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Why Art Matters

Art matters for lots of different reasons. One reason is that ultimately, it looks like all of our aesthetic interests with objects, consumer things, consumers things etc. is rooted in some sort of art.

The second thing is that perhaps, the ultimate end towards humans, and humanity is to produce art!

Photo Thoughts

Ever since my Ricoh GR 3X has died, I’ve been experimenting a lot with different camera setups. One of them is simple: just using the old Lumix G9 I had lying around, using the Lumix Leica 12mm F1.4 lens, and more recently, getting this really great tiny pancake Lumix 14 mm F2.5 lens.

Beauty

First and foremost, I think our primary preoccupation as photographer-artists is to create beautiful photos.

I never really thought it would make a difference, but switching from the Leica Lumix 12 mm F1.4 lens to the Lumix 14mm f2.5 lens, I could actually see an insanely huge difference. Things I noticed:

The first huge obvious difference is that the Lumix 14 mm F2.5 lens photos, in terms of shooting portraits, up close portraits of Seneca, the photos are aesthetically a lot uglier. It is almost too rough, too grainy, too gritty. Also something about the out of focus bokeh effect, is really ugly on the F2.5 lens.

Another thing is that the colors, when shooting color photos, intelligent auto mode on the F2.5 lens, the colors look really off and ugly. Something I didn’t think too much about, but if you shoot intelligent auto JPEG mode, straight up on the Lumix G9 with the Lumix 12 mm F1.4 lens, the photos look insanely perfect. The colors are true to life, vibrant, and beautiful.

Photo dissonance

Another huge shocking factor is that when I saw all of these photos that I shot of Seneca, with the new 14 mm F2.5 lens, of Seneca, I had some sort of visual, photo dissonance, which means that I almost didn’t recognize the photos of Seneca.

Then my simple thought: maybe I should just keep the Lumix G9 permanently paired with the 14 mm F1 .4 lens, and just use it as a portrait art camera, and then figure out a more pocketful portable solution for street photography of strangers in public? or just maybe use an iPhone for street photography of strangers in public and urban landscapes?

TIME WISDOM

“Virtuous” uses of your time vs “foolish“ uses of your time?

ARTIST

I am an artist!

Photo artist and beyond:

THE MOST SUPREME LIFE, THE MOST SUPREME LIFESTYLE

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I think the most supreme life, the most supreme lifestyle has to do some thing with walking a lot, having a nice living situation at home, and great health, great sunlight outdoors exposure, exercise, park life, city life etc.

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BUT TOWARDS WHAT ENDS?

QUALITY MATTERS.

Perhaps our mission as humans and producers, designers, artists:

To (never stop) making the quality of things ever better!

HOW TO BECOME A BETTER STREET PHOTOGRAPHER

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  1. Live in a city more conducive to street photography (some sort of downtown area or city, Culver City is great!)
  2. Always have your camera with you, and always prioritize the smallest lens possible. For example on my Lumix G9, I really like the 14mm f/2.5 pancake lens — so insanely small and compact and light! As a consequence I shoot more!

Dominate street photography:

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY 101

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  1. Street Photography Mastery
  2. How I Became the Greatest Street Photographer Alive
  3. Antifragile Photography
  4. How to Conquer Your Fears in Street Photography
  5. INSANELY AUDACIOUS AND BOLD
  6. 5 Simple Street Photography Techniques
  7. STREET PHOTOGRAPHER.
  8. The Street Photographer Ideal
  9. 50 Street Photography Tips, Techniques and Ideas
  10. Street Photography Values
  11. STREET PHOTOGRAPHY DOESN’T NEED TO HAVE PEOPLE IN IT.
  12. Why Street Photography is So Great
  13. WHY BECOME A STREET PHOTOGRAPHER?
  14. Society Photography, Not “Street” Photography
  15. How to Street Photography
  16. STREET PHOTOGRAPHY OPTIONALITY.
  17. 10 Street Photography Tips
  18. The Street Photographer as the Apex Photographer
  19. Street Photography & Adrenaline
  20. STREETTOGS STARTING GUIDE
  21. 50 Street Photography Tips by ERIC KIM
  22. What I Wish I Knew If I Started Street Photography All Over Again
  23. Photograph like it’s not a big deal
  24. Suburb Street Photography
  25. What is Our Personal Motivation Behind Street Photography?
  26. WHY I’M SO PASSIONATE ABOUT STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
  27. Personal Street Photography
  28. STREET PHOTOGRAPHY AS A PRACTICE.
  29. Pandemic Street Photography
  30. AIRPORT STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
  31. How to Shoot Street Photography Right Now
  32. Towards a More Independent Street Photography Approach
  33. How Street Photography Improves Your Life
  34. How to Tell Stories in Your Street Photos
  35. Face Street Photography
  36. How to Start Shooting Street Photography
  37. How to Shoot Street Photography During a Pandemic
  38. 7 Street Photography Assignment Ideas

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY STARTER KIT

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Master street photography with STREET PHOTOGRAPHY STARTER KIT.

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY 101

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If you’re new to street photography, start here:

Brave New Street Photography

Street Photographs

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  1. How to Shoot Street Photography with Dads and Kids
  2. HOW I BECAME SUCH A GREAT STREET PHOTOGRAPHER
  3. Use Quarantine as an Opportunity to Pick up Film Photography
  4. Hong Kong Street Photography by ERIC KIM

Street Photography Philosophy

Street Photography Articles

Street Photography Techniques

Street Photography Ideas

Street Photography Composition Techniques

STREET NOTES.

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LEARN FROM THE MASTERS OF STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

Timeless wisdom from the masters of street photography.

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FUNDAMENTALS OF STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

Street Photography Inspiration

Beginner Street Photography Articles

Get started in street photography:

Definitions in Street Photography

How to Shoot Street Photography

Street Photography Equipment

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How to Conquer Your Fears in Street Photography

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Intermediate Street Photography Articles

Take your street photography to the next level:

Advanced Street Photography Articles

Find deeper meaning in your street photography:

Street Photography Tips & Technique

Learn how to shoot on the streets:

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Street Photography Guides

In-depth guides on street photography:

Street Photography Equipment

The best equipment for street photography:

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Street Photography Editing and Workflow

How to Start a Street Photography Project

Learn From the Masters of Street Photography

“He without a past has no future.”

Start here:

  1. Why Study the Masters of Photography?
  2. Great Female Master Photographers
  3. Cheat Sheet of the Masters of Photography
  4. 100 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
  5. Beginner’s Guide to the Masters of Street Photography
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The Masters of Photography

Classics never die:

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Free Street Photography Books

Distilled information on street photography:

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Supreme Life, Lifestyle.

Some sort of city life, which allows for maximum walking, pedestrian lifestyle, no driving necessary.

And a beautiful clean new modern apartment! A good living home situation.

Freedom from annoyance

One of the great upsides of living by yourself, or just living with your own nuclear family.

Startup Thinking

What is startup thinking?

To me, it basically means that everyone, everything, must start somewhere. Often we start with nothing, or with zero resources, zero followers, zero subscribers etc. Yet perhaps this is the beauty; we have the incentive, motivation, to start, start afresh, start new.

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