{"id":336934,"date":"2021-11-05T18:55:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T22:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/05\/how-to-become-a-happier-photographer-2\/"},"modified":"2021-11-05T18:59:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T22:59:11","slug":"how-to-become-a-happier-photographer-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/05\/how-to-become-a-happier-photographer-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Become a Happier Photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How to make our happiness visible through our photos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Am I the only happy photographer I know?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Out of all the famous and successful photographers I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve met, this will learn: none of them are happy. They either succumb to petty envy, petty rivalries, or too obsessed with money and fame power and influence, and slaves to social media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Focus on your own personal well-being and happiness<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    A simple thought: photography will not make you happy. Rather, you should focus on your own bodily physiology, build your own mental philosophy, and then make your happiness visible through your photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Thus make happiness the priority in your life, and the photography will follow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Control is happiness<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    How does one become happier? Simple: gain more control of your life. That is, become self-employed, and don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t work for anybody else. Also, delete your Instagram and on your own website domain. when in doubt, prioritize control over convenience and everything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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