March 28, 2023 • 17 mins
In this episode, Mica talks about the importance of self-care and personal growth during slow periods. She shares tips for finding balance, staying inspired, and using the downtime to invest in yourself as a food photographer.
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Mica (00:00):
Welcome to the 21st episode of The Savory Shot, y'all.
You know who I be.
I be your host with the most Mica.
First things first, I want to give ahuge shout out and huge thank you to
(00:21):
Kate McDermott for coming on the show.
Y'all.
If you did not catch that lastepisode, go back, give it a listen.
But I also wanna thank you,the listener for being here.
Y'all, I know you've got a lot going on.
You're busy, you're being pulled in alot of different directions, so it means
(00:41):
the world to me that y'all show up here.
And share 30 minutes ofyo day, yo time for me.
I got a favor to ask y'all.
Will you go to Apple Podcasts andanswer this question, "What's the
best advice you've ever received?
And how did it change your perspective?"
Well, let's chat about that.
(01:03):
I'm very curious to hearwhat y'all have to say.
But let's talk about today's episode.
Y'all, I wanna talk about somethingso near and dear to my heart, and I
know that there are plenty of y'allwho have gone through the same thing.
I wanna talk about whathappens when shit gets slow.
(01:26):
You know those times when you haven'tlanded a shoot in months and you're
wondering, "What the hell do I do next?"
Y'all?
How do you stay motivated?
How do you embrace the down time?
Because let's be real y'all.
We all have those moments when theprojects slow down and we're left
twiddling our thumbs, wondering whatto do with this, this free time.
(01:51):
Some of us a k a me might be havingbaby heart attacks cuz you know you
still gotta pay them bills, right?
Can I get amen?
Y'all just the other day I had this bombass conversation with my dear friend,
Kristina, what's up, episode seven.
(02:12):
If y'all wanna go back andlisten to her interview.
We had such a great conversationabout this topic, but one thing she
said that really stuck with me, shesaid that our jobs is up and down.
It's rarely smooth, it's hard to control.
However, what we can control ishow we feel, and if we shift our
(02:33):
mind to a more positive approach,it can change how we see things.
And y'all, if that ain't thetruth, then put me on a train
and let it fly off a cliff.
I've learned that these quiet momentsare actually a blessing in disguise.
Yeah, I said it a blessing in disguise.
(02:54):
I said what I said.
I said what I said.
It's a blessing.
But before I die on thathill, let's start the show.
(03:39):
Y'all.
2020 was an explosive year for me.
It didn't start that way though.
Like most of America, yourgirl was quarantined at home.
Y'all, I was freaking out.
I just raised my rates.
Every lead I had coming inwas far too under budget.
(04:00):
And y'all, it was scary cuz on topof worrying about my health, I was
also worried about making a living.
Y'all, I tell you what, my husband'ssalary carried us through those
months cuz I wasn't booking nothing.
But y'all, it's scary whenyou're alone and you don't got
someone else's income to land on.
But y'all, I felt like a loser.
(04:22):
I went to bed feeling like aloser, like I was wasting my time.
I mean, I had school to distract me, butI also knew I was graduating in December.
So y'all, I felt the pressure.
I needed the book some work.
So I decided mid-January that I'mdoing a shoot every week, whether
it be portfolio work, paid work,school work, doesn't matter.
(04:44):
I'm shooting.
And on the days that I'm notshooting, I'm researching.
Project ideas, potential clients,folks in my industry to network with.
And on the days that I'm notresearching, I'm educating myself.
I'm reading my business books, watchingonline courses, and listening to podcasts.
(05:05):
And y'all, you know what?
Doing all of that, the reading thebooks, the shooting, the portfolio work,
research, it made all the difference.
My photography improved, mybusiness skills improved.
I book new clients.
I learned how to network better,and I gained some fun new skills
to utilize in my future shoots.
(05:26):
My point is this.
You gotta be like Dory, you gotta keepswimming, keep moving, keep at it.
When you're not shooting,you need to be reading.
When you're not reading, you needto be researching, networking.
Just keep moving.
(05:51):
Y'all.
If you're having a slow year, Iwant you to do something for me.
I want you to go find a mirror whereveryou are and just look in the mirror.
Don't be weird, just look in the mirror.
And I want you to say, "Hey,boo, you gonna be all right.
You got this," becauseyou will be all right.
(06:13):
And you do got this.
Y'all, when it's slow.
You ain't booking no work and, andlooking around and you're seeing
other photographers doing all thestuff and things, and you think,
"Man, I ain't doing none of that.
I gotta be doing something wrong."
This is the time where you need to takea step back and be kind to yourself.
Yeah, that's right.
(06:34):
Be kind to yourself.
Don't, don't say shitlike, "Ugh, you suck.
You, you're not booking work.
You're a loser.
You're not a good enough photographer.
You.
You're never gonna improve.
Look at that one.
Look at this one."
You know why?
Cuz it doesn't help.
You dig?
Being unkind to yourself, man.
(06:54):
You might as well grab your camera andsmash it against the wall cuz you're
basically sabotaging yourselves.
Look, the world is alreadya tough place to exist.
Being a freelancer is atough industry to exist in.
The last thing you need is a solo DebbieDowner conversation with yourself.
What's the saying?
(07:15):
You are what you say you are.
So by that logic, if you talktrash about yourself and say
things like, "I'm a loser.
I'm not good enough, I'll neverimprove, I'll never book work."
Then guess what?
You are a loser.
You aren't good enough, and you'llnever improve and you'll never book.
Sounds ridiculous, right?
Because it is.
(07:36):
It is ridiculous.
Y'all, listen to me.
You are what you say you are.
So if you say that you area talented, hardworking food
photographer, then guess what?
You are a talented,hardworking food photographer.
(07:58):
And bitch, you deserve to treatyourself with the love, respect,
and dignity you give to others.
One thing that my therapist told me, theway that you talk about yourself, the way
that you say things to yourself, are thesethings that you would tell someone else?
Are these things that you wouldtell to a near and dear friend?
(08:18):
If your answer is no, then boo.
You should not be talkingabout yourself like that.
I remember my first day as a freelancer.
I'm gonna tell y'all a little story.
You know your girl loves somestories and I got plenty to tell.
(08:40):
But this story is about my firstday as a quote unquote freelancer.
It was on a Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018.
So early in the morning.
Aaron just left for his day job.
I remember sitting on my couch.
I was still in my PJs, my pajama.
(09:01):
And Moxy's by my side, and I rememberthinking, "I can do whatever I want to do.
I can get on my social mediaand I can just be on it.
I don't have to like go to the bathroomwith my phone and pretend I'm about
to pinch a loaf, when really all Iwant to do is check my Instagram.
(09:21):
I don't have a boss peering overmy shoulder looking at my screen.
What you doing?
What you doing?"
I could do whatever I want today.
I could do whatever I want.
And do you know what I did y'all?
Legit.
I binge watched an entireseason of Jersey Shore.
(09:42):
Snails did more thanI did that day, y'all.
I did not move from my couch except to getsomething to eat or go to the restroom.
Aaron came home that day.
He saw me.
I'm still in my pajamas, my glasses on.
I didn't have a bra.
He's like "Is this what you did all day?
You just watched tv?"
And I was just kind of likeDazed and confused, like, "Yeah,"
(10:08):
And he was like, Mica, you can't do that.
And I was like, yes I can.
I can do whatever I want.
But y'all, he was right.
He was absolutely right.
My last job, it was so structured.
My boss was a micromanager to the M Power.
(10:29):
She would.
Just spy on me, look at my computerscreen, check what I'm doing.
I mean, it was reallystructured and very strict.
And then you have on the extremeside where I sat home and did
nothing and watched Jersey Shore,my pajamas with my dog by my side.
For me, I had to find a sweet spot.
(10:50):
I needed some structure, maybe not asstructured as my old day job, but I needed
something, something to keep me focused.
Because otherwise I was gonna keepbinge watching my favorite TV shows.
So my advice to y'all during slowtimes, stick with your routine.
Get up at the same time each day.
(11:13):
Start your workday at the sametime each day, and wrap it
up at the same time each day.
My workday starts at 10 every day.
Except when I have a shootthat starts at eight.
But typically I start my work at 10:00 AM.
I eat my lunch at one and Iwrap my day up at six o'clock.
(11:34):
Y'all, I know it soundscrazy or maybe it doesn't.
Maybe you, you, maybe you're allabout the structure, but for the
ones who aren't, hear me out.
Sticking with the routine not onlykeeps you grounded, but y'all, it
helps you stay focused on your goals.
(11:57):
Another thing I do whenit's slow portfolio work.
Y'all don't sleep on this, like Isaid before, every month I shoot.
Whether it's paid work or portfoliowork, I make it a point to take my
camera out and shoot some stuff inthings cuz y'all, creativity is a muscle.
(12:19):
You gotta work it out consistently.
How else are you gonna flex?
Eh, eh, eh.
All right.
That was pretty corny.
When things are slow, y'all,this is the perfect opportunity
to do those high-concept shoots.
You never get around to shootingor hey, maybe there's a, a
(12:39):
video with the new technique younever got around to watching.
Y'all, the slow time is the perfecttime to get in the studio and do
some weird shit is the perfect time.
To slow down and try some shit out.
Cuz if you're like me, yourgirl is a slow learner.
(13:01):
She needs to be able to take her time.
I don't do well withrushing to learn new things.
I need to take my time andit's during the slow months.
That's when my best work comes out becauseI take a, a minute, uh, more than a
minute to like fuck up and make mistakesand try shit out and try this lighting
(13:22):
tech technique out and put my whiteboardover here, or go buy some props there.
This is the time where I really getto stretch and flex that muscle.
So when it's busy and I gotclients, I can wow them.
They think I just came up with thisshit on the fly and they had no idea.
No idea that your girl waspracticing this months ago.
(13:44):
You think actors get on stageand they just magically memorize
and know all the lines to a playand and in an instant thing?
No.
That takes months.
Months of rehearsals.
You think an orchestra can just get upthere and play notes and not mess up?
No.
It takes month of rehearsals.
That's why portfolio workis so damn im por tent.
(14:06):
So important.
So during those slow months,Take advantage of your portfolio.
Alright, y'all, I'm aboutto wrap this shit up.
I know y'all are busy and you don'twanna spend 30,000 years listening
to me talk, or maybe you do, maybemy voice is so awesome that you just
(14:26):
want to hear it all day, all night.
But you know me, your girl doesn'tlike wasting people's time.
So I'm gonna wrap this up real fastin a nice pretty bow just for you.
If things are slow for you rightnow, remember like my friend Kristina
says, it's all about perspective.
Now keep in mind your feelings are valid.
(14:47):
Slow months are part of the ebband flow of freelancing life and
yes, that's frustrating as fucksometimes, and it's easy to go,
maybe I'm not cut out for this.
Maybe I'm not good enough.
Maybe I should look into something else.
Or maybe I should find a steady job.
It's easy to do those things, but what'shard to do is to embrace the down time.
(15:14):
What's hard to do is take advantageof the downtime because we are taught
that we're supposed to be go, go going,and I know I said earlier, you gotta
be like Dory and just keep swimming.
It's one thing to keep swimming,but slow and steady wins the race.
You don't have to move fast,you just gotta keep moving.
(15:37):
So again, take advantageof this down time.
Because when things pick backup and you're busy, you're
gonna look at that slow time.
You're gonna be like, take me back.
Take me back.
I just wanna sit for a minute.
Y'all take this slow time to find balance.
Stick with your routine, maybe tweak it.
(15:57):
Stay inspired.
But y'all take this time toinvest in yourself, cuz believe
me, you'll come out much more.
And ready to take on new challenges.
Seriously, y'all, thank you foryour time and for listening.
Y'all.
Next episode drops April 12th.
(16:20):
I have, uh, somethingspecial for you in the works.
It's an experiment.
I'm not sure how it's gonna turnout, so I can't spill the beans,
is, if it goes poorly then,then I'll, you know, whatever.
I think y'all might like this one,but till then, y'all asta pasta.
(16:42):
Bye
Welcome to the 21st episode of The Savory Shot, y'all.
You know who I be.
I be your host with the most Mica.
First things first, I want to give ahuge shout out and huge thank you to
(00:21):
Kate McDermott for coming on the show.
Y'all.
If you did not catch that lastepisode, go back, give it a listen.
But I also wanna thank you,the listener for being here.
Y'all, I know you've got a lot going on.
You're busy, you're being pulled in alot of different directions, so it means
(00:41):
the world to me that y'all show up here.
And share 30 minutes ofyo day, yo time for me.
I got a favor to ask y'all.
Will you go to Apple Podcasts andanswer this question, "What's the
best advice you've ever received?
And how did it change your perspective?"
Well, let's chat about that.
(01:03):
I'm very curious to hearwhat y'all have to say.
But let's talk about today's episode.
Y'all, I wanna talk about somethingso near and dear to my heart, and I
know that there are plenty of y'allwho have gone through the same thing.
I wanna talk about whathappens when shit gets slow.
(01:26):
You know those times when you haven'tlanded a shoot in months and you're
wondering, "What the hell do I do next?"
Y'all?
How do you stay motivated?
How do you embrace the down time?
Because let's be real y'all.
We all have those moments when theprojects slow down and we're left
twiddling our thumbs, wondering whatto do with this, this free time.
(01:51):
Some of us a k a me might be havingbaby heart attacks cuz you know you
still gotta pay them bills, right?
Can I get amen?
Y'all just the other day I had this bombass conversation with my dear friend,
Kristina, what's up, episode seven.
(02:12):
If y'all wanna go back andlisten to her interview.
We had such a great conversationabout this topic, but one thing she
said that really stuck with me, shesaid that our jobs is up and down.
It's rarely smooth, it's hard to control.
However, what we can control ishow we feel, and if we shift our
(02:33):
mind to a more positive approach,it can change how we see things.
And y'all, if that ain't thetruth, then put me on a train
and let it fly off a cliff.
I've learned that these quiet momentsare actually a blessing in disguise.
Yeah, I said it a blessing in disguise.
(02:54):
I said what I said.
I said what I said.
It's a blessing.
But before I die on thathill, let's start the show.
(03:39):
Y'all.
2020 was an explosive year for me.
It didn't start that way though.
Like most of America, yourgirl was quarantined at home.
Y'all, I was freaking out.
I just raised my rates.
Every lead I had coming inwas far too under budget.
(04:00):
And y'all, it was scary cuz on topof worrying about my health, I was
also worried about making a living.
Y'all, I tell you what, my husband'ssalary carried us through those
months cuz I wasn't booking nothing.
But y'all, it's scary whenyou're alone and you don't got
someone else's income to land on.
But y'all, I felt like a loser.
(04:22):
I went to bed feeling like aloser, like I was wasting my time.
I mean, I had school to distract me, butI also knew I was graduating in December.
So y'all, I felt the pressure.
I needed the book some work.
So I decided mid-January that I'mdoing a shoot every week, whether
it be portfolio work, paid work,school work, doesn't matter.
(04:44):
I'm shooting.
And on the days that I'm notshooting, I'm researching.
Project ideas, potential clients,folks in my industry to network with.
And on the days that I'm notresearching, I'm educating myself.
I'm reading my business books, watchingonline courses, and listening to podcasts.
(05:05):
And y'all, you know what?
Doing all of that, the reading thebooks, the shooting, the portfolio work,
research, it made all the difference.
My photography improved, mybusiness skills improved.
I book new clients.
I learned how to network better,and I gained some fun new skills
to utilize in my future shoots.
(05:26):
My point is this.
You gotta be like Dory, you gotta keepswimming, keep moving, keep at it.
When you're not shooting,you need to be reading.
When you're not reading, you needto be researching, networking.
Just keep moving.
(05:51):
Y'all.
If you're having a slow year, Iwant you to do something for me.
I want you to go find a mirror whereveryou are and just look in the mirror.
Don't be weird, just look in the mirror.
And I want you to say, "Hey,boo, you gonna be all right.
You got this," becauseyou will be all right.
(06:13):
And you do got this.
Y'all, when it's slow.
You ain't booking no work and, andlooking around and you're seeing
other photographers doing all thestuff and things, and you think,
"Man, I ain't doing none of that.
I gotta be doing something wrong."
This is the time where you need to takea step back and be kind to yourself.
Yeah, that's right.
(06:34):
Be kind to yourself.
Don't, don't say shitlike, "Ugh, you suck.
You, you're not booking work.
You're a loser.
You're not a good enough photographer.
You.
You're never gonna improve.
Look at that one.
Look at this one."
You know why?
Cuz it doesn't help.
You dig?
Being unkind to yourself, man.
(06:54):
You might as well grab your camera andsmash it against the wall cuz you're
basically sabotaging yourselves.
Look, the world is alreadya tough place to exist.
Being a freelancer is atough industry to exist in.
The last thing you need is a solo DebbieDowner conversation with yourself.
What's the saying?
(07:15):
You are what you say you are.
So by that logic, if you talktrash about yourself and say
things like, "I'm a loser.
I'm not good enough, I'll neverimprove, I'll never book work."
Then guess what?
You are a loser.
You aren't good enough, and you'llnever improve and you'll never book.
Sounds ridiculous, right?
Because it is.
(07:36):
It is ridiculous.
Y'all, listen to me.
You are what you say you are.
So if you say that you area talented, hardworking food
photographer, then guess what?
You are a talented,hardworking food photographer.
(07:58):
And bitch, you deserve to treatyourself with the love, respect,
and dignity you give to others.
One thing that my therapist told me, theway that you talk about yourself, the way
that you say things to yourself, are thesethings that you would tell someone else?
Are these things that you wouldtell to a near and dear friend?
(08:18):
If your answer is no, then boo.
You should not be talkingabout yourself like that.
I remember my first day as a freelancer.
I'm gonna tell y'all a little story.
You know your girl loves somestories and I got plenty to tell.
(08:40):
But this story is about my firstday as a quote unquote freelancer.
It was on a Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018.
So early in the morning.
Aaron just left for his day job.
I remember sitting on my couch.
I was still in my PJs, my pajama.
(09:01):
And Moxy's by my side, and I rememberthinking, "I can do whatever I want to do.
I can get on my social mediaand I can just be on it.
I don't have to like go to the bathroomwith my phone and pretend I'm about
to pinch a loaf, when really all Iwant to do is check my Instagram.
(09:21):
I don't have a boss peering overmy shoulder looking at my screen.
What you doing?
What you doing?"
I could do whatever I want today.
I could do whatever I want.
And do you know what I did y'all?
Legit.
I binge watched an entireseason of Jersey Shore.
(09:42):
Snails did more thanI did that day, y'all.
I did not move from my couch except to getsomething to eat or go to the restroom.
Aaron came home that day.
He saw me.
I'm still in my pajamas, my glasses on.
I didn't have a bra.
He's like "Is this what you did all day?
You just watched tv?"
And I was just kind of likeDazed and confused, like, "Yeah,"
(10:08):
And he was like, Mica, you can't do that.
And I was like, yes I can.
I can do whatever I want.
But y'all, he was right.
He was absolutely right.
My last job, it was so structured.
My boss was a micromanager to the M Power.
(10:29):
She would.
Just spy on me, look at my computerscreen, check what I'm doing.
I mean, it was reallystructured and very strict.
And then you have on the extremeside where I sat home and did
nothing and watched Jersey Shore,my pajamas with my dog by my side.
For me, I had to find a sweet spot.
(10:50):
I needed some structure, maybe not asstructured as my old day job, but I needed
something, something to keep me focused.
Because otherwise I was gonna keepbinge watching my favorite TV shows.
So my advice to y'all during slowtimes, stick with your routine.
Get up at the same time each day.
(11:13):
Start your workday at the sametime each day, and wrap it
up at the same time each day.
My workday starts at 10 every day.
Except when I have a shootthat starts at eight.
But typically I start my work at 10:00 AM.
I eat my lunch at one and Iwrap my day up at six o'clock.
(11:34):
Y'all, I know it soundscrazy or maybe it doesn't.
Maybe you, you, maybe you're allabout the structure, but for the
ones who aren't, hear me out.
Sticking with the routine not onlykeeps you grounded, but y'all, it
helps you stay focused on your goals.
(11:57):
Another thing I do whenit's slow portfolio work.
Y'all don't sleep on this, like Isaid before, every month I shoot.
Whether it's paid work or portfoliowork, I make it a point to take my
camera out and shoot some stuff inthings cuz y'all, creativity is a muscle.
(12:19):
You gotta work it out consistently.
How else are you gonna flex?
Eh, eh, eh.
All right.
That was pretty corny.
When things are slow, y'all,this is the perfect opportunity
to do those high-concept shoots.
You never get around to shootingor hey, maybe there's a, a
(12:39):
video with the new technique younever got around to watching.
Y'all, the slow time is the perfecttime to get in the studio and do
some weird shit is the perfect time.
To slow down and try some shit out.
Cuz if you're like me, yourgirl is a slow learner.
(13:01):
She needs to be able to take her time.
I don't do well withrushing to learn new things.
I need to take my time andit's during the slow months.
That's when my best work comes out becauseI take a, a minute, uh, more than a
minute to like fuck up and make mistakesand try shit out and try this lighting
(13:22):
tech technique out and put my whiteboardover here, or go buy some props there.
This is the time where I really getto stretch and flex that muscle.
So when it's busy and I gotclients, I can wow them.
They think I just came up with thisshit on the fly and they had no idea.
No idea that your girl waspracticing this months ago.
(13:44):
You think actors get on stageand they just magically memorize
and know all the lines to a playand and in an instant thing?
No.
That takes months.
Months of rehearsals.
You think an orchestra can just get upthere and play notes and not mess up?
No.
It takes month of rehearsals.
That's why portfolio workis so damn im por tent.
(14:06):
So important.
So during those slow months,Take advantage of your portfolio.
Alright, y'all, I'm aboutto wrap this shit up.
I know y'all are busy and you don'twanna spend 30,000 years listening
to me talk, or maybe you do, maybemy voice is so awesome that you just
(14:26):
want to hear it all day, all night.
But you know me, your girl doesn'tlike wasting people's time.
So I'm gonna wrap this up real fastin a nice pretty bow just for you.
If things are slow for you rightnow, remember like my friend Kristina
says, it's all about perspective.
Now keep in mind your feelings are valid.
(14:47):
Slow months are part of the ebband flow of freelancing life and
yes, that's frustrating as fucksometimes, and it's easy to go,
maybe I'm not cut out for this.
Maybe I'm not good enough.
Maybe I should look into something else.
Or maybe I should find a steady job.
It's easy to do those things, but what'shard to do is to embrace the down time.
(15:14):
What's hard to do is take advantageof the downtime because we are taught
that we're supposed to be go, go going,and I know I said earlier, you gotta
be like Dory and just keep swimming.
It's one thing to keep swimming,but slow and steady wins the race.
You don't have to move fast,you just gotta keep moving.
(15:37):
So again, take advantageof this down time.
Because when things pick backup and you're busy, you're
gonna look at that slow time.
You're gonna be like, take me back.
Take me back.
I just wanna sit for a minute.
Y'all take this slow time to find balance.
Stick with your routine, maybe tweak it.
(15:57):
Stay inspired.
But y'all take this time toinvest in yourself, cuz believe
me, you'll come out much more.
And ready to take on new challenges.
Seriously, y'all, thank you foryour time and for listening.
Y'all.
Next episode drops April 12th.
(16:20):
I have, uh, somethingspecial for you in the works.
It's an experiment.
I'm not sure how it's gonna turnout, so I can't spill the beans,
is, if it goes poorly then,then I'll, you know, whatever.
I think y'all might like this one,but till then, y'all asta pasta.
(16:42):
Bye
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