{"id":66186,"date":"2017-09-23T12:09:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-23T19:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=66186"},"modified":"2017-09-23T12:10:04","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T19:10:04","slug":"unlock-your-inner-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/23\/unlock-your-inner-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"UNLOCK YOUR INNER-PHOTOGRAPHER"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dear friend,<\/p>\n

You have a sleeping giant of a photographer… lying dormant in your heart. Time to awaken your inner-photographer.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

1. How to Unlock Your Inner-Photographer<\/h2>\n

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Ideas\u00ef\u00bc\u0161<\/p>\n

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  1. Never say things like, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not a photographer\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. Or, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I only picked up photography because I cannot draw.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d That is unnecessary self-hate, and self-doubt that won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t help you at all in your photographic journey. <\/li>\n
  2. Declare to yourself, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I AM A PHOTOGRAPHER.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Better yet, consider yourself as a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153visual artist\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. This will open up more future avenues for your art. Also, it will help you aspire to greater visual heights…and encourage you to attempt more difficult visual feats… and to ascend your own creative mountain to the highest heights. <\/li>\n
  3. SHOOT MORE RISKY PICTURES\u00ef\u00bc\u0161You cannot become a great photographer just by taking easy pictures. You need to take more risks. You need to take more difficult pictures. You need to shoot what scares you. This is why I love street photography\u00e2\u20ac\u201d it is so fucking hard. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s scary. Even now, I shit my pants every once in a while before taking a picture. But it is the risk, the love of adrenaline, and having the guts to make more powerful images which will help advance you in your photography. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    2. Kill your babies<\/h2>\n
    \"Cindy
    Cindy with umbrella. Flash, Ginza 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    To unlock your inner-photographer, you gotta shoot a lot. And shoot more. Allow yourself to take shitty pictures. But…be even more<\/em> ruthless in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153killing your babies\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u201d meaning, ditch your bad pictures. Only keep and share your best pictures.<\/p>\n

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    How do you know what your \u00e2\u20ac\u0153best\u00e2\u20ac\u009d pictures are?<\/p>\n

    My suggestion\u00ef\u00bc\u0161<\/p>\n

    \n Does the picture surprise you<\/em>?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Meaning\u00e2\u20ac\u201d if you saw your picture in the social media stream of someone else… would you like the picture?<\/p>\n

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    This is why I like to let my pictures \u00e2\u20ac\u0153sit\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and marinate before sharing them. Because I often get too emotionally attached to my bad pictures. I remember how difficult they were in shooting. What I need to do is KILL THEM RUTHLESSLY\u00e2\u20ac\u201d to have the courage to delete our babies is the most difficult thing in today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s digital age.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    3. Compete against yourself<\/h2>\n

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    To take your photography to the next level, or new heights… you must challenge yourself. You must push yourself, by using yourself as an inner-scorecard. You must become a better photographer today, than you were yesterday.<\/p>\n

    \"Tokyo
    Tokyo flash. Woman with umbrella. Ginza, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    I like the idea of you as a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153power photographer.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d You get stronger by adding stress, tension, and intensity to your visual workouts. Do visual deadlifts by shooting more challenging and dynamic pictures, by trying to make better pictures than the masters of photography, by studying great art, and by always taking pictures to keep your eye sharp and strong. Use the simplest camera, or just your phone to shoot everyday, and always be strong,
    \n…never let yourself go slack.<\/p>\n

    Assignments<\/h2>\n
    \"Man
    Man turning back on stairs. Ueno, Tokyo 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Some ideas\u00ef\u00bc\u0161<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. In your photography social media profiles, call yourself a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153visual artist\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. This will help you build up more self-confidence. <\/li>\n
    2. Allow yourself to take lots of shitty pictures. Try to take at least 100 bad pictures a day, and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re bound to get at least one good one. This will help you overcome any inertia in your photography. <\/li>\n
    3. Shoot in a neighborhood that scares you. And ask for permission, and shoot some \u00e2\u20ac\u0153street portraits\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

      NEVER STOP LEARNING<\/h2>\n

      \"\"<\/p>\n

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