{"id":54330,"date":"2017-06-30T00:03:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T07:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=54330"},"modified":"2017-06-30T01:50:06","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T08:50:06","slug":"you-are-an-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/30\/you-are-an-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"YOU ARE AN ARTIST-PHOTOGRAPHER"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vitruvian Camera by Annette Kim<\/a> x HAPTICPRESS<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you make photos, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re an artist.<\/p>\n

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Ignore the art critics, and little people.<\/h2>\n

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Never let any pretentious asshole say you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not an artist.<\/p>\n

Just ignore them.<\/p>\n

You are a photographer.<\/h2>\n

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To start off, if you have a phone and like to make photos, you are a photographer.<\/p>\n

And if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re a photographer you are an artist.<\/p>\n

You can become a good photographer with enough practice.<\/h2>\n
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heART by Annette Kim<\/a> x HAPTICPRESS<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now, not everyone is a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153good\u00e2\u20ac\u009d photographer. Just because you know how to play chess doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mean you are going to beat a grand master.<\/p>\n

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But there is no talent in photography. You can teach yourself to be a good photographer and make good photos.<\/p>\n

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Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t buy an expensive camera you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need or can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t afford.<\/h2>\n
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Honor Thy Selfie by Annette Kim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No, you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need to buy a big fancy expensive digital camera to become a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153photographer.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d As long as you have a passion for seeing, documenting, and analyzing the visual world \u00e2\u20ac\u201c you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re a photographer.<\/p>\n

Definitions, shmefinitions<\/h2>\n

What is a photographer anyways?<\/p>\n