30 Inspirational New Year’s Photography Resolutions: Kick off your photography with a fresh new start with this new FREE PDF Visualization by Annette KIM.
Month: December 2017
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THE ZEN OF ERIC
HAPTICPRESS presents a new Visualization to inspire you for the new year’s: “ZEN OF ERIC: On Photography, Life, Art, and Work.”
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How to Overcome Disappointment in Our Photography
Dear friend,
I don’t know about you—but I’m prone to disappointment in my photography and life.
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New from Annette Kim: Free Visualizations, Photographer’s Hand and Haptic Hoodie Artwear
Freshly pressed creations by the talented Annette Kim to inspire you this new year:
- Free Visualization: “Zen of Eric: On Life, Art, Photography, and Work“,”Introduction to Composition in Photography“, “Travel Photography Tips“
- Photographer’s Hand Artwear: Cultivate the five traits of a photographer artist.
- Haptic Hoodie: Stay warm and inspired this winter.
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What’s the Value of a Photograph?
I’ve been thinking — there are so many good photos and images now in the world. What is the practical benefit, or value of a photograph?
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Unexamined Photos Aren’t Worth Shooting
This is a spin-off of the wise saying from Socrates: “The unexamined life isn’t worth living.”
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Photography is Magic!
A recent thought I had: photography is fun precisely because it is a series of visual experimentation.
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18 Lessons Nikos Economopoulos Has Taught Me About Photography and Life
I was recently at the house of my friend Yves Vernin, and saw the phenomenal book, ‘In The Balkans‘ by Magnum Photographer Nikos Economopoulos, and was blown away by his epic compositions.
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SUNLANDERS by Sean Lotman x HAPTIC: Only for a limited time
Back by popular demand, HAPTIC will feature the work of SUNLANDERS by Sean Lotman. (Pick up your limited signed edition in the HAPTIC SHOP) -
10 Simple and Practical Photography Assignment Ideas
If you are hungry for direction and inspiration in your photography, try these 10 simple and practical photography assignments:
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The Photographer as a Vessel
Dear friend,
Some more fun photography philosophy to wax poetic about — this time, let’s consider the photographer as a vessel.
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Happy Holidays from HAPTIC: New Artwear, Sunlanders by Sean Lotman
Happy Holidays from the HAPTIC family. We are excited to announce the following new products in our HAPTIC shop:
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Red and Green Composition Color Theory For Photographers
If you want more bold colors, integrate both red and green into your pictures.
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CONVERSATIONS with Eric Kim and Cindy Nguyen
Directed, Concept, Produced, Poetry by Cindy Nguyen
Director’s Statement (Cindy Nguyen, 2017)
It’s simple, really. We like to pause, look around, and think about life. We made this to invite you to join us in conversation about what is important/not and to ask why/why not?
With end of the year festivities, we took a moment to pause and reflect. In this moment of quiet meditation, we converse honestly about life, gratitude, and redefining expectations around ‘success’ and the artistic process.
Happy Holidays from Cindy & Eric. We wish you a new year of hope, honesty, and rediscovering your inner child.
Sounds by
Haruka Nakamura – Arne
SoulChef – Hello
J Dilla – So Far To Go
Blazo – Brisk Yellow
Que Sera – Wax Tailor
Marseille, the city
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33 Inspirational Photography New Year’s Resolutions and Assignment Ideas
Cindy Nguyen: “I made a film about my soulmate and creative partner. It is an intimate conversation about creating art, embracing change, and holding onto childlike wonder. I hope the film offers a moment to contemplate on the beauty and impermanence of life.”
Directed, Produced, Concept, Poetry by Cindy Nguyen
Artist interview with Eric Kim
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The Spirit of the Flaneur in Street Photography
Dear friend,
The reason I love street photography is to harness the spirit of the “flâneur†— or the person who walks aimlessly, with grace, and doesn’t have a final destination in mind.
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Henri Cartier-Bresson Was a Master Surrealist Street Photographer
Studying the work of Rene Magritte and the surrealists has given me a new-found appreciation for the masterful photos of Henri Cartier-Bresson.
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Set It and Forget It
Good way of living: automate the unimportant things in your life, to give focus to what is truly important in your life.
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7 Secrets For Freedom and Happiness in Photography
Dear friend,
I think I have discovered the secret to happiness and photography — and I want to share this secret with you.
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Are Photographers Artists?
In this essay, I will attempt to define art, and explain why I believe it to be essential in being human.
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33 Inspirational Photography New Year’s Resolutions and Assignment Ideas
Dear friend,
As the new year is coming up, here are some new years resolutions we can apply to our photography:
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My Life Lessons From 2017
Dear friend,
I want to use this opportunity for me to count my blessings, and also thank you.
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FREE Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Street Photography
HAPTIC presents the Ultimate Beginner’s Guide for Street Photography Series — visualizations of essential photography lessons and tips by ANNETTE KIM. Annette researched, synthesized, and visualized the key lessons to present to you a fun, easy to read VISUALIZATION of photography fundamentals.
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Photo Technique: Look Up
To be more creative, and to learn how to have more child-like delight in photography, LOOK UP!
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Surrealism in Street Photography
Surrealism is a classic technique we can use in our street photography.
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Photograph What You Love; Love What You Photograph
If you don’t love what you photograph — why photograph it?
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Why I Am Anti-Genre in Photography
If we return to our beginners or child-like mind in photography, when we started off before concepts or rules, there is no such thing as ‘genre’ within photography.
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Retain Your Childlike Naïveté
Dear friend,
Do you remember when you first started photography, and how fun and childlike it was?
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Photography is Mental Therapy
What is the purpose of art and photography? My idea: to create optimism, hope, excitement, and positivity for the viewer, and for society as a whole.
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Composition Lesson: Triangles
One of the best compositions you can apply to your compositions: triangles.
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Composition Lesson: Golden Triangle
Let us delve deeper into composition, this time with the “Golden triangleâ€, also known as the “Golden sectionâ€, or the “Golden rectangleâ€.
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Street Photography Composition Lesson: Chunking
One of the ways our mind sees: we chunk together related pieces of information, and just see one piece. This helps simplify our vision:
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10 Lessons Matisse Can Teach You About Art and Life
Matisse is currently my muse, with his minimalist compositions, his playful use of form and color, and his masterful cutouts.
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10 Minimalist Eric Kim Photography Composition Ideas
If you want inspiration for your photography compositions, here are some examples from my work that hopefully can give you some fresh new ideas:
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10 Timeless Lessons Edward Weston Can Teach You About Photography
Inspiration from one of the old-school masters, Edward Weston:
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Life Update from Marseille
Dear friend,
Cindy and I just arrived here in Marseille, in the south of France, and will be here for the next month working on creative projects like new videos, blog posts, and other information to empower you.
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10 Inspirational Sergio Larrain Compositions
Sergio Larrain: one of the greatest composition masters in photography.
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ARTIST FILM: Meditations on Life and Photography with Eric Kim
Cindy Nguyen: “I made a film about my soulmate and creative partner. It is an intimate conversation about creating art, embracing change, and holding onto childlike wonder. I hope the film offers a moment to contemplate on the beauty and impermanence of life.”
Directed, Produced, Concept, Poetry by Cindy Nguyen
Artist interview with Eric Kim
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8 Inspirational Henri Cartier-Bresson Quotes on Photography, Composition, and Life
Inspirational quotes in French/English, from the master: Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Henri Cartier-Bresson Composition
Some of my favorite compositions from Henri Cartier-Bresson, some of his less known works.
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ERIC KIM Street Photography Workshops 2018
Conquer your fears and meet new peers in London, NYC, Kyoto, and Tokyo in 2018:
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Photo Journal: A Workbook & Reflection Assignments Journal by Eric Kim
Trigger your creative spirit with PHOTO JOURNAL.
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Street Photography Technique: Overlap
One fun visual pun or joke you can play — overlap the subjects face with something else, to make a surreal street photograph.
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Suits Photos by ERIC KIM
Suit eating sandwich, Chicago. No flash. Man in suit in San Diego hotel lobby. He owned the hotel. Suits in Tokyo metro. Suit and urinal. Bathroom. Suit looking at magazine, Kyoto Suit and orange graffiti Suit and graffiti Suits and can Suits depth. Bookend in far left, and man in center. Suit and NYC subway Red dot on the suit in London metro. Cherry on top is the red dot. Woman and man in suit. London, 2013 Man in suit. Kyoto, 2017 Man washing hands in bathroom. Yellow background. Suits. NYC, 2017. Pentax 645Z Leica M6 + Leica Summicron 35mm f2 ASPH + Kodak Portra 400 Dancing suits. Tokyo, 2017. Tilted camera, on the ground. Man with newspaper. Beverly Hills, 2012 Suit with French fry. London, 2012 A Suit in front of a hotel lobby. NYC, 2014 // ERIC KIM Santa Claus and Suit. London, 2014 // ERIC KIM Suit Istanbul, 2013. Shooting with a flash through the glass. SUITS Woman and suit. NYC, 2014 SUITS. Man with cigar. Nyc, 2014. Sydney, 2016 Suits. NYC, 2015 -
America Photos by ERIC KIM
Indianapolis, 2014 Flipped car. Orange County, 2015 Black Mary and Jesus. Eric Rivera with cigar Woman in elevator. Chicago. 2013 Obama cutout. 2013 Detroit smoke, 2013 Kid and dad and ice cream knife Tucson, 2014. Lady with red hair and yellow shirt. Red cowboy, 2012 by ERIC KIM.
American flag. Prague, 2017 American flag. NYC, 2017 Korean War veteran. NYC, 2017. Low angle. Flags. Amsterdam, 2014 -
How to Find More Meaning in Your Life With Photography
Dear friend,
If you’re feeling a bit lost with your photography or life– here are some heart-to-heart advice:
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5 Henri Cartier-Bresson Photography Composition Lessons
Henri Cartier-Bresson was the master of photography composition.