Being a Photographer in an ages of Cameras

I get asked as a photographer from time to time.

"How do you survive as a photographer when everyone has a camera on their phone or knows someone with a fancy camera?"

I say things like, "oh you know, I provide more than capturing photos" or "It's ok out there for someone like me" or even, "It's a little slow, but I do alright".

The reality is, I don't do alright. I don't survive on what I do. My clientele has been all over the map, my focus has been all over the map, I have been all over the map.

I get scared because I have these skills and abilities that people are amazed by, but there are a few things that cause alarm in my life attached to me being a photographer.

I don't make any real money. I don't make consistent money. I don't sell any prints of my artwork.

I get frustrated constantly because I feel like everyone should be able to live off doing the things they love. I love photography. I LOVE creating images that people love.

I can have, at length, social posts, links, and more about my work and services, however, it doesn't turn into sales, it doesn't turn into clients, it doesn't turn into growth.

But, upfront, I say, "It's ok".

This is the constant battle I have in my head. It's a big reason why I stopped pursuing clients last year for photography. I just didn't feel like I could be a photographer.

But things change, thoughts change, and people do actually change.

Sedona

This year, I've thought a lot about how I am a photographer. That is a huge distinction.

A big change was working with Chrystopher the Astromedium and you might see some recent work of mine come across both his website and his instagram.

Chrystopher the Astromedium

This is a path I need to follow. I need to keep working with special people, light workers, magic beings. These are the people that believe in my art and believe in my photography.

And with my photography. I will forever capture their magic as well.

I want to continue to bring more and more art to the world. Show people their magic more and more. I want to make sure the entire energetic world is represented in photos.

So, be sure to get a print and to book a photoshoot with me.

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The Landscapes

The Hidden Worlds

The Night Moves

The Pugs

https://www.stefanglazer.com/photography/being-a-photographer-in-an-ages-of-cameras/

Celebrating Myself

I want to be sure to let you all know that it's ok to celebrate yourself, your accomplishments, your wins.

I have a really hard time doing this.

A really hard time.

I don't celebrate myself. I don't buy myself presents. I don't take a moment to think about the task I completed. I don't even really acknowledge that I finished something.

I tried really hard to do it with this book. I really did, but it wasn't until after I had sent my draft to the editor that I even really posted about it in depth.

Even then, that's all I've done. I overcame so much inner turmoil writing a book, putting my thoughts together, getting the ideas coherent and easy to read and understand, and getting it edited.

Then taking the edits, updating them, getting revisions, and getting to a final, formatted draft for kindle, softcover and hardcover.

These are things that someone with Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria from ADHD and even Emotional Dysregulation will have full on panic attacks thinking that the work they did wasn't good or they are horrible people because they made mistakes.

I got through all of it.

I am 12 days from the release of my book. I have done all the work. I have all the versions of the book available and ready to go live. I have the pre-order for Kindle available. (pre-order for kindle still available!)

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What I really need to do is celebrate my accomplishments. Actually celebrate it.

Not just feel relief that I finished it.

I'm working on it though.

For now... it's a work in progress.

https://www.stefanglazer.com/life/celebrating-myself/

ADHD Memes soothe the soul

This one hits close to home and it's funny when you are officially diagnosed with Severe Inattentive ADHD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder and see a meme like this.

The first thing you learn is that you are not your diagnosis. The next thing you learn is that it's really hard not to fall into the traps of the first thing.

However, I want to be clear, especially here, how incredibly debilitating this can be for someone.

When I had taken the test for inattentiveness I was surprised to see my score, it was a 7, I was bummed and asked the doctor, "That seems low, a 7 out 20 is pretty bad, it's not even half way..."

And that is when the doctor corrected me and showed me that I scored a 7 out of 100 on the inattentive scale.

I was so distracted, bored, fidgety... I scored a 7 out of 100 on paying attention.

What I learned then, were the caveats to inattentive ADHD... and boy oh boy did I tick all the boxes.

But, also, if there was too much to read or do that didn't interest me... I would just not be able to. At all.

It was what led me to develop the tools I use in the book. Even before my diagnosis. I had to find ways to capture my interest, to help me push forward, to keep me on task, and to make a habit out of seemingly mundane things that would make my life easier if I just did them.

I know others are out there struggling.

I know others need the help.

Be sure to pre-order my first book of "Tools for Navigating Neurodivergence". It's not a one and done subject, because we are never a one and done type of people. Neurodiverse people are a large swath of many different things and never actually done type people.

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https://www.stefanglazer.com/adhd/adhd-memes-sooth-the-soul/