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Month: May 2022

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Photo essay / May 14, 2022

HOW TO LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE AS A PHOTOGRAPHER

Even though the notion of ‘living your best life’ seems like this silly millenial/zillenial notion, it is still a good one. Why? It focuses on you to maximize you. The notion we get distracted …

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Photo essay / May 14, 2022

Tandem Photography

Stay in tandem with your photography: perhaps it is wise that on a daily basis, you quickly shoot (extra small JPEG, high contrast black and white filter on Ricoh GR IIIX), while also quickly …

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Photo essay / May 14, 2022

STRONG IMPELLATION OR NOT?

One of the easiest ways to live life: Only do that which you feel insanely impelled to do (self accord) rather than things you ‘should’ do or ‘want’ to do.

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Photo essay / May 13, 2022

Classic shape, new materials.

In praise of the new innovations in the Converse all stars (Nike owns converse). Probably some good cross pollination creativity going on here — Nike design aesthetic applied to classic Converse designs.

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Photo essay / May 13, 2022

CRITIQUE OF LAPTOPS

I spent so much money on this MacBook Pro (13 inch, touchbar) from 2017, and already just 5 years later, it is soooooo slow (even though I bought it maxed out). But the screen …

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Photo essay / May 12, 2022

Parking lots are zen?

A funny thought: when I’m in the middle of a huge concrete open air parking lot, it feels very Zen. Why? Maybe the sense of possibility, in the feeling of not being restricted or …

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Photo essay / May 12, 2022

Product Photography

Not the product photography in the sense of doing fancy product photos to sell an item, but instead, just photograph the products you engage with every single day.

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Photo essay / May 12, 2022

NO CAR FUTURE.

Not owning a car What if you said Tristan that you were not allowed to buy any car, no matter how cheap or expensive? Even if you became a billionaire or a trillionaire, you …

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Photo essay / May 12, 2022

HOW TO SEE MORE CREATIVELY AS A PHOTOGRAPHER

Dear friends, Creative photography is our pursuit. Some quick ideas for you: FILES 1. Create a photo project of all your screenshots I see the screenshot as the new form of ‘meta-art’. That is …

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Photo essay / May 11, 2022

The Best Tesla

Perhaps the best tesla is a model 3, white, lowest range, no additional options, black interior. The bare-bones one. Super base.

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Photo essay / May 11, 2022

The Ideal Diet for Entrepreneurs

What is the ideal diet for entrepreneurs? I think I got it figured out. I believe the ideal diet for an entrepreneur is: ‘Ketogenic‘ diet Intermittent fasting (no breakfast, no lunch, only a big-ass …

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Photo essay / May 11, 2022

THE ESPRESSO MACHINE

The espresso machine as an integral part of the entrepreneur’s toolkit. Perhaps more important than your phone, laptop, camera, etc.

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Photo essay / May 11, 2022

Everyday Life Tactics

Some thing which interests me is the tactics of everyday life. That is, following a strict routine and plan is a bad one. Why? If you’re actually intelligent and tactical, it is more wise …

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Photo essay / May 11, 2022

New Aspirations and Life Goals

My new aspiration: maximize my physical fitness, my physiological strength, endurance, and my propensity for enjoying time outdoors, ideally in the direct sun.

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