{"id":22136,"date":"2014-12-31T09:21:42","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T17:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=22136"},"modified":"2015-01-01T18:32:15","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T02:32:15","slug":"ask-eric-kim-2-how-to-discover-interesting-scenes-in-your-familiar-thus-boring-home-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/31\/ask-eric-kim-2-how-to-discover-interesting-scenes-in-your-familiar-thus-boring-home-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Eric Kim #2: “How To Discover Interesting Scenes in Your Familiar (thus Boring) Home City?”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hey streettogs, to continue with my “Ask Eric Kim\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00c2\u00a0series (any questions you had about street photography,\u00c2\u00a0business,\u00c2\u00a0marketing,\u00c2\u00a0social media,\u00c2\u00a0etc.) I put a question out on Facebook regarding what questions you had (so I could try my best to help out and offer some ideas):<\/p>\n

Kai Kienzle<\/a> asked the following:<\/p>\n

“How [do you]\u00c2\u00a0discover interesting scenes in your familiar (thus boring) home city?”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Dear Kai,<\/p>\n

I often have the same problem when it comes to my own photography. I travel quite a bit teaching and one of the most difficult things is to stay inspired in my own familiar (and thus boring) home city.<\/p>\n

I grew up in Alameda, California (in the bay area) and currently live in Berkeley (just next-door) where my girlfriend Cindy is studying her Ph.D. in Vietnamese Colonial History at U.C. Berkeley.<\/p>\n

When I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not traveling or teaching workshops, my days are pretty boring and straightforward. I wake up in the morning, take a cold shower (icy cold), usually have a shot of espresso, either stop by the gym or drive Cindy to class. After that, I have a big breakfast at home (at least 4 strips of bacon and 1\/2 pound of ground beef), another shot of espresso (you can never have too much coffee), and then start writing for this blog. I then usually write for about 2\u00e2\u20ac\u201c3 hours, take a break, perhaps run some errands, pick up Cindy for class, or go on a walk to the nearby cafe my house (Artis Cafe<\/a> on 4th street in Berkeley). I then usually go make some dinner for the both of us, we might meet a friend, go home, read a book, and go to sleep.<\/p>\n

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Shooting essentials for Berkeley : Hasselblad and @Artiscoffee #buycaffeineandfilm<\/a><\/p>\n

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