While these photos are not part of my portfolio or anything I would put in a zine, I wanted to share them along with my experience in case any of you are going through anything similar. I wanted to simply say, keep going.
Tag: mental health
Crohn’s Disease Flare-Up: 4 months in
January is coming to a close and I am about 4 months into the healing part of this flare-up. I’ve finished the 3 initial infusions of the new medication I’ll be taking for my Crohn’s Disease and now I’ll move onto what they call On Body Injections that I’ll administer myself. Last SKYRIZI infusion Relaxing… Continue reading Crohn’s Disease Flare-Up: 4 months in
Loss and Reflection – January 2025
The New Year, for most, is a time for renewal and second chances - wiping slates clean and starting over. People start with resolutions and a positive outlook that they’ve essentially been given permission to do what they could really do at any point in the year, write a new chapter in their life. 2024… Continue reading Loss and Reflection – January 2025
The Pressure of Becoming a Mom
I wrote this entry back in October 2022 right before our daughter Alaina was born. Then life took over, so my intentions to share my experience of becoming a new parent never came out the way I'd hoped it would. In this article and the next you will see why. Now that time has passed… Continue reading The Pressure of Becoming a Mom
Zine Sale!
Right now Magcloud has a Holiday sale code going on where you can purchase my zines at 20% off! I thought I’d pass it on in case you have yet to purchase any or all of them. Each one is below. Use code HOLIDAY24 at checkout for 20% off through December 11! It helps me… Continue reading Zine Sale!
Crohn’s Disease Flare-up: One Month In
As November comes to a close, I am surpassing one month in to this recovery from yet another Crohn's Disease Flare-up. Photography, as it has in the past, has been my savior. If you need to catch up on how I got here check out this article first and then this one, but make sure… Continue reading Crohn’s Disease Flare-up: One Month In
Still Life on Kodak T-Max
Still life photography may just be my favorite form of photography. I started practicing this form of art in 2019 when I was experiencing a severe flare-up from Crohn's disease and I couldn't get outdoors to take photos. During the proceeding years I lost several family members in succession and was experiencing a lot of… Continue reading Still Life on Kodak T-Max
Digital Flowers
In my last article I gave an update on myself and my photography where I mentioned that I have injured my neck causing a lot of pain thats kept me from shooting much lately. I have had a doctors appointment almost every day due to other issues going on as well, so to say the… Continue reading Digital Flowers
Creativity and Managing Mental Health
Lately I have been fighting a bout of depression, self doubt, and just an all around lack of motivation to create. The other day Kelsey pushed me to go out and take pictures because she knew it was what I really needed to do. I took my Hasselblad to Tradition, FL and it really did… Continue reading Creativity and Managing Mental Health
A Doctors Visit on Ilford XP2 400
Previous articles explain why I like to take a camera with me on a doctors visit, so I thought I would share a roll from one of those trips. This particular visit was shot on Ilford XP2 Super 400 through the 35mm Voigtlander lens on my Leica M2. I had intended on pushing this roll… Continue reading A Doctors Visit on Ilford XP2 400