Month: August 2019

As a photographer you got a trillion things to shoot. Question — what should I photograph? Meaning — Are there certain subject matter which is more interesting or less interesting to photograph? Are there …

An idea I got from my buddy Ryan from Backyard Brew in Palo Alto: Perhaps the best way to live life is directly. To think about your personal ‘end game’, and attack it directly.

A simple way to approach blogging, sharing, or publishing online: Just share your own life experiences and journey with others. It ain’t a matter whether your life is ‘interesting’ or ‘boring’. Just keep it …

When analyzing your photos or the photos of others, integrate ‘Bounding Boxes’ [in red] to think about the spacing/composition of your photo:

Get free photography and life inspiration on ERIC KIM NEWSLETTER > A thought: Perhaps we should focus on tiny (incremental), 1% improvements everyday (no breaking the chain).

Currently reading the ‘What happened to the future?’ essay on Founders Fund, and trying to think: What is the future of photography?

I don’t know about you, but I hate banner-based advertising on blogs and websites. The practical question is: How do you monetize a blog WITHOUT using advertising? Thoughts:

My epic vision [and the vision of all of us at ARS: Cindy, Kevin, Jun, Annette] is this: ARS is social media ‘done right’ for photographers. A social media platform for photographers that isn’t …

Anti-perfection in art. Just because someone else did it before doesn’t mean you shouldn’t attempt doing it as well (you will always do it differently). Anti self-criticism. Making art as a creative process, of …

It seems we are are obsessed with growth. But my questions: What is “growth”? Why is it so desirable? And how does one actually “grow”?

Don’t worry about it being a “good” or “bad” photo in the eyes of others. Instead, select your photos based on whether YOU like the photo or not. If you’re not sure whether the …

To feel guilt in photography is nonsense, and improper of us. To feel guilt is to let external societal pressures guide our own instincts and intuition. We should not prioritize the needs of society …

When we blame ourselves, essentially we are signaling to ourselves that we’re too weak to change things. “Blame” is essentially signaling of who has power. When you blame others for certain conditions of your …

A photo idea: document 24 hours of your own day!

What I think we desire to do as artists: Create [more] beautiful things!

Free photography inspiration on Eric Kim NEWSLETTER > Hey streettogs, Happy Friday! I wanted to start sending you some more email newsletters to hopefully keep your mind full of ‘turbo thoughts’, and also to …

Photography is fascinating because it is supposed to be a ‘factual’ depiction of reality. Thus, to somehow ‘fuck’ with a photograph seems to be immoral. Why? It loses its ‘authenticity’.

The RICOH GR III is easily easily easily the best camera ever made [thus far] for street photography.

All photography is good photography, but I still think street photography is the best:

Photography and nothing but photography!

Reduce friction in your life in order to maximize what you truly desire to do. Simple ideas: Wear the same outfit everyday: All black everything. All merino wool everything. Same pair of shoes everyday. …

A life without photography or art isn’t a life worth living.

When I don’t walk around all day, leave the house all day, or have the opportunity to engage in any physical activity– my brain, mind, and soul gets strange. But the second I leave …

Composition and boxes are really interesting to me. Is there an “ideal” way to compose a box, series of boxes, or a rectangle?

Practical ideas:

What does it mean to become a ‘full stack visual artist’? You own the means of production You own the means of distribution/sharing/business You know how to manage the marketing, technical aspects, and all …

A good incentive to giving constructive critiques on arsbeta.com The more critiques you give to others, the better you understand your own photos, and gain better understanding how you can improve in YOUR OWN …

Mode — type, style. We got airplane mode. Why not photo mode?

Currently participating in Y Combinator’s “Startup School” for ARSBETA.COM and enjoying this idea: With your startup, what kind of really big problem are you trying to solve?

As kids we are told ‘sharing is caring, it can be fun!’ But as adults– what is the pragmatic upside of sharing? Why share at all? How do we benefit from sharing? My basic …

I think what we desire is this: Optimal simplicity in order to maximize what is important to us. Simplify our photo equipment (RICOH GR III in JPEG x iPad x Apple Photos) to quickly …

Lightness is the closest thing to godliness. The lighter, simpler, and more intuitive your camera, the better. In praise of RICOH GR III and iPhone.

I think some of us artists strive to make artworks which are ‘eternal’, and ‘timeless’. But it is my belief that nothing should last forever. If our artworks were eternal and never decayed and …

Kind of sounds like a silly question, but I think very relevant in today’s world: Why think? What is ‘thinking’? What is the value of ‘thinking’? Do we like to think? Do you like …