Alex Steele

shooting color film since the fourth grade // take a look at my newsletter Handpicked if you're into links + film photos + motherhood stuff

[Alex Steele @alexdoes__]

@jspector Thank you so much, Josh. I'd love to chat more. Will email you!

[Alex Steele @alexdoes__]

Hey @jspector, got a Q for you: is it possible to grow a newsletter or start a small art business without social media? I quit Instagram last year (I was addicted) and never use other socials. Would love your take.

[Alex Steele @alexdoes__]

@jspector Thank you so much Josh! All helpful! Only problem is, now I have 20 more questions to ask you 😄

[Alex Steele @alexdoes__]

Creative work first week of July:
- Handpicked newsletter
- post-processed 11 rolls of film
- teething, chore charts, and other motherhood specifics
- archived/ organized several series of film photos for Secret Art Project
Still trying to decide if these BTS tweets matter 🙃

[Alex Steele @alexdoes__]

Creative work 6/29:
- shot a close up I've been working on for about a week (keeping it a secret til the film is developed)
- played 20 questions with Charlie in line at the Christy Dawn sample sale... for 45 min in the sun
- household management

[Alex Steele @alexdoes__]

Creative work 6/28: - Handpicked – here it is! https://t.co/MsIOZbrlyQ
- tons of mothering
- @RealSimple's summer lasagna (did not turn out like the photo. a new favorite nonetheless.)

[Alex Steele @alexdoes__]

Realization I had while listening to @JamesClear on Rethinking. My days are optimized for caring for my children + running my household. Gotta keep reminding myself that a lot of advice for freelancers/ small biz owners is for ppl who aren't caring for kids 24/7. (And that's ok!)

[Alex Steele @alexdoes__]

Creative work 6/27:
- tons of mothering
- chores
- homemade cheeseburgers for my family
- prepped files for an upcoming art project
- collected for and drafted Handpicked (which is going out today – you can see it here: https://t.co/9fornoQTFt)

[Alex Steele @alexdoes__]

Creative work 6/26:
- tons of mothering
- call with my designer
- boring adult stuff to make creative stuff accessible to others (ie, drop film at lab, phone call with @cdtfa, applying for business license renewal...)
- chores
It all counts.

[Alex Steele @alexdoes__]

Trying something new! A daily record of my creative work, inspired by @austinkleon's book. Might turn this into a daily blog post. We'll see.
Creative work I did today:
- chores
- collecting for HP
- chatting with and listening to my kids
- prep for a new close up photo idea

[Alex Steele @alexdoes__]

@jspector just checked out the latest I Want to Know ep. My q is: how many newsletter subscribers do you need in order to get a business/ brand to place an ad in your newsletter? I know you didn't seek them out, but do I need to? I have <1k subscribers (rn).

[Alex Steele @alexdoes__]

It just occurred to me that Baltimorioles is an enormous missed opportunity

[Alex Steele @alexdoes__]

What good is watching baseball if you say “he’s gonna do it in nine pitches” and then he does it in nine pitches and @NateBradySteele doesn’t even tweet about it

[Nate @NateBradySteele]

Angels may have taken the L today but it was still a W in my book cuz I got to meet Baseball Today co-hosts @trevorplouffe and @ChrisRose. These guys crush it every day on their podcast and they couldn’t have been nicer. Thanks again fellas. #GoHalos @JomboyMedia

[Alex Steele @alexdoes__]

When @NateBradySteele is at a baseball game without me and I catch myself repeatedly checking the score, despite not caring about either team, that is when I think to myself “marriage has made me a better person”

[Alex Steele @alexdoes__]

@NateBradySteele @TalkinJake @mugsyjeans Jake you’re cute!

[Alex Steele @alexdoes__]

turns out im a polytheist. https://t.co/rEOpYD7cuZ

[Nicky Gumbel @nickygumbel]

Joy is love rejoicing,
peace is love at rest,
patience is love waiting,
kindness is love interacting,
goodness is love initiating,
faithfulness is love keeping its word,
gentleness is love empathising,
self-control is love resisting temptation.

[Alex Steele @alexdoes__]

Former @BYU professor started a petition to retire the stupid pointless dated asinine childish pathetic rule banning beards on campus. Pass it on: https://t.co/ha7DKvQgf0