Dear pals,

One of our biggest obstacles: remaining inspired in our photography.

How does one have boundless inspiration in their photography? I believe I got it found out:

.1. Nomadic is finest.

The more you can go with a nomadic presence and life, the much better. I have no concept what your task or life circumstance is, however the more you can believe nomadic the much better .

For example, if you have the choice to take a trip, move tasks, move cities, move areas … pick it. All modification is great.

.2. The travel element.

I’m presently here in Mexico City , and wow — — the city blows me away. It is a lot more impressive than I keep in mind! I believe if one has the ability to take a trip for their photography a minimum of as soon as a month, or when every other month … it is terrific.

Why travel ? It opens your eyes, expands your viewpoints , and promotes you with brand-new sights, smells, experiences, individuals, and worlds. I do think highly in travel.

.3. The ideal cam.

After having actually shot with all the video cameras, I still think in RICOH . I truly think the RICOH GR is the very best cam, particularly any of the latest ones. My basic heuristic:

What is the very best RICOH digital cam, or the very best brand-new cam? The most recent RICOH GR.

I presently have the RICOH GR III and it is on the last legs. When it completely breaks, I will most likely get a GR IIIx or if the GRIV comes out. And the factor I enjoy ERIC KIM WRIST STRAP is that I created the ideal daily bring electronic camera strap for the RICOH GR (there are no other comparable items on the marketplace, so I chose to develop my own suitable). Very same chooses ERIC KIM NECK STRAP — — no other video camera strap comes even 1/10th near to being as gorgeous as it.

.4. Changing from black and white to color.

I eventually choose monochrome , however I likewise like shooting color . My easy idea:

Even though I choose grayscale, when I lose motivation to shoot white and black, I change to color for a while … and eventually, I will ultimately revert back to black and white.

And going through both ( imaginative biking ) is a good idea. A world in only black and white would be uninteresting, and a world just in color would be uninteresting.

Embrace both, however I state ——

Focus 80% of your effort on one visual (whether black and white or color), and focus 20% of your effort on the other visual.

A basic idea is simply shoot little JPEG, and switch to color or grayscale when you seem like it.

.5. Your finest pictures are the ones you’ve shot today.

Let us not believe too retrospectively. Believe today, the future, development, brand-new chances, brand-new experiences, and brand-new worlds which beckon you!

ERIC

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.Mexico City.

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