{"id":209431,"date":"2020-02-12T10:08:36","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T18:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=209431"},"modified":"2020-02-12T10:52:23","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T18:52:23","slug":"the-physical-strength-required-for-creative-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/12\/the-physical-strength-required-for-creative-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"The Physical Strength Required for Creative Productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On creative muscularity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"848\" data-attachment-id=\"208870\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/8396d2f0-7531-4dca-88a4-8c7fd3a71c19\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8396D2F0-7531-4DCA-88A4-8C7FD3A71C19.jpeg?fit=1280%2C848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,848\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"8396D2F0-7531-4DCA-88A4-8C7FD3A71C19\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8396D2F0-7531-4DCA-88A4-8C7FD3A71C19.jpeg?fit=1280%2C848&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8396D2F0-7531-4DCA-88A4-8C7FD3A71C19.jpeg?fit=1280%2C848&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8396D2F0-7531-4DCA-88A4-8C7FD3A71C19.jpeg?resize=1280%2C848&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"coffee \" class=\"wp-image-208870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8396D2F0-7531-4DCA-88A4-8C7FD3A71C19.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8396D2F0-7531-4DCA-88A4-8C7FD3A71C19.jpeg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/8396D2F0-7531-4DCA-88A4-8C7FD3A71C19.jpeg?resize=720%2C477&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Why does drinking a cup of coffee assist us in creating artistic art-works?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simple: the coffee acts as a stimulus which puts motion into our muscles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider&#8211; you cannot create art-works without bodily force, and muscular force. You cannot make art without your body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, as a writer you must move your hand (movement). Or when you type, you must move your fingers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" data-attachment-id=\"208918\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/1e761edb-aea9-4d15-bc61-49b7cf75f9d8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1E761EDB-AEA9-4D15-BC61-49B7CF75F9D8-scaled.jpeg?fit=1707%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1707,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;RICOH GR III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563454801&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1E761EDB-AEA9-4D15-BC61-49B7CF75F9D8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1E761EDB-AEA9-4D15-BC61-49B7CF75F9D8-scaled.jpeg?fit=1707%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1E761EDB-AEA9-4D15-BC61-49B7CF75F9D8-scaled.jpeg?fit=1707%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1E761EDB-AEA9-4D15-BC61-49B7CF75F9D8-scaled.jpeg?resize=1707%2C2560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tommy trojan sword \" class=\"wp-image-208918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1E761EDB-AEA9-4D15-BC61-49B7CF75F9D8-scaled.jpeg?w=1707&amp;ssl=1 1707w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1E761EDB-AEA9-4D15-BC61-49B7CF75F9D8-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1E761EDB-AEA9-4D15-BC61-49B7CF75F9D8-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1E761EDB-AEA9-4D15-BC61-49B7CF75F9D8-scaled.jpeg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1E761EDB-AEA9-4D15-BC61-49B7CF75F9D8-scaled.jpeg?resize=520%2C780&amp;ssl=1 520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/1E761EDB-AEA9-4D15-BC61-49B7CF75F9D8-scaled.jpeg?resize=720%2C1080&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photography is one of the most physically-demanding art-creation forms. Why? You gotta walk long distances! You must squat. You must run after certain photo-opportunities. You also need the courage to photograph strangers (<a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/street-photography-101\/\">street photography<\/a>)&#8211; sometimes having the courage to ask for <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/29\/how-to-shoot-street-portraits-with-permission\/\">permission<\/a>, and sometimes having the courage to shoot without permission (<a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/29\/10-tips-for-candid-street-photography\/\">candid photography<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus the thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>If we want to become more creatively productive artists, we must make our bodies stronger (more muscular strength, better metabolism, lower body-fat percentage).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Devote Your Life to Photography\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2f0lVkKSJzw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/RPZgQ4d6?preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On creative muscularity:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199893,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-209431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/ERIC-KIM-PORTRAIT-SELFIE10-flex-muscle-scaled.jpg?fit=1696%2C2560&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209431","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=209431"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":209470,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209431\/revisions\/209470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}