Despite being in the midst of some kind of creative turmoil - it comes and it goes as it has over the years - I did a thing...
I made a lil "Love Ghost." Have you seen it?
A spin-off version of a design I made for Halloween. A Hungry Ghost - a play on the concept of addiction, you cannot satisfy a hungry ghost. It has turned out to be a best-seller but I don't think many people caught the reference. Anyway...
I did a thing. I made an Instagram reel of the Valentine's edition. It took me all of 5 minutes. I'm not showing off, it's very basic. And I guess it's gone kinda viral. It just hit 1m views.
Has it changed my life? Nope.
Can I do it again? Maybe...
Is it worth the nibbling feeling that I'm not consistent enough? Nope.
I always shoot my grid with a DSLR and edit everything in Photoshop - so the images have a lush depth of field and dreamy lighting - it takes time, effort and procrastination.
This viral reel was shot on my i-phone with little thought and barely any editing.
I guess there's a lesson here... Maybe I need to let go a little. Let my standards down. Stop overthinking. Put my "proper camera" in the bin and shoot on my phone. Let myself off the hook.
Will I? Probably not. Old habits die hard and I do love a good depth of field.
Why not go and see my post... Then it will be at a million and one views. ❤️