A recent realization:

Don’t worry about making “good” photos. Just focus on shooting a lot (every day, and process photos every day).

Perhaps this can help bring you more joy in photography and life?

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Some practical photo tips off the dome (originally sent to my newsletter):

I am proud to announce that today we announce ARS Beta Version III with the brand-new and revolutionary ARS Coin feature.

Practical photo tips for you:

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I’m very self-motivated. How did I become this way? Some thoughts:

What is your personal motivating force in life? Let this propel you forward!

New eyes for new photos.

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Something exciting is brewing at ARSBETA.COM ; keep your eyes glued.

Changing, it rests.

Heraclitus

I think “burnout” is often boredom mixed with physical exhaustion mixed with working on things you don’t care about.

No need to travel or escape yourself. Simply photograph and document your own life.

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What would an “ideal” photography culture look like? Some of my personal thoughts:

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Once you have perfect, then what?

What motivates us to keep making photos?

My theory:

We are never visually satisfied.

This is a good thing!

I think you really love a place if you’re as happy coming as you are leaving.

The goal isn’t to be productive for the sake of being productive. The goal is to become MORE PRODUCTIVE on things which you really care about!

It rests by changing.

Heraclitus

I believe all change is good. And not only that, but it seems that change is where we find new sources of inspiration.

Paint with your camera. Find colorful textures and things which inspire you. Process your photos with additional contrast, tweak the colors, and paint photos which make you happy!

Practical and simple photography tips to get you motivated to shoot more!

After buying all the stuff I’ve wanted in my life I’ve discovered that the cost of ownership (maintenance, stress) outweighs the joy of actually owning something.

I’ve been making more photo galleries on this blog (via WordPress) and I feel like a new creative door has been opened to me.

A thought:

What if in life you enjoyed all elements of it– the good, the bad, the difficult, and the easy?

I’m having so much fun in my photography as of late, and I wanna share some tips with you (hopefully these can help you enjoy photography more!)

With abstract photography or art; I think the secret is looking for faces in things (eyes, heads, etc).

To find inspiration to make photos, don’t worry about whether the photo will be “good” or not. Simply photograph what makes you happy, what makes you smile; what you love and care about!

A realization:

Composition (and all design in general) is based on proportions.

Lots of new action on ERIC KIM YOUTUBE:

Aren’t you curious what your limit is? Aren’t you curious how far you can fly?

I’m happy, and I strive to maintain my personal happiness.

But why is happiness important? What functional purpose does it serve? And in what ways is happiness overrated, or underrated?

Some practical street photography tips:

Motivation literally means to move. Thus it seems quite simple:

To be more “motivated” in life, move more!

The more bold or brazen you are, the more likely you are to make strong/interesting photos!

The happy, active photographer as the most productive and inspired:

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Fleshing out some personal thoughts:

What exactly is “mood”? Why does it shift? Why are we sometimes in a “good” mood, versus a “bad” mood? Is mood a physiological thing? Is there an “ideal” mood to be in?

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For my whole photographic life, I’ve always stuck to shooting a 3:2 aspect ratio (the standard 35mm aspect ratio). But one day, I accidentally switched my Lumix G9 (Micro 43rds camera) into the native 4:3 format. And I’ve been shooting with 4:3rds aspect ratio, and have been having a ton of fun! Some of my thoughts:

In life, to ‘prioritize’ literally means to put 1 thing in front of everything else. You cannot ‘prioritize’ more than 1 thing (that is why the notion of ‘prioritie(s)‘ makes no sense).

If your main artistic outlet is photography — why don’t you make it tantamountly important in your life?

A reminder to self:

Always optimize for ultra-lightweight.

A thought:

Don’t worry so much about your personal ‘happiness.’ Instead, better to focus on your creative productivity.

Practical tips to get you going!

The only thing holding you back is you:

Joyful bliss:

A unique approach to life:

Personal tips:

As photographers, we have it in our DNA to desire to create new photos, for all of eternity!

Personal thoughts on happiness and photography:

Virtues that I care about in my own life:

Photography is only possible with contrast: contrasting subject matter, contrast with light vs dark, and contrasting elements.

What I’m currently living with on the road and traveling with:

My ideal of the photographer:

To delight in your own self-development in your photographic artistry– independent from the opinion of others.

Fresh new batch of videos out of my favorite city in the world– Mexico City:

My practical tips on how to become a more productive photographer:

There are a trillion and one reasons to become a photography blogger. Let me outline some of my personal reasons why become a photography blogger:

Practical thoughts and ideas:

Perhaps the cause of our ills in life is that our lives are TOO predictable, safe, and comfortable.

Upload your photos to arsbeta.com to get real and honest feedback on your photos (double-blind algorithm pairs you and a stranger). Otherwise when you sit down with another photographer (in real life), ask them: “Please help me kill my babies.”

Allow your style to constantly change, but be firm in your artistic vision:

Conventional wisdom says that contradiction is bad, evil, and wrong. But what if contradiction was the source of our creativity?

To keep photography (and life) fun, never stop challenging yourself, and pushing yourself to new limits!

Today I walked around the streets of Mexico City, shooting with my Lumix G9, Leica 12mm f/1.4 Lens (24mm full-frame equivalent) x Henri Wrist Strap Pro, in 4:3 ratio, medium-JPEG (vivid color preset, with max color and saturation), with the electronic viewfinder (EVF), and had so much fun!

Creative ecstasy 

I’m one with peace 

And an epic elation of soul 

I wish to dance and proclaim my joy to all the world. 

Feast your eyes with colorful, gritty, and multi-vareigated images:

To photograph is to dance:

Practical thoughts and tips on how to expedite your photographic workflow:

In praise of RICOH GR II for travel and photography:

Only work when your guts and instincts propel you to work, to create, and to produce. Whenever we “force” ourselves to work or create, it will never be any good.

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Some basic photography tips:

We have the power in our own hands to dictate our own personal values in life:

Resentment: drinking poison and hoping the other person dies.

A thought:

Perhaps we should prioritize our artwork over our own personal “happiness”.

As I’m typing these words, I am enjoying life in Mexico City (going to live here with Cindy at our AirBnb for the next month or so).