{"id":75682,"date":"2018-01-08T16:19:50","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T00:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=75682"},"modified":"2018-01-08T16:19:50","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T00:19:50","slug":"what-is-my-unique-style-in-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/08\/what-is-my-unique-style-in-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"What is My Unique Style in Photography?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You got your own style in photography; whether you know it or not.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"75706\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/08\/marseille-diary-vi\/eric-kim-marseille-photography-2018-0590484\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590484-scaled.jpg?fit=4928%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1515207196&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 Marseille Photography 2018-0590484\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Boy and man flash street photograph. Marseille, 2018&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590484-scaled.jpg?fit=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590484-2000x1325.jpg?resize=2000%2C1325\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1325\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590484-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590484-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590484-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590484.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Your style is your unique view, perspective, and interpretation of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Also your style in photography is your preferred aesthetic; do you prefer black and white or color? Also how you like to post process your photos and the equipment you prefer to use.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"75710\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/08\/marseille-diary-vi\/eric-kim-marseille-photography-2018-0590528\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590528.jpg?fit=4928%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1515215120&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 Marseille Photography 2018-0590528\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Orange bokeh dots. Marseille, 2018&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590528.jpg?fit=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590528-2000x1325.jpg?resize=2000%2C1325\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1325\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590528.jpg?resize=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590528.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590528.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590528.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Your style in photography is also how you like to take photos; whether you prefer to be more stealth, or prefer to talk and interact with your subjects.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, I don&#8217;t think there is a &#8220;right&#8221; or &#8220;wrong&#8221; style in photography. Just authentic and inauthentic. And <strong>only you can judge your own authenticity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To know whether your photos are authentic or not:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  Do you see yourself in your own photos?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"75707\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/08\/marseille-diary-vi\/eric-kim-marseille-photography-2018-0590500\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590500.jpg?fit=4928%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1515207813&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 Marseille Photography 2018-0590500\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590500.jpg?fit=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590500-2000x1325.jpg?resize=2000%2C1325\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1325\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590500.jpg?resize=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590500.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590500.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-Marseille-Photography-2018-0590500.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also, do you have pride in your own photos? Are you making photos to please yourself, or your audience?<\/p>\n<p>Do you shoot for yourself or for the likes on Instagram?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"75748\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/09\/lisboa-diary-i\/eric-kim-lisboa-diary-photography-2018-0590963\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-LISBOA-Diary-Photography-2018-0590963.jpg?fit=4928%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1515376020&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM&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=\"ERIC KIM LISBOA Diary Photography 2018-0590963\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-LISBOA-Diary-Photography-2018-0590963.jpg?fit=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-LISBOA-Diary-Photography-2018-0590963-2000x1325.jpg?resize=2000%2C1325\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1325\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-LISBOA-Diary-Photography-2018-0590963.jpg?resize=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-LISBOA-Diary-Photography-2018-0590963.jpg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-LISBOA-Diary-Photography-2018-0590963.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/ERIC-KIM-LISBOA-Diary-Photography-2018-0590963.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also, realize your style is always in a state of change and flux. Why? Your personality isn&#8217;t static but dynamic.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_75555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75555\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"75555\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/04\/11-tips-how-to-shoot-more\/cdc9515c-dd11-4cba-9dac-fcda305d022f\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CDC9515C-DD11-4CBA-9DAC-FCDA305D022F.jpeg?fit=4928%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1514595967&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CDC9515C-DD11-4CBA-9DAC-FCDA305D022F\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Orange texture at night. Marseille, 2017&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CDC9515C-DD11-4CBA-9DAC-FCDA305D022F.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CDC9515C-DD11-4CBA-9DAC-FCDA305D022F-2000x1325.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1325\" alt=\"Orange texture at night. Marseille, 2017\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1325\" class=\"size-large wp-image-75555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CDC9515C-DD11-4CBA-9DAC-FCDA305D022F.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CDC9515C-DD11-4CBA-9DAC-FCDA305D022F.jpeg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CDC9515C-DD11-4CBA-9DAC-FCDA305D022F.jpeg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CDC9515C-DD11-4CBA-9DAC-FCDA305D022F.jpeg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orange texture at night. Marseille, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Don&#8217;t become a prisoner of your own style. Just be authentic to death to yourself.<\/p>\n<p>BE STRONG,<br \/>\nERIC<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_75536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75536\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"75536\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/04\/marseille-diary-iv\/f1fcf80b-0b5f-475b-8a7d-04028bdff3f7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/F1FCF80B-0B5F-475B-8A7D-04028BDFF3F7.jpeg?fit=4928%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;GR II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1515094757&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ERIC KIM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Boy and mother. Marseille, 2017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Boy and mother. Marseille, 2017&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/F1FCF80B-0B5F-475B-8A7D-04028BDFF3F7.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/F1FCF80B-0B5F-475B-8A7D-04028BDFF3F7-2000x1325.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1325\" alt=\"Boy and mother. Marseille, 2017\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1325\" class=\"size-large wp-image-75536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/F1FCF80B-0B5F-475B-8A7D-04028BDFF3F7.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1325&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/F1FCF80B-0B5F-475B-8A7D-04028BDFF3F7.jpeg?resize=800%2C530&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/F1FCF80B-0B5F-475B-8A7D-04028BDFF3F7.jpeg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/F1FCF80B-0B5F-475B-8A7D-04028BDFF3F7.jpeg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boy and mother. Marseille, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You got your own style in photography; whether you know it or not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":75683,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_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-75682","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\/2018\/01\/FFF1C498-0366-481C-B8D2-157FC26A03E9.jpeg?fit=3264%2C4928&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75682","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=75682"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75771,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75682\/revisions\/75771"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}