{"id":129150,"date":"2019-02-18T13:22:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T21:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=129150"},"modified":"2019-02-18T13:22:38","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T21:22:38","slug":"photography-is-light-painting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/18\/photography-is-light-painting\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography is Light Painting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A practical thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make photos that delight you, impress you, and give YOU more motivation and inspiration in your life; this means, finding more beauty in the (real) world around you!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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I see photography similar to painting: you use light to paint visual images (photographs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paint your own happiness on your wall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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And the great thing with painting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can paint both<\/em> in color or in monochrome. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Why do painters paint?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I think painters paint because they delight in colors, tones, shapes, forms, and compositional balance (assymetry as more dynamic and interesting).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, painters project their own soul and perspective in their paintings. Perhaps we as photographers should think of ourselves more as painters than mere documentarians or photo loggers (ploggers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why paint? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Paint for autotelic purposes (reasons in itself), which means:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You paint because you enjoy painting. Even if you painted something and you never showed it to anybody else, you would still derive joy from painting! <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Photograph for the sake of photographing <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A similar sentiment in photography:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shoot photos for fun, even if you could never share the photos with anyone else! <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Of course I still believe it is good to share your photos with others. But my simple suggestion is to photograph <\/strong>as if<\/strong><\/em> nobody else would see them! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This will allow you to stay motivated in your photography, because you have fun shooting photos (and processing them), as a painter would enjoy painting for himself, or as a musician would enjoy playing for himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you photograph for? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Personally I photograph to entertain myself, to have fun, and to find more joy, delight, and beauty in the world! To me, a life without photography would be a shittier world. I could still be “happy” without photography (as I could technically be happy without coffee), but drinking coffee makes my life 100x more enjoyable. Perhaps photography makes my life 100x more interesting and enjoyable as well<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Study more painters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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To better understand the psychology of artists, I encourage you to study more painters. There are more historical examples of painters (compared with photographers), and perhaps the cross-pollination of photography and painting will result in more interesting ideas and findings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dare to photograph your personal happiness! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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