or studio life, even if you do need to invest in some freelance kit of your own.
But talk to anyone who's made the leap to freelance, and a more complex picture emerges. One with genuine highs, but also some hard-won lessons. To look past the social highlight reel, I asked five working creatives to talk honestly about what freelancing has really given them, and what it's taken away.
