Happy first of May! It's hard to believe that May Day (or Lei Day if you're in Hawaii) is already here once again. Besides being a sure sign that summer is right around the corner, the end of April was significant for this blogger because it marked the first full month that I captured full
When you go on vacation, how much do you pack in your suitcase? As a minimalist, I pack as little as possible, aiming to only bring carry-on baggage, nothing more. The logic is that vacation is for relaxation, and one of the best ways to fully unwind is to resist the urge to pack too much.
Reigniting the creative spark is necessary for many who have been working for a long time. This inspiration can be found in many ways, but one of the best is to study the paths and advice of others on the same path as yourself. That is the purpose of Interview with an Independent, a mini blog
Monthly Highlights is a blog series I do to recap everything that happened over the past month. I've been doing Monthly Highlight installments for a little over a year now, but have always struggled to figure out the right format for them. Initially, they were supposed to be a way to make my annual recaps
I spent the better half of this morning sitting on the dusty floor of my apartment with my head buried in my lap out of despair. The culprit? Attempting to assemble a new ergonomic chair for my home office and realizing I couldn't differentiate between a nut and a bolt, an Allen wrench and a
Last week, the professional photography world was abuzz when Sports Illustrated laid off the remaining six full-time photographers they had on staff. Many other photographers and groups such as the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) made statements expressing their disappointment. “Maintaining the commitment to pay fairly for production of high-quality sports images should be a goal for Time
It's that time of year when an annual review is due! I've been doing annual reviews since 2011, but many of these previous versions were image-based, sort of like a checklist of all the things I've photographed throughout the year. While I definitely think there's merit to doing these sort of annual reviews, I didn't
Freelance employment is quickly gaining traction in today's world, but that doesn't mean the route to successful full-time freelancing is any clearer than it was before. The truth is, full-time freelancing contains a ton of seemingly unrelated moving parts, something even I didn't expect when I first set out on my freelancing journey. Today, I
Late September 2014 marks my second full year in business as a self employed photographer and businesswoman, and I can hardly believe how fast time has flown. Looking back on last year's one year marker, I can still taste the fear of failure and wondering each month where my next pay check would come from. Surprisingly,
For some reason, September feels like it was the longest month of the year. Perhaps it was because I wasn't hair brained busy with shoots this month, which was actually a good thing because I really needed the down time to focus on other projects. So, all this is to say that September wasn't the
