{"id":122563,"date":"2018-12-18T14:41:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T22:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=122563"},"modified":"2018-12-18T14:41:15","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T22:41:15","slug":"5-tips-how-to-photograph-your-own-neighborhood-and-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/18\/5-tips-how-to-photograph-your-own-neighborhood-and-city\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips How to Photograph Your Own Neighborhood and City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Don’t desire to photograph foreign places; strive to photograph your own local city and neighborhood! Some tips and ideas for you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Just shoot with your phone\u00c2\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Processed with VSCO with a6 preset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I am a huge fan of shooting with a phone, and processing photos with VSCO (a6 is my favorite for color).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bias against shooting with a phone is that it isn’t “legitimate”. This is false. All cameras are good (and legitimate) cameras.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you find yourself shooting more with a phone, just shoot with your phone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Processed with VSCO with a6 preset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2. Just go for a walk around your neighborhood\u00c2\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Better to make interesting photos in your “boring” neighborhood than than to make average photos in an extraordinary or exotic place.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Practice shooting the Fibonacci Spiral composition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When I’m feeling cooped up at the house, I like to just walk around the block with a phone and just snap whatever random stuff I find along the way. This is a good visual exercise to keep my eyes sharp.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Document your own city\u00c2\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Strip mall plaza in Westminster, California (heart of little Saigon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I am currently in Little Saigon with Cindy’s family, and I realized– there are so many interesting Vietnamese-American things to photograph here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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International money exchange\u00c2\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Why is it that we have no pride in our own home city or neighborhood? Why is it that we always desire to be somewhere else? What if we desired instead, to be exactly where we are right now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Little Saigon vs Vietnam Time\u00c2\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Document certain themes, concepts, or ideas you find interesting in your own city. For example,\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n