Month: May 2020
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Apex Human Physiological Growth and Muscle Augmentation Theory and Philosophy
What is the apex for human physiology, growth, muscle augmentation, and fat loss or minimization? My thoughts and theories:
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In Praise of Shooting Intelligent Auto JPEG
I really enjoy shooting intelligent auto (iA mode on lumix cameras) and JPEG on my Lumix G9.
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Why Meat is Good
Eating meat might be bad from an ethical, moral, or planetary level … but good for a physiological and muscle augmentation level. Best for human physiology and physique.
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Flesh over Metal
When in doing, prioritize your body and flesh over metal (watches, cars, motor cycles, etc).
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Why Brand and Market Yourself?
Your Name is King. You– your name, your self. The most valuable asset.
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ERIC KIM Online Street Photography Advanced Composition Lecture (OPEN SOURCE)
Never stop learning:
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ERIC KIM Photo Thoughts
Steal inspiration ruthlessly from the past, and try to ADD to it, re-mix it, sample it, but ELEVATE IT. Visual training wheels Keep trying to increase your one rep max (or PR) for photography Boxer x Ballerina Duality ; yin and yang. Dutch angle, deutch (German) The third man (tilt the frame) We will always…
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Slides: Advanced Street Photography Composition Online Workshop ERIC KIM
PDF Slides from my recent Online Advanced Street Photography Composition Workshop:
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Become Brazen
It ain’t about becoming more “brave” or “confident”— it is to become more brazen. More reckless. More ruthless. More audacious. More brazen.
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In Praise of Apple Keynote
Keynote: truly the most beautiful presentation tool ever made for mankind.
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Beauty and Nothing but Beauty!
Life epiphany: The end of life and artistry … to create beauty and nothing but beauty, to also transform yourself into beauty.
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Very Happy and Very Dissatisfied at the Same Time
My synthesis and hybrid: I am very happy with what I got and what I’ve accomplished, but I’m still very dissatisfied and want more. The ultimate hybrid?
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PROFESSIONALISM IS FOR SUCKERS
Better to be honest, direct and uncensored than to be ‘professional’ and predictable.
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The Greatest Joy
The ability to create freely and share freely
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Video Street Photography Composition Lesson by ERIC KIM (4K)
How to compose:
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SELF HATE
The worst hate? Self-hate.
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My Productivity Philosophy
Why be productive? Towards what ends? What is some of the B.S. when it comes to productivity cult-like thinking? My thoughts:
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As Late as Possible (ALAP)
The wisdom of delaying and procrastination:
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Why Lower Your Bodyfat?
Towards personal aesthetics:
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How I Analyze My Photos
The gist: Look for old photos of mine which I like Ask myself, “Why do I like this photo?” Let my photos sit and marinate Revisit old photos Draw composition lines on iPad or procreate, or vision AI on my photos Discover new insights into my photos Repeat.
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Photograph Joy!
Why this trend towards this morose-type or thinking that good photography somehow must be depressing and angsty. Shouldn’t photography be more joyful instead?
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Just Share What Works for You
What holds back many entrepreneurs? The idea that there is some ultimate truth or right or wrong. But if we accept that there is no ultimate truth, no ultimate right and wrong … then certainly it makes the most sense for you to just share your own experiences, thoughts and philosophies with others!
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The Fallacy of Equality and Egalitarianism
If we strive towards a perfectly ‘equal’ society, this means a profoundly mediocre, boring, and average society. A grey society.
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A Life of Ease, or a Life of Control?
If you had the option, would you elect for the life of ease, or the life of full control and self-autonomy?
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Segment the Subject, Composition and Frame of Your Photos
When analyzing your own photos and composition, segment and break down the frame.
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How to Augment Your Recovery
Work harder, rest harder:
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Never Look Back
Look towards the future.
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Great Compositions Inspires Movement!
Why strive towards great compositions? To inspire movement in us … quite literally for us to move, dance, and move around!
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Triangle Composition with Peoples’ Faces
Helmut Newton — great at composing triangles.
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Do You Prefer Humans or Things?
Certainly it is better to prefer humans over objects, homes and things.
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Is it OK to Piss Off or Annoy People in Photography?
Ethical thoughts:
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Taste in Erotica
What makes “tasteful” erotica versus “distasteful” erotica in photography or art? Post contains nudity:
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How to Augment Your Sight as a Photographer
Insight … sight. Why sight?
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Motivational Photography Assignments
Practical ideas: Find a photo you like of your own, and apply all photoshop filters on them to visually analyze them. Find a photo of a great photographer or painter you like, and try to imitate or mimic it 100%. Look at a renaissance portrait you like, and try to imitate it as a photo.…
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Why Analyze Your Own Photos?
Analyze your own photos for fun, personal curiosity, and as a means for you to continue and augment your own self-learning, your own self-edification!
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Analyze, Dissect, and Judge the Psychology of Artists You Admire
Never really give too much faith to an artist ,,, until they die, and their ‘dirty secrets’ come out. Why? Let me explain:
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Photographers are Visual Scientists
What makes photographers unique from other visual artists? The hybrid of technology AND art. In this sense, are photographers then the apex predator in the visual arts?
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Seek Greatness, Not Perfection
The ancient greeks talked about greatness, but not much about ‘perfection’. Where does the notion of perfection come from? (perhaps Plato), and how has it harmed us so much up until now?
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What is Interesting to You is Very Likely to Be Interesting to Others
My secret to the greatest artistic fruitfulness in life: Pursue only that which is interesting to you. Why? Whatever is interesting to you is highly likely to be interesting to others!
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Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence for Photographers and Visual Artists
Brave new world. From the Google Tensorflow blog.
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Eternal fame and glory over money
In praise of art. With art, you strive to create art works which cruel time will chew on slowly. Robustness to time. Better yet, antifragility to time; as time goes on, your art works and ideas will get better!
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Optimistic Fatalism
This means: Accept hope is a vice. To desire a better uncertain future is holding us and you back. Fatalism: we take the most pessimistic and fatal view (things will never improve or go back to the way things used to be). Then the optimism: Given the difficulty of the new world, how can we…
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ELEVATE YOUR SPIRIT
Your spirit must be lifted. Why? Because you’re gifted.
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ERIC KIM Park Workout
In praise of parks:
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In Praise of Skepticism
Always strive to examine the truth for yourself, by yourself.
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There is No Ultimate Knowledge or Truth
Strive to seek deeper (personal) truths: