{"id":72198,"date":"2017-12-06T07:20:59","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T15:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=72198"},"modified":"2017-12-06T15:27:39","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T23:27:39","slug":"your-first-million-photos-are-your-worst-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/06\/your-first-million-photos-are-your-worst-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Your First Million Photos Are Your Worst"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear friend,<\/p>\n

A good way to stay inspired in your photography \u00e2\u20ac\u201d realize that your first million photos will probably be your worst.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

10,000 photos on film = 1 Million on digital<\/h2>\n
\"Contact
See how many pictures HCB shot of the scene. Contact sheet from Henri Cartier-Bresson in Seville, Spain, 1933. \u00c2\u00a9 Henri Cartier-Bresson \/ Magnum Photos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I think it was Henri Cartier-Bresson who once said,<\/p>\n

\n Your first 10,000 are your worst.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In today\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s digital world<\/p>\n

\n Your first million photos are your worst.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Sweat.
Sweat. Downtown LA, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"1-la
Contact sheet of Downtown LA sweat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n

Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t put so much pressure on yourself<\/h2>\n
\"eric
Contact sheet, New Orleans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I like this idea, because it puts less pressure on us.<\/p>\n

\"New
New Orleans, 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It gives us the self compassion to make bad photos. It encourages us to experiment, have fun, and not take ourselves too seriously.<\/p>\n

\"Red
Red shirt and green background. Low perspective shot. New Orleans, woman and deer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And just consider, if you took a million photos, aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t you bound to get at least 10 photos you really like?<\/p>\n

\"Newport
Newport Beach contact sheet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"STREET
STREET PORTRAIT. Newport Beach, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"\"
Newport Beach, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n

Just seek to make one good photo a month<\/h2>\n
\"Woman
Woman in New York Metro who is looking directly at me with eye contact. The dynamic tension of, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What is she going to do, or say next?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To be honest, even if I make one photo a month I like, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m very happy. 12 good photos a year? That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fantastic.<\/p>\n

\"\"
Street portrait of man with one white eye, looking directly at viewer\/photographer with eye contact.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And then I just aim to make 1 GREAT photo a year.<\/p>\n

\"Contact
Contact sheet. Tokyo eye, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Consider, assuming a small exhibition is 5-6 pictures. You can make a solid exhibition in just half a year. Or for a website portfolio (10-12 images), it will only take you a year.<\/p>\n

\"tokyo<\/p>\n

\"Tokyo<\/p>\n

\n

JUST SHOOT IT.<\/h2>\n
\"Photo
ERIC KIM Shooting Berlin – Photo by Harald Schmidt https:\/\/fotografie.io\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When you shoot, never think,<\/p>\n

\n This needs to be a good photo.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When you see something interesting, just shoot it. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think too much about it. You can choose your favorite photos when you go home.<\/p>\n

\"The
The devil silhouette of the bull \u00e2\u20ac\u0153about to\u00e2\u20ac\u009d collide directly with you. The effect of shooting head-on with a wide angle 28mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Marseille
Marseille contact sheet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Istanbul
Istanbul contact sheet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n

Seek to make 10 million bad photos in your life<\/h2>\n

So friend as an encouragement, just make your first bad million photos. Perhaps \u00e2\u20ac\u201d you can become a master photographer once you hit 10 million bad photos.<\/p>\n

SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT!
\nERIC<\/p>\n

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