Why I finally broke up with Photoshop
Hi I’m Mitzi and I used to live a photoshopped life.
I broke up with Photoshop, and not just in my portrait business.
For years I stressed about meaningless minutia both on my computer screen and in my persona. Why? Because I was obsessed with having to earn my worthiness… which led to an empty heart cloaked in an illusion of success. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022 I felt like a bird that was shot out of the air. But it broke me so I could build something real, inviting me to course correct toward my true, authentic self. Turns out she’d been waiting quietly for me. I learned that acceptance is everything, and that we can rewrite any story as long as we’re willing to look at it. I learned I am whole, not despite my imperfections, but because of them.
My art continues to evolve and shift as I do, and I teach, speak, and create portraits because it reminds me why I’m alive. People tell me, “you made me comfortable,” “I’ve never liked photos of myself before,” and “this is truly your gift.” I finally believe them.
Last year I met death and she told me the only thing to fear is a life devoid of truth.
I’d love to welcome you to my studio in downtown Kansas City. It’s okay if you forget to brush your hair. Just trust fall and I promise I’ll catch you, the real you… exactly as you are.
