At the end of last summer, I was feeling so burned out on photography. I spent the summer photographing anyone I could, editing photos, marketing my business, and hustling at an unsustainable pace. When we went on a vacation in August, I knew in my gut not to schedule anything when we got back. I needed a break. I was in a total quandary. I didn't pick up my camera for a couple of weeks, but realized that, even though I needed rest from the business, I still wanted to be taking photographs. …
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Photos I Plan to Take for 365: A List
The other day, I was looking at my 33 things list and realized I need to get crackin' on some of these things. Like writing 33 letters (I've written and photographed one) or making 33 lists (I've written none two so far). It's time to get busy. Let's start with a list!* I've been taking my photo a day and, though it's only late January, I haven't lost my zeal for this project yet. But I know I will eventually, so I made a list of photographs I'd like to take this year that I can refer to if I …
Why I Started Whole30 and Quit (and What I’m Doing Instead)
I read a lot about Whole30 over the summer. I had seen a few folks online do the challenge successfully, not just to give their bodies a chance to reset but also to explore their relationships with gluten, sugar, and dairy, among other things. At the time, I was interested enough to read about it, but not interested enough to try. I like sugar! I like wine! I like gluten! So it wasn't until the calendar turned over that I felt like maybe it was time to give it a shot. If you don't know what …
Things That Changed My Life in 2014
Last year began with the idea that I would start my portrait photography business. That was my main focus -- getting ready, getting focused, and launching. Apparently, I was totally on board with the Amy Poehler quote before I had ever even heard it. Like I've said before, sometimes you have to just start. In a lot of ways, 2014 was about my photography business. I wanted to have all my ducks in a row and have a game plan. But in a lot of more important ways, 2014 was about how my photography …
Around Here in Film!
Hi there! The thing about shooting a roll of film a month is it leaves me some thirty-six photos to post (if everything goes well -- December's roll was about 85% successful). So these photos I took one sunny morning seem to fit perfectly for this post. What's been going on around here? Well, it was back to school this week, back to the routine. That meant I had to get back to sitting at my desk everyday for a few hours, but I went to yoga three times, so it all evens out. In the last …