{"id":315841,"date":"2021-06-04T18:51:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T22:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=315841"},"modified":"2021-06-04T18:54:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T22:54:24","slug":"photographic-productivity-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/04\/photographic-productivity-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographic Productivity > Happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To shoot much, not tire and not lose motivation \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 perhaps this is more important than \u00e2\u20ac\u0153happiness\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in life. For me, my photographic productivity is my highest state and value. So if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re living in a bad scenario or suffering *yet* you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re photographically productive, ignore your own pain and suffering and delight in your photography!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-photolosophy\">PHOTOLOSOPHY<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"104565\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/photolosophy\/photolosophy-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/photolosophy-cover.jpg?fit=1402%2C2047&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1402,2047\" 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=\"photolosophy cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/photolosophy-cover.jpg?fit=1370%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-104565\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/photolosophy-cover.jpg?resize=1402%2C2047\" alt=\"\" width=\"1402\" height=\"2047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/photolosophy-cover.jpg?w=1402&amp;ssl=1 1402w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/photolosophy-cover.jpg?resize=768%2C1121&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/photolosophy-cover.jpg?resize=1370%2C2000&amp;ssl=1 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/photolosophy-cover.jpg?resize=830%2C1212&amp;ssl=1 830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Discover more personal meaning in your photographic life with&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/product\/photolosophy\/\">PHOTOLOSOPHY &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/11\/photo-wisdom-2\/\">PHOTO WISDOM.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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For me, my photographic productivity is my highest state and value. 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