A bit of counter-intuition for friends, photographers, and everyone in between:
Don’t be so eager to photograph the daily treasured moments of your life
above all else.
To be in ‘pictures or it didn’t happen’ mode, twenty-four seven.
To be removed from the reality of interaction with family, children, experiences.
Take time to enjoy and feel the depth and beauty of what you witness.
Bring the energy of your presence – go quiet –
be fully there.
Even a second of this type of connecting brings this beautiful state of present energy to the photographer –
and within the photographs you create.✨
Dorothy Perry is a Chicago portrait photographer specializing in custom family portraits, modern headshots, & personal branding for women and executives.
Over the years I have lived as a photographer, I have realized that being a creative artist has, over time, has enabled me to be a creative ‘see-er’, too!
I treasure and cultivate my ability to see things differently by actively listening, day-dreaming, and using counterintuitive ideas to access an ability to look at your questions in a fresh new way.
This discernment allows me to: ‘connect the dots’, find new ideas / markets for your niche, see new directions, enhance and improve offerings, and refine messages to reflect more accuracy.
It’s a great feeling when I hear: “That’s a very good idea!” “I haven’t thought about it but that’s a good idea!” “I love this!!! I’m totally going to share it with my group tomorrow!”
Reach out here or via my website Contact Page, and I am happy to ‘take a look’ at a topic of interest for your business – or for you.
I feel that this way of envisioning will bring you an original idea or concept you have never heard before. And it’s my desire that it will benefit your life immensely!
Chickens come home to roost, and so do your thoughts. Be careful what sort of thoughts you send out.
The thoughts you send out to others will have a far greater impact upon you than upon them.
Unlike a material possession, when you release a thought or give it to someone else, it also stays with you.
It may remain buried in your subconscious long after your conscious mind has forgotten about it.
Like chickens that return to the coop at night, such thoughts may flash into your consciousness when you least expect them.
When your thoughts are positive, you never have to worry about the damage you may do to yourself through negative thinking.
Cheerful, productive, happy thoughts that are buried in your subconscious bring positive results when they recur, and by their presence they encourage the maintenance of a positive attitude in all that you do.
This is a thought-energy selection from my favorite, Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill.
I would love to help create and maintain positive energy in the home through intimate family and personal photography.
Contact me here to discuss creating that artwork today. .
A local young bride’s wedding photographs are now ready for her home.
I was extremely pleased to have two heirloom frames to work with: these images look amazing in antique settings!
Another pleasure was in working with a younger person’s style of communication and relating.
So lovely to meet another who values images that hold an vibrant personal energy for her home. I whole-heartedly agree.
Dorothy Perry is a Chicago portrait photographer specializing in custom family portraits, modern headshots, & personal branding for women and executives.
I have always had an affinity for quirky, unconventional heroes in cartoons, books and movies.
It has taken me years to understand why these heroes attract me so. The skill of using this type of attention and focus is the result of a system called reticular activation.
Imagine thinking of a special color, then slowly but surely starting to see that special color around you, and in many things you see throughout the day. The reticular activator filters and curates the pictures, patterns, and connections you are subconsciously thinking about.
Now I know that ‘as within, so without’, I use it now to help me notice what I am noticing – as a way to confirm if I am indeed moving towards the goals I seek.
My interest in cartoons and paladin-type heroes are that they embody a creative mindset, a never-give-up attitude, and ability to adjust with zen immediacy to whatever comes their way, all the while maintaining their autonomy and personal inner values.
My ‘mentors’ walk out on clouds without falling, stretch like rubber, find clothes and wigs wherever they are needed, and never give up, even if at first they seem to lose!
The reticular activator is also the visible language of the inner spirit. I enclose an inspirational piece from another mentor, Napoleon Hill.
A most beneficial use of time is silent meditation, while searching for guidance from within.
We all experience rare moments when a blinding revelation comes to us, when we suddenly see things differently than ever before. Usually, however, we learn the truth about ourselves gradually, over long periods of time, from quiet introspection.
We are all spiritual, but some of us have learned to tap more effectively into the great strength that resides in the spiritual portion of ourselves.
The spirit is not boisterous and noisy. Getting in touch with your spiritual self demands tranquility and solitude.
Make sure you dedicate a portion of every day to thought and study, to think and reflect upon your life. Choose a time and place that best allow you to relax your mind and devote your thoughts to reflection.
It is my hope that these thoughts and methods will help assist you in your search for purpose in your life.
