{"id":104670,"date":"2018-07-16T21:04:53","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T04:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=104670"},"modified":"2018-07-16T21:05:33","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T04:05:33","slug":"photo-project-essay-ideas-document-your-own-life-passions-hobbies-and-interests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/16\/photo-project-essay-ideas-document-your-own-life-passions-hobbies-and-interests\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Project\/Essay Ideas: Document Your Own Life, Passions, Hobbies, and Interests!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fun idea: start a photography project based on your passions or side hobbies!<\/p>\n

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Gallo Boxing<\/h2>\n
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For example in 2014, I was living in East Lansing, Michigan (not that much to shoot on the streets) and I was feeling unmotivated in my photography.<\/p>\n

I then got an idea:<\/p>\n

\n What if I could photograph my side hobbies, passions, or something I was interested in?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At the time I was quite interested in boxing, so I just literally went to a boxing gym (Gallo boxing in Lansing, Michigan) and asked if I could just hang around and take photos. The manager and the guys there were totally cool with it, and I started to shoot!<\/p>\n

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Team Tufunga<\/h2>\n
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Another project was when I was really into powerlifting, while living in Berkeley. I went religiously to the local gym in Emeryville (Team Tufunga), and just brought along my RICOH GR II, shot in RAW and applied ERIC KIM MONOCHROME 1600 preset<\/a> afterwards:<\/p>\n

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The takeaway is this:<\/p>\n

\n Identify what your pre-existing hobbies and passions are (besides photography). Then you can choose that to be the topic of your photography project or essay.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Also,<\/p>\n

\n Start a photo project or essay on a subculture you’re interested or curious about! Enter the place with an open mind, and discover the subculture as you’re photographing it!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In other words,<\/p>\n

\n Use the camera as a tool to document your own life, and use it as a tool to empower you to pursue what you’re curious or interested in!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

BE BRAZEN,
\nERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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