{"id":61586,"date":"2017-08-04T03:30:10","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T10:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=61586"},"modified":"2017-08-04T03:36:37","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T10:36:37","slug":"you-are-a-photosmith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/04\/you-are-a-photosmith\/","title":{"rendered":"You Are a Photosmith"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HAPTIC<\/a><\/p>\n

To be a ‘smith’ is an old word– to be an artisan.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"spiral<\/a><\/p>\n

This is the etymology of ‘smith<\/a>‘ according to Wiktionary.<\/p>\n

\n From Middle English smith, from Old English smi\u00c3\u00be (\u00e2\u20ac\u0153handicraftsman, smith, blacksmith, armorer, carpenter, worker in metals or in wood\u00e2\u20ac\u009d), from Proto-Germanic *smi\u00c3\u00beaz (\u00e2\u20ac\u0153arranger, smith\u00e2\u20ac\u009d), from Proto-Indo-European *sm\u00c4\u201cy-, *sm\u00c4\u00ab- (\u00e2\u20ac\u0153to cut, hew\u00e2\u20ac\u009d). Cognate with Dutch smid, German Schmied, Swedish\/Norwegian smed.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"retina<\/a>
How our Retina Understands Reality and Light<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Therefore, this is what I find interesting:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. You can be a ‘blacksmith’ — someone who takes raw iron, and turns it into a useful tool.<\/li>\n
  2. You can be a ‘wordsmith’ — a poet who takes words, and puts them together in novel formations, to make a poem.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    My suggestion:<\/p>\n

    \n Be a PHOTO-SMITH; someone who takes the visual pieces of reality, and re-arranges it into a novel way to make photos.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Apparently the archaic word for ‘smith’ also meant ‘artist.’<\/p>\n

    \n

    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    You are an artist. If you make photos with your heart and soul, you are an artist.<\/p>\n

    \"BAYER<\/a>
    BAYER x ERIC KIM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    What makes your work unique is how you re-arrange<\/em> reality.<\/p>\n

    You are a photo-smith, you decide what to meld. What to remove. What parts to temper with your hammer. Which part to heat up, and which parts to cool down.<\/p>\n

    \"Houston,<\/a>
    Houston, Texas. Girl with orange nails.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
    \n
    \"Black<\/a>
    Black Jesus and Mary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    How do you see the world differently than others? How can you craft together a visual narrative of how you see the world?<\/p>\n

    \"Misfit<\/a><\/p>\n

    What parts of reality will you CUT AWAY, and what will you keep?<\/p>\n

    \"Cindy<\/a>
    Cindy and scissors. Saigon, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    What materials will you work with?<\/h2>\n
    \"Cindy<\/a>
    Cindy eye shadows. Saigon, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    As a PHOTOSMITH, what materials will you use? Gold, silver, marble, bronze, or something else?<\/p>\n

    In photography, you can work in monochrome<\/a>, color<\/a>, or perhaps discover some new material to remix?<\/p>\n

    However you craft your images– it is up to your artistic vision. High-contrast black and white with ERIC KIM PRESETS<\/a>, or low-contrast more silver and grey? Shoot film<\/a>, or digital? Digital medium-format<\/a>, or your phone<\/a>?<\/p>\n

    Master your craft<\/h2>\n
    \"Cindy.<\/a>
    Cindy. Saigon, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    To fight nihilism and a feeling of ‘purposelessness’ in life — just seek to become the best PHOTOSMITH and master visual artisan you can.<\/p>\n

    \"Cindy.<\/a>
    Cindy. Saigon, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Seek to make more dynamic compositions. Work with unorthodox compositions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Fuck around. Have fun. But always strive to take your work to the next level, and challenge yourself. Fight mediocrity, by constantly EVOLVING!<\/p>\n

    \"Cindy.\"<\/a>
    Cindy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Keep shooting until you die, and never give up perfecting your photography.<\/p>\n

    BE STRONG,
    \nERIC<\/p>\n

    Share your favorite photos on ERIC KIM FORUM<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    PHOTOGRAPHY 101 ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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