{"id":39550,"date":"2017-02-18T20:54:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T04:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?page_id=39550"},"modified":"2017-02-18T21:01:56","modified_gmt":"2017-02-19T05:01:56","slug":"labor-to-make-your-photos-concise","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/labor-to-make-your-photos-concise\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor to Make Your Photos Concise"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"eric
Hanoi, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\n \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcI labor to be concise.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 – Horace\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Let us work hard to make our photos short, and to the point:<\/p>\n

1. It takes a long time to make things concise<\/h2>\n

I once read a saying from an ancient, who said something like:<\/p>\n

\n Sorry for making this letter so long. If I had more time, I would have made it shorter.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The basic concept is this: it takes more work to make something short and concise, rather than long and flowery.<\/p>\n

2. I need to work on brevity<\/h2>\n

I have a hard time making my writing concise. I am very verbose. Because I write like I talk. And for those of you who have met me, I love the sound of my own voice.<\/p>\n

But anyways, I think true art is cutting away the superfluous. A photographer is an artist who takes a rough diamond (reality and the world) and chips away at the imperfections. Just like a sculptor starts with a blank slab of marble, and slowly chisels away the marble, to reveal the David inside.<\/p>\n

Brevity is an art. If you want your photos, or art to be remembered\u00e2\u20ac\u201d labor and work hard to make it concise.<\/p>\n

3. Short sayings stick<\/h2>\n

The best advice is brief sayings, like:<\/p>\n