{"id":315813,"date":"2021-06-03T14:06:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T18:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=315813"},"modified":"2021-06-03T14:12:01","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T18:12:01","slug":"how-to-optimize-your-life-for-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/03\/how-to-optimize-your-life-for-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Optimize Your Life for Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/newsletter\/\">FREE MOTIVATION ON ERIC KIM NEWSLETTER ><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear friend,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Perhaps the best end-goal in life is to just focus on your photography.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>What I mean by that is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Whenever I meet uber-successful, rich or retired people, it seems their end-goal in life (after earning money, accolades, etc) is to just focus on their artistic photographic production.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This means using their money to travel to shoot photos, use their money on photo books and education-workshops, using their money on camera equipment, printing their work, building their website, building up their personal brand and portfolio, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the more I think about it \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 there is no joy in life greater than photography. Consider how photography combines <em>all<\/em> elements towards general wellness. Walking a lot, thinking a lot, practicing a lot, the joy of composition, the joy of traveling and novelty (travel and photography), and the joy of the adrenaline in the streets (street photography).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So as a simple thought &#8212; optimize your life for photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to do it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"3\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-315696\" data-id=\"315696\" 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" alt=\"selfie ERIC KIM seneca\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-315651\" data-id=\"315651\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/EK060230-scaled.jpeg?resize=2560%2C1707&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/EK060230-scaled.jpeg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/EK060230-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/EK060230-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/EK060230-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/EK060230-scaled.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Simple ideas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ironically <em>NOT<\/em> having a car seems to be the biggest benefit to your photography. Why? As a consequence you will walk more, see more, experience more and photograph more. Typically my street photography friends who live in a downtown city who either do not need a car, or prefer <em>NOT<\/em> to own a car seems to be the most productive with their photography. The other week my 2003 Subaru Outback (5 speed, 230k miles) that I bought only for $800 for baby Seneca to deliver him from the hospital just died (radiator hose rotted away, spilling coolant, which led the engine to overheat, and a head gasket to be blown). And as a consequence Cindy and I have been walking a ton&#8211; and I&#8217;ve noticed both my step count (and photo count) go up.<\/li><li><strong>Always think about the end-game<\/strong>: When you build a billion dollar unicorn company and sell it \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 then what? Instagram co-founders seem to be into &#8216;buying art&#8217;. Other tech entrepreneurs I know (Om Malik and Christopher Michel) like to focus on their photography after their tech entrepreneurship. And even when it comes to tech, startup, or crypto speculators\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 it seems their endgame is to just focus on their artistic endeavors.<\/li><li><strong>Think of yourself as the photographer-artist, visual artist<\/strong>: Invest in new ways to publish your photos (for example, PDF e-books or e-magazines using Affinity Publisher or Adobe InDesign). Or build your own self-hosted website (bluehost.com and wordpress.org). Build your own services and products, and feel free to sell them or give them away for free (all <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/open-source\/\">open source<\/a> everything).<\/li><li><strong>Travel more<\/strong>: Can be as simple as a 30 minute walk, a 30 minute drive, a weekend trip via AirBnb, or something a bit further. Just try to get your COVID vaccine, and life will be 1000x simpler for travel. 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