{"id":52899,"date":"2017-06-14T22:58:28","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T05:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=52899"},"modified":"2017-06-14T22:58:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T05:58:28","slug":"a-z-photography-dictionary-by-eric-kim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/14\/a-z-photography-dictionary-by-eric-kim\/","title":{"rendered":"A-Z: PHOTOGRAPHY DICTIONARY by ERIC KIM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"52769\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/13\/in-praise-of-randomness-in-street-photography\/img_0979-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_0979.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=\"Allegro eric kim coffee\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_0979.jpg?fit=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_0979-800x530.jpg?resize=800%2C530\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-52769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_0979.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_0979.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_0979.jpg?resize=180%2C119&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_0979.jpg?w=1545&amp;ssl=1 1545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Inspired by Voltaire&#8217;s Philosophical Dictionary&#8211; here is Eric Kim&#8217;s Photography Dictionary.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/mhwh6gpndv7s5pl\/PHOTOGRAPHY%20DICTIONARY%20by%20ERIC%20KIM.pdf?dl=0\">Download PDF &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A: All day, everyday: make photos.<\/li>\n<li>B: Black on black on black, keep stacking your monochromatic photos. <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/07\/crush-the-blacks\/\">Crush the blacks<\/a>. Seek to subtract from the frame.<\/li>\n<li>C: Cruise and peruse the streets with no plan in mind.<\/li>\n<li>D: Driven: be driven by your passion in photography. You control the steering wheel.<\/li>\n<li>E: Eric Kim is your friend and guide in this journey of photography life.<\/li>\n<li>F: Fun: photography should be FUN. Treat yourself like a big kid with a camera. If photography ain&#8217;t fun for you, you&#8217;re doing something wrong.<\/li>\n<li>G: Gay: your photography should bring you joy. Shoot everyday, full of joy, and be gay and pray that today will be a good photo day.<\/li>\n<li>H: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Hello\u00e2\u20ac\u009d&#8211; the best thing you can tell a stranger, if you want to shoot a street portrait of then.<\/li>\n<li>I: Intuition&#8211; shoot with your gut and intuition. Follow your own nose in photography. Don&#8217;t let nobody tell you how to shoot, what to shoot, when to shoot, and follow your own style.<\/li>\n<li>J: Jealousy&#8211; have none. Stick to your own vision and your own guns. Be jealous of no other photographer, because the photography pie is unlimited, and growing bigger every single day.<\/li>\n<li>K: Kind&#8211; photograph others kindly and with openness and soul. The golden rule: photograph others how you would like to be photographed.<\/li>\n<li>L: Lion&#8211; you&#8217;re a beast in the streets. Shoot when you&#8217;re hungry, like a wild lion. A caged lion gets fed 3 square meals a day. Would you rather be tame, or wild?<\/li>\n<li>M: Monotony&#8211; fight it fiercely. Avoid boredom in your photograph. Only photograph what interests and excites you. If you&#8217;re bored in photography, switch things up. Try shooting <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/film-photography-101\/\">film<\/a>, medium-format, or maybe just shoot with only your <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/phone-photography\/\">phone<\/a><\/li>\n<li>N: Never complain about your gear or equipment. Know that creativity comes from <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/06\/the-beauty-of-creative-constraints-in-photography\/\">constraints<\/a>. Revel in your shitty gear, and make the best photos with the camera you already own.<\/li>\n<li>O: You&#8217;re the Only one who can make the photos that you do. So shoot what is true to yourself. Shoot <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/personal-photography\/\">personal photos<\/a> of your partner, kids, family, and friends. Do it today and tomorrow, again and again.<\/li>\n<li>P: Painting with light. That is what photography means. If you don&#8217;t got light, you cannot make a photo. Photograph your subjects against soft window lighting or use a flash. Shoot more photos during \u00e2\u20ac\u0153golden hour\u00e2\u20ac\u009d&#8211; sunrise or sunset. Or shoot in harsh sunlight with -2 exposure compensation.<\/li>\n<li>Q: Question \u00e2\u20ac\u0153<em>why<\/em>\u00e2\u20ac\u009d you make photos. Buy <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/product\/photo-journal\/\">PHOTO JOURNAL<\/a> to reflect on the purpose of your photography.<\/li>\n<li>R: Reality is made by you&#8211; by what you decide to include or exclude. Know that photography is more about subtracting the superfluous&#8211; rather than adding distractions or subjects.<\/li>\n<li>S: Strength&#8211; shoot through your personal roadblocks, and stay strong. Street photography is fucking hard, but remember&#8211; what doesn&#8217;t kill you makes you stronger.<\/li>\n<li>T: Touch the <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/05\/13-tips-how-to-photograph-gritty-textures\/\">textures<\/a> of what you photograph. It will give you a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Haptic\u00e2\u20ac\u009d response, and help you remember what you photograph. Touch your subjects, and touch the hearts of your viewer with your photos.<\/li>\n<li>U: yoU are a great photographer. Don&#8217;t doubt yourself. Never. Just shoot it.<\/li>\n<li>V: Vampires&#8211; beware of them. Vampires suck your creative energy away. Vampires: negative folks, toxic parents, fake friends, and people who love to complain. Kill all vampires in your life with a clove of garlic and with silver bullets.<\/li>\n<li>W: Wherever and whenever you can make good photos. Just put away your phone and look around. Take off your headphones, and listen to the ambient sounds. You&#8217;re surrounded with great photo opportunities, so trust in you, not in me.<\/li>\n<li>X: X&#8211; cross out superfluous or bad photos. Refuse to upload bad photos that don&#8217;t excite you. For every 1,000 photos you X, choose one.<\/li>\n<li>Y: You got this.<\/li>\n<li>Z: <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/07\/how-to-give-a-fuck-less-in-your-photography\/\">Zero fucks given<\/a>, what others think of you or your art. Just join the global photo community, and do your part.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BE STRONG,<br \/>\nERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inspired by Voltaire&#8217;s Philosophical Dictionary&#8211; here is Eric Kim&#8217;s Photography Dictionary. Download PDF &gt; A: All day, everyday: make photos. B: Black on black on black, keep stacking your monochromatic photos. Crush the blacks. Seek to subtract from the frame. C: Cruise and peruse the streets with no plan in mind. D: Driven: be driven [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52769,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_0979.jpg?fit=1545%2C1024&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52899","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=52899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}