{"id":53115,"date":"2017-06-18T23:09:18","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T06:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=53115"},"modified":"2017-06-18T23:12:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T06:12:49","slug":"why-i-dont-like-grey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/18\/why-i-dont-like-grey\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Don’t Like Grey"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"cindy<\/p>\n

In life, I see everything in black and white.<\/p>\n

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What do you want for dinner tonight?<\/h2>\n

I don’t like grey. Grey is watered down opinions, thoughts, and ideas.<\/p>\n

For example, a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153grey\u00e2\u20ac\u009d opinion is your friend who goes:<\/p>\n

\n What do you want for dinner? I don’t know. You pick. Oh but we had Chinese last week. Oh sorry, I don’t like pork. Can you choose something healthier, perhaps more low-carb and gluten free?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A black or white opinion:<\/p>\n

\n Let’s get Japanese Ramen, with an extra side of Charshu pork belly.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Or, tell people what you don’t<\/em> like, or practical restrictions.<\/p>\n

\n We can get anything. But I’m allergic to shrimp and other shellfish. I like fish though.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love realness.<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

I was in a taxi ride today, and asked the driver in Vietnamese,<\/p>\n

\n Are you feeling healthy? (The way to say \u00e2\u20ac\u0153how are you?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d)\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He said.<\/p>\n

\n Not good.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And kept driving.<\/p>\n

At first I felt a bit offended and affronted.<\/p>\n

Then, I realized:<\/p>\n

\n Wow, it’s so refreshing so have someone spit the truth– not to just water down their thoughts and feelings, like how most Americans do.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I want everyone to love me.<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Why are we afraid to share our opinion?<\/p>\n

I’m not sure, but for myself, I’m often afraid of sharing my opinion, because I fear offending others or harming the feelings of others.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

But to be honest, it is impossible to live a life wholly without offending anyone else.<\/p>\n

Also, if you want to be a real artist– you cannot water down your artistic insight.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For example, don’t ask others for their opinion. Ask yourself for your own opinion.<\/p>\n

All black everything.<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

In photography, I like to crush the blacks<\/a>. I like high contrast, all black or all white. I don’t like the grey tones so much.<\/p>\n

Clothing, I don’t like grey. It’s not quite black, which looks elegant and strong. It’s not quite white, which is pure and flashy.<\/p>\n

Grey is kind of, “meh.”<\/p>\n

Alienate your audience.<\/h2>\n

\"STREETTOGS\"<\/p>\n

In photography, the worst sin: to share boring photos.<\/p>\n

Your photos should either offend people, or excite people.<\/p>\n

Avoid sharing photos that give people emotionally-grey responses.<\/p>\n

Avoid the lukewarm (grey) responses.<\/h2>\n

\"eric<\/p>\n

For example, I’d rather have someone hate my photos or blog posts, rather than feel lukewarm about it.<\/p>\n

In business, I need people to hate me or love me passionately. People who love me passionately or are entertained by me will attend my workshops<\/a>. People who hate my message would have ignored me anyways.<\/p>\n

How I embrace black and white in my personal life<\/h2>\n

\"eric<\/p>\n

So to sum up, to be a better artist:<\/p>\n

\n Avoid grey.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Avoid half-way opinions. Either be a full-time crook, or an angel. Either be Dionysian, or Apollonian. Either be an ego-maniac (like ERIC KIM), or a Zen<\/a> monk.<\/p>\n

\"eric<\/p>\n

By embracing both black and white you will probably live a more interesting life.<\/p>\n

Also for me, this is how I balance the black and white of my personality:<\/p>\n