Dear friend,

A simple street photography assignment you can try today from STREET NOTES MOBILE EDITION: shoot your subjects against a simple background.

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Dear friend,

A realization: when it comes to mobile apps and platforms, VSCO is a million times better than Instagram. Why? Let me outline some ideas here:

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HENRI CHROMA Wrist Straps: available for a limited time in HAPTIC SHOP + Amazon.

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Lumix G9 Pro, Leica 12mm f/1.4 Lens + ERIC KIM PRESETS:

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A list of my personal favorite street photographers, and photographers I recommend you to follow (in no particular order, just the list of photographers who pop into my head):

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The golden angle is one of the most dynamic street photography techniques/compositions we can apply to our photos:

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Dear friend,

A life realization for myself: INNOVATE FOR THE SAKE OF INNOVATING (if you want to find daily motivation to create new things, and to find more hope/optimism in life!)

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I recently bought a Panasonic/Lumix G9 Pro — why? Let me outline my reasons and thoughts:

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Dear friend, if you haven’t heard the exciting news already– MASTERS is now available as both a digital and print edition! To promote the book, here are some practical lessons I learned from the masters:

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New batch of photos in Tokyo, with Lumix G9 Pro, 12mm f/1.4 Leica Lens (shot in iA/intelligent auto mode), with ERIC KIM CHROMA PRESETS:

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My YouTube channel is mostly popular for my GoPro POV Street Photography Videos. I wanted to do this article to teach you how you can make your own GoPro street photography POV videos– and even explain: why even do them?

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To thrive as photographers and artists, we need both inspiration and motivation. But what’s the difference, and how do we keep our creative flame alive?

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TOKIO Shot on Lumix G9 Pro + 12mm f/1.4 Leica Lens:

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Dear friend, one of the best ways to stay motivated in your photography is this: shoot more ambitiously!

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If you want to achieve your personal maximum in photography, learn from MASTERS MOBILE EDITION (Volume 1).

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New YouTube street photography videos for you:

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Dear friend, a practical idea: photograph what makes you smile, and brings a spark of joy to your life/day!

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Lumix G9 Pro + Leica 12mm f/1.4 Lens + ERIC KIM PRESETS.

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Dear friend,

A word of encouragement and something I believe in: realize that reality is malleable!

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Dear friend,

I wanted to give you a quick life update from Tokyo, and why I am feeling so phenomenally inspired!

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A technique to use in street photography: get close to your subject, keep clicking (until your subject notices you).

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Dear friend,

Your life is both long and short. Imagine like you’re going to live to be 100 years old; do you imagine shooting until the day that you die?

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I just bought a new Panasonic Lumix G9 Pro + Leica 12mm f/1.4 Lens as my new street photography/video setup. I think it is probably the best still camera/video camera in the photography market (as of 2018):

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Practical street photography tips to get you going!

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Dear friend,

I am super pumped to announce my two brand new street photography workshops in NYC in 2018:

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Dear friend,

I am super pumped to share my brand-new street photography workshop in SINGAPORE, July 21-22nd, 2018.

Singapore is a country that I actually really like– the food, the people, the diverse street scenes, the good vibes, and the phenomenal photography community.

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Dear friend,

Another thought which might benefit you: embrace the philosophy of Stoicism, and apply it to your entrepreneurial pursuits in life, to feel less fear, to take more risks and to live your life to the fullest for the sake of empowering humanity! (memento mori).

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Dear friend,

A thought I got from Nietzsche/Steve Jobs: always seek to innovate, make new things, new approaches, and experiment with the new; instead of seeking self-preservation. Life is about thrivival (thriving) not just mere survival!

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Dear friend,

A small epiphany: the purpose of life is to make new stuff! To make new photos, new videos, new films, new poetry, new clothing, new ideas, new products, and new children; this is what life desires, and this is what we should also desire!

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First batch of photos with my RICOH GR II in Tokyo (which has recently died, RIP — the shutter/aperture blade gets stuck when I open it). Still the photos look fantastic. Some photos shot with flash; all photos shot on JPEG, processed with ERIC KIM PRESETS:

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Dear friend,

A realization: GOOD PHOTOGRAPHERS STEAL; bad photographers copy.

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Dear friend,

As a present, here are some new ERIC KIM LIGHTROOM CLASSIC CC PRESETS 2018 for you!

Also check out my new Tokyo CHROMA Lightroom Presets.

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The last set of photos from Kyoto. Also see KYOTO FINAL 2018 (VERSION I).

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Command + A step here.
Control + Zipper. No, zebra. A zigging and zagging and surrender to the zephyr on my cheek.
Option + Alt you. You hilarious tease of forgotten functions.

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Good memories from Kyoto:

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Only 3 more days for the SPECIAL BUNDLE pricing for Eric Kim Course x Udemy: (50% off early access pricing + free ebooks). Offer expires May 6, 2018.

1. Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Mastering Photography
2. Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Photography Entrepreneurship

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Dear friend,

I made a new GoPro POV portrait YouTube video session of Cindy to teach you how I make portraits at night. If you’re with a friend, loved one, or your partner, shoot portraits of night of them with a flash.

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Dear friend,

A technique to use in street photography: the 360 degree technique. The basic concept is you see an interesting person from behind, quickly jog up next to them, and keep taking photos as you are circling around them (like a 360 degree sphere around them). I made a video on YouTube to demonstrate the 360 degree technique in action in your street photography; enjoy!

If you want to practice these street photography techniques in “real life”, join me at one of my upcoming street photography workshops.

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Dear friend,

A fun idea: realize that in reality (aka, the real world in which we are alive right now): there are no “limits” to what you can do. Nobody can prevent you from building a house, however you desire to design it. Nobody can control your time, effort, energy, or attention (unless you decide to get a 9-5 job, which constricts your day-to-day living). We all have the ultimate choice in life— to live however we desire, to make whatever we desire, and to give our attention to whatever we desire.

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