{"id":134960,"date":"2019-04-05T18:25:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T01:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=134960"},"modified":"2019-04-05T21:10:02","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T04:10:02","slug":"everyone-has-already-been-a-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/05\/everyone-has-already-been-a-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone Has Already Been a Photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One of the sentiments I hate in photography at the moment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone thinks they’re a photographer now. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

But the truth is everyone has already been a photographer! Why this pretentious nonsense of trying to categorize some of us as photographers and some of us as non-photographers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Why so much pretentiousness in the field of photography, in terms of who should be deemed a “photographer” and who shouldn’t?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My thought is that all the insecure photographers out there who are afraid of other photographers taking their lunch are propagating this condescending notion of “everyone thinks they’re a photographer”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it bad if everyone is a photographer?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I don’t think so. The more photographers there are, the better!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore we need to go beyond the basic notion that the pie is limited. We need to break out of the “zero sum game” mentality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The more photographers there are, the better!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    If everyone is a photographer, how do I stand out? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      You’re already different. I think the best way to stand out is to simply ignore everyone else, and share your work! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Generally speaking sharing your photos on your own (self owned) blog is ideal (WordPress.org). To standout, make your photos super personal, and don’t censor yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Share your super unique view and perspective with the world, and let your soul speak through your photos!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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