{"id":41284,"date":"2017-02-28T07:18:02","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T15:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=41284"},"modified":"2017-02-28T07:18:02","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T15:18:02","slug":"photos-should-represent-life-life-shouldnt-represent-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/28\/photos-should-represent-life-life-shouldnt-represent-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos Should Represent Life; Life Shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Represent Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cindy<\/p>\n

Do we make photos to represent the beauty of life \u00e2\u20ac\u201d or do we think that our lives should be according to photos?<\/p>\n

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1. What is real?<\/h2>\n

\"Cindy<\/p>\n

On social media; we think what life should be based on the photos we see in our streams.<\/p>\n

However shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t it be the opposite? That our photos should represent real-life.<\/p>\n

2. The problem with social media<\/h2>\n

\"Cindy<\/p>\n

The problem with social media: we filter it to only show the good. We always want to show our best selves.<\/p>\n

But we never show our shitty days, the days when we wake up without makeup, and look horrible after crying all night. We censor the bad\u00e2\u20ac\u201d and therefore all our social media feeds are biased. We think everyone is living a jolly old life, while we are the (only) ones living a miserable life.<\/p>\n

The truth couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be further.<\/p>\n

3. Seek to find happiness (not to be a good photographer)<\/h2>\n

\"Cindy<\/p>\n

Which makes me wonder\u00e2\u20ac\u201d shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t we strive to make beautiful photos; in order to a appreciate life more? Rather than thinking, that by becoming a good photographer we will become happier.<\/p>\n

I once heard that the best way to be a better photographer was to be a happier person. I agree.<\/p>\n

We should seek photography as a tool for appreciating life. For finding small little beauties. For capturing and documenting sweet and precious moments. We should use photography as a tool to make deeper connections with others. Not to just make photos.<\/p>\n

Photography isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t that important at the end of the day; living, and life is the most important.<\/p>\n

Let us never forget why we photograph\u00e2\u20ac\u201d to live fuller, more meaningful, and deeper lives.<\/p>\n

Always,
\nEric<\/p>\n

Personal Photography<\/h2>\n

\"eric<\/p>\n

To find more meaning in your photography,\u00c2\u00a0read the\u00c2\u00a0book: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Personal Photography Manual<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n