If you like this podcast, you can share your support by joining me on Patreon! Access to all of my videos, tutorials, and podcasts for a full year for $108 or just support the podcast for $33 per year! :) Lately:It's warming up, so I've been spending more time outside. I *attempted* to paint this grey lawn furniture as wicker (it got very mixed rev…

If you like this podcast, you can share your support by joining me on Patreon! Access to all of my videos, tutorials, and podcasts for a full year for $108 or just support the podcast for $33 per year! :)Lately:I've been trying to make time for myself every morning to eat mindfully, even if it's junk food, so I've been making/buying/consuming a lot…

If you like this podcast, you can share your support by joining me on Patreon! Access to all of my videos, tutorials, and podcasts for a full year for $108 or just support the podcast for $33 per year! :) https://www.patreon.com/nessakLately:I took instagram off my phone a few days ago so I haven't been taking a lot of personal photos. I have done …

This podcast is brought to you by my lovely Patreons! You can see all the photos, links, and previous posts for $3 on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/55692056Lately:Sam and I went to Paris and I got to see some incredible Henri Cartier Bresson photographs. <3 https://www.patreon.com/posts/55692056I was, admittedly, pretty sick most of the tim…

Sam Hurd got interviewed on what motivates him on a daily basis. Everything from removing friction to making sure you like what you're doing to experimenting. We've talked about this before, but I am an under-functioner! When I get stressed out or overwhelmed, I shut down. In that exact same situation, Sam's brain goes into overdrive. Since it's SO…

Lately:This podcast is coming to you from Maine! I haven't shared anything publicly, but it's been a nice trip. We've been going to museums and small shops, mostly. pictures & links are available for $3/month on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/posts/53538654But if I haven't mentioned it before, I LOVE GROCERY STORES. They are my "calm/happy place"…

Honestly so tired lately today we'll talk about why I’m considering increasing my fees for sessions because my body cannooottt get up at 4:30 a.m. for these things anymore!Lately:I've been shooting a lot. After this wedding, I got gelato: https://www.patreon.com/posts/52261243 - view images and links on Patreon for $3 per month!I haven't had much p…

A WARNING ABOUT THIS EPISODE: I'm asking some questions about photographers at workshops being encouraged to share intimate stories and cry. I want us all to question if it's appropriate or helpful (especially if it's done in a way where it's formulaic). This is not to judge those of us that have shared and cried in a group where we wanted to relat…

Guys, It's been SO MUCH! I've honestly been afraid to talk about the eye surgery at length because I didn't want to scare any clients that I still needed to photograph before my surgery. But now that I'm past all of my shoots, I wanted to have a conversation with you about it all! Lately:It's shed-weather again: Photos and links over at https://www…

Lately:Pictures and links on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/48380994 I've been getting our home gym together which meant cleaning out a very embarrassingly full guest bedroom that has been designated a storage room for too long! Pictures and links on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/48380994 I haven't been illustrating much, but I h…

Lately:It snowed so I did a Patreon video on how I did this bokeh panorama photos and links on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/47589476I've been trying to draw in little bursts. Each of these took me 3 or 4 sessions when I used to sit down and draw for hours at a time: photos and links on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/47589476I've…

Lately:I turned 35! I don't do "birthdays" so it was low-key as heck. I had angel food cake, tea, and pizza for dinner and it was good. Sam even got me a cute balloon and flowers! <3 I've been making stickers like CRAZY. I shot my first wedding of 2021 and the drive was so beautiful, I had to stop on the side of the road and photograph this field. …

Lately:I did that Shrinky Dink tutorial because I've been laying with UV resin so much. photos and links over on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/45731030I also spent the entire day sewing yesterday because I craft when I feel lost. This is my hand-sewn tea cozy and machine-sewn t shirt that's now a grocery bag!photos and links over on Patre…

Lately:I made a buttload of tiny pumpkin pies so it has been Thanksgiving all month for me (those little squashy things are tiny homemade pumpkin pies)photos and links available on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/45029260My 100 day illustration project ends on December 28th, which means I am still mostly drawing christmas stuff. Look at the…

YOU. GUYS. I made gift tags! (photos and links available on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/44087438) My 100 day project has quickly turned into Christmas-ing-myself-to-death, but I absolutely want to do at least two more designs of these. In the meantime, I decided to take my own "done is better than perfect" advice and just list it for sa…

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Lately:I've been making a lot of seamless patterns: photos and links on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/43263167Eating good food:photos and links on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/43263167But honestly, mostly eating Magic Spoon cereal because I don't have any energy and cereal is my comfort food:photos and links on Patreon: https://w…

Lately: links and photos available for $3 patrons - https://www.patreon.com/posts/41603128I've been making stickers. links and photos available for $3 patrons - https://www.patreon.com/posts/41603128I painted my wall with stencils. It was hard. Things I mentioned:“Atomic Habits” https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habitsFocusmate.com (if I got enough peo…

Lately: (pictures and links available here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/40924607)I made a very accurate theoretical paper doll set for wedding photographers. (pictures and links available here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/40924607)Here are a few of the things I've made with my new "Cricut", which I am obsessed with and honestly had dreams abo…

Lately: (photos and links available on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/40352834) Did you journal in these in elementary school? We never used them for proper homework, so this iPad case cover takes me back in a big way. :) (this is from SlickWraps -- I'm still on the fence if I should recommend them or not. They took a month to ship my orde…

This post is possible because of my lovely Patrons! <3 https://www.patreon.com/nessakLately: I'm still excited about the templates you can download in this post - https://www.patreon.com/posts/39602383I've been doing SO MUCH documentation and turning them into little weekly vlogs:January San Juan vlog: https://youtu.be/zBnwSKUwPrwMore weekly vlogs:…

This podcast was brought to you by my lovely Patrons!https://www.patreon.com/nessak/Lately: I went to the drive in to see ET and it was glorious. I’ve been cooking loads. And actually, I haven’t taken too many photos because I’ve been sharing clips in weekly vlog format here: My last weird weekly vlog - https://youtu.be/kjou7KXPUX8Things I mentione…

THIS ONE WAS SO HARD TO DO!I'm talking about how I feel bad because I'm causing friction being one of the only vendors that can't do all days next year (because so many other vendors are able to just hire on more staff to take on more weddings and I'm just one person) and how hard those conversations have been with clients wanting to post-pone to S…

Lately: Sam and I have been going for walks around our neighborhood without our phones, but one day, we brought the Leica. (links and photos available at on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/36892369)I've been doing a bit of illustration and making daily tea and treats for myself: (links and photos available at on Patreon https://www.patreon.co…

Grant for entrepreneurs of color, women, and veteran owned businesses - https://www.lisc.org/covid-19/small-business-assistance/small-business-relief-grants/Grants for photographers impacted by COVID-19 - https://www.format.com/photographer-fund(photos and clickable links over at https://www.patreon.com/posts/18-10-minute-how-36320749)**Lately:** H…

March -> April. image and links available on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/17-10-minute-on-35793191Links that might help you: Go through the process to “cancel” your Adobe subscriptions and get a discount - https://fstoppers.com/apps/want-save-money-your-adobe-subscription-try-simple-trick-439951Maryland Small Business COVID-19 Emergency …

Lately: - Can I admit that all I’ve done lately is have a cold? It wouldn't be a full lie. I do think the cold may have eaten some of my brain (or that I'm just not recovered yet) because I'm still feeling a little fuzzy. - I have been recording my feelings as rocks for art therapy. It's the best way I could think to express my feelings in drawing …

Lately: OK! Here it is. My vision board:-- links and photos available immediately for Patreon and are viewable here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/34106657 -- Things I mentioned:- my love for kombucha continues- organized religion (or meditation) may not be for me- how i think my vision board is effecting me- how the effects of last year's depress…

a podcast for wedding photographers.Lately: Brought in the new year so I had to eat a donut (a ring shaped food) symbolizes “coming full circle”(photos and links available on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/33013316) It snowed. I have proof. (photos and links available on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/33013316) I did a little illu…

The audio is a little rough here! I had this theory that if I walked around with the mic, my mind would work better (since this was recorded at 9 p.m.) hey! I was wrong! haha Lately: I've been wrapping up editing, but getting a lot of holiday commissions done! Here's a reference photo, sketch, and finished drawing from one of them (where they sent …

Lately: I was a half-ass Pennywise and Popcorn was Georgie for Halloween!(photos and links available on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/31724598) I picked up some cough drops on the way to a wedding that turned out to be lollipops so I looked like I was really into raving or a raving lunatic at the wedding where I lost my voice. (photos and l…

Lately: I tried (but didn't succeed for very long) to participate in Inktober: (photos and links available on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/30936218) I've been loving the temperature and this is what our house looked like a week ago. Everything is yellow now, though! (photos and links available on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/3…

Lately: I almost made a shirt, but gave up halfway through: (missing photos and links available at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/30378007) I've been participating in class assignments at my illustration school: (missing photos and links available at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/30378007) Which is too bad because working from home isn't easy: (…

Lately: (Photos on patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/30122351) - Popcorn turned 4!- I've been reading about writing, but making lots of progress on the pictures in my book! This cute crab confirms it. - I'm also so ready for fall and clearly have a favorite color lately that I'm using as all my backgrounds!(Photos on patreon - https://www.pat…

Lately: London was beautiful, San Antonio and Austin have the best food, and I’m secretly bummed out that I never got my Hogwarts letter (except I sort of did because Sam bought me a prop letter to Harry for my birthday years ago). View photos on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/29596631Things I mentioned: VIEW missing links on Patreon - http…

I hope this one makes sense! I feel like I usually talk more from notes because my brain goes off on tangents and I'm always afraid they don't connect in the end. The summary of this podcast is: our jobs are not about luck, it's about working hard. It's important to give yourself credit for the things you've done and put yourself out there. And it'…

Life this week was in this cabin:(photos and links available on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/10-minute-income-28627437)I mentioned: Working while traveling Terrible vintage books The Way Up North Conferences Jonathan Canlas’s Instaproofs sales booklet Instaproofs vs Shootproof vs Zenfolio Beet lattes My current “Stylebook” (which is basi…

Lately in life: My hair is finally red!photo available on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/10-minute-self-i-28372523I designed this wrapping paper for Sam's birthday! photo available on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/10-minute-self-i-28372523I haven't drawn much outside of my book, so this 15 minute sketch felt necessary to get out.…

Thank you for your feedback on last month's poll! It seems like the length of this podcast is good for most, but a lot of people wanting it twice a month so next month, we are all in. :)Today we were talking about all the things!Here are two spreads from the book i’m working on (a nearly finished and a work in progress spread!)Photo available on Pa…

In this podcast I mentioned:- My super secret self portrait series! It’s going to be called “I Wish I Was Here” and it’s all about not being present and disassociating. Here’s a sample portrait: photo available on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/10-minute-on-vs-26997831- Using Planoly for social media- The power of placebos - Try your own h…

I wanted to share some quick personal photos from this month's archives including: Cute plants from the local shop in Baltimore, B Willowphoto available on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/10-minute-168-of-26389517The transition from a little green to a lot of green on the walking path I love to take Popcorn on (photo available on Patreon - …

hey guys!technically, I still haven't hit the 150 person milestone to start doing podcasts, but you were all so so patient with me last month when I was too sick to make a new video so I posted one I had previously recorded for Sam's Patreon last summer!In this podcast we'll discuss:How I take my Mushroom Coffee The book 168 Hours: You Have More Ti…