{"id":29452,"date":"2016-07-10T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2016-07-10T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=29452"},"modified":"2016-07-08T00:54:42","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T07:54:42","slug":"what-is-a-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/10\/what-is-a-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Photographer?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What is a photographer? A photographer is an individual who sees beauty in the mundane. A photographer is an individual who walks at a slow pace, experiences life fully and vividly, and can capture fleeting moments with precision and poise.<\/p>\n

A photographer is an individual who is always grateful to be alive, to have a pair of eyes, and to be able to visually decipher complexity in the world.<\/p>\n

A photographer isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t graded by how many cameras, lenses, awards, or books he\/she has. Rather\u00e2\u20ac\u201d a photographer is graded only be him\/herself. A photographer never judges his\/her work by how many likes they get on social media\u00e2\u20ac\u201d a photographer judges him\/herself based on how much personal satisfaction their photos bring them.<\/p>\n

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A photographer is one who takes visual risks. A photographer pushes to see the world in a unique and idiosyncratic way. A photographer tries to find novel combinations in the world\u00e2\u20ac\u201d whether they be color, light, or shade.<\/p>\n

A photographer finds excitement in ordinary places\u00e2\u20ac\u201d whether they are at a grocery store, a mall, or in their own homes.<\/p>\n

A photographer is always growing, developing, and refining his\/her craft. A photographer isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t satisfied with the work that they have already done\u00e2\u20ac\u201d they are constantly pushing themselves to innovate and reinvent themselves. A photographer doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t believe in plateaus.<\/p>\n

A photographer is one who can look in the mirror and find optimism and beauty in him\/herself. A photographer doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t blame the external world for its shortcomings; only him\/herself.<\/p>\n

A photographer knows that the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153grass is greener on his\/her side\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u201d rather than wanting to be in an \u00e2\u20ac\u0153exotic\u00e2\u20ac\u009d city like Paris, New York, or Tokyo.<\/p>\n

A photographer is someone who makes a personal visual diary of his\/her life\u00e2\u20ac\u201d and bares their soul in their images.<\/p>\n

Anyone can be a photographer, and everyone is a photographer.<\/p>\n

You are a photographer\u00e2\u20ac\u201d what kind of visual gifts will you present to the world today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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