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How Not to Give a Fuck What Others Think of Your Photography
Dear friend, I’m the first to admit that in the past, I gave far too many fudge ice cream cones what others thought of me, my photography, and my art.
Dear friend, I’m the first to admit that in the past, I gave far too many fudge ice cream cones what others thought of me, my photography, and my art.
For today’s composition lesson, we will discuss the Golden Rectangle.
Dear friend, A philosophy I have in photography and life is to strip away the superfluous.
In your heart you got all that power, Let it bloom and just count the flowers Never doubt yourself; you’re empowered. Know that, the world is ours. Dear friend, You have all this power hidden in your heart and soul — you want to let it free.
How do we live a good life, especially in the context of photography?
A distillation of everything I’ve learned about photography:
You’re living in that 21st century, futuristic fly shit You got a NASA computer in your back pocket
Dear friend, I’ve been really into poetry lately — and think there is an interesting cross-over between poetry and photography.
Writing is fucking hard. Far more unnatural than writing, photographing, or any other artistic form.
You’ll never be perfect.
We often aim to become ‘better’ and more complex photographers. But what if the goal was to become more simple and basic photographers?
In life, we are always told to be “efficient”, to be “optimized”, and to “get more stuff done”.
Dear friend, I want to write you a letter with some personal thoughts on love.
It is easy to give time to others— but do you give time to yourself?
When I need inspiration, I look to Muhammad Ali — the great fighter and champion of human rights:
Dear friend, The problem with today’s world with social media— we quantify our self-worth with others.
Dear friend, I want to write you a letter on how to be patient.
Many of us are self-conscious when it comes to our street photography — meaning, we think about ourselves too much when we shoot.
Dear friend, I want to give you 3 simple street photography suggestions/tips:
Dear friend, I wanted to write you a letter on how to make your dreams come true.
Dear friend, What if we conquered all of our fears in life?
Dear friend, I want to give you reasons why you should (and more important, should not attend a workshop by me):
One of the best ways to capture more emotion in your photos; capture hand-gestures.
Street photography is the best tool to overcome social anxiety and fear:
99% of the messages you get are pure noise.
Yes, photography is art.
Are photography workshops worth it? It depends on you:
I talked to my buddy Grace, and she gave me an idea about talking about street photography and eye contact:
Dear friend, I’ve gained a lot of inspiration from ancient Greek and Roman Mythology.
I think to make better photos; seek to make more simple photos.
Is having more information better?
Would you rather work 10 hours a week and earn $1,000 a week or would you rather work 100 hours a week and earn $2,000 a week?
Dear friend, I wanted to give you a little guide, or manual, that you can keep with you— as a source of inspiration, motivation, or any source of ideas.
Can photography change the world? I think you can:
An easy way to make better portraits: center the eye of your subject in the middle of the frame.
One way to make better photos: add more emotions in your photos.
Dear friend, One of my dreams when I started off in photography was to somehow make a living with my photography.
Some of my favorite compositions: Download as PDF Download all photos .zip
Dear friend, If you’re about to go on a trip and thinking about buying a new camera— I want to give you some personal advice on the ‘best’ camera to have for travel photography.
Dear friend, I want to write you a letter on not giving a fuck of what others think of you:
What has made Apple more successful than Microsoft? It isn’t the hardware, the horsepower, or the technical specifications. It is the software— the user experience, the ease of use, and minimalist Apple approach.
Leonardo da Vinci was the ultimate ‘autodictat’ (someone who taught himself everything).
We talk about the evils of “G.A.S.” (gear acquisition syndrome). But what if we embraced the opposite — G.A.S. (Gear Allergy Syndrome)?
Dear friend, I used to be the biggest addict to social media.
Dear friend, I had the thought today— what exactly is the point of making photos?
Dear friend, One thing I’ve been wondering a lot is whether we should review our photos everyday (or not) when we are traveling.
As of 2017, I think the best camera for photography is the Ricoh GR II. First of all; this is just my opinion. Now that we have that out of the way, let us continue:
In this series on how to make good photos (in terms of composition) let us explore the benefits of shooting from a low angle:
One of my friends Devan said a story of how one of his co-workers (62 years old) was planning his retirement. He then suddenly died of a heart attack.
“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.” – Leonardo da Vinci When I started to make portraits, I was inspired by Richard Avedon to start with a white background/canvas to make images. Now, I’m trying to do the…