{"id":70159,"date":"2017-11-20T08:19:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T16:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=70159"},"modified":"2017-11-20T08:20:52","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T16:20:52","slug":"the-kaizen-process-of-gradual-self-improvement-in-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/20\/the-kaizen-process-of-gradual-self-improvement-in-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kaizen Process of Gradual Self-Improvement in Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Abstract image, outlining the man (yellow), the background (blue) and the leading line (red)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The secret to becoming a master photographer: the Kaizen (Japanese process of gradual self-improvement):<\/p>\n

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Gradual growth<\/h2>\n
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Tree. Sapa, Vietnam 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In photography and life– we need to grow gradually.<\/p>\n

If you are great redwood tree, you start out from a tiny sapling. And over time, you gather nutrition, oxygen, water, and slowly sprout up. You start to grow gradually. You keep reaching your branches higher and higher into the air, and you dig your roots deeper into the earth.<\/p>\n

You don’t grow to be a thousand feet overnight.<\/p>\n

The same thing is if you want to master your photography — you cannot become a master over night. You must constantly refine your craft. You must constantly adjust your shooting style — to seek to make your pictures more simple<\/a>, yet dynamic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1% Growth<\/h2>\n

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Consider, if you grow 1% every day, you will grow by a factor of 3,800% at the end of 365 days (compounded interest).<\/p>\n

I’ve been considering this in my life:<\/p>\n