057 - How Travel and Personal Projects Prevent Burnout with Drake Busath

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s summertime (in the Northern Hemisphere, anyway!) and maybe you are getting ready to take a well-deserved break from your usual routine.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Once the temps start climbing, I’m ready to play all day and avoid work at all costs; especially when the studio has been really busy and I’ve been shooting a lot. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I need a break from my routine. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A break to try something new.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To DO something new.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To SEE something new.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m inviting you to take your own break and listen to this episode, with my guest Drake Busath. Drake Busath is a portrait photographer from Salt Lake City, Utah and has been working in the same portrait studio for 50 years. While that alone is incredible, what is even more amazing is how he has managed to keep his work fresh and interesting for all of those years by using travel and personal projects to inspire his creative process.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode will help you to:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recognize burnout and when you’re in a creative rut</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Invite</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">danger</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(Drake’s word) into your creative process</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Use passion projects to reignite your creativity and interest in your craft</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Be less visually literal and explore different kinds of beauty</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Here’s a glance at this episode:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weigh