{"id":122614,"date":"2018-12-18T15:38:30","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T23:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=122614"},"modified":"2018-12-18T15:38:32","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T23:38:32","slug":"if-you-like-the-photo-it-is-a-good-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/18\/if-you-like-the-photo-it-is-a-good-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"If You Like the Photo, it is a Good Photo!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The most difficult person to impress in your photography:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yourself.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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To be honest, it is very hard to make photos that you like. We must make millions of failed photographs, in order to get a few that we really like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Furthermore, it takes a long time for us to develop our own personal aesthetic taste. It takes us a while to build our visual tastebuds, to become more perceptive towards our own photos. It takes a long time for us to recognize what kind of photos we really like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ photo, and this is the rule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you like the photo, it is a good photo.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This is the most robust way of judging your own photos, because it means that you will become master and lord over yourself. It is the most authentic<\/a> form of being a photographer.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recognize that also over time, your photographic tastes and aesthetics will change. And this is good; it means that you are evolving as a photographer and visual artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am never satisfied in my photography; perhaps this is what drives me forward to keep shooting and innovating<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Satisfaction is death<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Once you are satisfied as a photographer and visual artist– what motivation do you have to keep shooting and making new photos?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are ERIC KIM’s personal goals for photography? Simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To never stop making new photos which impresses and interests me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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To me, I want to stay hungry my whole life. To never stop aspiring. To never stop thriving<\/a>. To never stop innovating with visual art and science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once you have lost the hunger and the lust to make new photographs, you start dying. Once you lose that child-like sense of curiosity about the world, what motivation do you have to leave the house?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always be hungry to improve<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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There is an ancient Venetian proverb I learned from Nassim Taleb<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sea is deeper the further you go into it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Which means,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The more you learn about something, the more deep and profound it becomes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I think photography<\/a> is the same. On the outside it seems so simple. Point and shoot photos. Yet, the more I study photography and philosophize about photography<\/a>, the more interesting and fascinating it becomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My lifespan is limited and uncertain. At best, I will live to be 120. At worst, I will die today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, my ambition is to never stop hustling, to further photography, philosophy, to empower my fellow beloved humans. I want to labor for my fellow humans (still alive today), and also for future generations of image-creators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You are the master.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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“I treat the first like my last, and my last like my first.” – JAY Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I never want to lose my child-like na\u00c3\u00afvet\u00c3\u00a9<\/a>. To never be satisfied is good, it means that you will always have an open mind, and be open to learning new things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But once again to conclude– strive to please yourself.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And remember, you are the master and lord over yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep striving to make photos you like. It is so simple!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n