What I’m personally curious about and passionate about: photography invention, and inventing new things and approaches in photography.

After much using and testing of the Ricoh GR 3X, I have determined and discovered that it is actually a perfect camera. There’s really no critical or fatal laws in it. Only thing I wish it had is a flash, but even that is “nice to have” thing, not an essential thing.

For flash, Provoke cam on iPhone.

Profit & Invention

Is the goal to invent things in order to make a profit, or to use profits to invent new things?

In the past with Steve Jobs, the goal was to use money and profits in order to invent new (insanely great) things.

With Kanye, the goal is to use money to invent new things (future clothing/apparel, and his new STEMPLAYER).

Elon Musk— use profits to innovate new great electric cars (TESLA), and also SPACEX, in order to ‘Occupy Mars’.

Instead of using my money, my Bitcoin, wealth, etc to buy stuff (Tesla Model S plaid, etc)– best to use that money to build things, innovate things, and invent things which I desire to see manifested in the world.

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KANYEWEST stem player as insanely innovative. Essentially it is a handheld device, which is like a mini jambox. And you can control the channels of a given song– (4 of them), and isolate either the voice, instrumentals, etc. 1000x cooler than any recent Apple product I’ve seen in recent memory.

The thought:

Kanye West is using his wealth (billions) to truly innovate insanely great and new things. Kanye is not driven by a profit motive, which makes him the uber-entrepreneur-artist.

Super inspiring to me — my nascent plans to develop my own digital camera. Perhaps might pick up the same idea– some ideas with iPhone Pro and the new LIDAR technology.

First step:

Develop best iPhone Camera App.

Next step:

Develop the hardware for it.

Third step:

Develop the platform for it.

Fourth step:

Develop the micro-economy which can help the photographers on the platform thrive.

We must go faster. Optimize everything for speed.

Speed is king. Speed wins.

Faster ideas:

1. For your phone, laptop — choose the one with the fastest (newest) processor.
2. For camera, shoot extra small jpeg (RICOH GR IIIX).
3. 5G over Wifi (if 5G is faster).
4. PLAID OR NOTHING (for cars)
5. For shoes, the lightest possible — allows you to run faster, further.
6. When possible, prioritize text over images. Text is faster.
7. Choose open things; open fonts, open website concepts– typically load faster.
8. The best website is the one which loads quickest. Note how Google won the search engine race — quickest results, and fastest website speed (no images, just text, and minimalist design).
9. For communication, prioritize and optimize for speed of communication over ‘professionalism’. Short, quick, direct and curt answers are best.

Re-petition, re-creation, re-birth.

Re-fresh, re-start. Re-shoot. Re-peat.

“Re-up”.

If it is true, important or meaningful, good to repeat it or yourself.

For example, repeating to your wife or kids that you love them, or drinking coffee every day (repetition).

Or for example I love meat, I repeat myself by eating it every day.

Every and each day is a new day.

Just think about today.

Don’t think “bad” or “good” people. Think “boring” and “non-boring” (interesting) people.

Laptops are the future, not phones or iPads.

Not enough for incremental improvements, we must strive for and towards the quantum leaps forward and upwards!

All plaid everything.

I don’t want to just feel great, I desire to feel above great.

Don’t buy new, become new.

Stay staunch in your own natural approach and way of (positive) interaction.

Restraint as perhaps a greater pleasure than simply giving in?

My ideal.

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The new iPhone SE as a perfect phone:

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Dear friends,

Some photography ideas for you:

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I just heard that the new HALO movie, TV show series has just launched. An interesting thought: perhaps what we really desire is to become the master chief. The idea of a superhuman, all contained in one bodily shell.

The idea that you are the sole and solo protagonist. And that your armor, weapons, and personal body suit is all that you desire, own, and desire.

Currently I’m having a lot of fun making photos of Seneca. Him eating, growing up, and also learning how to walk unassisted. Also, photographing design objects, text, and concepts I like with my Ricoh GR 3X, in macro mode. Also, enjoying the 40 mm focal length with Ricoh GR 3X, and extra small JPEG, which has expedited my photographic workflow.

Also, not separating my photography from my personal life. Just photographing whatever I witness in every day life, photographing strangers, etc. (more…)

A question on my mind: what is the ideal clothing, or ideal clothes? What do we want from our clothes?

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Our goal as street photographers.

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Better to buy a Tesla Model S Plaid (White) than buy a house or home.

Technically if you take the Silicon Valley hippie approach, you could live out of your Tesla model S plaid. Get it in white, because it is like having an RV. Almost all RVs or white, why? Maximal reflection of heat in the sun, and also longevity.

In theory, if you got a white Tesla model S plaid, with no tint, it should last you the rest of your life. And also might last for the rest of your life of your children.

Why the Tesla model S plaid, and not the Tesla model X Plaid? Because the Tesla model S plaid is faster.

Also, the Tesla model S plaid can be like your mobile gym. Keep a 105 pound kettle bell in your trunk, and you could work out anywhere and everywhere.

If you fold down the rear seats, you could just sleep in the trunk. And because the car is electric, you could just keep on the heater or air conditioner at night time.

From a practical and pragmatic perspective, wait at least three years, and just buy it used from a previous owner on craigslist, maybe you could just pay it in bitcoin — P2P, peer to peer form of payment, especially with large purchases like a house or car.

For cars, our fascination with revving our engines, or 0 to 60 speeds is about power explosion. How much power, force, you could explode and express in a short given moment. Tesla Model S plaid (1.99 seconds) as the current GOAT.

With working out, do not grind out mindless repetitions, and try to gain muscle hypertrophy. Rather, strive towards Maximal power output and expression. Explosion. For example, explosive power when going for a run rep max sumo deadlift. Or, when trying to go for Maximal power explosion when doing to armed kettlebell swings or cleans.

We don’t want to be in the car, or at home — we want the opportunity for physical and creative challenges!

For me, it is photography, motivation, art, aesthetics, and ideas.

A thought when reviewing my photos on my laptop (vs my phone),

Tapping the left and right arrow button is a more efficient movement than having to ‘swipe’ for next on your phone.

Similarly speaking, kettlebell movement and workout as very efficient because to warmup, all you gotta do is the ‘goblet squat’ hip opener stretch/warmup, then you can just jump into the (two armed) then eventually 1 armed swings.

The difference between GAS (gear acquisition syndrome) and GOS (gear optimization syndrome):

With GAS, you keep acquiring equipment for the sake of it, but with GOS, you’re constantly returning and recycling your equipment to find the perfect 1 thing.

I’m often afflicted by GOS, not GAS. I don’t like having a lot of equipment, but I have a problem with trying to get and discover “perfect”.

My recent optimizations:

1. RICOH GR IIIX (after my Ricoh GR III died)
2. iPhone SE (after trying to like the iPhone Pro, but ultimately hating it for the huge weight and bulky/brutal dimensions).

The new emperor on the block.

What does it mean to gain more power as a photographer?

Is it more influence, power and reach you desire? Greater impact?

Your best photos are your new photos:

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I prefer the new me over the old me.

Do things because you must, not expecting or desiring praise or “helping” others.

40mm on RICOH GR IIIX— my new favorite focal length:

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Macro, through the big and small.

Black and white, RICOH GR IIIX.

Even a hair casts its own shadow:

Fill the frame, in praise of 40mm as a focal length.

Photography as a tool to reveal hidden details, through exposure compensation (making your exposure darker, or brighter).

Slimmer waist, in praise of wearing jeans with belt buckles (to track your waist size), or wearing tighter fitting shorts.

The ideal:

Slim waist, great and big muscles.