{"id":31618,"date":"2016-11-03T02:00:10","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T09:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=31618"},"modified":"2016-11-06T16:35:37","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T00:35:37","slug":"have-simple-goals-in-your-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/03\/have-simple-goals-in-your-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Have Simple Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Portugal, 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153A happy man is he who obtains his wishes easily.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d – Publilius Syrus<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We all need goals or a sense of direction in our photography in life.<\/p>\n

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Or else we feel lost. We feel like a ship without a compass, simply spinning-around at sea.<\/p>\n

Having a goal in our photography propels us forward towards a certain place. Although the destination is not always clear, we like having a sense of direction to point us.<\/p>\n

However the problem with goals in photography and life is that we often set too-high goals, that end up disappointing us if we don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t achieve them. We seek to gain 1,000 followers, have over 100+ likes on our photos, have a world-class exhibition, have a renowned publisher print our book, and to be known all around the world. We wish to make a good living from our photography, all while always being creative and making great photos.<\/p>\n

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London, 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the good strategies of setting your goals and expectations low is that we are more likely to reach them. Furthermore, the only goals I recommend you to have in your photography should be self-imposed. These goals should be accomplished according to your own effort, not by seeking the affirmation of the world.<\/p>\n

Here are some bad goals in your photography (that depend on the opinion of others):<\/p>\n

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  • Making a full-time living from your photography<\/li>\n
  • Getting 100,000 followers on social media<\/li>\n
  • Buying an expensive camera (outside of your budget)<\/li>\n
  • Travel the entire world<\/li>\n
  • Having a world-class exhibition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Here are some better goals you can have in your photography:<\/p>\n

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    London, 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    • Be a better photographer today than you were yesterday<\/li>\n
    • Build your own photography website portfolio<\/li>\n
    • Make photographs that please you and excite you<\/li>\n
    • Start a personally-meaningful project<\/li>\n
    • Upload a photograph daily<\/li>\n
    • Blog about photography daily<\/li>\n
    • Shoot daily<\/li>\n
    • Always have your camera with you<\/li>\n
    • Provide useful and helpful comments and critiques to others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      These goals are easily achievable by you \u00e2\u20ac\u201d because they are self-driven. You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need the permission of gatekeepers to do any of these. All you need is your own will, determination, and passion.<\/p>\n

      And the more you can achieve your simple goals, the happier you will be, and the more steady progress you will make in your life.<\/p>\n

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      Portugal, 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

      Keep your goals simple, be persistent, work hard, and be happy in your photography.<\/p>\n

      You got this.<\/p>\n

      Always,
      \nEric<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      \u00e2\u20ac\u0153A happy man is he who obtains his wishes easily.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d – Publilius Syrus We all need goals or a sense of direction in our photography in life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31573,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/eric-kim-street-photography-europe-2015-trix1600-leica-35mm-black-and-white-0866.jpg?fit=1545%2C1024&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31618\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}