Archives for February 2019

Personal tips:

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As photographers, we have it in our DNA to desire to create new photos, for all of eternity!

[Read more…] about The Insatiable Desire to Make New Photos

Personal thoughts on happiness and photography:

[Read more…] about What is Happiness in Photography?

Virtues that I care about in my own life:

[Read more…] about My Personal Virtues

Photography is only possible with contrast: contrasting subject matter, contrast with light vs dark, and contrasting elements.

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What I’m currently living with on the road and traveling with:

[Read more…] about My Favorite Travel Street Photography Equipment

My ideal of the photographer:

To delight in your own self-development in your photographic artistry– independent from the opinion of others.

[Read more…] about Super Photography

Fresh new batch of videos out of my favorite city in the world– Mexico City:

[Read more…] about New Mexico City Videos and Vlogs (Batch 4)

My practical tips on how to become a more productive photographer:

[Read more…] about My Top 7 Photography Productivity Hacks

There are a trillion and one reasons to become a photography blogger. Let me outline some of my personal reasons why become a photography blogger:

[Read more…] about Why Become a Photography Blogger?

Practical thoughts and ideas:

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Perhaps the cause of our ills in life is that our lives are TOO predictable, safe, and comfortable.

[Read more…] about To Be Happier, Live a More Dangerous Life!

Upload your photos to arsbeta.com to get real and honest feedback on your photos (double-blind algorithm pairs you and a stranger). Otherwise when you sit down with another photographer (in real life), ask them: “Please help me kill my babies.”

[Read more…] about How to Get Real and Honest Feedback and Critique on Your Photos

Allow your style to constantly change, but be firm in your artistic vision:

[Read more…] about How to Discover Your Unique Style in Street Photography

Conventional wisdom says that contradiction is bad, evil, and wrong. But what if contradiction was the source of our creativity?

[Read more…] about Contradiction is the Mother of Creativity

To keep photography (and life) fun, never stop challenging yourself, and pushing yourself to new limits!

[Read more…] about Never Stop Challenging Yourself in Photography and Life

Today I walked around the streets of Mexico City, shooting with my Lumix G9, Leica 12mm f/1.4 Lens (24mm full-frame equivalent) x Henri Wrist Strap Pro, in 4:3 ratio, medium-JPEG (vivid color preset, with max color and saturation), with the electronic viewfinder (EVF), and had so much fun!

[Read more…] about Digital Photography and Electronic Viewfinders are Augmented Reality

Creative ecstasy 

I’m one with peace 

And an epic elation of soul 

I wish to dance and proclaim my joy to all the world. 

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Feast your eyes with colorful, gritty, and multi-vareigated images:

[Read more…] about Photograph Gritty and Colorful Textures

To photograph is to dance:

[Read more…] about Photography as a Dance

Practical thoughts and tips on how to expedite your photographic workflow:

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In praise of RICOH GR II for travel and photography:

[Read more…] about 8 Reasons Why the Ricoh GR II is the Best Travel Street Photography Camera

Only work when your guts and instincts propel you to work, to create, and to produce. Whenever we “force” ourselves to work or create, it will never be any good.

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Some basic photography tips:

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We have the power in our own hands to dictate our own personal values in life:

[Read more…] about New Values

Resentment: drinking poison and hoping the other person dies.

[Read more…] about Resentment is for the Weak

A thought:

Perhaps we should prioritize our artwork over our own personal “happiness”.

[Read more…] about To Be Happier, Make More Art!

As I’m typing these words, I am enjoying life in Mexico City (going to live here with Cindy at our AirBnb for the next month or so).

[Read more…] about Life Update from Mexico City

Practical photography tips when traveling abroad:

[Read more…] about 5 Travel Photography Tips

You are distinct, one of a kind. To distinguish yourself, creatively isolate yourself from others, then follow your own internal promoting, pursue your own creative and intellectual interests, and learn to respect your own curiosity, and deem yourself as a searcher of personal truth.

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