{"id":61651,"date":"2017-08-05T12:13:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-05T19:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=61651"},"modified":"2017-08-04T20:17:38","modified_gmt":"2017-08-05T03:17:38","slug":"venture-to-photograph-your-own-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/05\/venture-to-photograph-your-own-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Venture to Photograph Your Own Happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_61620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61620\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"61620\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/saigon-2017\/eric-kim-photography-saigon-0019592\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/eric-kim-photography-saigon-0019592.jpg?fit=4928%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1501371678&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim photography saigon-0019592\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kiss lipstick in mirror. Saigon, 2016&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/eric-kim-photography-saigon-0019592.jpg?fit=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/eric-kim-photography-saigon-0019592-800x530.jpg?resize=800%2C530\" alt=\"Kiss lipstick in mirror.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" class=\"size-large wp-image-61620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/eric-kim-photography-saigon-0019592.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/eric-kim-photography-saigon-0019592.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/eric-kim-photography-saigon-0019592.jpg?resize=180%2C119&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/eric-kim-photography-saigon-0019592.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/eric-kim-photography-saigon-0019592.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kiss lipstick in mirror.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47090\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47090\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"47090\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/cubism\/eric-kim-cubism-side-by-side-laughing-lady-nyc-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-cubism-side-by-side-laughing-lady-nyc-3.jpg?fit=3000%2C2265&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3000,2265\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1428877607&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim cubism &amp;#8211; side by side laughing lady nyc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Eric Kim laughing lady x Photocubism &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-cubism-side-by-side-laughing-lady-nyc-3.jpg?fit=800%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-cubism-side-by-side-laughing-lady-nyc-3-800x604.jpg?resize=800%2C604\" alt=\"eric kim cubism - side by side laughing lady nyc\" width=\"800\" height=\"604\" class=\"size-large wp-image-47090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-cubism-side-by-side-laughing-lady-nyc-3.jpg?resize=800%2C604&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-cubism-side-by-side-laughing-lady-nyc-3.jpg?resize=768%2C580&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-cubism-side-by-side-laughing-lady-nyc-3.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/eric-kim-cubism-side-by-side-laughing-lady-nyc-3.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Kim laughing lady x Photocubism<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Every photo you make is a reflection of how you see and interact with the world.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40680\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40680\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40680\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-capture-a-persons-soul-in-a-photograph\/20170130-e0004960eric-kim-photography-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170130-E0004960eric-kim-photography-1-1.jpg?fit=3264%2C4928&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,4928\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1485772219&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM PHOTOGRAPHY&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20170130-E0004960eric-kim-photography-laughing lady hanoi\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170130-E0004960eric-kim-photography-1-1.jpg?fit=800%2C1208&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170130-E0004960eric-kim-photography-1-1-800x1208.jpg?resize=800%2C1208\" alt=\"Laughing lady Hanoi, 2017\" width=\"800\" height=\"1208\" class=\"size-large wp-image-40680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170130-E0004960eric-kim-photography-1-1.jpg?resize=800%2C1208&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170130-E0004960eric-kim-photography-1-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1160&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170130-E0004960eric-kim-photography-1-1.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/20170130-E0004960eric-kim-photography-1-1.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laughing lady Hanoi, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The best photographer is a happy, joyful photographer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40681\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40681\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/how-to-capture-a-persons-soul-in-a-photograph\/0-laughing-lady-hanoi\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/0-laughing-lady-hanoi.jpg?fit=2550%2C1768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2550,1768\" 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;E0004945.DNG: ERIC KIM PHOTOGRAPHY\\rE0004946.DNG: ERIC KIM PHOTOGRAPHY\\rE0004947.DNG: ERIC KIM PHOTOGRAPHY\\rE0004948.DNG: ERIC KIM&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=\"20170130-E0004960eric-kim-photography-laughing lady hanoi contact sheet\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Contact sheet. Laughing lady Hanoi, 2017&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/0-laughing-lady-hanoi.jpg?fit=800%2C555&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/0-laughing-lady-hanoi-800x555.jpg?resize=800%2C555\" alt=\"Contact sheet. Laughing lady Hanoi, 2017\" width=\"800\" height=\"555\" class=\"size-large wp-image-40681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/0-laughing-lady-hanoi.jpg?resize=800%2C555&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/0-laughing-lady-hanoi.jpg?resize=768%2C532&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/0-laughing-lady-hanoi.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Contact sheet. Laughing lady Hanoi, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Do you shoot with your heart on your sleeve? Do you make yourself naked to your subject when you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re photographing them? Know the best way to make your subject vulnerable to you, is to first become vulnerable yourself.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28275\" style=\"width: 1142px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28275\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/04\/street-photography-102\/1-contact-paris-laughing\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1-contact-paris-laughing.jpg?fit=1142%2C820&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1142,820\" 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=\"1-contact-paris laughing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Contact sheet. Laughing Paris. I took two photos of this man, obviously the second photo of him laughing is better.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1-contact-paris-laughing.jpg?fit=1142%2C820&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1-contact-paris-laughing.jpg?resize=1142%2C820\" alt=\"Contact sheet. Laughing Paris. \" width=\"1142\" height=\"820\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1-contact-paris-laughing.jpg?w=1142&amp;ssl=1 1142w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1-contact-paris-laughing.jpg?resize=660%2C474&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1-contact-paris-laughing.jpg?resize=768%2C551&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Contact sheet. Laughing Paris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Do your photos bring joy to your own life? If not, why not?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_61171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61171\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"61171\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/03\/eric-kim-tri-x-1600-film-pictures\/eric-kim-photography-black-and-white-tri-x-1600-leica-mp-35mm-film-1136\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eric-kim-photography-black-and-white-tri-x-1600-leica-mp-35mm-film-1136.jpg?fit=1024%2C1545&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1545\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim photography black and white tri x 1600 leica mp 35mm film-1136\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Laughing man in Paris. 2015.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eric-kim-photography-black-and-white-tri-x-1600-leica-mp-35mm-film-1136.jpg?fit=800%2C1207&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eric-kim-photography-black-and-white-tri-x-1600-leica-mp-35mm-film-1136-800x1207.jpg?resize=800%2C1207\" alt=\"Laughing man in Paris. 2015.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1207\" class=\"size-large wp-image-61171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eric-kim-photography-black-and-white-tri-x-1600-leica-mp-35mm-film-1136.jpg?resize=800%2C1207&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eric-kim-photography-black-and-white-tri-x-1600-leica-mp-35mm-film-1136.jpg?resize=768%2C1159&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/eric-kim-photography-black-and-white-tri-x-1600-leica-mp-35mm-film-1136.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laughing man in Paris. 2015.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If your photos cause you to smile, laugh, and feel joyful of being alive&#8230; congratulations friend, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re on the right path.<\/p>\n<p>BE STRONG,<br \/>\nERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/eric-kim-photography-saigon-0019592.jpg?fit=4928%2C3264&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61651"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61653,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61651\/revisions\/61653"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}