The Podcast Vision Season 1 Episode 4 See the Collection Hi, I’m Mary Kathleen Scott the artist and printmaker behind Breadcrumbs Studio and the voice here at Discovering Breadcrumbs. My encouragement and thoughts to begin your creative day. This is a part of The Cultivate Project. A once a month project where I explore …
The Podcast Self Care Shouldn’t Be Rare Season 1 Episode 3 Hi! I’m Mary Kathleen Scott the artist and printmaker behind Breadcrumbs Studio and the voice here at Discovering Breadcrumbs. My encouragement and thoughts to begin your creative day. This is a part of The Cultivate Project. A once a month project where I explore …
I’ve written a lot lately about creative ruts but I can’t help it. I went through a pretty big one last summer and came out with a more definitive style and more confidence. Creative ruts at a minimum are stifling but some can be disastrous. For most they’re drudgery and we may not even recognize …
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You don’t need fear in your life. Everyone knows that. Especially if you are a creative. But are you even aware you have fears? You may not think so. Fear is often the underlying trigger to other problematic traits for creatives. For me, one of those is people pleasing. A trait I didn’t realize …
I have a story. A story that does relate to photography and any other creative field. But for this story, I have to take you back to my track coaching days. Every year, it never failed, I was blessed with one or two super good freshman female runners where I coached. They came …
The Power of Naivete and How Keeping Up Can Drag You Down Read More »
For years, I searched for my photography style, tried to to define it and wanted it but had no clue what it was. I didn’t find my style and develop it until I deepened my understanding of light. Then I discovered the style of light that was mine. It was magic and gave me an …
What’s Your Photography Style? Find It In The Light (And Free Workbook!) Read More »
I’ve seen it, so you’ve probably seen it. Get this preset or action and with one click, get gorgeous photos! Maybe it’s not advertised so drastically but it’s what pops into my mind. Maybe because I thought when I purchased presets and actions that is what they would do. Maybe I’m just naive. I would …
That 1 Click Fix . . . 7 Things You Need to Know Read More »
You had your work critiqued. The apprehension, the nervousness, the wondering is over. You may have hated it (or if you’ve never received serious feedback on your work you may dread it) but you did it. Congratulations! Now you have in your hands a tool for improvement. Critiques and reviews are the best tools for …
We all struggle at times with our creativity, among so many other struggles in life. Our struggles vary and we handle them in different ways. Creatively, for me right now, my biggest struggle is getting feedback through a portfolio review and image critiques. After a couple of months where I hated my own photography and …
Instagram is my favorite place for motivation, inspiration, and the friends I’ve made there are encouraging. I love finding inspiration through my feed or reminders of shots I’ve taken that I want to revisit. Many of the creatives I follow write inspirational and heart warming captions, so it’s not always about the photos. I also …
