If I started street photography all over again, and could give myself a guide on “how†to shoot in the streets— these are some ideas I would give myself:
Month: December 2016
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How to Shoot Street Photography on a DSLR
Seoul, 2009 / Canon 5D If I started shooting street photography on a DSLR all over again, this is the advice I would give myself:
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How to Shoot Street Portraits With Permission
NYC, 2015 If there is one genre of street photography I specialize in, it is “street portraiture.â€
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12 Lessons Tony Robbins Can Teach You About Money and Life
A while back, I read “Money: Master the Game†by Tony Robbins and learned not only practical things about investing, but I also learned practical philosophy about money.
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7 Lessons Jeff Bezos Can Teach You
A while back I read a book on Jeff Bezos: “The Everything Store†— and was struck by a lot of the life principles Bezos applied to his business and life.
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Living is More Important than Photographing
Hanoi, 2016 #cindyproject Dear friend, I want to write you this letter on the importance of living — not just photographing.
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Grain is Beautiful
Busan, 2013 / Neopan 400 pushed to 1600 Dear friend,
I have been thinking a lot about the aesthetics of photography — why is it that grain is beautiful, especially with film?
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Photography Favors the Brave
Downtown LA, 2011 / Photo by Rinzi Ruiz The braver you are, the better photographer you will be.
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How to Free Your Soul From Disturbance
Dalat, 2016 / Photo by Cindy Nguyen A lot of people think that “happiness†is always feeling pleasure.
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Color Manual
Dear friend, “Color Manual” is a brief (19-page) guide, to get you started off in color photography.
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How to Start Your Own Photography YouTube Channel
Dear friend, if you’ve ever wanted to create your own YouTube channel for photography — here are some practical tips and guidance I will offer you:
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Free eBook: How to Shoot Street Photography
Dear friend, “How to Shoot Street Photography“ is a new free ebook which will give you all the information how to start shooting street photography.
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How to Make a Living Teaching Photography Workshops
Portrait by Sang Cho I once read the proverb— “If you give a man a fish, you can feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish, he can feed himself for a lifetime.â€
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Happy Holidays from Haptic Industries
Fujifilm x100T + Henri Wrist Strap by Brendan, Sydney. This holiday season Cinderic will be taking some time off with family, and will not be selling and shipping international orders until February 1, 2017. Amazon orders will still continue to be accepted and shipped as usual.
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In Praise of Deleting Your Photographs
Berkeley, 2015 #cindyproject I am attached to my old work, which no longer serves a purpose.
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How to Do What You Love for a Living
Dear friend, I’m one of the very few blessed people in the world who does what they love for a living.
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The Universe Will Provide For You
Berkeley, 2016 #cindyproject Most of us live in fear— fear of not being able to pay the rent, fear of not feeding ourselves, or fear of not providing for our families.
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Photography is Eating the World
In a famous essay, “Software is eating the world†— internet pioneer Marc Andreessen professed that the future of technology was software, not hardware.
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How to Use Photography as Self-Therapy
Dalat, Vietnam 2016 / Photo by Cindy Have you ever felt stressed, shitty, and overwhelmed with life — and went out with a walk with your camera, and instantly felt much better?
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Should I Follow My Passion For a Living?
Dalat, Vietnam 2016 I remember when I was growing up — and was wondering whether I should follow my passion for a living or not.
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Street Photography Contact Sheets Volume II
I am excited to share my new book: “Street Photography Contact Sheets Volume II” — a behind-the-scene looks to some of my best (recent) street photos.
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Review: Olympus Pen-F + 17mm f/1.8
I have been testing the Olympus Pen F and Olympus 17mm f/1.8 lens in Dalat, Vietnam for the last few days, and I am blown away.
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How to Never Rust
Hanoi, 2016 We all know the feeling— when we haven’t done something for a while, we become “rusty.â€
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Die Doing What You Want to Do
San Diego, 2013 You never know when you will die — why risk the chance of dying when you’re doing something you don’t want to do?
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Don’t Work on Too Many Projects
Hanoi, 2016 #cindyproject In photography and life — less is more, when it comes to your projects.
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Shoot For the Few, Not the Many
Berkeley, 2016 #cindyproject I’ve been recently inspired by the Roman poet— Horace, who gave a lot of practical advice to other poets in “Ars Poetica†(the art of poetry):
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Say Hello to Photo Journal
Photo Journal is your new Personal Photography handbook to make your photography more personally meaningful:
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The Cherry on Top
Downtown LA, 2015 What is the difference between a “so-so†photograph, and a great photograph?
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PDF/ePub: Learn From the Masters of Photography
Dear streettogs, if you’ve ever wanted to read the entire library of “Learn From the Masters of Photography” download it as a free PDF or ePub below:
- PDF Download (35mb)
- .ePub Download (2.2mb)
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Eric Kim Portfolio 2016
Dear friends, here is my current portfolio as of 2016– feel free to share, re-distribute, and re-mix these photos as you’d like:
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I Photograph Not For the Many, But For You
Garden Grove, 2016 #cindyproject Dear friend, it is hard to figure out who to photograph for.
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How to Tinker in Your Photography
Hanoi, 2016 I’m a huge fan of “tinkering†— just playing around, figuring out how things work, breaking things, and learning along the way.
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How to Focus
“The fool adds one thing a day. The wise man removes one thing a day.†– Lao Tzu
For me, the most important trait for success in today’s world (and in the future world) is having the ability to focus.
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How to Fail Big
NYC, 2016 #cindyproject Dear friend,
I want to write you a letter on the importance of dreaming big, and failing big.
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Never Stop Growing as a Photographer
Hanoi, 2016 One of the first things I learned as a blogger is to write “evergreen content†— blog posts that will be relevant forever.
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The Best Technology Subtracts
Paris, 2015 #cindyproject I’m currently drinking a (strong) cup of black coffee and I just had a thought about technology— how the best technology is the subtractive one, not the one that adds to our lives.
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Beware the Focusing Illusion in Photography
Mumbai, 2013 I’ve just re-read “Thinking Fast, and Slow†— essentially the bible of personal psychology, and how our brains work (sometimes ‘irriationally’).
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Create Photos You Want to Look At
Garden Grove, 2016 How do you make better photos? Make photos that you would like to look at.
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5 Practical Photography Tips
SF, 2015 When I started photography, I wanted to learn practical tips that could make me a better photographer.
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How to Make a Living With Blogging
Berlin, 2015 Dear friend, this short handbook on how to make a living with blogging is my gift to you.
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7 Photo Books For the Holidays
Sunlanders by Sean Lotman If you’re looking for photo books to inspire you during these holidays, here are some of my personal recommendations:
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Be Your Own Harshest Critic
Berkeley, 2016 #cindyproject Dear friend, don’t worry about the voices of the critics out there— rather, listen to the voice of your own inner-critic.
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How to Reduce Stress with Photography
Hanoi, 2016 The point of a lot of modern religion, spirituality, and art is to relieve suffering— rather than adding complication and stress to our life.
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How to Shoot Street Photography While Traveling
Mumbai, 2013 I love to travel, experience new cultures, try new foods, meet new people, and of course— taking photos while I’m traveling.
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Act Without Effort, and You Will Not Fail
Hanoi, 2016 #cindyproject This concept is a Taoist one— whenever you try to force things, you will fail.
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The Photographer and Camera as One
Garden Grove, 2016 #cindyproject I’ve been thinking a lot about the perfect camera— I think it the perfect camera is the one that embeds itself into you.