The art of image selection:
0. Editing vs post-processing
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To edit your photos means to elevate [editum]. This means to edit your photos is to rank your photos; to put your best photos on a pedestal.
1. Select photos which don’t bore you.
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2. Personal memories//personal significance of your photos
![My mom, who cooked for me in my first workshop in San Francisco](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ERIC-KIM-photography-portfolio-2020-9-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C796&ssl=1)
3. Quickly scroll through your photos; gut reactions are best
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4. It is always changing and in flux
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5. Mystery, darkness.
![dog cerebus Paris](https://i0.wp.com/erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ERIC-KIM-photography-portfolio-2020-2-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1)
6. Cherry on top
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