{"id":46786,"date":"2017-04-11T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T06:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=46786"},"modified":"2017-04-11T23:56:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T06:56:00","slug":"street-photography-freestyle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/11\/street-photography-freestyle\/","title":{"rendered":"Street Photography Freestyle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"46787\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/11\/street-photography-freestyle\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-old-woman-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-old-woman-1.jpg?fit=4928%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1491902956&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;0.00625&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim street photography hanoi &amp;#8211; old woman\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-old-woman-1.jpg?fit=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-old-woman-1-800x530.jpg?resize=800%2C530\" alt=\"eric kim street photography hanoi - old woman\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-46787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-old-woman-1.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-old-woman-1.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-old-woman-1.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-street-photography-hanoi-old-woman-1.jpg?w=3540&amp;ssl=1 3540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Street photography,<br \/>\nDon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care about what others say\u00e2\u20ac\u201d just shoot freely.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>No definitions or ways to shoot<br \/>\nwhenever you see a good moment, just grab the loot.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t give a hoot<br \/>\nabout how many likes you get on the Instagram<br \/>\nor how many fans<br \/>\nyou acquire<br \/>\nbecause no matter what<br \/>\nyou won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get enough likes to fill up a frequent flyer<br \/>\nTake your street photography higher<br \/>\nto a different spiritual <strong>plane<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make photos that will hit you straight in the brain<br \/>\nand in the soul.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wear your camera around your neck<br \/>\nlike a heavy chain<br \/>\nshoot in the streets<br \/>\nto take away your stress and the pain<br \/>\nof everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Street photography to me is spiritual and meditative<br \/>\nand a lot more effective than medication<br \/>\nor taking a fancy vacation.<\/p>\n<p>Stay laced with inspiration<br \/>\nkeep hustling in the streets<br \/>\nback wet with perspiration<br \/>\nand in street photography and life<br \/>\nnever miss the next station<br \/>\nor your final destination.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Keep your spirit high with elation<br \/>\nand only shoot what you like<br \/>\nkeep your photography moving forward<br \/>\nlike a bike.<\/p>\n<p>Keep moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Your city is boring<br \/>\nmy city is boring<br \/>\nall of it is boring.<\/p>\n<p>But no matter how boring your town is,<br \/>\nmake the best use of it.<\/p>\n<p>Use your boring town to your advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Make interesting photos of boring things,<br \/>\nand treat your own city like your jungle gym rings.<\/p>\n<p>Find pleasure in the mundane<br \/>\nshoot before thinking with your brain.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some of your photos might not be good or lame<br \/>\nbut that is fine<br \/>\nKeep your photos flowing like fine wine<\/p>\n<p>When you shoot street photography,<br \/>\ndon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just dine and ditch<br \/>\nStay hitched<br \/>\nto your subjects.<\/p>\n<p>Chat with them, say hello<br \/>\nOr, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153How\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s it going bro?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Talk to your subjects<br \/>\nthey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re human beings<br \/>\nnot photo-things<br \/>\nto be uploaded<br \/>\nto the cloud<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So friend,<br \/>\nmake me proud<br \/>\nmake you proud<br \/>\nand say out-loud:<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I love street photography!<br \/>\nEverything beautiful in the world, I can make it be.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Street photography, Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care about what others say\u00e2\u20ac\u201d just shoot 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