{"id":133223,"date":"2019-03-13T08:59:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T15:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=133223"},"modified":"2019-03-14T07:33:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T14:33:49","slug":"photograph-and-document-your-own-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/13\/photograph-and-document-your-own-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Photograph and Document Your Own Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

No need to travel or escape yourself. Simply photograph and document your own life.<\/p>\n

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  1. Let us assume you truly make photos to please yourself.<\/li>\n
  2. Then let us assume you love your life.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Then doesn’t it make sense for you to document\/photograph your own life?<\/p>\n

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    What if I don’t love my own life?<\/h2>\n

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    Now this is the trickier thing:<\/p>\n

    What if I don’t love my life? If so, what should I photograph?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    My thought:<\/p>\n

    If you don’t love your life, don’t pursue photography thinking that photographic productivity will make you happier in life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Instead, focus on your own personal happiness THEN pursue photography with a more fiery ardor!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    How to become happier in your personal life<\/h2>\n
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    My thought:<\/p>\n

    I believe that happiness is a physiological thing (your physical vigor).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    For example, when I am tired, jet-lagged, or physically exhausted, I also feel “depressed”. I cannot motivate myself to do anything, because I am so physically exhausted.<\/p>\n

    So perhaps as a very basic thing:<\/p>\n

    In order to be happier, focus on building your own physical strength.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    How to build-up your physical strength\/vigor<\/h2>\n

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    Things you can do:<\/p>\n

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    1. Make sure you get a good night sleep (8+ hours)<\/li>\n
    2. Experiment with ‘intermittent fasting’ (no eating breakfast or lunch) as well as a ‘ketogenic diet’ (no carbs, sugar, starch) diet.<\/li>\n
    3. Drink more black coffee during the day (be very strict and no caffeine in the evening).<\/li>\n
    4. Everyday walk, and engage in some sort of physical activity (yoga, powerlifting, deadlift, squats, chin-ups, pushups, etc.<\/li>\n
    5. Ensure you eat enough protein\/fat\/meat in your diet.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      When am I the most creatively productive?<\/h2>\n
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      For myself, I am most creatively productive once I have the maximum of physical power and vigor. My physical vigor and happiness seems to be a necessary precedent to my creative productivity.<\/p>\n

      For example, when I am the happiest in life and I want to share that happiness with others, that is when I am the most creatively productive! I walk more, talk more, shoot more photos, think more, and share more.<\/p>\n

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      You cannot fake happiness and enthusiasm — just as you cannot fake hate.<\/p>\n

      Thus if you’re feeling exhausted, feeling depressed, and you want to make good photos– you will have a difficult time. Even if you do shoot when you’re in a depressed state; the photos will lack joy.<\/p>\n

      And do you want to create non-joyful images? Of course– this is up to you.<\/p>\n

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      Photography as a philosophical exercise<\/h2>\n
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      The more and more I think about photography, the more I realize it is a philosophical exercise. Photography is a reflection of how you see the world and life.<\/p>\n

      But remember; life is more important than photography. Focus on maximizing your own personal happiness, THEN shoot that!<\/strong><\/p>\n

      ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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