Dear streettogs,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Happy Monday! Every start of the week is a good one. Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Think about all the great photos you have YET made.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
It is a cliche when people say: “My best photo is the one I haven’t<\/em> shot yet”. But it is a good cliche, and a good hopeful and optimistic one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I just wrote an essay on ‘Photo Motivation<\/a>‘ on trying to figure out why<\/em> we lose motivation to make new photos. My conclusion was this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We compare ourselves to others, feel small, and then self-sabotage ourselves.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
My general thought is to discover motivation in photography, don’t compare yourself to any living contemporaries. Instead, look at the work of the dead masters<\/a>. And the goal is this: strive to make BETTER PHOTOS than the masters did before us<\/strong>. And also, see the masters as our equals, and know that you have the ability to become GREATER than them (if you desire).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And here is a summary of the 5 tips to get you re-sparked and re-motivated in your photography:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Buy RICOH GR III<\/a> and always have it around your neck when you’re out and about (ERIC KIM NECK STRAP MARK II<\/a>), or use RICOH GR III without a strap and just keep it in your front pocket at all times. Shoot high-contrast JPEG black and white mode (or for color, positive film JPEG mode), and keep your camera on “P” (program) mode. Simply shoot whenever you find anything interesting to you.<\/li>
- Don’t trap yourself in a photo genre<\/strong>: All photos are good photos. Shoot family photos, landscape photos, flower photos, food photos, street photos, selfies, abstract photos, etc. Increase your optionality in photography; all subjects are good and legitimate<\/strong>.<\/li>
- Stop uploading photos to social media (Instagram\/Facebook)– this will simply discourage you. If you want real feedback on your photos, upload them to arsbeta.com<\/a> instead.<\/li>
- If you want a place to publish your photos, publish them to your own website<\/a>. A simple provider is bluehost.com, and install wordpress.org.<\/li>
- When looking at the photos of the masters<\/a>, ask yourself: “How can I become BETTER than them, and make BETTER photos than them?”<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n