Burnout is Real and It's Killing Your Creativity 10/11/2024 Hey Reader,In the creative space, there is a constant struggle with creators when it comes to burnout.If you don't know what burnout is, it's when you are mentally, emotionally or physically exhausted from prolong stresses and frustrations.What causes it? You may feel resentful of your audience. You may feel that what you put into your work is more than what you get out of it. You may feel pressured to hit goals you set for yourself....
2 months ago • 3 min read
This is Your Sign to Go For It 07/05/2024 Hey Friend, Welcome to the first newsletter of July. We are now over the 6 month mark for the year 2024. At the beginning of this year you likely made some resolution or goal for yourself. How is that going?I know, things get in the way, goals fall to the waist side, and your 2024 resolution will likely turn into your 2025 resolution.But that doesn't have to be the case.Back in 2011 I was a junior in high school and I was not wanting to be a 9-5...
6 months ago • 5 min read
How I get photo clients 04/26/2024 Hey friend! One of the most asked questions I get is “How do you get photo clients?” Being an automotive photographer for over 6 years I’ve only ever really gotten photoshoots through friends and family or at local events. I’d post my work and those friends and family would share my work which would generate leads for me. I would reach out to people and offer to take photos of their cars. Most of the time it didn’t work out and eventually I was tired of...
8 months ago • 3 min read
Picasso, I Like It March 15, 2024 Hey friend, Recently there have been people who would ask me questions like, “How do I get my name out there?” or how can someone get their work noticed by the right people? When I set out on my current content creation journey I had one goal in mind, and that was to get more people to see my work that I enjoyed making. I had no expectations outside of that. With how social media works it’s you fighting for everyone’s attention amongst hundreds of thousands...
9 months ago • 3 min read
Make Friends, Not Contacts March 8, 2024 Hey Friends, Figured I change it up a bit for this newsletter and bring you some tips / advice on questions that I’ve been asked recently. I’ve had some people reach out either the comments or direct messages asking me this question: “How do you get your name out there?” And rather just mention the generic “Put yourself out there more” I’d like to offer some tips on networking and creating connections for I feel this isn’t always touched on in the...
10 months ago • 4 min read
It's PayDay! February 29, 2024 Growing up, my brother Tony and I were taught to work for what we want. We weren’t just handed things. We shared a car when we had just gotten our licenses. Tony got his first because he’s a year older. My parents bought us a $1,500 Chevrolet Cavalier. It was white with a blue interior, like a Smurf exploded inside of it. Our parents paid for the gas, insurance and maintenance for we didn’t have jobs at the moment. We would do odd jobs when we were younger. I’d...
10 months ago • 2 min read
Joe Granitto Get It Done February 2, 2024 I describe myself as a “do-er” and so does my wife. When I see something that needs to be done, should be done or I want to do, I don’t like waiting to get it done. I’d rather execute on the action that needs completion and move on. This helps me with keeping up on things like cleaning around the house, maintenance on the cars, fixing the leaking sink, etc. so that it doesn’t all pile up on us at once. I probably do the majority of certain things...
11 months ago • 3 min read
Joe Granitto Let's Be Real... January 26, 2024 I've been seeing a few videos from creators I've never seen and some I follow daily talk about this "paradigm shift" that is happening across the social media landscape. What's this shift? People want more genuine videos to come back, like the old YouTube vlogging days. If you've been around on TikTok recently you may have come across Sam Sulek, a fitness influencer who posts raw videos of his daily routines and workouts. Dude's massive, by the...
11 months ago • 2 min read
Joe Granitto Tomato, Tom-ah-toe, Pomodoro Friday, January 19th 2024 Hi Friends! For this week I want to talk to you about a new thing I started doing last week. It's called the "Pomodoro Technique" which the word "pomodoro" is Italian for "tomato". See what I did there with the title? Ok, moving on. I'll give you the brief rundown on what this technique is and save you the trouble of looking it up: The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late...
11 months ago • 4 min read