Un-F*ck Your Creative Life.

I forgot how to push into the unknown with my life, my photography, and my career. So many people have no idea how much better they could feel. How much better their photography and life could be.

Destructive Cycles

I’ve gone through some dark times during this 30-year career. The problem?

I didn't know how destructive my yearly cycle actually was.

It was just a normal phase of my life.

When it was warm outside, work was good, so my life was good.

But when it got cold out there? When it got slow?

It’s insane to me now, that my standards back then, and my good days back then, would be my useless time-wasting days now.

I Had Lost My Path

I had forgotten how to push into the unknown with my life, my photography, and my career.

So many people have no idea how much better they could feel. How much better their photography life, or their life in general, could be.

A Bottom of the Barrel Life 

I didn’t realize that my normal state back then was a bottom of the barrel life.

I would start my days at 11 or 12. I was eating poorly, consuming beers almost every evening, snacking on M&M’s as food, and I wasn’t very social in real life or online.

Daily, I would feel like garbage and I would sit and binge-watch episodes on Netflix.

Although I had an amazing portfolio, I was just sitting and waiting for work.

Snapping Out of It

I managed to snap myself out of it. I learned so much along the way.

For finding me today I’m dropping some free Photography Career Advice for the smart ones.

The words I share aren’t for everyone. I’m more than okay with that.

The information a Pro Photographer takes the time to share with you is invaluable, whether you’re in a studio assisting or if you’re right there, reading me.

Choices Come After Choices

Do whatever you can possibly do in order to make better choices for your life.

Choices come after choices.

You don't just make the choice to quit your job without making the prior choices that allow you to do that.

Choose to get better with your camera.

Choose to get better at business.

Choose to make a plan.

Learning Through Difficulty

We learn by doing the things that are difficult, more than once.

Failure is how we really learn.

We have to push into the unknown in order to discover the skill or mindset or whatever that allows us to reach that next mental place.

Then, from a higher level of mind, we can come back to that situation and solve any problem.

Einstein said, "You cannot solve a problem from the same mind that created it."

Pushing Into The Unknown

So, the big question…. How do you unfuck your photography life? or unfuck your life in general?

Increasing our mental capacity comes first.

Increasing our mental capacity comes from pushing into the unknown.

Cultivating new skills, understanding new knowledge, getting out of the known, comfortable routine and daily cycle that you may have dug yourself into.

The quality of your life one year from now, will depend on the little choices that you make every day.

The Importance of Failure

You don’t have to make perfect choices. It's actually better if you make mistakes.

The greatest risk is no risk at all. How else would you fail without failure?

Improvement is literally impossible without failure. So fail big.

It’s how we learn photography.

Big Fails mean, bigger lessons, bigger growth, new skills, and a better you next time.

Without failure, there can’t be improvement, without continually striving for improvement, there is no aim or direction for your life.

Without an aim for your life, everything becomes meaningless.

Apply this to your photography and your photography business.

Apply this to everything.

Charting Your Path Forward in Photography

It's clear that the road to success in photography, as in life, is paved with choices and challenges.

Over the past 33 years, I've learned that embracing the unknown, acknowledging my failures, and making conscious decisions each day shapes not only my career but shapes my life.

The essence of improvement lies in the willingness to fail and learn from those failures.

Each misstep is a stepping stone towards growth, a chance to refine your skills and redefine your goals.

Your journey as a photographer is uniquely yours – it's a lifelong frame waiting for you to compose your cover stories, irrespective of the hurdles that come your way.

Go beyond your comfort zone. Make bold choices.

Let your passion for photography drive you to explore uncharted territories.

Above all, cherish each moment of this journey.

The beauty of photography is not just in the images we capture but in the stories we live and the lessons we learn along the way.

Thank you for sharing your time with me and making to the end of my words.

You’ll find success with bringing value to people with the countless incredible moments you'll create.

Keep pushing into the unknown, make your mark, and remember: in the world of photography, the only limits that exist are the ones you set for yourself.