{"id":45160,"date":"2017-03-31T12:33:42","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T19:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=45160"},"modified":"2017-03-31T00:40:21","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T07:40:21","slug":"how-to-start-your-own-cindy-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/31\/how-to-start-your-own-cindy-project\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Start Your Own Cindy Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_45154\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45154\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45154\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/start-cindy-project\/0-cindy-project-mirror-reflection-parents\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/0-cindy-project-mirror-reflection-parents.jpg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1431069877&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0- cindy project- mirror reflection parents\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/0-cindy-project-mirror-reflection-parents.jpg?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-45154 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/0-cindy-project-mirror-reflection-parents-800x533.jpg?resize=800%2C533\" alt=\"0- cindy project- mirror reflection parents\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/0-cindy-project-mirror-reflection-parents.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/0-cindy-project-mirror-reflection-parents.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/0-cindy-project-mirror-reflection-parents.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of Cindy in her bedroom in Garden Grove. Photo of her parents in the top-left. Shot on a smartphone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dear friend; I want to write you a letter on the importance of photographing your loved ones.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>1. They will die<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45074\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/30\/meditations-by-eric-kim\/cindy-project-eric-kim-black-and-white-photography-hanoi-monochrome-ricoh-gr-ii-28mm-0010628-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cindy-project-eric-kim-black-and-white-photography-hanoi-monochrome-ricoh-gr-ii-28mm-0010628-3.jpg?fit=4928%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490825150&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM PHOTOGRAPHY&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cindy project &amp;#8211; eric kim black and white photography hanoi &amp;#8211; monochrome &amp;#8211; ricoh gr ii &amp;#8211; 28mm-0010628-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cindy-project-eric-kim-black-and-white-photography-hanoi-monochrome-ricoh-gr-ii-28mm-0010628-3.jpg?fit=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-45074\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cindy-project-eric-kim-black-and-white-photography-hanoi-monochrome-ricoh-gr-ii-28mm-0010628-3-800x530.jpg?resize=800%2C530\" alt=\"cindy project - eric kim black and white photography hanoi - monochrome - ricoh gr ii - 28mm-0010628-3\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cindy-project-eric-kim-black-and-white-photography-hanoi-monochrome-ricoh-gr-ii-28mm-0010628-3.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cindy-project-eric-kim-black-and-white-photography-hanoi-monochrome-ricoh-gr-ii-28mm-0010628-3.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cindy-project-eric-kim-black-and-white-photography-hanoi-monochrome-ricoh-gr-ii-28mm-0010628-3.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cindy-project-eric-kim-black-and-white-photography-hanoi-monochrome-ricoh-gr-ii-28mm-0010628-3.jpg?w=3540&amp;ssl=1 3540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>No matter how rich you are, or how much you love someone; they will die.<\/p>\n<p>They will die, maybe before you. You might die before them.<\/p>\n<p>To me, photographing Cindy is a meditation on life and death. On our life and death together.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Life and Death\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M4L-87Q1LRM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I made Cindy a promise a while back that I wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t allowed to die before her. It sounds funny, but I take it quite seriously. I try to prevent anything that might lead to a pre-mature death. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t smoke<\/li>\n<li>I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t drink and drive<\/li>\n<li>I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t text and drive<\/li>\n<li>I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t go skydiving<\/li>\n<li>I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t own a sports car; because I know I will be tempted to drive it fast, and I might get into an accident, or fall off a cliff, and die. If I want to drive fast; a video game is easier.<\/li>\n<li>I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t consume sugar, or \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcunhealthy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 food.<\/li>\n<li>I try to <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/29\/how-to-live-longer\/\">extend my life<\/a> through intermittent fasting\u00e2\u20ac\u201d not eating breakfast or lunch. Just <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/my-experiences-eating-only-one-meal-a-day\/\">one big meal a day<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t drive a motorcycle or bicycle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2. Photograph ordinary moments<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45123\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/30\/the-80-rule\/eric-kim-black-and-white-photography-hanoi-monochrome-ricoh-gr-ii-28mm-1070769\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-black-and-white-photography-hanoi-monochrome-ricoh-gr-ii-28mm-1070769.jpg?fit=2000%2C1337&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1337\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490825371&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim black and white photography hanoi &amp;#8211; monochrome &amp;#8211; ricoh gr ii &amp;#8211; 28mm-1070769\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-black-and-white-photography-hanoi-monochrome-ricoh-gr-ii-28mm-1070769.jpg?fit=800%2C535&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-45123\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-black-and-white-photography-hanoi-monochrome-ricoh-gr-ii-28mm-1070769-800x535.jpg?resize=800%2C535\" alt=\"eric kim black and white photography hanoi - monochrome - ricoh gr ii - 28mm-1070769\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-black-and-white-photography-hanoi-monochrome-ricoh-gr-ii-28mm-1070769.jpg?resize=800%2C535&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-black-and-white-photography-hanoi-monochrome-ricoh-gr-ii-28mm-1070769.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-black-and-white-photography-hanoi-monochrome-ricoh-gr-ii-28mm-1070769.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When I photograph Cindy, I document our simple life, for example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Us filling up gas at the gas station<\/li>\n<li>Us eating breakfast, or dinner<\/li>\n<li>Us drinking coffee together<\/li>\n<li>Cindy in elevators<\/li>\n<li>Artistic photos of Cindy, against simple white backgrounds<\/li>\n<li>Photographing Cindy on my <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/ricoh\/\">Ricoh GR II<\/a>, on <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/film\/\">film<\/a>, on <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/26\/10-reasons-why-your-smartphone-is-the-best-camera\/\">smartphone<\/a> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d whatever. Doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t matter the tool I use to document my love with her; just that I capture the moment, emotion, and soul.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I also try to put my <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/01\/how-to-photograph-with-your-soul\/\">soul<\/a> into my photos, by photographing with my heart. To photograph certain important moments, that are meaningful to me.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Collaborate with your loved ones<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45021\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45021\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45021\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/29\/how-to-find-your-purpose-in-photography\/cindy-project-monochrome-16-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-16-2.jpg?fit=2000%2C3020&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,3020\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1487270418&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM PHOTOGRAPHY&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cindy Project Monochrome-16\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-16-2.jpg?fit=800%2C1208&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-45021\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-16-2-800x1208.jpg?resize=800%2C1208\" alt=\"Cindy Project Monochrome-16\" width=\"800\" height=\"1208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-16-2.jpg?resize=800%2C1208&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-16-2.jpg?resize=768%2C1160&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-16-2.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the elevator, I asked her to look up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you want to document your life partner, or any other loved one\u00e2\u20ac\u201d make them a part of the process.<\/p>\n<p>For example, I always show Cindy a photo of her before sharing it. I also ask her to choose her personal favorite photos.<\/p>\n<p>She is therefore not just the subject; but an active collaborator.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Memento mori<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45022\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45022\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/29\/how-to-find-your-purpose-in-photography\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-0005038-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-0005038-1.jpg?fit=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1325\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1485851602&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM PHOTOGRAPHY&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cindy Project Monochrome black and white bed hanoi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A photograph of Cindy waking up in the morning, of our old hotel in Hanoi.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-0005038-1.jpg?fit=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-45022\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-0005038-1-800x530.jpg?resize=800%2C530\" alt=\"Cindy Project Monochrome black and white bed hanoi\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-0005038-1.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-0005038-1.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-0005038-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A photograph of Cindy waking up in the morning, of our old hotel in Hanoi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If time goes \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcaccording to plan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d my mom, grandma, and other older people in my life will die before me.<\/p>\n<p>So I try to spend every moment with my <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/24\/dear-umma\/\">mom<\/a>, grandma, and other loved ones (who are older than me) like they will die soon. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know if my mom will die falling off a cliff while hiking. My grandma is in her 80\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u201d she might die at any moment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44910\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44910\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/28\/10-tips-to-be-happier-and-more-loving-in-life\/eric-kim-photography-mom-bed-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-photography-mom-bed.jpg?fit=4928%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1484608528&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM PHOTOGRAPHY&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim photography mom bed\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-photography-mom-bed.jpg?fit=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-44910\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-photography-mom-bed-800x530.jpg?resize=800%2C530\" alt=\"eric kim photography mom bed\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-photography-mom-bed.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-photography-mom-bed.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-photography-mom-bed.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eric-kim-photography-mom-bed.jpg?w=3540&amp;ssl=1 3540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My mom sleeping; her future casket.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So to never say anything hateful to them, but to capture happy moments\u00e2\u20ac\u201d as well as somber moments with them.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_44913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44913\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44913\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/28\/10-tips-to-be-happier-and-more-loving-in-life\/halmunee-grandma-eric-kim-photography-seoul-0003562-2-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/halmunee-grandma-eric-kim-photography-seoul-0003562-2-7.jpg?fit=4928%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1484219623&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM PHOTOGRAPHY&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"halmunee-grandma-eric kim photography seoul-0003562-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;My grandma laughing; I want to forever remember her like this.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/halmunee-grandma-eric-kim-photography-seoul-0003562-2-7.jpg?fit=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-44913\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/halmunee-grandma-eric-kim-photography-seoul-0003562-2-7-800x530.jpg?resize=800%2C530\" alt=\"halmunee-grandma-eric kim photography seoul-0003562-2\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/halmunee-grandma-eric-kim-photography-seoul-0003562-2-7.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/halmunee-grandma-eric-kim-photography-seoul-0003562-2-7.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/halmunee-grandma-eric-kim-photography-seoul-0003562-2-7.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/halmunee-grandma-eric-kim-photography-seoul-0003562-2-7.jpg?w=3540&amp;ssl=1 3540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My grandma laughing; I want to forever remember her like this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To remember what it was like <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/08\/how-to-photograph-death\/\">photographing my grandfather\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s funeral<\/a>. Because I will photograph the funeral of my mom and grandma one day.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Posing<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45014\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45014\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/29\/how-to-find-your-purpose-in-photography\/cindy-project-monochrome-9-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-9.jpg?fit=1545%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1545,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cindy Project Monochrome black and white bed\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cindy teling me: &amp;#8220;Come to bed eric.&amp;#8221; Might be her in a casket one day, or at the hospital.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-9.jpg?fit=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-45014\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-9-800x530.jpg?resize=800%2C530\" alt=\"Cindy Project Monochrome black and white bed\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-9.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-9.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-9.jpg?w=1545&amp;ssl=1 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cindy teling me: &#8220;Come to bed eric.&#8221; Might be her in a casket one day, or at the hospital.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ask your loved ones to pose for you a certain way before you make photos. Some photos of Cindy are candid\u00e2\u20ac\u201d many are posed.<\/p>\n<p>After you make photos of them show them your LCD screen, or review the images. It will help them better understand how they will look in a photograph.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_45013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45013\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45013\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/29\/how-to-find-your-purpose-in-photography\/cindy-project-monochrome-8-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-8.jpg?fit=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1325\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1452789031&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;560&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cindy Project Monochrome black and white\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cindy really liked this photo.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-8.jpg?fit=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-45013\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-8-800x530.jpg?resize=800%2C530\" alt=\"Cindy Project Monochrome black and white\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-8.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-8.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cindy-Project-Monochrome-8.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cindy really liked this photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I will often ask Cindy to look up at the light, to look down, or to look left or right. She knows how she looks on the other side of the camera, so she will pose for me a certain way as well.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Take a lot of photos<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/0-cindy-hand-contact-1-e1481194724839.jpg?resize=800%2C315\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Take a lot of photos of every scene of your loved one. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just take one or two photos on your iPhone and move on. Work the scene. For me, often my best photos of Cindy are shot at the very end\u00e2\u20ac\u201d after about 30-40 photos of her.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more: <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/cindy-contact-sheets\/\">Cindy Contact Sheets &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>7. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get distracted by photography<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44589\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/inner-genius\/cindy-cubist-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cindy-cubist-5.jpg?fit=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1325\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1466696287&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cindy cubist 5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cindy-cubist-5.jpg?fit=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-44589\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cindy-cubist-5-800x530.jpg?resize=800%2C530\" alt=\"cindy cubist\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cindy-cubist-5.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cindy-cubist-5.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/cindy-cubist-5.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t forget\u00e2\u20ac\u201d the purpose of documenting your loved ones isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t to make good photos. Rather, the purpose is to <strong>better appreciate your life with them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For example, if your loved ones don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t like being photographed\u00e2\u20ac\u201d respect that. Your love with them is more important than the photos.<\/p>\n<p>I often get distracted; I want to make a good photo of Cindy, rather than making her feel good and happy. I have often pushed the boundaries of personal documentation too far. I regret those moments. I need to remind myself: Cindy is the most important thing; not the photos.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/R0000052.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Start your own Cindy Project\u00e2\u20ac\u201d by starting to document the life (and death) of your loved ones. Of your kid, of your partner, of your parents, uncles, aunts, friends, or even <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/self-portraits\/\">yourself<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Start it easy. You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need to share it with the whole world either. Maybe just keep the photos on a folder on your computer, and don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t share them. Or just share a photo a day on Instagram, or Facebook. Just make sure it is <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/03\/the-ultimate-beginners-guide-to-personal-photography\/\">personal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Use whatever camera is easiest for you, and try to put your heart, emotion, and <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/soul\/\">soul<\/a> in every photo you make.<\/p>\n<p>Always,<br \/>\nEric<\/p>\n<p><em>For more guidance, pick up a copy of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/photo-journal\/\">Photo Journal<\/a>.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friend; I want to write you a letter on the importance of photographing your loved ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45154,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_ek_photo_artist_note":"","_ek_photo_thesis":"","_ek_photo_camera":"","_ek_photo_place":"","_ek_photo_human_moment":"","_ek_photo_sequence":"","_ek_photo_question":"","_ek_photo_canonical_claim":"","_ek_photo_ai_summary":"","_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/0-cindy-project-mirror-reflection-parents.jpg?fit=960%2C640&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}