{"id":55137,"date":"2017-07-05T04:19:28","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T11:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=55137"},"modified":"2017-07-05T04:24:56","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T11:24:56","slug":"how-to-advance-your-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/05\/how-to-advance-your-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO ADVANCE YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_55097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55097\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"55097\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/05\/photograph-to-see-what-the-world-looks-like-photographed\/img_1237\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1237.jpg?fit=2713%2C4096&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2713,4096\" 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=\"Dark skies red remix\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1237.jpg?fit=800%2C1208&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-55097\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1237-800x1208.jpg?resize=800%2C1208\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1237.jpg?resize=800%2C1208&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1237.jpg?resize=768%2C1160&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1237.jpg?resize=119%2C180&amp;ssl=1 119w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_1237.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-55097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/product\/dark-skies-over-tokyo-by-eric-kim\/\">DARK SKIES OVER TOKYO<\/a> \/\/ RED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Practical ideas how to advance your photography:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Don&#8217;t be satisfied: when you think you got a good body of work, sit back, and appreciate it for a minute. Then, think to yourself, &#8220;How can I do better?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Cross-pollination: Find inspiration for your photography outside of photography. Study dance, theater, classic films, cubism, bauhaus, and all fields of art. No limits.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t blame your gear: Your camera isn&#8217;t holding you back. Rather having too many options is preventing you from innovating. True innovation in photography and art come from &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/06\/the-beauty-of-creative-constraints-in-photography\/\">creative constraints<\/a>&#8220;, or having *fewer* options in terms of tools.<\/li>\n<li>Study the masters of photography, then seek to kill them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/start-here\/\">START HERE<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/books\">BOOKS<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/workshops\/\">EXPERIENCE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Practical ideas how to advance your photography: Don&#8217;t be satisfied: when you think you got a good body of work, sit back, and appreciate it for a minute. Then, think to yourself, &#8220;How can I do better?&#8221; Cross-pollination: Find inspiration for your photography outside of photography. 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