{"id":155232,"date":"2019-07-15T18:28:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T01:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=155232"},"modified":"2019-07-15T18:46:23","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T01:46:23","slug":"how-to-make-beautiful-photos-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/15\/how-to-make-beautiful-photos-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make beautiful photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What makes a beautiful photo? How do we better increase our chances of making a beautiful photo? What type of camera do we need, and so forth?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Do the photos motivate or depress you?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m starting to realize the overwhelming power that images have over us. Even one ugly image can ruin my mood for an entire day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However for me, when I see beautiful images (in real life or artwork, I gain motivation!). I desire to move more, dance more, smile more, and proclaim more gratitude towards life!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural is (generally) better. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I love natural and organic elements. Wood, green foliage, stone, and the such. I generally disdain plastic and soulless artificial things. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And I also believe in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153wabi sabi\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u201d beauty in decay, grit, and wear and tear. Kyoto being one of the most beautiful cities in the world to me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beautiful humans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Photograph people and humans you deem beautiful in your eyes. For example, what Cindy<\/a> is to me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beautiful aesthetics in the camera <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I also hate to admit it, but generally speaking the bigger the sensor of the camera, the more beautiful the aesthetics<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve made a lot of good photos on an iPhone<\/a>, but none of which I would classify as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153beautiful\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in my eyes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favorite cameras thus far include the RICOH GR II<\/a> and Pentax 645z<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pentax 645z photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Also good include Leica M9<\/a>, film Leica MP<\/a>, and Kodak Portra 400 film<\/a> and Kodak Trix 400<\/a> (pushed to 1600 with yellow filter). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portra 400 film photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Trix pushed to 1600<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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RICOH GR II<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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