Month: September 2020

How to see composition:

HDR: high dynamic range. I just discovered RICOH GR III has a very good HDR JPEG setting on the camera, which is actually quite awesome.

Brave new world of future of creativity:

How to see and shoot layers in photography and street photography demonstrated on Tilt Brush by Google and Oculus Rift S:

If you really desire to be more productive, get more stuff done, and also explore more creative outlets (let us say boot camp x Oculus Rift S for virtual reality in Windows 10), having …

Why I love photography so much: The ultimate infinite form of creativity that is the perfect mix of both embodied reality (you gotta be there ‘in person’ in order to make photos) as well …

If you’re stuck at home, bored and want to practice composition, give selfies a go:

A cool photography project you can pursue: Go to a loyal junkyard or a “Pick and Pull”, take along your camera, and shoot what you see!

What are we hungry for and searching for as photographers and visual artists? The sublime.

Been on the Facebook research page (good stuff) and I’ve been musing on the future of life, and living:

The most robust form of ownership: self ownership. Far more important than owning a home, owning a fancy car, owning a lot of money, etc.

How to understand three dimensionality in photography composition:

Virtual reality is finally here, and it is damn good:

The miracle of fish:

MY LIFE:

The future is already here:

What is money good for? Food glorious food!

How to become more creatively productive:

Certainly we must consume (some) stuff in order to live. We must consume energy, food, resources, coffee, wifi and the such. But the problem is when we derive our self-worth and our self-esteem based …

“The maximum — searching for the maximum is what has always interested me.” (Josef Koudelka) Thought: Modern times is all about minimalism — why not maximalism?

In search of the sublime in composition and beyond:

A thought: Individuals often like to complain about x, y, z. But instead of complaining about these things, perhaps we should rather embrace new ideas for change. Or in other words, become the change …

The key to wealth building: construction; either physical or metaphorical.

The new leisure class: no more working for an income or for a self identity. Extremely abundant leisure. Time to think, create, produce and pursue entrepreneurship out of genuine personal interest, not just base …

A thought: Our desire for beautiful homes, neighborhoods and environments is perhaps the desire to have beautiful thoughts and to feel beautiful ourselves?

The other day I just test drove my friend Kevin’s Tesla Model 3 (Dual Motor) with the semi-autonomous driving function enabled. Some quick thoughts: Very fast: The torque and pickup on this thing is …

A thought: Whenever I communicate my ideas with others, my ideas either get shut down or refuted by others, or they become *changed* and *modified* by others. Which then makes me think… if I …

Towards a more “flesh-forward” approach in photography and art:

Think waves, like on a bar graph. Why are wave compositions interesting? Rhythm, motion, and a “roller coaster-esque” visual experience!

One of my critiques in photography: Too many photographers strive to make photos which are “ironic” or “clever” in terms of composition, layers, etc. For example, towards a critique of Alex Webb and the …

Why do we desire to control, change and modify our environment? What do you do once you have the best or “perfect” environment for yourself? Your perfect and ideal home, neighborhood, city, etc?

Images help me imagine, think, and become more creative!

Towards a brave new future of visual entrepreneurship:

A thought: Real photographers don’t use Instagram. Why? Their self-esteem is robust. They don’t care for the approval of others. They just make photos to please themselves, and share the few that they like …

Yes, you can shoot street photography in a small town! Some thoughts:

Quick thoughts: 16” MacBook Pro (maxed out) refurbished from the Apple Online Store. I am convinced, this laptop is straight up a gift from god. See all refurb MacBook Pro laptops in the Apple …

A quick behind-the-scenes peek of how I give feedback on photos (online using ZOOM, and using the iPAD + Lightning to USB-C adapter to my MacBook Pro laptop):

An insanely happy discovery: If you get an Oculus Rift S, and install Windows 10 in BootCamp for a maxed-out 16” MacBook Pro … it works well!!! No lag, no problemos. Some setup stuff:

Don’t be a sucker. Own yourself. Own your own social media platforms, and create your own idealized future for yourself:

This is insanity.

It seems the culture is: Thou art virtuous to the extent one is able to save money, not waste it, and ‘invest’ it towards the future. But … to save money towards what ends, …

Mexican food is the best food:

Do not go to photography school. Serious waste of time and money. Better to just learn for yourself via trial and error, by experimenting by yourself, watching YouTube videos, and reading websites blogs and …

What we are searching for in photography? Not tips … wisdom. Deep wisdom — pragmatic ideas which can actually help empower you as a photographer. Some thoughts:

What is my archimedes lever? Blogging. I think: There is still so much unpaved ground when it comes to blogging. Perhaps bloggers shall inherit the future:

Perhaps this is what drives us as entrepreneurs and creators: What we currently see existing in the world is kinda lame, or ‘meh’ and we desire to create our own idealized things which we …

We all think about ‘body-building’ as this niche sport-thing. But let us go beyond that. Better to just think: My body itself is a work of art, and it is my desire to build …

We all like great designed things. Fancy watches, sports cars, bags, clothing, cameras, gadgets, tools, etc. But this is the problem with modern day capitalism-consumerism: We think we are artists when we select our …

Images I am currently interested in, and digesting and analyzing — from a variety of image-makers, photographers, visual and graphic artists:

Simple thought: Never compromise. Better to kowtow to your partner on 99% of petty matters, but be insanely stubborn on 1% of life matters.

Virtue =/ Happiness The bias in philosophy: The end-game is to maximize your personal happiness (often hedonic happiness). Then comes the notion of ‘eudaemonia’ (human flourishing) or it literally means in Greek: Good (eu) …

Not work for work sake but noble work; work you only care for. To not do any ‘bullshit’ work (busy work). I am convinced, much of the modern notions of ‘work’ (vainly checking your …

Bitter is betterThrow me a letter and send it into the airLet it fareWellBeWellDo wellDo good Do what you think you should in life; not what you think is ‘right’. There are no wrongs, …

Follow your prideDon’t do anything which hurts itYour pride is wise; don’t do fake virtues in disguise in desire for praise Ignore what the nay-sayers say, and tell you what to do. Follow your …

If you get millions of views and followers perhaps it is a bad thing? Do millions of people own a Lamborghini? No, but we do got millions of people drinking Starbucks and eating McDonalds. …

Just be indifferent to shit you don’t care for, but be insanely interested and passionate about what you truly care for. To extinguish all of your passions and feelings is a bad idea. Towards …

A thought: I think if we really think about it, Google is just adware. I think people tend to get too caught up in the whole ‘privacy’ thing, when the real issue here the …

More faith in tradition and the ‘tried and true’ approach than the new for the new sake (as Nassim Taleb calls it ‘neomania’– the mania (craziness) of the new for the sake of the …

Optimus means “best”. So think to yourself: How best can I architect or design my site which makes it easy for people to find my website/blog on Google or any search engine or YouTube …

In today’s brave new world, it seems better to focus on bits than atoms. Why? Bits can travel indefinitely and aren’t constrained by space and time and are infinitely duplicateable. Atoms cannot.

Something I have learned and discovered in life: The more space for almost anything, or the more space things take up, the worse. For example:

Good life philosophy and interesting view on how to make keys:

Porque me gustaría la gasolina?

Why is Indian food so insanely good?