Wildly Creative Life with Brooke Schultz

Do you identify as indecisive? In this week's episode I've got the CURE!

Listen in for some practical tips on how to be more decisive to make yo dreams a reality!

Mentions:

Brooke Castillo's The Life Coach School podcast Ep #206 Being Decisive https://thelifecoachschool.com/podcast/206/

Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip and Dan Heath https://heathbrothers.com/books/decisive/

Get More from Brooke:

Ultimate Posing Tip

https://courses.brookeschultzphotography.com/ultimatefamilytip

Dress to Create

https://brookebschultz.com/dresstocreate

Description: I'm so excited to bring you a taste of the portfolio review I did for family photographers in conjunction with Art of Curation. Art of Curation is my course that shows you how to spot your great images in a sea of good images, and now when you get that course you also get the recording of this call included so you can see me reviewing 20+ photog's work, all different styles- documentary, big families, newborns, maternity, we even had a pet photographer in there.

The call ended up being 3 hrs whoops so this week's episode is just a few soundbites. If you want the whole thing, go to brookebschultz.com/artofcuration and you'll be able to watch it on 2x while you edit or break it up into yummy bite size chunks for yourself so you can really interalize the concepts of what makes a strong image technically, and how to put strong images together to tell the most powerful story for potential clients, how to cut your portfolio down from 200 to 30 images, why I passed over specific images, what I'd do to milk just a few images if you have only 5-10 that you're really proud of in the new style you want to shoot, and of course so much more.

Check it all out at brookebschultz.com/artofcuration and please enjoy these fun sound bites, I know they're gonna be great takeaways for you in curating your own images.

Get More from Brooke:

Love Soaked Family Photography

https://brookeschultz.kartra.com/page/lscourse

The Love Soaked Vault

https://brookeschultz.kartra.com/page/get-the-vault

The Art of Curation

http://brookebschultz.com/artofcuration

Ultimate Posing Tip

https://courses.brookeschultzphotography.com/ultimatefamilytip

Dress to Create

https://brookebschultz.com/dresstocreate

If you are a multi passionate creator this episode is especially gonna be for you, because it's an exercise in self trust, in doing it messy, in practical tips of how to get back in your alignment and make what you're meant to make.

We're really meant to be in fullest expression of our authentic selves. The rosebushes in my neighborhood are blooming so huge and so glorious, i have to walk by them and smell them every day. And no one is looking at those roses and saying how dare you grow, how dare you bloom so beautifully and so abundantly. All of nature conspires to make the rose bushes bloom that abundantly. The water, the sunlight, even the cold of winter–they are play their part in helping the roses bloom because that's what roses are meant to do. You are meant to be the fullest expression of yourself creatively.

And my guess is that you might be playing small, at some point, in some way, because our human noise sometimes gets in the way, so today's episode is for cutting through that noise and getting back to your business which is blooming ever more brightly, with all your fragrance, color, and full height.

Get More from Brooke:

Love Soaked Family Photography

https://brookeschultz.kartra.com/page/lscourse

The Love Soaked Vault

https://brookeschultz.kartra.com/page/get-the-vault

The Art of Curation

http://brookebschultz.com/artofcuration

Ultimate Posing Tip

https://courses.brookeschultzphotography.com/ultimatefamilytip

Dress to Create

https://brookebschultz.com/dresstocreate

Description:

Trends are everywhere, and their affect on you is unavoidable but you CAN use trends to get in the driver's seat with how you create and where it falls in the culturescape.

In this episode you'll learn:

• how to start a trend, and why you may not want to
• the 5 phases of trends
• how to use trends to boost your creativity and/or your cash flow without feeling icky
• the thing your idea CANNOT spread without

Mentions:

Austin Kleon on Good Life Project: https://www.goodlifeproject.com/podcast/austin-kleon/

Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon: https://www.amazon.com/Steal-Like-Artist-Things-Creative/dp/0761169253

The 5 phases of trends: https://www.mrporter.com/en-gb/journal/the-read/how-do-trends-happen/527 Punk vs. Hippie philosophy: https://www.standoutbooks.com/cultural-trends-writing-bestseller/

Get More from Brooke:

Dress to Create:

https://brookebschultz.com/dresstocreate

Email Brooke at [email protected] to chat about a family session!

Tell Brooke how this episode impacted your creative life on Instagram @brookebschultz

Find Your Family Photography Style: How to get Natural, Loving Images every Time is my most beloved free class and I'm sharing a chunk of it with you! Get part 2: DM the words "Part 2" to me @brookebschultz on instagram. Want the whole class with the visuals? DM the words "photography style" to me @brookebschultz on instagram.

In this class you'll learn:

• The only 2 things any photographer needs to make great photos, PERIOD.

• My 5 step framework for shooting families with zero burnout + unshakeable confidence

• The 3 biggest mistakes photographers make when trying to improve their work

How do you keep creating when you're creating something over the long haul, like a relationship, motherhood, a book, or even an entire life? In this episode we explore why we're tempted to quit on big goals, how to set goals for relationships that won't set you up to be disappointed, and how to make the achievement of your goals fun along the way, not just at the finish line. Mentions: Brooke Castillo: https://thelifecoachschool.com/ Book a family session: http://brookeschultzphotography.com/pricing-book/ Love Soaked Family Photography Online Course: https://brookeschultz.kartra.com/page/lscourse Get More from Brooke: Find Your Photography Style FREE class brookebschultz.com/findyourphotographystylenow Dress to Create brookebschultz.com/dresstocreate Tell Brooke how this episode impacted your creative life @brookebschultz

Distinguishing your GREAT images from your good images is a skill that can make or break your photography career.

Potential clients make snap judgments about whether to hire you based on just a few images they see. (that pressure is enough to drive anyone nuts).

But you can learn to spot your best work with confidence to share on social media, your blog/website, and with publications so you can get noticed + work with clients who want the exact art you want to create.

In this section of the class you'll hear ab why curation matters + how to make it easy, how to decide what to deliver to clients vs. what to trash and how to make peace with that, how to balance consistency with creativity in sharing images on your feed, website and portfolio, and of course a whole lot more, so please message me @heartfulmagazine the word CURATE and i'll send you this class in its entirety right away.

Get More from Brooke:

The Art of Curation (Free Class!):

https://brookeschultz.kartra.com/videopage/Art-of-curation-replay

Tell Brooke how this episode impacted your creative life @brookebschultz

Heartful Magazine for Family Photographers:

https://heartful.brookebschultz.com/opt-in-page

We're all products of our environment, experiences, demographics and exposures. We often exist in echo chambers online and in person with others who are similar to us and agree with us, even our algorithms feed us content we'll likely agree with. How we perceive the world directly affects what kind of art we make. So how do we bust out of our boxes, stop unconsciously copying our heroes and peers and blaze new trails? In this episode we talk through a framework that can be applied to the smallest creative process and the huge creative process of making a creative life.

Mentions:

Tick Tick Boom

https://www.mtishows.com/tick-tick-boom

Get More From Brooke:

The Love Soaked Vault

https://brookeschultz.kartra.com/page/get-the-vault

Tell Brooke how this episode impacted your creative life @brookebschultz

Welcome to this episode of brooke coaching creative people and helping them birth their best work! In this episode we're taking you BTS in the love soaked vault which is Brooke's monthly mentoring for family photographers, but even if you're not a family photographer, you're gonna benefit from this episode because Alyse brought a very common artistic problem to the table and Brooke gives some advice that you might find surprising.

Big thanks to Alyse for letting us share this, you can check her out at @alysepanitzphotography on ig and her website is https://www.alysepanitz.com/

Get More from Brooke:

The Love Soaked Vault

https://brookeschultz.kartra.com/page/get-the-vault

Tell Brooke how this episode impacted your creative life @brookebschultz

Whenever I travel, I feel forever changed by the emotional signature of a place. From the crazy busy train stations to an unexpected lesson I learned from a tween in a picturesque garden in Kyoto, to a luxury jewelry store selling $40k pieces alongside plastic balls, to the harrowing stories of the A-bomb in Hiroshima, this episode takes a bird's eye view of Japan through my experience and enumerates 5 lessons I'm applying to my creativity + biz so you can use 'em to skyrocket your creativity too!

Get More From Brooke:

The Love Soaked Vault

https://brookeschultz.kartra.com/page/get-the-vault

The Art of Curation (Free Masterclass)

https://brookeschultz.kartra.com/page/artofcurationfreeclass

Tell Brooke how this episode impacted your creative life @brookebschultz