{"id":108911,"date":"2018-08-09T17:41:33","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T00:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=108911"},"modified":"2018-08-09T17:43:12","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T00:43:12","slug":"the-significant-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/09\/the-significant-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"The Significant Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seek to make \u00e2\u20ac\u0153better\u00e2\u20ac\u009d photos, seek to make more personally-significant photos!<\/p>\n

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\"Cindy<\/p>\n

We all know the concept of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153the decisive moment\u00e2\u20ac\u009d from our buddy Henri Cartier-Bresson. But I think more important than a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153decisive moment\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153significant moment\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/p>\n

We don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t always know what is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153decisive\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or not before we shoot it. But we know what is important and significant to us!<\/p>\n

\"Cindy<\/p>\n

For myself the most significant moments are with my loved ones and family. Anything which has personal significance to me \u00e2\u20ac\u201d anything that puts a smile on my face is significant! And thus I photograph it, because I want to capture and record the memory, in the hope of revisiting the memory in the future!<\/p>\n

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Often a significant moment is a small detail, that will spark a memory. For example, this time Cindy and I was journaling by the Kamo River in Kyoto; reflecting on life, art, with the gentle summer breeze.<\/p>\n

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Shoot whatever you find personally meaningful to yourself. And make your photos beautiful \u00e2\u20ac\u201d in your own eyes.<\/p>\n

\"Cindy<\/p>\n

There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no ultimate set of rules in aesthetics. You determine what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s beautiful or ugly in your eyes in photography. Define your own aesthetics<\/a> in photography, and shoot and create photos which you find beautiful in your own eyes!<\/p>\n

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Personal documentary<\/h2>\n

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Photograph your own life. You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re the best subject to photograph, and your life is the best thing to photograph. Regardless of how \u00e2\u20ac\u0153boring\u00e2\u20ac\u009d your life may seem\u00e2\u20ac\u201d just shoot it anyways!<\/p>\n

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Photograph the small joys. Like opening a ripe avocado:<\/p>\n

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Or a significant lovely moment \u00e2\u20ac\u201d coffee in the morning with your loved one:<\/p>\n

\"Cindy<\/p>\n

Shoot what is personal to you
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\"Cindy<\/p>\n

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Personal Photography <\/a><\/h1>\n

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Make photos which are personal to you.<\/p>\n

PHOTO JOURNAL\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00bb<\/a><\/h2>\n

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PHOTO JOURNAL<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>will help you find more personal meaning in your photography.<\/p>\n