{"id":232615,"date":"2020-05-09T08:31:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T15:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=232615"},"modified":"2020-05-09T09:12:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-09T16:12:31","slug":"why-i-started-my-suits-street-photography-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/09\/why-i-started-my-suits-street-photography-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Started my SUITS Street Photography Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

Why SUITS<\/a>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My SUITS<\/a> project:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To share my philosophy — money doesn’t buy happiness. It often buys misery and ‘golden handcuffs’<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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How I started SUITS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In around 2011, I thought of starting a ‘serious’ photography project. I thought to myself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What life experiences have I had in which I want to express my experiences via photos?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Creating a mood and story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The primary challenge:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can I craft a certain emotion and mood in the photos … without text?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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      So what makes an effective image?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      An effective image:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. Can stand alone as a strong image by itself<\/li>
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