{"id":201906,"date":"2020-01-12T09:35:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T17:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=201906"},"modified":"2020-01-12T10:22:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-12T18:22:07","slug":"the-more-obscure-and-unclear-the-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/12\/the-more-obscure-and-unclear-the-better\/","title":{"rendered":"The More Obscure and Unclear, the Better."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new and change\/evolution in my visual aesthetics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I prefer photos that are more obscure than photos which are too clear. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Too sharp ain&#8217;t good<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mystery is good. To use a crude example, let us ask:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>What is more appealing, a completely naked woman or one who has some things peeking through?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also another crude example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It seems people don&#8217;t like hyper-sharp blu-ray pornography. Why? Too sharp shows too many flaws; which is aesthetically ugly and repulsive.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is why I hate watching most modern films: too many frames per second, too much sharpness is ugly. <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/cinema\">Cinema<\/a> with &#8220;imperfect&#8221; film shot at a slower 24 frames-per-second seems more beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Embrace blur, out-of-focus, black and white, and grittier aesthetics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"787\" data-attachment-id=\"201379\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-087\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-087-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;RICOH GR III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1578066145&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim photography cuba 2020 havana -087\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Havana, 2020 #streettogs&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-087-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-087-scaled.jpg?resize=1180%2C787&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Havana, 2020 #streettogs #blur #out of focus\" class=\"wp-image-201379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-087-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-087-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-087-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-087-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-087-scaled.jpg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-087-scaled.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><figcaption>Havana, 2020 #streettogs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don&#8217;t gotta shoot film; you can shoot digital! Just &#8220;dirty up&#8221; your digital photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"3\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"787\" alt=\"selfie\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-201399\" data-id=\"201399\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-108-scaled.jpg?resize=1180%2C787&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-108-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"787\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-201349\" data-id=\"201349\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-058-scaled.jpg?resize=1180%2C787&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-058-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-058-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-058-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-058-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-058-scaled.jpg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-058-scaled.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"787\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-201336\" data-id=\"201336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-045-scaled.jpg?resize=1180%2C787&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-045-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-045-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-045-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-045-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-045-scaled.jpg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-045-scaled.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1770\" alt=\"tree blur\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-201332\" data-id=\"201332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-041-scaled.jpg?resize=1180%2C1770&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-041-scaled.jpg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-041-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-041-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-041-scaled.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-041-scaled.jpg?resize=920%2C1380&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"787\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-201311\" data-id=\"201311\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-020-scaled.jpg?resize=1180%2C787&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-020-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-020-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-020-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-020-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-020-scaled.jpg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-020-scaled.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"787\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-201301\" data-id=\"201301\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-010-scaled.jpg?resize=1180%2C787&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-010-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-010-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-010-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-010-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-010-scaled.jpg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-010-scaled.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"786\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-201255\" data-id=\"201255\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-havana-cuba-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-v7-18.jpg?resize=1180%2C786&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-havana-cuba-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-v7-18.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-havana-cuba-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-v7-18.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-havana-cuba-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-v7-18.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-havana-cuba-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-v7-18.jpg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"786\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-201248\" data-id=\"201248\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-havana-cuba-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-v7-9.jpg?resize=1180%2C786&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-havana-cuba-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-v7-9.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-havana-cuba-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-v7-9.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-havana-cuba-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-v7-9.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-havana-cuba-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-v7-9.jpg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"786\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-201222\" data-id=\"201222\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-v5-23-pick.jpg?resize=1180%2C786&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-v5-23-pick.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-v5-23-pick.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-v5-23-pick.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-ricoh-gr-iii-2020-v5-23-pick.jpg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you shoot RAW, use <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/presets\">ERIC KIM PRESETS<\/a> to add more drama and grit to your photos. Or if you shoot JPEG, use a preset which has additional grain and &#8216;imperfections&#8217;. On RICOH GR III, I use high contrast black and white JPEG with grain and contrast set to max.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shooting techniques<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"3\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1770\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-202014\" data-id=\"202014\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-mexico-city-2020-ricoh-gr-iii-v2-102.jpg?resize=1180%2C1770&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-mexico-city-2020-ricoh-gr-iii-v2-102.jpg?w=1333&amp;ssl=1 1333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-mexico-city-2020-ricoh-gr-iii-v2-102.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-mexico-city-2020-ricoh-gr-iii-v2-102.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-mexico-city-2020-ricoh-gr-iii-v2-102.jpg?resize=920%2C1380&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"786\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-202013\" data-id=\"202013\" 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1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"786\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-202009\" data-id=\"202009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-mexico-city-2020-ricoh-gr-iii-v2-97.jpg?resize=1180%2C786&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-mexico-city-2020-ricoh-gr-iii-v2-97.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-mexico-city-2020-ricoh-gr-iii-v2-97.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-mexico-city-2020-ricoh-gr-iii-v2-97.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-mexico-city-2020-ricoh-gr-iii-v2-97.jpg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"786\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-202008\" data-id=\"202008\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-mexico-city-2020-ricoh-gr-iii-v2-96.jpg?resize=1180%2C786&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-mexico-city-2020-ricoh-gr-iii-v2-96.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-mexico-city-2020-ricoh-gr-iii-v2-96.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-mexico-city-2020-ricoh-gr-iii-v2-96.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-mexico-city-2020-ricoh-gr-iii-v2-96.jpg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>When you&#8217;re shooting, feel free to walk and move while shooting. Just use autofocus, and if the photos aren&#8217;t in focus; it ain&#8217;t no big deal!<\/li><li>Select photos you like based on <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/29\/mood-in-photography\/\">mood<\/a>; not just what is in-focus or out of focus.<\/li><li>To study great <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/23\/sharpness-is-overrated-30-tips-to-shoot-blurry-and-out-of-focus-photos\/\">blurry<\/a> and out of focus photos, look at the work of <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/26\/10-lessons-william-klein-has-taught-me-about-street-photography\/\">William Klein<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/27\/5-lessons-daido-moriyama-has-taught-me-about-street-photography\/\">Daido Moriyama<\/a>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shoot on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ERIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/aesthetics\/\">Aesthetics<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/24\/cultivate-your-own-taste\/\">Cultivate Your Own Taste<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/20\/image-quality-and-great-photos\/\">Image Quality and Great Photos<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/10\/why-do-imperfect-photos-look-more-beautiful-aesthetics\/\">Imperfect Photos are More Beautiful<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/30\/do-you-photograph-the-world-better-the-same-or-worse-than-reality-aesthetics\/\">Do you photograph the world better, the same, or worse than reality? #aesthetics<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/16\/aesthetics-are-ethics\/\">Aesthetics are Ethics<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/30\/beauty-over-truth-philosophy-aesthetics\/\">Beauty over Truth #philosophy #aesthetics<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/30\/philosophy-of-aesthetics-and-beauty-in-photography\/\">Philosophy of Aesthetics and Beauty in Photography<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/17\/aesthetics-in-photography\/\">Aesthetics in Photography<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/18\/aesthetics-strengthen-simplify-and-focus\/\">Aesthetics Strengthen, Simplify, and Focus<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/13\/not-better-image-quality-more-beautiful-aesthetics\/\">Not better image quality; more beautiful aesthetics!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/31\/why-aesthetics\/\">Why Aesthetics?<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new and change\/evolution in my visual aesthetics: I prefer photos that are more obscure than photos which are too clear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":201339,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_ek_photo_artist_note":"","_ek_photo_thesis":"","_ek_photo_camera":"","_ek_photo_place":"","_ek_photo_human_moment":"","_ek_photo_sequence":"","_ek_photo_question":"","_ek_photo_canonical_claim":"","_ek_photo_ai_summary":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-201906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/eric-kim-photography-cuba-2020-havana-048-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201906"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":202030,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201906\/revisions\/202030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}