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CLOSE YOUR EYES AND IMAGINE
Close your eyes and imagine, what you are capable of.
Close your eyes and imagine, what you are capable of.
Dear friend, Be like King Midas— turn the shit of life into gold.
We currently live in Elysium — the heaven on earth.
Dear friend, If your dream is to make a living from your passion; I will try to give you the tools necessary to accomplish it.
What if we lived a life where the only affirmation or criticism we got was from ourselves?
I’ve been thinking a lot about the difference between a ‘generalist’ photographer, versus being a ‘specialist’ photographer.
Dear friend, I’ve been thinking a lot about composition— what it is for, and why it is important in photography:
I think a good street photographer is like a hybrid between a boxer and a ballerina.
Dear friend, What is your limiting factor in your life and creativity?
Dear friend, I want to share some practical tips on how I photograph:
I was walking on the streets, and I saw an advertisement for the new Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone that said: “Think big.” What if we embraced the opposite— and “think small”?
Photography is as easy as A,B,C:
‘I labor to be concise.’ – Horace Let us work hard to make our photos short, and to the point:
Dear friend, One of the lessons I’ve learned is that in order to make more beautiful photos, we should seek to “make” (not “take”) photos.
Dear friend, There is nobody more important to photograph than our loved ones.
“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things I have…
Would you want to be immortal?
Memento mori, what is gonna be my life story?
Dear friend, I think that photographers often over-obsess with cameras, gear, and lenses — but we never think about the most important tool when it comes to our photography; our shoes.
Dear friend, How do we overcome our fears, and build self-confidence, and build up our self-esteem?
If you were a giant, could an ant hurt you?
Be like Nike — just shoot it.
“Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock and it shall be opened unto you.” – Jesus I remember hearing this saying as a kid. It empowered me.
Many wise people have said in the past— true wisdom is knowing yourself, not others.
Another thing I would like to give the middle-finger to: sexism.
What motivates you to make a photograph? Or what motivates you not to make a photograph?
I have the wrong impression that if I somehow bought a new camera, a new gadget, or gizmo– I will somehow become more creative.
I’m the first to admit that I’m addicted to GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome), Gear, and Equipment.
Dear friend, What if you lived a life where you knew in your heart that success was your only option?
In Western society— we are always to do more busywork just to keep us busy for busy sake.
What kills you makes you stronger. Fuck that Nietzsche shit, you’re bulletproof like body armor
Zeros and commas, we need more dollas
Dear friend, I think what we should aim for in our photos is to evoke a feeling— a mood. What is on our minds. How we feel.
Pixel-peeping is an interesting phenomenon– something that I used to be a victim of.
How to get more followers on Instagram: Follow as many other people you can, hoping that they will ‘follow back’ If someone doesn’t follow you back, unfollow them. After all, you don’t want your follower/following ratio to look unbalanced. #Hashtag the shit out of your photos. The more hashtags, the better. Don’t forget to leave…
Fuck racism.
Whenever you ask someone for a favor, you pawn a bit of your freedom.
Lines from man-made designs and nature:
Dear friend, Fortify yourself with your camera (sword).
Dear friend, I am a slave of my devices.
My buddy Chris Dillow is the most inspirational tinkerer I know. I asked him, ‘How do you stay so curious?’ He told me: Assume you can do anything.
Limitless, Full-on creative bliss
The word “petty” comes from the word petit— or small.
I got really inspired by the music video: “Bounce Back” by Big Sean. Here is a break-down of some color-combinations and palettes in the film:
Assume you can do anything you put your mind to, through all the fires and tribulations you’ve come through
Dear friend, I will share some thoughts on how to level up in your photography:
Dear friend, My idols growing up were people who hustled. People who pulled themselves up from their bootstraps. People who didn’t have much, but were able to empower themselves, with their own resourcefulness.
Dear friend, When it comes to personal photography — what is the difference between a truly meaningful and memorable image, and a aimless snapshot?
What is love, and why is it important?
Practical photography composition tips you can try out: