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3 Tips How to Master Photography

The goal is to master photography:

1. Study the masters, then kill them

Henri Cartier-Bresson Photography Composition Studies

Learn from the past masters, and once you have extracted all their wisdom, knowledge, and skills/technique … feel free to ‘kill‘ them (metaphorically).

This means:

You start off as a child, and you got the umbilical chord. But at a certain point, you must snip the umbilical chord, and continue to propagate yourself, on your own path.

2. Master one sword (camera)

Why You Must Buy Ricoh GR III

Your camera is your (samurai) sword. Which means:

If you truly want to master photography, you must master one tool.

For me, that is RICOH GR. I used all the cameras out there, including LEICA, and I am convinced (for me):

RICOH GR III is the perfect camera.

It takes a long enough time to master one thing … why keep switching? Keeping the ‘one camera, one lens‘ zen … you will reduce ‘decision fatigue’ when it comes to choosing your camera, and you can focus on what is really important to you … shooting!

3. Voracious for more.

The 90/10 Principle to Entrepreneurship

It is not enough to gain ‘domain expertise‘ in photography. The goal is to go further.

This means:

Find deep gratitude and joy for your past photos, but always be hungry for more.

The photos you have yet shot are your most important photos. I didn’t realize this until the birth and photography of my first child and son.

The future is bright for you and your photography!

SHOOT ON!

ERIC


MASTER MOTIVATION

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Seek to supersede yourself and become more:

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