{"id":32706,"date":"2017-06-30T12:43:50","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T19:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=32706"},"modified":"2017-01-21T20:44:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T04:44:23","slug":"dont-look-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/30\/dont-look-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Look Back"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Hanoi,
Hanoi, 2016 #cindyproject<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have any regrets in your photography or life. Look at the present. Look at the future.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t look back.<\/p>\n

We often get trapped by our past work. We feel like we need to be \u00e2\u20ac\u0153consistent\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, so we keep doing the same thing, over and over again. We soon get bored. Our creative muscles atrophy. We lose passion, enthusiasm, and that child-like state of wonder.<\/p>\n

Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t look back.<\/p>\n

Re-invent yourself. Try something new. Try out a different approach, use a different camera, or pursue a different photo project. Have a different focus.<\/p>\n

Imagine yourself being born new everyday. How would you approach each day differently?<\/p>\n

Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t look back.<\/p>\n

Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t let the weight of past regrets or successes trap you. The only thing that exists is the present moment, and possibly the future.<\/p>\n

Live everyday and shoot everyday like today were your last day. Imagine like your past didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t exist \u00e2\u20ac\u201d would this liberate you?<\/p>\n

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

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