Hi friend-

Change of pace this month.

I'm over it. I'm throwing in the towel on compartmentalizing. I want to show you what else I have to offer outside of client work and commercial photography.

We all know I can shoot a brief. We all know I can lead a production and meet your deadline. But guess what, lots of people can. 

What else do you know about me?

What else should you know?

 
 

My thoughts on AI and how it's crunching all of us down are too long for this space so let me summarize- a lot that used to work doesnt now. 

That's been making me question how I want to show up for all of you.

So I have been sharing a new project on Instagram and TikTok called 101 Things That Aren't Commercial Photographyin it I aim to explore everything tactile and real in art that I can to recharge and reconnect with my creativity. 

Dare I say, reconnect with my humanity. 

101 mini projects is a marathon but I know it will benefit both of us to share what's happening behind the scenes. 

Maybe it helps us connect on an out of the box project for a client, or it bonds us over our love of stickers and washi tape or maybe it turns you off completely. I don't know but I think more connection and more soft exploration is the way we all keep that spark alive. I'm also  launching a digital storefront (here 💘) for some of these projects and collabs +  a mini mail club early next month as a special birthday present to myself. 

I'm not leaving commercial photography- I'm pushing that we energize ourselves to make it better and more sustainable.

I want us to be more completely ourselves every day beyond the computer.

I hope you join me. 

xoxo

RP

 

Scenes from my pocket camera this month- my new fave tradition 🖤

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Let my cutest light test stand in play us out….

 
 
 
 
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