{"id":322699,"date":"2021-08-05T15:46:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T19:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=322699"},"modified":"2021-08-05T16:01:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T20:01:39","slug":"buying-vs-creating-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/05\/buying-vs-creating-beauty\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying vs Creating Beauty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is the difference between the artist and the consumer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The artist seeks to *CREATE* beauty, while the consumer seeks to discover, find, and *buy* the beauty.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to create beauty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"536\" data-attachment-id=\"322672\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/dd8b7c94-1660-4f4a-89f7-9a7810b12426\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DD8B7C94-1660-4F4A-89F7-9A7810B12426.jpeg?fit=1280%2C581&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,581\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Michelangelo abstract creation of Adam\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DD8B7C94-1660-4F4A-89F7-9A7810B12426.jpeg?fit=1280%2C581&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DD8B7C94-1660-4F4A-89F7-9A7810B12426.jpeg?resize=1180%2C536&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Michelangelo abstract creation of Adam \" class=\"wp-image-322672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DD8B7C94-1660-4F4A-89F7-9A7810B12426.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DD8B7C94-1660-4F4A-89F7-9A7810B12426.jpeg?resize=768%2C349&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/DD8B7C94-1660-4F4A-89F7-9A7810B12426.jpeg?resize=920%2C418&amp;ssl=1 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You create beauty by taking reality, and re-transforming and re-shaping it to your liking. This is what photography is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"787\" data-attachment-id=\"322719\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/gg-32-16-of-103\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gg-32-16-of-103-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;RICOH GR III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1628017685&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hand grasp Jennifer seneca\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gg-32-16-of-103-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gg-32-16-of-103-scaled.jpeg?resize=1180%2C787&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"hand grasp Jennifer seneca \" class=\"wp-image-322719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gg-32-16-of-103-scaled.jpeg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gg-32-16-of-103-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gg-32-16-of-103-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gg-32-16-of-103-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gg-32-16-of-103-scaled.jpeg?resize=920%2C613&amp;ssl=1 920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/gg-32-16-of-103-scaled.jpeg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the difference between the artist and the consumer? 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