Month: December 2018
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How Should You Live Your Life?
There is no one “right” or “wrong” way to live your life. Ignore all “lifestyle” experts, and dictate for yourself how you want to live your own life.
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Disregard Success or Failure; Always Attempt More!
Dear friend, A realization: Entrepreneurship is about attempting; trying, testing your limits– less about the results.
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DARE.
An entrepreneur is a daring individual, who seeks to first please themselves, and hopes to also share his/her personal findings with others.
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In Praise of Stubbornness
To innovate, you must be stubborn on your own artistic vision!
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Happy 2019! Last Two Days for Fukubukuro Box & Haptic Flash Sale
Pick up the specially designed Fukubukuro Box or Haptic Bundles to get you ready for 2019! Only a few exclusive offers remaining. All orders will be gift personally gift wrapped by Cindy.
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Shoot Without Thinking
The best state to be in when you’re shooting is a “flow” state, when you’re shooting intelligently, without having to think!
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Seek an Eternity for Everything
In the spirit of my best friend Nietzche, perhaps the secret to living the best life is to extract the maximum amount of joy in every moment, every day; as if we were to live our lives for eternity!
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Anti Self-Quantification
Don’t quantify yourself, or your “progress” in your life.
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How to Overcome Resistance
Learn to love the resistance. To seek a fun challenge for yourself.
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Success is Personal Bravery
Should you measure “success” in your photography, business, entrepreneurial efforts, and life?
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5 Photography Entrepreneurship Tips
Simple and practical tips on your road of becoming a photography entrepreneur:
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Self-Pride
Only strive to be yourself:
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How to Success
A revolutionary new idea of success:
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How to Become a Vlogger
I’ve been vlogging since 2010; some practical tips I’ve learned the last 8 years:
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Less Money, Less Problems
The simplest lifestyle is the best lifestyle:
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Photography Challenge: Only Shoot with a Flash
Photography is only fun when we challenge ourselves and push ourselves outside of our comfort zone. Here is a fun challenge in photography: experiment by shooting all of your photos with a flash for a week.
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The Bitter of Life Makes it Better
You cannot have the sweet in life without the bitter.
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Fujifilm XF10 Review
Some more quick thoughts on the new Fujifilm XF10:
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iPad and VSCO Photography Editing Workflow
Some practical tips on iPad Photography workflow:
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Fujifilm XF10 vs Ricoh GR II Review
Thanks to my buddy Aaron Fesser for hooking it up with the new Fijfill XF10. Is it good enough to dethrone the RICOH GR II? Here are my thoughts:
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Why You Must Become an Entrepreneur
We need you:
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A Life Without Challenges is Not a Life Worth Living
Life tastes sweeter with challenges:
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Use the Simplest Tool for the Job Possible.
A simple idea: Don’t strive to use the “best” tool possible, seek to use the simplest tool possible for the job.
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Creative Evolution
If you want to evolve as an artist, you must isolate yourself.
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There is No Perfect Aesthetic in Photography
What makes art (or life) beautiful or ugly? It all comes down to aesthetics.
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Others Don’t Know What is Best for You
Only you know what is best for you.
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The Modern Photographer Manifesto
We new photographers need a new table of values as modern photographers:
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How to Brand and Market Yourself as a Photographer
In today’s modern economy, the only way to “succeed” as a photographer is to master marketing and branding for yourself:
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10 Photography New Year’s Resolutions Ideas
New Year’s is right around the corner. Let us use this opportunity to start our photography fresh and carte blanche (blank slate):
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5 Reasons Why You Should Shoot Flash Photography
I still think more photographers should shoot with a flash. Here are some reasons:
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If You Know Your WHY, You Can Discover any HOW
What do you desire to do or achieve in your life, and how bad do you want it? And how hard are you willing to work to achieve it?
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The Artist-Photographer
As an artist-photographer, take your play very seriously.
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Photo Realism
Do you want your photos to look as true to real life as possible… Or different from what reality actually looks like?
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First, Do What is Best for You.
In modern society, to be ‘selfish’ and not putting others before you is considered “evil”. Does this make sense?
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How to Conquer Haters
The more haters you have, the more successful you are.
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Live Dynamic
A dynamic life is the best life:
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How to Choose Your Best Photo
One of the most challenging parts of photography: the image-selection (culling) process. How do you know which photo is your best?
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How to Master Shooting Street Photography on a Leica or Rangefinder
Practical tips on how to master shooting with your Leica or rangefinder:
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10 Advanced Street Photography Tips and Techniques
Next-level street photography tips and technique:
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HAPTIC LIFESTYLE
A fun photo shoot I did with Cindy the other day, with our HAPTIC products:
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Why You Should Ignore Experts
Ignore experts; only trust yourself.
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Rest by Change
When you are tired and exhausted; change things up!
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How to Accumulate Capital
If you want to become a successful photography entrepreneur, you must build your own capital.
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GODFATHER Part 2 Cinematography
GODFATHER PART 2: Another master-piece:
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Why Do We Long for More?
Strive to make more, not to just possess more:
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Why You Must Look at Your Old Photos
The importance of looking at your old work:
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Ignore Advice
If you want to thrive and innovate, ignore all advice from others.
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What is the Benefit of “Standalone” Digital Cameras?
What is the benefit of standalone cameras?
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Don’t Think While You’re Shooting
Thinking while you’re out shooting photos is bad.