Tag: motivation

  • How to Innovate in Your Photography

    How to Innovate in Your Photography

    You can download this essay for free as a PDF or Microsoft .DOCX file. Dear friend, I wanted to write you a personal letter on innovation. Not to say that I am the most innovative person (I’m not), but in the hope that I can hash out some of my personal thoughts on creativity, pushing…

  • You Can’t Control the Results, Only the Effort

    You Can’t Control the Results, Only the Effort

    “You can’t control the results, only the effort.” – Ryan Holiday Ryan Holiday is a guy I admire very much he’s about my age, and has accomplished a lot. He’s a best selling author, practicing stoic (highly recommend his book, “The Obstacle is the Way), passionate blogger, and overall down to earth guy. I read…

  • On Capturing Beauty in the Mundane

    On Capturing Beauty in the Mundane

    Dear friend, I want to share you with excitement a new idea that I got, from William Eggleston. The concept is quite simple (and I know I have shared this with you in the past) but it is this: Street photography is all about capturing beauty in the mundane. Almost a year ago, I ordered…

  • How to Overcome Excuses in Street Photography

    Bercy Park / Paris, 2015 A photo posted by Eric Kim (@erickimphoto) on Jun 25, 2015 at 3:16pm PDT Getting my laptop stolen recently has been the best thing that happened to me recently. Let me explain why. Not having a laptop the last week, I’ve been making all these excuses not to blog and…

  • Video: How to Overcome Photographer’s Block

    Video: How to Overcome Photographer’s Block

    Inspired by the recent free e-book I wrote: “How to Overcome Photographer’s Block,” I also made a video (for those of you who prefer audio as well). For audio, you can listen below: Podcast links Direct download Podcast episode All podcast episodes Read more to see all the topics I cover, as well as the…

  • Free E-Book: How to Overcome Photographer’s Block

    Free E-Book: How to Overcome Photographer’s Block

    I am excited to announce that I just finished writing a new book titled: “How to Overcome Photographer’s Block.” If you have ever felt lack of motivation, inspiration, or direction– this is the book for you! If you’re in a creative rut, learn how to break out of your “photographer’s block” with this comprehensive and…

  • Be a Photography Shark: Keep Swimming or Die

    Be a Photography Shark: Keep Swimming or Die

    In “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron, I came across this interesting idea: that creativity is like a shark. If sharks stop swimming, even for a minute, they will sink to the bottom of the ocean and die. A lot of things in life are about momentum– about creating positive habits, that allow us to achieve…

  • Take at Least 1 Shitty Photograph Everyday

    Take at Least 1 Shitty Photograph Everyday

    I am currently reading “The Artist’s Way” by Julia Cameron— an interesting book that links creativity, spirituality, and overcoming your artistic self-censor. I know a lot of photographers who are perfectionists or have a lot of self-doubt. This causes them to not pursue their dreams of becoming a photographer. Not becoming a full-time photographer, but…

  • Just one more photo

    Just one more photo

    My mom recently came back from an epic backpacking trip through Nepal for about 28 days. She is an incredible woman. At the age of 59, she was able to withstand the freezing cold, the difficulty of breathing in high altitude, and the challenge of keeping her motivation up for nearly a month in which…

  • 7 Tips How to Stay Motivated in Street Photography

    7 Tips How to Stay Motivated in Street Photography

    As a part of my on-going “Ask Eric Kim” series– here is a question I have from Darren Hoyland from my Facebook fan page: Darren Hoyland: How [do you] keep yourself motivated whilst out on the streets when you have that deja view moment of been here done that? Hey Darren, I face this a lot:…

  • How to Fight “The Resistance” in Street Photography

    How to Fight “The Resistance” in Street Photography

    In “The War of Art”, the author Stephen Pressfield talks about “The Resistance” — and how it is the biggest obstacle to all of our artistic pursuits and endeavors. We can encounter “The Resistance” in many ways in our life. We encounter it when we want to start our own business (and we have thoughts…