{"id":327154,"date":"2021-09-02T19:42:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T23:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/02\/how-to-photograph-boring-things-and-make-them-look-interesting\/"},"modified":"2021-09-02T20:03:46","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T00:03:46","slug":"how-to-photograph-boring-things-and-make-them-look-interesting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/02\/how-to-photograph-boring-things-and-make-them-look-interesting\/","title":{"rendered":"How to photograph boring things and make them look interesting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The difficulty we all face:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We see our lives and environment as boring, and we are frustrated \u00e2\u20ac\u201d we hope we lived a more interesting life (or lived in a more interesting city) to make more personally interesting photos. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

How to do this? Some ideas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1.<\/strong> Embrace<\/strong> the boringness<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    To disdain the boring or hope for anything else is perhaps a vice. To first accept that things are boring is good. This then can allow you to best harness your situation to your benefit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2.<\/strong> Monochrome and lower exposure<\/strong> compensation<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      Go as dark as possible, while still seeing the general subject matter. This will make your photos more mysterious and interesting to yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        3.<\/strong> Harness any opportunity<\/strong> you can<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Trips to Costco or the local grocery store. Going out for errands, or anything connected to strangers and society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          4.<\/strong> Photograph from<\/strong> your car <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          As safely as possible, when parked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            5.<\/strong> Photograph<\/strong> your own autobiography<\/strong>, your<\/strong> own life.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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              Selfies of yourself. Your child. Your family, friends and those around you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                6.<\/strong> Simple<\/strong> walks around<\/strong> the<\/strong> block<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                  Basic and brief walks around the block. Take your RICOH GR III and ERIC KIM WRIST STRAP with you and photograph anything which interests you. Look for details, textures, abstracts, decay, rust, cloth or drapery, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  7.<\/strong> Have fun with mirrors in your<\/strong> home<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                    If you got mirrors at home, play with composition, layers and depth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    8.<\/strong> Photograph<\/strong> your<\/strong> own eye<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                    Macro mode and focus on your own eye. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                      9.<\/strong> Remix your<\/strong> photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                        Take preexisting photos of yours and remix them. Glitch them, apply effects and filters. Inverse them and apply gradients. Have fun with it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        10.<\/strong> Macro mode<\/strong> of<\/strong> ordinary<\/strong> things<\/strong> around<\/strong> the<\/strong> home <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                        Light switches. Cheese graters. Your morning coffee cup. Anything you interact with on a daily basis!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                          11.<\/strong> Details on the street<\/strong> and pavement<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                            12.<\/strong> Photograph<\/strong> nature<\/strong>, natural<\/strong> and biological thing<\/strong>s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                            Visit the local park or just photograph any fauna, trees or biological life around you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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