{"id":342398,"date":"2021-12-10T13:54:48","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T18:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/10\/photography-as-a-means-to-an-end-not-the-end-in-itself\/"},"modified":"2021-12-10T13:57:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T18:57:31","slug":"photography-as-a-means-to-an-end-not-the-end-in-itself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/10\/photography-as-a-means-to-an-end-not-the-end-in-itself\/","title":{"rendered":"Photography as a means to an end, not the end in itself."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A photography lifestyle concept: rather than forcing ourselves to make photos, just live your life and have your photography accompany it. Photography should be a stimulus to your life and every day living, rather than the sole focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or another words, your real life child is actually more important than the photos you shoot of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

First live a more adventurous life, and then have your photography accompany it<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I live for a living, once said JAY Z.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think one of the reason why lots of photographers are miserable, is because they try to make photography their end goal in life, rather than living as the end goal in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, photography is simply a tools and a means to an end, rather than the end in itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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