{"id":56928,"date":"2017-07-13T20:45:33","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T03:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=56928"},"modified":"2017-07-14T00:11:45","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T07:11:45","slug":"camera-as-scissors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/13\/camera-as-scissors\/","title":{"rendered":"CAMERA AS SCISSORS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TOKYO CUTAWAY<\/a> by CINDY NGUYEN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The camera is a scissor of reality. You decide what to keep, and what to cut away.<\/p>\n

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1. IKEBANA<\/h2>\n
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CUTAWAYS<\/a> by CINDY NGUYEN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ikebana is the art of Japanese flower arrangement, by cutting away the superfluous parts of a plant.<\/p>\n

You achieve beauty by using scissors, and cutting away the imperfect.<\/p>\n

2. Sculpture<\/h2>\n
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Saigon, 2017 #cindyproject<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sculpture is the art of taking a slab of stone, and chipping away<\/em> at the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153un-art\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. Meaning, chip away what is not<\/em> your statue.<\/p>\n

A statue is created through subtraction.<\/p>\n

A probably false story, but fun anyways: When someone asked Michelangelo, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153How did you make the David?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Michelangelo answered:<\/p>\n

\n It was simple. I simply removed everything that wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t<\/em> David.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

3. Fashion.<\/h2>\n
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Issey Miyake x ERIC KIM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To make clothes is to start with a piece of fabric, and cutting away. Then stitching, gluing, and putting parts together.<\/p>\n

The most important tool of a fashion designer: a pair of scissors.<\/p>\n

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4. Photography<\/h2>\n
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Saigon selfie, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Photographers use a camera as scissors of reality.<\/p>\n

Most of reality is ugly and messy.<\/p>\n

In your photography, seek to subtract the superfluous<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Art Cutaways x ARTBOOK by CINDY NGUYEN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That means more negative space. Fewer distractions. Avoid messy backgrounds.<\/p>\n

Use flash to simplify. Look at the edges of the frame to simplify. Start with a black canvas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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ERIC KIM KYOTO PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERIENCE 2017<\/a><\/strong>: Discover Your Inner-ZEN (Sept 9-10).<\/p>\n

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY ZEN ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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