“I wish I had the courage to live a life true to myself” This is the number one most common regret shared by people at the end of their life, as studied and researched by Doctor Gabor Mate, a specialist in the human condition- particularly when it comes to life’s regrets and unfulfilled potentials. He
Finding Direction
Babies, Birth and Blitzes
I just got a call from a Bootcamper who’s on the way to the hospital with his partner who’s in labour and I’m on the edge of my seat awaiting news. Traditionally Easter is about birth and it makes sense when spring is springing and babies are being born. But whether it’s autumn or spring
If you’re overwhelmed do this
I always knew when Megan, one of my senior producers, was overwhelmed – usually when she was juggling multiple shoots. She would suddenly stop tapping at her keyboard, and start piling everything from her desk onto the floor. The spray and wipe would come out, everything was spotlessly cleaned, and then the desk would be
Take a leaf out of these amazing womens’ books
Last week I was excited to be invited to lots of photography events to celebrate International Women’s Day. Attending exhibitions, artist talks and panels, I was reminded of the huge percentage of successful commercial female photographers who have somehow managed to keep shooting whilst carrying much, much more in their lives. Facing extreme physical and
Purpose and personal projects
This month I’ve been working with photographers joining my next Bootcamp mentoring programme, and helping them figure out their purpose, or ‘why’, and then using that information to inform a personal project. It’s a wonderful way to begin the year (and prepare for the 8 week intensive) and as always I’ve been so fascinated by
The seemingly insignificant game changer
Yesterday a Canadian photographer who’s done my program told me about a huge bid he won late last year for a pharma client in USA. ‘I was up against some of the biggest names in the industry’, he said. ‘So we asked why they chose me. They said it was the bio on my website. Apparently it
The seed of new work
When I’m helping photographers with their bio, or story, I ask them to make a note of things we wouldn’t know about them. In my Bootcamp program at the end of last year we discovered that 2 of the photographers (who lived in completely different countries and did not know one another before my programme) had both