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Pattern Recognition in Photography
Look for similar pictures, to put them together.
Look for similar pictures, to put them together.
Dear friend, Ever since I was a kid– I was always seeking the truth of ‘happiness’. I tried to first of all define ‘happiness’, then figuring out how to achieve it.
Citizen Kane continuation (from Part 1):
Study vectors (arrows) to make better compositions:
CITIZEN KANE: one of my favorite movies of all-time — super inspired by the work and philosophy of Orson Welles:
Photography is fun when you treat it like visual experimentation!
My friend and student Becky Logan did this very inspirational project– photographing her 80 foot by 80 foot backyard for an entire year. It is a beautiful zen photo project– it reveals to us: You can discover beauty anywhere– as long as you look closely enough. Enter Becky:
To make better photos, play between clear and obscure:
Dear friend, The reason I love ARS: we can harness the wisdom of individuals to “crowd source” feedback for our fellow photographers.
Dear friend, One of the greatest blessings we are endowed with is freedom of Will; we have the freedom to direct our own human will however we choose!
Dear friend, In starting ARS, the first photography feedback platform, a lot of photographers are unaccustomed to receiving anonymous critiques. I honestly do believe the best way to improve your pictures to get honest critique on your photos from others. But how should we integrate critique to our work?
Dear friend, I’m thinking a lot about creative constraints. I am starting to really recognize the truth: Constraints are the mother of creativity.
Dear friend, It is difficult to say what is worth pursuing in life. It is easier to say what is worth avoiding in life!
Dear friend, In-case you forgot, photographers are artists.
I’m a huge huge fan of Peter Thiel– in terms of his optimism, his view on the future, and his personal courage to stand up for unpopular ideas (but ideas he truly believes in):
Fun sketches of random Quantum Physics visualizations, made with iPad and Procreate app:
Randomly came across this Computational Geometry and Algorithms book, and wow— the geometry and aesthetics are sublime. Lesson: Study more math for composition and geometry inspiration.
Uplift You have a gift; a wonderful gift to share with others There is no other like you, so ignore what others do.
On my flight from California to NY, I watched ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?‘ — a life of the timeless Mr. (Fred) Rogers — and I am speechless.
Currently watching SOLO (film), and came across an interesting idea: The droids (bots) in the STAR WARS universe are all slaves. Which is interesting, because there is a lot of philosophy which confirms this idea: Modern civilization is built on the back of slaves. But what kind of modern slaves do we have? Unfortunately– almost…
To make better pictures, add more motion:
Use Money to Buy Your Freedom
Dear friend, I’m currently building a pitch deck for ARS, and wanted to use this opportunity to reflect on what ARS is, why ARS is different, and why we need ARS.
Why did I create and why do I believe in ARS? Simple: I want to harness the ‘cognitive surplus‘ of all of us in society, for the following: Provide new jobs to people (earning money in a ‘location independent’ way) who are either under-employed or unemployed. Create a platform in which people with ‘cognitive surplus’…