My biggest piece of advice as an ex Pro Portrait Tog... Take breaks, and take them as often as you can. Take them long before you burn out or worse - injure yourself!
I ended up with a spinal injury and have been forced to take a more permanent kind of break. If I had listened to my body (and my brain) earlier on I may have avoided that.
Social Media and 'hustle culture' definitely makes you feel like you have to be "on" all the time. Even now when I physically can't create art the way I used to I feel the pressure to still show up in a certain way. I definitely feel a pull to step back from social media for a while to see if it helps ease that feeling while I recover.
I wholeheartedly agree, and I'm sorry to hear about your injury too. Social media definitely makes you feel like you have to "on" all the time. I try my best, but since I started my new job that's been harder. We put value into followers and likes, and that's all perceived. I've noticed the more I stay off of social media the easier it is not to care. It's all about balance, and for myself that so hard to do. I obsess over things once I get into them, and that's for better and worse. I hope your recovery goes smoothly, and thanks for reading!
Definitely feel the pressure to perform and produce content all the time (especially because my account has hit a slump). This only get exacerbated by the fact I work full-time and am spent after almost every shift. This was super encouraging to read. Keep up the good work (or keep resting haha).
That's a lot like my experience too. I did those photos for Tamron, and I stressed about it the whole month. It took all the fun out of it for me as well. Thanks for reading, Brett!
I’m a few weeks away from launching my kickstarter for my first serious, non-zine book. It’s anxiety inducing but worth it in the end. I can wait to get a hard copy in my hands.
My biggest piece of advice as an ex Pro Portrait Tog... Take breaks, and take them as often as you can. Take them long before you burn out or worse - injure yourself!
I ended up with a spinal injury and have been forced to take a more permanent kind of break. If I had listened to my body (and my brain) earlier on I may have avoided that.
Social Media and 'hustle culture' definitely makes you feel like you have to be "on" all the time. Even now when I physically can't create art the way I used to I feel the pressure to still show up in a certain way. I definitely feel a pull to step back from social media for a while to see if it helps ease that feeling while I recover.
I wholeheartedly agree, and I'm sorry to hear about your injury too. Social media definitely makes you feel like you have to "on" all the time. I try my best, but since I started my new job that's been harder. We put value into followers and likes, and that's all perceived. I've noticed the more I stay off of social media the easier it is not to care. It's all about balance, and for myself that so hard to do. I obsess over things once I get into them, and that's for better and worse. I hope your recovery goes smoothly, and thanks for reading!
Definitely feel the pressure to perform and produce content all the time (especially because my account has hit a slump). This only get exacerbated by the fact I work full-time and am spent after almost every shift. This was super encouraging to read. Keep up the good work (or keep resting haha).
I took a break too. I was at the end of a three year, long term project and I was just, done. I wasn’t feeling it anymore. I didn’t shoot for a
Month or more and randomly one day I picked up the Pentax and got back on the horse. It’s fun for now.
That's a lot like my experience too. I did those photos for Tamron, and I stressed about it the whole month. It took all the fun out of it for me as well. Thanks for reading, Brett!
I’m a few weeks away from launching my kickstarter for my first serious, non-zine book. It’s anxiety inducing but worth it in the end. I can wait to get a hard copy in my hands.
Let me know when you launch it so I can link it in the news here, if you're interested.
I’d really appreciate that. Thanks Jason
Hi Jason the Kickstarter for my book is now live. I really appreciate you sharing it with your community. Thanks so much.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/liminaltart/a-different-light-0