Month: October 2022
When you make a photo, the design of the camera does not show up in the photo
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If all of the sake of existence were for the sake of making photos, it was worth it.
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Why Korea?
How Korea is interesting to me: First of all, my general sense is that Korea just feels like America junior. Korean modern ideals are very similar to American ideals. The only difference is when …
NO TINT.
To tint your car windows, or to tint your lenses, or to tint your sunglasses is cowardly. More courage to have no tint.
VIBRAM 5 FIVE FINGER SHOES
VIBRAM 5 Finger shoes (EL-X) is supreme. Superior to any Adidas, Nike, Jordan, Yeezy sneaker. Also, it takes more courage to wear. If most people strive to wear a certain shoes in order to …
DON’T STRIVE TO BE UNIQUE.
Perhaps the goal of striving to become unique is the red herring. Perhaps the better goal is for you to just strive to do what you want to do.
Why be nice?
Or the more recent notion of being “kind� I say it is much more robust to be respectful instead. Also, do not concern yourself about making other people feel uncomfortable.
What do I love about color photos? The emotion and feelings I get from the colors.
Read essay →How did I get so good at photography?
First of all, my infinite curiosity about photography, and how to make better photos. Second, studying the masters of photography, and then realizing that in fact, I have more potential than them. Third, having …
The Seoul South Korea subway is great for street photography
Everyone has headphones on, everyone is distracted. Nobody will notice you making photos.
Design which speaks to you?
Taycan— Like Kanye said, “New Porsche with the Tesla engine!â€
Do not do anything expecting thanks.
Don’t do it expecting any thanks. You don’t do it because you expect gratitude from the other party, you do it because you feel it is the best course of action.
Image Curation
Image Selection. Not image “editingâ€, rather, image culling and image curation. Image selection. The art of choosing the photos you care for, the art of image selection. Let us say that you shot 1000 …
Imagine yourself as the Jeff Bezos or the Elon Musk of your own industry and niche
Read essay →What is the best way for you to leverage your human metabolism?
Your limited human metabolism, and also your limited life, and your limited time.
INFINITE EXPLORATION.
This is the promise of street photography. This is the feeling when I’m on the subway, and I look up into the city, skyline, which is infinite. For example, the very optimistic thought I …
Don’t seek to belong.
One of the biggest things which hold us back is the desire to belong, to fit in, to not be noticed. This is bad. I believe this especially affects foreigners, second generation or third …
Aesthetics greatly affect our mood and composition
For example, if you desire to become more modern, embrace modern aesthetics.