{"id":83966,"date":"2018-04-24T21:56:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T04:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=83966"},"modified":"2018-04-24T22:01:52","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T05:01:52","slug":"why-photography-is-good-for-the-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/24\/why-photography-is-good-for-the-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Photography is Good for the Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Golden Triangle Composition<\/a> in Yellow x Cindy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dear friend,<\/p>\n

Realize, photography is essential for your thriving in life. Don’t just treat photography as a superfluous luxury. Photography is good for your soul.<\/p>\n

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THRIVE AS A PHOTOGRAPHER<\/h2>\n
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Learn to thrive as a photographer in my new Udemy courses, “Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Mastering Photography<\/a>” and “Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Photography Entrepreneurship<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

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Why take better photos?<\/h2>\n

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The first question to address:<\/p>\n

\n WHY<\/em> take better photos?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

My thoughts:<\/p>\n

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  1. It isn’t about making better photos; it is about living a better life<\/strong>. And for me, photography is a tool to find more joy in your everyday life. Photography is a tool to encourage you to live more adventurously; to live a more fulfilling life. Photography encourages us to take unknown paths (street photography), photography encourages us to embrace the randomness, chance, and chaos in everyday life. Photography to me is a good lens to see the world from a philosophical\/artistic perspective.<\/li>\n
  2. I think the biggest benefit of photography is that it is good for our mental therapy<\/a>. Street photography for me is particularly therapeutic<\/a>, because it is the best way for me to find more joy and beauty in everyday life. Street photography helps me slow down; I treat street photography like a zen walking meditation<\/a>. When I’m shooting street photography (solo), I walk 25% slower than I normally do; I look around the world with the naive and curious eyes of a child<\/a>, and I find beauty in the ordinary and mundane.<\/a> I find beauty and joy in colors, textures, visual shapes, forms, lines, and certain ordinary fleeting moments. For me, street photography is about engaging more with the real world, spending less time inside the house and watching Netflix, and to live life more fully!<\/li>\n
  3. For me, I think life is a combination of action, achievement, and appreciation. Let’s call it the “3 A’s” of living. Action: we must do stuff in life. Achievement: We must achieve success for ourselves. Appreciation: We must appreciate what do we in life, and what we achieve in life in order to feel “happy”. Photography checks off all the boxes. Photography allows us to take action in life: we act by walking around more, and the ACT of clicking the shutter (the action of MAKING<\/em> photos). Achievement: You achieve as a photographer when you make photos that you are proud of. Appreciation: Looking at your own photos and telling yourself, “Wow — I’m proud of myself for making these photos!”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Thus it is clear to see, photography is good for us and our soul in so many different ways.<\/p>\n

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    How to fulfill your soul more in photography and life<\/h2>\n