Over the last two years I don’t think I had one photography job and I ended up relying on crypto, my art etc and was ending up almost full time on the internet or working from home alone. I live alone time more than almost anyone but I was starting to notice it getting too much, I also notice when your not out and about with people your communication skills drop.
I had been wanting to get out of fashion photography for a while as I wasn’t feeling connected to it and had honestly become a bit burnt out with photography altogether. I never ever picked my camera up for fun. What was once a major passion for me was really always a chore. I think the two year break did me good though and I’m back to enjoying doing little jobs. I was actually doing really well when I quit and shooting for Conde Naste, had done my first commercial advertising job but I just really hit a wall and had stopped finding joy in it. I’m one of those people who works really hard at something but I have to enjoy it. I really can’t do anything I am not passionate about. But today I did a little job for an old friends boyfriend and company. They are doing property development on an old doctors surgery and turning it into treatment rooms, yoga, counselling etc. I met her on a promo/ modelling job maybe 13 years ago now and have shot her various times over the years when she was in a band, a solo artist, a radio host etc. Now she’s turning her hand to interior design... she’s a bit like me in that she just does whatever she finds enjoyment in I think in the moment, a truly creative soul. So today I turned my hand to shooting interiors. The before shots are obviously messy but I’m looking forward to capturing this place once it’s all done up. It was actually fascinating seeing the old doctors surgery. They have also got a bigger project going and I took a walk around and it still had all the blue cloth railings round.
I’ve had a few jobs over the last month or two role in, this one, a shoot for a vegan bag company and the singer Laura white. I still love my alone time and my painting time but actually I have really enjoyed getting back out there and doing something for work that doesn’t involve sitting around on the computer all day. I realised how much I just missed being a part of the real world and having real life fun connections. I tend to feel a bit useless if I’m just sat around earning money from random online things, like your not really achieving much of value out there in the real world. The girl I was shooting with today told me she scrapped social media a while back and has never felt happier. Not sure I’ll scrap it but I do try and reduce my time more and more for sure. So her partner was a very nice client and took us out for dinner and prosecco:)
This was the vegan breakfast:
I think it's really good that you are taking on some photography work again. Balance things out. I'm taking up traveling again! hahaha Covid or should I say the governments around the world really F-d things up the past couple years.
Mmmm that looks tasty. -Control F veg- niiice. Could use some hummus though ;)
What’s control f? I was rly full couldn’t have eaten another falafel 😂
I agree, too much falafel can be quite awful ;)
Hahaha nice : D
"What’s control f?"
CTRL + F is the keyboard shortcut for "find" on a lot of computers.
Nice space. It's good you do what you love, or at least try to. I have a huge life off social media but I sure as hell spend a lot of time on it as well - coz I connect with people a lot more online I guess and I'm hypersensitive so I find it hard being with people much. Except for hubs and the fam. And the trees. And the mushrooms. I sound like a psycho aahaha
That platter looks amazeballs.
I get exactly what you mean I am really feeling that way today I am really getting pissed sitting around on a computer all day trying to earn a few dollars and it's not really appreciated considering the time and effort you put into it in and in the meantime your losing sense of communication with the world out there as you say I really need to change things to make my life more interesting. Happy you have found something that is making you happier 👍
I just realise how it’s easy to get in the tech bubble and miss out on working out in the real world even with art it’s easy tonjust post online now and forget exhibiting etc etc which always feels more rewarding tbh.
With this I always look at the figures and imagine it as 10 x rly
That's the thing the tech bubble can get very addictive but can only be good if it's taking you somewhere and the figures start adding up, that can take time and patience and can be quite rewarding I just need to find the right gimmick here.
even then I was enjoying that you can make a living doing this stuff to a degree but I found that actually when I started getting real world photography jobs again it was actually kind of nice to feel you have some kind of purpose in life beyond sitting and blogging. I think it's healthiest as a bit of a sideline maybe for me.
Totally agree you can't put all your eggs in one basket as they say its only logical and its good the way you think unfortunately my other side work is also on computer but not much of it at the moment as it mostly was destroyed by covid but it is slowly building back up so I just need to be patience a little longer :)
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Nice! The food looks great, although do you notice that when the food fanciness-level increases, the portion size decreases? If the food's good, give me lots! LOL
Gosh I was rly rly full from this I probablt don’t have a huge appetite as mostly just eat tons of fruits, veg, salad and nuts etc
I really like to eat... I'm a bit of a pig. I eat fast and I eat a lot. But I eat the same stuff as you LOL..... just lots....
The little personal bottles of Proseco are so cute! Our family enjoys a good Proseco from time to time.
It'll be nice to see the rooms after the transformation.