Sam's Photo Newsletter - Jack Of This Trade
Amateur photographer in Northern Michigan whose primary motivation is to experience and see the world. Noticing and connecting with what's around me comes first and the photos come after.
Recent posts
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June Snow
⎯ 👏1A small announcement: I’ve got a logo! This newsletter isn’t meant to be much more than creative outlet that friends and family can see, but why not have a logo? I hired my friend and talented artist, Andrew McNamara, to design something for me. If you have graphic design, branding, or painting needs, check him out, and give his Instagram a follow. Columbus folks can also find him and his amazing…
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Memorial Memories Pt. 2
⎯ ❤️👏4Monday of Memorial Day weekend was closer to what you’d expect out of the start of summer—sun and blue skies, cookouts with friends, and a dip into cold, blue water. There’s not much more to say beyond days like these are simple and feel so good. I’ve already sent two blogs this month but there may be more to come, including a small announcement. Stay tuned!
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Memorial Memories Pt.1
⎯ ❤️3Memorial Day heralds summer. Those three May days supposedly set the tone for the favorite season of many. Sunday and Monday of my Memorial Day weekend were distinct visually, if not tonally. I’m doing a two-part newsletter to show how different things can look and feel just one day apart. I’m not taking either day as a Punxsutawney Phil-ian sign of times to come other than a reminder that every …
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Florals for Spring?
⎯ ❤️6Yes, florals for spring. Not groundbreaking. In fact, I feel pretty dissatisfied as I’m taking stock of the photos I took and edited for this newsletter. Flowers are an easy subject in theory which I took as an opportunity to have a little fun, try some new things, and take less obvious flower shots. I succeeded in all three of those goals but the photos feel…amateruish? Which should be ok, I am …
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Miscellaneous #1
⎯ ❤️5I am once again sending the newsletter I committed to writing monthly at the very end of the month. Consistency is key! If I’m being generous, I’d remind myself that I’m working on a series of photos of spring blooms and trying out nighttime, long exposure photography. Not newsletter material yet but in the works. Less generous interpretation? I procrastinated and prioritized other thingsthis mont…
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Postcard from Boston
⎯ ⎯ ❤️😂9 Last weekend I visited Boston for a wedding. I went to college in Boston and it was essentially my first time back as a fully fledged adult since graduation. I didn’t plan to make a newsletter about this trip but most of my free time consisted of wandering around the city with my camera. I don’t find traveling with my camera particularly convenient—but I’d like to improve since photography can be…
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Lessons in Pulling Over
⎯ ⎯ ❤️🔥👏10 I wonder if I’d be a better photographer, or at least a more prolific one, if I drove more. Earlier this month I set out to reacquaint myself with the world after being sick and inside for several days. It was one of those gloriously sunny winter days that feels like Mother Nature is trying to warm you up even though she just placed the heavy blanket of snow. So I went unnecessarily far for breakf…
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Abstract Winter
I enjoy winter, but it usually takes the first big snow for me to remember. In the weeks leading up to Daylight Saving Time specifically, I start to dread the dark, cold, and challenges of the season. This year I’ve been focused on finding winter joy if only because it seems wasteful to dread a quarter (or more...) of the year. A photography habit I’ve embraced this winter is trying to take abstr…
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One Foot In Front of the Other
To kick off my inaugural photography newsletter, I’m going to talk about running, of course. It’s taken me years to become a “good” runner (whatever that means). That journey is the basis for my personal maxim that “I have to be bad at something in order to be good at it.” All the miles I put in as a “bad” runner brought me to where I am now. I just had to keep putting one foot in front of the oth…
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opening soon
taking baby steps
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My first post
Taking more photos because that means I’m outside looking at things more. Sharing more photos because that means I’m connecting with people more.