ERIC KIM

PHOTOGRAPHY INSPIRATION IDEAS

Some simple tips on being inspired in photography:

  1. Think outside: the ultimate privileges to be outside! Optimize your life which is anti-indoors.
  2. The simplest Camera set up possible: I still think that the best camera is probably the Ricoh 3X, mine broke I’m fed up with it. Either get that or the new Lumix G9 with the Lumix 14 mm F2.5 lens and an HENRI X ERIC KIM STRAP — HAPTIC PHOTO SUPPLY CO.
  3. Discover joy in each and every moment. Always have your camera with you, either your front right pocket, or a simple side front chest satchel. For example, I’m using the OG ERIC KIM portfolio bag, and it works insanely good.
  4. Review your photos on your iPad Pro, the smaller 11 inch. Make your whole photography workflow only JPEG, small JPEG, import your photos to your iPad. The USB-C adapter with the SD card adapter, and just use the built-in apple photos to review select share and upload all your photos.

MOTIVATION BY KIM

Become more:

  1. Setbacks are a motivator, a turbocharger
  2. THERE IS SO MUCH OF THE WORLD TO PHOTOGRAPH!
  3. The Philosophy of Optimism
  4. What Slows You Down?
  5. Meta Editing
  6. Move Mass
  7. What’s “Cool”?
  8. No In-Between
  9. Independent Aspirations
  10. COMPULSION.
  11. *BEYOND* PERFECT.
  12. BUY BOOKS WHEN YOU WANT TO BUY GEAR.
  13. How to Make More Photos
  14. JUST MAKE MORE PHOTOS.
  15. MY DESIRE TO CAPTURE IT ALL.
  16. VISUAL DETOX.
  17. Photography is Our Addiction
  18. A BILLION PHOTOS
  19. THE MOTIVATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER.
  20. CURIOUS.
  21. PROVOKE.
  22. How to Do More Photography
  23. PRACTICE.
  24. TURBOCHARGE YOURSELF, TURBOCHARGE OTHERS.
  25. LIFE IS ALL UPSIDE, NO DOWNSIDE.
  26. PHOTO TURBO THOUGHTS
  27. No Such Thing as Good or Bad; Simply Stimulating or Not Stimulating
  28. The Best Genre is No Genre
  29. The Key to Photographic Motivation
  30. Pacifying Media, Motivational Media
  31. Our Hunger for New Experiences
  32. Mental Motivation
  33. ALL ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY.
  34. The Photographer as Creator
  35. Create *BEYOND* Yourself
  36. Let Your Curiosity Drive Your Photography
  37. LOVE YOUR PHOTOS.
  38. Abstract Monochrome Photography
  39. SHOOT WITHOUT THINKING.
  40. Just Have Fun With Photography
  41. Wu-Wei Effortless Motivation
  42. CONSISTENCY x NOVELTY
  43. Easily Bored?
  44. Face Photography
  45. How to Become More Self-Motivated in Your Photography
  46. YOUR OWN PHOTOS ARE THE BEST PHOTOS.
  47. On Sharing Your Favorite Photos
  48. UBERABUNDANCE.
  49. Peak Photographic Productivity
  50. When to Review Your Photos
  51. Serotonin and Photos
  52. The Photos You Have Yet Shot are Your Most Important Photos
  53. 3 Tips How to Master Photography
  54. Do You Like Your Own Photos?
  55. The Beauty of Mundane, Everyday Moments
  56. Reasons Why to Be Optimistic About the Future
  57. A Photography-Full Future
  58. The More You Shoot, the Better
  59. How Many Photos Should You Shoot Everyday?
  60. Why Do We Love Motion?
  61. Now is Your Chance to Shoot History in the Making
  62. Photo by Photo
  63. How and Why Photography Remains So Interesting to Me
  64. How to Conquer Your Inner Photographic Critic
  65. Thoughts on HDR Photography
  66. New Year, New Photos
  67. Why Exhibit Your Photos?
  68. Photography is Visual Poetry
  69. What’s the Purpose of Art?
  70. Why Do We Photographers Have Such a Hard Time Staying Inspired and Motivated?
  71. On Becoming a More Optimistic Photographer
  72. Philosophy of Weather
  73. How to Become a More Optimistic Photographer and Human
  74. You Are a Creative Photographer
  75. JUST SHARE YOUR ARTISTIC PROCESS WITH OTHERS.
  76. What Motivates Me to Shoot?
  77. How to Maximize Yourself to the Fullest
  78. HOW TO MOVE AND MOTIVATE PEOPLE
  79. Autotelic Photography
  80. The more I go out and photograph the world, the more interesting and beautiful the world becomes
  81. Why Photographers Have Such Low Self-Esteem
  82. ERIC KIM MOTIVATION
  83. Why Am I So Unmotivated?
  84. EVERY DAY IS A NEW DAY
  85. WHY ARE YOU SO UNMOTIVATED?
  86. Movement is Motivation
  87. How to Motivate Myself to Make New Photos
  88. Never Stop Optimizing
  89. How to Help and Motivate Others
  90. Feed On Your Own Photos; Let Them Nourish You!
  91. Competition is for Suckers
  92. A Future Without Travel
  93. How Google Can Improve Your Photography
  94. DEVELOP YOURSELF.
  95. NEVER STOP MOVING!
  96. How I Self-Motivate Myself
  97. Every Day the Sun is Birthed Anew
  98. A Life Without Photography Isn’t a Life Worth Living
  99. WIN.
  100. 8 Practical Photography Assignments for You
  101. Tabula Rasa, Blank Slate, Carte Blanche
  102. RELENTLESS
  103. LIFE IS THE ULTIMATE RPG
  104. HYPER VIGOR
  105. FRESH AIR PHOTOS
  106. WHO IS GONNA THRIVE IN TODAY’S BRAVE NEW WORLD?
  107. ARTISTIC OPTIMISM
  108. PASSION, not Discipline
  109. Better Bad Photos than No Photos
  110. The Empowering Feeling of Failure
  111. To Be Human is to Move
  112. Enjoy the Process
  113. Better Bad Photos than No Photos
  114. Why Keep Making New Art and Photos, Indefinitely?
  115. Photography Motivation: What if There is Nothing Interesting to Photograph?
  116. Move First, Motivation Later
  117. Motivation Follows the Action
  118. In Praise of Heroes
  119. 5 Tips How to Boost Your Creativity
  120. How to Have Inspiration to Take Photos in the Suburbs
  121. Anything that Motivates You to Move is Good!
  122. The Productive Photographer is the Happiest Photographer!
  123. Make Today Count!
  124. How to Break Through Photographer’s Block
  125. The Joyful Photographer
  126. The Dancing Photographer
  127. The Kaizen Process of Gradual Self-Improvement in Photography
  128. It is Your Duty to Make Beautiful Pictures!
  129. Making Pictures IS Happiness!
  130. NO EXCUSES.
  131. The Pomodoro Photography Technique
  132. The ABC of Photography
  133. Just Shoot It.
  134. How to Change the World With Photography
  135. How to Find Inspiration in Photography and Life
  136. How to Overcome Resistance
  137. Create Against the Past
  138. How I Motivate Myself to Make Photos
  139. Wear Your Camera Like a Necklace or Bracelet
  140. Have Your Photos Come to You
  141. How to Level Up in Your Photography
  142. How Not to Give a Fuck of What Others Think of You
  143. How to Overcome Procrastination in Your Photography
  144. How to Reinspire Your Photography
  145. What is Your Mission in Photography and Life?
  146. How to Overcome Photographer’s Block
  147. Be a Photographer Now
  148. How to Overcome Boredom with Photography
  149. Never Stop Growing as a Photographer
  150. Why Do You Need “Inspiration” to Shoot?
  151. Just Shoot.
  152. 5 Things to Do If You’ve Lost Your Passion for Photography
  153. How to Have Unshakeable Confidence in Yourself
  154. Don’t Give Up On Your Dream
  155. Don’t Waste Your Potential
  156. Unlock Your Potential
  157. Empower Others With Your Photography
  158. Why You Shouldn’t Follow Your Passion in Photography

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